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FanHouse Q&A With Chris Antonetti, Incoming Cleveland Indians GM

In 2007 the Cleveland Indians came within one win of reaching the World Series. Since the Indians lost that 3-1 ALCS lead over Boston, the franchise has been lost -- stuck in a quagmire of losing seasons and lost Cy Young winners. From 2002-04, the Indians went through a complete rebuild. Following years of record...

NFL Network Decison to Bring on Former ESPN Exec Boggles Mind

Only in television, it seems, can a person make a series of colossal blunders, the collection of which severely damages a network/channel's reputation, and either get to keep his job or -- even worse -- get the opportunity to wreak havoc on another outlet. Step right up, Mark Shapiro. Having set ESPN on course to ruin...

The Dugout: Cleveland Indians Spring Training 2010

The Dugout Spring Training 2010 event continues (slightly behind schedule... but thankfully the season doesn't start for another few weeks. That's right, isn't it?) with my favorite team in all of professional sports, the Cleveland Indians. I lived in Cleveland for a few years and am a card-carrying member of The Tribe,...

Second Rebuild a Rocky Road for Tribe

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Cleveland Cavaliers have LeBron James. Where's the King of baseball who will rescue the Cleveland Indians? "There is no LeBron James in baseball," says Indians executive Mark Shapiro. "Maybe Albert Pujols." James and the Cavs represent Cleveland's best hope in many years of giving the hard-luck...

Indians Hire Manny Acta as Manager

The Cleveland Indians announced Sunday afternoon that they've hired Manny Acta as their manager. They also interviewed Bobby Valentine, Torey Lovullo, and Ron Roenicke, while Acta also interviewed for and reportedly rejected the Houston Astros managerial position. Acta was fired by the Washington Nationals just before...

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David Browning: How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?

Your intrepid reporter was thrilled Saturday night to attend his third Verdi Requiem performance in a month.

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05/16/12 Baldwin named a Best Community for Music Ed Source: Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald - Lynbrook NY Baldwin has been named a Best Community for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation.
05/01/12 Morning Fix: Parliament blasts Rupert Murdoch. A... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Before plowing through Parliament's report on News Corp. The Skinny: I have far too many workplace-anxiety dreams.
05/01/12 Dick Clark Productions 'Extremely Pleased' With... Source: Ace Showbiz The production company wins a legal fight against the HFPA after federal judge A. Howard Matz rules that DCP has a right to produce the annual award event as long as it remains on NBC.
04/25/12 David Browning: How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? Source: The Huffington Post - Culture Your intrepid reporter was thrilled Saturday night to attend his third Verdi Requiem performance in a month.