The nightmare scenario
I was up at 5:30 the previous morning and couldn't stay awake past Torii Hunter's homerun in the bottom of the eighth of a late night game in LA against the Angels.
But one can dream.
Is it possible the Tribe bats that have been cold for nearly a week now could come alive? With this lineup that's entirely possible. The Indians have a very good hitting lineup from top to bottom and the middle of it can be devastating. To wake up and find the Erie boys had come back to win it in the ninth would be a dream come true.
So I awake and watch the top of the ninth and lo and behold it happened. The bats did come alive to score three in the ninth and take a 4-2 lead!
But then the nightmare came in the form of "Heart Attack" Joe. Joe Borowski, who somehow led the league in saves despite an ERA over 5 last season and a penchant for allowing 2-out magic to the other side, came in for the second night in a row looking for his third save. I guess Joe felt his ERA of 4.50 was low (at least compared to last season) and wanted to pad it a bit. Well, he certainly did that - and he didn't even wait for two outs to do it.
After retiring the first batter on a foul out, he proceeded to walk two of the next three hitters and threw in a hit to Vlad just for good measure to load the bases.
This is the part of the nightmare where we usually are falling off the cliff and wake up before we land. Unfortunately, this time I forgot to wake up.
In to the batter's box steps Torii Hunter who is still so elated that Fausto Carmona is no longer pitching he deposits a walk-off grand slam homerun over the left field wall. I guess Hunter moving to the West Coast just isn't far enough way to keep him from hurting us.
To make the nightmare complete, the White Sox beat Hunter's former team, the Twins, to move into first place in the Central. Even Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen getting ejected for arguing balls and strikes in their home opener couldn't make up for the nightmare in LA.
Oh well, tonight's another night and another chance to dream.
Go Tribe!
But one can dream.
Is it possible the Tribe bats that have been cold for nearly a week now could come alive? With this lineup that's entirely possible. The Indians have a very good hitting lineup from top to bottom and the middle of it can be devastating. To wake up and find the Erie boys had come back to win it in the ninth would be a dream come true.
So I awake and watch the top of the ninth and lo and behold it happened. The bats did come alive to score three in the ninth and take a 4-2 lead!
But then the nightmare came in the form of "Heart Attack" Joe. Joe Borowski, who somehow led the league in saves despite an ERA over 5 last season and a penchant for allowing 2-out magic to the other side, came in for the second night in a row looking for his third save. I guess Joe felt his ERA of 4.50 was low (at least compared to last season) and wanted to pad it a bit. Well, he certainly did that - and he didn't even wait for two outs to do it.
After retiring the first batter on a foul out, he proceeded to walk two of the next three hitters and threw in a hit to Vlad just for good measure to load the bases.
This is the part of the nightmare where we usually are falling off the cliff and wake up before we land. Unfortunately, this time I forgot to wake up.
In to the batter's box steps Torii Hunter who is still so elated that Fausto Carmona is no longer pitching he deposits a walk-off grand slam homerun over the left field wall. I guess Hunter moving to the West Coast just isn't far enough way to keep him from hurting us.
To make the nightmare complete, the White Sox beat Hunter's former team, the Twins, to move into first place in the Central. Even Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen getting ejected for arguing balls and strikes in their home opener couldn't make up for the nightmare in LA.
Oh well, tonight's another night and another chance to dream.
Go Tribe!
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