There's nothing really new to say about the Tribe after last night's disaster - which featured the usual mid-inning disappearance by Jeremy Sowers and a huge blowup by the Tribe's two newest relievers, Chris Perez and Winston Abreu.
So I though I'd just have a little fun instead dissecting (alright, taking out of context) some of the quotes from various members of the team after the game and adding the thoughts that were going through my head as I read each one.
From various articles in the Plain Dealer and on Cleveland.com:
Tribe pitching coach Carl Willis on starting three straight, and very similar, lefties against the White Sox:
"We've got four lefties in the rotation. It's hard to break them up." Can't argue with the math.
"At the break, we'll put the rotation back together." All the king's horses and all the king's men...
"I think a lot of teams would like to have four good left-handed starters." I'm sure the Tribe would like four good ones as well.
Eric Wedge on his choice of poison in the sixth inning as Jeremy Sowers was melting down again.
"Normally, in that situation, you give a guy a chance to get through it. But time and time again he's struggled to get through that so you go to the bullpen and that doesn't work either." No comment necessary.
"We're going to have to see what our options are with Jeremy." Firing squad anyone?
Winston Abreu:
"I threw sliders to Ramirez and Konerko. I tried to throw them down, but they were up. That's baseball. Sometime you do good, sometimes you do bad." Geeze, don't take it so hard Winston.
From MLB.com
(Wedge) "There's never been more opportunity than there is in that bullpen right now, and there's never been more opportunity in our starting rotation than there is right now." Really?
Aaron Laffey on being activated by the Tribe:
"I'm ready for a regular start - something that means something." Join the club Aaron, and 'wait 'til next year.'
So I though I'd just have a little fun instead dissecting (alright, taking out of context) some of the quotes from various members of the team after the game and adding the thoughts that were going through my head as I read each one.
From various articles in the Plain Dealer and on Cleveland.com:
Tribe pitching coach Carl Willis on starting three straight, and very similar, lefties against the White Sox:
"We've got four lefties in the rotation. It's hard to break them up." Can't argue with the math.
"At the break, we'll put the rotation back together." All the king's horses and all the king's men...
"I think a lot of teams would like to have four good left-handed starters." I'm sure the Tribe would like four good ones as well.
Eric Wedge on his choice of poison in the sixth inning as Jeremy Sowers was melting down again.
"Normally, in that situation, you give a guy a chance to get through it. But time and time again he's struggled to get through that so you go to the bullpen and that doesn't work either." No comment necessary.
"We're going to have to see what our options are with Jeremy." Firing squad anyone?
Winston Abreu:
"I threw sliders to Ramirez and Konerko. I tried to throw them down, but they were up. That's baseball. Sometime you do good, sometimes you do bad." Geeze, don't take it so hard Winston.
From MLB.com
(Wedge) "There's never been more opportunity than there is in that bullpen right now, and there's never been more opportunity in our starting rotation than there is right now." Really?
Aaron Laffey on being activated by the Tribe:
"I'm ready for a regular start - something that means something." Join the club Aaron, and 'wait 'til next year.'
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