Cleveland Indians

"S&S boys" are not the only young arms making their way up to Our Nation's Capital. "Without a doubt, our biggest strength right now is pitching," said Doug Harris, a former pitcher himself who joined the organization as its new director of player development in October after having been a pro scout with the Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians for more than a decade. "Obviously we have the high-end guys with Strasburg and Storen leading the pack, but we have a lot of pitching prospects from top to bottom, a nice variety, from kids who are just beginning their careers to ones who are nearly finishing their Minor League days."

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"I am very excited to become part of the Cleveland Indians family," Acta said. "I look forward to working with this talented group of young men who seem to possess a lot of energy and passion for their work. I believe we will grow together as a team with the ultimate goal of bringing a championship to Cleveland and its fans."

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"The difference between this game and the game we played [in Week 9] is that we didn't make the same mistakes," said North Hills coach Jack McCurry, referring to the Indians' 28-3 loss to the Tigers. "... We weathered the storm."

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Robert Remini, a historian, wrote that "once the Indians adopted the practice of private property, built homes, farmed, educated their children, and embraced Christianity, these Native Americans would win acceptance from white Americans."

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"He was great tonight," said Girardi of Lee, who came to the Phillies in a midseason trade with the Cleveland Indians, with whom he won the AL Cy Young Award in 2008. "He kept us off balance."

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"Winning Game One is huge," said Lee, who won the 2008 Cy Young Award with the Cleveland Indians.

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"They are saying to the guy sitting next to them on the barstool: 'I'll never go to another Indians game again. I'll never watch the Indians again,'" he says. "This is a town with a chip on its shoulder, a town that likes to cry in its beer, and it's not going to get any better tonight."

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"I think we might see more home runs," said Giants first baseman Ryan Garko, who played in the new Yankee Stadium as a Cleveland Indian, including a 22-4 win over the Yankees on April 18 that featured eight home runs. "The nice thing about it for hitters in both of those ballparks, whether you're left-handed or right-handed you don't have to do too much to hit home runs,"

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"Just two regular guys talking about whatever," said Sabathia, the Yankees' ace who became Lee's close friend as they grew up in the Cleveland Indians' starting rotation.

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In a prepared statement, Acta said yesterday: "I am very excited to become part of the Cleveland Indians family … I believe we will grow together as a team with the ultimate goal of bringing a championship to Cleveland and its fans. "

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