Five In a Row, Garko Gone, Crushers; Crushing

The Indians have done the unthinkable. They've won five, count 'em five, games in a row. And it wasn't just the Mariners or the Royals they beat last night. It was the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, of Orange County, of the USA, of the Earth, of the Milky Way. Or simply, the Angels. It's amazing that this team is doing this well right now, and if it weren't for the offense coming out of their season long slumber, there is no way this would be happening. Need proof of that? The Indians won 8-6 despite back-to-back-to-back Home Runs by Juan Rivera, Kendry Morales (I need to start playing him more in my fantasy league) and Mike Napoli. Victor Martinez was the hero, connecting on a 3-run homer in the ninth inning off of Brian Fuentes. Fuentes has 17 straight saves going into last night and hadn't blown one since May 30th. I love that this team keeps fighting, I just hate that it takes them being 20 games under .500 to start doing it. And guess what else...Eric Wedge wasn't there. He was suspended for the bean-ball that Winston Abreu threw in the game against the Mariners on Saturday. I like how we do without him. I know, I know he had nothing to do with the Tribe winning or losing last night, but I really don't like the guy.



And one of the reasons is him sending away another player who wasn't one of "his" guys. Ryan Garko was sent to San Francisco for a Minor League pitcher. Our Minor League teams are going to be great! We're getting a ton of PROSPECTS which means the Indians won't be good for another 2-3 years. I don't want A, AA or AAA Championships. I want a World Series Title. I'm starting to think a complete overhaul of the front office needs to take place. Wedge and Shapiro need to go. Bring back Mike Hargrove and John Hart! If people could be resurrected, I'd suggest getting Dick Jacob's to buy the team back from Larry Dolan.



The Lake Erie Crushers now have the 3rd best record in the Frontier League which puts them in good position for the Playoffs. They need to keep playing their game and doing it strong. The beat Kalamazoo last night, 6-5 in a little bit of a thriller. Lake Erie's closer gave up a 3-run homer in the ninth that let the Kings tie the game but the Crushers got the winning run across in the bottom of the ninth on a throwing error by K-Zoo's shortstop. Right now, the two teams are playing the rubber-match at The Pro (All Pro Freight Stadium) and the Crushers are up 4-1 in the bottom of the 4th. If they win, they will be just 2.5 games behind Kalamazoo in the East Division. Keep it up Crushers!



Football season is drawing ever closer and that means Fantasy Football! I am looking forward to this season and the possibilities it brings. I am going for a victory, and anything else will be failure!