Tag Archives: Cleveland Indians

The New York Times 9:27 pm on June 12, 2021
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Mudcat Grant, American League’s First Black 20-Game Winner, Dies at 85

After 14 major league seasons, he wrote a book about Black pitchers and sang in nightclubs. “I made way more money in music than I did in baseball,” he said.

#american-league, #baseball, #black-people, #cleveland-indians, #deaths-obituaries, #grant-mudcat-1935-2021, #minnesota-twins, #race-and-ethnicity

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The New York Times 6:24 am on May 20, 2021
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Why Have There Been So Many No-Hitters in 2021?

Pitchers are better than ever. Hitters seem worse than ever. With six no-hitters by May 19, baseball is two away from tying the full-season record, which was set in 1884.

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The New York Times 1:07 pm on March 31, 2021
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2021 MLB Season Preview: Team-by-Team Capsules

Reasons for optimism and pessimism abound. Catch up with where each team stands ahead of opening day.

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The New York Times 11:37 pm on March 12, 2021
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Cleveland Spiders? A Fan in Washington Seeks a Trademark.

Arlen Love applied for the Cleveland Spiders trademark. The Cleveland sports fan insists it is about love, not profit potential.

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The New York Times 8:00 am on December 21, 2020
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No Chiefs, Braves, Blackhawks and Seminoles. Remove Indigenous Names Now.

The Chiefs, Braves, Blackhawks and Seminoles need to follow the Cleveland baseball team in dropping their offensive names.

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The New York Times 12:47 am on December 15, 2020
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Spiders? Cleveland Baseball Team Is In Search of a New Name

As fans speculate what name Cleveland will choose to replace “Indians,” the team’s past presents some fairly odd options.

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The New York Times 1:28 am on December 14, 2020
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Cleveland’s Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians Team Name

The decision comes amid a wider push for sports teams to stop using Native American names and imagery as team names and mascots.

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The New York Times 11:53 pm on November 11, 2020
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Shane Bieber and Trevor Bauer Win Cy Young Awards

Bieber, a right-hander for Cleveland, led all major league pitchers in several statistical categories, and Bauer, a right-hander for Cincinnati, wasn’t far behind.

#baseball, #bauer-trevor, #bieber-shane-1995, #cincinnati-reds, #cleveland-indians, #cy-young-award, #major-league-baseball

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The New York Times 2:13 pm on October 1, 2020
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It Took a While, but the Yankees Win a Doozy

When Aroldis Chapman struck out Austin Hedges at 1:14 a.m., the Yankees had defeated the Indians to cap the longest nine-inning game in major league history.

#american-league, #baseball, #boone-aaron, #cleveland-indians, #lemahieu-david-john-dj-1988, #new-york-yankees, #playoff-games

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The New York Times 3:20 pm on September 28, 2020
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M.L.B.’s 60-Game Leaderboard, Annotated and Adjusted

A pitching triple crown, a potentially cursed batting feat and a 59*-homer season were among the highlights of a season that will stand out like a sore thumb in record books.

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The New York Times 1:15 am on September 28, 2020
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Yankees’ Regular Season Ends With a Loss and Two Individual Titles

Luke Voit claimed the American League home run title, D.J. LeMahieu won the batting title, and the Yankees learned they were headed to Cleveland for their first-round postseason series.

#american-league, #awards-decorations-and-honors, #baseball, #bieber-shane-1995, #cleveland-indians, #cole-gerrit, #lemahieu-david-john-dj-1988, #new-york-yankees, #playoff-games, #voit-luke-1991

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The New York Times 5:29 am on September 26, 2020
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How a Baseball Outsider Became the Yankees’ Pitching Guru

Matt Blake never pitched professionally, and spent his first years out of college as a salesman. “It’s for the better,” one Yankees reliever said of Blake’s background.

#baseball, #blake-matt-1985, #cleveland-indians, #coaches-and-managers, #new-york-yankees

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The New York Times 10:55 pm on September 18, 2020
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In a Short Season, Shane Bieber Is a Head Above the Rest

Cleveland’s ace is the runaway favorite for the American League Cy Young Award, racking up strikeouts at a record rate with a baffling mix of pitches.

#baseball, #bieber-shane-1995, #cleveland-indians

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The New York Times 1:15 pm on August 16, 2020
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Cardinals Return With a New Appreciation for a Fragile Season

“My hope is people realize it can happen to anybody,” John Mozeliak, the team’s president of baseball operations, said of the virus outbreak that halted the team’s schedule for two weeks.

#baseball, #chicago-white-sox, #cleveland-indians, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #mozeliak-john, #quarantines, #st-louis-cardinals, #wainwright-adam

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The New York Times 7:00 am on August 3, 2020
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Why One Team Named the Indians Won’t Be Changing Its Name

A minor league team in Spokane, Wash., has steadfastly stood by its nickname with the support of the local Native American community.

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The New York Times 9:03 pm on July 10, 2020
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In Campaign Against Racism, Team Names Get New Scrutiny

It is not just the N.F.L.’s Washington team that could get a name change. A number of schools are also reconsidering nicknames, though some are resisting any switch.

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The New York Times 3:33 am on July 4, 2020
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Cleveland Indians Say They Will ‘Determine Best Path Forward’ on Name

The announcement came hours after the Washington Redskins of the N.F.L. made a similar statement. Both teams have been the subject of protests and criticism from Native Americans and others.

#baseball, #cleveland-indians, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #major-league-baseball, #names-organizational, #native-americans

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 19, 2020
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Aunt Jemima Is Gone, Time to End Other Racist Branding

Companies and sports teams are trying to correct America’s painful history of overtly hurtful advertising. But not all.

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