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Indians GM: Wedge's job safe
The Indians' succession plan calls for Chris Antonetti to succeed Mark Shapiro as general manager one day, but that day isn't close at hand. When asked if he would be back next season as general manager, Shapiro said, "Absolutely. General manager is the only job I'm thinking about." Shapiro credits manager Eric Wedge and his players. Wedge, by the way, will be back next year as well.
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This team needs some continuity at manager as the team continues through this youth movement.
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Whatsittoya, NO
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Neither one of you fruitcakes have any idea what the Indians need or are doing.
SlinkyRedfoot
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I think the Indians should get liquored-up and hit the sweat lodge.
It's a bag, man
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What do you think Spring Training really is?
The TRUTH
Someplacein, OH
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Now THAT'S the TRUTH
The TRUTH
Someplacein, OH
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I can't even fully understand you, but I think I've got the jist. You are wrong. You really don't know much about the Indians, or what Wedge has done during his time here. He hasn't been bad under the current condition? The Indians were some experts pick to win the World Series -- where are they? How about the talented team he had in 2006? Now, I'm not blaming Wedge entirely, but I don't think he's good. He makes good tactical decisions, but I don't think he does that good inspiring the players.
I think you know less about the Indians than Roy does.
SlinkyRedfoot
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Go take another Engrish crass, change your avatar and then come back, numbnuts.
SlinkyRedfoot
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Where the hell is Ping -- I'd love to see the dialoge between him and grossedout.
SlinkyRedfoot
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Yeah, if I were you I would have gone that route, too, as opposed to being on topic and addressing post #9.
SlinkyRedfoot
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This is, in your mind, on topic? It's not even English.
SlinkyRedfoot
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Slinky, I think you're just kind of wrong about this year. The season was lost primarily because of the following reasons:
1. Pronk SUCKED and then got hurt. He was probably playing hurt the whole year
2. Martinez hit for NO power at all and sucked. Zero HR from a 3 or 4 hitter for 1/3 of the year.
3. Garko was awful the first half of the year.
4. Westbrook was lost for the year: Sowers was awful.
5. Carmona was lost for most of the year and has lost his control.
6. Cabrera's bat fell off the face of the earth.
7. Betancourt's ERA is like 6.00 instead of the 1.50 or so that it was last year.
The only reason they are bad that is Wedge's fault is that he insists on playing Franklin Gutierrez and Andy Marte way too much even though they are terrible and don't really show signs of getting better. They don't play Jamey Carroll enough, and I don't know why because he gets on base very well. Really, only a few players on the Tribe have played to expectations: Cliff Lee (way above expectations), Sizemore (quite a bit above), Ben Francisco, Peralta, Aaron Laffey (back end starter), and Rafael Perez has been ok.
Wedge has actually gotten better in what I feel was always his weakness of leaving starters in the game too long when his bullpen was so super awesome. Now he's doing pretty well with everything. I just wish he would bench Gutierrez and Marte and either give the Tribe the best chance to win (with BenFran and Carroll), or maybe pull someone up from AAA and give them a shot.
YngwieScruggs
Cleveland , OH
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Yeah, they might have been a little better had they kept CC and Blake, but those trades were definitely smart moves and they had to make them--those trades could potentially pay off for the next 6+ years. The team has played below their expected W-L record, but I think that has more to do with a **** bullpen than the manager.
YngwieScruggs
Cleveland , OH
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Wedge isn't a good manager. The Tribe looks like they need someone to fire them up for every game, and I don't think he does that. He also sucks at managing the bullpen..... not that he has much to work with.
ohio state and…
Columbus, OH
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