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February Cleveland Indians Power Rankings

January has come and gone meaning that it’s time for another installment of the Cleveland Indians Power Rankings. Last month saw new additions Nick Swisher, Trevor Bauer, Drew Stubbs, and Mark Reynolds…Read More

Why the Cleveland Indians Signed Nate Spears

Nate Spears has a grand total of seven career games in the major leagues—all with the Boston Red Sox, including three games in 2011 while Terry Francona was managing the Red Sox. So don’t be surprised…Read More

Highlights from Terry Francona’s ESPN.com Chat

On Tuesday, new Indians manager Terry Francona stopped by ESPN.com for an online chat with Cleveland and Boston fans. The full transcript is well worth a read, but there were a few specific questions…Read More

Will Offseason Additions Change the Indians’ Character?

In Spring Training in 2004, Indians outfielder Milton Bradley was pulled from an exhibition game for not running out a popup that dropped in for a hit. Bradley clashed with manager Eric Wedge over the…Read More

The 10 Biggest Questions Facing the 2013 Indians

It’s easy to get excited about the 2013 Indians. They’ve made several moves that have significantly improved the roster, at least on paper, and are still looking to make moves in order to get…Read More

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Mark Shapiro, Terry Francona Speak at TribeFest

This weekend the Cleveland Indians hosted TribeFest, an event at Progressive Field featuring autograph…Read More

January Cleveland Indians Power Rankings

With a new month comes new signing, new hopes, and ultimately a new way in which we view the Indians.…Read More

Trading Chris Perez Not a Simple Proposition

Anytime there is even the mention of a trade rumor of a closer being dealt or a free agent closer receiving…Read More

Chris Antonetti: From Zero to Hero in Two Months

Go to an Indians message board or comment section and you’ll likely see sentiments like: “Fire…Read More

A Winter Meetings Primer for Cleveland Indians Fans

The Cleveland Indians are coming off a disappointing 2012 season which saw the team finish with a 68-94…Read More

December Cleveland Indians Power Rankings

Nowadays, it seems as if there are power rankings for everything. The NFL, NBA, MLB, college football,…Read More

Ten Reasons Why the Indians Should Go All in for 2013

Earlier this month, Lewie argued that the Indians should either aim for serious contention in 2012 or…Read More

On Sandy Alomar and Managerial Greatness

When the Indians take the field again this spring, there will be a familiar face standing beside Terry…Read More

Could the Cleveland Indians Trade Terry Francona?

Judging by how fans are talking and how we’re writing here on Wahoo’s on First, it seems the Indians…Read More

Why Hasn’t Anyone Hired Sandy Alomar as Manager?

On Monday, MLB.com‘s Jordan Bastian dropped an interesting report regarding Indians bench coach…Read More

Why the Terry Francona Hiring Doesn’t Matter

We should all be excited about Terry Francona, right? A two-time World Series winning manager is now…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

Why Hiring Terry Francona Matters

I got married this past weekend. While that in and of itself is a bit newsworthy, an even more important…Read More

Terry Francona: Fueling Indians Fans’ Dreams

After an exhaustive search that included almost a whole week of interviews and nearly three different…Read More

Terry Francona Makes Great First Impression at Press Conference

I was all for the Cleveland Indians’ decision to hire Terry Francona. I was for it as soon as we…Read More