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Eric Wedge Post Game Audio 5/4
2008-05-04 23:04:04
Another tough day for the Indians offense and manager Eric Wedge, as the team was again held to four hits and zero runs in falling to the Royals 2-0. Click below to hear Wedge’s comments as his team continues to struggle at the plate, and also he talks about the very solid outing again from [...] ...
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Another Sunday Shutout; KC and Meche Shutdown Indians 2-0
2008-05-04 22:35:19
Instead of the Indians taking advantage of a beautiful Sunday afternoon beating on a pitcher they have had great success against over the years, they allowed struggling Royals starter Gil Meche to dominate them over 7 innings as they were shutout for the second straight Sunday, this time 2-0 at Progresive Field. It’s the end [...] ...
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Post Game Audio C.C. Sabathia 5/3
2008-05-04 05:49:41
Indians starter C.C. Sabathia, who fell to an amazing 1-5 after the latest Indians setback, 4-2 to the Royals, spoke to the media postgame Saturday night in the Indians locker room. C.C. talks about the Royals adjustments, holding the lead, and his mindset right now. Click below to hear the latest from C.C. ...
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Another Dreadful Night of Offense Leads Tribe to 4-2 Loss to KC
2008-05-04 05:17:21
Yet another night of frustration at the plate for the Indians, as they probably wish the rain would have continued. In a game delayed by an hour sixteen minutes by rain, the Royals used a four-run seventh inning in which they batted around to spoil “Cy Cy Sabathia” bobblehead night in topping the Indians [...] ...
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Lee Notches AL Pitcher of the Month Award for April
2008-05-04 02:56:22
The Indians sent out the following press release today about Cliff Lee:
Cleveland Indians left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee has been named the American League Pitcher of the Month for April 2008. This marks the first monthly honor of Cliff’s career.
Lee won all five of his April starts, pitching a total of 37.2 innings and [...] ...
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Talking Baseball and the Tribe with Two of Cleveland’s Best
2008-05-03 06:06:41
You can do a lot passing the time waiting for a rain dealy to pass. While the delay never ended Friday night, I had the pleasure of dining with two of my favorite vets in the Cleveland media - Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer and Greg Brinda, sports talk host of ESPN 850 [...] ...
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Indians-Royals Rained Out; No Makeup Date Announced
2008-05-03 05:09:50
Rain, rain go away. Well, at least we can try. Tonight’s Indians-Royals opener at Progressive Field was called due to ongoing rain that hit Northeast Ohio pretty much throughout the night. The Tribe put game six of the Cavs-Wizards on the jumbotron during the delay, which was a nice move considering they [...] ...
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Tribe Goes Extra But Pulls Out Comeback 3-2 Win
2008-05-02 05:15:48
Extra innings is always a strange animal. In one swing of the bat in the 10th, the Indians looked as if they were going to go down to defeat 2-1. Then, for the first time all year it seems, the team showed a great amount of patience at the plate in the bottom of the [...] ...
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The Good and Bad Through the First Month of the Season
2008-05-01 14:32:30
The month of April is in the books for the Indians, and while the baseball season is for sure more of a marathon than a sprint, it seems that the Tribe has stumbled out of the gate a bit. Here is the good and the bad for the first month of the season:
Good:
Cliff Lee - [...] ...
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Eric Wedge Post Game Audio 4/30
2008-05-01 04:51:37
Indians manager Eric Wedge talks to the media following the Indians 8-3 win over the Mariners at Progressive FIeld. Wedge speaks about Cliff Lee, the offense and the month of April and where he thinks things are heading with the team.  Click below to hear the postgame presser with manger Eric Wedge. ...
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Lee Lights Out Again as Indians Break Losing Streak 8-3
2008-05-01 03:58:24
If you would have taken bets on what Indians pitcher one month into the season would be in the running for this years CY Young, likely Cliff Lee would have been 4th or 5th on that list. Lee though, is right there as one of the best pitchers in the game right now, and Wednesday [...] ...
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Progressive Field the Best in Baseball Says Sports Illustrated
2008-05-01 00:37:39
The Indians sent out the following about today’s results of the best parks in baseball:
Progressive Field was voted the #1 Ballpark in Major League Baseball by Sports Illustrated in their recent online poll conducted in March on SI.com.
The results were based solely from an online survey of thousands of baseball fans asked to rate their [...] ...
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Woes at the Plate Still Showing No Signs of Getting Better
2008-04-30 14:55:34
The hitting woes continued again on Tuesday night at Progressive Field, as the Tribe was outdone by the Mariners 7-2. The team pounded out eight hits, three doubles (two by Grady Sizemore) and five singles. They also only drew one walk, something that this team last season was doing well that they are [...] ...
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Post Game Audio From Tribe DH Travis Hafner 4/29
2008-04-30 11:39:09
In the midst of an awful slump, Indians DH Travis Hafner stepped to the plate with the media postgame on Tuesday night and talked about not hitting, what his mindset is at the plate, what went wrong in the latest 7-2 loss, and where he’s at when he comes to the ballpark each and every [...] ...
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Beltre’s 9th Inning Bomb Sinks Indians in 7-2 Loss to Seattle
2008-04-30 05:39:07
Let’s forget about the lack of offense for a moment. We have plenty of time to get to that. Let’s just say that for one night, Rafael Betancourt picked a bad time to throw a fastball away that just wasn’t away enough. And with that, three runs later after the Mariners Adrian Beltre took that [...] ...
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Offensive Slump Spred to a Majority of the Lineup
2008-04-29 13:22:25
The slump for the big boys in the Indians lineup continued Monday night, and right now despite what Eric Wedge, there really appears to be no end in sight. Wedge said postgame that he feels the letdown at the plate as of late is not like earlier in the year when the team couldn’t [...] ...
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PostGame Audio from Eric Wedge 4/28
2008-04-29 05:26:50
Indians manager Eric Wedge speaks to the media postgame tonight following the teams latest 5-2 setback to the Yankees. He covers the start and finish for starter Aaron Laffey, the big Yanks four-run 6th inning, the struggles the team continues to have on offense, and the guys that have to start getting it going. Click [...] ...
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Wedge on the Offense, Garko and Moving Hafner in the Order
2008-04-29 05:25:06
As far as the offensive struggles go, Eric Wedge said postgame tonight that he does not feel the issues are like they were at the start of the season. He did admit though that some players are continuing to press, and directly pointed to Ryan Garko as one of those players.
As far as Travis Hafner [...] ...
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Laffey’s Great Start Fades as Yankees Top Tribe to Wrap Up Series 5-2
2008-04-29 04:11:52
While things started out good for Aaron Laffey and the Indians Monday night, all it took was one bad inning for the good feelings to go away as the Yankees topped the Indians 5-2 to leave Cleveland with a split of the four-game series. Laffey, who got the call up earlier in the day, was [...] ...
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Laffey Up to Start vs Yankees Tonight
2008-04-28 22:48:35
CLEVELAND, OH — The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has recalled LHP AARON LAFFEY from the AAA Buffalo Bisons. To allow room for Laffey on the Major League roster the Indians optioned OF BRAD SNYDER to AAA Buffalo.
Laffey was the Buffalo opening day starter after being optioned out of spring training on March [...] ...
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Latest on Sizemore, Roster Moves, and Weather for Tonight
2008-04-28 14:56:22
Grady Sizemore will not be placed on the DL, at least that is what Eric Wedge said Sunday postgame about the CF who missed the Yankees game due to an ankle injury. Wedge said that he’s hoping Grady will be back tonight for the series finale, and that a day of rest and rehab [...] ...
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Yankees Wang Shuts Down Indians in 1-0 Shutout
2008-04-27 23:07:13
On a day when C.C. Sabathia was very good, Yankees starter Chein-Ming Wang was just a bit better. The Yankees righty, who the Indians beat up last year in the playoffs, was on as the Yankees finally took a game from the Indians in this four-game set, topping them 1-0 at Progressive Field. [...] ...
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Press Box Thoughts 24 Games Into the Season
2008-04-27 18:39:07
The Indians are on a roll, winners of five straight and finally back at .500 for the first time since early in the season. Now at 12-12, here are some thoughts from the press box as we await Sunday’s matchup with the now 12-13 Yankees.
* Last season got off to a better start for the [...] ...
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Sowers Down, Snyder Up in Latest Roster Move
2008-04-27 18:19:41
Bit of a shock here, as the Indians sent Jeremy Sowers right back to Buffalo today and called up Brad Snyder, who will make his MLB debut when he gets into a game. Snyder was only hitting .236 in AAA, while I thought Sowers looked pretty good in his 5.1 innings vs the Yankees [...] ...
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Clutch: Bullpen and Late Run Leads Tribe to 4-3 Win
2008-04-27 15:32:20
Good times continued on Saturday at Progressive Field, as the Indians wrapped up their fifth straight win with a gutsy 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees. They got another solid outing from a starting pitcher, this time it being just called up Jeremy Sowers. They earned the win with getting out of [...] ...
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Sowers Officially Added to Roster; Francisco Sent to AAA
2008-04-26 18:05:07
The Indians just sent out this presser about the roster move to get Jeremy Sowers back on the MLB roster:
CLEVELAND, OH — The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has recalled LHP JEREMY SOWERS from the AAA Buffalo Bisons. To allow room for Sowers on the Major League roster the Indians optioned OF BEN [...] ...
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Post Game Audio 4/25 from Indians pitcher Paul Byrd
2008-04-26 10:51:39
Click below to hear winning Indians pitcher Paul Byrd talk to the media following Friday nights 6-4 win over the Yankees, about his outing, as well as giving credit to his teammates and bullpen for helping out in the big win. ...
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Post Game 4/25 From Indians Manager Eric Wedge
2008-04-26 04:51:37
Indians manager Eric Wedge talks to the media postgame Friday night about the teams 6-4 win over the Yankees, the outings for Paul Byrd and the bullpen, some timely hitting, as well as some hustle in the outfield from CF Grady Sizemore. Click below to hear the manager with the media postgame. ...
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Homestand Starts with a Win; 6-4 Over New York
2008-04-26 03:57:23
On a rather warm spring night at Progressive Field, the Indians used a little long ball to earn their fourth straight win, a hard fought 6-4 victory over the rival New York Yankees. It was not as easy as it sounds, as Jason Giambi took Indians starter Paul Byrd deep not once, but twice, and [...] ...
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Tribe Comes to Terms on a Minor League Deal w/ P Jason Stanford
2008-04-24 23:22:47
The Indians today signed LHP JASON STANFORD to a minor league contract. He will report to the AAA Buffalo Bisons and start tomorrow, Friday April 25th for the Bisons in Scranton.
Stanford, 31, was signed by the Washington Nationals to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on November 27, 2007. [...] ...
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