Opening Week!

I've been ridiculously busy these last couple of days. I haven't had much time for the blog. And apparently Pikus and Reynolds haven't either. No real surprise there.

The Indians have opened the season 2-0 against the garbage of the AL Central. CC sure didn't look like a Cy Young winner on Monday, but Fausto sure did. 7 innings, 1 run. Solid outing for a very cold night in Cleveland. Game 3 of the series is this afternoon, hopefully the Tribe can get a nice sweep of the Sox to start the season. Westbrook is on the mound for the Indians.

Victor pulled a hammy in opening day. I really think we're going to need him to play more 1st base this year. Shoppach is solid behind the plate but we're going to need him to hit. Taking Garko out of the lineup to let Victor play first is going to be tough to replace.

The whole lineup is hitting right now. I think that's more of a function of the BP Buherle threw to the Indians yesterday than anything else. It's a little deceiving to see that they're nearly hitting .400 as a team so far... But Sizemore and Cabrera each had 3 hits yesterday and Hafner added 2. This is real good for Hafner after the dismal October he had last season.

And one last Indians comment. Sometimes I just hate Cleveland fans. Why do they insist on booing Jim Thome every time he comes up to the plate. He was one of the greatest Indians on some of the greatest Indians teams. Management couldn't come up with the money so he left to go to Philly. Get over it!!!! It makes me sick to hear the boos coming from the crowd when he's comes up. Makes me sick!

4 #1 seeds in the Final 4 for the first time ever!! The 4 best teams throughout the season have made it to the final weekend. Why people are in such an uproar about how terrible this tournament has been is beyond me. Call me crazy, but aren't the #1 seeds supposed to make it to the final 4? Aren't they #1 seeds for a reason?

Anyhow, Pedro Martinez is out for another 4-6 weeks. No real surprise there.