2009 Cleveland Indians

^compliments of cankles

CATCH THE FEVER!!!!

GIS "Indian Fever" at work at your own risk.

jimbeau (Left Coast): Injuries are a big deal for every team, but they seem to REALLY be a significant issue for Cleveland's chances to compete. What have you heard on Hafner, Reyes, Laffey, Adam Miller, Tony Sipp and now Pavano (will he hold up)? Thanks.

Will Carroll: Nothing, standard answer. The question is really whether the Indians are leveraging their medical staff and knowledge into an advantage. I think they THINK they are, but there's a point where you expect some % of these guys to break down and you're risking a 'death spiral.' We'll see.

I light a candle every night for Hafner.

Hafner Arm Strength Days & Candle Nights!

leveraging their medical staff and knowledge into an advantage
I'm calling "staph infection" breakout by June.

Dellucci out with thumb injury :(

Scouring the globe for talented baseball players, the Cleveland Indians plucked one from Eastern Europe—a Czech mate behind the plate.

The club signed 16-year-old catcher Martin Cervenka of the Czech Republic to a non-drafted minor league contract on Saturday. Peter Gahan, who scouts Europe and Australia for the Indians, discovered the right-handed hitter while evaluating players at Major League Baseball’s European Academy in Italy.

Indians CF Grady Sizemore won’t play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic because of a sore left groin.

Left!

In human anatomy, the groin areas are the two creases at the junction of the torso with the legs,[1] on either side of the pubic area.[2] A pulled groin muscle usually refers to a pulled hip adduction muscle.[3]

i am envious of GS's groin therapist

^Indian fever

Hafner goes 2 for 3 today. Give the division crown to the Indians right now.

Not sure where this should go, but I'm going to put it here cuz the original link was from a Cleveland newspaper.

Omar Vizquel's art:

http://www.caldwellsnyder.com/catalogs/VIZ08_CS/index.html

http://www.caldwellsnyder.com/catalogs/VIZ08_CS/images/09-VIZ080903e.jpg

#080903 | Big Dream | 60" x 31" Oil on Canvas

That's my favorite too.

^^romeo crennel

woah after looking at his stuff i was expecting a lot worse

"getting there"

Rob (Brighton): Do you think the Indians are going to play their infield out of position all season? Who should take the blame for that if they do?

Joe Sheehan: Eric Wedge. This should have been the first decision in spring training. Peralta even played some third base in winter ball. The defensive difference between DeRosa/Peralta/Cabrera and Peralta/Cabrera/DeRosa has to be two wins. All three guys would be better.

moderately impressed by vizquel's paintings.

from Olney's column:

The Indians are looking at a meat-grinder early in the year: In the first two months and one day of the season, through June 1, Cleveland will play Boston, the Yankees and the Rays 21 times. From June to September, the Indians will play the Red Sox, Yankees and Rays a total of zero times.

so looks like i might be in town this Saturday - gonna catch the game against mah J's!

nice, where you staying?

some shitty hotel most likely? we haven't managed to plan that part yet :s

ok I thought you might be staying downtown or something. bring a jacket.

ha ha - ya. it's supposed to be 7º and sunny! probably will be staying somewhere downtown.

sorry about my weirdo canadian temperature. not sure what that is in Fº (it's cold).

mid 50's. I've always wanted to stay here- $90 a night for the cheap rooms. Easy walk to Progressive field:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3424249310_6d4af4c537.jpg?v=0

looks almost like a shopping mall!

it was! and it's gorgeous.

Cleveland Arcade
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Cleveland Arcade
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Interior of The Arcade in downtown Cleveland

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Built/Founded: 1888
Architect: Eisenmann & Smith; Detroit Bridge Co.
Architectural style(s): Other, Romanesque
Governing body: Private
Added to NRHP: March 20, 1973
NRHP Reference#: 73001408[1]

Looking down the length of The ArcadeThe Arcade in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, is a Victorian-era structure of two nine-story buildings, joined by a five-story arcade with a glass skylight spanning over 300 feet (91 m), along the four balconies.[2] Erected in 1890, at a cost of $867,000, the Arcade opened on Memorial Day (May 31, 1890).[2] The Arcade was modified in 1939, remodeling the Euclid Avenue entrance and adding some structural support.

History
The Arcade was built in 1890 by Detroit Bridge Co., run by Stephen V. Harkness.[2] It is a unique architectural treasure of 19th century urban America. Designed by John Eisenmann, the Arcade is one of the few remaining arcades of its kind in the United States. Modeled after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II located in Milan,[2] the Arcade comprises two nine-story towers with a skylight, 100 feet (30 m) high, made of 1,800 panes of glass spanning over 300 feet (91 m). The construction was financed by John D. Rockefeller, Marcus Hanna, Charles F. Brush and several other wealthy Clevelanders of the day.[2]

The Arcade is a cross between a lighted court and a commercial shopping street. The building is a complex of three structures: two nine-story office buildings facing out to Euclid and Superior Avenues, connected via the five-story iron-and-glass enclosed arcade.[2] The Richardsonian arched entrance along Superior Avenue is original, but the Euclid Avenue front was remodeled in 1939[2] by the firm of Walker and Weeks. The level of the Superior Avenue entrance is about 12 feet (3.7 m) lower than the Euclid entrance, so that there are two bottom arcade floors, joined by staircases at each end. Since Euclid and Superior avenues are not parallel, a passage leads, at a 23-degree angle, off the Euclid entrance to a rotunda at the southern end of the Arcade.[2] The arcade itself is a 300-foot (91 m)-long covered light court, ringed by four levels of balconies, which step back above the Euclid Avenue level. The vertical lines of the columns, rising nearly 100 feet (33 m) to the glass roof, create a spacious domed interior.[2]

In 2001, the Hyatt corporation redeveloped the Arcade into Cleveland's first Hyatt Regency hotel. The Hyatt Regency occupies the two towers and the top three floors of the atrium area. The two lower floors of the atrium area remain open to the public with retail merchants and a food court. In addition, the Hyatt's lobby and offices are located near the Superior Avenue entrance

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Old_arcade.jpg/400px-Old_arcade.jpg

reminds me of this mall in Sydney:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/197/485087301_865c9b6ed4.jpg

i'm blind

i stayed at the place next to Terminal Tower last summer, but it was the group rate.

ew

The elevator at Terminal Tower plays "30 Seconds Over Tokyo."

rack up a W

ya! congrats! the game i was at - Halladay/Lee - couldn't have been any better (except for maybe the BJ Ryan part). surprised how pleasant everyone was to me and my friends, all decked out in our J gear.

cool. what did you end up doing with the rest of the day?

napping and then drinking.

walked into the house of blues and walked right back out after they wouldn't accept my Canadian passport as valid id. i'm 31. and both my friends were 32.
wound up seeing a really great bluesy duo around the corner. they did a bunch of Waits songs which delighted me to no end.

and Sun was the R&R HoF, natch.

Cannot believe I'm ready to throw in the towel on April 15th.

Haha, my mother-in-law got me an Indians Team Shop gift card for my birthday in November so I could buy some tickets. Haven't bought any yet. I figure by mid-June they should be having a fire sale.

Heard a gem from Tom Hamilton on the radio during Sunday's game: "Nothing like a beautiful Easter day at the ballpark. We've got the XXXXX family here, and the Rosenbergs . . ." Yes, I'm sure the Rosenberg family is having a wonderful Easter.

Jeff Passan at Yahoo! Sports: Yes, it's time for the Indians to panic.

They managed to finish at .500 last year and won't need to do much better to win their division!

It's a pretty mediocre division but the Tribe has a 4 games series coming up at Yankee stadium. I can see this team 2-11 after this weekend.

it's early, dingdongs

RTFA, stat-head: Over the past 25 full seasons, 45 teams in Major League Baseball have begun their seasons 1-6 or worse. Of those 45, eight have finished the year with a better-than-average record. And of those eight, only one – the 2007 Philadelphia Phillies – made the postseason. In which they were promptly swept . . . It gets uglier when looking at the full seasons of the wild-card era. Since 1996, only three teams have finished above .500 after starting 1-6: the ’04, ’06 and ’07 Phillies, who seem to have a knack for reversing ugly starts.

The Indians, on the other hand, have started 1-6 twice since 1982. They went 60-102 the first time, 61-101 the second.

Aw, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forfty percent of all people know that.

The Indians have played eight of 162 games.

they really started tony graffanino today????

they really started tony graffanino today????

http://lamarhowell.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/the-end-is-near.jpg

TRIBE CLIMBS TO WITHIN 3 AS SEASON WINDS DOWN

reslly Pancakes, i thot u were smarter than this.

jesus, Cliff Lee getting in and out of more jams than the Grateful Dead

GRAND SLAM!

yall

PANIC PANIC PANIC

PICNIC PICNIC PICNIC

haha

I love u tribe

the Tribe has a 4 games series coming up at Yankee stadium. I can see this team 2-11 after this weekend.
the Tribe has a 4 games series coming up at Yankee stadium. I can see this team 2-11 after this weekend.
the Tribe has a 4 games series coming up at Yankee stadium. I can see this team 2-11 after this weekend.
the Tribe has a 4 games series coming up at Yankee stadium. I can see this team 2-11 after this weekend.

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/10/cramer/image/kramer7.jpg

Clutch GIDP by Jeter there.

lol, i hope pavano complete-game victories these mfers

though he'll probably blow it

Choo, what were you doing out there.

What a fucking bullshit call on the Posada HR. How the fuck was that not fan interference?

far as I can see, it was in "fan territory" -- outfielder had no 'right' to the ball beyond the fence, unlike Tarasco vs that little shit in the playoff game.

jeffery dahlmer

He Who Must Not Be Named

Thank heavens that ludicrous 2-11 prediction didn't come true, and instead my beloved Tribe climbed all the way back to 4-9! I sure feel a lot better about this season now.

NB to Morbius: When you're a native Clevelander, it takes a lot more than "It's early" to override inborn pessimism.

Bullpen is looking sharp so far.

Oh this out-of-the-gate slump ain't nuttin' to worry about, marka my words. The Trizzle will definitely win the AL central, no doubt abouter. I'm not jokin'. They are much MUCH better than everyone gives them credit for. And Eric Wedge is a goddamn genius.

i like the way snrub thinks!

“Our approach has been very poor,” Wedge said. “It’s something we pride ourselves on. We work hard at it. There’s just no excuse, whether it’s lack of discipline or concentration or confidence or whatever the hell it is, we better figure it out pretty damn quick because I’m not going to sit around and watch what we’ve been watching here.”

Hell? Damn? The facade cracks!

the seasons over. the remaining 140 games are moot. maybe I'll start rooting for the brewers

lol syntax

“Our approach has been very poor,” Wedge said. “It’s something we pride ourselves on. We work hard at it."

363

God tonight's game was PAINFUL.

Eric Wedge is a goddamn genius, so maybe he knows something I don't about choosing not to pinch-hit for the .212-batting Jhonny Peralta with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, tie game, and a runner in scoring position.

in the rubber match of a three-game series against the fucking red sox.

I am really really bummed.

who would you use?

Matt Laporta- who should've been called up from triple A to replace Hafner. Tribe has no bench.

JOSH BARFIELD

Peralta was the best offensive SS in the AL last year, I believe. More small-sample size panic?

peralta is as cold as ice and i'm willing to sacrifice his glove

Morbs, since 1980, the Tribe has had an 8-14 record (or similar, +/- 1 win) after 22 games ten times. Here are their W-L % for each of those seasons, with the number of days they spent in 1st place in the division:

1980 .494 0
1982 .481 4
1985 .370 0
1987 .377 0
1989 .451 15
1992 .469 0
1993 .469 0
2003 .420 0
2004 .494 0
2005 .574 0

Small sample size or no, the odds are against the Indians making a pennant run with this kind of start; I'd bet I'd find the same if I went through every team. The reasons should be fairly obvious; when you start the season .363, you have to play .571 just to break even at .500 for the season.

JESUS

ie

don't compare 2-division years with 3-.

a study by Rany Jazayerli showed records don't become predictive of the season's remainder til 30 games.

and from my Olney quote of 4 weeks ago:

From June to September, the Indians will play the Red Sox, Yankees and Rays a total of zero times.

You know you should start dealing for prospects when it's April 30 and you're 3.5 games back in the AL Central.

The Marlins need a bat or arm to put them over the top.

2xp

OK, let's see what happens in 9 more games. My prediction: 2-7. We will take one each from Boston and Detroit, and get swept by Toronto.

LOL I'm really worried about how many times we play the middling Yankees and the also 8-14 Devil Rays.

I'll bet you an Apatow box set that I'm right.

yeah lock up the Rays for 70-92 right now

I'll toss in a "re-elect Obama" yard sign to sweeten the deal . . .

i'll return to this thread when theyre in first.

http://www.foxnews.com/images/244606/0_61_320_MacArthur_Douglas_AP.jpg

* C. Pavano Cleveland Indians
* 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 K
* @ DET | Top 8th

Dellucci batting .800

- M. LaPorta homered to deep left, R. Garko scored

JOSH BARFIELD

― mona je twit (Andy K), Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:59 AM (5 days ago) Bookmark

Matt Laporta...

― bela fregosi (brownie), Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:55 AM (5 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

man Sizemore strikes out alot

doesn't get cs a lot tho!

LaPorta potty

LaPorta entry

so glad I dropped Reyes from my fantasy team. you might say he's my ex. ex-reyes

so i drop Reyes and keep Carlson. all the right moves

well, the logic was sound.

tribe bullpen at it again

3-7 in their last 10 and 11-20 after 31 games, Morbs. So what's your over/under for when they'll be in first?

LaPorta's undoubtedly getting some invaluable development time on the bench. He sat out the entire Detroit series.

Tribe went 20 straight innings without scoring a run in a home series against a division rival.

Maybe our little pep talk worked.

I take all the credit.

Cleveland
G. Sizemore CF
A. Cabrera SS
V. Martinez C
S. Choo DH
J. Peralta 3B
M. DeRosa 1B
B. Francisco LF
M. LaPorta RF
L. Valbuena 2B

Never envisioned this lineup at these positions when the season started.

http://www.angolhasznaltkonyvek.hu/images/dawn%20of%20a%20new%20era_3.JPG

A. Cabrera SS
V. Martinez C
S. Choo DH
J. Peralta 3B
M. DeRosa 1B

went 15 for 23 tonight.

Valbuena 0 for 5, .133, where is Jamey Carroll.

WHERE IS TOM VERYZER

grady leadoff HR

AAAAARGH

good times in cle+

unfuckingbelievable

cliff lee cannot catch a break. but hey at least he doesn't look like a one-season wonder!

I have him in my other fantasy league and it's just crying and wailing every fifth day.

you must've known what you were getting yourself into with this guy, at least a bit?

wedge comtemplates making a call to the bullpen

http://www.sos-amitie.com/images/suicide2.gif

so what's wrong w/ Grady?

Sore elbow?

(H)Asdrubal (today: 4-5, 2 runs 2 rbi) can stay in the leadoff spot indefinitely.

with Victor hitting 400 in the 3rd spot not getting grady on base is criminal

but yeah asdrubal has claimed the leadoff spot and now it's a

http://www.angolhasznaltkonyvek.hu/images/dawn%20of%20a%20new%20era_3.JPG

heckuva comeback wow

O_O

i saw the progress of that score on the board at Citi Field and imagined THE ECSTASY OF PANCAKES

<3 vic

this win changes everything, it is now a

http://www.angolhasznaltkonyvek.hu/images/dawn%20of%20a%20new%20era_3.JPG

hate those unis LOL

http://theurbanmusicscene.com/images/bobby_broom_-_clean_sweep_16rj.jpg

Bobby B otm.

lovin me some asdrubal

LOL, yeah Morbs, when they won that game and improved to, what, 9 under .500 at the time, I was all like NEXT STOP PENNANTVILLE!

wow ok - i didn't get morbs post until just now - i totally forgot about pancakes hackman and thought morbs was referring to a promotion where fans can get free pancakes if the indians score over 10 runs or something

PH still laughing at those "middling Yanks"

MAKE THIS PANCAKE PROMOTION A REALITY SHAPIRO

So what's that date on which the Tribe will be in first, Morbs?

Dellucci DFA :(

It is now a...

...midge fest!

was walking downtown today and I'll be damned if the Yankees haven't brought their midges again.

http://www.btinternet.com/~micka.wffps/Midge.gif

nice, Tribe gets the bases loaded with no one out and manage a sacrifice along with three outs

miss u midges

any of yous guys see the game tonight? does it appear as if asdrubal is gonna play anytime in the next few days?

don't know - will probably know today sometime. Keep your eyes and your shrimp peeled.

i was kinda surprised they finally DL'd Grady the day after he hit a HR, but i guess that was irrelevant.

Welcome to the Arizona League, Fausto Carmona.

Started 4 rookies yesterday. Thank you AL Central.

in our league?

Tribe started 4 rooks yesterday agin the SOX

I'm thanking the AL central for letting clevo be only 7 games out.

ooohhhhhh

It's the first time since opening day that the Indians have not been in last place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK2Ntk6Zb6g&feature=related

The seagulls are on the Indians' side.

met the gull of my dreams last night

no hitter through six

no no hitter through eight.

damn. one hitter.

ok three hits.

I'm going to the brewers game on Wednesday. Should be in second place by then.

lol newly cockeyed optimism

7 innings of no hit baseball does something to a man

i'll return to this thread when theyre in first.

― Dr Morbius, Thursday, April 30, 2009 12:17 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol newly cockeyed optimism

― Dr Morbius, Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:46 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

DON'T YOU HAVE SOMEPLACE TO BE?

http://www.mouthpiecesports.com/blog/2009/06/15/rick-vaughn-bobblehead-night-in-cleveland-best-thing-ever/

Can't recall which city's telecast it was, but Uecker was on before the game and he said he still hasn't seen the movie in full.

damn, just got back from the game. 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie it up and then ;_;. not sure why Kerry W only pitched one inning when the dude hasn't pitched in a long time and tomorrow off but thems the breaks.

I'm done with this team.

brownie! DONT FORGET THE FEVER!!!

cankles you have a lot to explain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBghqoRgsIA

Hafner goes 2 for 3 today. Give the division crown to the Indians right now.

― bela fregosi (brownie), Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:31 PM (3 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I love myself

Sizemore activated

initiating Sizemore

clear

Because of the rarity of the situation I thought I'd let everyone know that the Indians lost a game in the ninth innning.

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/8438152/2/istockphoto_8438152-monocle-shock.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA_bfLm49qc&feature=related

our newest member of the bullpen in his debut

hit batter
hit batter
bb
pop out
fielders choice - pitcher didn't cover first
double
wild pitch
single

Hey, remember when the Tribe was only 6.5 games out of first in our crappy division? Yeah, me neither.

Pretty soon we're going to have to put Carl Willis on suicide watch.

so brutal

Keith Law (1:18 PM): I agree with Shysterball - just shut Sizemore down and give him the surgery already.

On our way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbUYJfbZ-Qc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg-CNZMyHFk&feature=related

4 in a row. GOOD LUCK CENTRAL YOU'RE GONNA NEED IT.

http://www.clevelandseniors.com/photos/larrydolan/bob-feller-pitching.jpg

http://www.ww2poster.co.uk/posters/imagebank/images/DeserveVictoryChurchill.jpg

F.U., Cy Young winner, we can win without you!

I got a free ticket to Fridays game against the MC Kitties. I'm planning on hanging myself in effigy for being excited about this season.

Marte is back, time to pop some bubbly.
And yeah, I know, but GONNIE GARKO just wanted to say it.

Sign ideas for brownie to hold up for camera:
HEART U PROSPECTS

I'M DONE WITH SIGNS THE TIME IS NOW FOR DIRECT ACTION, LET A THOUSAND SOWERS BLOOM

CARMONA CHAMELEON, YOU COME AND GO

― brownie, Thursday, May 3, 2007 1:06 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Men, men, let's not bicker and argue about who did and didn't get traded, look at these great ticket values!!

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/8689/indiansoneday.jpg

whoa, NO FEES! It's like a fee-free Christmas in July!

"Are you IN The Tribe? NOT SO FAST VICTOR MARTINEZ."

I won't recognize this team tonight.

http://rlv.zcache.com/vector_victor_airplane_classic_tee_tshirt-p235712280618348960uojo_400.jpg

http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sad-chief-wahoo.png

Is it true that Victor Martinez bobblehead day is tomorrow?

Indians Trade Victor Martinez One Day Ahead of Victor Martinez Bobblehead Day at Progressive Field
Submitted by Julie on July 31, 2009 - 3:03pm.

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Talk about some bad timing. Trading away all their top players this season hasn't been the only boneheaded move by the Tribe lately. Today, the Cleveland Indians traded catcher Victor Martinez to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Justin Masterson and Nick Hagadone. But guess what tomorrow is in Cleveland - Victor Martinez Bobblehead night at Progressive Field.

All fans attending the Aug. 1 game against the Detroit Tigers will receive a Victor Martinez catcher bobblehead, compliments of Time Warner Cable. The game, which begins at 7:05pm, will also feature "Turn Back the Clock" night. Both teams will be sporting Negro League uniforms instead of their regular attire.

Only in Cleveland...... Maybe Indians fans headed out to the game tomorrow could sell them on eBay, after all, there will be a demand in Boston now.

Victor Martinez Projectile Day

good luck usa

Hope you stayed, brownie!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHAHHAAAAAAAAAA

I had to go to catch the goddamn train after 11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I swear the first inning lasted an hour.

Sat in center-right about 13 rows back where two homers were hit. One in the top of the ninth to tie it up ;_:

Thought that after stranding a half dozen dudes at third and second the tribe was done but NEVER SAY DIE. A

It's on.

Carmona had a horrible first inning as usual but settled down and was beautiful after.

Indians forced Jackson to throw 115 pitches in four innings (with only one walk). When there was ONE out in the bottom of the SECOND, they had already fouled off 16 of them. Unreal.

i haven't seen that many foul balls since my days turning bulls into steers

^^<3

: D

NOTES: Fifteen pitchers combined to throw 490 pitches

I drank a lot of beer.

cliff lee threw 109 pitches, gave up 4 hits, had 2 himself! (sorry)

those were the days my friend

Former OF Joe Charboneau, the 1980 AL Rookie of the Year, was signed to a minor league deal. autographs for fans as part of the Indians’ Alumni Ambassador Program.

I got his last year! and Feller's.

Grady Sizemore will have surgery on his left elbow next week and will miss the rest of the season.

why not 6 weeks ago?

Just wanted to point out that for all Morbs' SABR-fu and "YOU IDIOT" and whatnot above, the Indians can at this point, mathematically, finish no better than 81-81 for the season, which would require a 20-game win streak as they are currently 61-81 (.430). IOW, I was right all along, buster.

in the spring you were up and down like Abe Lincoln's mood swings

I think Abe was the Tribe's hitting coach this year.

http://www.alincolnlearning.us/railsplitter.jpg

^GOLD

from ILE:

Shana Tova to the tribe!

― quincie, Friday, September 18, 2009 2:06 PM (22 minutes ago)

RIP Eric Wedge

Heaven needed a manager with a man-crush on Casey Blake

RIP entire staff?

Let's start the '10 thread now k

Merry Xmas, Morbs.

http://deadspin.com/5414624/grady-sizemore-does-his-bit-to-increase-our-female-readership/gallery/

Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore said he has taken legal action after personal photographs appeared on an Internet site on Sunday morning, The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported later that evening.

Fifteen photos taken with a cell-phone camera depict Sizemore alone in front of a bathroom mirror. In some of them, he is fully clothed, and in others, he's wearing little to no clothing.

Sizemore told The Plain Dealer that the pictures were meant for his significant other. Major League Baseball and the Players Association were said to be investigating the matter on his behalf.

"These pictures were stolen illegally from my girlfriend's e-mail," Sizemore told The Plain Dealer on Sunday night. "It's now a legal matter that is under investigation. I can't say anything more."

Indians general manager Mark Shapiro told the newspaper, "I have not seen the pictures, but I will look into it."

Sizemore is coming off left elbow and sports hernia surgery in September. In 2009, his sixth season, the 27-year-old hit .248 with 18 homers, 64 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 106 games.

more hairless than I was hoping (maybe it's natural). (maybe NSFW)

http://deadspin.com/5414624/grady-sizemore-does-his-bit-to-increase-our-female-readership/gallery/

scroll up 3 posts dude!

see, I saw Andy's and missed the one above.

Jason Grilli is coming to town!