After meeting with Shapiro and several other front-office members, Valentine had a candid 35-minute press conference in which he expressed both his desire and doubts about whether he would like to be the Indians' 40th manager. "From afar, I've had a chance of hearing about and observing the baseball culture of the Cleveland Indians ... I got to see it first hand. I'm very impressed." The Indians finished 65-97 this year, which led to the firing of Eric Wedge and his coaching staff.
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