The long wait is over – baseball is back on the shores of Lake Erie.

Today, the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox meet for the first of their six meetings this season and the only matchup in Progressive Field between the two clubs. As both teams prepared for this day, plenty of news and notes took place as each club finalized their roster.

There were a few surprises on the Indians roster, as Ross Detwiler and Joba Chamberlain were named winners of bullpen spots. Trevor Bauer was the unexpected loser of the four and fifth starter camp battles and also landed in the bullpen. Michael Brantley and Lonnie Chisenhall were placed on the 15-day disabled list and Tommy Hunter will follow suit prior to the home opener. To make room for the minor league guys Detwiler and Marlon Byrd, Zach Walters and Giovanni Soto were designated for assignment, with more moves to come on Monday.

Here’s what else you may have missed in the final week before six months of official Tribe baseball…

Stories You May Have Missed Last Week:
3/28/16 – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 7: Catching Up With Kenny Lofton (Steve Eby)
3/28/16 – Can Cleveland Continue Strong Play Against Improving AL West? (Bob)
3/28/16 – Chisenhall to Debut on DL; Indians Roster Nearly Finalized (Bob)
3/29/16 – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 6: Zach Walters (Bob)
3/29/16 – Power on Display When Indians Pitching Meets Mighty AL East Bats (Bob)
3/30/16 – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 5: Lou Boudreau (Bob)
3/30/16 – Feller Museum Finds Home at Progressive Field’s Terrace Club (Vince Guerrieri)
3/30/16 – Francisco Lindor Versus the Sophomore Slump (Danny Madden)
3/31/16 – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 4: Catching Up With David Bell (Steve)
3/31/16 – Can the Tribe Tame the Tigers in 2016 (Bob)
4/1/16 – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 3: Earl Averill (Bob)
4/1/16 – Can Cleveland Solve Southpaws of Chicago’s Southside (Bob)
4/2/16 – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 2: Catching Up With Einar Diaz (Steve)
4/2/16 – Indians Need to Reverse Trend of Recent Opening Months (Craig Gifford)
4/2/16 – Can Young Twins Overtake Tribe Again in the Standings? (Bob)
4/3/16 – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 1: Bobby Avila (Vince)
4/3/16 – Can Cleveland Catch Kansas City for the Central Crown? (Bob)
4/3/16 – Cleveland’s All-Time Opening Day Starting Lineup (Steve)
4/3/16 – Indians Announce Roster Moves Heading into Opening Day (Bob)

Last Week in Tribe History (Bob):
March 28, 1992
March 29, 2006
March 30, 1978
March 31, 1993
April 1, 1915
April 2, 1962
April 3, 2011

Podcasts You May Have Missed:
Tribe Time Now 45: Kitten Kicker Kipnis

Spring Training Player Profiles (40-man and remaining roster candidates):
Austin Adams – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 49 (Bob)
Jesus Aguilar – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 36 (Bob)
Cody Allen – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 37 (Bob)
Abraham Almonte – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 35 (Craig Gifford)
Cody Anderson – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 56 (Craig)
Shawn Armstrong – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 51 (Laurel Wilder)
Dylan Baker – Baker Looking to Bounce Back from Lost Season (Bob)
Trevor Bauer – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 47 (Bob)
Michael Brantley – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 23 (Bob)
Joey Butler – Butler on the Bubble for an Indians Bench Role (Bob)
Marlon Byrd – Indians Take Flyer on Byrd; Brantley Returns (Bob)
Carlos Carrasco – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 59 (Danny Madden)
Joba Chamberlain – Chamberlain Hoping to Make Squad and Erase Images of “Bug Game” (Craig)
Lonnie Chisenhall – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 8 (Bob)
Michael Clevinger – A Healthy Clevinger Climbing Cleveland’s Prospect Rankings (Bob)
Collin Cowgill – Cowgill is a Platoon Candidate in Tribe Outfield (Bob)
Kyle Crockett – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 57 (Bob)
Rajai Davis – Where Does Rajai Davis Fit Into Cleveland’s Plans for 2016? (David Freier)
Ross Detwiler – Can Detwiler Crack Through Cleveland’s Crowded Pen? (Bob)
Erik Gonzalez – On Lindor’s Heels, Erik Gonzalez Looks for a Hole to Fill (Laurel)
Yan Gomes – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 10 (Bob)
Robbie Grossman – Is Grossman a Candidate in Cleveland’s Outfield Competition? (Bob)
Jarrett Grube – Grube Looking to Build on Strong Second Half with Clippers (Bob)
T.J. House – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 58 (Danny)
Tommy Hunter – Hunter Can Help Provide Relief in ‘Pen, When Healthy (Bob)
Jason Kipnis – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 22 (Danny Madden)
Corey Kluber – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 28 (Craig Gifford)
Francisco Lindor – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 12 (Craig)
Michael Martinez – Martinez Returns for Second Spring in the Sun for the Tribe (Bob)
Jeff Manship – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 53 (Bob)
Zach McAllister – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 34 (Bob)
Ryan Merritt – Merritt Progressing on More Than Merit Alone (Bob)
Mike Napoli – A Well-Rested Napoli Ready to Power the Tribe’s Lineup (Bob)
Tyler Naquin – Naquin’s Time In Cleveland Is Either Now or Never (Danny)
Dan Otero – Otero on Long List of Tribe’s Bullpen Options (Bob)
Felipe Paulino – Spring Invite Paulino May Provide Pitching Depth (Bob)
Roberto Perez – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 55 (Bob)
Jose Ramirez – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 11 (Danny)
James Ramsey – Tribe’s Ramsey Needs to Regain Former Top Prospect Ranking (Bob)
Shane Robinson – Robinson Looking for a Reserve Spot in Crowded Cleveland Outfield (Bob)
Danny Salazar – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 31 (Bob)
Carlos Santana – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 41 (Danny)
Bryan Shaw – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 27 (Bob)
Giovanni Soto – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 65 (Bob)
Craig Stammen – Stammen Strengthens Cleveland’s Bullpen Depth (Bob)
Josh Tomlin – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 43 (Laurel)
Juan Uribe – Uribe Shores Up All Indians Infield Question Marks (Danny)
Giovanny Urshela – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 39 (Bob)
Zach Walters – Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 6: Zach Walters (Bob)

Spring Training Minor League Profiles and Other Non-Roster Invites:
Brady Aiken – Aiken Aiming for a Healthy Return with Cleveland (Bob)
Greg Allen – Indians Have Another Smooth Tribe Outfielder in Greg Allen (Laurel)
Claudio Bautista – Claudio Bautista Slowly Climbing Through the Minor League Levels (Laurel)
Bobby Bradley – Bradley Boasts Power Potential at a Position of Need for the Indians (Bob)
Sean Brady – Sean Brady is a Young Pitcher with Potential (Laurel)
Mitch Brown – Mitch Brown Looking to Build on Second Half Success (Bob)
Yu-Cheng Chang – Yu-Cheng Chang Needs a 2016 Without Injury to Demonstrate True Skills (Laurel)
Michael Choice – Cleveland Has a Choice in Their Spring Training Outfield Mix (Bob)
Yandy Diaz – Could Yandy Diaz Be a Future Solution at Third Base? (Danny)
Clint Frazier – Frazier Thrives on Development, Shouldn’t Be Rushed Through System (Laurel)
Tom Gorzelanny – Gorzelanny Looking to Become a Lefty Tito Can Trust (Bob)
Juan Hillman – Hillman One of Indians’ Impressive Pitching Prospects from 2015 Draft (Bob)
Rob Kaminsky – Kaminsky a Top Prospect in Tribe’s Prosperous Pitching Pipeline (Eddie Kerekes)
Luis Lugo – Luis Lugo Looking to Continue Climb Through Indians System (Bob)
Mark Mathias – Mathias Made Most of Time at Mahoning Valley (Bob)
Triston McKenzie – Tribe Has Another Young, Standout Pitcher in 2015 Draft Pick Triston McKenzie (Laurel)
Francisco Mejia – A Smart, Savvy Catcher Who Knows the Game: Francisco Mejia (Laurel)
Adam Moore – Moore Back for More as Cleveland Catching Depth (Bob)
Shawn Morimando – Morimando Making His Way Towards the Big Leagues (Bob)
Mike Papi – Patience a Virtue for Indians Prospect Papi (David)
Adam Plutko – Plutko in Spring Camp with Tribe After Strong Summer on the Farm (Bob)
Dorssys Paulino – Paulino Progresses in First Full Season in Outfield (Bob)
Anthony Recker – Recker Looks to Catch on in Cleveland as a Reserve Backstop Option (Bob)
Luigi Rodriguez – Luigi Rodriguez: On the Rise or Organizational Man? (David)
Nellie Rodriguez – Young Tribe Slugger Rodriguez Plays with Something to Prove (Bob)
Justus Sheffield – Tribe Shouldn’t Rush Development of Dominant Youngster Justus Sheffield (Laurel)
Joe Thatcher – Thatcher Seeking a Chance to be One of Tito’s Lefties (Bob)
Will Venable – Venable Vying for a Big League Job in Center in Cleveland Camp (Bob)
Luke Wakamatsu – After High School Indians’ Career, Wakamatsu Joins New Tribe in the Pros (Bob)
Bradley Zimmer – Indians’ Bradley Zimmer Has Got “The Goods” (David)

1948 Cleveland Indians weekly rewind

The Tribe and Braves came into this stretch of games with the World Series tied at one game a piece and returning to Cleveland for the first time since 1920.

The rest, as they say, was history.

The World Series is Back in Cleveland – Series Tied 1-1 (Steve)
Bearden Masterful, Tribe Takes Series Lead; Indians 2, Braves 0 (Steve)
Heroes of 1920 on Hand to See Tribe Take Game Three (Steve)
Record Crowd Sees Tribe Pull Within One Win of World Championship; Indians 2, Braves 1 (Steve)
Umpire Stewart Receives Police Protection After Third Controversial Call (Mike)
Boston Fights Off Elimination, Tags Feller; Braves 11, Indians 5 (Mike)
Tribe Hoping to Be in Boston for Just One Day (Mike)
INDIANS WIN WORLD SERIES!!!!!!! Indians 4, Braves 3 (Mike)
Tribe Celebrates Championship From Clubhouse to Public Square (Mike)
Tribe Parade Set For This Morning (Staff Special)
Tribe Celebrates World Championship with Fans Before Heading Home (Mike)
Boudreau Wins Most Valuable Player Award in American League (Mike)
After the Cleveland Indians’ 1948 Season (Part 1) (Vince)
After the Cleveland Indians’ 1948 Season (Part 2) (Vince)
After the Cleveland Indians’ 1948 Season (Part 3) (Vince)

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