Back from his root canal, Buff breaks down last nights pitchers duel between Brandon McCarthy and Fausto Carmona in todays edition of The B-List. Buff also hits on the relief efforts of Rafael Perez and Ferd Cabrera and the Indians inability to manufacture runs as we steamroll towards the end of the season.

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With the Indians most frustrating regular season in recent history winding to a close, Swerbs Blurbs Senior Antagonist fired off the following letter to Tribe GM Mark Shapiro about what he would like to see done with this team. I liked it so much, I asked him to let me slam it up on Da Blurbs.

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CC Sabathia kicked dirt on the grave of Ozzie, Thome, and the White Sox last night ... and finished the season with a winning record, 3.22 ERA, and the most complete games in the majors. In todays B-List, Buff analyzes CC's season and performance, Garko's offensive explosion last night and future with the team, and the unheralded but potentially meaningful return of Matt Miller.

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In his final regular season installment of this superb column, Tony Lastoria hands out his "Tony Awards", recognizing the top players in the Indians farm system in 2006. Lastoria hands out awards to the top batter, pitcher, and team in the Tribe minor league system, and also identifies his comeback, breakthrough, and most disappointing players. Big ups to Lastoria for his work this year ... as this was one of the most read columns we featured in 2006.

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