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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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Morning edition: Lonnie on fast track

March 4, 2010

Lonnie Chisenhall will likely start the season right here in Akron but he is pushing Wes Hodges at third base and both of their development will impact Jhonny Peralta’s time with the Indians. Here is the story. The notebook is about Fausto Carmona.

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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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Reexamining the Indians 2007 prospects

February 26, 2010

Four years ago Baseball America annointed the Indians farm system the 10th best in baseball. “The Indians formula remains consistent,” they wrote in the 2007 Baseball America Prospect Handbook. “They have outstanding depth, keeping them around the top 10, even while remaking the big league club. The organization’s strengths include left-handed pitching and power relievers.” [...]

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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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Sizemore injury hangs on

August 3, 2009

Grady Sizemore’s batting average continues to hover below .230, but he says his elbow feels relatively strong. “My elbow feels good,” the Sizemore said. “It’s just one of those things you have to deal with. You have to be careful that it doesn’t cause bad habits that you have to overcome.” Sizemore tries to walk [...]

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Where does Peralta stand? At third base

July 19, 2009

CLEVELAND: On this date last year, Indians shortstop Jhonny Peralta was batting .263 with 16 home runs and 50 RBI. Today, Indians third baseman Jhonny Peralta is batting .256 with six homers and 39 RBI. This is one and the same person, of course, which makes it more difficult to explain the disparity in the [...]

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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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Wedge challenges relievers

July 9, 2009

CHICAGO: Eric Wedge doesn’t get it. The manager of the Indians fails to understand why so few among the 19 pitchers who have tried to find employment in the bullpen have fallen short. Rafael Betancourt is not one of those. He returned Thursday after spending more than five weeks on the disabled list with a [...]

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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 [...]

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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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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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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 [...]

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Wanted: clutch hitters

April 14, 2009

Raise the topic of excessive striking out, and Eric Wedge‘s blood pressure doesn’t budge. But mention that the Indians have 21 strikeouts with runners in scoring positon, and the manager begins to bristle. “We’ve been striking out entirely too much with runners in scoring position,” he said Tuesday. “I don’t get too caught up in [...]

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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 [...]

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LaPorta, Brantley get training camp invites

January 15, 2009

Some of the Indians best prospects, including Matt LaPorta and Michael Brantley, will be in Arizona with the major-league club this preseason. Here is the press release: The Cleveland Indians today invited eight (8) players to Major League camp from their player development system, bringing the total number of non-roster spring invitees to 16 for [...]

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Reyes and other notes

January 9, 2009

Anthony Reyes made an immediate impact after being acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals in the second half of last season for the Indians. Now, he has earned a spot in the rotation. ¶ ‘‘Certainly if he is healthy, Reyes is going to be in our rotation,’’ Gbc Mark Gec GM Mark Shapiro said.¶ Reyes [...]

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