Tribe pointing to Columbus
In Tuesday's paper, be sure to check out my report on the construction of new Huntington Park in Columbus, which will almost certainly host the Indians' Triple-A team next season. On the Web, we also have a 3 1/2-minute video report and a link to a live webcam of the construction site.
The Tribe is definitely saying sayonara to Buffalo. Two more signs Monday: They signed a four-year deal through 2012 to keep Double-A operations in Akron after extending Class A Kinston, N.C. a couple weeks ago. But Buffalo is a "wait-till-after-the-season" call. Uh-huh. And I love the trade of Aaron Herr to the Reds for a bag of balls (OK, for cash). Sign a washed-up Morgan Ensberg and give away Buffalo's leader in home runs and RBIs to the organization he came from. Thanks a lot.
Herr didn't seem all that interested in being here at times but that's a pretty tough move to take. The kind of thing you do when you don't care about the Triple-A city anymore because you know you're outta here. This whole season is a sad way for the Tribe to go after a terrific run.
---Mike Harrington
