Yardbarker: Sandy Alomar

Sandy Alomar Jr. talked his way back to Cleveland

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:33:30 -0500

Alomar, one of the most popular Indians ever, played in Cleveland from 1990 through 2000. He won AL Rookie of the Year, a Gold Glove and helped the Indians win five AL Central Division titles and reach the World Series in 1995 and 1997.

Sandy Alomar Jr. is Glad to be Back with Indians

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:52 -0500

By now, Tribe fans are likely aware that former All-Star catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. has been named to the Indians coaching staff as a first base coach. It was only a few months ago when Alomar was inducted into the Indians Hall of Fame. It was at this time that the ex-catcher was spending time [...]

Cleveland Indians afternoon news roundup: New coach Sandy Alomar, Jr. brings treasure of winning memories

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:24:55 -0500

The Cleveland Indians have hired their former star catcher, Sandy Alomar, Jr., as their first base coach and catching instructor. Alomar, who was with the Indians from 1990-2000, helped them make the postseason five times from 1995-2000.

Staff moves; Backman, Teuful and Alomar jr.

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:15:00 -0500

Sandy Alomar Jr. had been promoted to first base coach, where he would also continue to work as the catching instructor. Alomar will not fill that role because he has opted to take the same position with the Indians. There is speculation that Shines will now become the first base coach and the Mets will be in search of a catching instructor, candidates could be Gary Carter, John Stearns and Mike DeFelice...The popular former All-Star catcher has been hired by new Indians manager Manny Acta as...

Indians Hire Sandy Alomar Jr. as First Base Coach

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:46:14 -0500

The Cleveland Indians and Manager MANNY ACTA today announced the hiring of SANDY ALOMAR, JR. as First Base Coach. Alomar, 43, spent eleven (11) seasons catching with the Cleveland Indians from 1990-2000 where he was a six-time All-Star selection and last summer was the 33rd player to be inducted into the Indians Hall of Fame. [...]

Sandy Alomar Jr. Bails Out On Minaya And The Mets

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:19:12 -0500

According to Paul Hones of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Cleveland Indians have announced that Sandy Alomar Jr. has left the Mets to become their their first base coach in 2010. Alomar, 43, was named manager Manny Acta’s first base coach today. The former All-Star will also instruct Indians catchers. With Class AA Eastern League MVP Carlos Santana knocking on the [...]

Cleveland Indians name Sandy Alomar Jr. first-base coach

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:12:40 -0500

Sandy Alomar Jr. is back with the Indians.

Cleveland brings back Alomar as first-base coach

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:12:02 -0500

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Sandy Alomar Jr. is back with the Cleveland Indians.

Alomar Jr. returns to Indians as first-base coach

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:55:00 -0500

Sandy Alomar Jr. is back with the Cleveland Indians. The popular former All-Star catcher has been hired by new Indians manager Manny Acta as a first-base coach.

Sandy Alomar Jr. returning to Tribe

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:37:23 -0500

Sandy Alomar Jr. returning to Tribe I apologize in advance for the link to a twitter page, but it will have to do until an article is out. Thank you, Castrovince!

Cleveland Indians name Sandy Alomar Jr. first base coach

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:37:03 -0500

Sandy Alomar Jr. is returning to the Indians as the first base coach

It's all going according to plan....so far

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:34:00 -0500

Remember when I suggested Sandy Alomar Jr. for this coaching staff a few posts ago?

That as purely speculation and wild hope.

But it turns out that there may be some ideas from the Indians to do this.

ESPN's Buster Olney broke the news that the Indians are working on Alomar for their staff, and Hoynes says it might be in a catching instructor/bullpen coach role.

Which would be a slight upgrade to his catching instructor/bullpen catcher role.

However New York has made changes on their staff and could easily promote him to keep him around. However they did fire his Dad.

So it's going to be interesting to see if we can pry him away. A catching instructor/bullpen coach role would be perfect for Sandy. He'll get to potentially work with Carlos Santana.

Now there is a chance the Indians still go with someone like Scott Radinsky or Dave Miller as their bullpen coach, if they hire one or neither as their pitching coach. The first two coaches that Acta is aiming to get: Pitching Coach and Infield Coach (Torey Lovullo would probably do that if he was hired, seem coincidental?)

Manny has been doing some things while the World Series has been going on, but now that it is officially over, he can probably ramp up the search and get into it.

And Hoynes throws in this tidbit at the end of the last link.. The staff may be split 50-50 on in-house hires and outside hires. I don't know how accurate that is, because Acta and crew are going to hire who they want to hire, regardless of where they came from. We have no clue.

Anyway, like I said, this is the point when things will start to accelerate as far as the coaching staff. All of Acta's time will now be devoted to finding people for his staff, so expect a flurry of activity in the next week or so.

Let me end this by saying Grrrr to the Yankees and their World Series win. Why do we hate the Yankees? Because it's fun. I will say this though.

I seriously undercut CC a lot. I said it was going to be a mistake just like it was for many star players (mostly pitchers) who went to New York and their careers took a nose-dive. We all know the CC that gets over-emotional and starts to overthrow and get all uncontrollable. Well we didn't really see that from him this year in the postseason and in a way, I'm proud of him.

I thought it was a decision he was going to regret and I thought it was going to end in disaster. It didn't and in a way, as much as I don't like the Yankees and have a little loss of respect for C after those comments he made a few weeks ago, I'm glad it worked out for him.

But that's enough about that. The real reason I was cheering for the Phillies.

This hilarious shirt.

Philly fans are awesome.

Cleveland Indians interested in returning Sandy Alomar Jr. to Acta's coaching staff

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:31:19 -0500

The Indians have talked to the New York Mets about adding former All-Star catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. to new manager Manny Acta's coaching staff.

Ilya Dall sues Roberto Alomar over AIDS

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:33:20 -0500

Ilya Dall, a former girlfriend of Roberto Alomar who lived with him for 3 years, is suing the second-baseman for negligence and seeking $15M. According to the suit, Alomar got a positive test in 2006 after seeking treatment for shingles, fatigue, and cough. The couple went to a disease specialist who found a mass in Alomar's chest, his skin turned purple, and foaming at the mouth. Alomar's attorney claims it is a frivolous lawsuit and his client is healthy. Alomar's father,...