http://www.shakedownsports.com/cleveland+indians/ News and rumors for Cleveland Indians en-us Tue, 22 May 2012 17:25:26 UTCTue, 22 May 2012 17:25:26 UTC The Indians made a winner out of Ubaldo Jimenez, and Chris Perez recorded his 14th save. Perez came in the came to at least a partial standing ovation, but did hear a few boos after giving up a walk and a hit. Detroit AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season... Tue, 22 May 2012 22:25:26 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/ef6534b06ea78855be3545b5cf0ea217.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/ef6534b06ea78855be3545b5cf0ea217.html It is expected that Kevin Youkilis will rejoin the Red Sox on Tuesday after spending nearly a week in Pawtucket rehabbing his ailing back in an attempt to return to his once offensively dominating ways.  Good news for the Red Sox as a trade market a... Tue, 22 May 2012 06:39:02 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b3efa93ddd816c0e0b96f87cc5157c7a.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b3efa93ddd816c0e0b96f87cc5157c7a.html Though the Tigers were favorites to repeat as AL Central champs in 2012, it's Cleveland leading them by three games in the standings this morning. The temperature should be close to 70 degrees at first pitch, so you'd expect the Jake to be full tonig... Tue, 22 May 2012 11:28:02 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/64e2aaa3747f27a8e74ff8e9780891a7.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/64e2aaa3747f27a8e74ff8e9780891a7.html Tribe off-days seem few and far between. With a 21-game in 20-day stretch now over and the 40-game mark now surpassed, we can take a look at some hard truths about this this team. Last year the magic number was 45 games, where the Indians were 30-15... Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:47 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/450949f160c7e408342e9b5dc09f0b9d.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/450949f160c7e408342e9b5dc09f0b9d.html Reports obtained from Put-in-Bay Police Department allege that Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Joe Smith was involved in an altercation wherein the player attempted to enter an establishment without proper identification and was detained following h... Tue, 22 May 2012 13:37:20 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/3d9b8040dd0ca3539b4a36f6ff038cb8.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/3d9b8040dd0ca3539b4a36f6ff038cb8.html Will Colt McCoy be traded? Is this a must win series for the Tribe? Plain Dealer sports columnist Terry Pluto answered those questions and more in his weekly podcast. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:50:07 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/1e4a61a3b9c4480d9f3f7f7ea7d11dc5.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/1e4a61a3b9c4480d9f3f7f7ea7d11dc5.html I just now realized that in order to properly introduce the body of this post I’ll have to write about Memorial Day. I don’t want to write about Memorial Day. It’s not that I have anything against Memorial Day—I feel quite the... Tue, 22 May 2012 05:55:52 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/1ad03dfebfea9caad8ddc5bc1f1338a5.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/1ad03dfebfea9caad8ddc5bc1f1338a5.html We were so excited about the White Sox sweep over the Cubs, we didn't even wait until Off Day evening to record. We fired up the studio, got UGod from South Side Sox on with us, and broke down everything White Sox. Mon, 21 May 2012 13:12:51 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/f4e128dbe2d115a7efbb02c5dd3c2bdc.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/f4e128dbe2d115a7efbb02c5dd3c2bdc.html Today's edition of PD Sports Insider, brought to you by Ed Tomko Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in Avon Lake, The Plain Dealer's Dennis Manoloff and cleveland.com's Glenn Moore, along with Terry Pluto and Paul Hoynes, talked about the Tribe's season so far... Mon, 21 May 2012 14:05:40 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/cdcf5a3016f57103bd52dfb40bae1cf6.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/cdcf5a3016f57103bd52dfb40bae1cf6.html Everyone has a take on the comments made by Indians closer Chris Perez over the weekend. Everyone including former Indian Kenny Lofton, who expressed his opinion via twitter. When responding to questions by fans what he thought of Perez’s comme... Mon, 21 May 2012 11:48:39 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/cbce34f204bc516bae34ef8a7632a336.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/cbce34f204bc516bae34ef8a7632a336.html Cleveland Indians’ closer Chris Perez ripped through the Miami Marlins on Saturday for his 13th save of the season and then decided to rip the Indians fans after the game. Here are some of Perez’s juicy nuggets of wisdom courtesy of the C... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:00:29 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/94b4a1e5a1ca80bd4f62df062a0a317f.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/94b4a1e5a1ca80bd4f62df062a0a317f.html Wow. What an interesting 48 hours it has been in Wahooland. Here the Indians sit atop the AL Central division, two and a half games ahead of the Chicago White Sox and three in front of the Detroit Tigers. They have won four of six and are in the mids... Mon, 21 May 2012 10:00:14 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/53d274562a00e9740f21336b9d55fcd4.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/53d274562a00e9740f21336b9d55fcd4.html