Tribe Talk: Cleveland Indians Say Goodbye To "The House That Ruth Built"

Nino Colla: It is reassuring but I hate thinking like that. The Twins are the only team above .500 in the so-called "Best Division in the American League." The Tigers seemed to get on a role, but as we all figured (or at least I did), their offense can't carry them the whole year. They need pitching and they don't have it. Like I said last time, the biggest disappointment is the fact that there hasn't been more ground gained while they are struggling. Plus we play the majority of our home games early in the year.

Michael Taylor: I guess it is, but you don't want to look back at the end of the season and know you past up such a great opportunity as they have had to take the division. These are the things that come back to bite you later. Still, knowing that the Indians are still where they is reassuring and that IF they catch fire, they will most likely be in first place within a week. It also says a lot about how far the rest of the division has fallen. This was widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best division in baseball coming into 2008.

The Indians will visit Yankee stadium for the final time this week. There is a lot of storied history between the Indians and Yankees there. Do you have a favorite moment of an Indians game in Yankee stadium?

Samantha Bunten: Game 2 of the ALDS in 1997: A matchup of the young, unproven Jaret Wright vs. the solid Andy Pettite looked like trouble for the Tribe, and already down 1-0, we needed the win to avoid going back to the Jake for game 3 facing elimination. Despite being down 3-0 in the 1st, the Tribe rallied back with a 5-run, 2out 4th. Matt Williams tagged one in the 5th to add 2 insurance runs. The Tribe hung on to win 7-5 and return to Cleveland with the series tied 1-1. My heart stopped several times that day, but it is still one of my favorite Tribe moments in the Bronx.

Nino Colla: Yes, and it was the game they dismantled the Yankees by scoring 22 runs. I enjoyed that one the most because I think just about everyone hit a home run or knocked in a run. I think I displayed the picture of the scoreboard everywhere I could online. It not only is one of the greatest moments at Yankees Stadium, but in the history of baseball, just because it was the Yankees of course. It is also the only one I really remember really vividly other than Joe Borowski nailing the door on Game 4 of ALDS. But everyone would say that.

Michael Taylor: As a Manny Ramirez fan, I remember back to his second big-league start in 1993. There was a huge group of Ramirez supporters in the left-field seats going crazy for him, as this was Ramirez' homecoming as a NY native. He went 3-4 and hit two home runs for his local supporters that night and has never looked back.

Another would be Jim Abbot's no-hitter against the Indians, even though it was against us, it was amazing to watch the one-armed pitcher dominate as he did.

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