CLEVELAND, Ohio – Amidst the juggler, the balloon making clown, the old time Cleveland Blues baseball team and Lego Manny – a portrait of Manny Ramirez made out of Legos – there was an persistent whisper among the autograph lines at Tribe Fest on Saturday at the Aloft Downtown Cleveland on the east bank of the Flats.
It crept through the lines for hot dogs, season tickets and Tribe gear. It came in different shapes and sizes, but the meaning was always the same – "did the Indians help their offense enough this winter to turn their pitching staff into an advantage instead of a curiosity?