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Mets Top Tribe; Julio to Throw Today

Raul Casanova had a pair of hits and drove in a run as the New York Mets beat the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, on Wednesday night. Aaron Laffey started for the Indians and allowed just one run on five hits over five innings. Jeremy Sowers followed and allowed two runs, one earned, on three hits over three innings. Both are battling with Cliff Lee to be the fifth man in the starting rotation. The Indians lone run came on a solo homer by Jason Michaels. The Indians will continue exhibition play this afternoon as they will be in Winter Haven to host the Tampa Bay Rays. First pitch at Chain of Lakes Park is set for 1:05 p.m.

Jorge Julio is expected to throw this afternoon against the Rays. Julio had to leave Monday’s exhibition game against the Phillies because of a blister on his right index finger. Julio said he felt good after being able to play catch on Wednesday. Julio, who’s in the running for the final spot in the Indians’ bullpen, is 0-and-1 with a 2.57 ERA this spring.

Box Score From Today’s Indians 6-1 Loss to the Jays

Toronto Blue Jays (2-3) 6, Cleveland Indians (2-2) 1
March 3, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
Toronto	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	x	6	10	1

Cleveland	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	PO	A
Barfield, 2B	.200	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2
Carroll, SS	.000	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Herr, 3B	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Dellucci, LF	.200	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Snyder, LF	.100	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Garko, 1B	.286	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	1
Mills, 1B	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Francisco, RF	.333	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gonzalez, RF	.286	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Marte, DH	.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
a-Brown, PH-DH	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sandoval, 3B-SS	.250	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Crowe, CF	.500	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Haad, C	.333	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
Wallace, C	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Carmona, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stevens, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Perez, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fultz, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mastny, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Santos, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	.269	31	1	5	0	0	1	1	4	7	24	10
a-Reached on error for Marte in the 9th.
BATTING HR: Dellucci (1, 4th inning off Parrish, 0 on, 1 out). RBI: Dellucci (1). GIDP: Francisco. Team RISP: 0-for-5. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING PO: Crowe (1st base by Parrish). FIELDING E: Herr (1), Sandoval (1). PB: Haad (1). DP: (Wallace-Herr).

Toronto	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	PO	A
Stewart, LF	.000	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Watson, M, LF	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
a-Patterson, PH-LF	.250	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Scutaro, SS	.250	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
McDonald, SS	.200	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Rios, RF	.222	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
Lydon, CF	.400	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	0
Overbay, 1B	.429	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0
1-Thigpen, PR-1B	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4
Barajas, C	.333	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Diaz, R, C	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jeroloman, C	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Snider, DH	.400	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Coats, CF	.571	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Lind, RF	.167	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
Santos, 3B	.250	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
Inglett, 2B	.455	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Adams, 2B	.200	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Marcum, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parrish, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tallet, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accardo, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
League, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Wolfe, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Davis, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	.250	34	6	10	4	1	0	6	6	7	27	14
a-Doubled for Watson, M in the 8th. 1-Ran for Overbay in the 4th.
BATTING 2B: Scutaro (1, Carmona), Rios (1, Carmona), Patterson (1, Santos), Lydon (1, Santos). 3B: Lind (1, Fultz). RBI: Rios (1), Coats (3), Lind (1), Santos (1), Lydon (1), Thigpen (1). SF: Thigpen (off Santos). Team RISP: 3-for-16. Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING SB: Rios (1). CS: Snider (1). FIELDING E: McDonald (1). PB: Diaz, R (1). Outfield assists: Patterson (Brown at 2nd base). DP: (Scutaro-Inglett-Overbay).

Cleveland	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF
Carmona (L, 0-1)	10.80	1.2	5	2	2	1	1	0	12
Stevens	0.00	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Perez	0.00	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5
Fultz	6.00	2.0	1	2	2	2	1	0	9
Mastny	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	8
Santos	3.00	1.0	2	2	1	0	2	0	6
Totals	2.64	8.0	10	6	5	6	7	0	42

Toronto	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF
Marcum (W, 1-0)	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	6
Parrish	3.38	1.2	3	1	1	2	0	1	9
Tallet	0.00	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	5
Accardo	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
League	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5
Wolfe	0.00	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
Davis	0.00	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	3.14	9.0	5	1	1	4	7	1	35

Team ER: off Cleveland 5, off Toronto 1.
BB: off Carmona 1 (Coats), Stevens 1 (Overbay), Perez 1 (Santos), Fultz 2 (Overbay, Snider), Mastny 1 (Snider), off Parrish 2 (Haad, Garko), League 2 (Marte, Haad).
SO: by Carmona 1 (Overbay), Fultz 1 (Barajas), Mastny 3 (Lydon, Lind, Adams), Santos 2 (Jeroloman, Snider), by Marcum 2 (Barfield, Marte), Tallet 3 (Crowe, Barfield, Carroll), Accardo 1 (Garko), Wolfe 1 (Gonzalez).
WP: Mastny.
HB: Barajas (by Carmona).
Umpires: HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Paul Emmel.
Official Scorer: Eddie Michaels.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, L to R.
T: 2:47.
Att: 3,602.

Box Score From Today’s Indians 3-1 Win over the Tigers

Cleveland Indians (2-1) 3, Detroit Tigers (3-1) 1
March 2, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	2
Cleveland	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	x	3	6	0

Detroit	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	PO	A
Inge, C	.429	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Sardinha, C	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Guillen, 1B	.000	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Larish, 1B	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
b-Raburn, PH	.273	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Sheffield, DH	.000	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
c-Ramirez, W, PH-DH	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ordonez, RF	.556	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Joyce, RF	.667	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
Cabrera, 3B	.100	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hessman, 3B	.200	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
Jones, J, LF	.286	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Clevlen, CF	.500	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Renteria, SS	.111	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Worth, SS	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Thomas, CF-LF	.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
a-Hollimon, M, PH	.200	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sizemore, 2B	.167	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Rogers, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miner, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mantei, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seay, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gerbe, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bazardo, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grilli, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	.261	28	1	4	1	0	0	1	4	2	24	11
a-Doubled for Thomas in the 9th. b-Walked for Larish in the 9th. c-Flied out for Sheffield in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Hollimon, M (1, Lofgren). RBI: Joyce (2). GIDP: Cabrera, Worth. Team RISP: 0-for-4. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING E: Grilli (1), Joyce (1). DP: 3 (Guillen-Renteria-Guillen, Worth-Sizemore-Larish, Sizemore-Renteria-Guillen).

Cleveland	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	PO	A
Gutierrez, CF	.167	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Crowe, CF	.667	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Michaels, LF	.143	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Tyner, LF	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Hafner, DH	.000	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1-Gimenez, PR-DH	.667	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peralta, SS	.200	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
Sandoval, SS	.375	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Blake, 3B	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
Herr, 3B	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Cabrera, 2B	.167	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Carroll, 2B	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Shoppach, C	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
Haad, C	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Aubrey, 1B	.714	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0
Mills, 1B	.400	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Snyder, RF	.111	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Westbrook, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elarton, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mujica, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slocum, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harris, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rundles, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lofgren, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Martin, J, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	.294	26	3	6	1	0	0	3	5	3	27	9
1-Ran for Hafner in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Aubrey (2, Mantei). RBI: Shoppach (1), Aubrey (3), Sandoval (2). SF: Shoppach (off Mantei). GIDP: Hafner, Aubrey, Carroll. Team RISP: 2-for-8. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Michaels (1). FIELDING DP: 2 (Carroll-Mills, Peralta-Cabrera-Aubrey).

Detroit	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF
Rogers	0.00	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	8
Miner	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4
Mantei (L, 0-1)	9.00	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	6
Seay	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Gerbe	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Bazardo	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Grilli	3.00	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	6
Totals	1.80	8.0	6	3	3	5	3	0	33

Cleveland	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF
Westbrook	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Elarton	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Mujica (W, 1-1)	13.50	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Slocum	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Harris	0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Rundles	0.00	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4
Lofgren	5.40	0.2	1	1	1	3	0	0	6
Martin, J (S, 1)	6.75	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	1.98	9.0	4	1	1	4	2	0	32

Team ER: off Detroit 3, off Cleveland 1.
BB: off Rogers 1 (Shoppach), Miner 1 (Michaels), Mantei 1 (Blake), Grilli 2 (Hafner, Herr), off Rundles 1 (Hessman), Lofgren 3 (Sardinha, Raburn, Joyce).
IBB: off Grilli 1 (Hafner).
SO: by Rogers 1 (Peralta), Miner 1 (Hafner), Bazardo 1 (Snyder), by Mujica 1 (Inge), Slocum 1 (Jones, J).
HB: Blake (by Rogers).
Umpires: HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: . 3B: Jerry Layne.
Official Scorer: Jack Efta.
Weather: 78 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 15 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:33.
Att: 6,357.

Box From Today’s Indians-Tigers 3-3 Tie

Cleveland Indians (1-1) 3, Detroit Tigers (3-0) 3
March 1, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Cleveland	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	9	2
Detroit	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	12	0

Cleveland	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	PO	A
Sizemore, CF	1.000	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Drennen, CF	.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Michaels, RF	.000	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Crowe, RF	.600	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Martinez, C	.400	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
Toregas, C	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Camacaro, C	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Garko, 1B	.200	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Mills, 1B	.500	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Francisco, LF	.333	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	3	0
Carroll, DH	.000	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
a-Gimenez, PH-DH	.667	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Marte, 3B	.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Herr, 3B	.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Barfield, 2B	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2
Sandoval, 2B	.286	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Gonzalez, SS	.333	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5
Sabathia, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Laffey, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sowers, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lewis, J, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julio, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ginter, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lewis, S, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stevens, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Santos, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	.309	37	3	9	1	0	1	3	4	5	30	15
a-Intentionally walked for Carroll in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Francisco (1, Byrdak). HR: Francisco (1, 2nd inning off Willis, 0 on, 0 out). RBI: Francisco 2 (2), Martinez (1). GIDP: Michaels. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING CS: Francisco (1). FIELDING E: Gonzalez 2 (2). Outfield assists: Crowe (Worth at home). DP: 4 (Gonzalez-Barfield-Garko, Herr-Sandoval, Gonzalez-Sandoval-Mills, Gonzalez-Barfield).

Detroit	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	PO	A
Rodriguez, C	.143	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Sardinha, C	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
Polanco, P, 2B	.400	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
Ramirez, W, LF	.600	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
a-Thomas, PH-LF	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Inge, DH	.600	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
b-Skelton, PH-DH	.500	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ordonez, RF	.571	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joyce, RF	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
c-Hollimon, M, PH	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cabrera, 3B	.125	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
1-Hessman, PR-3B	.250	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Guillen, 1B	.000	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
2-Thames, PR-1B	.286	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3-Guzman, Fre, PR	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larish, 1B	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
d-Sizemore, PH	.333	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Raburn, CF-2B	.273	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
Clevlen, LF-CF	.429	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
Santiago, SS	.500	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3
Worth, SS	.500	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willis, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jones, T, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lambert, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bautista, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Byrdak, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larrison, P	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	.285	38	3	12	2	1	0	3	5	7	30	12
a-Walked for Ramirez, W in the 7th. b-Grounded into a double play for Inge in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Joyce in the 10th. d-Doubled for Larish in the 10th. 1-Ran for Cabrera in the 6th. 2-Ran for Guillen in the 6th. 3-Ran for Thames in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Cabrera (1, Sabathia), Sizemore (1, Santos). 3B: Polanco, P (1, Sabathia). RBI: Inge (3), Cabrera (1), Santiago (1). S: Sardinha (off Stevens). GIDP: Cabrera, Skelton. Team RISP: 4-for-12. Team LOB: 11. FIELDING DP: (Polanco, P-Guillen).

Cleveland	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF
Sabathia	9.00	2.0	5	2	2	0	1	0	10
Laffey	0.00	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4
Sowers	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Lewis, J	0.00	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	5
Julio	0.00	1.0	2	1	0	0	2	0	6
Ginter	4.50	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3
Lewis, S	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	4
Stevens	0.00	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4
Santos	0.00	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
Totals	2.30	10.0	12	3	2	5	7	0	44

Detroit	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF
Willis	4.50	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	8
Jones, T (BS, 1)	9.00	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	5
Lambert	0.00	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	8
Bautista	0.00	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7
Byrdak (BS, 1)	4.50	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	7
Larrison	0.00	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6
Totals	1.46	10.0	9	3	3	4	5	1	41

Team ER: off Cleveland 2, off Detroit 3.
BB: off Laffey 1 (Inge), Lewis, J 2 (Santiago, Inge), Ginter 1 (Thomas), Lewis, S 1 (Thames), off Lambert 2 (Barfield, Sizemore), Byrdak 1 (Gimenez), Larrison 1 (Francisco).
IBB: off Byrdak 1 (Gimenez).
SO: by Sabathia 1 (Rodriguez), Sowers 1 (Clevlen), Julio 2 (Raburn, Sardinha), Ginter 1 (Joyce), Lewis, S 2 (Hessman, Clevlen), by Willis 1 (Marte), Jones, T 1 (Gonzalez), Lambert 1 (Michaels), Bautista 1 (Drennen), Larrison 1 (Camacaro).
Umpires: HP: Adam Dowdy. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Official Scorer: Brian Britten.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:01.
Att: 9,068.

Audio: Eric Wedge from Spring Training 2/21

Tribe Skipper Eric Wedge spoke earlier today from Winter Haven. Here’s his thoughts on the current state of what life is like as the team gets set for being together for the first time as a team in 2008.

Feature on Cliff Lee Trying to Get Back to Form

As Spring Training continues down in Winter Haven, one story that’s been talked about a lot is if Cliff Lee can rebound off his awful 2007 and have a comeback season in 08. Lee got hurt early in camp last year, and simply never was the pitcher that had a solid career up to that point.

Paul Hoynes of the PD wrote a feature on Lee in today’s edition, and Lee, never one to be a man of many words (an can at times be downright rude) didn’t say much else other than he needs to stay healthy. Yeah, and pitch better might be another factor, Cliff. Anyway, here’s the story from Paul below:

Cleveland Indians pitcher Lee hopes to avoid another bad season

Thoughts on the Sabathia Interview on His Contract Issues

Sabathia

I thought it was an interesting decision yesterday for C.C. to come out and discuss his contract for what he says will be the one and only time in the 2008 season. One would think that the local media up here in Cleveland are going to want to grill him about it, so I would not doubt that he’ll have to talk about it again once the team makes it way back to Progressive Field for opening day March, 31st.

As for the interview yesterday, I would totally say take the 12-13 minutes and check it out. C.C. has always been a pretty good interview, but really for the past 2-3 seasons he has matured so much that he is able to control the reporters with ease. With him being a very approachable player that usually never turns down an interview, I thought yesterdays speech was somewhat tense with him laying down the law to the reporters.

He claims that he and the Indians have no “common ground” for a new deal, which to me means that they are worlds apart on what C.C. thinks he’s worth, and what the Indians are willing to pay. He also says that even if the Tribe hands him a better proposal at somepoint this season, he won’t even look at it and does not want to know about it. Wow. Sounds like despite him not coming out and saying it, he feels dissed by the team that drafted him many moons ago.

Take a listen for yourself, but I can tell you from experience that yesterday was not an easy day for C.C. and it sounds as if he is a lame duck player that knows that this will be his last season with the team that drafted him. Also there are some links of stories below about the interview yesterday.

Cleveland Indians ace C.C. Sabathia not interested in hearing about contract negotiations

Tribe must consider life without C.C.

Money Won’t distract C.C.

Sabathia preaching patience

Audio: C.C. Talks About His Contract Situation for the One and Only Time

C.C talks

The biggest story of spring training of course is the contract situation with C.C. Sabathia. Today, C.C. spoke for the one and only time in Winter Haven about his contract, and basically instead of taking questions he came out and told reporters that as far as he’s concerned, he’s focused on the season and nothing else. He said he is not losing any sleep over it, unlike a lot of Indians fans. You can hear the audio from today and determine for yourself your take on it.

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Audio: Eric Wedge from Spring Training 2/21

Feature on Cliff Lee Trying to Get Back to Form

Thoughts on the Sabathia Interview on His Contract Issues

Audio: C.C. Talks About His Contract Situation for the One and Only Time

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