2009 MLB American League Central Notebook
mlbcenter.com 7/10/2009 — Last Sunday, Indians’ GM Mark Shapiro indicated that manager Eric Wedge would manage the team for the balance of the season. Cleveland was expected to contend this year, but instead has the worst record in the American League.

2009 MLB American League Central Notebook
mlbcenter.com 6/12/2009 — The Chicago White Sox are getting to the point of the season where general manager Ken Williams has to be a realist. Either Williams thinks his team can contend for the American League Central title or it won’t. At 28-33, the Sox are 5½ games behind first-place Detroit. That certainly isn’t an ...

2009 MLB American League Central Notebook
mlbcenter.com 6/5/2009 — Cleveland’s inability to get out of the cellar of the American League Central division is spurred by its unfortunate ability to issue walks.

2009 MLB American League Central Notebook
mlbcenter.com 7/17/2009 — Detroit right-hander Justin Verlander leads the American League in strikeouts with 149 in just 122 1/3 innings (just a little more than 6 1/3 innings per start). That covers 19 starts. He’s averaging 10.96 strikeouts per nine innings.

2009 MLB American League Central Notebook
mlbcenter.com 7/31/2009 — Cleveland is trying to cut payroll. The Indians did a good job by dumping AL Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee and shipping him off to Philadelphia. By doing so, they lost the remaining amount on his $8 million salary.

2009 MLB American League Central Notebook
mlbcenter.com 5/29/2009 — Detroit’s journey to the top of the American League Central standings is because it has concentrated its efforts by going West. The Tigers are pretty ordinary against their own division at 11-9 and the AL East at 2-5. But they have fattened up on the West by going 12-3 against Seattle, Texas, ...

2009 MLB American League Central Notebook
mlbcenter.com 7/24/2009 — There’s nothing better to see in baseball than the Perfect Game. That’s what the 28,036 fans at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field saw on July 23 when left-hander Mark Buerhle threw the baseball’s 17th Regular Season Perfect Game

Tomahawks Aimed at Third Place
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 6/12/2009 — Passing the Royals in the standings (hopefully for good), it’s time to set our sights another step up that ladder – 3rd place in the Central. With the idea that the Indians are have to go one rung at a time, let’s get off with some tomahawks: __________ The big news of the week was the MLB ...

Indians activate Sizemore from DL | indians.com: News
cleveland.indians.mlb.com 6/23/2009 — By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com 06/23/09 6:14 PM ET PITTSBURGH -- The Indians have lost six straight games going into Tuesday's series opener with the Pirates, but they have regained their All-Star center fielder. Grady Sizemore was activated from ...

40 Reasons Why The White Sox Are Going to the Playoffs in 2009
midwestsportsfans.com 7/2/2009 — On Wednesday night the Chicago White Sox did something that they have only done one other time in 2009: complete a sweep. With a 6-2 victory over the hapless Cleveland Indians , led by another stellar outing from Jose Contreras, the much maligned ...

Indians' Sizemore may need elbow surgery — FOXSports.com News for MLB 6/30/2009
Indians All-Star center fielder Grady Sizemore will likely undergo postseason surgery on his inflamed left elbow, trainer Lonnie Soloff said Tuesday. Soloff said "there's a high index of suspicion" that Sizemore will need an operation at some point. ...

Indians' Sizemore may need surgery on elbow — SI.com - MLB 6/30/2009
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Indians' trainer says center fielder Grady Sizemore may need postseason surgery on his inflamed left elbow.

Grady Sizemore will need surgery on elbow — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/1/2009
All-Star center fielder Grady Sizemore, a graduate of Cascade High School in Everett, will likely undergo postseason surgery on his inflamed left elbow.