 2010 Season Preview: Cleveland Indians
The Indians will likely win more than the 65 games they won in 2009 due to the strength of their offense, but returning to contention won't happen until they rebuild their pitching staff.
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 Let 24 Bat Third?
Grady Sizemore's production in the Cleveland lineup has been tremendously valuable, but would he produce more value if he batted third and was given more RBI opportunities?
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 Will These Pitchers Bounce Back In 2009?
Brad Lidge could have been on a list like this last year, and now he's a World Series champion. Can pitchers like Carmona, Zito, Hughes, and Bedard rebound in 2009?
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Auditing The Cleveland Indians 2008 Season
A historical increase from Cliff Lee couldn't compensate for the initial struggles of CC Sabathia and a historical decline from Travis Hafner.
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General Lee
If the Indians hope to repeat as AL Central Champs and make some noise in the postseason, Cliff Lee must continue to pitch well while veterans C.C. Sabathia and Paul Byrd regain their consistency.
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Eight Pressing Questions For The Tribe
Coming off an impressive 96 win season and an ALCS appearance, the Tribe will look to repeat as AL Central Division Champions and once again prove to be one of the best young teams in baseball.
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2008 Season Preview: Cleveland Indians
The Indians were one win away from reaching the World Series, but while the Tigers made the blockbuster trade of the winter, Mark Shapiro merely signed Masahide Kobayashi.
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Developing The Prospects
Current Tribe GM Mark Shapiro is taking a different approach from his trigger happy predecessor John Hart, as he has stockpiled his farm system and even dealt away veterans for prospects. With so much of that young talent already in Cleveland, who are the blue chippers that remain on the farm?
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The State Of The Franchise: Cleveland Indians
The Indians were one win away from the World Series, but they are very young, talented and cheap, which means they will remain an elite franchise for many seasons to come.
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Playing From Behind Suits Boston
When you think about it, when the Boston Red Sox went down three games to one in the American League Championship Series to the Cleveland Indians, they had Cleveland right where they wanted them.
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Indians Vs. Yankees Series Preview
The Indians? starters have little (or no) playoff experience whereas on the other side of the diamond the Yankees have tons. The Yankees also won all six matchups in 2007, but can the Tribe tame MVP Alex Rodriguez?
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Byrd Landing In Cleveland
The Cleveland Indians joined the free agent frenzy on Sunday by signing veteran pitcher Paul Byrd to a two-year contract worth $14.25 million. Byrd, who turned 35 yesterday, will could as the replacement for free agent Kevin Millwood.
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Indians Winning The Old-Fashioned Way
With a little more than a week left in the season, the Indians not only see themselves in control of the wild card race, but only 2.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central.
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Indians In Need Of An Ace
With current Ace, C.C. Sabathia struggling, the Cleveland Indians are in desperate need for a new ace.
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