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The 1993 Indians Home Opener in Retrospect

There is a lot of excitement surrounding the 2013 Indians. The trades, the free agent signings, and the potential for success that this season holds has the fans on edge. There is a buzz about this team…Read More

How the 2013 Cleveland Indians Roster was Assembled

The Cleveland Indians had themselves quite an offseason and the makeup of the 2013 roster looks very different from that of the 2012 team. Gone from the 2012 Opening Day roster are Tony Sipp, Rafael Perez,…Read More

Ghosts of Cleveland Past: Sudden Sam McDowell

Long before there was CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee, or even Justin Masterson, another man with a lightning bolt for an arm, gifted to him at birth by the baseball gods, called Cleveland home. Ask anyone lucky…Read More

Ghosts of Indians Past: Paul Sorrento

Ask anyone who their favorite mid-90′s Indian was and you’ll hear a lot of the same responses over and over and over. Carlos Baerga, Omar Vizquel, Albert Belle, Kenny Lofton, Jim Thome, Manny…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

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Ghosts of Indians Past: The Underappreciated Rocky Colavito

Recently, while perusing the internets and Google machine for pictures to accompany another article,…Read More

Indians Release Trevor Crowe: On Symbolism and Failed Drafts

News broke Monday that the Cleveland Indians had granted outfielder Trevor Crowe his release. The 28-year-old…Read More

Are Kipnis and Cabrera the Best Keystone Combo in Baseball?

In the movie City Slickers, three aspiring cowboys are sitting around reflecting on a simpler time of…Read More

The Four Home Run Club: What Happened The Next Game?

On June 10, 1959 Rocky Colavito pounded out four home runs in an 11-8 Indians victory over the Baltimore…Read More

Happy Anniversary: Bob Feller’s Opening Day No-Hitter

Bob Feller’s name is synonymous with Cleveland Indians baseball. “Rapid Robert” was…Read More

The 2007 Cleveland Indians: Five Years Later

Remember Roberto Hernandez? No, I’m not talking about the pitcher we used to call Fausto Carmona. (Or…Read More