Hit Me

Fausto Carmona is straight dealing of late, making him one of a very few Indians who's been earning his paycheck in July. He's 5-0 w/ a 1.57 ERA in his last 5 starts, including last night's gem against the Red Sox to prevent a home sweep. It made us all tingly in the crotchal area to see him make Papi his bitch 3 times, too. Nice comeback from last year's closing debacle.

The fact of the matter is, Fausto and CC have the front of the rotation in better shape than we can remember as Tribe fans, and it feels pretty damn good to know that 2 days out of 5 you've got an excellent chance at a quality start. The problem, as we've noted is that on another 2 of 5 days, you can be pretty sure of a piece of shit start (Lee, Westbrook).

So, we're happy to see the GM hitting the pavement to figure out who's expendable and who can help fill needs in the event of a trade. Mark, we're dying for some pitching help, whether it be at the back of the rotation or the bullpen...that's what we here in The Search are hoping for. An outfielder who can play everyday and isn't as bad as Trot Nixon would be nice, but let's go with pitching first. Thanks, so much.