Game Thread: June 21, 2006

On a related note. It is sad that our best(??) option is Hollandsworth in the #2 spot in the lineup.

I'm stuck with the Chi broadcast. These guys are tons better the Hawk and DJ, but they aren't offering much insight.

Given the Indians infield defense, I'm not sure I actually want to know.

But, honestly, that sequence is just pathetic.  It's not even bush league; more like little league.

So my question is, if the June 2006 version of Shapiro could go back in time, would he try to convince the March 2006 version of Shapiro to hang onto Brandon Phillips?

If this were an isolated incident, it could be forgiven.  But terrible defense, mental lapses, misjudgments, etc. are a systematic part of this team (especially the infield).  What happened?  It's the same personnel as last year and suddenly they all go down the toilet?

Hello everyone,

I bet this rain delay and possible premature end to the game must frustrate Inglett more than anyone.

He's just about to hit for the very first time, with his mother in the stands from Sacramento, and what happens, the rain starts coming down and Inglett will probably have to wait another day.

Anyone think that Belliard and Broussard put their names at the top of the "potential trade chip" list?  They probably were on there anyway, but I'm sure their defensive miscues didn't help take them off that list.

Just my 2 cents. :-)

COMICAL?  So we're officially laughing stocks.

It does seem the spark left when Coco left, as this offense hasn't been as consistent as last year's.  

When they found the stroke last year, they kept it for a while (partly what allowed us to play so well last August and September.)  This year, they find it for a game, then lose it for the next game or two.

Even tonight, they had the right approach against Zambrano, according to Tom Hamilton, going the other way on him.

But then, they got away from that and started pulling the ball; that's partly why Zambrano retired 11 in a row or whatever it was for 3 innings or so.

Then, when the Indians got their second run, they went back to taking the ball the other way, including Broussard's RBI double.  

This team is just so maddeningly inconsistent with their offensive approach that it's amazing they are still 2nd or 3rd in RS because this offense is not generating like it is capable of.

How many games this year have we been able to generate a consistent offensive attack from 1-9, as Wedge continuously preaches, this year?  Not too many that I can recall, and certainly not on any regular basis since April.  

The offense did not have that problem from June onward last year, especially in August and September.  Something seems to be missing, and the main offensive performer missing from last year's lineup is Coco Crisp.

Perhaps Coco was more a catalyst to the great offensive attack we had last year than first thought?  Michaels hasn't been able to replicate that same spark from the #2 spot like Coco did last year - is it because of a lack of speed, a lack of being unfamiliar with the AL, or something else?  Just curious.

Just my 5 cents. :-)

Hello everyone,

I'm excited about Josh Rodriguez - I hope he turns out very well and hope that the Indians can sign him soon after the CWS is over so that he can get some development time in this year, not wait until 2007.

Hopefully, he'll be an Indian soon! :-)

Just my 2 cents.