Indians Tidbits (2008 season)

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Indians nearly no-hit by Atlanta
UPDATE: 4:37 PM, Wednesday, March 5, 2008
By Andy Call
Repository sports writer

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. The Indians (2-4-1) came within one out of being on the wrong end of a no-hitter Wednesday. Danny Sandoval's RBI hit off Atlanta's Colter Bean prevented it, but Cleveland still lost to the Braves, 4-1, at Chain of Lakes Park.

Sandoval's two-out single off the right-field wall had been preceded by walks to Beau Mills and Jason Tyner.

"That would have been another first," Manager Eric Wedge said.

Paul Byrd started for Cleveland and worked three scoreless innings. He also took some good-natured kidding when he lost track of the number of outs and began to walk off the field after striking out Tyler Flowers.

"I showed my first signs of aging," said Byrd, 37. "I still insist that I got four outs that inning. Everybody in the dugout was all over me. I knew I had to get the next guy out. Fortunately, I did."

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Tribe's Adam Miller just wants to stay healthy for a season
Thursday, March 6, 2008
BY Andy Call
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. Adam Miller, on occasion, tries to look at the bright side.

"I don't think there are any more parts of my finger I can strain," Miller says with a smile.

The Indians still are waiting for their first look this spring at their former first-round draft pick and No. 1 prospect. He sustained a blister on the middle finger of his throwing hand early in camp and hasn't pitched a game since.

"It's frustrating when everybody else is throwing, and I can't even throw," Miller said. "I'll take care of it now, because I don't want to worry about it later.

"The blister was the last thing I was expecting."

Miller will throw a bullpen session Friday. He expects to throw about 35 to 40 fastballs and changeups.

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Indians notebook: Byrd's outing solid, but about those outs ...
Thursday, March 6, 2008
By Andy Call
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. Indians catchers find themselves in a new role while working with Paul Byrd this season ? counting to three.

Byrd lost track of the outs during the third inning but otherwise pitched well during Cleveland's 4-1 spring-training loss to Atlanta at Chain of Lakes Park.

"I showed my first signs of aging," said Byrd, 37. "I still insist that I got four outs that inning. Everybody in the dugout was all over me. I knew I had to get the next guy out. Fortunately, I did."

Byrd got out eight of the nine batters he faced, including Atlanta DH Tyler Flowers on a called third strike for the second out of the third inning ? when Byrd began to walk off the field.

The only Braves hit off the veteran right-hander came on Kelly Johnson's single that led off the game. Johnson was erased when Yunel Escobar, the next batter, hit into a 6-4-3 double play.

"Paul was really good," Manager Eric Wedge said. "I really liked the way he threw the ball."


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WORD FROM INDIANS CAMP

Thursday, March 6, 2008 3:22 AM

Yesterday's game: Lost to Atlanta 4-1. The Indians managed only one hit, an RBI single by journeyman Danny Sandoval in the ninth inning. Travis Hafner went 0 for 3 and is 0 for 7 with three walks this spring. Joe Borowski allowed four hits and three runs in the fourth inning.
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Minor League Report: Meetings near
Tribe prospects' seasons start by meeting with farm director

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Imagine meeting with your principal just a few weeks before school starts and not knowing which grade he'll assign you to.
That's kind of how it feels to be a Minor League ballplayer in the early days of Spring Training camp. Many of them reported to the Chain of Lakes complex this week with no idea which team they'll be headed to in April. As farm director Ross Atkins meets with all 150 players individually, he tries to give them a general idea of what to expect in the year ahead, but it's impossible to pinpoint specifics.

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