There are some interesting things that have happened in the organization over the last week with Mark DeRosa and John Meloan being traded, Andy Marte on fire in Columbus, and more. Tony checks in today with his thoughts on a potential move of Marte, the puzzling decision to trade Meloan, and recaps a long conversation with Columbus Manager Torey Lovullo. While the big league team's season continues to circle the drain, the emphasis the rest of the season will start to turn more to the young players in the system and who better to guide us through the second half than Tony.

Question: What do Don Mossi and Ray Narleski have in common with Greg Aquino, Rafael Betancourt, Vinnie Chulk, Matt Herges, Zach Jackson, Masa Kobayashi, Aaron Laffey, (inhaaaaaaaale), Jensen Lewis, Rafael Perez, Rich Rundles, Tony Sipp, Joe Smith, Jose Veras, Luis Vizcaino, and Kerry Wood? Answer: Nothing. According to their contemporaries, Don Mossi and Ray Narleski comprised the best relief pitching combo in the history of baseball when they played for the Cleveland Indians from 1954 through 1958. The others in the question above... do not. Greg Popelka takes a look back.

When you suck the life out of Paul Cousineau as an Indians fan, you know you have issues as an organization. And that's about where Paulie's at right now. Tired of the team's "consistent approach" of playing middling players at the wrong position, capturing defeat from the jaws of victory, and overwhelmingly sucking the life out of any optimism we may feel for the team ... Paulie takes some time out to hurl some tomahawks at our readers, hitting on a slew of different issues surrounding the team.

While it's technically true that more than half the season still awaits us (HOORAY!), the real truth lies in the fact that prior to the Trading Deadline at the end of July, the seeds for 2010 and beyond may be sown in terms of management, players, and organizational approach. The tone of the moves (or non-moves) that occur over the next month then, will go a long way in determining whether contending in 2010 is remotely feasible and what players will be involved in next season, as well as who will be filling the names of said players into the lineup card. Paulie talks about what we might see in his latest piece.