Tribe Talk Indians 2007

Being a lifelong Tribe fan does waiting a winter and getting smacked around by the defending champs while seeing the ace of the staff get hurt suprise me? Of course not! This is what lifelong Indians fans come to expect. CC getting hurt is actually not that big of a deal. April you really need only 4 starting pitchers and of course the Indians have that in Lee, Byrd, Johnson, and Westbrook. CC has battled these types of injuries before and the cold weather in Chicago probably was to blame. Which leads me to another thing: A few years back Major League Baseball had enough forsite to start the season on the West Coast and Domes. I am sure Eastern and Midwestern Owners didn't like that it took a week and half before they cashed in on their home openers but who in their right mind wants to go to a game in drizzle and cold? I am content to watch the season progress on TV and wait till the weather is halfway suitable to watch a game. Anyway, the Tribe goes back at it tommorow @ 2pm EST. Here is the scouting report brought to you by Indians.com.


Scouting Report:Westbrook (15-15, 4.49 ERA in 2005) was inconsistent in 2005 and needs to have regular control of his sinker to get quick outs and be as effective as he was in '04. He struggled against the White Sox last season, going 0-4 with a 5.13 ERA in five starts.
Garcia (14-8, 3.87 ERA in 2005) gets the honor of being the starting pitcher on the day the White Sox receive their World Series rings. Of course, Garcia also has to work instead of joining in the celebration. Garcia is known as a big-game pitcher, having worked up or down to the competition during the course of his stellar 99-62 career. But Garcia already has been tested even before the regular season begins, turning in two tremendous efforts for Venezuela during the World Baseball Classic. Garcia has struggled during his career at U.S. Cellular Field, posting a 10-9 record and 4.67 ERA. But he is 6-3 with a 3.04 ERA lifetime against the Indians.