Meet the Milwaukee Indians

Seeing as how Mother Nature really hates the Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball has taken steps to protect the franchise from her harsh outbursts of force. The Indians will be moving indoors, to the vast expanse of Milwaukee this week.

Major League Baseball decided to move the Indians-Angels series - scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday at Jacobs Field - to Milwaukee because in Cleveland, temperatures in the high 40s are forecast, along with rain Thursday. Unofficially, the games in Milwaukee will be at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 1:05 p.m. on Thursday.

The entire series Cleveland was supposed to play against the Mariners this past weekend was postponed due to snow, and despite the odd circumstances, most Indians players are happy just to be able to play.

"This is bizarre, absolutely bizarre," Tribe outfielder David Dellucci said. "But I think we're prepared to do whatever we need to do to play a ballgame. We just want to play. Even in Little League, you have fans in the stands, mothers and fathers and some friends. We might not have many people in the stands, other than workers. You might hear the crickets in the rafters. But at least we're going to be playing baseball."

The move to Milwaukee also makes a little more sense than the possibility of moving the series to Anaheim as was discussed also. This way the Indians don't have to fly all the way across country, instead just a short jaunt to Wisconsin.

Of course, none of this would have happened if the schedule makers had any sense to begin with. As for when the Tribe's series with Seattle will be made up, there are a couple of likely dates. Both teams have July 11th off, and the Mariners will be flying from New York to Detroit then, so a possible stop in Cleveland for a doubleheader is not out of the question. Then, the final game could be made up on October 1st the day after the season ends. Unless of course, neither team is in playoff contention.

Previously at the Fanhouse:
Still No Baseball In Cleveland
The Weather In Cleveland Is No Better Today
Baseball Is Snowblind