Cleveland Indians third baseman Casey Blake drove in three with a dramatic bases clearing double in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Cleveland Indians open the MLB season 1-0 after defeating the Chicago White Sox Monday 10-8 at the "Prog" in Cleveland. The Tribe had earlier held a 7-2 lead over the Chi-Sox. Chicago though pulled out the lumber touching up 2007 A.L. Cy Young Award ...

All right, well, the season has supposedly started, though rain on Opening Day has to be some sort of cruel trick from God. So let's wrap up the last division. 1. Detroit Tigers. We know the pitching is a bit of a mess, but man, we really just can't get past that lineup. 2. Cleveland Indians. It's amazing how they became the hot World Series pick right after Gammons started touting ...

Come on over to FanHouse and follow along with my live-blog (My first ever, mind you. I'm a virgin!) of the White Sox and Indians. It's gonna be a super fun time!

On Opening Day last season, the Indians began their run to an AL Central division crown with a 12-5 drubbing of the White Sox at US Cellular Field. This year the season starts with the Indians and White Sox one more time, but this time, it's in Cleveland. The good news is that there's no snow in the forecast in Cleveland, so we don't have to worry about this one being snowed out like the ...

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians meet at Progressive Field. The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of Mark Buehrle in this game, while the Indians will counter with ace lefthander CC Sabathia. NewBoDog oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, ...

The Cleveland Indians better get Travis Hafner righted or get a Plan B. Another season of hoping is not an option. Before the start of last season, Mark Shapiro, the Indians general manager, said that a key barometer of the Indians offensive success would be whether or not shortstop Jhonny Peralta regained his rookie season hitting stroke. It seemed like a stretch. This year, not so much.It's ...

As per John Lowe at the Detroit Free Press, the Tigers, desperate for bullpen help, signed left-hander Aaron Fultz to a minor-league contract today. Fultz was released earlier this week by the Cleveland Indians, and will give the Tigers a much-needed arm to call upon in the late innings. With Fernando Rodney and Joel Zumaya on the shelf, and adding in the team’s release of Tim Byrdak, ...

We that live in the American Midwest know that weather can change in an instant. For many baseball fans in great blue-collar cities like Cleveland and Detroit, dealing with snow is part of life and that includes Opening Day. Last year the Indians had their opening series with the Seattle Mariners snowed out. Sure this was a disadvantage to the Indians, they had to play "home" games in ...

No, it didn't carry the same weight as the Dodgers' farewell in Vero Beach, but another era ended this spring as the Cleveland Indians played their final games in Winter Haven , Fla. BLS contributor Nick Friedell was on the scene as the Tribe played their final contest before moving to Arizona in 2009 ...  The Indians played their last game in Winter Haven on Thursday, and like the ...

With the Sox and Indians set to start the season against each other for the third straight year, it's a good time to continue our Q&A; series with rival bloggers. Representing the Cleveland Indians: Paul Cousineau from the aptly named The DiaTribe....( read more )

SI.com's Jon Heyman reports that the Indians inquired on free agent starter Freddy Garcia .  Garcia, 31, hopes to return around June from rotator cuff and labrum surgery.  Garcia was linked to the Rangers and Red Sox this offseason; the Mets denied interest . I said in today's video mailbag that I think Garcia will be a non-factor this year.  Ozzie Guillen suggested the ...

Cleveland Indians (14-12) 7, Houston Astros (12-16) 6 March 26, 2008   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 7 13 0 Houston 0 0  ...

Indians Ace Is On Pace For A Run At 300 Wins….Or Is He? The magical 300 Win plateau has long been the gold standard by which truly great pitchers have been judged. Only 23 men have reached this level in their career. In recent years, a lot has been made of the question as to whether or [...]

Live from Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida, it's your final Grapefruit League Wednesday Afternoon Liveglog, featuring the Houston Astros hosting the Cleveland Indians. Earlier today, the Oakland A's defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-1 in Tokyo, Japan as oft-injured Rich Harden decided to not be injured today and pitched six solid innings to lead his team. Also, Emil Brown hit a home ...

While the Boston Red Sox took their first loss of the season earlier today against the Athletics, the Indians are working on finalizing their roster to start of the 2008 season. It was reported late yesterday that veteran reliever Jorge Julio will be making the squad after tossing a 1.64 ERA through nine appearances this [...]

1. Cleveland Indians (Devo) - Kept most of the team intact with ace C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona behind him, plus it’s quite possible that Travis Hafner will rebound after a down season for him. Should be the favorite to win the division unless there is a complete breakdown and Joe Borowski somehow manages to have an even higher ERA as a closer. 2. Detroit Tigers (The Stooges) - ...

The Indians ended up beating the Yankees due to a three run homer in the eight inning by Andy Marte. The final score was 7-5. Ian Kennedy had an ok day, striking out three and allowing 5 hits in 4 2/3 innings. Cleveland scored 4 in the first inning, but the runs were unearned due to an error by Melky Cabrera. Darrell Rasner left with the loss (he was also the pitcher who Marte went yard on.) ...

Last year’s division winner is up next as we compare the Royals to their division rivals. The Indians, much more so than the Detroit Tigers, are the team that should keep Royals’ fans up at night. The simple fact is that not only are the Indians going to be very good this season, they will likely be good for the next five years. Really, really good if they can somehow resign ...

In the mid-80s, my grandparents purchased a place in Winter Haven, Florida. Not more than a mile or so down the street was a baseball facility along with a stadium that featured a minor-league segment of the Boston Red Sox. Upon the death of my grandfather, their place was sold in 1991. The Indians conveniently [...]

The Yankees will play their 25th game of spring training when they take on the Cleveland Indians at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Fla, 1:15 p.m. Eastern Time. Starting for the New York Yankees is consistent Ian Kennedy who I drafted in all of my fantasy teams and he will go against right-handed Paul Byrd of the Cleveland Indians. I wish I could get more info on these games when I wake ...