Cold weather heralds push for more in Cleveland

The winds were biting and blustery, prompting face masks and neck wraps and Francisco Lindor’s unequivocal conclusion that “Cleveland ain’t joking.” Yes, the Indians returned to Northeast Ohio’s typically trying early April weather for a home opener Friday that put the O-H in “OHpening” Day, with the 41-degree first-pitch temp causing Edwin Encarnacion to warm his bat on a dugout heater.