CLEVELAND -- Indians manager Terry Francona was back at Progressive Field on Wednesday, wearing a heart-rate monitor and armed with jokes. He blamed his recent health scare on a possible allergy to bench coach Brad Mills and quipped that a reporter's ugly tie may have set off the light-headedness and increased heart rate.
Francona was able to revert to his typical self-deprecating ways because Monday night's episode was not the result of any major health issues. And the manager felt fortunate to be back around his team and in his comfort zone, following a second incident this month that forced him to exit Cleveland's dugout and head to the Cleveland Clinic.