Last night, facing elimination for the second straight game, the Lake Erie Crushers, led by an Andrew Davis Grand Slam, forced a fifth and deciding game in the Frontier League Championship series. After the River City Rascals pitcher, Stephen Flake, walked the bases loaded with two outs, Andrew Davis came up and delivered not only a bases loaded blast, but the first hit of the game for the Crushers. The Rascals only run came in the 1st inning when Chad Maddox drove in Scott Houin to score River City's only run of the game.
On the mound for the Crushers, no one saw more than four innings of work. Brent Lysander went the first four innings, giving up just the one run on four River City hits. The bullpen of Josh Faiola, Jacinto Gonell, Alberto Rolon and JJ Pacella combined for five innings of 3-hit, no-run baseball. Those three hits were allowed by Faiola in his 2 & 1/3 innings of relief.
Andrew Davis has been a model of consistency for the Crushers in the post-season, putting up a .324 batting average to go along with the one home run, six RBI and five runs scored. Though they didn't do much last night, Eddie Tisdale and Tyler Johnson have also been great in the playoffs. They are batting .344 and .324 respectively, with eight RBI a piece and one and two Home Runs respectively. These three will have to be productive again on Wednesday night for the Crushers to win the Frontier League Championship in just their first season of existence.
From winners to losers. The Browns look like hell and I don't see it changing anytime soon. Cleveland looked awful in their 24-6 loss to the Broncos on Sunday. It's becoming clearer and clearer that this team does not have the right Quarterback on the field. Is Derek Anderson the right QB to have on the field? I don't know but I want to find out sooner rather than later. There are so many things wrong with this team and I know they can't all be fixed at once, but can we at least make a little progress? The Browns haven't scored a LEGITIMATE touchdown since November of last year. Are you kidding me!?
Our drives get a good head of steam going from the 20 to midfield and then get derailed by dumb penalties or bad execution. The pocket collapses like a cheap card table around Quinn as he tries to throw, and his internal clock ticks for about three seconds too long when he finally decides it's time to get rid of the ball. I know the O-Line isn't helping very much but Brady needs to show a LOT better presence when he's back looking to throw. I feel like he goes through nine or 10 progressions before he decides he better get rid of the ball. Something needs to change, and quick, if the Browns want to avoid an 0-16 season.
The Indians still suck.
Fire Wedge. Fire Shapiro. Get a New Owner.
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