The Indians headed into the ninth inning at US Cellular Field last night with a 10-2 lead, no problem right? Wrong. The Tribe barely held on for a 10-8 win over the White Sox to salvage one game out of the three game set, thanks to Jason Davis spraying gasoline on a open flame.
Once again, the Wahoos are making a curious roster decision. Davis obviously is not a reliever, most, if any success he has had at the major league level is as a starter. Yet, he remains in the bullpen. Send him back to Buffalo to be used in the rotation, let him build up some value and deal him. Maybe you could get a slick fielding middle infielder in return. Which brings us to Ramon Vazquez…
Vazquez was recalled from Buffalo prior to yesterday’s game to give Jhonny Peralta some time off to cure whatever is ailing his bat. The former Padre promptly made three errors in his first game back. I’m not going to invoke the name of Brandon Phillips because I personally do not think he is as good as he has showed in Cincinnati thus far, and I don’t think he would have been happy sitting on the Tribe bench. But, can’t we find someone who can handle the middle infield defensively and isn’t as offensively inept as former Indian John McDonald?
There was a Todd Hollandsworth sighting in the game last night, as he replaced a struggling Casey Blake and went 0 for 5. At least, Eric Wedge remembered he was on the team.
On another note, another bomb for Andy Marte yesterday, his second in two days. Maybe his bat is finally heating up. Now the Tribe heads to New York to take on the Yankees, which version of Sybil will show up in the Bronx?
JK
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