Cleveland-Chicago: Tribe Drops Fourth in a Row

Manager Eric Wedge continues to watch dreadful baseball, at least when his team is at bat. The Indians lost today 4-1, in a game typical of the entire season. They banged out a whopping four hits, three of the infield variety, while walking zero times.

Jensen Lewis came in and gave up two runs; something the bullpen has had a tendency of doing. On the season, the Tribe have now scored three or fewer runs in 25 games, which is downright terrible. The starting pitching (C.C. Sabathia) kept the game close, but was afforded absolutely no help. An outsider may look at the lineup and wonder why us Indian fans believe our offense should even be average.

The order looked like this:

1.Sizemore .264

2.Francisco .356

3.Hafner .226

4.Martinez .313

5.Garko .239 (good for fourth best on the team)

6.Dellucci .222

7.Blake .232

8.Carroll .206

9.Cabrera .180

Doesn't make you forget murderers' row, does it? Six through nine is downright horrid, posing no threat at all to the opposing pitcher.

Now, I am usually not one to rush to judgment, but something has to be done, and soon. I know it would be practically impossible for the whole lineup to collectively stink so badly, but who knows at this point?

The front office said that the 40-game mark is when you can really begin to evaluate a team. Well, we are 45 games in, and the offense is anemic. It is almost like they keep waiting for someone to step up and carry the whole lineup, which is unrealistic and impossible the way this team is composed.

Whether it is benching veterans, sending a caravan down to Buffalo (or possibly even Akron), or making a momentum-altering trade, the Cleveland Indians are quickly becoming tough to watch for everyone.