Just some things catching my eye

When C.C. Sabathia went down with the abdominal injury on Opening Day the Indians called up Jason Davis to replace him on the roster. One thing bothered me about this when he was sent to the DL. And now it bothers me even more now that the Indians have announced that Fausto Carmona will be called upon to start this Saturday. Im assuming Davis was called up simply to be an emergency long man in case something happened to one of the starters, but if he was that ready to take the next available bullpen spot why keep Graves on the roster? By ready I mean ready to be a viable reliever in the bullpen instead of the tangle he was stuck in between starting and relieving. It seems the Indians have made a commitment to keep him strictly as a reliever, but having him sit on the bench for over a week isnt going to help him get better. Why not call up someone like Jason Dubois who doesn't have many chances left to show something, and only keep 11 pitchers? Since Buffalo is so close by, an emergency reliever could have easily made it to Cleveland for the following game.
Now don't get me wrong, the Indians start has been picture perfect other than this. The Offense has been amazing, and Cliff Lee keeps getting better and better. Carmona should be something to watch so make sure I find time to watch the game on Saturday against Detroit.

Glad i waited....

So last night was obviously not a good night for the Tribe. The bullpen was terrible, Sabathia hurt his abdomen, and we let the Whitesox hurt us like they did all last year.

Bullpen

On atleast two occasion the Indians' relievers walked the first two batters to start an inning and it came back to pay each and everytime. Hopefully it is just a fluke, but I can't imagine Graves having too many bad outings left before Wedge decides Andrew Brown is a better option.

Sabathia

You can't know for sure whether Sabathia's control was influenced by his injury, but I certainly hope so. C.C. isn't scheduled to start for another week, so the Indians can take their time to determine whether his stomach injury beckons an early visit to the D.L. Be grateful there is a day off for the Indians today because the bullpen is gonna need some rest.

WhiteSox

I really don't want to get into the whole "smartball" discussion because thats been done already. But it was impressive to see them be so successful getting guys in after they put them on (like all those walks.)