There were some dark days at Progressive Field late in the summer of 2012.
Chris Perez’s pleas for filling the seats were being shouted into oblivion. The acquisition of Brent Lillibridge somehow didn’t push the club over the hump. The front office waved goodbye to Johnny Damon and Derek Lowe and Jose Lopez.
The Indians suffered through a 5-24 month of August, which fueled September lineups filled with a who's who of I-vaguely-recall-that-guy gems, including Vinny Rottino, Thomas Neal, Juan Diaz, Russ Canzler and Jason Donald.
Before the club tied a bow on a 94-loss season, the front office dismissed manager Manny Acta.
Keeping it 100: In five years, the Indians turned a 94-loss team into a 100-win titan
