Maybe a game like this is on your radar"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections NewsAnalysis & EditorialsCleveland Indians prospects & minor leaguesGame RecapsTransactionsRumors & SpeculationMLB Winter Meetings 2018 Rumor Cliche BingoNew Albert Pujols Jersey ,19commentsAre you seeking to play? Maybe a game like this is on your radarByMatt Lyons@mattrlyDec8, 2018,6:11pm ESTShareTweetShareShareMLB Winter Meetings 2018 Rumor Cliche BingoThe Winter Meetings are upon us, and instead of doing yet another “Indians checklist” or “what to expect from the Indians at the Winter Meetings” post (because the answer to both of those is getting a reliever or and outfielder and maybe trading a pitcher, there you go, done), I figured it would be fun to compile all the rumor cliches into a game of bingo. Is this a cheap way for me to easily crowdsource keeping up with rumors while also allowing you a shot at bingo champion immortality? Maybe a little, but it might also be kind of fun. The goal is to complete a bingo by finding the same tired cliche phrases we’ve heard since the unholy intersection of MLB trade rumors, Twitter, and 24/7 baseball coverage combined. Because this is an Indians blog, all the rumors must be directly involved with the Indians somehow. The Tribe can be the “willing to listen” for a trade, or the team that someone else “expressed interest in,” but they must be front and center in a Twitter rumor. Just so you can’t make up rumors yourself and claim yourself a champion Mike Trout Jersey , the rumors must come from verified Twitter accounts. I’ll start with this, the official card of Let’s Go Tribe (though staff can play on their own, too): Here’s how it’s going to work for everyone else.Reply in the comments or at @LetsGoTribe here to let me know you want a card. I’ll lovingly handcraft your own personal bingo card and reply to you with it. This is your card. There are many similar to, but completely different than, it. But this one is yours, complete with a complimentary #FreeYandy space.If you see a rumor with any of the phrases on the bingo card directly involving the Indians from a verified Twitter account or you record someone on TV or radio saying it, you can reply to your card in the comments or at @LetsGoTribe on Twitter with a link to the Tweet and cross it off your card. If a phrase is present in an article linked directly from a verified Twitter account, that also counts to fill a space. Any verb phrase goes. I.E. “Zeroed In On” and “Zeroing In On” both work. If you win, I don’t know, brag about it or something. Feel free to put “Let’s Go Tribe Winter Meeting Cliche Bingo 2018 Champion” in your LGT signature or Twitter bio and enjoy a free shoutout on LGT’s social media. I have no idea how much of a shitshow this is going to be so I’m not going to tempt fate by including a real giveaway, but maybe next year. New entries for cards will stop being accepted by 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, and I’ll try to get everyone who enters a card no matter how long it takes. Tweets for taking spaces are valid starting at midnight ET on Monday and run through the end of the Rule 5 draft on Wednesday. May the odds be ever willing to listen to your favor. PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Hendricks received a standing ovation from Chicago Cubs fans in Arizona for merely laying down a sacrifice bunt in the top of the ninth inning.He earned all that applause away from home with the way he pitched on the mound.Hendricks took a one-hit shutout into the ninth and the Cubs stifled the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 5-1 win Monday night to open their important three-game series.Hendricks (12-11) struck out eight and walked one. A.J. Pollock hit a leadoff homer against him in the ninth and Paul Goldschmidt added a two-out single before Justin Wilson completed the three-hitter.“It happens. I thought I threw only one bad pitch,” Hendricks said. “I got away with a couple. It started with fastball command.“Got some quick outs and kept the pitch count down http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey ,” he added. “I’d rather get a standing ovation for something else. It’s a treat to be able to go on the road and have our fans travel so well.”Javier Baez homered in Chicago’s three-run sixth that broke open a pitchers’ duel between Hendricks and Patrick Corbin (11-6).“I wasn’t as good as their starter tonight,” Corbin said. “Just left the breaking ball up to a hitter that can do damage.”Kris Bryant also homered, and the Cubs maintained their 2 1/2-game lead in the NL Central after second-place Milwaukee beat Cincinnati earlier.The fading Diamondbacks led the NL West when the month began but ended the day five games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. Arizona has lost three straight and eight of 10 to fall five games out of the second wild card as well.“This is a grinding time right now, there’s no doubt about it,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “We still have life, and I want these guys to know that I believe in them. They believe in themselves as well I’m sure, and if they doubt it, that their teammate next to them is going to be working just as hard to pull them along and make sure everything’s going to be OK.”The Cubs were struggling on offense, coming off a weekend series in which they scored only five runs in three games against last-place Cincinnati. They thrilled a largely pro-Chicago crowd at Chase Field in the sixth, when Albert Almora Jr. and Bryant opened with back-to-back singles. Bryant worked an eight-pitch at-bat against Corbin before his base hit that moved Almora to third base.Anthony Rizzo beat out a replay-overturned double play to drive in Almora, and Baez followed with a line drive into the seats in left-center to make it 3-0.Thousands of blue-and-white-clad Cubs fans roared as Baez rounded the bases. Baez acknowledged he was upset about his first two at-bats against Corbin, a strikeout and a groundout.“I was just really mad at myself that I wasn’t making adjustments,” Baez said.Bryant went opposite field for his 12th home run Garrett Richards Jersey , a two-run shot in the eighth off reliever Randall Delgado. It was his first home run since July 20.“It’s always about feel, so hopefully he gained some feel from that,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.MOVING ONCubs catcher Willson Contreras ran hard after making contact in his at-bats, including on a deep fly to center in the fourth that was caught. Maddon criticized Contreras for admiring a long drive that ended up a double during a 2-1 loss to the Reds on Sunday. Maddon said Monday he thought the criticism had gotten out of hand.SUNS OUTPlayers from the NBA’s Phoenix Suns were introduced before the game, as the Diamondbacks recognized their downtown neighbors whose season opens next month. Trevor Ariza, Ryan Anderson, Mikal Bridges, Elie Okobo, De’Anthony Melton and Shaquille Harrison were in attendance, with Ariza throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.TRAINER’S ROOMCubs: OF Kyle Schwarber and INF Tommy La Stella did not make the trip to Phoenix due to back injuries. … RHP Brandon Morrow (forerarm) could return from the disabled list in the next few days. He’s been out since mid-July. … SS Addison Russell was checked by a trainer after stretching across second base in an attempt to complete a double play in the fifth. He stayed in the game.UP NEXTCubs: LHP Mike Montgomery (4-5) is set to face Arizona on Tuesday night, his career-high 17th start of the season.Diamondbacks: RHP Matt Andriese is slated to start Tuesday against the Cubs. Andriese (3-5) started four games for Tampa Bay before being traded to the Diamondbacks.