If the Indians are for sale, who does LarryDolan sell the team to? (Photo: AP)Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Indians notebook…To sell or not to sellFirst off, let me just be up front and note that before I get into any of this I am merely speculating. No one from SportsTime Ohio or the Indians has told me anything, I am simply just putting two and two together with some recent events surrounding the Indians.That having been said, things are starting to get a little interesting with the Cleveland Indians of late. No, not because a new season is on the horizon, but because it looks like there may be some plans in motion to either sell the team or at least take a peek into the market to see who might be interested in buying the team.Rumors came forth back in July that the Dolan ownership group was taking offers for SportsTime Ohio, their cable TV network and home of over 150 Indians television broadcasts a year. Not surprisingly those rumors have been denied, but where there i...
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Indians Prospect Insider:
PLAYERS:
Dan Gilbert,
Casey Kotchman,
Carlos Santana,
Fausto Carmona,
Jordan Brown,
Matt LaPorta,
Rafael Perez,
Asdrubal Cabrera,
Julio Lugo
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays
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