Reds-Indians

We couldn't have lined up the pitching rotation any better than this, with Cueto, Harang, and Volquez going against the Tribe. These three are all in the top 15 in the league in strikeouts, and the Indians are third in the AL in striking out at the plate. Indians fans seem to think they are going to run over us in this series. It's time to show them how wrong they are.

Records are deceptive. Cueto has been a bit inconsistent, but both he and Harang have been victims of low run support. Now that the offense seems to finally have come out of whatever was plaguing it in April, that will change. And Volquez? 6-1 with a 1.12 ERA, having given up one run or fewer in all eight of his starts? Wow. I look forward to a pitcher's duel on Saturday against Cliff Lee.

Things are rolling now. We just took three games against a team that had until the series began the best record in the NL. We lost the Mets series after taking two of three from the first place Chubbie$. The offense has finally come to life. We have a winning record at home and a .500 record for May (if we had only taken one during that Atlanta sweep, we'd be at .583, a number to be excited about). Things are looking bright now. This series probably doesn't matter to the Indians, but it is huge for us if we are truly going to turn this thing around. Imagine what taking the series from another good team will do for the psyche of the team.

At five games under .500, there is no more room for mistakes.
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