Sixty years of “The Curse of Rocky Colavito”

The “curse” of Rocky Colavito began 60 years ago, with the Rock on first base.

Indians News

60 years ago, the Cleveland Indians traded Rocky Colavito while he was standing on first base! - cleveland.com - Right before the 1960 season, Cleveland Indians General Manager Frank Lane traded Rocky Colavito to Detroit. Sixty years later, the trade still angers Colavito and his fans.

Indians Lookback: Grady Sizemore, a Generational Talent Without a Prime - Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore spent time as the face of the franchise during a down period in the mid 2000's. Injuries as well as inconsistency set Sizemore back, and eventually the center fielder was just another footnote in the history of the team of a player who never reached his full potential.

Cleveland Indians all-time team: Thome, Belle, Lofton give lineup plenty of '90s flavor - CBSSports.com - We're picking a 'Baseball Stars' lineup for each team during April

Cleveland Indians one of 27 MLB teams participating in coronavirus study - cleveland.com
MLB is participating in a study to help track the spread of the coronavirus in the United States.

Will threat of coronavirus turn off the spigot on MLB spitters? Hey, Hoynsie - cleveland.com - baseball players, coaches and managers spitting in a dugout is a common, if not unpleasant, sight. But spitting takes on a new meaning with the coronavirus.

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