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Welcome back to this running series on the Cleveland Indians titled, "The Problem," where we examine one issue surrounding the current club. Although there is probably more than one problem with the Indians, you have to fix one issue at a time. Today's problem involves the club's biggest star, Grady Sizemore, and the lack of power production. Not only has the power not been there, Sizemore hasn't even been ...

THE MEAT OF THE ORDER Every week there are three things I deem to be really important. It's kind of like the "meat" of my lineup. This week, there is only two because my DH is on the disabled list.   1. Ryan Howard Contract Extension The Philadelphia Phillies made headlining news when they signed their MVP first baseman Ryan Howard to a contract that will make him only the second player to earn ...

Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta certainly didn't get off to the start he and his club were hoping for. After years of rough April outings, there was hope things under Acta would change. The standings may not indicate it, but I think they have. Acta's Tribe only won nine games, but they were lucky to even do that after being outscored by 27 runs in the month of April. The team ...

After allowing just two walks all spring, it took Fausto Carmona two hitters to equal that number in his first start of 2010. Collectively Cleveland sighed and exclaimed, "Oh boy, here we go again!" He isn't fixed; he's still the same old rattled head case that can't throw strikes. This year is going to be even worse than we imagined. How could anyone put a single strand of hope into this enigma ...

THE MEAT OF THE ORDER Every week there are three things I deem to be really important. It's kind of like the "meat" of my lineup. 1. Ubaldo Jimenez throws first no-hitter in Colorado Rockies’ history. I’m pretty sure about this, but I believe he’s the first person not only named Ubaldo to throw a no-hitter, but he’s the first person with a U to begin his first name to throw a ...

If you've read my writing over the past two-plus years here at Bleacher Report , you probably know two things about me. I love baseball and I'm incredibly long-winded. I can't help either one, brevity is not my strong point and I'm certainly not going to apologize for loving the sport as much as I do. I’ve been searching for a format that can appease both myself and the people that may want ...

How do you decide which division in Major League Baseball is the best? Last year, I attempted to do this and went as far as ranking the divisions, from worst to first. My pick for best team was unpopular, and I’m here to say I was wrong. At least in terms of what actually unfolded, I was dead wrong. The NL East turned out to be not even one of the top ...

They’re not as bad as you thought! Last year, the National League West was a bit of a punching bag, quite like the American League Central is this season. Not quite as bad, as they had a strong Dodger team, an on the rise Giants team, and a modest Diamondbacks squad. But it still was expected to be a bit chaotic. Well it was chaotic, but Colorado won the wild card, Los Angeles ...

Last year, I pegged the Central division in the American League as one of the better divisions in baseball, because I thought they were the deep. How things have changed after just one year. You’d be hard pressed to find someone that doesn’t think the AL Central won’t be a wide open free-for-all. It’s a division that three teams could realistically win the division or be as bad as fourth place. It is ...

Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta has earmarked Thursday as the day he will end all position battles and decide on a 25-man roster. It will coincide with the April 1 exhibition game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, where Fausto Carmona will take the mound for the Tribe in his final tune-up before the season. Acta will be expected to roll out his Opening Day lineup, or some semblance of it, ...