I'm not sure what has gotten into Paul Byrd, but if this is a showcase, he is doing one heck of a good job. He and Cliff Lee combined for 17 innings of two-run ball, finishing off the three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. While Lee nailed down his 16th win of the season, Byrd was the man who   more...
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A minor league update including Rob Bryson's injury, Brad Snyder's copy cat night in Buffalo's win, and Lonnie Chisenhall carries the Scrappers to a win. Also Cleveland Indians rumors on Paul Byrd's trade possibilities, some chatter on Ryan Garko, Asdrubal Cabrera and Rafael Betancourt putting   more...
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The non-waiver trade deadline may have passed, but there is still a lot of wheeling and dealing to be done in Major League Baseball. At this year's deadline, many teams were stuck in market limboa€¦not sure whether they should be buyers or sellers. Now, the playoff picture is beginning to clear   more...
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The Tribe sent infielder Asdrubal Cabrera back to Buffalo in early July to get him refocused at the plate.At the time he went down his stats were dismal. In 158 ABs, Cabrera was hitting .183; .247 (SLG); .285 (OBP); .532 (OPS). He had scored 16 runs and had 13 RBIs.He's been back in the bigs since   more...
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The most talked about man in Cleveland sports these days spells his name incorrectly. But he is swinging a hot bat, and many Tribe fans are having second thoughts about their earlier call for a trade of shortstop Jhonny Peralta.Should the Tribe trade their hottest hitter and the A.L. home run   more...
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Maybe he's just a second half guy? I'm not sure what has gotten into Asdrubal Cabrera lately, but I am not going to complain one bit. Following his 3-for-4 night against the O's, delivering his second game-winning hit in as many games, Cabrera has been on quite a roll. How big of a roll? Try   more...
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I'm heading to Cleveland for a long weekend in an hour or so.Contrary to what you may think, I have not been invited to participate in the big pow-wow being planned for today by the Tribe brass.Tribe manager Eric Wedge and his coaches will be meeting, and Wedge will also participate in a conference   more...
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WFNY readers have been playing GM for the Cavaliers since the playoffs ended. Well Tribe fans, the 'off-season' has come early for this year's team. So we want your help. We will take a look at the Indians roster and determine who we should try and trade, who deserves an extension, and who we   more...
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