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Mattingly in running for Tribe manager spot

October 20, 2009

Go ahead and add “Donnie Baseball”  to the list of managerial candidates for the Cleveland Indians.
Yankee legend, and current Dodgers batting coach Don Mattingly has confirmed that he spoke with the Cleveland Indians and will do so again after the Dodgers’ season comes to an end, according to Ed Price at AOL Fanhouse.
The Washington Nationals have also [...]

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Acta gets second interview

October 19, 2009

This came across the wire today:
CLEVELAND (AP)   Former Washington manager Manny Acta is getting a second interview with the Cleveland Indians.
Acta, fired by the Nationals in July, will meet with Indians owner Paul Dolan, general manager Mark Shapiro and other front-office personnel on Tuesday at Progressive Field. The Indians said Acta will be available [...]

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Martinez: I wanted to stay

October 2, 2009

BOSTON: Victor Martinez didn’t get his wish, but maybe a he got something better: a trip to the playoffs and a chance to win the World Series.
If the Indians hadn’t traded him to the Red Sox July 31, his season would be ending on Sunday rather than continuing with the Division Series against the Angels [...]

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Paul Dolan makes his case

August 6, 2009

It will be no easy task for the Indians to win back the fans whose disenchantment crested with the trades last week of Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez.
General Manager Mark Shapiro took his turn in facing media questions about the deals and Thursday, club president Paul Dolan, son of owner Larry Dolan, made the case [...]

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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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Betancourt dealt for BG native

July 23, 2009

TORONTO: The Indians plunged into the annual mid-summer deal derby Thursday by trading Rafael Betancourt to the Rockies for a Class A starter from Bowling Green.
The target of General Manager Mark Shapiro was 24-year-old Connor Graham, currently 7-4 with a 3.14 earned-run average in the California League, where hitters usually outshine pitchers.
In the case of [...]

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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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Now is no time to quit

July 10, 2009

DETROIT: Why not call it a season after the All-Star Game?
Forfeit the rest of the games and tell the guys, “Don’t fall in any holes over the winter; eat your granola, and see you in Goodyear next spring.”
Sounds like a plan for the Indians.
Of course, there’s a catch, maybe two: The commissioner wouldn’t allow it, [...]

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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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6-9-09 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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5-22-09 Morning RoundUp

May 22, 2009

Winning consecutive games? Haven’t seen that to often this season.
Beating up on someone else’s bullpen while the Tribes’ pen flourished? We’ve seen that even less. 
Sheldon Ocker game story. 
MLB.com game story.
Paul Hoynes game story. 
Kansas City Star game story.
HAFNER UPDATE
Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner seems to be doing well on his rehab assignment at Columbus. Pronk has [...]

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Laffey assigned to save bullpen

May 6, 2009

With few moves to make and lots of holes to fill in the Indians’ bullpen, General Manager Mark Shapiro and manager Eric Wedge are using the creative approach.
Why not ask a starter to become a reliever, at least temporarily, or maybe not. At this point, nobody can say when the bullpen crisis will end, or [...]

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Balky shoulder puts Hafner on DL

April 29, 2009

Travis Hafner’s surgically repaired right shoulder has again become an issue for the Indians.
Wednesday afternoon, Hafner was placed on the 15-day disabled list and will visit Birmingham, Ala., orthopedist James Andrews, probably on Monday. 
“Hafner is having some soreness and a little fatigue in the shoulder,” manager Eric Wedge said. “”We knew this could come up. [...]

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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 that [...]

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Good news surprises Sipp

April 22, 2009

Tony Sipp figured he was in big trouble Tuesday night. 
Columbus manager Torey Lovullo phoned Sipp at his digs long after the game was over, asking him to drive back to the ballpark.
“I thought I did something wrong,” said Sipp, who was summoned from Triple-A for the first time in his career to help settle the [...]

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Wedge busier in wake of epic rout

April 19, 2009

How did Eric Wedge’s life change after the Indians beat the Yankees 22-4 Saturday?
“I got a lot more e-mails and texts from my friends and family,” the manager said Sunday. “”This morning was as lot crazier. I don’t know how many interviews people wanted me to do; I had to turn a few of them [...]

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April 1, 2009 Morning Roundup

April 1, 2009

Maybe the Indians should have kept a secret from Scott Lewis?
Maybe they should have never told him he will start the season in the big league rotation?
He hasn’t taken the news so well.
In his last two outings since being named a starter, Lewis has been roughed up, including yesterday’s 10 runs on 13 hits [...]

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Barfield has inside track for utility role?

February 9, 2009

MLB.com beat writer Anthony Castrovince answered his mail bag today with a few interesting tidbits for the upcoming season:
Josh Barfield now has the inside track on the utility role, according to Castrovince.
As of this writing, Barfield appears to have the inside track on a bench job, but he’ll have to show the Indians [...]

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Shapiro shares thoughts before heading to Arizona

February 6, 2009

Before leaving for his team’s new spring training site in Goodyear, Ariz., Indians general manager Mark Shapiro met with the local media Friday at Progressive Field to share his thoughts on a variety of topics. Here are some of the highlights:
Q) How has the nation’s struggling economy affected the team?
A) Shapiro – The challenges are [...]

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