Playoff Prospectus: Indians Manager Eric Wedge
10/18The Tribe's skipper has come a long way, fulfilling the early promise that his GM and one famous former manager identified at the outset.
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10/17The Sox are in a hole that the Tribe has dug for them, with Cleveland getting more good work from its deep lineup, bullpen, and another second-tier starter's clutch performance.
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10/16The Indians take a 2-1 lead in the series by getting execution from some of their second-tier stars--their third starter, their set-up man, and Kenny Lofton.
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10/15The Red Sox skipper neither receives nor wants much praise, but he deserves his fair share.
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10/14Another game, two quality starters blown out of the water, and a series knotted up after two.
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10/13BP's on-the-spot coverage of the series opens with a Red Sox victory in which they ground down Indians ace C.C. Sabathia.
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10/12Unlike the NLCS expansion-team tandem, in the AL, it's a classic confrontation between two of the original eight.
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10/11Two NL West teams, two 1990s expansion teams, two teams long on youth and short on experience.
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10/08What does dicing the data on Chien-Ming Wang's home-road splits tell us?
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10/07The Indians benefited from the percentages in Game Two, continuing to stuff the bases until finally getting the hit they needed in extra innings.
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10/05Our John-on-the-spot delivers the story from last night's Jacobs Field action.
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10/04Can the Indians take the Bombers, or will baseball's best offense rock on?
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10/03Both teams were on scorching tears to end the regular season; who's the better bet to keep that going in the playoffs?
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10/02The league's best-record playoff team against its worst, but you might be surprised who the favorite really should be.
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10/02It's a rematch of the 2004 ALDS, although with slightly different casts. Can the Angels avenge that defeat, or is everything coming up Milhouse for Boston?
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10/01In a do-or-die ballgame where someone's going to be golfing next weekend, what factors are in play for the two teams in the tiebreaker?
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