Rain, rain, go away

 Tito said it yesterday: I think I like baseball, even though this is agonizing.

Feel the same way, skipper!

So, the cancellation of today's game is just a pain in the butt.  Mejia not getting to start, maybe a chance to see Morgan in non=monsoon conditions, another shot for Miller and Zimmer.   Add to that the cancellation of Clippers game and it gives me no choice but to cut the grass and do yardwork!

But before that, some thoughts about last night:

The Indians' TV announcers are funny guys.   They knw that the Indians have lots of warts and are not afraid to point them out.   Still, they are subtle.  I imagine sometime after Austin Hedges is not longer with the Indians there will be statements made about how he may have been the worst hitter in Indians' history or something like that.   Like when he hit the HR last night and the comment was that he scoooped the ball into the stands, or something like that. Not he crushed it or got into it or demolished a mistake.   I have never heard a HR described like they did it and today's internet headline about Hedges being a wood chopper or whatever it said was equally hysterical.   

I feel bad for Hedges, Bauers and Chang.  Their ineptitude on offense is becoming legendary, even for a franchise where ineptitude was commonplace in the 70s, 80s and early 90s.  

These guys chastise the pitchers, hitters and fielders as they screw up.   But with the above 3 there is careful choosing of words and, to me, what appears to be a lot of clenching of teeth, similar to the line in A League of Their Own where Tom Hanks, face turning red, tries, with clenched teeth, to sugarcoat the  fact that his OFer missed the cutoff man for about the millionth time that season.

Life imitating art.    Perfect.

In any case, a win is a win and the Indians scored a bunch of runs.   Bieber, except for one inning that included a little league HR, we really solid, taking slightly over 100 pitches to go 7 innings.   Ramirez being removed for dehydration is concerning but, aside from that, it all looked good.

One final thought.   Although it may have gotten lost in the world wind that was Sunday and Monday, Ernie Clement got called up to the 27th man but did not appear in a game.   Shades of Moonlight Graham!1    Hopefully keeps stickin' and his bat success and versatility gives him a real opportunity to have, at minimum, a Karl Pagel-like career, if not much (hopefully) more.  

Oh, BTW, Owen Miller, STOP SUCKING!