Salvage Me..Oh Aaron Laffey

That one was straight outta the Joe Borowski/Bob Wickman school of saving ballgames wasn't it?

But it didn't really feel like oh my god here we go.

It was sort of like.. Okay whatever he'll just strike out the side or something.

He didn't do that, but Kerry Wood got the double play ball and then struck out Harris to end the game.

But thank the world for Aaron Laffey.

Where would we be without his fabulous pitching.

Today he went six scoreless, until he ran into the snag in the seventh when he departed with just one out and the bases loaded. Jensen Lewis gave up a bugger single up the middle that scored two, but that would be it because..

THE MAN THAT IS TONY SIPP!

I mean that's not an easy situation to come into. Bases loaded with one out and facing their two hottest/best hitters in Justin Morneau and Jason Kubel.

And Sipp sets them down with punchouts.

Ladies and Gentleman. If Rafael Perez is on track... and Tony Sipp can do that... We can hand the 8th inning role over to Rafael on most nights and use Jensen Lewis, Tony Sipp, and Rafael Betancourt all in the sixth and seventh innings.

Or he could set Lewis and Betancourt in 7th and 8th inning roles in whatever way he pleases and just use those two left-handers interchangeably.

Then the offense looked a little better as they were able to knock out enough runs. And if you ask me Ryan Garko being in the five hole was a tone setter.

Ryan gets the start in the five spot and he's been one of the better hitters this year so far. He got the job done today with the two run single. He just takes the changeup low and in the zone and knocks it into left-center field for two runs.

Simple as that.

Choo DHing in the 4 hole as well on those same lines. He walks twice in the game after he hits a RBI double in the first. And that to me kind of says, okay settle down we can do this.

It's interesting what Wedge did with this lineup. Along with his comments it sort of made a statement. Asdrubal Cabrera flies all the way up to the second hole and he responds with two hits. Grady Sizemore has two hits. Cabrera knocked in a run too don't forget and he also walked. So that's what you want from a two hitter.

DeRosa has been struggling so he's pushed down, along with Peralta who finally busted out with a hit. Wedge also had DeRosa in at right field for the first time this year, giving him a break from third and getting Graffanino a start at third.

All in all, Wedge is trying to make a statement with the offense, so maybe some of it will get some people going. Maybe it won't.

Aaron Laffey though has a final line of 6.1 innings, 2 ER, 5 hits, 4 BB, a strikeout and a couple of double players as usual. Win number two for the Joker.

This was a day in which the Rafael Betancourt Cap Counter didn't get much use... But it seems like he took forever.. He only made 10 pitches! and 9 were for strikes! The guy is nuts.

Rafael Betancourt Cap Counter: 30

Tomorrow, Cliff Lee and the Tribe welcome in the Boston Red Sox for a three game stand. Lee and Wakefield go on Monday, with Reyes and Carmona on Tuesday and Wednesday. Penny and Lester go for the Sox, so we avoid Beckett.

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