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Wood sidelined at least six weeks

March 20, 2010

GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Indians head trainer Lonnie Soloff told the media this morning that closer Kerry Wood will miss six to eight weeks with a strained muscle in his back. Wood, who last pitched on March 10, has had problems with the latissimus dorsi muscle before. But in past years, the soreness in the large muscle [...]

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SI report calls Tribe GM Shapiro “overrated”

March 4, 2010

One of the benefits (if you choose to see it that way) of the Internet is that seemingly anyone can have an opinion on everyone – even people they don’t know. However, whenever Sports Illustrated’s name is attached to something, being a former intern, I tend to sit up and listen. Today, SI.com’s Tim Marchman [...]

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Aaron Boone visits Tribe camp

March 3, 2010

GOODYEAR, Ariz.: It’s not unusual to have former players visit training camp. Today, Aaron Boone showed up all the way from north Scottsdale, on the other side of town. Boone was with the Indians in 2005 and 2006 and was one of General Manager Mark Shapiro’s favorite players, as much for his personality and character [...]

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Fans almost shut out of Tribe intrasquad game

March 2, 2010

GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Sometimes you have to feel for the fans. It doesn’t seem unreasonable that Indians partisans should be permitted to watch their team play an intrasquad game at Goodyear Ballpark. But at 9:30 this morning, the City of Goodyear informed the Tribe that fans would not be allowed in the stadium, because cleanup crews [...]

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Morning edition: Who’s hitting second?

February 28, 2010

Manny Acta is putting his mark on the Indians right away this spring, announcing that Grady Sizemore will be batting second in his lineup. Some have been calling for Grady to move down in the lineup, and Eric Wedge did tinkering with him lower in the lineup on occasion. Here is the story. Acta also [...]

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Workouts start with curious innovation

February 26, 2010

GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The Indians’ first full squad workout this morning featured the usual fielding drills plus batting practice off live pitching, with one difference — nobody swung. That’s right. Pitchers threw and batters watched. It’s called tracking, and apparently no team does it except the Tribe. But I will address this in more detail in [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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