Second Annual MJH Foundation Golf Outing

Sabbatical

With the Cavaliers missing out on the finals and the Indians in last place, I think some time for rest and relaxation is required before the always taxing Browns season begins.  Before I leave, I just have a couple of thoughts.

1.  Is Andy Varajeo delusional?  While I will agree he is a nice player and fits into his role nicely on the Cavs team, does he honestly believe he can make more than $6.2 million next year?  In this economy and with teams cutting payroll and saving money in hopes that the 2010 free agency class I cannot see anyone wanting to write a large check for a lot of years for a role player.  I like Varajeo and think he is a good component, but the pricetag seems too large for the product.

2.  Will Eric Wedge still be managing the Indians when I return stateside at the end of July?  Are the Indians going to blow this version of the Tribe up and start from scratch?  Will the bullpen get someone out this month?  All valid questions.  It seems to me that the Tribe can try one more year with this team and the simplest solution at first is to remove Wedge.  Obviously the bullpen needs to be fixed, but maybe this group of players who the Tribe invested in are not going to win and need to go.  With the exception of Victor Martinez, I think everyone should be on the block and the Indians are going to look for young options and rebuild this thing from scratch.  The question is by the time they rebuild, will Victor be in Yankee pinstripes?

3.  WIll the Browns have a quarterback?  Sorry, will the Browns have a starting quarterback?  I have a feeling this saga is going to go on until the 4th preseason game, divide the locker room and make the whole team more of a disaster than it already is.  Hopefully this is not the case, but regardless looking at the Browns schedule they are at best a 7-9 team, but probably more like 6-10.  We shall see if the ManGenius can turn this around.

All this being said, Clevelanders need a big dose of ethanol to calm that fine tremor caused by all these years of losing.  So as Homer Simpson toasts, "To alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of life's problems!"  Let's Go Tribe!

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Simply stunning...

Mark DeRosa is gone.  Enter the Chris Perez era.  In a debut for the ages, Chris Perez, newly acquired from the Cardinals got off to an inauspicious start.  He apparently is truly at heart, an Indians relief pitcher.  Perez pitched 2/3 of an inning, hitting two batters, walking one, gave up 4 runs, one of which was on a wild pitch, while only allowing two hits.  The craziest part of all this may be that after loading the bases with no outs (and almost killing Alexi Ramirez in the process), had Perez done the fundamental move of covering first base, he may have gotten out of the inning and the Tribe would have won the game.  Perez was caught watching a great diving play by Garko and did not cover first base which would have allowed the Indians to turn a double play and end the crazy inning without giving up a run.  Instead, the run scored and it snowballed from there and the three runs the Tribe scored in the ninth were meaningless.  Thankfully, it looks like Perez has some pretty good stuff, but may have been a little anxious to make a good first impression to the 5000 Cleveland fans left in attendance.  If his control comes around, he may get a few people out.  If not, well then he will fit right in with our team concept.  The Indians try to cool off the red hot Sox tonight when stopper Cliff Lee takes the mound.  As long as he pitches a complete game, we got a shot.  Drink more beer Cleveland, it numbs the pain.

PS-That player to be named better be Albert Pujols if this continues.

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The time has come...

A day after Jeremy Sowers pitched one of his best career games, the Indians officially threw in the towel on the 2009 season.  They traded Mark DeRosa to the Cardinals (can't wait to here Cub fan reactions since they never liked the trade in the first place and now he is playing for their rivals) for reliever Chris Perez and the infamous player to be named later.  Chris has a 4.18 ERA this year, but at least has fewer walks than innings pitched (15 BB in 23 2/3 IP).  So once again Indians fans, wait until next year.  That is unless they really start to mortgage the team and we start with new talent next year.  In that case it will be wait until 2012.  I am a Cleveland fan.  Let's get drunk!!!  Game starts at 105pm, so show up at 9am to start drinking away the pain.  Go Tribe.

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