Wahoo's on First » Terry Francona http://wahoosonfirst.com A Cleveland Indians Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The Cleveland Curse of Mike and Mike http://wahoosonfirst.com/2013/05/22/the-cleveland-curse-of-mike-and-mike/ http://wahoosonfirst.com/2013/05/22/the-cleveland-curse-of-mike-and-mike/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:17 +0000 Brian Heise http://wahoosonfirst.com/?p=8199 Two years in a row the Indians were playing solid baseball well into May. Two years in a row they suddenly fell apart, culminating in the firing of Manny Acta and the need for drastic changes. In stepped Terry Francona and along with him a cornucopia of free agent signings and offseason trade acquisitions. For their efforts, the Indians now find themselves playing solid baseball well into May for the third year in a row. But, should we be worried about the bottom falling out yet again?

Yes. Yes we should. (more…)

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