Hope you had a spirited St. Patrick’s Day! Here are the Indians highlights from the weekend:
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Indians News
- Cody Allen has won a spot in the Tribe’s 2013 bullpen.
- Speaking of relievers, Chris Perez threw a bullpen session this weekend while recovering from a shoulder strain but the timetable for his return is still unclear.
- Meanwhile, Paul Hoynes says Daisuke Matsuzaka is all but out of time to crack Cleveland’s rotation, but the team has yet to make a final decision.
- Rule 5 draftee Chris McGuiness is extremely unlikely to make the Opening Day roster, but Terry Francona hopes the Indians can work out a trade to keep him.
- Hoynes doesn’t think Ezequiel Carrera has much of a chance to make the team either.
Wahoo’s on First Highlights
- In this week’s Wroundtable, we debated whether or not the Indians should open the season with a 13-man pitching staff.
- Lewie continued his 2013 Player Preview series with Zach McAllister.
- Jeff offered some thoughts on how fans should come to terms with the steroid era.
Tribe Analysis
- Chris Gehring from Believing Since 1999 ranks Indians hitters’ walkup music.
- Mike Brandyberry at Did the Tribe Win Last Night? profiles Nick Swisher.
- The Cleveland Fan’s Adam Burke thinks Zach McAllister could be poised for a breakout year. (I happen to agree!)
Born and raised in Cleveland, Lewie is a junior at Brown University (concentrating in economics and political science) and has been a Tribe fan literally since before he can remember. His playing career never panned out, as he realized in T-ball that he was better at calculating other people's batting averages than increasing his own, but he still hopes to work inside the game one day. He also contributes to 
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