04/08/10: Fausto or Famine - Last night, Fausto Carmona pitched six innings, giving up one hit and getting the win. That one hit, however, was a homerun, and he also gave up three earned runs by walking six batters and striking out only one.

True or False: If Fausto Carmona continues to walk a batter per inning and give up a homerun every six innings, he will continue to win games. --ABC

The Beginning
The Cleveland Blues were an original member of the American League in 1901. After one season, the team switched its name to the Cleveland Bronchos.

Naptime
Philadelphia Phillie Nap LaJoie was the subject of early legal battles between the National and American Leagues. The National League actually went to far as to get an injunction from the Philadelphia Supreme Court, forcing LaJoie to play for only one team in Pennsylvania. As a result, AL boss Ban Johnson shifted LaJoie to the AL Cleveland franchise. His impact was so great that from 1903 to 1915, the team was known as the Cleveland Naps.

A Troubled Tribute Breeds Tribal Tribulation
The team allegedly changed its name to the Indians after the 1914 season to honor a fallen teammate. Louis "Chief" Sockalexis, a former member of the Cleveland franchise which played in the National League from 1887 to 1899, died on Christmas Eve of 1913. This story is largely thought to be apocryphal, made up after the fact to justify the Indians moniker which has been the subject of much protest from Native American tribes.

As further possible evidence that this story is untrue, the Indians have actually had two players die tragically while on the team - Addie Joss, of meningitis in 1911, and Ray Chapman, in 1920, the only player ever killed by a pitched ball. If ever a team were going to be named after a fallen teammate, these would seem to have been perfect opportunities. But to this day the team has never been known as the Cleveland Addies or the Cleveland Rays.

Best Trade in Team History
In 1948, after he went 8-19 with the Senators, the Indians acquired Early Wynn along with Mickey Vernon in exchange for Ed Klieman, Joe Haynes, and Eddie Robinson. Wynn enjoyed eight straight winning seasons for the Indians, including four 20-win seasons while Klieman and Haynes accomplished little, and Robinson would be traded again after a season and a half.

Worst Trade in Team History
Three years later, the Indians took part in a three way trade with the Athletics and the White Sox, the result of which the Indians essentially acquired Lou Brissie in exchange for 28 year old former Negro Leaguer Minnie Minoso. Minoso would bat better than .300 and top a .400 OBP in five of the next seven years with the White Sox, while Brissie was out of the league two years later at the age of 29.