Regardless what you feel about Eric Wedge..

This is below the belt if you ask me.

As someone who's going to school to become a member of the media, I've now taken more of a outlook on what others write.

And you mean to tell me Dennis Manoloff is a professional journalist?

I have no problems with Manoloff, I've never really had much of an issue with what he's put out there on CPD. I made fun of him for that tidbit about Rafael Perez that no one should give a damn about, but that's been it.

I've constantly made fun of Hoynes for being, silly, and Sheldon Ocker for being weird. I've always sung the praises of Terry Pluto, disagree with him or not, and Anthony Castrovince for being the hardest working beat-reporter on the Indians.

But this was a low blow at Eric Wedge if I've ever seen one.

The story is supposed to be about Eric Wedge calling a meeting between his players. THAT'S THE NEWS.

Yet, the last time I checked, this wasn't an opinion piece. Since when is Dennis Manoloff supposed to throw in his opinion in a spot where he is supposed to be telling us about this players meeting that Wedge called?

Why does he say the following at the beginning of the story.

Hours before the Indians played host to the Tigers on Thursday night, manager Eric Wedge called a meeting with his players.

A farewell speech did not follow.

Wedge simply hoped to boost the spirits of a reeling club. The rebuilding Tribe entered having lost 10 in a row to sink to 61-90.

A farewell speech did not follow?

How is that relevant to anything?

If that isn't a shot at Wedge, I don't know what is.

Whatever think of Wedge and the job he has done, that to me, is unacceptable as someone in the media. If this was Manoloff's opinion and labeled "D-Man's World" or whatever the hell his opinion column is called, then fine, go nuts boy.

But this is Indians Insider and I don't appreciate Manoloff throwing this type of nugget out at us in this context.

Reading the comments of this story, there weren't many positive thing said toward Wedge, which is fine. Not one person even brought up the point about Manoloff. That too is fine. They even got on him for the OPPOSITE, of protecting Wedge. That's not how I read it.. But whatever..

But please people... Enough piling on Wedge.

Am I saying we should bring him back next year?

NO!

But the man deserves way more respect than what he's being given right now. HE'S DOING HIS JOB AND YOU CANNOT, I REPEAT, CANNOT FAULT HIM FOR THAT!

And these pleas of "Let's tell the management were pissed by 'voting with our wallet' and not going to the games!"

You do that...

I love Cleveland fans for their passion, but I also hate them for their passion. It's sick to see some of the comments I've seen towards Wedge.

The man is managing a baseball team, he isn't operating on you! I take baseball serious as much as the next guy, but there is taking it serious and taking it too far.

Wedge may have guided a disappointing team to a bad baseball record this year and you might not like him for what he's done for the Indians.

But to result to some of the comments I've seen is just low as you can get and it downright disgusts me.

You don't have to like Eric Wedge, but respect him as a human being and someone who cares about the game, because despite your absolutely wrong opinion about that, he CARES ABOUT THE GAME.

I've got a story up at Bleacher Report that is central to this idea, and about Eric Wedge in general. Check it out.. But I felt that wasn't the venue for this type of a topic, which is why I brought it here. That story isn't about what Manoloff said, but rather what Eric Wedge did, what the story SHOULD HAVE been about. Read that if you want more on Wedge and want to avoid this crap about Manoloff.

So check out the story. I'm sure more on Wedge has the next few weeks advance. I'm getting kind of antsy to see what happens here.