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Baseball Insider: Lee an easy choice as Tribe's best in '08; can Sabathia turn down Yankees?
Named the Indians' Man of the Year on Saturday by media members who cover the team, Cliff Lee hopes to follow up his Cy Young season of 2008 with another strong effort next summer.
Just over 15 months ago, Cliff Lee's baseball career was at a serious crossroads.
Bud Shaw's Sports Spin: Hard times could force MLB to tighten purse strings . . . maybe not
That was Commissioner Bud Selig's message to baseball's general managers at their recent meeting at a hotel situated on a bluff overlooking a golf course and the Pacific Ocean.
Indiansa Cliff Lee Runaway Winner of Baseballa s Cy Young Award
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com The constant quest for perfection drove Cliff Lee to great feats throughout 2008.
As the Indians went through a series of post season meetings, the need for a third starter behind Cliff Lee and Fausto Carmona emerged as the top priority.
Cliff Lee named AL Comeback Player of the Year
St. Petersburg, Fla. --- Another day another award for Indians left-hander Cliff Lee.
Hey, Hoynsie: Paul Hoynes answers your Indians questions
At least one Indians fan would like to see the team make a run at Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla.
Shapiro: We'll be 'relentless' shoppers
Plenty has been written to describe the Indians' 2008 season. In his annual postseason session with reporters, general manager Mark Shapiro did his best to describe it in a single statement.
CLEVELAND: Initially, Mark Shapiro announced bad news. ''The strength of Travis Hafner's shoulder is not what we had hoped it would be when we tested it after the season,'' the Indians' general manager said in ...
Change Should Be in the Air For Tribe
The Cleveland Indians are at a crossroads. A In 2005, the team went to the last weekend of the season before being eliminated, and since then they have been considered by many as a team that could win the AL ...
Lee's Cy Young season came out of left field
Indians left-hander Cliff Lee has a stiff neck and he won't start the Tribe's finale today in Chicago.
's bid for his second no-hitter this season, his own team would have. ''He was coming out,'' manager Terry Francona said.
In-game update: Red Sox 5, Indians 0 after three innings
The Red Sox lead the Indians, 5-0, tonight after three innings at Fenway Park. Overwhelmed : Boston scored five unanswered runs against lefty Jeremy Sowers in the first two innings.
Speed trap: Sowers' slow start ends Tribe chances quickly in 6-1 loss to Boston
For such a simple game, baseball sure can be complicated. Last year, left-hander Jeremy Sowers went into the off-season with orders to make his fastball faster.
Red Sox balancing competing, resting
Technically, they're still alive. The Red Sox again did their part on Wednesday, earning another victory and keeping themselves mathematically capable of winning the American League East.
Justin Verlander's velocity doesn't faze Indians
CLEVELAND - The fourth inning finished Justin Verlander on Saturday night. It also provided a snapshot of his perplexing season.
Stronger, wiser Sowers aims for consistency
CLEVELAND: Jeremy Sowers' stock has never been higher than at the end of 2006, his rookie year, when he put on a dazzling pitching display that included consecutive shutouts, a 7-4 record and 3.57 earned-run ...
Shin-Soo Choo continued his hot September and Jeremy Sowers pitched six strong innings to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Saturday night.
Bannister breaks skid as Royals hammer Indians 13-3
Brian Bannister can take a deep breath now. His 76-day, 13-start winless streak came to a resounding end Sunday afternoon when the Royals clocked a steady stream of Cleveland pitchers in a 13-3 rout at ...
CLEVELAND: Anthony Reyes is calling it a season. Rather, Indians officials are calling it a season for him.