Some good things?

Despite Sabathia's disapointing performance (although his defense didn't help him whatsoever) put a damper on my mood of the Tribe, there still are some things to be hopeful for. It was great to see the Indians FINALLY send Johnson packing and call up Sowers. And with Marte starting to hit like everyone knew he could, lets hope to see Boone get the next ticket to Buffalo. It was nice to see the Indians call up Mujica because hes been nothing but phenominal in the Minors and our bullpen has been a problem all year.

More Indians Goodness

After that11-0 crushing loss to the WhiteSox things werent looking that good for the Tribe. But after a 4-3 win yesterday they followed it up with a 5-0 victory. The first time the Sox were shutout all year! Westbrook pitched like he did in 2004 and Grady continued to sizzle. A lot has been made of the big change in the Indians' defensive efficiency this year and it certainly is a concern. However, the defense hasn't had much of an effect on his performance when compared to last year. Westbrook is basically averaging the same numbers as last year, and the defense is much much worse this year. Therefore, the encouraging thing is if the Indians offense can get near the level they were last year Westbrook could fit nicely somewhere between 04 and 05.