HOUSTON -- The Indians traded Michael Martinez to Tampa Bay for cash on Thursday. The majority of Indians' fans were probably glad to see him go, but in case you missed it let's review one thing.
Michael Martinez didn't lose last year's World Series. The Indians lost the World Series to a better team and because they had key players hurt. Martinez just made the last out of Game 7.
Hating Martinez because of that doesn't compute.
Martinez is a bench guy. The 25th player on a 25-man roster. When he was growing up in the Dominican Republic, he dreamed of doing something big to win the World Series.