Cleveland Baseball & Brews

* REUPLOAD* The crew is back together in the bat cave! We are discussing the Indians move at the deadline with San Diego, does it improve the team this season, how does it help the Indians for the future? What post season hardware could Shane Bieber pick up? We also share our thoughts on how the last month of the season will play out for the Indians

This week we have Jake Underwood subbing in for Caitlin and Matt, he joins Brad to discuss the upcoming trade deadline and possible scenarios the Indians may be involved with. We also talk about how we see the division playing out between the Indians, White Sox, and Twins. Plus, some Lindor talk, Tristan McKenzie's first two starts, and much more.

This week we are joined by Mike "Chico" Borman from 92.3 The Fan to talk about the struggling offense, the fantastic pitching, and the story of the week of Zach Plesac and Mike Clevinger breaking team protocol in Chicago last weekend by leaving the team hotel and the twists and turns that has taken this week.

The season is a week old and we can safely say the Indians have really good starting pitching. We talk the first week of games for the team, the utter brilliant pitching from Shane Bieber, what is wrong with the offense, and the COVID outbreak on the Marlins and Cardinals. Plus, we are joined by Mark "Munch" Bishop to discuss the first week of the season

Andre Knott makes his long awaited debut on Cleveland Baseball and Brews! We preview the season with Andre on a variety of topics from who has stood out at summer camp, how the broadcasts are going to look on the TV side, and how he thinks the AL Central will shake out. Plus, he shares some great stories from his time on the road with the team. We also give out our 2020 season predictions!

Baseball is sorta back as the teams have started Spring Training 2.0 as they prepare for the start of the 60 game season at the end of the month. So that means we are back as we discuss the start of that for the Indians, players across MLB deciding to opt out of the season and the major topic going through Cleveland right now, the team discussing a potential change of the team name.

The show is back after a month hiatus! On this episode the crew talks about the owners and the players rejecting proposal after proposal after proposal. Thoughts are shared on why the proposals keep getting rejected on both sides and wonder why the two sides just can't agree on a deal, and how this could potentially offer a preview of what talks could be like next year before the current CBA expires for MLB and the MLBPA after the 2021 season. Plus, the crew discuss when baseball does comeback what will the stadiums look and sound like without fans in them.

It's a new week which means a new report of a plan for MLB to start the season as come out. We discuss the specifics of this plan, when the season will start, what the division will look like and if we think this is the best route for the league to take. Also, we talk about Emmanuel Classe being suspended and we pick the show's all time favorite baseball movie, bracket style.

It's another week of social distancing for us! This week we had planned to answer some of your questions but we did not get enough, so we answer the ones we did. Also, we discussed the report of the three state plan for MLB to play games in, the feeling of going back to big gatherings when the time right and the monster ratings for the NFL Draft.

We are back and keeping up with the social distancing as Brad was in the bat-cave, while Caitlin and Matt were on the phone (we are not sophisticated enough for Zoom). We discuss the report of the proposed plan for MLB to start the season in Florida and Arizona and how that could be pulled off. Also, we talk about what the three of us have been up to since everything was enacted and talk about when and if other sports leagues will start back up.

This week on the show the crew is talking about a not so fun what if that many people do not want to hear that Caitlin floated out there last week. But before we get to that, we talk about the injury to Oscar Mercado and who would fill in for him if he misses the start of the season, we pour one out for the career of Lonnie Baseball, and talk about the unfair comparison of a possible Lindor extension to the Christian Yelich one.

We are back from a mini hiatus and we will be with you every single week from here on out! This week we are talking about the start of spring with TWO guests. Former co-host Michael Picha joins us to talk about his two week journey in Goodyear and the feelings around the team. Also, we are joined by Bill Wills from Wills and Snyder on WTAM 1100 to get his feelings about the team and his experiences with them. Also, we talk about the opening day not being sold out yet and we have our beer of the week to discuss.

We are back sooner than we thought, but felt it was a good time to discuss the comments Paul Dolan made at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards this past week. Also, we discuss the Hall Of Fame vote and Caitlin some Dear Dolans.

We are back for the first episode of 2020! Brad, Caitlin, and Matt are ready to give their thoughts on the BIG story of the week involving the Houston Astros and sign stealing. Also, they discuss the Indians moves this offseason and what the team can do that would help strengthen the team.

We are in this week talking about the rumors and reports that teams are interested in Francisco Lindor, so we enlisted the help of Mike "Chico" Bormann from 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland to make sense of the rumors and talk some "What If" scenarios. Also, we talk about the World Series and the fallout to come this off season.

It is the final episode of the 2019 season for us, as the Indians will not be making the playoffs this season. We cover it all on this episode from what wrong this season, to the bright spots of the year, and we talk about what could happen this off-season. Plus, we go over our predictions from the start of the season and preview the MLB playoffs.

It is the final week of the season, the playoff push and we are talking about what it would take to get into the wild card game. To do that we enlist the help of our guest this week, Mark Schwab for Channel 19 to get his perspective on the final week of the season. Also, we talk about all the news from the week including Jason Kipnis talking about his time in Cleveland potentially ending, Jose Ramirez possibly playing soon, and the final two playoff spots in the National League.

Yup, it is more of a subdued show this week as we can kiss the division bye bye this week, but we are not saying the season is over (well one of us is). We play the schedule game between the Indians and the Rays to figure out how many wins it would take to get the 2nd wild card spot. We also talk about the craziness that was the double header from Saturday and what the off-season could hold for the team.

It was a Jekyll and Hyde week for the Indians, it started out high with a mauling of the White Sox and finished that series sleep walking through the game on Thursday. We have our feelings on that series, plus the ups and downs of Carlos Carrassco, the upcoming final home stand, and are the Indians done in the division even if the sweep the Twins over the weekend. Plus, a little Browns talk as they start their 2019 season.

The trio is sans guest this week and we are covering a whole bunch of topics from more injuries to deal with, to Adam Cimber, to potential playoff scenarios and should the major league team gut the roster of its AAA playoff team. Plus, Matt has his brew of the week and we talk about how awful Tropicana Field is.

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.

Last episode ever?? That is right, it might be, but we needed a week off to come to terms with the Indians early exit in the playoffs, but we are back this week to talk about what happened during the ALDS, what the offseason could hold for the Indians, and the latest going on in the MLB playoffs. Plus, we talk about the story that broke this week about the alleged "cheating" the Astros may have been doing during the ALDS and the first game of the ALCS. Also, we talk about what the future may hold for Cleveland Baseball and Brews...

The Indians are in an 0-2 hole and we are here to talk about it and try to calm everyone's feelings and hope for the best. We break down both games and try to make sense of what went wrong. We look forward to game 3 and how we can put the pressure on the Astros and what version of Clev we will see. Plus, we talk about an idiotic twitter poll that was posted on Saturday, that you will either hate our opinions on or love us for it.

We have a full and extra long episode this week for you! It is our playoff preview show and the regular crew is joined this week by Mike Melaragno to breakdown the MLB Playoffs and how we think it will a shake out in the end. Plus, Danny Cunniningham talks to Brad and about the Brewers playoff chances and a recent article he did on the two-year anniversary on the death of Jose Fernandez. Be sure and listen to who we think will represent the NL and AL in the World Series and our eventual champion so you can make fun of us later!

Brad and Picha are in talking about the final countdown of the regular season and just want the playoffs to be here. They talk about the milestone week that was for some Indians players including Kluber reaching 200 Ks again, Clevinger being close to 200 Ks on the year (which will make history for the rotation), and Kipnis getting his 1,000 career hit on a walk off grand slam! They also talk about the playoff races in the National League and talk about Victor Martinez retiring.

The entire Baseball and Brews crew is in this week and we are talking about celebrating the Indians third straight Central Division Championship....almost. If we are still talking about clinching next week, it will be time to worry. We are also talking about, the Indians record against the other AL playoff teams, meaningful vs non-meaningful baseball, and Caitlin and Matt make a bet. **Sorry about the audio issues with Picha, there was a technical difficulty that occurred**

The crew is in this week and it is time to talk playoffs and what the Indians roster could like look come October, how Josh Donaldson's rehab is going and how he will fit into this lineup when he comes back. They also talk about the announcement of buying playoff tickets by the Indians and who they think will be the award winners across the MLB.

Brad, Caitlin, and Matt are in talking about the Bringer Of Rain aka Josh Donaldson coming to Cleveland via trade. What do they see happening? How will he play for the Indians? What does it mean for Jose Ramirez and Jason Kipnis? They also discuss the rosters expanding to 40 and who will be brought up, and a discussion on Lindor's comments from this week about booing your own players.

Back after a week off and the crew is talking about what is wrong with Cody Allen and if he should be taking on a different roll. Would it be better if he was pitching in the 7th or 8th? The wavier deadline is coming up and they are discussing if the Indians should make a move and what position would be best. Plus, the obsession with Yandy Diaz, player's weekend nicknames, and the ridiculousness of the 2019 schedule.

Brad and Picha are in talking about the crazy week revolving around the Indians. Everything from two walk off wins to fans booing their own players, to an All Star Game logo reveal. They also talk about who would get their vote for AL MVP as of right now and honoring National Baseball Card Day, they talk about an article from Cut4 about the coolest looking baseball cards of all time and give their picks on which they think is the coolest.

The whole crew is together this week as Brad, Caitlin, and Picha recap the MLB Trade Deadline as they talk about all the moves that were made and which ones stand out for certain teams. They give their thoughts on the Indians acquiring Leonys Martin to fill the CF need and how it was a good trade. Plus, Picha throws out a what if scenario that gets Caitlin all kinds of upset and Brad shares his thoughts on people being happy about Zach McCallister being DFA'd.

Brad is joined this week by friend of the show Jordan Whetson, since Caitlin and Picha had better things to do, and they are talking all things trade deadline and hall of fame weekend! Jordan gives his thoughts on how the Indians have played this year and who his standouts have been for them. The guys talk about the supposed lack of "star power" in MLB, and how they can rectify that. They wrap up with some trade deadline talk on who the Indians should acquire by Tuesday and with Jim Thome going into the Hall Of Fame this weekend, they share some of their favorite Thome memories and what he meant to Cleveland.