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Wedge sees his dentist: Indians' latest win 'like pulling teeth'
Friday, May 2, 2008
By
Andy Call
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER
CLEVELAND The Indians will take a win any way they can get one.
But, they certainly shouldn't be too giddy about how they got one Thursday night. Manager Eric Wedge definitely wasn't.
The Indians survived a blown save in the ninth inning as well as some of the most forgettable plate appearances in modern baseball history during the 10th and 11th to finally outlast Seattle, 3-2, at Progressive Field.
"It was like pulling teeth tonight," an agitated Wedge said afterward. "Our at-bats have got to be better. We have to do a better job sticking our nose in there with two strikes and having some concentration and discipline. And it's not OK to do it one time and not the next.
"I try to stay as positive as I can be, but these guys have got to turn the corner."
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