Cleveland Baseball & Brews

This week the Baseball and Brews trio are joined by Chris Beeble, from Munch on Ohio Sports, to talk the devastating news of Jose Ramirez breaking his hand. We talk about what it means for the team, who needs to step up, and who will this place more pressure on to perform? We also talk about Brad Hand and his struggles from the last week and his good outings. Plus, what can we expect from Carlos Carrasco after his first two rehab outings, and are we fans of the player's weekend uniforms this season?

This week the Baseball and Brews trio of Brad, Caitlin, and Matt are joined by Anthony Alford fro WTAM 1100 to talk the latest with the Indians. We talk about the last couple weeks of games, how they have played through the most difficult part of the schedule, the highlights of some fun games from the last couple of weeks, and Caitlin wants to know who should the Indians start in a potential wild card game.

This week on the show we are talking about the two big news stories of the week, the trade of Trevor Bauer for Yasiel Puig, Franmil Reyes plus others, and the return(?) of Danny Salazar. With all this big news we had to enlist the help of Matt Loede, from neosportsinsiders.com to give us some insight on why the trade happened, was it a smart trade for the Indians, and to give us his thoughts on Danny Salazar. Plus, we talk about the story of the Oakland A's signing a 23 year old pitcher who made news this week by throwing 96mph at a speed pitch challenge at a Rockies game and Matt gives our Brew of the Week recommendation.

It is our trade deadline show and we are going over all the rumors and trade scenarios that we want to see play out. Plus, we are joined by Danny Cunningham to talk about all the trade rumors and all the latest Indians news, including the Jose being on hot streak and what to do with Danny Salazar when he returns.

That is right a special mid week episode is coming at ya right now! Brad is joined by Hayden Grove of Cleveland.com to discuss the rumblings with the Indians. Hayden gives his thoughts on the team from the start of the season to now, the latest trade rumblings, will Bauer be traded, will the Indians bring some help in? Plus, Hayden shares his experiences of covering all the All-Star festivities that were around the city.

Just like the weather outside, the Tribe is HOT, HOT, HOT! Brad, Caitlin, and Matt have a very special guest this week, Mike "Chico" Borman from 92.3 The Fan to discuss the Indians play since the beginning of June, all the trade deadline rumors and thoughts on what the Indians could do, Chico gives his outlook for the rest of the season, and we talk about the imminent return of Danny Salazar to the roster. Plus, Caitlin and Matt share their all-star festivities experience, and a little movie talk is thrown in for good measure.

With the All-Star festivities happening this week, there was not a lot of Indians topics to discuss, so we decided to talk about the possibility of Major League Baseball expansion. Brad and Matt present their idea of adding two new teams and realigning the divisions to better fit the sport. Plus, we talk about what markets could be ready for a baseball team, and the story that broke a couple weeks ago about the Tampa Bay Rays possibly playing half their home games in Montreal.

We are talking everything and anything All-Star Break as the game of baseball invades Cleveland. We talk about the first half the Indians had, the disappointments, the good, and surprises. Grades are handed out for the offense and pitching, how we see the second half shaking out, and then we talk about all the events associated with the All-Star game, give our predictions on the Home Run Derby, and does the process of choosing players for the All-Star game need to be tweaked?

This week we are discussing the rough week the Indians have gone through, when it first started on Tuesday when Brad Hand gave up grand slam in the ninth, and it sort of has been downhill a bit since...does this mean the June momentum is gone? We also discuss the overreaction on the fans part to a couple of not so pretty games. We talk the London Series, the latest news regarding the all-star festivities, and Caitlin has some news!

The title of the episode says it all! One of the top prospects in the Indians system has arrived, Bobby Bradley! We talk about what his arrival means to the team, his offensive output in Columbus and how it translates to the Majors, and Brad wants everyone to temper their expectations if he does not perform right away. Plus, we get into a some trade rumors, how the Indians should go about roster decisions leading up to trade deadline, and so much more!

Brad and Caitlin are discussing the latest from this week from the Indians as they had a pretty good week playing baseball. We talk about how certain aspects of Cleveland media want the team to sell off what they can and throw the towel in on this season, and that we disagree with those stances. We also bring up why trading Brad Hand is the dumbest idea we heard this week, and how the Indians, as it stands right now, have won some trades over the last few years.

Brad, Caitlin, and Matt discuss the state of the Indians two months into the season. Why they are consistently inconsistent, is there a fix to that? They give give their thoughts and solutions on ways that could happen. Plus, we are joined by friend of the show and one of our favorite guests, Danny Cunningham from SKOR North in Minneapolis to talk his view on the Indians from a far, what his colleagues in Minnesota think about the Indians, and can the Twins keep up the pace they are playing at.

We have a very special episode this week that we have been wanting to do for a over a year now, a baseball story show! To do our first ever one we enlisted the help of WTAM news anchor Robb Bailey, who used to play minor league ball in the Astros and couple other organizations and he does not disappoint. Just take a listen as we do not want to spoil anything in this description! Follow on Twitter: @clebasebrews Email the show: clevelandbaseballbrews@gmail.com Rate, Like, Subscribe on where ever you listen to the show!

We are back from our a week off and we have a bunch of stuff to talk about, including the call up of Oscar Mercado, his outlook as a member of the Indians and why he has not played early on. Brad did some research and found the stats of the team through the first 43 games of 2018 and we compare them to 2019 to show the main difference between the years, and we give our ideal lineups to maximize this roster and the five things we would change about baseball if we were MLB commissioner.

Brad, Caitlin, and Matt are trying to deal with all the emotions of the Corey Kluber injury. They give their thoughts on what it could mean for Kluber and the rest of his season when he does come back, the guys who will get a shot at filling the spot in the rotation and who could be out there that the Indians could take a look at. They also talk about the struggles of Jose Ramirez and would moving him in the lineup help, Clevinger threw a baseball the other day, are they excited or worried about it. and how spending and team worth do not go hand in hand.

We are discussing the return of Francisco Lindor and the impact he has had on the team already. Brad, Caitlin, and Matt getting into a very interesting and fun talk about the minor league pay system and why it is the way it is. We go over the worst takes people have had on twitter through the first month of the year and could the Yankees current injured list win the AL Central?

We have a very special edition of Cleveland Baseball and Brews this week, as we pay homage to another great podcast, All Fantasy Everything (if you have not listened to that podcast, please do so, it is a personal favorite of Brad). This week we are joined by Kevin from the Dude, Nobody Cares podcast, to draft everything and anything associated with the game of baseball. It could be sounds, things that happen at the ballpark, or stuff that happens on the field. Enjoy! Please rate, like and subscribe too!

This week we are joined by Dr. Brandon Bowers of Athletico Physical Therapy has he talks to us about the injury Mike Cleveinger suffered last week and when we can see him on the mound again. We also ask him about the latest with Francisco Lindor and Danny Salazar. Also, Brad, Caitlin and Matt discuss the who is in the system that could replace Francisco Lindor if the day comes and they talk what could have been with the Miami Marlins.

It's that time, well a couple weeks late, but it is prediction time! Brad, Caitlin, and Matt are joined by Mike Melaragno as they give their predictions for the 2019 MLB season. Everything from division races, wild cards, awards, and their eventual World Series champion, we have it all covered. Take note of these so all of you can laugh at us at the end of the season. Plus, Caitlin shares the beer of the week, and find out which ballparks are our favorites and ones we would like to visit!

The baseball season is back and so are we! We kick off the 2019 season with a helluva episode and a first time guest on the podcast, Mike "Chico" Bormann from 92.3 The Fan to talk about what Paul Dolan as said over the last few weeks and the fan reaction to those comments. Plus we dive into a whole lot more with him. Also, Brad and Caitlin go over the plans for the podcast this season and talk about the first couple of Indians games.