Another Day, Another Way To Lose. Shoddy Fielding + No Hitting=LOSS.
Barfield made a lousy play. But Nixon should not be in right field at crunch time. The ball that cleared Nixon’s head was a catchable ball, assuming the outfielder still has legs attached to his body. CC’s glare said it all. Nixon gets back on that one, and we’re into the ninth with a lead. But now that a pennant is possible, the hitting has disappeared. The fielding is dissipating, and I get the feeling that the early weight of a playoff run has crept into these players. None of them has big playoff experience, except the crippled Nixon and the newly acquired Lofton. The spectre of Casey Blake, Peralta, Barfield and Garko pushing us toward the title is a little off putting to say the least.
Lee is in the minors. Westbrook was close to going. Carmona has nowhere to go but down, and the Indians hitters won’t step up to support the good starts they’re getting. Meanwhile, the Yankees win again. Hearing footsteps, Eric?
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Comment by: HBC_Tony
Posted on July 29th, 2007 at 6:22 pmEverybody predicted the Indians to make the playoffs but they wont because of Eric Wedge as long as he is around i do not see the Indians making the playoffs anytime soon.