Indians Fans Already Calling for Borowski’s Head
It took all of one blown save for the Indians bloggers across the world to call for closer Joe Borowski’s head. Yes, I will be the first to admit that his presence in a ball game, a close ball game, in the 9th inning usually calls for a bottle of antacids. Last season with 45 saves for the AL Central Champs it always seemed that JoBo was finding ways to get in trouble in that final frame. It was like Borowski was the more in-shape version of Bob Wickman.
With that though, I am not going to panic just yet. Don’t forget last season when Borowski gave up an April slam to Alex Rodriguez in New York that lost the Indians a chance to salvage an early season game in the Bronx. These things are going to happen. Mariano Rivera lost a World Series game seven once, and he is a for sure Hall of Famer.
I’m not saying I want to go though another gut-wrenching, sweaty palms season every time Borowski comes in, but I’m also looking around wondering what choices the team has. Rafel Betancourt, Rafael Perez, Jensen Lewis, Jorge Julio? I guess for now I’ll take my chances with Borowski. After all, what choice does the team really have?
Matt has covered Major League Baseball and the "other two" Pro teams in Cleveland since 1994. He has been on the beat of the Indians in full-time mode since 1996, working for various raido and print networks around the country.
