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Welcome to Tribe Talk, where Bleacher Report's Tribe fans weigh in on the ups and downs of the Indians each week throughout the season.   This week, we wonder if we should buy what the Indians are selling based on last week's successful run, discuss the possibility of Jake Westbrook being moved, and contemplate how much an off-day is really worth.   I would like to thank this week's participants Dale Thomas and Jon ...

  Welcome to Tribe Talk, where Bleacher Report's Tribe fans weigh in on the ups and downs of the Indians each week throughout the season. This week, we compare the Tribe's performance to our expectations for them after the one-month mark, point fingers at our chosen scapegoats, and volunteer our baseball playing services to the Tribe, in case they're so desperate that they're looking for walk-ons with no professional experience. ...

Welcome to Tribe Talk, where Bleacher Report's Tribe fans weigh in on the ups and downs of the Indians each week throughout the season. This week, we rate Manny Acta's performance as an in-game strategist, debate the merits and drawbacks of chewing out individual players publicly for their mistakes, and wonder if Grady Sizemore and Travis Hafner will ever again be, well, Grady Sizemore and Travis Hafner. ...

  Welcome to Tribe Talk, where Bleacher Report's Tribe fans weigh in on the ups and downs of the Indians each week throughout the season.   In the opening week of the 2010 season, we critique Manny Acta's final roster decisions, discuss who the first member of the rotation to bite the dust will be, and predict the details of the next animal kingdom attack on Progressive Field.   I would like to thank this week's participants ...

Welcome to Tribe Talk, where Bleacher Report's Tribe fans weigh in on the ups and downs of the Indians each week throughout the season and here in our annual season preview.   This week we attempt to do a much better job predicting the future than we did at the beginning of last season, pitching in our takes on the biggest challenges facing the team this year, how the standings ...

Forget "Who's On First?". The big question entering the 2010 season for the Indians is: "Who's Going To Lead This Team?". Sure, we all feel better about the leadership coming from the dugout with the effervescent Manny Acta at the helm instead of the flat-lining Eric Wedge. But the team still needs a leader on the field. Who is up to the task? Ladies and gentlemen, your candidates...Begin Slideshow

This past Sunday, the Indians hired Manny Acta as their new manager. Former Washington Nationals skipper Acta was signed to a three-year contract with a club option for 2013. The Acta hiring has received a mix of cheers and jeers. Some say Acta's reputation as an excellent handler of young players makes him a perfect fit, while others question the ability of a manager whose team lost more ...

á Welcome toáTribe Talk,áwhere Bleacher Report's Tribe fans weigh in on the ups and downs of the Indians each week throughout the season. Here in the final days of the regular season and our final installment of Tribe Talk for the year, we discuss how much a come-from-behind victory is worth, our playoff picks, and our final thoughts on the disappointments of the 2009 season and our hopes for the 2010 season. I ...

á To the surprise of absolutely no one, Eric Wedge will reportedly be fired as the manager of the Cleveland Indians today. There are few who would dispute that Wedge needed to go, but just how much of what went so wrong for the 2009 Indians was his fault? Perhaps not as much as he has been blamed for, but certainly enough to merit his dismissal. á Many have argued that after the ...

Welcome to Tribe Talk, where Bleacher Report's Tribe fans weigh in on the ups and downs of the Indians each week throughout the season. This week, as the Indians sit firmly in the AL Central cellar, we ponder whether the Tribe or the Royals are the worst team in the division, think ahead about long-term contracts we would like to see sewn up for some of our young players this winter, ...