It is mind boggling to me how many plays I have seen this season that have been unlike any I have seen before. Today, with runners on first and second and 1 out in the 7th, Matt LaPorta fielded a grounder and fed Asdrubal Cabrera at second with an atrocious throw. Despite the fact that AzCab dragged his foot as he crossed the bag, the second base ump called Billy Butler safe. The return throw to Rafael Perez, covering first, was late. Unfortunately for KC, Butler never got the memo on the safe call and wandered off of second base, assuming himself to be out. Asdrubal inconspicuously motioned for the ball and, after Perez slung it over, tagged Butler for a much needed second out. For all of his work, the official scorer charged Cabrera with his second error of the
As Jack Hannahan continues to regress to the mean at the plate, it has become more and more clear that his is the locker to be red tagged when Jason Donald is ready to return. Luckily for Jack, who has become a fan favorite because of his slick glove work and early power, Donald strained his left groin (ouch!) as he rehabbed in Columbus the weekend. Speaking of which, the home opener goodies are on the way. No excuse, but my temp was 104 today. I was delusional and tried to fry bacon on my forehead, so I chose not to futz with y'all.
While I do feel bad for Travis Buck, the presumed demotee when Jeanmar Gomez is officially recalled to start on Tuesday, I am very much looking forward to getting a closer look at the guy's game in person. Buck had a phenomenal spring and was absolutely destroying the ball when the Tribe was in town for the exhibition. Similar to the Durbin/Frank Herrmann situation, Austin Kearns is pushing Buck back to AAA in a move that is all about business and not baseball.
Does Joe Smith really throw 93 with that motion? How does he not get literally everyone out?
Cheers
