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Mark Warmuth

Mark Warmuth

Joined: Dec 9, 2019

Is the Indians Youth Movement Enough to Stay in the AL Central or WC Race?
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Is the Indians Youth Movement Enough to Stay in the AL Central or WC Race?

Injuries as well as youth caught up with the Indians in mid-June, pushing the team from being right near the top of the AL Central with the Chicago White Sox, to a team that simply couldn't catch a break with injuries and poor play by the team's younger r

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Indians Starters Doing the Job
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Indians Starters Doing the Job

While the Indians second half of 2021 looks like it will all be about development, the team's starting rotation all year has been asked to do a lot with the injuries and lack of offense on some nights. Check out how this staff is doing job and not waiving

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A Brutal Stretch in the Past Month for the Indians
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A Brutal Stretch in the Past Month for the Indians

The Indians have labored to a 7-17 record over their last 24 games, and sadly it might just be too much for this scrappy bunch. Injuries aside, the Indians have a young roster that is just pushing through the dog days of summer.

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Plenty of Mid-Season Questions Surrounding The Cleveland Indians
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Plenty of Mid-Season Questions Surrounding The Cleveland Indians

The second half is approaching Friday night for the Indians and most of Major League Baseball. It's been an up and down first half for the Tribe, with injuries being the major storyline for the Indians as they've lost a lot of pitching and offense, the te

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What Is the Best Role for Bradley Zimmer to Have For the 2021 Indians?
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What Is the Best Role for Bradley Zimmer to Have For the 2021 Indians?

Fans have been waiting for years for outfielder Bradley Zimmer to step up and become the player that he was expected to be when the team drafted him in 2014 in the first round. What role can Zimmer play on this Indians team remains to be seen, and it appe

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Indians Pitching Continues To Take Hits, Can This Unit Recover to Keep Them In the Race?
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Indians Pitching Continues To Take Hits, Can This Unit Recover to Keep Them In the Race?

The Indians starting rotation has been taking hits all season on the injury front, and the team has been trying to do a patchwork job with double and triple-A pitchers coming up for spot starts. What will it take to get this team back to health and get th

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Francona and Indians Success Riding Heavily on the Stability of the Bullpen
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Francona and Indians Success Riding Heavily on the Stability of the Bullpen

Terry Francona has always been a master of how he uses the bullpen, and thus far in 2021 he's done another great job in that department. Between Emmanuel Clase and James Karinchack have given the back end of the pen two star players who are collecting sav

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Is the Indians Offense Finally Coming Around?
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Is the Indians Offense Finally Coming Around?

The Indians remain very much in the race in the AL Central and for a potential AL Wild Card, and one reason is an offense that despite having to shift quite a few things around finally has found it's stride. How has that happened and what's next for the T

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Indians Defense Not Exactly Coming Through with the Big Plays When Needed
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Indians Defense Not Exactly Coming Through with the Big Plays When Needed

The Indians defense thus far in 2021 has been pretty shoddy, botching what appears to be easy plays in the field. Call it the fact the team has a number of new players in new spots, but for whatever reason the team has had their struggles in the field, al

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Injuries Continue To be a Huge Stumbling Block for the 2021 Indians
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Injuries Continue To be a Huge Stumbling Block for the 2021 Indians

From relief pitchers to starting catcher Roberto Perez, the Indians have been hit hard with injuries thus far in 2021. With the weather heating up, can this team finally get healthy and make a serious run at the White Sox? Only their bodies and time will

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All Eyes on Owen Miller; Is He Ready To Help the Indians Offense
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All Eyes on Owen Miller; Is He Ready To Help the Indians Offense

Owen Miller is off to an incredible start down in Columbus in the first few games of his career. The Indians need offense. Sounds like a perfect fit does it not? If that's the case, when will the two sides finally come to terms and the Indians call up the

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Francona's Task in 2021 Hasn't Been Easy, but Give Him Credit for the Job He's Done
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Francona's Task in 2021 Hasn't Been Easy, but Give Him Credit for the Job He's Done

Many Tribe fans over the years have done nothing but give props and credit to ex-manager Mike Hargrove. With that Terry Francona has done an excellent job pushing the right buttons with his team, and as the club sits 2.5 in second in the AL Central. With

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