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Indians interview Acta

October 15, 2009

The Associated Press is reporting the Cleveland Indians conducted a phone interview with former Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta for its vacant managerial position.
Acta, who was fired by the Nationals in July, was 158-252 in his three seasons in Washington. It is the only Major League managerial experience he has. Here is a year-by-year breakdown [...]

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An indepth look at how the Martinez trade went down

October 10, 2009

The trade of Victor Martinez obviously didn’t happen over night. It took a lot of patience by the Boston Red Sox and it was nearly a package deal for Cliff Lee as well.
Rob Bradford of WEEI put together an indepth look of how the Red Sox acquired Martinez. It is definitely worth a read.
here is [...]

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Marson to make Indians debut tonight

September 7, 2009

The Cleveland Indians have recalled catcher Lou Marson from Triple A Columbus. He will be in tonight’s lineup.
Marson, wo was acquired in the Cliff Lee trade with the Philadelphia Phillies, will be in tonight’s lineup against Texas. Carlos Carrasco, who was acquired in the same trade, will be pitching tonight for the Indians.
This will not [...]

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Carrasco to make big-league debut

August 29, 2009

BALTIMORE: Carlos Carrasco will get the first chance to validate the trade of Cliff Lee to the Phillies.
The 22-year-old right-hander will make his major-league debut on Tuesday, when he starts against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. He will take the turn of David Huff, though Huff is not necessarily odd man out the rest [...]

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Bullpen better, but Perez, Lewis still shaky

August 12, 2009

CLEVELAND: It took more than half a season, but the Indians’ bullpen finally is becoming an asset.
Manager Eric Wedge credits the relievers’ recent success to the rotation, at least in part.
“We are in that position because of what the starting pitchers have done,” he said Wednesday.
Because the starters have been staying in games for six [...]

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Aeros win streak snapped at seven; Westbrook throws

August 4, 2009

CONNECTICUT DEFENDERS 4, AKRON AEROS 3
KEY STATS: Akron and Connecticut represent the the top two teams in the Eastern League as the Aeros entered Tuesday’s action leading the Southern Division with 68-41 mark and a seven-game lead over second-place Reading. The Northern Division-leading Defenders were 63-45 with a 10-game lead over second-place Trenton…The loss [...]

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Shapiro emotional over Martinez trade

July 31, 2009

When Indians general manager Mark Shapiro went to bed late Thursday night, he had no intention of trading Tribe All-Star catcher Victor Martinez before baseball’s trading deadline the next day.
But as Friday progressed, it became clear that trading Martinez was indeed the direction the Indians were headed. The deal was finally reached in the late [...]

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Roster moves R’ us

July 31, 2009

CLEVELAND: The Indians’ roster will undergo more changes in the wake of the trades of Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez.
Wyatt Toregas will report to Progressive Field today from Columbus and join Kelly Shoppach to form the Tribe’s tandem of catchers. He will take Martinez’s place on the roster.
Right-hander Justin Masterson also is scheduled to arrive [...]

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Martinez next on trading block, Olney says

July 29, 2009

The trade of Cliff Lee may not be the last of Cleveland’s deadline dealings this season. ESPN senior baseball writer Buster Olney fully expects Victor Martinez to be dealt as well.
Here is the story Via MLBTraderumors.com
The Indians have traded Mark DeRosa, Rafael Betancourt and, now, Cliff Lee. Who’s next? Executives tell ESPN.com’s Buster Olney that they fully expect Victor Martinez [...]

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Lee, Francisco traded to Phillies for four prospects

July 29, 2009

MAJOR UPDATE (2 p.m.): The Cleveland Indians have agreed to a trade that will send left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco to the Philadelphia Phillies according to Foxsports reporter Ken Rosenthal.
In return the Indians will receive Class A right-hander Jason Knapp, Class AAA right-hander Carlos Carrasco, shortstop Jason Donald and catcher Lou Marson.
Rosenthal cites [...]

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7-27-09 Morning Highlights

July 27, 2009

INDIANS 12, MARINERS 3 — Travis Hafner, Jhonny Peralta, Grady Sizemore and Ben Francisco all hit home runs, Peralta’s of the grand slam variety, and Cliff Lee pitched seven strong innings to finish the three-game sweep of the Mariners. The Indians are now on a four-game winning streak and have won five of their last six. [...]

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The latest on Lee and Martinez rumors

July 23, 2009

As of this morning, ESPN’s Jayson Stark is calling Cliff Lee “quasi-available.” The Indians don’t exactly want to trade him, but they still may if the return is strong enough.
Tampa Bay is the latest team to me mixed in with the Lee rumors, according to John Paul Morosi of Fox Sports.
It is rumored that [...]

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Scouts in Toronto to watch Lee

July 21, 2009

Toronto Sun columnist Bob Elliott tweeted tonight that scouts from at least four teams are in Toronto tonight to watch Indians starter Cliff Lee pitch. Here is what he had to say:
Dodgers, Brewers, Phillies and Red Sox scouts here to see Cliff Lee, some staying ’til Friday when its Halladay all the day
He also wrote, [...]

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Indians receptive to Lee trade talks, Heyman says

July 21, 2009

The Cleveland indians have been steadfast in their commitment to keep starting pitcher Cliff Lee in a tribe uniform this season, but things may have changed over the last few days, according to Sports Illustrated writer Jon Heyman.
The Indians appear to be more seriously considering the possibility of trading star pitcher Cliff Lee in recent [...]

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Will Lee end up with the Phillies?

July 21, 2009

Toronto Blue Jays right-handed pitcher Roy Halladay is the obvious headliner in the trade deadline derby this season, but could Indians pitcher Cliff Lee steal his thunder?
Fox Sports senior baseball writer Ken Rosenthal writes that it could be a viable possiblility in his latest column.
Rosenthal writes that Phillies neither confirm nor deny that they are [...]

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Wedge optimistic about Francisco

July 12, 2009

DETROIT: Many Indians fans think its time for Matt LaPorta to leave Columbus in the rear view mirror and start patroling left field in the big leagues.
That would leave Ben Francisco on the outside looking in, which is something manager Eric Wedge is not prepared for. At least not yet.
“I still think that Ben is [...]

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Tribe roster on hold?

July 11, 2009

DETROIT: With a roster that includes an inordinate number of pitchers, the Indians can use the All-Star break to rebalance their squad. But will they?
“We have no plan to do that right now,” manager Eric Wedge said Saturday. “”But Mark (Shapiro) and I haven’t had full discussions about that yet.”
Including Toma Ohka, who will make [...]

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Shapiro fights to maintain normalcy

July 6, 2009

Until this year, General Manager Mark Shapiro had never gone through a season in which the Indians’ performance fell so totally below expectations and the heat on his manager, Eric Wedge, was so intense.
These kinds of seasons take a toll on all of the decision makers associated with a club. But maybe it’s true that [...]

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6-15-09 Morning RoundUp

June 15, 2009

Cliff Lee washed his hands, grabbed his scalpel and went to work last night on the St. Louis Cardinals.
Outside of a shaky first inning, his three-hit shutout was done with surgical precision. He had a no-hitter heading into the eighth inning until I jinxed him talking about it Yadier Molina found the right field corner [...]

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6-9-09 Morning RoundUp

June 9, 2009

It is draft day for the Cleveland Indians. It sounds like a good day for the Tribe, but will it be?
Traditionally, The Indians haven’t been strong on draft day. CC Sabathia, a 1998 draftee, is the last first rounder to be a major contributor at the major league level. 
As Dennis Manoloff writes about the Indians [...]

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