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Cleveland Hocks: Five Former Indians We Dealt at the Right Times

by Lewie Pollis

It's not easy rooting for a small-market team. When your favorite ballclub is consistently low on cash, watching your hometown heroes leave for bigger contracts and greener (pun intended) pastures is a given...

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Cory Holibaugh commented on Cleveland Hocks: Five Former Indians We Dealt at the Right Times

CC should be in here. I know he is a beast in pin stripes right now, but your headline says "dealt at the right time." CC...

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  He doesn't fit the spirit of the article, though. And it would be tough to beat...
- Cory Holibaugh replied…
  
  Lee is gone, Sizemore is good, not great, and Phillips never did anything for the Tribe....

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Cory Holibaugh commented on Why the Orlando Hudson Contract Is Bad For Baseball

Pitching Rotation: CC Sabathia Cliff Lee Kevin Millwood Fausto Carmona Jake Westbrook Starting Lineup: 1. Grady Sizemore CF 2. Asdrubal Cabrera 2B 3. Manny Ramirez LF...

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  Dolan overpaid for the Indians to begin with, so why stop now?
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  All I'm saying is, despite their revenue, the payroll should see an increase or Dolan should...

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Aaron Asbury commented on Fantasy Baseball Profile: When Should You Take Grady Sizemore?

I think Sizemore is a good pick in the 2nd or 3rd round. I think he has first round upside. We might see decreased runs this...

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Nino Colla commented on Cleveland Hocks: Five Former Indians We Dealt at the Right Times

Great job Lewie. You know, if the Indians hadn't unloaded Gutierrez and he came to fruition with the Tribe, that deal for Bradley would have been...

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  Poor Ricky Gutierrez--he got so much crap from us fans for not playing like Robbie Alomar....
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  Of course, it goes both ways--a lot of now-established players have come through our system and...

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Lewie Pollis commented on Why the Orlando Hudson Contract Is Bad For Baseball

Much as I agree with and understand your sentiment, as an Indians fan, I'm glad we didn't waste money on Hudson. Simply put, the Indians are...

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  I had a comment of my own typed out. But I'm just going to echo Lewie's...
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  I don't disagree with that, it's just a shame what Indians fans have to endure.

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FRANK commented on Cleveland Hocks: Five Former Indians We Dealt at the Right Times

Bartolo Colon should also be included.

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  Colon wouldn't fit on this list. That deal was an absolute steal for us, but Colon...

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Bill Mckillop commented on Cleveland Hocks: Five Former Indians We Dealt at the Right Times

Lewie - Good stuff Cleveland is an interesting club as from 1996 - 2002 they were a major spender and now they seem to be crying...

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  Amen to that--I think the Colon deal was the best trade any team has made in...

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Marc Gottlieb commented on Cleveland Hocks: Five Former Indians We Dealt at the Right Times

Are you a Red Sox fan or an Indians fan? Make up your mind. You can't have it both ways.

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  Why not?
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It's not easy rooting for a small-market team. When your favorite ballclub is consistently low on cash, watching your hometown heroes leave for bigger contracts and greener (pun intended) pastures is a given...

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Ryan Grieco commented on Why the Orlando Hudson Contract Is Bad For Baseball

Blatantly put, what the f**k are you talking about? For one, the reason why the MLB is behind football and basketball is for 2 main reasons,...

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  There were many easier and better ways to make your point than this article, i didnt...
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  Fair Enough.

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Andrew Brining commented on Why the Orlando Hudson Contract Is Bad For Baseball

Interesting perspective and I can't blame the discontent coming out of Cleveland ;-) I had them as my darkhorse Series contender last year...whoops. That said, I've...

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  Thanks. Hudson has made sure he has to have a good year because he'll be on...

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