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Seven Added To Big-League Roster

20 Nov 2009 08:10:00 PST

Written 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...

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Indians add 7 to 40-man roster

19 Nov 2009 16:33:36 PST

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.

Original story at WKYC-TV .

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Acta Adds Alomar To Coaching Staff

17 Nov 2009 13:44:00 PST

Written 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...

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Sandy Alomar Jr. hired by Indians

17 Nov 2009 10:51:13 PST

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

Original story at WKYC-TV .

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Acta Adds Three To Coaching Staff

16 Nov 2009 08:51:00 PST

Written 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...

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Indians hire Tim Tolman as bench coach

16 Nov 2009 06:04:44 PST

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.

Original story at WKYC-TV .

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Cleveland Indians news and blogs - November 21, 2009

21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Cleveland Indians news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Cleveland Sports Stuff -- from Cleveland Sports Perspective
• Two Clippers Among Topps' Tops -- by Chuck Murr from Scout.com > IndiansInk.net
• Take comfort in knowing Browns could be bigger losers -- from Akron Beacon Journal
• Kirk Gibson has the tools to be a manager -- from Detroit Free Press
• Celebrate Cleveland: Australian visitor was impressed -- from Plain Dealer
• Are gill nets decimating Klamath and Trinity salmon runs? -- from Record-Searchlight
• mclane can learn from Steinbrenner -- from Examiner.com
• Backed by casino cash, would Dan Gilbert be motivated to broaden his Cleveland ... -- from Plain Dealer
• Indians looking for results from revamped Latin American staff: MLB Insider -- from Plain Dealer
• Astros' offense at 3d base and shortstop in the 2000's - The Crawfish Boxes -- from blog

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The Hot Stove Season Starts

08 Nov 2009 23:07:56 PST

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...

Original story at Cleveland Sports Perspective .

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Recapping the 2009 season, month by month

06 Nov 2009 17:57:29 PST

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 »

Original story at Newsday .

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Baseball's Biggest Problem

14 Oct 2009 14:25:51 PDT

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...

Original story at Cleveland Sports Perspective .

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Who's For Sure on '10 Tribe

09 Oct 2009 12:26:46 PDT

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...

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Cleveland Indians fire manager Eric Wedge; LIVE news conference at 1:30 p.m.

29 Sep 2009 17:37:50 PDT

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

Original story at WKYC-TV .

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Opinion: Mercifully, It's Almost Over for Tribe

25 Sep 2009 15:07:20 PDT

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.

Original story at Cleveland Sports Perspective .

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Verlander strikes out 11, Tigers sweep Tribe

24 Sep 2009 15:47:00 PDT

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.

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Opinion: If You Can't Sign 'Em, Trade 'Em

30 Jun 2009 14:08:49 PDT

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...

Original story at Cleveland Sports Perspective .

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There is Talent on Tribe Roster

24 Jun 2009 13:56:05 PDT

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...

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Opinion: The Indians Needs to Have a Good Draft

04 Jun 2009 14:00:31 PDT

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...

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Podcast: RIP Herb Score

11 Nov 2008 13:28:02 PST

Written 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.

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Opinion: Jamey Carroll, Spring Training and Travis Hafner

17 Oct 2008 12:09:45 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: The Sunday Drive with a thanks to CC, .500 is a good thing, Hello Columbus and a goodbye to a friend

04 Oct 2008 21:45:10 PDT

Written 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...

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Fanfiction: ....And I Feel Fine.

16 Jun 2008 23:09:00 PDT

Written 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...

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Podcast: 2008 MLB Season Preview: Cleveland Indians

14 Mar 2008 13:55:06 PDT

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...

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Twins Re/Preview

07 Aug 2007 11:47:36 PDT

Written 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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How Indians can invest overseas

30 Jul 2007 11:09:57 PDT

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

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Podcast: Ramirez triggers onslaught

27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT

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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Podcast: Indians want to honor AL's first Black player

16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PDT

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.

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