contributed by Mr. Happy
It doesn’t get much better here in Toledo during baseball season, with the Happys here and the Good Guys squaring off against the Tribe down the Ohio Turnpike. What looked early like a Cleveland waltz quickly tightened up as Dallas Keuchel pitched one helluva ball game. He deserved a better fate tonight.
Unfortunately, Ubaldo Jimenez, who has enjoyed a resurgent season under Tito Francona, matched him pitch for pitch. Both starters departed after seven frames with the game knotted at 1. We would get free baseball tonight, as neither team could do anything against the respective bullpens. Unfortunately, one team had to lose, and it was the good guys, courtesy of some Rhiner Cruz generosity in the bottom of the 11th inning. Cleveland took game one of the Happy Series.
However, there’s always tonight’s game, which pits surprising young portsider Brett Oberholtzer against Zach McAllister. I hear that good seats (lots of them) are still available. The Tribe fans should be packing that joint for this overachieving team. It’s a crying, fucking shame.