Crazy Cleveland Indians' Thanksgiving Day rumors
mvn.com 11/29/2008 — The 2008-2009 Cleveland Indians offseason has been a long and silent process so far. I can't say that I'm at all surprised by the silence of the Indians' front office since that has been the status quo over the past couple of seasons. No, I'm not complaining, I get it. ...

- Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball News
cleveland.com 12/18/2008 — INDIANS COVERAGE The Plain Dealer Cleveland Indians Home MLB Playoffs From The Plain Dealer MLB Scoreboard Cleveland Indians Standings Cleveland Indians Schedule | 2009 schedule Cleveland Indians Statistics Cleveland Indians Players Player Salaries ...

Lazy Sunday After the Flurry
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 12/15/2008 — Trying to put a nice bow on the week that was before a trip to the Christmas Tree Lot presses me to the Great Outdoors, let’s get right into another Lazy Lazy: In case you hadn’t heard, the Wood deal is done , something that I assumed to be true ...

Cleveland clears Rule V
mvn.com 12/11/2008 — fully expected to hop online today and be greeted with a goodbye message to Jordan Brown, Randy Newsom and Chuck Lofgren. Fortunately, that wasn't the case, as the Indians managed to make it through the Rule V draft unscathed. Cleveland also chose not to select any players either. ...

Arizona Dreamin’ – Doing the Bull Dance…Feelin’ It
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 1/30/2009 — Being simply no longer surprised or dismayed by another significant dropping of whiteness upon us (it is Cleveland and it is January after all), it’s definitely time to take another look forward to the land of cacti and sun…Arizona and Spring ...

Were the Indians a success, a failure or both in 2008?
mvn.com 1/29/2009 — The Cleveland Indians were one out away from the World Series in 2007. How many times have you heard that over the past year or so. I know, I know, so many times that every time you hear it now, you ears start bleeding. Taking into account the 2007 certainly puts out a certain smell ...

Indians Trade Gutierrez, Bolster Bullpen And Infield
indiansprospectinsider.com 12/14/2008 — Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro went into the offseason with the focus and determination to upgrade the roster in three key areas: the bullpen, the starting rotation, and the infield. In the last 48 hours, Shapiro has addressed half of those ...

Cleveland Indians off Season Report
baseballreflections.com 11/22/2008 — Season Wrap-up The Indians had a disappointing year on all accounts. Picked by many to go to, and even with the World Series, the Indians underperformed and were marred with injuries to some of their main contributors for most of the season. They also traded away one Cy Young Award winner, ...

The Cleveland Indians have their closer--Kerry Wood officially signs
mvn.com 12/14/2008 — The Cleveland Indians finally have their closer. The Indians officially signed former Chicago Cubs starter-turned-closer Kerry Wood today when he passed a physical he took in Cleveland this past Thursday. The deal is for two-years and worth $20.5 million dollars, with a vesting option for a ...

Indians Annual 2009
letsgotribe.com 2/6/2009 — I'll start by saying, for anyone on the fence about buying this book ... Andrew "afh4" Humphries is the Photo Editor, meaning that he selected all of the 130 or so photos in the book and wrote all the captions.  And no, I am not ...

Kerry Wood finalizes two-year deal with Indians — L.A. Times - Baseball News 12/14/2008
The closer saved 34 games for the Cubs last season. > Kerry Wood wasn't concerned the Cleveland Indians would find a red flag in his extensive medical records.

Wood, Indians reach $20.5 million, 2-year deal — Boston.com -- Baseball News 12/14/2008
Kerry Wood wasn't concerned the Cleveland Indians would find a red flag in his massive medical records.

Teams finishing work begun in Vegas — Major League Baseball News 12/14/2008
Two days after the Winter Meetings at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas ended, the effects of the event were still being felt around the league, as many deals discussed in Vegas were finalized on Saturday, primarily Kerry Wood to the Indians.

Merry Christmas Cleaveland Indian Fans From Larry Dolan and Mark Shapiro — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/15/2008
Okay Tribe fans, on Saturday Clevela nd Indians owner Larry Dolan a nd GM Mark Shapiro made the announcement that they were going to purchase you a very expensive Christmas present. The Indians finally made it official Saturday that they have ...

Four Non-Tender Signings That Make Sense (At Least in My Head) — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/15/2008
Instead of offering players arbitration, teams have the option to "non-tender" their arbitration eligible players, which would make them free agents. More free agents, yay! Given the rough economic climate we are in, it is no surprise to see ...