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So last week was a hard week to be an Indians fan.

First, on Monday, they traded Ryan Garko to the Giants. Then it was Ben Francisco and Cy Young winner Cliff Lee being sent to Philadelphia.

Cleveland is the first team to trade incumbent Cy Youngs in consecutive seasons, according to STATS LLC.

How’s that for a stat? Then, the icing on the cake, the final nail in the coffin, on Saturday they gave up Victor Martinez to, of all teams, the Red Sox (does anyone remember Manny Ramirez, or Coco Crisp?)! 😮 All of these trades were for “prospects.” Ugh! Maybe these new names are the future stars, but you need a few seasoned, tested players on the team too!

How much longer is this team going to be in a “rebuilding” mode? They effectively just started over. This quote summed it up the best for me:

In case you hadn’t noticed, the Indians’ 2009 season is pretty much a total loss. It’s the automobile lying on its side in the intersection, glass and broken metal scattered everywhere following the accident, the car, totaled, waiting to be loaded onto a flatbed truck to transport it to the junkyard where it will be stripped for parts.

That’s really too bad … it’s hard to believe I was in Goodyear just four short months ago watching a team that seemed to have a lot of promise for a good season. sigh I guess that’s the beauty and magic of spring training.

Well, at least football training camp has started … maybe I can get a little excited about the Browns or the Bucs? Hrm …