Tag Archives: Cleveland Indians

TRIBE PRESIDENT MARK SHAPIRO ON THE 2015 INDIANS

Posted: Apr 6, 2015 by . Filed under Audio, Current Interviews, Feature Articles, Podcasts | 36 Comments

Here’s my 1 on 1 interview from the Kenny Roda Show on News/Talk 1480 WHBC with Cleveland Indians team president Mark Shapiro as we talked opening day, Corey Kluber’s new contract, the Tribe’s chances in the A.L. Central and more.

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Kenny Roda and Mark Shapiro 2013 - Copy

 

2015 INDIANS OFFICIAL OPENING DAY ROSTER

Posted: Apr 5, 2015 by . Filed under Blog Posts, Feature Articles | 39 Comments

CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Indians today announced the following roster moves relative to the Major League roster:

Purchased the contract of RHP ANTHONY SWARZAK from the Triple-A Columbus roster.

Placed RHP JOSH TOMLIN (right shoulder surgery/retro 29-Mar) on the 15-day Disabled List and rescinded his March 30 option to AAA Columbus.

Placed OF NICK SWISHER (rehab, bi-lateral knee surgery/retro 2-Apr) and INF ZACH WALTERS (right oblique strain/retro 27-Mar) on the 15-day Disabled List

Placed RHP GAVIN FLOYD (right elbow fracture/surgery) on the 60-day Disabled List.

Reassigned LHP BRUCE CHEN, C BRETT HAYES, RHP JEFF MANSHIP, RHP SHAUN MARCUM, INF MICHAEL MARTINEZ, INF RYAN ROHLINGER and 1B/OF JERRY SANDS to the AAA Columbus roster.

Michael Brantley Taking BP in Spring Training - Follow Through on Swing 2-27-15

The Indians are set to open the 2015 Championship Season in Houston on Monday, April 6 with the following roster:

# PITCHERS (13/2) B/T

49 ADAMS, Austin R/R

37 ALLEN, Cody R/R

48 ATCHISON, Scott R/R

47 BAUER, Trevor R/R

59 CARRASCO, Carlos R/R

57 CROCKETT, Kyle L/L

50 HAGADONE, Nick L/L

58 HOUSE, T.J. R/L

28 KLUBER, Corey R/R

34 McALLISTER, Zach R/R

35 RZEPCZYNSKI, Marc L/L

27 SHAW, Bryan S/R

51 SWARZAK, Anthony R/R

26 FLOYD, Gavin R/R (60DL)

43 TOMLIN, Josh R/R (15DL)

# CATCHERS (2) B/T

10 GOMES, Yan R/R

55 PEREZ, Roberto R/R

# INFIELDERS (5/1) B/T

4 AVILES, Mike R/R

8 CHISENHALL, Lonnie L/R

22 KIPNIS, Jason L/R

11 RAMIREZ, Jose S/R

41 SANTANA, Carlos S/R

6 WALTERS, Zach S/R (15DL)

# OUTFIELDERS (5/1) B/T

24 BOURN, Michael L/R

23 BRANTLEY, Michael L/L

44 MOSS, Brandon L/R

7 MURPHY, David L/L

9 RABURN, Ryan R/R

33 SWISHER, Nick S/L (15DL)

PODCAST – MY THOUGHTS ON MANZIEL IN REHAB, CAVS ROLLING AND TRIBE ON COVER OF SI

Posted: Mar 25, 2015 by . Filed under Audio, Podcasts | 33 Comments

Here’s the opening monologue from the Kenny Roda Show on 1480 WHBC from Tuesday, March 24, 2015 on the Browns QB woes with Johnny Manziel still in rehab, the Cavs rolling towards the playoffs and screw the Sports Illustrated jinx. I love that the Indians are on the cover of SI’s 2015 MLB preview edition!

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Kenny Roda WHBC Promo Photo

PODCAST – 2015 INDIANS PREVIEW with JEFF PASSAN from YAHOO SPORTS

Posted: Mar 24, 2015 by . Filed under Audio, Feature Articles, Podcasts | 43 Comments

Yahoo Sports lead baseball columnist Jeff Passan joined me on the Kenny Roda Show on 1480 WHBC to preview the 2015 Indians. Listen here for a national perspective of the Tribe –

Jason Kipnis, Michael Bourn and Mike Aviles talking before Practice 2-27-15

PODCAST – TALKING TRIBE SPRING TRAINING WITH THE PLAIN DEALER’S PAUL HOYNES

Posted: Mar 21, 2015 by . Filed under Audio, Feature Articles, Podcasts | 35 Comments

Get the latest on your Cleveland Indians from Goodyear, Arizona as I go 1 on 1 with Tribe beat reporter Paul Hoynes from the Cleveland Plain Dealer on the Kenny Roda Show on 1480 WHBC.

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Michael Brantley Taking BP in Spring Training - Follow Through on Swing 2-27-15

PODCAST: JENSEN LEWIS and KENNY RODA TALK TRIBE

Posted: Mar 12, 2015 by . Filed under Audio, Feature Articles, Podcasts | 33 Comments

Former Indians pitcher turned MLB analyst for SportsTime Ohio, Jensen Lewis and I break down the loss of Gavin Floyd to injury, Brandon Moss swinging a hot stick early in Spring Training and more Wahoo Warriors talk in this Podcast from the Kenny Roda Show on News/Talk 1480 WHBC.

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Jensen Lewis

BAD BREAK FOR THE INDIANS – GAVIN FLOYD COULD BE OUT FOR SEASON

Posted: Mar 10, 2015 by . Filed under Blog Posts, Feature Articles | 33 Comments

The Indians released the following news today on Twitter about right handed pitcher Gavin Floyd who they signed to a free agent contract this offseason:

 · Gavin Floyd has suffered a re-injury of the elbow stress fracture that ended his 2014 season and is he out indefinitely.

 · The club is currently exploring treatment options, which may include surgical intervention. A time table will be dictated off that path.

Gavin Floyd Spring Training 2015

The 6’4 – 235 pound 32 year old right handed Floyd was signed with the hopes of being the Tribe’s number #3 this season behind Corey Kluber and Carlos Carrasco.

Here is the Indians official press release that followed their announcement of the injury to Floyd on Twitter:

MEDICAL UPDATE ON GAVIN FLOYD

CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Indians today announced RHP GAVIN FLOYD has suffered a re-injury of the elbow stress fracture that ended his 2014 season.

The Indians Medical Staff is currently in the process of gathering information on the best treatment option for Gavin, which may include another surgical fixation. When additional information on treatment options becomes available, it will be provided by the club.

The time frame for Floyd returning to action will be directly correlated with the course of treatment and will be updated at that time.  He is out for the foreseeable future.  Floyd suffered a stress fracture of the right olecranon in his right elbow last June 19 while pitching for the Atlanta Braves and underwent season-ending surgery on June 25 to stabilize the fracture.

MY WEEK AT INDIANS SPRING TRAINING 2015

Posted: Feb 27, 2015 by . Filed under Blog Posts, Feature Articles, Fun Stuff | 107 Comments

Check out all of my radio interviews we did while in Goodyear, Arizona covering the Tribe for News/Talk 1480 WHBC right here – 

Chris Antonetti & Kenny Roda Interview Photo Spring Training 2-26-15

Going 1 on 1 with Indians G.M. Chris Antonetti

Plus here’s a link to a ton of photos from Spring Training with the Tribe, click here – 

Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco and Gavin Floyd - Spring Training 2015

And for even more Tribe Spring Training photos, click here – 

Michael Brantley Taking BP in Spring Training - Follow Through on Swing 2-27-15

NICK SWISHER 1 ON 1 WITH KENNY RODA AT INDIANS SPRING TRAINING

Posted: Feb 25, 2015 by . Filed under Audio, Current Interviews, Podcasts | 33 Comments

Swish and I talked Ohio State football, recovering from his knee surgeries, the 2015 Indians and the tring to win the Central Division this year.

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Nick Swisher and Kenny Roda Photo 2-25-15 - Copy

MICHAEL BRANTLEY 1 ON 1 WITH KENNY RODA AT INDIANS SPRING TRAINING

Posted: Feb 25, 2015 by . Filed under Audio, Current Interviews, Feature Articles, Podcasts | 35 Comments

Does Indians all star outfielder Michael Brantley worry about his stats and does he think the Tribe can win the division this year? Listen to me interview with him from my radio show on 1480 WHBC right here –

Michael Brantley with Kenny Roda Photo 2-25-15