Dick Jacobs: 1925-2009
bases.newsvine.com 6/5/2009 — Former Cleveland Indians' owner Dick Jacobs has died:

Former Cleveland Indians Owner Dick Jacobs Passes Away at the Age of 84
bizofbaseball.com 6/5/2009 — Dick Jacobs , the man, who along with his brother David, purchased the Indians on December 11, 1986, and moved it from doormat to contender died early Friday morning at the age of 84. At the time, the Indians were being discussed as a relocation candidate for the newly built stadium in ...

Jacobs Passes
baseballmusings.com 6/5/2009 — Richard Jacobs, former owner of the Indians, passed away : Jacobs and his brother David bought the Indians from the Steve O’Neill estate in late 1986 for $40 million. David Jacobs died in 1992. Dick Jacobs focused on restoring the struggling American League franchise’s ...

The Indians Promotions Department is the Best
slanchreport.com 6/19/2009 — Despite the prognosticators predicting a good season from the Cleveland Indians, someone in their marketing staff knew that wasn’t going to be the case because, for the third time in less than a week, the Indians have ANOTHER awesome giveaway for their fans. First it was the Shin-Soo ...

Indians Swept Again
deepleftfield.com 6/22/2009 — In what was somewhat less painful than the first two losses against Chicago, the Indians were shut down by an unknown pitcher by the name of Randy Wells. Wells recorded his first career win on Sunday, go figure. This should come as no surprise after the Indians blew two late leads in Chi-town ...

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 ...

Head v. Heart
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 6/16/2009 — As the Indians season rolls on and the calendar keeps flipping, a dichotomy has emerged within me in terms of how I am viewing this evolving 2009 season. On one hand (call it my head), I see an eminently flawed team, now trying to overcome injury and stick around long enough to make their ...

Holding Onto The Ladder
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 6/10/2009 — Is anyone else finding themselves going from soaring highs to abysmal lows with this Indians’ team from day to day, with very little in-between ground? After a solid win in which the team puts it all together, the thought process enters my mind that the eminently winnable AL Central looks ...

Breaking up is hard to do
bfloblog.wnymedia.net 5/21/2009 — I went to my first professional baseball game when I was eight years old. My best-friends Dad lived in Cleveland at the time, so our Dad’s decided to take us boys on a trip to see the Indians one weekend. I have the most vivid memories of ...

Break in the Waves
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 5/27/2009 — When the Indians began their rebuilding phase in earnest in late June of 2002, trading Bartolo Colon to the Montreal Expos for a slew of prospects, Indians’ GM Mark Shapiro talked up the idea of hitting the fast-forward button on the rebuilding process, attempting to shorten the usual length ...

What's Making Me Talk: The Depressing State of the Cleveland Indians — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/22/2009
We're going from an extra-long edition to a really short one. It was quite the boring week; add in the fact that I didn't do as much homework as I normally do, and you just get that perfect storm. I think it's been the Indians and their ...

Iowa Cubs come through — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 6/22/2009
The sight of Randy Wells getting soaked with beer and shaving cream Sunday after his first major-league victory was a long time coming. But as the Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 6-2 victory, manager Lou Piniella was ...

Cubs 6, Indians 2 — NYT > Baseball 6/22/2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- Randy Wells pitched into the seventh inning for his first major-league win, Geovany Soto homered and Jake Fox drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a routine 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians and their fourth straight ...

Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore may return, Asdrubal Cabrera to rehab — ESPN.com - MLB 6/22/2009
Indians All-Star Grady Sizemore may get activated on Tuesday, while shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera will start a rehab assignment.

Tribe's Sizemore may return; Cabrera to rehab — SI.com - MLB 6/22/2009
CLEVELAND (AP) -- All-Star Grady Sizemore might be activated from the DL on Tuesday when the Indians open a three-game series in Pittsburgh. Sizemore has been out since May 31 with an inflamed left elbow.