Fausto, how could you? The previously-thought-to-be 28-year-old pitcher for the Indians is actually 31, and his name isn’t actually Fausto Carmona. It’s Roberto Hernandez Heredia, according to the Dominican police who arrested him today for using a fake identity. Details right now are scarce, but we’ll have more as this potentially interesting story develops. Fausto Roberto was a 2010 All-Star. [CBS]

The Cleveland Indians signed relief pitcher Willy Lebron today. Not a big deal, really…but people everywhere are talking about it. What’s the big deal about Lebron going to Cleveland, anyway?

Think there’s not much to do when you’re sitting and watching a baseball game in the dugout? Well, imagine the bullpen. At least a bunch of the guys in the dugout are playing in the game and therefore don’t have to sit there for the entire three-or-so hours. Plus, the dugout has a bunch of people in it. If you’re in the bullpen, not only is it just you and your relatively small, specialized group, but there’s a decent chance you’ll never even do so much as warm up…and if you do that, it probably won’t be until well into the game. What happens in the meantime? Well, for one thing, rodents get a lot more interesting.

Tuesday afternoon’s earthquake in Virginia left its impact from the entire Eastern seaboard and deep into the midwest. Both nationally-televised sports events — the Mariners-Indians game in Cleveland and the Little League World Series matchup between Rhode Island and the Netherlands — were in the zone affected by the quake. Here’s how the radio and television broadcasters reacted when the earth shook.

Moms looking to mortify their teenaged daughters in front of large crowds, take note: all you need is some alcohol, some dance moves, repeated shouts of “What the hell is wrong with you people?” and a little bit of perseverance. She’ll be scarred in no time!

The Rockies’ Ubaldo Jimenez was generally viewed as baseball’s biggest potential trade deadline prize, and according to reports, the Cleveland Indians got him. Cleveland will part with quite a bit for the talented right-hander, but when you’re in a playoff race, anything goes.

Welcome to “Staff Picks,” a segment where we bring you the most impactful plays, memorable characters, or surreal TV and radio moments from our collective sports-clogged consciousness. In this week’s tear-soaked edition, we look at those athletes who scarred us emotionally as children.

Today, the Angels beat the Indians 3-1 on a July afternoon. Nothing about that looks remotely exciting, and that’s why everything about it is entirely misleading. That’s because the Angels’ Ervin Santana, despite yielding that one run, pitched a no-hitter…and even by no-hitter standards, this was impressive.

A year after he wore a LeBron James Miami Heat jersey to a Cleveland Indians game, Matthew Bellamy is in the hospital and in serious condition after he was attacked in Toledo, Ohio on Monday.

On May 19th, the Cleveland Indians designated relief pitcher Justin Germano for assignment. He passed waivers, accepted demotion to the AAA Columbus Clippers, and on July 26th pitched the first perfect game in club history.