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DON McCORMACK
Star Beacon


Published October 11, 2009 03:25 am - Paying a Sunday morning visit to the variety store...

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So now we know why the Cleveland Indians staggered through the 2009 season like a bunch of extras from George Romero’s 1978 classic, “Dawn of the Dead.”


A Don McCormack column: Tribe has the jinx covered


DON McCORMACK
Star Beacon

Paying a Sunday morning visit to the variety store...

Solved

So now we know why the Cleveland Indians staggered through the 2009 season like a bunch of extras from George Romero’s 1978 classic, “Dawn of the Dead.”

Turns out, you can blame the Indians themselves.

On my desk sits a copy of the 2009 Cleveland Indians Information and Record Book, a long, drawn-out name for media guide.

On the cover are photographs of four players — Grady Sizemore, Kerry Wood, Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez.

Let’s run down a mental checklist of how the Fab Four did this summer:

n Sizemore was never right the entire season before shutting it down late in the season and having surgery on his left (throwing) elbow and his groin (ouch).

n Wood was plagued by long stretches of inactivity and, on those occasions when the dust was blown off him, struggled with command all season, thanks to a combination of rust and the inability to locate both his fastball and his curveball.

n Martinez was an All-Star at catcher, but was shipped off to Boston for Justin Masterson and prospects.

n Lee was dealt away to Philadelphia for prospects, helped the defending World Series champion Phillies to another division title and threw a complete-game, 5-1 win at the Colorado Rockies in Game 1 of a National League division series this week.

Based on these results, here’s a suggestion for the Wahoos for the cover of their 2010 media guide — a blank page.

Good riddance



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