A Quest Called Tribe

Was it enough to lose another one to the cellar dwelling Twins?  Was it enough to put just three runs on the board again?  Was it enough for Rafael Perez to betray his humanity for the first time in 2011?  Short answer: Hells, No!  On top of all of that dissapointment, Carlos Carrasco left after three innings with pain in his right elbow.  To be filed under "Be Careful What You Wish For," expect David Huff to rejoin the big league club during the coming week.  Huff missed his last AAA start due to the weekend tempest in Columbus. 

Excrement.  I mean excellent.  Or maybe not.  With Mitch Talbot on the shelf for another four to six weeks and Jeanmar Gomez showing himself only minimally more effective in relief of Carrasco, the dream might just be dead.  I know, doom and gloom, but that's what we're used to here on the north coast and we're in line for a bit more.  Think about who might be in line for a recall should another starter go down.  Joe Martinez, a rehabbing Anthony Reyes or ... jeez, that's it.  They're not going to call up a kid.  Welcome back to 2010.

We could talk about instant replay and how you can't have it both ways.  Either review literally everything to remove any chance of error or accept the human factor in the game as it has always been.  I'm not going to get up on a soap box for either, but get off the damn fence Bud!  Or you could call Goodell (he's doing a bang up job) and ask to borrow a few red flags.  Bah!

It is still not as bad as it seems.  The Tribe still resides at the top of the division and this might just be the storm to be weathered en route to a breakout season.  Troubling to me is the inability to take advantage of a sun-drop single and tie the game off of a bunch of chump relievers in the 8th.  Worrisome is Asdrubal Cabrera hacking at the first pitch with Grady Sizemore on second in the ninth.  Disheartening is how important today's game became after the team's inability to produce against a pack of no name starting pitchers over the past week.  Just plain disgusting is the single home run that the Indians have cracked on the road trip.

Aaaaahh, I hate losing!  Even for the best of teams it is going to happen 50 or 60 times a year, but I don't have to like it.

Still, Vinny Pestano's nasty. And Justin Masterson pitches on Tuesday.

Cheers.