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The Cleveland Indians should have acquired two starters this winter. The didn't get any. That will keep the team on an up and down roller-coaster ride all season long.

The Cleveland Indians are looking to build on the experience that was the 2007 season. With a strong pitching staff, the Tribe can once again make the playoffs.

Lou Boudreau's 1948 season was unique in baseball history. He batted and fielded his way to his league's MVP award and managed the Indians to the world championship.

Bob Feller hit the big leagues in 1936 as a 17-year-old high schooler. Within a year, he was being compared to the best of all time and many say he was just that.

Grady Sizemore is the All-Star centerfielder for the Cleveland Indians, looking to help the team capture its first World Series title since 1948.

The Red Sox gained a great batter by trading for Victor Martinez, but they lost an even better pitcher to shore up a misconceived problem.

The Cleveland Indians have been horrible offensively in 2008, so much so that trade speculation and rumors are surfacing - the first around Garrett Atkins of the Rockies.

With only a month to go to the All-Star Game, it's time to study up on the best players at each position. Or, you can just do the usual and vote for your favorite guys.

Albert Belle flexed his muscles in the 1995 World Series, but he'll be remembered more for stalking and screaming than for his baseball feats.

At the All-Star break, the Tigers set the pace in the American League Central but the White Sox and Twins are still in the race.

Parity is the name of the game in the American League Central as all five teams should finish between 77 and 85 wins.

It is never too early to review the baseball season and this is a look at the first week in the American League.

Before this season, the once proud Los Angeles Dodgers were a rudderless ship. Joe Torre went West with his championship act to lead them back to the post season.

Mickey Vernon died on September 24,2008, at the age of ninety after suffering a stroke. He was a star for the Washington Senators from 1939 to 1960.

Speaker was the first in a line of immortal offensive and defensive centerfielders that includes Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and Ken Griffey, Jr.

Detroit Tigers needed to keep Jim Leyland and Ivan Rodriguez, but also need to find a new relief pitcher to replace the inept Todd Jones.

Baseball's ten best teams as of June 7, 2007 include the Red Sox, the Mets and the hotter-than-Baghdad- in-August Arizona Diamondbacks.

While some could have foreseen that the Red Sox would have the best record in the American League, nobody predicted the Milwaukee Brewers would lead the Senior Circuit.

The Commonwealth is bordered by big city baseball markets other than the two major cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

Two teams finished the 1948 American League season in a tie, with a third team eliminated only one day before. The thrills continued in a first-ever one-game playoff.

Bob Feller had a Hall of Fame career that was interrupted by World War II. More than any other player, Feller's lost time adversely affected his legacy.

The hitting and pitching statistical leaders from the 2007 American League baseball season.

With Major League Baseball announcing the AL and NL Rookie of the Year award winners yesterday, here's a few predictions on the races still to be determined:

It is unconceivable that the Tigers will go with Todd Jones and that the Indians will go with Joe Borowski if they hope to be taken seriously.

Here is a comprehensive collection of career, season and single game hitting records by Major Leaguers from 1900 to the present.

As July turns to August's Dog Days, more than just the thermometer will be heating up. Let's look at the 2007 MLB divisional races and the Wild Card card fight in the AL.

Baseball fans traveling in the Western U.S. can catch spring training games by many popular teams in Arizona. Tickets usually start around $10, making it a cheap day out.

Who will win the American Legaue Central Division title? Which heavy hitters will play? Who will move to a new team? ...and other interesting questions.

Will it be the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins or Chicago White Sox in baseball's American League Central this season?

Bill Veeck ran many publicity stunts as owner of the Indians, Browns and the White Sox, but his best promotion involved a three-foot, seven inch dwarf named Eddie Gaedel.

In the 1950s, an era that was dominated by hitting, these four Hall of Fame pitchers distinguished themselves from the pack.

Chase Wright had never pitched a game above AA before April 17, but he managed to get enough outs to help the beleaguered Yankees earn a victory.

The Cleveland Indians sets numerous team and player marks as they scored 14 runs in the second inning of their 22-4 blowout of the New York Yankees.

Beckett led the Red Sox to the 2007 A.L. East Division crown. He will win the Cy Young Award, but he wasn't the only Junior Circuit pitcher who had a great season.

The 1948 Indians, with Ken Keltner, Lou Boudreau, and Joe Gordon, had an all-100 RBIs infield.

Nearly all 30 Major League Baseball teams have an extra jersey for an important role on the team - the mascot!

From Cole Hamels to Felix hernandez, baseball has seen a recent explosion of top pitchers who are still under twenty-five years old.

Since the White Sox 2008 exodus from their Tucson, Arizona Cactus League MLB Spring Training site to Surprise, AZ, the Rockies and D-Backs may soon follow.

Even after a week where the Red Sox went 2-5, they still hold the top spot by virtue of having the best record in baseball and the largest disvision lead in the MLB.

The Boston Red Sox continue their run as the best team of 2007, but the Mets and Braves remain hot on their trail, and the Yankees continue to disappoint.

He did not have a chance to play in the Major League until he was in his forties, but Ole Satch was still able to throw with the best of them.

According to many, this was the greatest team in baseball history. Here is a brief summary of the players that led the team to eternal greatness.

The Boston Red Sox have been the class of the AL in the first half of 2009, while other surprises and disappointments have dotted the baseball landscape.

Contract talks have come to a halt between the Cleveland Indians and pitcher C.C. Sabathia. It is probable that he will test free agency, but a trade is a possibility.

A visit to Jacobs Field for a unique baseball experience, even when the home team is on the road.

He was one of the greatest ball players of all time.He seemed to be everywhere in the outfield and was Rookie of the Year in 1951 and Most Valuable Player in 1954.

It took a record-breaking performance by the Cleveland Indians in 1954 to end a record-breaking run of success by the New York Yankees.

Conventional wisdom says that baseball is a young man's game. But these five pitchers all proved that a major leaguer could still be productive after the age of forty.

After knocking out cancer and holding down hitters in the minor leagues for the past year, Boston lefty Jon Lester made a triumphant return to the big leagues on Monday.

Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant was arguably the best right-hander in the American League during the 70s. For fans at Fenway who remember the 1978 season he's a legend.