Morning Rundown: A Kluber Summer? Corey Does It Again

Remember a few years back when Stephen Strasburg was being called up and he made one of his first starts in Cleveland? The Indians countered with their stud-call up of Carlos Santana and the two went head-to-head on Sunday. It was called Strasburg-Santana Sunday and honestly, I barely remember that the Nationals won or if the Indians even won that series.

What I do remember is that Travis Hafner hit a home run of Strasburg. It was the lone run the Indians scored in the game off Strasburg. The game turned into more of a slug-fest from there, with part of the problem being that David Huff started for the Indians. This game on Sunday, in which Strasburg made his return to Progressive Field, and from the disabled list, was yet another one-run effort. This was a bit of a different type of game, and of course, outcome.

NATIONALS - 0 | INDIANS - 2
W: Corey Kluber (5-4)
L: Stephen Strasburg (3-6)
S: Vinnie Pestano (1)
[BOXSCORE]

Sunday Grazing: Rally Sinkhole, AJ Peersenskii, and Alright!

A Happy Father's Day out there to you and your Dad today. Give him a hug today for all the cool things he's ever done for you. Father's Day is a Baseball Day in my eyes. MLB celebrates it with the blueing of everything (Tobias!) of everything.

Dad's typical give the gift of baseball. Whether it's having a catch in the backyard (GOB just wanted to play catch with his dad) or what my dad did. Take me to a bunch of game. With that though, the gift of baseball comes what really is the most special part of it all. Spending time together. So, thanks to all the dads out there that give baseball, but with it, time spent with their sons.

I was in Arrested Development sort of mood, sorry to ruin the moment. Come on!

Sunday Grazing, a little bit of an outside the diamond look at the Cleveland Indians.

Morning Rundown: Tribe Settling Into a New Klube

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It sure wasn't easy. When you are just starving for a win, and are so close to it, that's when it seems to be the toughest. Once the game got to the seventh inning, it seemed as if the Indians had to work extra hard to keep the Rangers at bay and hold onto their lead, even though it was a 4-0 lead.

With a team like Texas though, in their own ballpark, a 10-0 lead isn't safe.

INDIANS - 5 | RANGERS - 2
W: Corey Kluber (4-4)
L: Derek Holland (5-3)
[BOXSCORE]

But there was absolutely no denying Corey Kluber on this night. That guy was incredible. And the Indians are going to need more of that, especially with Zach McAllister down. Kluber stepped up to the plate and did something not a lot of Indians pitchers have been able to do.

Morning Rundown: The Coldest Team In Baseball

Just a few weeks ago, this was the hottest team in baseball. Now they're the coldest. Ice cold.

Photo - Getty Images via Zimbio.com

When it rains....it turns into ice, freezes over, and gets cracked open with a sledgehammer and shattered to pieces.

Okay, that's a little dramatic. But, Terry Francona did call a team meeting after the loss on Sunday and while it wasn't "rah rah let's turn this around" type of stuff, it was probably a necessary thing to do to get the team together and give them a pep talk. Unfortunately, it didn't result in a win.

INDIANS - 3 | RANGERS - 6
W: Robbie Ross (3-1)
L: Scott Kazmir (3-4)
S: Joe Nathan (20)
[BOXSCORE]

Has Scott Kazmir been pitching out of this world? Heck no, but he's been pitching well enough to keep his team in the game. As was the case on Monday when he took a 3-3 tie into the seventh inning. Kazmir, if anything, got stronger as the game went on, despite surrendering a 4th inning home run, Kazmir had retired all but one hitter following the home run he gave up to Jeff Baker.

Sunday Grazing: Wronged Wahoo, Bro'in It Up, and Brody Baum

Remember? Threes-a-trend. Here we are, three weeks in a row. You want to know what four times is? Four times is, I stop mentioning it, and finally write a new introduction that pulls you into reading this.

Ahh, who am I kidding? You're going to read it anyway, because it is your new favorite feature on this website.

Sunday Grazing, a little bit of an outside the diamond look at the Cleveland Indians.

Positive Swish: What's a SWOON Anyway?

The last time Positive Swish came rolling around, he didn't really have a big impact. So maybe a double-dose of Positive Swish is just what we need right now. Before we get too far into June, Swish is here to swoosh in and save us.

Anti-Tiger Karma... Let's go!

MLB Draft: Indians Select Clint Frazier with 5th Overall Pick

I used to do a little homework on the MLB Draft. And around here, we followed the minor leagues a little more closely. That was when I had time to devote to that area of the organization. Now a days, I've heard of Mark Appel, but that's because he was drafted last year, but anyone else in this year's draft?

Nope.

Which is why we're going to rely on everyone else to tell us all about the Indians pick this year. If you believe what most people who follow this closely are saying, the Indians made their only pick of the first day count. Having lost both a second round and a supplemental pick due to the free agent signings this winter, the fifth pick was all the Indians had to worry about on Thursday.

Photo - Baseball America

And here is the man that they drafted.

Introducing: Clint Frazier
Position: Outfielder
From: Loganville High School (Georgia)
Age: 18 (September 6th, 1994)
Height: 5'11" Weight: 190 lbs.
Bats/Throws: Right/Right
Notable: Won Gatorade National High School Player of the Year Award (2013)
Twitter: @CJF19