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Winning Ways of the Wahoos: The Keys to Success

Kyle Downing — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:15 +0000

Remember all those glorious feelings we had at the start of spring training? Everything was a reason for optimism. The Dolans had finally clipped the padlocks off their bank account. GM Chris Antonetti had stepped up his game and become a precision head hunter, buffing up his résumé with the Choo-Bauer trade and some major free-agent signings. Our desperate longing for a big names in Cleveland had finally arrived in the form of Terry Francona, Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn. I, for one, was excited to the point where I had lost all skepticism and was willing to believe in breakout years for Jason Kipnis, Carlos Santana, and even Ubaldo Jimenez. (more…)

Clevelinks, May 2: Giambi Leading by Example

Brian Heise — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:00:04 +0000

The Indians are red-hot right now, both on the mound and at the plate. Let’s just hope today’s off day doesn’t cool them off. In the meantime, here are the latest Indians links worth checking out. (more…)

May Cleveland Indians Power Rankings

Brian Heise — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:00:49 +0000

One month of the 2013 Major League season is in the books. Over the course of the past 30 days we’ve learned a lot about the Indians. We’ve learned that they can hit the long ball and put crooked numbers on the board with the best of them, but we’ve also learned they can go days at a time without any sort of offensive explosion. It’s the type of up and down performance than can place added pressure on an already highly strained pitching staff. With that in mind, how does the committee of one see the Indians following the first month of the season. (more…)