Web Round Up: Speier's Redemption

Here are some of the best from the past two days during an off-day. Although with the Carmona signing it's hardly that. More on Carmona later, right now here are some hot topics to look after.

Justin Speier's Redemption, Hafner Calls it "Strange".

"Strange is probably a good word," Pronk said with a smile. "Curious. I
don't know. I don't know what he was doing or what his intentions were." - (Indians.com)

Speier came into the game yesterday with a big lead. Yet he decided to toy around and plunk Travis Hafner. Hmmmm why would you do that? Oh that's right, you gave up that go-ahead jack the previous night. Speier said he was trying to take control of the plate, but that's a load of garbage. I hate pitchers who do this kind of stuff. What a coward. Speier's intentions were clear, and I hope the next these two teams meet, Pronk has a gift for him.

Here is a story that was posted yesterday as apart of the game preview. The part about Craig Breslow is still worth reading.

"Brelsow found himself in that position in July of 2004, when he was
released from the Brewers' Minor League system. The Yale graduate considered
going to medical school and giving up on his Major League dreams, until Matt
McCarthy, a college buddy who had made a similar move, offered him some advice." - (Indians.com)

Here is a fine article about Asdrubal Cabrera and his impact, which was provoked from his crucial walk in Tuesday night's game.

"He's definitely more disciplined [now]," Wedge said. "And he's still
getting a feel for himself at the big league level. He's always been pretty
aggressive." - (Indians.com)

An early preview to the Oakland game and some talk about the Indians' two big horses, which are both slated to start this weekend.

"Pitching coach Carl Willis believes it's the latter scenario, but he admits
the walks are an early cause for concern. The Indians hope Sabathia and Carmona
address that concern this weekend, when the Tribe returns home for a three-game
set against the A's. Sabathia will start Friday, and Carmona will go Saturday."
- (Indians.com)