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No one will argue that Opening Day is the best baseball day of the year, but for me - and other Tribe fans who have played the 'wait-'til-next-year' game all their lives - the start of the off-season trading ...

When I trick-or-treated as a kid, there was no moment more disappointing than when some old man would answer your knock on the door, compliment you on your costume and then hand you ... A roll of pennies? ...

The Royals are discussing a possible trade with the Cleveland Indians in which they would acquire an outfielder in exchange for Mark Teahen, according to sources with both teams.Talks are believed to center on ...

Getting acclimated to life outside the ballpark is tough this time of year. As I write this, I'm actually sitting on my back porch, trying to get inspired to write about baseball, despite the utter absence of ...

Indians GM Mark Shapiro: "When you get to the list of areas I'd like to improve, the area I feel least comfortable with is our upper-level starting pitching.

Looking back at the Tribe season in my rear-view mirror... I wish I hadn't written ... that the bullpen would be solid, even if Joe Borowski failed.

Indians catcher Kelly Shoppach impressed with power at the plate and leadership ability behind it, according to a big-league scout.

Looking back at the Tribe season in my rearview mir ror . . . I wish I hadn't written .

CLEVELAND: The questions are obvious, but most of the answers will have to wait until the offseason unfolds.

In a do-or-die bid, Mark Buehrle did.A He smothered the Tribe for the Sox' first win in six games to try and force a tiebreaker with the Twins.A Tomorrow the Pale Hose must face the Tigers at home to make up a ...

With the closing credits set to roll for the Tribe on Sunday, this season - as long and enjoyable as a five-hour silent Norwegian documentary - will finally conclude.

Summary: A fluke play cost the Sox a run, and Josh Beckett's first sub-par performance of September cost the team a shot at wrapping up a playoff spot as Cleveland capitalized on a wild night from the Sox ace ...

The Indians are a winning baseball team again. The Indians moved to above .500 for the first time since May 17 -- when they were 22-21 -- with a 10-3 win over the Tigers to pick up their sixth straight victory ...

Victor Martinez homered with two on in the bottom of the 11th inning, giving the Cleveland Indians a 12-9 walk-off triumph over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Cleveland.

Victor Martinez hit a game-winning, three-run homer with one out in the 11th inning to give host Cleveland a 12-9 victory over Minnesota, further frustrating the Twins' hopes for a playoff berth.

Victor Martinez's three-run homer off Joe Nathan in the bottom of the 11th handed the Cleveland Indians a 12-9 win over Minnesota, in the second of three games with the Twins.

BALTIMORE: What do these players have in common: Shin-Soo Choo, Trevor Crowe, David Dellucci, Ben Francisco, Franklin Gutierrez, Matt LaPorta and Grady Sizemore? All of them are outfielders who might find ...

Before division play began in 1969, 10 teams battled for the pennant each season.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 11 -- After watching his team beat the Cleveland Indians, 6-3, on Thursday night, a tidy victory mostly devoid of the pitching misadventures that have become a matter of routine, Baltimore Orioles Manager Dave Trembley was blunt.

Said Trembley, "I need a few more of them for it to be a relief, let's be honest there."

The Orioles salvaged a split in the four-game series and won for just the second time in 12 games. But even more important, and closer to Trembley's point, the Orioles showed they were capable of playing a type of game that could make the waning days of the season a little more bearable.

Scott Lewis was brilliant in his major league debut and Kelly Shoppach belted a pair of homers as Cleveland bested Baltimore, 7-1, in the third test of a four-game series at Camden Yards.