Cleveland Indians (8-14) vs Detroit Tigers (11-10)
Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
Dates: 5/1-5/3
TV/Radio: STO-HD, WTAM 1100AM
Even a few days later and I’m still struggling with the point that we almost swepth the Red Sox, only to win one of three. Cliff Lee was solid, Kerry Wood was not. Fausto Carmon was solid, Rafael Betancourt was not. Sigh.
Good news is that Rafael Perez looks like he’s starting to come around. Victor Martinez is nine one-hundreths of a percent away from the lead amongst AL hitters. Asdrubal Cabrera is 16th in the league. I could mention that Jhonny Peralta and Grady Sizemore are both in the top five in strikeouts, but that’d just ruin the mood.
With a day off, we should be heading to Detroit with a well-rested bullpen. Hot Carl Pavano doesn’t exactly have the best match-up of the series which makes me nervous. Verlander’s nine strikeouts against the Yankees doesn’t exactly make me feel great either. Have I mentioned that our active roster has 14 (fourteen!!) pitchers on it? Speaking of…
