International recording artist Meat Loaf wasn't much of a baseball player, but he was one hell of a songwriter. What does this have to do with the Indians? I'm not sure but the tribe heads west with a 2 and 1 record. It was cold and lonely in the deep dark night Wednesday, as a little over 17,000 watched the Tribe prevail 7-2 over the pale hoes. The Indians must have left their bats by the dashboard lights though, as they were only able to scrap 2 hits off of lefty John "Danks for the noon time start." Both of these teams looked ready for a plane flight out of Cleveland, and who can blame them. Game time temperatures in the 30's for two straight days can be an adjustment from the tropical paradise known as Spring Training. Here are some of the highlights...
Grady Sizemore: 4-12, 1HR 4RBI Looks to be a breakout year for The Ladies Man
Franklin Gutierrez: 3-9, 1HR 3RBI Killer opening day, shows glimpses of greatness
Asdrubal Cabrera: 3-12, 3RBI one good game offensively, two stinkers, looks great in the field
Casey Blake: 2-10 3RBI on one swing, broke up the no hitter, won a game with clutch hit
Fausto Carmona: 7 IP 1ER 4K 1 Win Fausto looked great, silencing any ALCS hangover ideas
Jake Westbrook: 7.1 IP 2ER made 2 mistakes, pitched a superb game, no offensive help at all
Some Areas of concern:
Travis Hafner: Had 3 hits but stuckout 5 times. Still looks uncomfortable up there
Jhonny Peralta: batted .154, hates the cold weather, should be fine on the west coast
Jason Michaels: Looks terrible at the plate, may be pressing due to the platoon, had 1 good catch
CC Sabathia: Had issues with Thome and the sixth inning, struck out 7 in a no decision
The Bullpen: Not solid in the first 2 games, will settle into their roles.
Victor Martinez getting injured was a negative, but he pinch hit today so it seems nothing serious
The Tribe is off to Oakland for a 3 game series, Paul Byrd takes on Justin Duchscherer tomorrow night at 10:05 est. Remember Saturday's game at 4pm will not be televised due to some stupid FOX rule so tune into Hammy and Heagan. Hopefully the boys will be able to retrieve their bats out of Hell.
Grady Sizemore: 4-12, 1HR 4RBI Looks to be a breakout year for The Ladies Man
Franklin Gutierrez: 3-9, 1HR 3RBI Killer opening day, shows glimpses of greatness
Asdrubal Cabrera: 3-12, 3RBI one good game offensively, two stinkers, looks great in the field
Casey Blake: 2-10 3RBI on one swing, broke up the no hitter, won a game with clutch hit
Fausto Carmona: 7 IP 1ER 4K 1 Win Fausto looked great, silencing any ALCS hangover ideas
Jake Westbrook: 7.1 IP 2ER made 2 mistakes, pitched a superb game, no offensive help at all
Some Areas of concern:
Travis Hafner: Had 3 hits but stuckout 5 times. Still looks uncomfortable up there
Jhonny Peralta: batted .154, hates the cold weather, should be fine on the west coast
Jason Michaels: Looks terrible at the plate, may be pressing due to the platoon, had 1 good catch
CC Sabathia: Had issues with Thome and the sixth inning, struck out 7 in a no decision
The Bullpen: Not solid in the first 2 games, will settle into their roles.
Victor Martinez getting injured was a negative, but he pinch hit today so it seems nothing serious
The Tribe is off to Oakland for a 3 game series, Paul Byrd takes on Justin Duchscherer tomorrow night at 10:05 est. Remember Saturday's game at 4pm will not be televised due to some stupid FOX rule so tune into Hammy and Heagan. Hopefully the boys will be able to retrieve their bats out of Hell.
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