Well, now.
I would imagine most of the people who read this blog probably got an e-mail from me last night. And I send out my deepest sympathies to those of you who stayed up to watch the game.
The great thing about baseball, though, is that you only have to suffer with that memory fresh in your head for 24 hours, then you get an entirely new game to think about.
So let's look at what we've seen from our boys so far:
The Good: Our rotation is solid, even with C.C. doing his best to mess it up. Cliff Lee looked great against Oakland and Jake Westbrook looked great against Chicago. Fausto Carmona was solid last night, although he's clearly struggling. It's a great sign that he's able to make pitches without his best stuff, but I would love to see his best stuff show up soon.
The Bad: Our bullpen, and I don't just mean Joe Borowski. I can't be the only one who's a bit worried about Betancourt. I keep thinking that perhaps people have figured him out. Let's face facts, with the way he throws, decent solid contact could send the ball out.
The Good: Ryan Garko, who has shown a lot of maturity at the plate so far this season. Jamey Carroll who was unbelievable in the field last night. Grady Sizemore, who still strikes out too much, but who's hitting well and has 4 RBI. Victor Martinez, who is obviously the offensive catalyst to this team. I don't care if he gave up five stolen bases last night, since those ultimately didn't make a difference in the game, and Victor's bat did (or should have).
The Bad: Where to begin? The word before the season started was that the Tribe needed bats in the corner outfield spots and at third, and that word has held true. After starting out like gangbusters, Franklin Gutierrez is hitting .182, getting his first hit last night since opening day. Casey Blake is hitting .143, making an excellent case for more time for Andy Marte who, as questionable as he might be, probably couldn't be any worse (and actually went 1 for 3 in his one start this season). And then there's left field. Oh, Shin Soo Choo cannot come off the DL fast enough. Michaels is hitting .056. Dellucci is hitting .000.
Yes, it's early. It's very early. But this are all trouble spots that were diagnosed going into the season, so the fact that they are so clearly on display is a little unsettling.
We need a win tonight. We need one in a bad way.
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