go figure. the tribe wastes 11 innings of shut out ball yesterday. they cannot score a single run in 12 innings and loose the game and the series to the reds. tonight, the offense is vintage. the starting pitching is not. down 7-0 enterring the 5th against the M's, the indians manage to tie up the game in the 8th. and they still loose. paul byrd must have been too rattled still over the snow out game where he was one strike away from a 5 inning no hit victory, because he struggled to get through 4 innings of work, giving up 7 earned runs. now we have lost 3 of our last 4.

i usually do not like to single out tribe players, but ryan garko needs to get back to form, and quick. last night he was at the plate in the 8th with the bases loaded and two out. he struck out. tonight was more of the same.

in the 1st, he comes to the plate with the bases loaded and two out. he flies out to left.

in the 5th, he comes to the plate with runners on first and second, once again with two out. he flies to left.

in the 8th, he comes to the plate with the tribe having just tied up the game, the bases loaded, and two out. he strikes out.

he also made outs with nobody on in the 4th and 7th innings.

why is it when one is struggling, they never have more oppurtunities to drive in runs and win ballgames? now he probably will not play for at least two games as cleveland heads down to florida where they surely will revive memories of the horror of '97 and game 7, even if they sweep the marlins.