Again We Wait For A Tribe Winner

The Cleveland Indians ain't gonna get it done this year. They have zero chance of advancing to the playoffs this year led alone winning the world series. Not only are they currently not hitting, but their pitching has really let them down this year. They have had to depend on 3 pitchers all year (C.C. Sabathia, who finally emerged as their ace, Paul Byrd, and Fausto Carmona, who shocked everyone with his filth!) Without these 3 pitchers there's no doubt that we would be a sub .500 team. Jeremy Sowers whom I knew was a flash in the pan, was mercifully sent down to AAA to work on his stuff. He's a left hander that relies on his location to get batters out. The problem is when he misses his spots he's throwing BP fastballs and everyone was teeing off on him! Then there's Cliff Lee. Now to his credit he was coming off of an injury and missed all of spring training. He was never able to regain his form from last year and the year before that when he was really dominant. He was also sent down to AAA, which is unheard of for a veteran pitcher but the Indians had no choice. He was blowing leads left and right, so he pretty much force the front offices hand. Lastly, there's Jake Westbrook. Jake is a right hander who showed great stuff over the last 3 years. He too was coming off an injury, and has struggled all year. The trading deadline came and went but the Indians didn't make a move to improve their rotation, but it's hard to blame them because there really weren't that many front line pitchers available.

Hitters will always eventually hit, but unless the Indians solve their pitching woes this season is over.

DT