That's Enough

That's enough of Jose Jimenez. I know many fans have been calling for his head for some time now... but I think last night was the end of it. It's time to get rid of this guy. He's given up runs in four straight appearances and walk-off homers in two of those. His ERA is at 8.42 and rising. He's been getting his *ss handed to him worse than this high school girls basketball team.

I'm not sure why I didn't, but how many of you turned off the TV when they brought in Jimenez for the 11th? Are you like me.... regardless of past performance... do you always think but maybe this time it'll be ok? You'd think I'd learn....

Hindsight is always 20/20... but how much better would this team be if the Guillen/Vizquel trade had actually happened and if we'd actually signed Ugueth Urbina? You never know what type of an impact in the clubhouse those two guys would've had.... but... on paper.... we'd be in first place. Let's compare:

	Avg.	OBP	RBI	Slugging %	Homers	Errors
Omar Vizquel	.280	.342	34	.369	4	10
Carlos Guillen	.318	.381	52	.556	11	8

	Wins.	Losses	ERA	Sv	Bl Sv	BAA
Jose Jimenez	1	7	8.42	8	3	.297
Ugueth Urbina	3	2	4.50	11	1	.226

Interesting, huh?

Links and other stuff

As part of ESPN's 25th birthday, Page 2 has a piece on "Major League," which they've put in the top 25 sports movies of all time.

Jeff Angus runs a blog comparing business management to baseball. In a recent column, he explored the Indians' management style under John Hart.

I'm going to keep it short today because I'm still a little nauseous from last night. I had nightmares of Jose Jimenez throwing beachballs on the shores of Lake Erie.

Trivia Question of the Day

Which one is Jose Jimenez?