Tribe Watch (All Star Break)

Record: 47-42

Standing: Second in AL Central

And so the Indians end up limping into the All-Star Break instead of finishing strong. Things had looked so promising earlier in the week though. We ended up taking two out of three from the Yankees and looked like we were finally coming out of our funk in the process. Unfortunately things peaked in the first game of the Toronto series when Travis Hafner hit that amazing walk-off grand slam to give us the win. It was all downhill after that, though, as we lost the last three to the Blue Jays and struggled to score in the process. As a result, Detroit managed to squeak back up into first place by a half game as well. As much as I would have liked to be in first place at the break, we're only a half game out and we've played two less games than the Tigers. What the Tribe needs to do is use this time wisely to rest up and come back out refocused so that they start playing like they did at the beginning of the year. As I mentioned in one of the other recent Tribe Watch posts, the month of July is a very easy schedule for the Indians. We need to take advantage of it, because things will get rough again come August. The first opportunity to rack up wins and give us some distance from Detroit comes on the road when we take on Baltimore in a four game series. The Orioles once again find themselves in the cellar of the AL East, so let's hope we can beat up on a lesser team. Until then, enjoy the All Star Game and Go Tribe!