Cleveland Indians

Baseball's annual General Manager's Meeting start this week, and so will the hot stove league.  The groundwork for trades can be laid down at the meeting, and some may even be consumated.  Mark Shapiro and Chris Antonetti are representing the Indians, who have watched their AL Central bre...

The 1899 Cleveland Spiders, the forerunner of today's Indians, lost 24 consecutive games. They finished the season with a mark of 20-134 — a mere 84 games ... and more »

Her two highlights were attending the Eldred Theater to watch her granddaughter in a play and going to a Cleveland Indians home game. Cleveland has a lot to ... and more »

By Chuck Murr Catcher Carlos Santana, generally regarded as the top prospect in the Indians' minor-league system, was named the Player of the Year in the Class AA Eastern League by Topps. The baseball card company annually selects a most valuable player in each of the minor leagues. Santana won after ba...

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April 18: A 22-4 loss to the Indians includes a 14-run second inning for Cleveland, the most the Yankees have ever surrendered in one inning. ... Yankees win their 27th World Series: Is it time for MLB to talk salary cap ...Examiner.com all 2 news articles »

By Chuck Murr Tim Belcher is the Indians' new pitching coach. The 48-year-old was a special assistant to general manager Mark Shapiro the past eight season and becomes the first coach hired by new manager Manny Acta. A native Ohioan, Belcher pitched 14 years in the majors for seven teams. He pitched 2,442...

By Chuck Murr General manager Mark Shapiro often emphasizes how important "flexibility" and "versatility" are to the Indians. The reasoning is sound -- to a point. The organization can't afford high-priced stars playing only one position, so Shapiro tries to make sure the club is covered at multiple...

CLEVELAND -- Former Indians pitcher Tim Belcher is the team's new pitching coach, the first member of manager Manny Acta's staff.

The Tribe is 2-7 overall and 1-3 in the division. Waynesboro had previously defeated Red Land (23-9) and Shippensburg (17-14). Susquehanna Township is one ... and more »

By nancy The Pirates have traded former Indy Indian Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays, in order to acquire 2B Akinori Iwamura. Chavez came to the Pirates from the Texas Rangers in July 2006, in the trade that sent P Kip Wells to Texas. The California native joined the AAA Indy Indians to [...]

By nancy D’Arnaud is hitting .200 in 9 games, with 3 doubles, a triple, and 2 RBI. OTHER NOTES: Former Indy Indians’ hitting coach Hensley (Bam Bam) Meulens has been named the hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants. Meulens coached the Giants’ AAA team in 2009.

Louie Isaac, fired by the Indians as their bullpen coach after the 2008 season, wants to work again. "I still have a lot of baseball in me," said Isaac. ... and more »

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Torey Lovullo wants a chance to manage the Indians after spending the last eight seasons working in the club's farm system.

Before you dismiss Acta, remember that Casey Stengel didn’t have a sterling record as a manager before taking over the Yankees, and Terry Francona was run out of Philadelphia before leading the Red Sox to two world championships. 

CLEVELAND -- Manny Acta had his second interview with the Cleveland Indians, who also plan to sit down with ex-New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine about their managerial opening.

In the next couple of years, great players such as Minnesota’s Joe Mauer, Seattle’s Felix Hernandez, and Tampa’s Carl Crawford are going to hit free agency.  All of those teams have the same dilemma that the Indians had with C.C. Sabathia, Victor Martinez, and Cliff Lee.  Is it better to trade...

There are three obvious fixtures in the ’10 Tribe lineup:  Asdrubal Cabrera, Shin-Soo Choo, and Grady Sizemore.  At 23 years old, Cabrera has become arguably the second best shortstop in the American League behind Derek Jeter, hitting .308 with 42 doubles.  As he gets older and stronger, i...

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians have fired manager Eric Wedge. He is at the end of his seventh season managing the team.

The Indians’ pitching staff is second in the league in allowing walks and are second last in the AL in striking out hitters.  That’s a bad combination.  In essence, it says the pitchers don’t miss bats very often, and they compound that problem by falling behind in the count.

CLEVELAND  -- Justin Verlander pitched the Detroit Tigers closer to a division title and pushed the Cleveland Indians within one loss of matching a franchise record for futility with a 6-5 win on Thursday night.

The rosters have expanded and the baseball season has entered its final month, at least it is for the Cleveland Indians, who exited the pennant race in June.  With the ninth month just a few days old, we have already seen one more piece of the C.C. Sabathia trade in Michael Brantley, and the firs...

A few years ago, the Tribe knew three key components were about to be free agents after the 2008 season:  C.C. Sabathia, Jake Westbrook, and Travis Hafner.  As of the end of the 2006 season, these three players represented the team’s best power hitter, the ace of the pitching staff, and a solid...

The lowest ranked players who have seen significant playing time for Cleveland are OF Ben Francisco (-0.5), Kelly Shoppach (-0.9), and Grady Sizemore (0.3).  Sizemore has his elbow injury as a reason for his struggles, and if that has been a problem since spring training, it could explain hi...

Ryan Braun grounded to third baseman Jhonny Peralta, who appeared to have a shot at Counsell but did not hesitate in throwing to first. Peralta was benched Tuesday for substandard performance. Wedge criticized Peralta during his pregame meeting with ...

Cleveland Indians afternoon news roundup by Starting Blocks, The Plain Dealer Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer Whether they make a major trade or not, the Cleveland Indians are certain to be asked about the availability of accomplished players such as Victor Martinez. ...

If it weren’t for trades for other teams’ prospects and the Latin American scouting department, the Cleveland Indians would be in a lot bigger trouble than they are right now.  The days of drafting and signing guys like Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome, Brian Giles, and Sabathia seems like a long t...

In completing a four-game sweep of the Rays with a 2-1 victory Thursday in a game that started at 12:05 pm and didn't end until 5:03 pm because of a rain delay and a instant replay review of a home run, the Indians' bullpen allowed one run in five ... VENUE: Progressive Field CBSSports.com

 MO by royalsreview on May 20, 2009 7:00 PM EDT 7 comments Prior to the last Gil Meche start, I pointed out that he'd actually pitched better than his ERA or WL record indicated, and he went out and had one of his worst starts of the season. ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Papa Cass) Spring training saw a number of good individual performances from the hitters. Jhonny Peralta, Ben Francisco and Victor Martinez all tied for the team lead with 13 RBI. Peralta batted. 391 for the spring, Grady Sizemore hit .373 and Mark DeRosa hit .364 upon returning to the Tribe after the Wor...

CLEVELAND INDIANS — If the rotation holds up, the Indians have a legitimate chance to win the Central Division title. One thing in their favor: If a starter falters, waiting in Triple-A are three starters — Jeremy Sowers, Aaron Laffey and David Huff ...

ABOUT THE TRIBE . . . The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - While the Indians ponder how to divide the catching duties between Victor Martinez and Kelly Shoppach, they are considering this: Shoppach will catch Cliff ...

By Joe Zedalis Travis Hafner must rebound from a horrible season (.197, 5 homers, 24 RBIs in 57 games) and there are rotation issues. Cliff Lee had a great year, but is it reasonable to assume he'll have another? Look for GM Mark Shapiro to pluck a low-cost veteran starter (Carl Pavano?) off the free agent he...

By Mike I was saddened to find out that Herb Score died today. I used to listen to every single Cleveland Indians baseball game on the radio growing up. If the game was on TV, I would sometimes turn off the sound and put the radio on because I liked the way Herb Score announced it.

By James Pete The Cleveland Indians have released their first spring training schedule in Arizona. According to Anthony Castrovince at www.Indians.com, the Indians will be playing 17 games at the new spring training facilities in Goodyear, Arizona. The Indians’ Cactus League schedule opens up with t...

3).  Assuming Travis Hafner is okay.  In fact, the front office should take the assumption that Pronk will not be available to play.  They have to put a contingency plan in place at the DH spot.  If Hafner’s shoulder recovers and he can return to somewhere between his 2006 and 2007 seasons, then...

By James Pete Behind him is Victor Martinez, who I have to think that the Indians are starting to want to play first base to help with the injury bug. A lot will depend on what the Indians do with Kelly Shoppach down the road, since he appears to be our best trade chip. Wedge even went on to acknowledge that:

By James Pete The Cleveland Indians have moved their AAA team from Buffalo, NY to Columbus, OH. It’s an interesting piece to the move is that the Indians are moving from one of the most successful AAA cities in Buffalo. The front office in Buffalo is arguably the best in the business, and the attendance in B...

By James Pete Second part of a three-part all-star break review by the writers at Tribe Report. Part one focused on the Indians’ hitting, written by Ron Vallo. Today’s focus is the pitching. Tomorrow, the newest writer to Tribe Report, Brian La Shier will write about the Tribe’s front office, and field ma...

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Sabathia, 6-5 with a 2.16 ERA in his past 14 starts, is scheduled to pitch twice more before the All-Star break. His next start is Tuesday, but several baseball people expect he will be traded before then. Class AA right-hander James McDonald, Class AAA shortstop Chin-Lung Hu and third basem...

By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith for sslyricwheel. Title: ....And I Feel Fine. Fandom: MLB: Cleveland Indians. Characters: Grady Sizemore. Lyrics: The Sleeping Sickness, by City and Colour. Word Count: Rating: PG. Summary: Grady knows what's coming. Author's Notes: I used to be a hockey writer, then it w...

Pete joins The Pitch for its Indians edition of the program’s 2008 MLB Season Preview, covering Cleveland’s strategy for retaining C.C. Sabathia’s services during his walk year, Travis Hafner’s return to MVP candidacy, who “the real” Fausto Carmona is, the Tribe’s nasty bullpen and the...

By Jim McLennan You can tell the Diamondbacks' season is over: for the first time in a long while, there was absolutely no mention of them to be found in the Republic sports section this morning. Not even all that much baseball, just a little bit about Eric Wedge of the Indians, whose team are one game from the...

By Leitch The Indians opening day rotation included Fausto Carmona, only because Cliff Lee was injured. When Cliff Lee returned, Carmona was sent back down to Buffalo after winning two games in a row, and nearly pitching a complete game shutout in his last start. Carmona came BACK from Buffalo for la...

By royalsreview Rafael Betancourt is the Cleveland Indians' best relief pitcher. Rafael Betancourt is a steroid user, piercing the maidenhead of our national innocence. During the American League Playoffs, fans should turn their backs to the field when Betancourt takes the mound.

By Matthew Whipps TWINS REVIEW Cleveland Indians vs. Minnesota Twins (4 game series / split 2-2) The Minnesota Twins just got off a very emotional series against the Cleveland Indians in which nobodys mind was on baseball. Their series against Kansas City was shortened last week when the tragedy of the 35W b...

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Manny Ramirez hit the thirdlongest home run at Jacobs Field, a treeclearing solo shot, and added a tworun homer as the Boston Red Sox outslugged the Cleveland Indians.

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Less than three months after Robinson broke baseballs color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Larry Doby made his debut for the Indians, becoming the ALs first Black player.