What Lies Ahead
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 4/6/2009 — In lieu of the average season preview, it’s time to unleash the 2nd version of a modified “Season in Preview”, complete with inane incidents, fabricated numbers, and outright frivolity of what may come to pass this season. While the events that follow are wildly unlikely to happen in this ...

Evolutionary Road
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 4/15/2009 — Given that the slow start to the Indians’ season has persisted, maybe it’s time to again take a “bigger picture” view of the evolution of a baseball team that takes place over the course of a season, despite the stomach acid gurgling in our stomachs with each Fausto BB or Tribe strikeout with ...

A Cleveland Miracle
joeposnanski.com 4/12/2009 — How about this banner day: FOUR posts. Absurd. But I have to get this out there. I have written at great length here about what it has been like for me growing up a Cleveland sports fan. There was my childhood — 1967 to 1980 — when ...

CLEVELAND INDIANS - ALL TIME HOME GROWN TEAM vs. ALL TIME ACQUIRED TEAM
sullybaseball.blogspot.com 3/16/2009 — Home Grown vs Acquired is in the home stretch. There are only six more of these to go before I meet my goal. And it seems like more and more of you are reading these! I've got some suggestions for future lists and other rosters. I encourage ...

Lazy Sunday Looking Forward to the Season
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 4/5/2009 — With all of Cleveland still buzzing about Rock Hall Induction Ceremony at Public Hall, the real news is that THE SEASON STARTS TOMORROW! Sorry about the caps and the exclamation point, but after a long winter of discontent it’s nearly time to finally start watching some games that matter ...

A Lazy Sunday Spent Basking in the Glow
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 4/19/2009 — 22-4. Let that sink in for a moment. 22-4! When is my shirt being printed for that ? Um, scroll to the bottom of the link… As the Yankees and the national media attempt to ignore the baseball being played in NEW Yankee Stadium (of which it seems Indians’ hitters may actually have the keys), ...

Cleveland Indians Offensive Production Analysis
waitingfornextyear.com 4/5/2009 — The Cleveland Indians last season finished exactly at 0.500 last year with their 81-81 record, which leaves the unit open to direct comparison to the MLB averages in many different regards. Today’s post will be the first in a series of articles I will write in comparing the Indians production in ...

Point of Contention
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 3/4/2009 — In December of 2001, the trade of Roberto Alomar to the Mets signaled that the rebuilding process was officially underway in Cleveland as the team that had gone to the playoffs 7 out of the previous 8 MLB seasons from 1995 to 2001 had evolved into a bloated, unproductive roster full of ...

The Rate of Rotation and Evolution
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 2/25/2009 — With the first Spring Training game scheduled for Wednesday at 3 PM (airing both on STO and MLB Network, by the by) and all of the focus on these “Spring Training Battles”, I think that it’s necessary to remove this focus on these “Battles” for the last few spots on the roster for a moment and ...

0-5 For The Tribe
majorleagueblogging.com 4/12/2009 — There isn’t much anyone can say regarding the past few games for the Tribe. This is the worst start for the Indians since 1985. The Indians were 60-102 that year. Should the movie makers start casting for another Major League movie? In 2 of the past 3 games, the Indians came close to ...

Giants tee off on Lee, Indians in rout — Major League Baseball News 3/27/2009
Adres Torres, Juan Uribe and Eugenio Velez combined for seven hits and five runs, as the Giants jumped all over Cliff Lee and beat the Indians on Friday, 10-3.

Lee, Tribe won't explore extension in '09 — Major League Baseball News 3/27/2009
If Cliff Lee pitches anything like he did while earning a Cy Young Award last year, it doesn't take an economist to calculate that he'd probably pitch himself right out of the Indians' price range.

Darkhorse Tribe: Previewing The 2009 Cleveland Indians — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/28/2009
  The Indians, who do not respond well to preseason accolades, are back in the shadows for 2009. This makes them dangerous and capable of winning the AL Central. They filled a big hole with the signing of closer Kerry Wood, while a healthy ...

Lee struggles, vows not to talk contract in season — Boston.com -- Baseball News 3/28/2009
American League Cy Young winner Cliff Lee again struggled for the Cleveland Indians, giving up 12 hits and seven runs in five innings of a 10-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Friday.

Indians LHP Lee won't discuss contract (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 3/28/2009
American League Cy Young winner Cliff Lee again struggled for the Cleveland Indians, giving up 12 hits and seven runs in five innings of a 10-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Friday. "I definitely have to make an adjustment somewhere," said Lee, ...