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Team awards for the 2011 Cleveland Indians

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Cleveland Indians A.M. Links: Manny Acta deserves…

Ohio.com reporter Marla Ridenour writes how Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta should get voted American League Manager of the Year, but he probably won’t win the honor.

She writes how members of the Baseball Writers Association of America who waited until Thursday’s deadline, probably chose Tampa Bay’s Joe Maddon or Detroit’s Jim Leyland.

But the Indians’ Acta deserves to be first. He should be second. Anything lower would be an oversight of how much Acta did with so little.

The Rays lost 14 players from 2010, including their seven highest paid, and coped with the sudden retirement of Manny Ramirez.

The Tigers won their division for just the second time since 1987 with a 30-9 finish, but they had AL batting champion Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez and certain AL Cy Young winner and perhaps Most Valuable Player Justin Verlander.

Acta lost his starting outfield, his second baseman, third baseman, designated hitter and 40 percent of his starting rotation to injuries at different parts of the season.

Acta won’t take all the credit for the Indians’ improvement, writes Ridenour. Acta cited the Indians’ scouting and player development departments for finding his type of players.

 

Around the horn

Wild ride ends with a whimper.

Sizemore will visit doctor about his knee.

Terry Pluto of The Plain Dealer writes how keeping Grady Sizemore would be the wrong move.

What do you guys think about this.

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Indians pick up 2013 option on Acta (AP)

CLEVELAND (AP)—The Cleveland Indians have picked up manager Manny Acta’s
contract option for 2013.

Acta kept the Indians in contention for much of this season before injuries
overwhelmed the young club, which finished second in the AL Central. Cleveland
went 80-82, an 11-game improvement over last season.

Acta was signed through 2012, and the Indians rewarded him by exercising the
option for 2013. He’s 149-175 in two seasons with Cleveland.

Acta’s staff already has undergone radical change for next season. On
Wednesday, bench coach Tim Tolman disclosed he has Parkinson’s disease and will
not be back, and pitching coach Tim Belcher stepped down to spend more time with
his family.

Running low on time today, i’ll be back tomorrow hopefully with some more news.

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Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4: Jhonny…

BY PERRY A. FARRELL

DETROIT FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER

Detroit’s Jhonny Peralta came up big against Cleveland, his old team, with his 21st home run of the season in the bottom of the eighth inning. / JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/Detroit Free Press

How to purchase Verlander poster — and two from the no-nos

Hal Newhouser, Denny McLain and now Justin Verlander.

Verlander just completed one of the most amazing years in the Tigers’ 111-season history history, capturing the American League’s pitching Triple Crown. To commemorate his feats, the Free Press is selling a full-color, glossy poster of the Verlander page that appears today on 12C. The poster is 16-by-24 inches. Get yours for $7.95 (plus shipping and handling). Available at freep.com/bookstore.

A triple treat

The Free Press Bookstore also offers glossy commemorative posters of Verlander’s 2011 no-hitter of the Blue Jays and his 2007 no-hitter of the Brewers.

As a special deal during the playoffs, you can purchase all three Verlander posters for just $19.95 (plus shipping and handling).

How to purchase a Verlander poster

Hal Newhouser, Denny McLain and now Justin Verlander.

Verlander just completed one of the most amazing seasons in the Tigers’ 111-season history. To commemorate his pitching accomplishments, the Free Press is selling a full-color, glossy poster of a special Verlander poster that appeared in the Sept. 29, 2011 Detroit Free Press.

The poster is 16-by-24 inches. Get yours for just $7.95 (plus shipping and handling). It is available at freep.com/bookstore.

The new poster will be P-186

Click here to see the listing in the DFP bookstore.

A triple treat

The Free Press Bookstore also offers glossy commemorative posters of Verlander’s 2011 no-hitter of the Blue Jays and his 2007 no-hitter of the Brewers.

As a special deal during the playoffs, you can purchase all three Verlander posters for just $19.95 (plus shipping and handling).

Updates the previous Verlander Poster set : S-800.

Click here to see the listing in DFP bookstore.

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Indians pick up Acta’s contract option for 2013

The Associated Press

Posted:

Sep 29, 2011 9:06 PM ET

Last Updated:

Sep 29, 2011 9:02 PM ET

 

Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta 149-175 in two seasons with Cleveland.<br /> Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta 149-175 in two seasons with Cleveland.
 (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)

The Cleveland Indians have picked up manager Manny Acta’s contract option for 2013.

Acta kept the Indians in contention for much of this season before injuries overwhelmed the young club, which finished second in the AL Central. Cleveland went 80-82, an 11-game improvement over last season.

Acta was signed through 2012, and the Indians rewarded him by exercising the option for 2013. He’s 149-175 in two seasons with Cleveland.

Acta’s staff already has undergone radical change for next season. On Wednesday, bench coach Tim Tolman disclosed he has Parkinson’s disease and will not be back, and pitching coach Tim Belcher stepped down to spend more time with his family.

Leave your comments on the news below.

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Cleveland Indians P.M. links: Ups and downs of…

CLEVELAND, Ohio — There are numerous ways to look at the Cleveland Indians’ 2011 season.

The overall finish — an 80-82 record and second place in the American League Central Division — rates in the somewhat-of-a-nice-surprise category.

The first 45 games, a mere 28 percent of the season, were stunning. Picked by some pundits to finish last in the Central, and coming off a combined 134-190 record in the 2009-10 seasons, the Indians stormed to a 30-15 start.

The next 18 games, a mere 11 percent of a 162-game season, saw the Indians go 4-14, and began to expose the team’s lack of balance and versatility among its position players.

The next 95 games, the bulk of the season, 59 percent of it, in fact, was baffling. How did this already under-manned team go 46-49, while besieged by injuries, and overly-dependent on rookies and journeyman veterans?

The last four games, all losses, meant little but some tweaks in the final individual stats (though rookie pitcher Zach McAllister couldn’t have hurt his prospects with his performance on Wednesday night in Detroit). Plain Dealer Indians beat writer Paul Hoynes wrote about the Tribe’s season finale, the 5-4 loss to the Tigers in Detroit on Wednesday night. 

The Indians’ uneven season’s journey makes for an interesting offseason, one which will be chronicled in The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com’s Indians coverage. That began today, Thursday, with Paul Hoynes’ report that the Indians have exercised the 2013 option on Manny Acta’s contract, and also some Indians’ observations from Acta and general manager Chris Antonetti; Hoynes’ story that pitching coach Tim Belcher has stepped down from the position; Terry Pluto’s column on the 2011 Indians; a Starting Blocks TV interview with Hoynes; a Starting Blocks poll, grading the 2011 Indians; and, much more.

Rounding the bases

A season’s-end interview with Indians vice-president of player development Ross Atkins. By Tony Lastoria of Indians Prospect Insider.

The Indians emerged as a surprise contender this season, writes Jordan Bastian for MLB.com.

And, by Jordan Bastian for MLB.com: The Indians intend to build on this season, with a snappy position-by-position breakdown.

Despite being swept by the Tigers in Detroit — including Wednesday night’s season-ending 5-4 loss — the Indians still finished second in the AL Central. By Sheldon Ocker of the Akron Beacon Journal.

The Indians’ wild 2011 ride, by Tom Withers of the Associated Press, carried by the Houston Chronicle.

Tim Belcher steps down as the Indians pitching coach, by Jordan Bastian for MLB.com.

A top 10 memorable moments for the 2011 Detroit Tigers, as they caught and passed the Indians and won the AL Central. Indians vs. Tigers moments at Nos. 3 and 7. By Tom Gage of the Detroit News.

How the Indians season ended. On WaitingForNextYear.

Thanks for reading! .

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