Cleveland Indians Have High Interest in Shane Victorino
According to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, the Cleveland Indians are a “prime suitor” for the services of top free agent outfielder Shane Victorino. Crasnick added that Terry Francona personally…Read More
New York Mets interested in acquiring Vinnie Pestano
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, the New York Mets are interested in trading for Cleveland Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano. The 27-year-old sported a terrific 2.57 ERA in 70 appearances for the…Read More
Jason Bay, Melky Cabrera Possible Fits for Tribe
Cleveland Indians beat writer Paul Hoynes did a mailbag piece this weekend and mentioned both Jason Bay and Melky Cabrera as options for upgrade the left field position in Cleveland. While Cabrera’s…Read More
Indians Interested in Kevin Youkilis
Cleveland Indians GM Mark Antonetti didn’t come out and say as much, but Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer connected the dots and determined that free agent Kevin Youkilis would fill a need, or a few…Read More
Indians Swap with Blue Jays: Rogers for Aviles, Gomes
The Cleveland Indians have acquired infielder Mike Aviles and utility man Yan Gomes from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for relief pitcher Esmil Rogers in a trade announced yesterday afternoon. It’s…Read More
2012 Season Review Series: Cleveland Indians
In 2011, the Cleveland Indians raced out to a 35-15 start. They were the talk of baseball and their manager,…Read More
Terry Francona Returns To Dugout
Almost without fail, no matter how much fun they have, and regardless of how relaxing they find the job…Read More
Indians to Interview Terry Francona
The Cleveland Indians fired manager Manny Acta last week, with just six games to go in the season. According…Read More
Francona Will Interview for Cleveland’s Managerial Opening
About a year ago, the Boston Red Sox, then piloted by long-time skipper Terry Francona, were about to…Read More
Manny Acta Fired by Indians
The Cleveland Indians announced Thursday that they have relieved manager Manny Acta of his duties with…Read More
Indians Improve Their Starting Pitching by Shelving Jimenez
At the trade deadline in 2011, the Cleveland Indians were desperately trying to hang on in the AL Central…Read More
Is Manny Acta’s Job in Jeopardy?
The Cleveland Indians were one of baseball’s great stories for most of the 2011 season. They raced…Read More
Weiters and Santana Stuck in Neutral
2012 has been an excellent season for catchers. Yadier Molina, Buster Posey, and A.J. Pierzynski…Read More
Grady Sizemore Won’t Play in 2012
It’s easy to forget how good Grady Sizemore once was. In a four-year period beginning with his first full season in…Read More
As First Women Enter Augusta National, Where Does MLB’s Gender Barrier Stand?
Yesterday, Augusta National Golf Club announced that it would admit two female members for the first…Read More
Indians’ Acta Points Out Several Holes in Cleveland Lineup
The Cleveland Indians rode into the All-Star break among the leaders in what was then a three-horse race…Read More
Behind The Transactions Names Are Real People
Running my eyes up and down the long list in my local sports section recently I couldn’t help…Read More
Frank Robinson Still In The Game
Frank Robinson was a Hall of Fame player with the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. He was the…Read More
The Luckiest Teams In Baseball
Recently, fellow Call to the Pen author Spencer Hendricks used some advanced metrics to examine which…Read More
Indians Designate Derek Lowe, Dodgers Designate Bobby Abreu
Now that the non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone, teams will start to trim the fat on their rosters. Players…Read More





















