White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had a warning for the rest of the league: Hit our players and our pitchers will retaliate. Guillen was upset Sunday after Paul Konerko, Scott Podsednik and Gordon Beckham got hit by pitches by the Cleveland staff a night earlier in Chicago's 8-5 win. Guillen acknowledged he didn't think the Indians were throwing at them, but he's had enough of watching…
August 9, 2009
ChiSox's Guillen upset about hit batters (AP)
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had a warning for the rest of the league: Hit our players and our pitchers will retaliate. Guillen was upset Sunday after Paul Konerko, Scott Podsednik and Gordon Beckham got hit by pitches by the Cleveland staff a night earlier in Chicago's 8-5 win. Guillen acknowledged he didn't think the Indians were throwing at them, but he's had enough of watching…
August 5, 2009
Tribe prospect Miller has second surgery (AP)
Indians right-hander Adam Miller is hoping to be ready for spring training after undergoing the second of two planned surgeries on his right middle finger. The Indians announced Wednesday that the two-hour procedure to reconstruct the flexor tendon was performed by Dr. Tom Graham at the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore on Tuesday.
July 30, 2009
Kendrick drives in 5, Angels top Indians (AP)
Howie Kendrick homered and drove in a career-high five runs as the Los Angeles Angels beat Cleveland 9-3 Wednesday, hours after the Indians traded away reigning AL Cy Young winner Cliff Lee. Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco were sent to Philadelphia for a package of four minor leaguers. John Lackey (7-4) won a tongue-twisting matchup against Aaron Laffey, giving up a run and three hits in seven…
July 29, 2009
Phillies acquire LHP Lee from Indians (AP)
Looking for a top starter to bolster their so-so rotation, the Philadelphia Phillies acquired reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee from the Indians. The defending World Series champions are sending Cleveland four minor league prospects for Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco, a baseball official familiar with the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday.