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February 2009

Miller suffers minor setback

February 28, 2009

Adam Miller missed his scheduled appearance Friday because of pain in his surgically repaired finger.
“He had a  little soreness in his finger,” manager Eric Wedge said Saturday. “”I don’t think it’s anything to worry about. We just didn’t want to push it.”
Miller pitched in only six games for Triple-A Buffalo last year, missing most of [...]

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Westbrook on schedule

February 27, 2009

Most players with long-term disabling injuries don’t hang around the ballpark once they finish their rehabilitation workouts.
Jake Westbrook was the exception Wednesday, when the Indians began their exhibition season at their new ballpark.
‘‘I stayed for the first couple of innings,’’ Westbrook said. ‘‘I mean that was the first game ever in this stadium.’’
Westbrook’s sense of [...]

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Groin injury sidelines Sizemore

February 27, 2009

Grady Sizemore will not play for Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
The Indians’ center fielder announced Friday that a groin injury suffered about a week ago will keep him out of the tournament and off the field for an undetermined length of time.
“This was something I was looking forward to, something I wanted [...]

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Home runs the norm in Arizona?

February 26, 2009

GOODYEAR, ARIZ.: It is nothing that hasn’t been previously noted, but it has been 16 years since the Indians trained in Arizona.
Consequently, it is time to review.
‘‘The ball definitely travels farther here than in Florida,’’ Indians manager Eric Wedge said.
[...]

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Tickets on sale Saturday

February 26, 2009

Single-game tickets for the 2009 Indians season go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Tickets will be available online at indians.com, at all team shops and TicketMaster locations and can be charged by phone at 216-241-5555 and toll free at 866-48TRIBE.
If you purchase four or more tickets on Saturday or Sunday you’ll get a free Grady [...]

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Tribe opens exhibition season at new ballpark

February 25, 2009

GOODYEAR, Ariz. Kerry Wood is down, but according to manager Eric Wedge, he is far from out.
The Indians’ new closer has been sidelined for a few days with back pain, but he is scheduled to throw a bullpen on Friday.
“”Wood has a little bit of [...]

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Cactus League opens today

February 25, 2009

The Cleveland Indians will play its first spring training game of the season today as they meet the San Francisco Giants 3:05 ET today at Goodyear Park.
Left-hander Jeremy Sowers is set to pitch first as he opens the preseason as a contender for the fifth starter position.
The Indians played a five-inning intrasquad game yesterday where [...]

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Pulling a Dellucci

February 24, 2009

Cleveland Indians outfielder Dave Dellucci is about a week behind his teammates this spring training. The reason?
Dellucci slammed his thumb in the gate of his truck while packing for Arizona. What could you really expect from Dellucci?
Just loading up his truck is more production than the injury-prone outfielder has given the Indians during the duration [...]

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Nine players ink one-year deals

February 23, 2009

The indians are always good about coming to terms with their unsigned players, and got a head start Sunday when they inked nine to one-year deals. That leaves 14 remaining players to get signed by next month’s deadline.
The Indians agreed to one-year Major League contracts with the following players on the club’s 40-man roster: [...]

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Tribe adds to catching depth

February 21, 2009

This move came out of left field today – check out the Indians latest acquisition from this press release sent out Saturday:
CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Indians today signed amateur catcher Martin Červenka to a non-drafted free agent minor league contract. Červenka, 16, is a right-handed hitting catcher from Prague, Czech Republic and was [...]

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Indians trade for reliever, Marte DFA’d

February 19, 2009

I interrupt the Cavs trade deadline watch to announce that Andy Marte is no longer part of the Indians.
He was designated for assignment to make room for reliever Juan Salas who was acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Now back to endlessly surfing the net to see if anything happened at [...]

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Steroids. When does it end?

February 18, 2009

Will it ever stop, yo I don’t know
Turn off the lights and I’ll glow
To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal
Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle
– Vanilla Ice, Ice, Ice baby; Circa 1990
Yes, Ice. It stopped very quickly. Your career that is. I am not sure if [...]

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AROD answers questions, Pronk denies use

February 17, 2009

Muscle Milk! HGH!
Although A-Rod could currently share comparisons to the guys in the now classic Youtube video “My new hair cut,” (I would share a link if it wasn’t so vulgar) he did not discuss his new hair cut. How many women he will be with. Nor did he mention Jagerbombs.
Instead, Alex Rodriguez showed [...]

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Barfield, Garko begin experiments

February 17, 2009

Starting in left field…
No. 25…
Ryan Garko!?
Akron Beacon Journal reporter Marla Ridenour left this interesting little nugget hidden at the bottom of her story entitled, Wedge shows respect for history.
First baseman Ryan Garko and second baseman Josh Barfield got their first taste of playing the outfield today.
Wedge said Garko will be used only in left field, [...]

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Morning briefing

February 17, 2009

Marla Ridenour talks with the Indians catching duo.
She also talks a little history with manager Eric Wedge.

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Breaking down the bullpen

February 16, 2009

MLB.com’s Anthony Castrovince has a breakdown of how the bullpen is formulating so far for the Indians.
These six guys are already locks:
Kerry Wood
Joe Smith
Rafael Betancourt
Rafael Perez
Jensen Lewis
Masa Kobayashi
As for the final bullpen spot, Castrovince provides these names with some commentary by me.
Adam Miller – a top pitching prospect who always seems to find himself [...]

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Graffanino joins Tribe in Arizona

February 15, 2009

The Indians have signed infielder Tony Graffanino to a minor league contract with a invite to major league camp the club announced today in a press release.
And here is the press release for your viewing pleasure:
INDIANS INVITE INF TONY GRAFFANINO TO MAJOR LEAGUE CAMP
CLEVELAND, OH — The Cleveland Indians today signed INF TONY GRAFFANINO [...]

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Tribe notes from the new Prospectus book

February 12, 2009

oday I was pleased to find this year’s edition of the Baseball Prospectus placed up against my door. As always, the prospectus is chock-full of interesting tidbits, statistics and predictions for the upcoming season.
Now, if only my Baseball America Prospect Handbook would arrive, I could be content. Whats the hold up BA?
Prospectus is, [...]

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Alomar story brings up plenty of questions

February 12, 2009

he recent allegations that former Indians second baseman Roberto Alomar knowingly engaged in sexual intercourse despite having the AIDS virus is shocking. And, perhaps even more so, explosive.
For those of you who haven’t heard: Alomar’s ex-girlfriend filed a $15 million law suit alleging that Alomar repeatedly told her that he was disease-free as the two [...]

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Viola joining Tribe in spring training as instructor

February 11, 2009

ccording to the Indians, former Major League Pitcher and 1988 AL Cy Young winner Frank Viola will be in Major League camp as a Spring Training Instructor with the Tribe.
Viola, 48, compiled a Major League career record of 176-150 with a 3.73 ERA over 15 Major League seasons with the Minnesota Twins, New [...]

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