Thank Goodness....

Victor's OK. I can deal with missing him for 4-5 games. But if he had missed a month or more, I don't know if I could've gone on. The incredibly unfortunate part of the day-to-day injury is that the heart and soul of the best bullpen in the league, Lou Pote, was released. I mean, how can we afford to let this guy go? His ERA is under 10.... what more can a bullpen like the Tribe's ask for? In ten years, when you look at the roster of the 2004 Cleveland Indians, you're going to say: "Lou Pote? Who the heck was that?" I can't imagine anyone having a much more forgettable Indians career. Kinda like looking at the 1991 roster and seeing the name Ever Magallanes. The name doesn't even sound familiar anymore.

Not a lot to say about the game last night. Pavano was awesome. JD was pretty much himself. Was anyone remotely surprised he gave up the dong in the 6th? Saw that coming from a mile away. I was a little shocked when he came back out for the 7th.... I thought for sure they'd pull him. Even the outs in the 6th were hard hit. But it was good to see him settle down and pitch a strong 7th. It sure hurt when Trav popped up that 3-0 pitch. Could've had two runners on with none out. The Tribe is now hitting a resounding .200 this year when the count is 3-0 (ok... they're only 1 for 5 but still).

How long is it going to be before Shapiro and Wedge put their heads together and decide to immediately bring back Stanford, Tallet and Traber as right-handed pitchers? Would the bullpen be any worse off?

Billy Traber	Jason Stanford	Brian Tallet

Future Right Handers?
As a reminder, Jeremy Sowers will be pitching tonight on ESPN against Texas for the right to get into the College World Series. It'll be interesting to get a good look at the young southpaw.