Indians Place Hand on Outright Waivers

Let the salary slashing commence?

In what may be an ominous sign in the peak of spooky season, the Cleveland Indians placed one of the American League’s top relievers in 2020, closer Brad Hand, on outright waivers on Thursday in what could only be viewed as a cost-cutting measure by the organization. Read More

Today in Tribe History: October 29, 2016

The Cleveland Indians overcome an early deficit to back Corey Kluber and the bullpen with a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs from Wrigley Field to take a commanding three games to one lead in the World Series. Read More

Today in Tribe History: October 28, 1995

The Atlanta Braves allow just one hit and defeat the Cleveland Indians by a 1-0 final to win Game 6 and claim the World Series title. Read More

Today in Tribe History: October 27, 1969

Charlie Jamieson, a longtime left fielder for the Cleveland Indians, passes away at 76. Read More

Today in Tribe History: October 26, 1995

Despite a legitimate scare in the ninth, the Cleveland Indians held on to defeat the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, in Game 5 of the World Series to delay their season’s end by one more game. It was the final game to be played at Jacobs Field that season with a total of 43,595 in attendance for the two hour and 33 minute contest. The Braves held a 3-2 edge after the defeat in the best-of-seven series as the games shifted back to Atlanta. Read More

Today in Tribe History: October 25, 1997

The Cleveland Indians stave off elimination with three early runs in a 4-1 victory over the Florida Marlins in Game 6 of the 1997 World Series at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. Read More

Today in Tribe History: October 24, 1995

Designated hitter Eddie Murray walks the Indians off a winner in the bottom of the eleventh inning as Cleveland defeats the Atlanta Braves, 7-6, to win its first World Series game since 1948. Read More

The Annual ‘What Went Wrong’ Indians Recap – Part One

Even with the shortened 60-game regular season and a brief two-game playoff stint, I needed a break from coverage of the Cleveland Indians (also, some grueling hours at the job that pays the bills over the last couple of weeks made time for writing minimal). An underwhelming offseason the winter before, mixed results during the 2020 campaign, and an abysmal showing in the expanded playoff format a few weeks ago piled on to make it tough to put my thoughts into appropriate family-friendly terms. The step away helped to give me some prerogative on what transpired over the course of the last couple of months, but does not give me a lot of happy vibes about what is in store for the Indians’ organization in the months and years ahead.

Obviously, the 2020 season didn’t go as planned for anybody. Spring Training ramped up in February and was near its conclusion in March when the coronavirus began to truly run rampant across the United States, slamming the door on nearly all non-essential activities. After an uncomfortable amount of bickering as to the length of a shortened schedule shined an unpleasant light on future labor negotiations in the not-so-distant future between players and ownership, baseball returned for Spring Training 2.0. The shortened 60-game slate of games was pulled off, with only a handful of glitches in particular hot spots across the MLB landscape. Playoff bubbles were implemented to help conclude play and, shockingly to some, the World Series started Tuesday from Arlington, Texas, where the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers began the final leg of their championship pursuits, one which may come with an asterisk next to it in the annals of baseball history.

As for the Indians, this season is another “what if” story in the 120-year history of American League play on the shores of Lake Erie. Read More

Today in Tribe History: October 23, 1997

Three runs in the ninth inning were not enough as the Florida Marlins snuck by the Cleveland Indians by an 8-7 final in the last game of the season at Jacobs Field. The Marlins took a 3-2 World Series lead over the Indians as the series returned to Miami. Read More

Today in Tribe History: October 22, 1997

The Cleveland Indians knot up the World Series at two wins a piece with a strong 10-3 victory over the Florida Marlins. It marked the second straight game that the Indians scored in double digits, following a 14-11 loss in Game 3 of the series. Read More

Today in Tribe History: October 21, 2007

The 2007 season comes to a shocking and heartbreaking end for the Cleveland Indians as they lose their third straight ALCS game and are eliminated from the postseason by the Boston Red Sox in an 11-2 shellacking at Fenway Park.

The losses all came after the Indians took what appeared to be a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. Read More

Today in Tribe History: October 20, 2002

Mel Harder, who spent all 20 of his Major League seasons as a pitcher in a Cleveland Indians uniform, passes away in Chardon, Ohio, five days after celebrating his 93rd birthday. Read More