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Indians notebook
Wedge feels fired managers' pain

He knows it can happen, but can be hard to watch

By Sheldon Ocker
Beacon Journal sportswriter

The third major-league manager within a week was fired Friday. That makes 17 since 2006, with two teams (Cincinnati, Seattle) disposing of their skippers twice in that span. As a member of the managers' fraternity, the Tribe's Eric Wedge laments the practice but understands that it's a longstanding baseball tradition.

''I think these things run in spurts,'' he said. ''I can't speak for any other organization, but it's always been part of it [the game], and it always will be.''

Dodgers manager Joe Torre was put on the hot seat by the Steinbrenner family last fall, when he failed to take the New York Yankees deep into the playoffs. For that, his contract was allowed to lapse, and he was intentionally offered an embarrassing one-year extension.

''For all he has accomplished, he should not have had to go through that,'' Wedge said. ''I know that no matter what my relationship is to a manager, I have a great deal of respect for him. I know how much time, effort and heart these guys put into it.''

Lewis improving

When will Jensen Lewis graduate from Buffalo and rejoin the Tribe bullpen? ''He's getting better,'' said Wedge, who reads the frequent reports on the reliever. ''His velocity is better, and his location is moving in the right direction.''

 

Weird stuff

It was clear that part of the Indians' problem in their three losses to the Colorado Rockies was the environment of Coors Field, which is a unique venue because of the altitude of Denver, the dry air and the gigantic outfield.

''It's a different atmosphere,'' Wedge said. ''But that's part of interleague play.''

Ben Francisco noted that hooking fly balls to left don't have the same bite: ''Instead of hooking, they stay kind of straight, and you don't expect that.''

Farm facts

John Halama (2-1, 5.09 ERA) gave up two runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings, as Buffalo beat Louisville 5-2. Ryan Mulhern hit his seventh homer, and Jason Tyner had two hits, including a double.


Sheldon Ocker can be reached at socker@thebeaconjournal.com.

 

The third major-league manager within a week was fired Friday. That makes 17 since 2006, with two teams (Cincinnati, Seattle) disposing of their skippers twice in that span. As a member of the managers' fraternity, the Tribe's Eric Wedge laments the practice but understands that it's a longstanding baseball tradition.

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