Some nights, you can't do much. There's always things you can do differently. There's always things that could have went your way and there's always things you analyze as to what went wrong.
That happens and that happened against the Tigers on Tuesday. However, there was one thing that the Indians could do absolutely nothing about.
As hard as they tried, even if certain things went their way or they did things a little differently, there was one thing that was not being messed with.
Those nights happen. And those nights make losing easier to stomach. It isn't fun, especially with the team that the Indians figure to be locking horns with all summer, but you can at least rest a little easier knowing that what ultimately happened was out of your control and you got beat by the better guy having an awesome night.
TIGERS - 5 | INDIANS - 1
W: Max Scherzer (6-0)
L: Corey Kluber (3-3)
This lineup is good. They are not going anywhere. Figuratively of course, they will not regress or take a nose dive, or fizzle out.
This Indians shook off the disappointment of dropping two to the Tigers and made Terry Francona’s return to Boston that much more enjoyable with a 12-3 shellacking of the BoSox, and in today’s B-List, Buff looks at the continued success of Zach McAllister, lauds Scott Barnes’ first career save, considers whether offensive star Drew Stubbs is a net asset, and points out an occurrence that is as rare as a Yan Gomes triple. He also takes what he hopes are his final cheap shots at David Huff. Godspeed, Mr. Huff.
If we’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that ... (1) You can’t just throw money at the open market and assume things will play out the way Bills James and his boys say it should in their ZiPS projections.  (2) It’s not always a good idea to award mammoth contracts to guys who are in their 30s or about to hit their 30’s. (3) For a variety of reasons that only hindsight can help explain, players who sign long-term lucrative deals with another team other than their own, have historically underachieved more often than not.