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Sunday Nov 8 | Akron Beacon Journal

Insider to coach pitchers

The Indians didn't have to look far to hire a pitching coach. Tim Belcher has been working for the team the past eight years as special assistant to baseball operations.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Fernando Rodney, Francisco Cordero

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Fox Sports

Indians hires Belcher as pitching coach

During his search for Cleveland's pitching coach, new Indians manager Manny Acta was meeting with general manager Mark Shapiro when Tim Belcher's name came up for discussion.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Fausto Carmona

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Major League Baseball

Indians outright three to Triple-A

The Indians did a little housecleaning Friday, taking three players off the 40-man roster.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Scott Lewis, Baseball Players, Anthony Reyes

Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Plain Dealer

Acta will need help from Dolans to succeed, Bill Livingston writes

Manny Acta, the Indians' new manager, says he knows he is not a big shot. He also politely wondered what caliber of reputation Joe Torre had when he began managing three decades ago with the New York Mets.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Grady Sizemore, Baseball Players, Travis Hafner

Mon Oct 05, 2009

West Side Sun

Indians bid a fast (and not-so-fond) farewell to 2010

The day after the baseball season ends, a big-league locker room is usually a busy place.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Joe Smith, Baseball Players, Asdrubal Cabrera, David Huff, C.C. Sabathia

Sun Oct 04, 2009

The Plain Dealer

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Developing their young players by having them play major league games has been the focus for the Cleveland Indians for several weeks.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, American League, American League Central, Boston Red Sox, Victor Martinez

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Akron Beacon Journal

Carmona to end suffering tonight

CLEVELAND: Mercifully, Fausto Carmona will make his last start of the season today against the Chicago White Sox.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Fausto Carmona, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball

Wed Sep 30, 2009

Local Breaking News

Huff makes case to start next season

CLEVELAND: David Huff can rest on his laurels. At least until spring training. ''I've had my talk with [GM] Mark Shapiro,'' Huff said after the Indians' 9-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday at Progressive Field.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, David Huff, Fausto Carmona, Aaron Laffey, Jeremy Sowers

Mon Sep 28, 2009

Fox Sports

Brantley gets fast look at Verlander

In the third inning Thursday night against Detroit, Brantley hit a two-run single off the "Heat Miser" fastball from Tigers ace Justin Verlander .

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Related Topix: Sports, NCAA Sports, Tennessee State University NCAA, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Tennessee State Tigers NCAA Football, NCAA Football, Justin Verlander, Baseball Players, Cleveland Indians, Matt LaPorta

Sat Sep 26, 2009

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Indians shouldn't hesitate in their off-season of change: MLB Insider

Here are seven things that the Indians have to do to put the ruins of this season behind them and prepare for 2010.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Fausto Carmona, David Huff, Carlos Carrasco

Fri Sep 25, 2009

Philadelphia's WB 17

Buehrle's emotions mixed

An attempt at retaliation Saturday actually helped the White Sox continue their dominance over Cleveland and the American League Central.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Baseball Players, Jermaine Dye, Travis Hafner

Wed Sep 23, 2009

Baseball Prospectus

Kiss`Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians by Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus' Pre-season Projection : 86-76, first place Current record: 61-88, fifth place To make matter worse, Charlie Sheen has made himself a bigger star with Two and a Half Men than he ever did with Major League .

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Fausto Carmona, Travis Hafner, Grady Sizemore

Tue Sep 22, 2009

The Plain Dealer

Wednesday exam could clear path for Jake Westbrook's busy winter: Indians Chatter

Clubhouse confidential: If Jake Westbrook doesn't have another setback, there's a chance he'll pitch winter ball sometime during the off-season. Westbrook is coming off the latest shutdown period in his attempt to recover from Tommy John surgery.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players

Tue Sep 15, 2009

Let's Go Tribe

Fire Everyone! - Carl Willis

This is the third installment in a 12-part series . The case is simple: Our pitching stinks, fire the pitching coach.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, C.C. Sabathia, Scott Elarton, Carl Pavano, Fausto Carmona

WOIO

Indians Place Joe Smith On D.L.

The Indians placed on reliever Joe Smith the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left knee.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Joe Smith, Baseball Players, Anthony Reyes

Tue Sep 01, 2009

The Plain Dealer

It's time the Indians' front office develops a Minnesota mindset, says Terry Pluto

Trading Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Cliff Lee and All-Star catcher Victor Martinez actually took some of the heat off the Tribe's front office and manager Eric Wedge.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Victor Martinez, Baseball Players, Travis Hafner, Minnesota Twins, Joe Mauer

Mon Aug 31, 2009

The Plain Dealer

Cleveland Indians afternoon news roundup: No snap decisions by president Paul Dolan

Levin also writes: There will be a lot that will go into determining the future of Wedge, and therefore, the franchise, but Dolan claims money will not be one of them.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Masa Kobayashi, Baseball Players, David Dellucci, Travis Hafner

Thu Aug 27, 2009

Cleveland.com

Without a 2010 ace, will Tribe be trumped on the mound? Indians Chatter

Clubhouse confidential : Whether or not Eric Wedge returns as manager next season, the Indians' main concern is going to be starting pitching.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, C.C. Sabathia

Wed Aug 26, 2009

Sheldon Ocker

Wedge says stress remains

KANSAS CITY, MO.: Everybody has heard it, and lots of fans buy into it. The conventional wisdom in Cleveland goes something like this: ''The Indians can't win until they're out of the race, and the pressure is off.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Jess Todd, Scott Lewis, Anthony Reyes, Chris Perez

Thu Aug 20, 2009

Sports

Calling up starting pitcher a possibility

CLEVELAND: When the Indians' roster can be expanded to 40 on Sept. 1, it would be no surprise if Matt LaPorta and Lou Marson are summoned to the Indians from Triple-A Columbus.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Lou Marson, Matt LaPorta, David Huff, Hector Rondon

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