Someone get the man a Gold Glove right now for making catching the ball and making the out, despite the fact that the ball clearly hit the wall before Crawford came up with it. That takes some real talent.

So, no, today’s game did not go well for the Indians. David Huff got tagged for 7 runs in his MLB debut, and the umpires robbed Ryan Garko of a key one out double (see above) that could have led to an eighth-inning rally. So, if you’re keeping score, between this and calling Mark DeRosa out at home the other day, it’s Umpires 2, Indians 0. I can only assume Phil Cuzzi had something to do with this.

However, Ben Francisco (two homers, 4 RBI) and the bullpen (Greg Aquino and Matt Herges) delivered and kept the Tribe in the game- both are bright spots that may give us something to look forward to. Still, dropping this series to the Rays, especially after having such a promising series against Chicago, is a pretty big disappointment. Oh well, at least, with an off day coming up, we can rest assured that the Tribe can’t lose tomorrow.

Unless, of course, Phil Cuzzi has anything to say about it.

-Steve