As the Dust Settles – Position Players
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 8/5/2009 — With the earth-moving trades of last week finally settling in as the Indians quickly moved past 2009 (and likely 2010) with their flurry of movement, perhaps now might be a good time to take a look at where we stand in terms of upper-level depth now residing in the Indians’ organization. Moves ...

A Lazy Sunday and The End of an Era
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 8/2/2009 — Before rolling into a LS, it’s time for a not-so-brief look at the past week, not in terms of player movement (for now), but a big-picture look at the unquestioned shift in strategy for the Polo Shirt Mafia and their seemingly new outlook on contention. After what has been an obviously ...

Bait Shop – Part III: Fish or Cut Bait
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 7/29/2009 — In the throes of Trading Deadline week, after hitting on all those expendable pieces and parts (some of whom have already been assigned new laundry to wear), it’s finally time to talk about the two prettiest lures in the Indians’ tackle box of bait – it’s time to…gulp, talk a little CP Lee and ...

Lazy Sunday from the Cream City
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 8/16/2009 — In the land of beer and cheese (and Milwaukee Irish Fest this weekend…which basically falls lock-step with those first two), it’s time to drop a Lazy Sunday from the father-in-law’s home office before the next round of drinks starts. I think today is the day for Schlitz ( 1960’s formula, ...

Bait Shop – Part II…with an Emptier Hook
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 7/24/2009 — With the next shot fired in the Indians’ move beyond 2009, Rafael Betancourt finds himself a mile above sea level as a member of the Colorado Rockies , dealt for a high-A pitcher in Connor Graham. While the move certainly wasn’t unexpected given the $5.4M club option held on Betancourt for ...

Looking Over the Cliff
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 7/30/2009 — As the smoke clears and the emotions tone down from the maelstrom of vitriol that accompanied the news that CP Lee was now a Phillie, let’s try to take a step back and look at this deal from a rational viewpoint, if only to see if the deal looks any better with emotion removed and to see if it ...

A Look Back at A Look Ahead
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 7/14/2009 — Since I’m not one of these All-Star Game guys and couldn’t care less about the Home Run Derby or anything associated with it and as I’m going to venture to say that a “where do we stand now” piece is not going to be anything different than what’s been posted here for the last month, I thought ...

Indians Fall to Sox Again
deepleftfield.com 7/9/2009 — In news that should surprise no Indians fan, Cleveland was shut down by Chicago 5-1. The loss is Cleveland’s 17th over their last 22 games. Chicago, in the meantime, is now 44-40, a mere two games behind Detroit for the division lead. Contrary to Cleveland’s downfall, the White Sox ...

Holes to Heaven
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 8/19/2009 — “There were so many fewer questions…when stars were still just the holes to heaven” – Jack Johnson Being out of the collective Tribe loop this past weekend while visiting the in-laws in Wisconsin, I succeeded (somewhat) in removing myself from the day-to-day minutiae of the Indians. Sure, I ...

However Beautiful the Strategy
letsgotribe.com 6/22/2009 — The season is over. We've had some dreadful luck, but a reversal of fortune by itself couldn't change the commanding position our rivals cumulatively hold over us.  We're five games behind Chicago and no better than they are, in terms of runs ...

Dellucci reflects on tough time with Tribe — Major League Baseball News 7/21/2009
Indians fans were disappointed with the performance of David Dellucci over the past three seasons, and Dellucci was disappointed with the treatment he received from those fans.

Martinez saves Lee, Indians in Toronto — Major League Baseball News 7/22/2009
Cliff Lee allowed six hits in an eight-inning complete game, but one of those was a homer, and the Tribe couldn't pick up the ace, stranding 14 runners in Tuesday's 1-0 loss to the Jays.

Martinez has two-run double in ninth for Indians — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/22/2009
Victor Martinez hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and Cliff Lee pitched his second straight complete game, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night and snapping a four-game skid.

Indians 2, Blue Jays 1 — NYT > Baseball 7/22/2009
TORONTO (AP) -- Victor Martinez hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and Cliff Lee pitched his second straight complete game, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night that snapped a four-game skid.

Here's The Plan: Trying to Fix The Cleveland Indians, Part II — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/22/2009
This is part two of a two part series on what needs to be done to fix the Cleveland Indians. To see how we got to this point, who I benched, traded, and released with the season winding down, you can visit this link . Here is the conclusion ...