Offensively, Ohio State relied on a series of big plays. In the first half they had 262 yards of total offense, 150 of them on 3 single plays. Still, it's hard to argue with the results. Terrelle Pryor looked like Terrelle Pryor. I saw no evolution in his poor progressions, but the offense seems to have finally adjusted to him. The pocket moves with him, the safety valves (see Jake Stoneburner) are plentiful and everyone seems aware that he might run at any time.
The last 8 minutes were awful, like watching JV high school ball, with the exception of Jamaal Berry. Berry made a strong first impression, even if he didn't seem to have true breakaway speed on his big play.
1 down. Go Bucks!
Oh, and for those of you who sleep at night, the Tribe won 6-3 in the Emerald City. Choo with a bases clearing double and a 2-run bomb. Josh Tomlin wins to even at 3-3. I still think he belongs in the rotation next year. Chris Perez saves #17. He's a keeper.
Lastly, Jhonny Peralta seems to have acquired magical powers in Detroit. Not only has he equaled his Cleveland season output of longballs in a month with the Kitties, but he played first for like 5 innings tonight. Ok, ok, Jose Valverde got the win after pitching 3 frickin' innings. And, true, a team with 3 closers (Rauch, Fuentes, Capps) had to turn to Jesse Crain to blow a save in the 9th. And then their starter for tomorrow (Nick Blackburn) had to pitch out of the 'pen and gave up the game winning dong to a guy hitting .205. But still, Jhonny's now a stud. Ob la di.
