Kelly Shoppach News

We are on the brink of the Thanksgiving break. And given that we are socially instructed and morally obligated to give thanks this time of year, I can think of no better time to say thank you to all those who help keep things fresh and interesting around these parts, even when the Indians are having a tough time of it.

Ok.A Ok.A I suppose its time to get serious. The Indians are not trading for Roy Halladay or Vernon Wells.A They're not signing Chan Ho Park and they're not courting Marco Scutaro.A The rumors of Kevin Millar sightings at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame may have been exaggerated.

Sandy Alomar Jr. really wanted to return to Cleveland. The Mets offered him a job to coach first base and instruct their catchers on Jerry Manuel's big-league staff.

According to SI.coma TMs Jon Heyman, via Twitter , Boston Red Sox C Jason Varitek has exercised his $3 million player option for 2010.

It's hard to root for Pedro Martinez , even now when he's old and pitching against the Yankees in the World Series.

They will be watching from Puerto Rico and Cleveland. From Texas to Virginia and a lot of places between.

BOSTON: Jeremy Sowers made an unintentional cameo appearance in his final start of the season Friday night at Fenway Park.

Daisuke Matsuzaka was in a somewhat challenging spot when he re-entered the mix on Sept.

Playoff teams usually include at least one ``X-factor'' they hope can pop up out of the blue as a surprise October contributor.

Alex Gonzalez may not be. Boston's smooth fielding shortstop who has hit surprisingly well since being obtained from Cincinnati on Aug.

To understand what Victor Martinez now means to the Red Sox, one need only look at what his departure meant to the team he left behind.

Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner first joined the organization via trade in December 2002, less than two months after Eric Wedge was chosen as the Tribe's new manager.

The Cleveland Indians fired manager Eric Wedge in the final days of a terrible season.

Cliff Lee likes pitching against the National League. Lee pitched seven outstanding innings and Kelly Shoppach drove in a career-high four runs as the Cleveland Indians coasted to a 10-1 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies last night.

The Orioles have scored 29 runs during the streak, which matches their 10-game slide Sept.

Thata s all thata s left of this tortuous season for the Cleveland Indians. A Ita s likely ita s also all thata s left of Eric Wedgea s tenure as manager of the ballclub.

Before Jason Knapp, there was Jose Ozoria. No, the Indians didn't trade for Ozoria only to find he was the kind of damaged goods they received from Philadelphia in Knapp.

Although the Tribe managed to get a number of hits against the A's on Saturday, the Indians' pitching woes continued and ultimately led to an 8-4 loss, their season-high seventh straight defeat.

This doesn't excuse the Indians ' play one iota, but C.B. Bucknor is a joke. He's been a joke for a long time, and I have no idea how he's still in the majors.

Brett Anderson pitched six shutout innings to win his third consecutive start, as the Oakland A's won their fifth straight game with a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians.