Shin-Soo Choo (Photo: AP)This is the first piece from Andy Nichols, one of three new IPI writers that will be debuting over the next several days. He is a college student and will be writing about the Indians.The Cleveland Indians went to the bottom of the eighth inning down 2-1 to the Boston Red Sox, the popular World Series pick among fans and baseball experts.With the game broadcast on national TV, a young Cleveland team saw this as an opportunity to show the baseball world that it was a serious contender in the American League. In that eighth inning, Michael Brantley singled home Adam Everett to tie the game at 2, and the next batter Asdrubal Cabrera doubled home Brantley to give the Indians a 3-2 lead. In the top of the ninth closer Chris Perez shut the door on a comeback win over the vaunted Red Sox.The date was May 23rd, and after the win the Indians held the best record in all of baseball at 30-15.Cleveland fans know where the story goes from there. That young Indians t...
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Indians Prospect Insider:
PLAYERS:
Shin-Soo Choo,
Michael Brantley,
Adam Everett,
Asdrubal Cabrera,
Chris Perez,
Grady Sizemore,
Travis Hafner,
Joe Smith,
Rafael Perez,
Tony Sipp,
Vinnie Pestano,
Justin Masterson,
Ubaldo Jimenez,
Fausto Carmona,
Josh Tomlin,
Lonnie Chisenhall,
Jason Kipnis
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels
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