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The Weekend That Wasn’t
The Weekend That Wasn’t
It started with dark skies and ended with a team in shambles and a manager on his last legs. Amazing how things can change so fast in just a week. Exactly seven days ago, the Indians had just finished taking two of three from the St. Louis Cardinals for their third straight series win. I was [...]
Hang in There, Wood Owners
Hang in There, Wood Owners
fantasypros911.com — To put any speculation to rest, Kerry Wood is not in danger of losing his closing gig... in Cleveland. Not yet, at least. Wood’s season has gone from good, to bad, to worse, and it might have hit rock bottom on Saturday. (more) Hang in There, Wood Owners
However Beautiful the Strategy
letsgotribe.com — 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 ... (more) However Beautiful the Strategy
An inability to develop players is main culprit for Cleveland Indians' 2009 failure -- Terry Pluto - Cleveland, OH Sports Blog | Terry's Talkin' Sports
An inability to develop players is main culprit for Cleveland Indians' 2009 failure -- Terry ...
cleveland.com — Terry Pluto/Plain Dealer Columnist CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Scribbles in my Tribe notebook ... 1. The Indians have... a problem, and it's much deeper than Eric Wedge -- but the Indians' manager does not seem to be helping the situation. Wedge is one of the ... (more) An inability to develop players is main culprit for ...
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