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Let’s Go Tribe!: CC Sabathia Retrospective

A fond look back at the Cleveland career of one of the most popular players in franchise history.

The nineteenth pick was Tony Torcato. Then twenty-first pick was Jason Tyner. The twentieth pick was C.C. Sabathia. We weren’t lucky; we were providentially blessed.

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You were and are a tumult of youth and ability, a teenager slamming on the gas pedal, a dare, a challenge, guns blazing, hip-hop, rock and roll, a momentum shifter, momentum itself, the founding father of the coolest nation in the world, smiles, first kisses, a Raiders fan, heat heat heat, the old man of the staff, the best
~~young~~
pitcher in baseball, a golden left arm, Fausto before Fausto, a family man, splatter painting, hitting a 9-iron 220 yards, danger, Pablo Picasso, the Declaration of Independence. You were not and are not corporate, bland, or Northeastern. Thank you for all that you’ve been and have not been; thank you for everything.

Tim Stauffer, Trot Nixon's Coming (Dan Lee) Posted: July 06, 2008 at 07:59 PM | 7 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:21 PM (#2845829)

Wanted: middle-aged black man with sass. Big butt, bigger heart

2. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L)

Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:36 PM (#2845859)

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8318218/Dodgers-out-of-mix-for-Sabathia,-Brewers-close?

The Los Angeles Dodgers are out of the running for C.C. Sabathia, according to a major-league source, an indication that the Milwaukee Brewers may be nearing a trade for the Indians' left-hander.

The Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays also are bidding for Sabathia, but neither of those clubs are expected to top the Brewers' offer.

Class AA outfielder Matt LaPorta is the centerpeice of the Brewers' proposal. The Indians also are expected to receive two more prospects in the deal.

3. Tony H. Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:40 PM (#2845869)

The Indians MLB.com beat writer, Anthony Castrovince, has a Major League source saying the deal is done although he says he can't confirm it. If true, godspeed, CC. Love you, man.

CastroTurf

4. JoeHova Posted: July 06, 2008 at 08:54 PM (#2845891)

I'm excited in spite of myself. I think trading LaPorta is probably going to prove to be the wrong move (especially if the Brewers can't retain 1 of Sheets or Sabathia, because LaPorta could have been used to get a guy to be in the rotation next year), but oh well. It will be fun to watch Sheets and Sabathia this year, at least.

Also, the Brewers announcers just practically confirmed the trade being done with an allusion to how exciting the trade news will be for Brewers fans over the next day. I think it might be done.

5. JoeHova Posted: July 06, 2008 at 09:05 PM (#2845903)

of course, now that I think about it, they might have just seen that blog entry.

6. Tim Stauffer, Trot Nixon's Coming (Dan Lee) Posted: July 06, 2008 at 10:52 PM (#2846049)

I guess there's only one thing left for C.C. to do. Win the whole f***ing thing.

Go get 'em, big guy. We're rooting for you.

7. Iwakuma Chameleon (jonathan) Posted: July 07, 2008 at 02:21 AM (#2846621)

You were not and are not corporate, bland, or Northeastern.

Damn straight. East Bay represent.

(No but seriously, C.C. is awesome. And he does a lot for Vallejo, which is a pretty run-down city.)

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