Tomlin tramples Yankees

Things are now looking back to normal with the baseball trip ending and I hope to begin the process of getting things back into form here.
Life has been hectic,but beginning to return to normalcy.
I hope to do some catching up between today and tomorrow and do some topic oriented posts,since the Pirates being in St.Louis and their corresponding central time zone starts will likely hinder Pirate game coverage of the Cardinal series until Sunday's game in Missouri.

The Pirates won in Colorado last night behind Zach Duke,but I skipped the Buccos last night in favor of the Indians.
Why? Well,Cleveland called up one of my favorites in Josh Tomlin to make the start against the Yankees.
I had just talked to Josh in Columbus (more on the trip later in the week) and the callup just a few days later made me want to watch his debut.
Seven + innings of three hit and one run baseball later,Tomlin left the game to the Indian bullpen to finish off a 4-1 Indian win and the first major league win for Josh.
Congratulations to one of the nicer players that I have met and best wishes for continued success.


War Chants

1) Josh Tomlin has always been overlooked in the Indians system because his radar readings didn't rank up with many of the other prospects in the organization.
However,what Tomlin has been able to do consistently is this-win games and put solid numbers at every stop.
Sometimes,scouts and evaluators (and yes myself included) have a tendency to gloss over winners with intangibles in favor of pitchers that look the part with lesser numbers.

2) Tomlin threw 60 of 93 pitches for strikes and seemed to be ahead of almost every hitter.

3) The one minor downer of the evening was the decision of Manny Acta to take Tomlin out after Robinson Cano led off the eighth inning with a double.
I don't have a problem with taking Tomlin out,but do it after the seventh or give him a chance to work on at least one more batter before the hook.
I fail to see what a leadoff hit (and from a lefty at that) with a four run lead makes it change worthy.

4) Play of the game was Asdrubal Cabrera kicking the ball out of the Yankee catcher Francisco Cerevlli's mitt for the first run.
Cervelli had blocked off the plate perfectly and Cabrera would have likely been out without the contact.

5) Michael Brantley was shipped to Columbus before the game to make room for Tomlin on the roster.
Brantley was hitting well below .200 with the Wahoos.
Brantley is a player that I just have a feeling is not going to live up to the hype.
I have been both right and wrong in these situations before,so keep that in mind!

Will try to be back later with something new..


Photo Credit-Thomas Ondrey-Cleveland Plain Dealer