Tribe Watch (Week 12)

Record: 39 - 31

Standing: First in AL Central

A much better week for the Indians, but they are certainly not in the clear yet. After salvaging one win against the Yankees, things continued to look pretty bleak against Detroit, although we did manage to earn one victory against them. It wasn't until this weekend series against the Pirates that the team finally started to perk up. We saw more clutch hitting in Friday and Saturday's games. Then today we saw the return of home field magic with a walk off win in the 11th. What should be interesting to watch for in the next few weeks is how, if at all, the offense changes. Earlier today the Indians fired their hitting coach and promoted the guy that was working on hitting in our minor league system. Perhaps with a different approach, the Tribe can find their swing again. They'll certainly need it as interleague play rolls on this week. We have another home series against Colorado, who helped us out this weekend by taking two of three from Detroit. Then we travel out west to play the Arizona Diamondbacks, who have been playing better as of late. Interleague play can often be a make or break moment of the season for some teams. We're currently 6-0 against the National League, so let's hope we keep that up. As usual, I'll be rooting for them the entire way. Go Tribe!