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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 [...]

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Westbrook shut down six more weeks

August 11, 2009

CLEVELAND: Any hope the Indians had that Jake Westbrook would beat the healing curve disappeared Monday, when they received the report from Los Angeles orthopedist Lewis Yocum. Monday, Westbrook visited the doctor who performed his right elbow reconstruction in June of 2008, because he was experiencing soreness in the elbow after his last rehabilitation start. [...]

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Sowers headed for bullpen?

July 8, 2009

CHICAGO: Jeremy Sowers has presented the Indians with their latest dilemma. Sowers has consistently breezed through four innings before running into certain trouble in the fifth or sixth inning. Manager Eric Wedge has watched this happen often enough to believe that Sowers is not merely going through a temporary slump. “We can’t have starters who [...]

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Wedge too busy to worry about job

May 11, 2009

CLEVELAND: Once the subject of a manager’s job security is broached publicly, the story tends to take on a life of its own. After the Indians’ loss to the Tigers Sunday, two players were asked whether manager Eric Wedge should be taking heat for the team’s ugly start. Both players, Victor Martinez and Mark DeRosa, [...]

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DeRosa still seeking comfort level

May 10, 2009

CLEVELAND: You can tell that Mark DeRosa is new to the Indians. The Tribe third baseman didn’t see much of the darker side of baseball in his years with the Braves and Cubs. “I haven’t gone through a record like this,” he said after the Tribe’s 5-3 loss to the Tigers Sunday at Progressive Field. [...]

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DeRosa back on track

May 3, 2009

The siege appears to be over for Mark DeRosa, whose batting average fell to .195 in the middle of last week before his bat began to spit out a few hits. The slump cost DeRosa the No. 2 spot in the batting order, which now belongs to Asdrubal Cabrera, who does not intend to surrender [...]

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Searching for No. 2

April 28, 2009

This is not the first time manager Eric Wedge has searched for an effective hitter to bat second in the Indians’ lineup. In fact, it has been an issue for the past few seasons. So it’s no surprise that the problem has arisen again, though when Mark DeRosa was aquired over the winter, Wedge thought [...]

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Lewis injury goes back to training camp

April 12, 2009

 Scott Lewis‘ forearm injury is not considered serious, but it will keep him on the disabled list for two to four weeks in the estimation of Indians head trainer Lonnie Soloff.  After examining an MRI scan of Lewis’ left arm, Soloff said Sunday, “It was very encouraging news. He has a mild left forearm strain. [...]

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