Indians Confidential

It’s almost comical at this point.

The Indians bullpen could be the worst I have ever seen. Yes, I know that I am maybe being somewhat dramatic when I say that, but how could you deny that simple fact after watching Tuesday’s meltdown in Toronto that resulted in the teams latest loss – 10-6?

The bullpen allowed 7 runs in the 7th inning to the Jays, taking what seemed like a rather nice 6-3 Indians lead and simply giving it right back to the Jays. Considering the bullpen has a 6.49 ERA this season, it’s amazing that the team has even 10 wins against 17 losses this season.

“What’s happening here right now is unacceptable,” Eric Wedge said after the game. If Wedge isn’t careful, like it or not, a head is going to roll pretty soon when Progressive Field looks like a ghost town this summer, and it’s going to be his. This is simply not working anymore, and it just maybe time to shake things up – in a big way.

Today’s joke of a pen saw the following:

Rafael Perez allowing two runs on two hits in 0.1 innings.
Vinnie Chulk allowing two runs on one hit in 0.0 innings
Jensen Lewis allowed 1 run on one hit in 0.1 innings.
Tony Sipp allowed two runs on two hits in 0.1 innings.

In other words – game, set, match.

The Indians trailed 3-2 entering the 7th, then they put up four runs to take the 6-3 lead. Victor Martinez had an RBI single, Asdrubal Cabrera scored on a wild pitch, and Jhonny Peralta singled to drive in Martinez.

The offense, one day after putting up 15 hits, put up another 13 hits, and while they are still struggling with runners in scoring position, there’s no denying that they are off the hook for the last two days of pitching breakdowns.

So what does the team do from here? I guess start the train from Columbus to Cleveland more with pitching, as right now, this is painful to watch, and this team is digging a hole that they are not going to be able to get out of.