Saturday Afternoon Roundup

It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon and I get to sit around the house and clean. How exciting, I know. But I'm golfing for the first time this season tomorrow. And I'm really looking forward to it. So I don't feel so bad about not really getting out of the house today.

The NBA playoffs started today. The Cavs and the Wizards are on now. Whatever.

The Indians still suck. Cliff Lee is off to a real solid start, so is Westbrook. And if I'm not mistaken, those were the 2 question marks going into the season. Whevever CC and Fausto would like to start pitching, that would be great. But you know, no rush. It's not as though the AL Central is the best league in baseball or anything. So, whenever you guys are ready. After all, combined you did win almost 40 games last year. So I hope you didn't work too hard over the winter to get ready for the season.

Have you seen the first episode of The Real World Hollywood??? I am really not sure if I'm going to be able to watch this whole season. The people that they have for the show is just amazing. The guys are something else. A roided up Johnny Bravo. A guy that's a bigger douchebag than Adam from Paris, he's already told 2 of the girls that he's all into them. They've been there 2 days. A guy who is just, "that guy that fills the last spot". And a guy that was chosen off the internet that appears, from the first hour of the show, to be the biggest ass MTV has ever had on any of their shows. And that's really saying something. This guy makes Puck look like a pretty cool dude. Think of all the Sweet 16s, True Lifes, Made, the dating shows. This guy takes the cake. And the girls. There's the southern belle that doesn't know her left foot from her right. The hot girl that seems pretty well rounded. And the stripper that has serious anger issues and a warrant out for her arrest. Yes, you read that right. Stripper. Arrest warrant. Anger issues. Should be an amazing season!

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.

Indians Sign Betancourt

The Indians signed Rafael Betancourt to a 2 year contract today. Now if they can just find a closer that doesn't give up 3 baserunners each appearance, they should be in good shape. Betancourt tied for last seasons lead in holds and only allowed 3 of 33 inherited runners to score.

Right now they're starting rotation should be Sabathia, Carmona, Byrd and his HGH, Westbrook, and I imagine Cliff Lee. I'd be willing to put that rotation up against just about anybody in baseball, except for the playoffs. Solid top to bottom.

The AL Central is going to be really competitive this season. The Tribe can pitch and they should hit the ball hard too. Hopefully Hafner can get over what happened last season, I'm still convinced he couldn't see the ball in the playoffs, not to mention he killed my fantasy team last season. How about some starts over at first, I hate putting him in at a utility position each week. Sizemore is up for another good season, Victor hits, Garko came on late in the season. They'll be a fun team to watch play!

Anyhow, I'm really looking forward to this season, not only because of the '08 Indians, but I'm really getting sick of this cold weather. It's miserable in Chicago!

Pitchers and catchers report in 22 days!