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Does Marte have a future with Tribe?

September 28, 2009

CLEVELAND: One of the many decisions the Indians must make in the off season concerns Andy Marte.

Do they keep him on the 40-man roster and give him a chance to make the team in spring training or leave him unprotected and allow him to seek employment elsewhere?

Marte was [...]

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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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Cabrera out two-four weeks

June 3, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS: The Indians’ body count continued to rise Wednesday with the news that Asdrubal Cabrera was placed on the 15-day disabled list. 
Rather than being struck down with a dislocated shoulder, as Cabrera thought, the diagnosis, made in Cleveland, is a sprain.
“An MRI and an exam by Dr. (Mark) Schickendantz confirmed that it’s an AC joint [...]

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Trading away the Tribe

May 18, 2009

Plenty of rumors have already swirled this season as the Indians carry the worst record in the American League and the second worst in all of baseball.
If the Indians continue their downward slide who might be traded away for top of the line (pitching) prospects?
We have already heard the Cliff Lee rumors plenty of times [...]

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5-12-09 Morning RoundUp

May 12, 2009

The four-game losing streak has ended as the Indians beat the White Sox 9-4 last night at The Prog.
MLB.com game story.
Plain Dealer game story.
Chicago Sun-Times game story.
Eric Wedge had a lot of good tidbits about the Indians moving forward.
– Grady Sizemore could be moving down in the order. The lead off hitter is struggling [...]

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5-5-09 Morning RoundUp

May 5, 2009

Yesterday I pulled up the Indians statistics for runners in scoring position with two outs and it wasn’t pretty. The Indians have the worst batting average during those situations in the entire league at .160. They had only driven in 26 runs.
Why do I still bring this up after a 9-7, 12-inning see-saw win [...]

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Offense still wheezing

April 30, 2009

Despite scoring nine runs Tuesday and five on Wednesday, the Indians’ attack continues to struggle.
Want proof? In the final two games of the series against the Red Sox, the Tribe was 1-for-22 with runners in scoring position. Cleveland scored only three runs that were not the product of home runs or defensive blunders by Boston. [...]

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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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4-27-09 Morning RoundUp

April 27, 2009

Leave it to Aaron Laffey to stop the Tribe’s bleeding again.
The left-hander allowed two runs and five hits through 6 1/3 innings to improve his record to 2-0. Through six innings though it was a three-hit shutout. 
In the seventh inning Laffey loaded the bases and was replaced by Jensen Lewis, who gave up a two-run [...]

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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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Chulk making impression?

April 25, 2009

Vinnie Chulk pitched two strong innings Friday night, throwing 94 mile-per-hour fastballs. 
So far Chulk has been almost an afterthought in the bullpen — he pitched once in six days — and was called up from Columbus as the eighth reliever when the bullpen was struggling mightily. 
Manager Eric Wedge had planned to return to seven after [...]

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Wedge will play it by ear

March 29, 2009

Manager Eric Wedge tried Sunday to explain how he would handle the Indians’ logjam at first base and catcher among Victor Martinez, Kelly Shoppach and Ryan Garko.
In essence, Wedge will figure it out as he goes along.
There is no reasonable way to predetermine a rigid plan for using the three players. Martinez probably will [...]

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Pavano encouraged by latest outing

March 10, 2009

Carl Pavano made his third and longest start of the spring and pronounced himself on track in the Indians’ 8-4 loss to the Angels.
“I felt strong after the third inning,” he said. “”I’m continuing to pound the zone and trying to get ahead in the count. I think I threw like 50 pitches. That’s not [...]

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Barfield, Garko begin experiments

February 17, 2009

Starting in left field…
No. 25…
Ryan Garko!?
Akron Beacon Journal reporter Marla Ridenour left this interesting little nugget hidden at the bottom of her story entitled, Wedge shows respect for history.
First baseman Ryan Garko and second baseman Josh Barfield got their first taste of playing the outfield today.
Wedge said Garko will be used only in left field, [...]

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