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The Cleveland Indians play in the American League of Major League Baseball.  The Indians reside in the AL Central Division and compete against division rivals the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, and Detroit Tigers.  Cleveland plays its home schedule at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio which has a seating capacity of 43,415.  The Indians Stadium opened in 1994, and set a MLB record for consecutive sell-outs with 455.  Indians Manager Eric Wedge, who completed his 5th season in 2007, finished the 2007 MLB Schedule with a 96-66 record and a 1st place finish in the American League Central.  Wedge was awarded with the Manager of the Year award for his team's success, which included defeating the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs.  The team was led by CC Sabathia, Fausto Carmona, Grady Sizemore, Victor Martinez, and Travis Hafner.  Carmona really came into his own as a dominant pitcher on the major league level; Sizemore won the Gold Glove after committing only two errors all season; and Sabathia won the American League's Cy Young Award. 

The Indians franchise was established in 1915, and the team won the first of its two World Series Championships in 1920; the other title came in 1948.  The Indians also have been League Champions five times, in 1920, 1948, 1954, 1995, and 1997.  The Indians accomplished this success by having some of the greatest players in MLB history.  The Indians have retired 6 numbers in its history, including numbers 3, Ear Averill; 5, Lou Boudreau; 14, Larry Doby; 18, Mel Harder; 19, Bob Feller; and 21, Bob Lemon.  While Jackie Robinson deservedly gets tremendous amounts of praise for all he achieved on and off the diamond, many don't know that Lary Doby was the first African American to play in the American League, joining the Indians in 1947.  Owner Lawrence Dolan bought the team in 2000 from the Jacobs Brothers, after whom the Indians stadium was named until 2006.
GM Mark Shapiro wanted to build on the team's 2007 success through the free agent market, but realized that nothing approaching an overhaul was needed.  The club made subtle changes, adding utility IF Jamie Carroll and relievers Masahide Kobayashi and Jorge Julio.  The Indians have primarily focused on locking up their own premiere talent, and did so yet again by giving Fausto Carmona a four year extension prior to 2008. The Indians believe they have enough young talent to be competitive in 2008 and beyond.

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