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I'm very excited to introduce another new writer, as the talented Paul Cousineau (he of "The DiaTribe" blog) debuts with us today, and will be added to our very talented stable of Indians writers for the coming season. In his maiden voyage on The Cleveland Fan, Paul breaks down the basics of "The Plan" ... the Indians strategy to remain competitive in a medium to small market. And he gives his thoughts on how the Indians have done so far in applying it.

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Well, that was quick. This morning, the Indians announced that free agent acquisition Keith Foulke will retire from baseball due to pain in his throwing elbow. The injury ends the Tribe's closer battle before a pitch was even thrown, and changes the landscape of the teams bullpen in a number of other ways as well. I provide my flash analysis this morning after hearing the news.

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Demonstrating that they refuse to be one-upped by the Browns, the Cleveland Indians announced today that free agent signee Keith Foulke was retiring, even before the first pitch of spring training was thrown. All that

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