Cleveland Indians

By Chuck Murr The Indians purchased the contracts of seven players from their minor-league affiliates today. Left-hander Kelvin De La Cruz from Mahoning Valley, infielder Carlos Rivero, outfielder Nick Weglarz and right-hander Jeanmar Gomez from Akron and infielders Jason Donald and Wes Hodges...

Some stuff on sports in the beautiful city of Cleveland— ·          I like C.C. Sabathia, but if he really wanted to thank the fans of Cleveland, he would stop commenting on James’ impending free agency.  He said winning in New York is special. 

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians have added pitchers Kelvin De La Cruz of Class-A Mahoning Valley and Jeanmar Gomez of Double-A Akron and five other minor leaguers to their 40-man roster.

By Chuck Murr Sandy Alomar Jr., one of the most popular players in Indians history, is new manager Manny Acta's first-base coach. Alomar, the 1990 AL Rookie of the Year, MVP of the 1997 All-Star Game, and a member of the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame, spent 11 seasons with the team as a player. He was a six-ti...

CLEVELAND -- Sandy Alomar Jr. is back with the Cleveland Indians.

By Chuck Murr New Indians manager Manny Acta has added Tim Tolman, Scott Radinsky and Steve Smith to his coaching staff, joining pitching coach Tim Belcher. Tolman will serve as bench coach, Radinsky as bullpen coach and Smith as infield and third-base coach. Acta was named manager last month, succeed...

CLEVELAND -- New Indians manager Manny Acta has hired Tim Tolman as bench coach, Steve Smith as third-base coach and Scott Radinsky as bullpen coach.  

By Chuck Murr Andy Marte and Jordan Brown of the Columbus Clippers have been named to the 2009 Topps Triple-A All-Star team. The baseball card company recognized the productive hitting by both players. Marte has yet to fulfill high hopes in multiple opportunities with the Indians. Brown, despite winni...

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...

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 »

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In picking a coaching staff, Indians manager Manny Acta would like to name a pitching coach and infield coach first. ... and more »

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.

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...

It’s never a pleasant thing to see someone lose their job, but it’s part of the deal in professional sports.  The Cleveland Indians have had disappointing seasons the past two years, so manager Eric Wedge was fired effective at the end of this season. 

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.

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians have released their 2010  schedule.

Remember that since the end of the Indians dominance of the Central Division in 2001, only Kansas City has not made a playoff appearance.  The Indians and Tigers have made one each; the White Sox have been there twice, while the Twins have been in the playoffs four times.

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...

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

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...

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 Brandon Heikoop The Mets received JJ Putz, Sean Green, and Jeremy Reed. All three players came from the Mariners, which leads me to believe this trade could have occurred without the Indians. However, the Mets weren't too interested in trading any of their young, good players, so matching up with the India...

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 Pirate Blues But don't throw the Indians out the door on Bay just yet by any means. To that end, I'm backing out of the rumor mill the next few days unless it is from an A++ source. I'll let some of the Pittsburgh beat reporters handle the local fodder game.

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...

Boston Globe • Cleveland Indians to face the Boston Red Sox's Tim Wakefield in ... Veteran Wakefield is game for this start Boston Globe Setting Them Up For Disappointment New York Times Major League Baseball blog Texas Baseball Review

By Sussman But Rivera strikes out Peralta, and that's what you call leaving 'em loaded. I'm shocked -- SHOCKED -- that the Indians left runners on base. 1 1 As Kenny Lofton calls for the clubhouse eyewash boy, Craig Sager unravels the mystery of the bug invasion. It's warm, and Cleveland is near a big lake....

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 RoyalsRetro Paul Byrd is a native of Louisville, Kentucky and attended St. Xavier in Louisville before going on to pitch at Louisiana State University. There, he was part of the 1991 College World Series champions. That June, he was selected in the fourth round of the draft by the Cleveland Indians. After...

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...

The RBI allows individuals to invest up to $100,000 abroad. A series on how to go about it.

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.