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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...

The Dugout: Shapiro Narrows It Down

To me, the playoffs mean one thing: the wise decision-making skills of Cleveland Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro! After firing Jim Thome/snapping turtle hybrid Eric Wedge as the Tribe head coach, Shapiro has really gotten down in the dirt to find a new skipper, looking in the only place you're allowed: the big...

Bobby Valentine, Manny Acta, Travis Fryman Named Finalists in Cleveland

The Indians' managerial search has apparently whittled its way down to just three names after a round of phone interviews last week. Paul Hoynes at the Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that the Indians have called Bobby Valentine, Manny Acta, and Travis Fryman to Cleveland for a second round of interviews and that GM...

John Farrell Not Interested in Indians Job

It's now ten days after the end of the 2009 baseball season and the only thing the Cleveland Indians know about their vacant managerial position is that it won't be filled by Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell. That's because Farrell, who was initially seen as a front-runner for the job, told the Cleveland Plain Dealer...

From the Windup: And the 'Winner' Is ...

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's weekly look at some aspect of America's pastime.Instead of handing our hardware to Joe Girardi, Joe Torre, Albert Pujols, Joe Mauer, Zack Greinke and Chris Carpenter (yes, those would be my votes), I thought we'd mix it up a bit. Plus, being a Cubs fan, I'm plenty filled with negativity at...

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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.