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Slow Start? What Slow Start?
OK, time to stop the MLB nonsense about whether the Indians are for real.
They’re as real as Justin Masterson’s sinker, Shin-Soo Choo’s right arm, Carlos Santana’s batting eye, Orlando Cabrera’s experience and Asdrubal Cabrera’s talent.
Try this for real: The Indians own a majors-best 66 run differential and an MLB best 18-4 home record. They’ve scored the second-most runs in the A.L. and have the fourth-best ERA. They’re 7-2 against the A.L. East with the revived Red Sox returning to Cleveland looking for revenge after that three-game sweep they absorbed in the season’s first week.
Ron Washington knows they’re for real. Asked if he knew the Indians would be in first place when in spring training he asked Manny Acta to be an MLB All-Star coach, the Rangers managed replied, “I knew the Indians would be tough. They have some talent.”
Washington might have been one of the few to believe that two months ago. But he’s no longer alone. The Indians sit atop the MLB Power Poll for the fourth consecutive week. The Poll is convinced.
1. Indians (1). You can ask the Reds if the Tribe is for real. The Indians’ weekend sweep was first over Reds since 2004.
2. Cardinals (14). When talking about N.L. MVP candidates, Matt Holliday would be the place to start. Unless you started with Lance Berkman.
3. Red Sox (13). About that 2-10 start, perhaps the Red Sox just wanted to play fair and give the rest of the league a head start.
Adrian Gonzalez has provided the offensive punch the Red Sox were hoping for when they traded for him this offseason. (AP Photo)
4. Giants (6). Latest wrist injury to Mark DeRosa could be the end, making his the saddest in a season that has seen more than its share of injuries.
5. Phillies (4). Chase Utley is back in time for rematch of last year’s divisional series against the Reds. Time for the rest of the Phillies’ offense to return, too.
6. Yankees (15). What a debut: Right-hander Hector Noesi gives Yankees four scoreless innings to win 15-inning marathon in Baltimore, providing the difference between a so-so and a good week for the club.
Only in Canada…
“It’s pretty obvious I wasn’t even thinking about timeout being called or anything,” Brett Cecil of the Toronto Blue Jays said. “I saw a scuff mark or some dirt on the ball and I wanted to throw it in; I wanted a new ball. I turned around and chucked it and that was that. The fact didn’t even come to my mind that time hadn’t been called or anything like that.
“I pretty much just got out of rhythm when I threw the ball into the dugout.”
Now I’m no expert on pitching, but I do know a thing or two about baseball. I’m pretty sure you don’t just willy-nilly hurl the ball into your own dugout “just because.” “Not thinking” is an understatement in this case as rookie pitcher Brett Cecil just made one of the most mindless errors in the history of the MLB.
The icing on the cake is the southpaw rookie throwing his arms up afterwards as if to say “What’s wrong??!” Not only making this disgracefully foolish but endlessly hilarious. I’m not sure if the readers remember the days of William Hung’s “She Bang” American Idol debut but I think we could easily nickname this rookie Brett “She Bang” Cecil. Let’s hope next time he doesn’t do such a bang-up job of screwing up. In his own words:
“I was definitely upset about it,” Cecil said. “It’s nobody’s fault but my own, but it shouldn’t be tough to regain focus from it. I made a mistake. Whatever. Forget about it.”
Ha! Never!
A Little Fun On A-Rod
I never though that a simple image would cause so much racial taunting among comments.
The premis is simple. MLB fans taunting Alex Rodriguez during the third inning of the New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays game, Saturday July 12th.
Even in all seriousness smiles turned into a calm stare as the front fan is caught awaiting Alex’s reaction.
Pretty simple, and humorous right?
Evidently some readers got bitter.
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