Tribe Plan Should Be to Get Better

  It was a little troubling to see the comments from Indians’ GM Mark Shapiro defending the Pirates trade of outfielder Nate McLouth to the Atlanta Braves.  He defended Pittsburgh GM Neal Huntington, who coincidentally used to work for Shapiro with the Indians.   The Tribe GM was quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, saying, “As another general manager in a very similar market with similar challenges, I can say that the move was not only understandable but also wise. The greatest challenge in building a sustainable winner in these markets is ensuring that the pitching and position-player talent line up. Sometimes, that involves painful and tough decisions that are not easily understood by fans or players."   Does this mean that Shapiro is going to flush the toilet on another Indians season?   Last year, the Tribe waited until the beginning of July before trading free agent to be, C.C. Sabathia for prospects.  At the time, the Indians were clearly out of the pennant ra...