For no other reason than our creepy man crush on him do we provide this picture of Brook Jacoby, circa 1987. He is the reason we would have worn #26 if we'd ever participated in a team sport that allowed us to choose our number. Whenever we create players on video games, though, we make them #26.One thing we know for sure, though, is that old BJ would be furious w/ the poopy touch that Fernando Cabrera has exhibited over the last 18 months as a reliever for his beloved Erie Warriors. This isn't to let Cliff Lee off the hook, who has sucked bad lately, too, but Cabrera's extended affair with terribleness is killing us. And it sounds like Lee, in addition to pitching poorly, had some bad luck working against him, too. Cabrera, though, just falls victim to his own, pure, uncut suck-tation. After cooling his heels since July 6, Cabrera entered last night's 6th inning to reinforce the lack of confidence we, and he, have in his abilities.
As we've said before, we're not sure what went wrong with this guy. He was Wickman's (skinny) heir apparent in his rookie season. And now, well, now we don't think he could get Casey Blake out with runners on 2nd and 3rd. If this kid can't get it together, the Tribe is going to struggle. They need someone to occupy that slot alongside Betancourt, and it ain't coming in a trade.
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