Buff has The Fever, and the only prescription is less Brian Sikorski. In today's B-List, buff rants about Bullpen Melt #64 on the season, this one courtesy of Andrew Brown and the aforementioned Sikorski. Also, we get a new version of Buff's famous "Managerial Head Scratchers", and more analysis of the Royals Teahenning of the Tribe last night.

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In Buff's latest contest, he asked readers for submissions for their most misused Indians player in 2006. Our winner, Ellen Kratofil, took home the prize for the winning entry ... and it was about a guy that hasn't even played a game for the Tribe this season. On what should be a day off for the talented Buff, he put together a nice piece paying tribute to the better entries he recieved on the Indians most misused player this season.

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Jason Johnson, Eduardo Perez, Ben Broussard, Bob Wickman, Ronnie Belliard, Todd Hollandsworth ... and now Guillermo Mota. The purge finally ended yesterday as the team sent Mota to the Mets for the ever so popular "player to be named later or cash". This morning I look at the Mota trade, a season gone wrong, and the 2007 payroll.

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The Indians have won two of their last three series. The last time I was able to say that, I was still wearing a winter coat to work. In the Monday edition of The B-List, Buff takes a look back at the weekend set with the D-Rays. He makes observations about the latest closer of the week, Pronk's mashing, Garko's emergence, and Marte's resurgence. Enjoy.

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