It sure wasn't easy. When you are just starving for a win, and are so close to it, that's when it seems to be the toughest. Once the game got to the seventh inning, it seemed as if the Indians had to work extra hard to keep the Rangers at bay and hold onto their lead, even though it was a 4-0 lead.
With a team like Texas though, in their own ballpark, a 10-0 lead isn't safe.
INDIANS - 5 | RANGERS - 2
W: Corey Kluber (4-4)
L: Derek Holland (5-3)
But there was absolutely no denying Corey Kluber on this night. That guy was incredible. And the Indians are going to need more of that, especially with Zach McAllister down. Kluber stepped up to the plate and did something not a lot of Indians pitchers have been able to do.
Go into Arlington and pitch really really really well. The Klube was locked in.
These forays into Cleveland Indians trivia have been a lot of fun. The intent has been to dive below the surface of Tribe history, and to dwell on characters and stories, not minutiae.
Draft Day is finally upon us, Indians fans. It’s time for the team to reap the harvest that was planted the day after the Justin Verlander game last year, when the club started the epic collapse that found them picking 5th overall in the first round tonight. That collapse and the corresponding top-10 pick did allow the Indians to sign two marquee free agents and “only” lose their sandwich and 2nd round picks as opposed to their 1st round pick in this year’s draft, so I suppose we can use tonight as a silver lining for the horror we all endured watching Chief Wahoo’s Tribe tailspin towards the bottom of the American League standings last season.
I can't decide what is more painful right now. Trying to watch this Indians team, knowing that they just can't seem to get it going or my mouth. The Indians are not playing horrible baseball. Are they playing well enough to win though? Not on most nights. This three game series has been rough, because they've shown glimmers of hope that the game isn't over, but the glimmer lasts about one minute, or one inning. Whatever.
The Indians were swept by the Tigers, further distancing themselves from the pre-season Division favorites and falling below .500. Ubaldo Jimenez was undone by a series of papercuts, while Justin Masterson took a more dramatic approach, and Carlos Carrasco … well … look, let’s be honest here. If there is a point to Carlos Carrasco, it escapes Buff, who is driven to Eastern Philosophy by the recent ineptitude. Like the Indians themselves, in this endeavor he is destined to fail. The Tao of Cleveland is no Way at all.