A Quest Called Tribe

Hey, it's not as if I like losing, but, if the Tribe eventually needs lose one, this is the way that I would prefer it to go down.  The defense stayed rock solid.  Fausto Carmona (7.2 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 HR) was a horse.  He made two mistakes all day long in dropping to 0-2.  This is not a game that betrays the Indians as a pretender, they simply ran into a buzz saw named Danny Haren.  Sure, the hitters didn't hit.  It happens.  Let's just give the credit to Haren and come back hungry tomorrow.

All of the good streaks, wins and hitting, are over.  Carlos Santana's run of hitless ABs, though, continues on to 17.  I concur with the STO boys, expect him to sit tomorrow to facilitate back-to-back days off.

Not much else to say about this one.

All signs point to Grady Sizemore joining the Clippers for the homestand that begins on Saturday and ends 04.25.  Cross your fingers, but 04.26 vs Royals looks promising for Grady's MLB season debut.  Sizemore took the collar tonight (0-3, .357), but has now played 9 innings in center on back-to-back days.  Joe Smith (2.45) tossed another scoreless inning, fanning a pair.  No word on Smith's timetable, although the fact that he has throw 4 times in 6 days for the Aeros may be telling.  Like Sizemore, Joe will not travel with Akron, thus he will suit up for either the Clippers or the Indians on the 16th.


A while back, I promised to leave Jordan Bastian alone and I have.  I just need to say, from someone who culls the 'net for Tribe info, that the guy's blog is NOT a resource in any way.  The organization obviously agrees as it has buried the link to MLBastion deep within the menu system of the team's re-designed website.  It's so bad that I needn't even comment further.  Despite our differing perspectives, I miss Castrovince.

Conversely, if you have yet to check out MLB's new At-Bat utility, you are missing out.  The system moves seamlessly from virtual pitches to box score to highlights and even offers copious links to live look-ins around the league.  For those of us who are not blessed with Extra Innings, At-Bat is a nice step up from the Gameday status quo.

Cheers