Mark Shapiro, Terry Francona Speak at TribeFest
This weekend the Cleveland Indians hosted TribeFest, an event at Progressive Field featuring autograph sessions with players, roundtable discussions with broadcaster Tom Hamilton, kids activities, clubhouse…Read More
Why the Indians Need to Abolish the Word ‘Rebuild’
The Indians front office should aggressively spend the offseason actively eliminating the words rebuild and window from the discussion of the team’s future. They need to respond to every writer…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 pretty much the entirety of Tribe baseball as we know it. Amid all that, one thing that stuck with me…Read More
Judging Mark Shapiro’s GM Tenure: Low-Profile Trades
We’re now more than two full years removed from Mark Shapiro’s promotion to Cleveland Indians team president and GM Chris Antonetti is firmly entrenched as the Tribe’s decision maker. So I thought…Read More
Some Thoughts on the Mark Shapiro Interview
On Wednesday, Fox Sports Ohio’s Pat McManamon published a long and incredibly thorough interview with Cleveland Indians President Mark Shapiro on his background, some of the team’s recent moves,…Read More
Judging Mark Shapiro’s GM Tenure: High-Profile Trades
Let’s get a this out of the way: I am a fan of the work Mark Shapiro did as general manager of the…Read More
Survey: Assessing Confidence in the Indians’ Front Office
Last week, 20 Cleveland Indians writers from six different websites and media outlets took part in a…Read More
On Terry Francona, Manny Acta, and the Indians’ Front Office
Today, the Cleveland Indians will officially announce that they have named Terry Francona their new manager,…Read More
Trying to Stay Positive…
As I sit here and watch the Indians hand the Royals (yes, those Royals) another game, I find myself grasping…Read More
LaPorta Trying to Avoid “Bust” Label
Source: Yardbarker.com Matt LaPorta is doing his best to remove the “bust” label. Since…Read More
Tribe Front Office Shuffles Its Deck
As I mentioned yesterday, Cleveland kinda, sorta, did a front office shakeup (but not really). Indians…Read More
Anthony Reyes : Destination Rotation
Anthony Reyes had a sore elbow shut down his 2008 season early. So far this spring, Reyes has yet…Read More









