There is one thing in life that I currently am not proud to say.....I am a fan of the Cleveland Indians. It has killed me the past few weeks watching Sports Center and seeing many MLB teams especially teams in the American League improving. Today players such as Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, John Lackey, Hideki Matsui, and others switched teams. The World Champion New York Yankees even improved this off season by acquiring All-Star Curtis Granderson from the Detroit Tigers. The big news for the Indians...nothing. All the Tribe has done is trade away more players and mention how they need to trim payroll. The Indians also hired former Nationals coach Manny Acta who had an impressive resume with Washington (NOT). Just a few seasons ago the Indians were one game away from the World Series. The Indians chose not to spend money the following off-season and have since fallen apart. MLB is a sport where money= success. The New York Yankees spent a ton of it last off season and won the World Series. My question for the Indians is what are they doing? The Central Division is a division we can contend in and anything goes in the playoffs. Instead of spending money we are watching other teams around us improve. The Indians have traded away the past two Cy Young winners in the AL and All Star Victor Martinez to Boston. As an employee of the Indians I believe the franchise is in turmoil. I believe for the Indians to succeed we need new ownership and a different philosophy on how to build a winning franchise. The only thing the Cleveland Indians have going for them is the success we had in the 1990's. The only reason fans still go to games is to try and recapture the memory's they experienced over a decade ago. There is one thing the Cleveland Indians have a common bond with....the Cleveland Browns. I love being a Cleveland sports fan..........
Once again, I feel your pain. The only thing that got me through last season--and it was truly the most painful I have witnessed in recent history--was the HOPE that perhaps with a new manager, we might recapture some of the excitement that once accompanied being a Cleveland fan. Little could I imagine that the managerial decision-making would go from bad-to-worse. Don't get me wrong, I am glad to hear that we have hired a 'communicator.' But that sends a message that is none too promising--we may need a "communicator" because we are going to have even more hard times ahead!! Groan!
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