Thursday, May 22, 2008

That's all we got, two goddamn hits?

The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians today 3-1, sweeping the three game series. The Tribe collected 2 hits, that's write, 2 freakin hits, one of which was a bunt single. I could give some sort of analysis, but it would be repetitive. The starters are good, the hitting is pathetic. There were zero highlights, just wasted starts by CC Sabathia and Aaron Laffey. The Wahoos scored 13 runs on the road trip in 6 games, a new high in futility. Seven players ont the team have as many or more strikeouts than hits. The areas of concern are the whole lineup and bench, as they collectively show no plate discipline, fire or toughness. It is almost like they have given up on themselves. You can blame Wedge or hitting coach Derek Shelton, but what good would that do? These are grown men who made the ALCS last year. If the season is a marathon as the Indians management keep insisting, then our team has been hit on a side street by a Greyhound bus. Shapiro has to make multiple moves, whether it involves trades or demotions. Manager Eric Wedge keeps insisting that this team will eventually come out of it, but he says it everyday and I am not so sure he even believes it anymore. His team has went from a 1 1/2 game lead in the AL Central to trailing 4 1/2 games behind the White Sox. The Texas Rangers come to town this weekend, as Kason Gabbard battles Fausto Carmona. Let's hope for a miracle, because anymore of this and I am heading for the 480 bridge.

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