Thoughts for a Tuesday Night

MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM

• Detroit went 1-15 with RISP tonight.  We won the game 2-0.  I don't think you win many games 2-0 when your pitchers give up 14 baserunners (9 hits, 3 walks, 2 errors).  We need to hit better...much better.
• Rosario went 4-4 tonight.  Maybe he will be the catalyst for this offense to find itself.
• Brennan went 2-3 tonight and scored the crucial second run.  I am really on the fence regarding whether he is going to be Steven Kwan (maybe + a little power) or Oscar Mercado going forward.   Let's hope for the Steven Kwan end of things.
• Beiber...what can you say?  Outstanding again
• The bullpen gave up no runs in 3 innings...don't worry about the man behind the curtain.  Just focus on the result.
• Francona doesn't trust any player he hasn't seen for an extended period of time (read: veteran of some ilk).  He needs to start.  I still say pull a Billy Beane on him and demote or trade the guys who aren't performing or aren't (for whatever reason) signing with us long term.  Zunino and Gallagher batting in close and late situations with one of them (and Fry) still on the bench is just too ridiculous to even talk about.  Heck, Gonzalez pinch hitting against the Yankees in the 9th last week instead of Fry is EXACTLY what I am talking about. A potential historical moment in a game where we already had the lead going into the bottom of the 9th totally blown out of the water.  Sometime what the fans want and what is the right thing to do corresponds.  Naylor, Gimenez, Brennan to the bench tomorrow with Fry, Freeman and Arias starting.  

MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS

• Joey Cantillo was getting squeezed tonight and did not have control of his fastball or command of his breaking pitches.  He was lucky to escape giving up as few runs as he did.
• Bo Naylor needs to be called up.  Sometimes you have to eat your microwave dinner before it is cooked thoroughly....Oh, my, that was a terrible analogy.
• Keep an eye on Richie Palacios.  If Brennan continues to scuffle, Palacios deserves a chance.
• I have to ask myself why Zach Plesac can pitch so well at AAA and so lousy in the majors...and then be so pissed when he is demoted. Dude, you gave up like 37 hits in 21 innings.  All you had to do to keep your job was be a quality NUMBER FIVE starter and you couldn't come close to doing that.  I hope you get your act together, man, because I still think you can be a helluva major league starting pitcher for a long time.  Key phrase: 'get your act together'.  
• Nate Furman needs to at Lake County.  
• I am still waiting for Jhonkensy Noel and Jonathon Rodriguez to absolutely go off and each end up with 30 HR this year.  

That's all for right now.  As for the Guardians, a win is a win but we need to just freakin' hit better and, given our pitching, we have the ability to win every game with the pitching we have been getting over the past three series.   Literally EVERY game.