Merritt RohlfingMerritt Rohlfing

Merritt is a never-say-die Indians fan who's only ever been to Cleveland twice, one of them was game 5 of the 2007 ALCS, the other the last season of Municipal Stadium. Due to a wonderful indoctrination job by his godfather, few things matter more to Merritt than the Indians. He also regularly writes and podcasts over at the Rohlfing Report. As a graduate of Knox college and with a resume full of media and journalism gigs, Merritt is totally legitimate and you should listen to every word he has to say as if it's gospel. You can follow him on Twitter @merrittrohlfing. Expect sandwich thoughts.

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Scott Kazmir Has Real Chance to Find Redemption

I saw Scott Kazmir pitch in person once. It was at Yankee Stadium, the old new one, in July 2008. He threw 97 pitches (64 strikes) in five innings, struck out nine and gave up two runs on five hits. A…Read More

What if the Indians Had an Infinite Payroll Starting from 2007?

It’s a pastime of any wishful thinking baseball fan: what if I had a few billion dollars and could buy my favorite team? What would happen? Well, that’s a great question. The Dolans are far from poor,…Read More

Mascot Mania: Why I Can’t Stand Slider

It’s not easy being a Cleveland Indians fan. Whether it’s the history of historic collapses, the questionable draft picks (until somewhat recently, I know—Francisco Lindor is a boss) and free agent…Read More

Who is the Indians’ Stan Musial?

With the passing of Stan Musial last week, the St. Louis Cardinals lost an icon of their history, baseball lost a legend, and we as a people lost a simply great man. Ford Frick called him baseball’s…Read More

On Mark Reynolds and the Indians’ Playoff Hopes

Last week I wrote on whether the Indians should sign Mark Reynolds or Kevin Youkilis to play first base if given the choice. I came to the conclusion that Youkilis was the way to go because he’s a…Read More

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Should Indians Sign Kevin Youkilis or Mark Reynolds?

There was a time when first base at Jacobs Field was manned by a country plowboy, a superman among mortals,…Read More

Could the Cleveland Indians Trade Terry Francona?

Judging by how fans are talking and how we’re writing here on Wahoo’s on First, it seems the Indians…Read More

Piecing Together the Indians’ Bullpen After a Chris Perez Trade

The Cleveland Indians need pitching. That’s just a fact. The Tribe’s starting five was inconsistent…Read More

On Grady Sizemore, Mark Shapiro, and Being a Fan

In his wide ranging interview with Fox Sports Ohio last week, Indians president Mark Shapiro covered…Read More

How to Build the Cleveland Indians’ 2013 Rotation

It’s no secret the Cleveland Indians had an atrocious starting rotation in 2012. By any measure they…Read More

Terry Francona: Fueling Indians Fans’ Dreams

After an exhaustive search that included almost a whole week of interviews and nearly three different…Read More

Two Broken Men’s Reflections on the 2012 Indians Season

Back in late March, our intrepid editor Lewie [Editor's note: he's also handsome] asked our staff if…Read More

Series Preview: Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Indians

So it’s all come down to this. A matchup in the final series of the season that will decide the AL…Read More

Series Preview: Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians

So the Cleveland Indians fire their manager, and now they’re going to rip off a six-game win streak,…Read More

Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox

The Indians’ time in Kansas City offered two examples of Cleveland sports wishful thinking: that…Read More

Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals

This is the most important series of the entire year. Not because there’s any real implication here…Read More

On the Cleveland Indians’ Lack of Passion

On July 29th, 2011, Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco gave up a grand slam home run to Royals…Read More

On Chris Antonetti and Necessary Risk

Since he was promoted to Cleveland Indians general manager in 2010, Chris Antonetti’s tenure has been…Read More

Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins

You know, if you took the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins and jammed them together, you’d have…Read More

Series Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers

There was a time in Wahooland when this series would have meant the world for the team and its fans.…Read More