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A look around the Indians minor leagues

May 6, 2009

With the parent-club Indians calling up players, demoting others and even turning starting pitchers into relievers in an effort to help right the ship, let’s find some positives by checking in on the Tribe’s minor league teams.
Triple-A Columbus
the Clippers are 11-15 and remain in last place in the International League West Division, 2 1/2 games [...]

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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 it [...]

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Sipp saves game for buddy Laffey

April 26, 2009

Tony Sipp was hero for a day on Sunday.
He trotted in from the Indians’ bullpen with bases loaded and one out in the seventh inning, the Tribe holding a two-run lead.
Waiting for Sipp at the plate was Justin Morneau, the Minnesota Twins’ most lethal hitter. Sipp struck him out on a 94 mph fastball. That [...]

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And it only cost $1.5 billion

April 16, 2009

There is a time warp effect for fans sitting in the new Yankee Stadlium.
The shape and sight lines of the grandstand, the dimensions of the field, the location of the bullpens, the scoreboard filled with ads and the iconic slatted frieze that rings the facing of the upper deck are nearly identical to old Yankee [...]

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Manny (probably) can’t go home again

April 13, 2009

It didn’t take long for Manny Ramirez to realize he never had it so good playing for the Indians.
After signing an eight-year, $160 million contract with the Red Sox after the 2000 season, he communicated his desire to return to the Tribe to clubhouse personnel and some of his former Tribe teammates, particularly utility infielder [...]

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