Cleveland Baseball & Brews

We are back this week talking about the latest with the Indians. The bullpen has been a complete mess right now and we are trying to figure out how to fix it by speculating what trades could be made by the trade deadline. If Mickey Callaway was still here would that be the difference , what about Bryan Shaw and Joe Smith? Plus are the Indians beating themselves right now?

This week we are talking about everyone's favorite pitcher, Josh Tomlin! Why is he struggling, what should be done with him, who could replace him in the rotation? We answer all those questions, well at least try to. Also, the Indians have all the power, hitting homers all over, is that good or bad? Melky Cabrera is an Indians, when will we see him in Cleveland, and we compare Yonder Alonso to Carlos Santana and Michael Brantley to Jay Bruce.

The entire crew is in this week discussing the Puerto Rico series the Indians and Twins played in, what it meant to the people of Puerto Rico and Frankie's big HR moment on Tuesday. Next, everyone actually argues for once over an article advocating shortening the MLB season, how this could be done, and if northern teams should have retractable roofs on their stadiums.

After a heat up for the team and the weather, Brad, Caitlin, and Matt are talking about the very good week for the Indians pitchers and hitters, how coaches get blamed for players not playing well but never get credit for when they play well. Baseball fights happened this week, they discuss the Padres/Rockies and Yankees/Red Sox ones, plus which players, past and present, they would not want to fight. An interesting story involving Francisco Mejia filing a lawsuit against a company that he claims took advantage of him, the crew gives their thoughts on that. SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, and RATE!

Episode 104 is coming at ya! Caitlin and Picha are MIA this week so Brad is joined this week by his 2 Stupid Idiots podcast co-host Chris Beeble! They break down the first week of games, including the home opener win! They also talk about the struggles for the top of the order at the start of the season, the return of Michael Brantley, who will fill the 7th inning role in the bullpen, and Chris gives his thoughts on the Indians for the year and how far the team goes into the postseason!

Yes, we are a couple games late on it, but it is finally here, our 2018 MLB Prediction show. Brad, Caitlin, Picha, Matt, and prediction extraordinaire Mike Melaragno from Burningriverbaseball.com run down who we think will win each division, wild card, awards and our eventual World Series Champion for this year. Will you agree with us? Disagree? Let us know!

Spring training is just about over as it was a very subdued episode as we save our energy for baseball season to be here! We are wrapping a few things up this week, we finish our MLB Top 10 lists giving you our top 3rd basemen, 1st basemen, relief pitchers, and starting pitchers. Have a bit of discussion on this "Save America's Past Time Act" that was included in the spending bill this week (spoiler: its a lot of nonsense, we know nothing about) and speculate who will round off the 25 man roster for the Indians.

Episode 101 is here! The gang is back together in full this week as we discuss if Francisco Mejia has a chance to make the opening day roster, what to do with Ryan Merritt, will we be upset if he is not on the team anymore? Plus, some Indians opening day ticket talk, Astros fire shots at the Cubs, and our Top 10 2B and SS!

We have made it to 100 episodes! Can you believe it? It is a full show this week as Brad, Caitlin and Matt are joined in studio by Munch on Ohio Sports producer Chris Beeble! We are talking standouts from spring training so far, which prospects have stood out, and who potential X factors could be this season. Picha calls in from Florida to give us an update on some Grapefruit league action and we rank our top 10 CFs and catchers! Plus a little extra!

It is time for some spring training radio! Caitlin is back and we are talking about the first spring game of the year, Caitlin gives her opinion of the Brantley and Salazar injuries. We also talk about a rule theory for having your best hitters hit in clutch situations. Plus, we start our top 10 rankings countdown with the best left and right fielders in all of MLB! 5 weeks to go till OPENING DAY!

Picha and Brad are back this week, Caitlin is MIA, celebrating the return of baseball! They talk the latest from Goodyear with the injury update the Indians provided on Danny Salazar and what that could mean for him early in the season. The rumor mill of Machado to Cleveland started up again, Edwin to BOS for JBJ?! Comment made by former Indians pitching coach and current Mets manager Mickey Callaway upset some Indians fans, we tell you why those comments mean nothing. Finally, we look at Vegas' win totals and play a game of over/under for some of the better teams in MLB!

This week we tackle the big news involving the Indians with it being the announcement of the removal of Chief Wahoo from the uniforms starting in 2019. Caitlin, Mike, and Brad give their thoughts on it and what it means for the team. We also talk other potential changes being rumored for the game of baseball! Caitlin talks about embarrassing baseball happenings that happened to her and reads the listener's responses! Plus, Brad talked to Indians play by play man Jim Rosenhaus about the offseason, Chief Wahoo, and who to watch during spring training!

Brad and Picha are in this week discussing the rumors flying around the Indians from the last couple of weeks. From Manny Machado to Christian Yelich to Lorenzo Cain to Domingo Santana, they also talk about the Brewers moves this week, and is there a team in the central division that could challenge the Indians? Plus, Jim Thome got the call to Cooperstown this week, and is Omar on the way too?

Yes, we are applying the classic Lion King phrase, "Hakuna Matata" because there is nothing to worry about with the Indians offseason. We talk about Jay Bruce signing with the Mets, batting trends with players, contracts and what they mean to teams like the Indians, and how a national writer says the Indians are the best team in the AL!

Brad and Picha are here for the Holiday Hangover show! No major baseball news this week so we are talking a variety of subjects including this cold weather snap hitting Northeast Ohio, what we did for New Year's, and the subject of the Browns 0-16 season came up! Plus, are people in the country turning soft?

It is the 1st ever Xmas episode of Cleveland Baseball and Brews! We discuss the Indians signing of Yonder Alonso, what free agents the team could sign if the price drops, and would we want to trade for a year of Manny Machado. Plus, we talk about our favorite Indians moments of the year, other sports moments, the show gift exchange, and our favorite Xmas movies!

Winter Meeting Fallout show is here and we have stuff to talk about. The Indians lost some key guys and yes it sucks, but it is not the end of the world. Joining us this week to discuss everything is Corey Crisan, follow him on Twitter @cdcrisan, as we talk about Santana, Shaw, Smith signing elsewhere and what it means to the team. Plus, all the rumors floating around about potential trades and the trade of Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees.

After a week delay, we are finally doing the Baseball and Brews Q&A that we promised you! We take the questions you sent us on Twitter and answer to the best of our knowledge! Enjoy and keep the questions coming!

Brad and Picha are in on this light baseball news week. We are talking about the letter Joe Morgan wrote to hall of fame voters about not voting for steroid era players. The Indians have two former players in their first year of eligibility for the hall of fame and how crazy that weekend in Cooperstown will be. Plus, some Thanksgiving talk, retail stories, and some Cavaliers basketball talk!

This week we are talking about the Indians award winners and finalists and what it means for the season as a whole. What may happen when the hot stove heats up, who goes where and what the Indians need to do. Crazy trade rumors and how they get started. Plus, Caitlin gets downgraded in friend status by Brad and we want your questions for next week's episode!