joez wrote:After watching the highlights of Bryce Harper and Mike Trout this year, I'm wondering when and if the Indians will ever be in a position to draft/sign the likes of these two studs. Bryce Harper has one of the sweetest swings this side of Chris Chambliss.

We were in position to draft Mike Trout. They liked Alex White more.

Anthony Castrovince ‏@castrovince


I'd be shocked if #Indians don't give Sandy Alomar Jr. the job full-time. Players love him, fans love him. Players had soured on Acta.

Added by Rusty. Chris Perez led the get rid of Manny Acta player group.

Also, The Plain Dealer has learned that President Mark Shapiro and GM Chris Antonetti will be back next year in their respective jobs.

Trout was drafted by the Angels 25th overall in the 2009 MLB Draft.[

rusty2 wrote:Anthony Castrovince ‏@castrovince


I'd be shocked if #Indians don't give Sandy Alomar Jr. the job full-time. Players love him, fans love him. Players had soured on Acta.

Added by Rusty. Chris Perez led the get rid of Manny Acta player group.

The top managers on the market (think Francona) are either going to want more money than we're going to be willing to spend, or will have the option to go to a less dysfunctional and less cheap organization. Plus, the team has to be terrified about attendance absolutely cratering next season.

These factors would seem to leave Sandy as the only choice.

Sandy as manager. Omar as bench coach. Albert as hitting coach. Lofton and Thome - base coaches. Orel as pitching coach. It's 1995 all over again - lol!

Its interesting , apparently Iran is getting rid of Ahmanutjob, but we are keeping Shapiro.

Do you want to come to despise all your former heros?

All you have to do is make Santos the face of this cheap, disfunctional organization.

How long would it take to run him out of town?

Antonetti says losing was not due to lack of effort.
Players did not come to him to complain about Manny.

too little, much too late

In a Jack Nicholson voice:

"You cant handle the Truth!"

Actually more like we cant afford the Truth.

Chris -- "Manny why are you playing Hafner, he won't be here next year? There is not enough time for him to get his swing back."

Manny -- "He gives us the best chance to win"

Chris -- "You are history if he plays"

Manny -- "Thank God"

"the guys that are here need to play better. We have to fill in around them"

"I try to make 3 trips a season with the team."
"Manny is not the only one to blame."