Cleveland Indians

Indians add 7 players to 40-man roster

The Indians added seven players to their 40-man roster today. They are infielder/outfielder Jordan Brown, pitcher Kelvin De La Cruz, pitcher Jeanmar Gomez, infielder Carlos Rivero, infielder Jason Donald, infielder Wes Hodges and outfielder Nick Weglarz.

Hiring of Alomar a popular move

CLEVELAND: It doesn't take a professional pollster to know the Indians' most popular move of the offseason to date has been hiring Sandy Alomar as the new first-base coach and catching instructor.

Acta hires Alomar as first-base coach

There's a baseball adage that says great players don't always make great coaches. It goes with the line of thinking that great players often are so athletically gifted, they can't always understand why other players aren't as good, as smart or as gifted as they are.

Acta and Shapiro cobbling together a coaching staff

So far, the makeup of the coaching staff that will assist new Indians manager Manny Acta has been a combination of men who already work for the organization and outsiders.

Indians hire 3 assistant coaches

CLEVELAND: New Indians manager Manny Acta has hired Tim Tolman as bench coach, Steve Smith as third-base coach and Scott Radinsky as bullpen coach.

Tickets for 2010 on sale Nov. 23

Tickets for the Indians' 2010 April 12 home opener against the Texas Rangers as well as the club's ''six-pack'' plans go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 23.

Insider to coach pitchers

The Indians didn't have to look far to hire a pitching coach. Tim Belcher has been working for the team the past eight years as special assistant to baseball operations. In that role, he has done advance scouting, instructed pitchers in spring training and filled in as pitching coach at several minor-league levels.

Indians insider to coach pitchers

Indians hire Tim Belcher as pitching coach

CLEVELAND: Former Indians pitcher Tim Belcher is the team's new pitching coach, the first member of manager Manny Acta's staff.

Browns might draft Kosar for a bigger role

It will take a disaster of monstrous proportions for the Browns to replace coach Eric Mangini during the season. Owner Randy Lerner is just not going to make that move.