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Mark Shapiro, Terry Francona Speak at TribeFest

Ed Carroll — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:45:02 +0000

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 tours and other Indians-centric activities. On Sunday, a social media Q&A session in the Terrace Club featured Mark Shapiro, team president, and the team’s new manager, Terry Francona. (more…)

Why the Indians Need to Abolish the Word ‘Rebuild’

Steve Kinsella — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:12:54 +0000

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 who pens a story using the term “rebuild,” and especially target those that try to draw a distinction between rebuilding and re-tooling or regrouping in order to open a new window of competitive baseball with a strong rebuttal. The whole idea of rebuilding and the coinciding mentioning of windows sinks Tribe fans hearts and drives them further and further away from the ticket windows.

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On Grady Sizemore, Mark Shapiro, and Being a Fan

Merritt Rohlfing — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:44:25 +0000

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 was the love Shapiro has for the game. It was something touched on throughout his repeated mentions of taking the game at an intellectual level, dealing with the varied issues the team president has to handle, all that jazz. He kept on mentioning that he understands the Indians fans pain, that he wants a winner that makes for a great time at the ballpark. (more…)