Pavano Heading To The Twin Cities

It seems like the Cleveland Indians are giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a run for the Biggest Fire Sale of 2009.  They have traded Carl Pavano to Minnesota for a player to be named later.  Pavano joins Victor Martinez ,Cliff Lee, Ben Francisco, Ryan Garko, Rafael Betancourt and Mark DeRosa among those who have been traded away from the Tribe this season.  Their website slogan, "Are You In The Tribe?", should be changed to "The Tribe Has Spoken!". As it turns out, the missus and I got to see Pavano's final start as an Indian as we finally paid our first visit to Progressive Field.  Pavano leaves Cleveland on a good note by going eight innings during the Tribe's 11-1 rout of the Detroit Tigers last Sunday afternoon.  He allowed a run on six hits and a walk but 15 of his 19 outs in play were in the air, including a good share of lineouts.  We'll see how that'll play in the Metrodome.  Pavano improved to 9-8 ...