Cleveland Cavaliers: Better To Lose Now & Tribe’s ‘Pen Issues
By Ric McElroy
The Voice of the Fan is very pleased with a trade deadline pick up of the Cleveland Cavaliers, while he sees multiple changes both offensively and pitching-wise that the Cleveland Indians should do.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were butter because they were on a roll, but their winning streak had to end sooner or later. 10 in a row was a great accomplishment and an excellent way to start the playoffs.
Cleveland has shown a great camaraderie in those games, something that the fans had been hoping for since LeBron James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers. I highly doubt their recent loss will interrupt that feeling in the locker room or on the court.
What a pleasant addition Channing Frye has been. His energy and three-point production has been a windfall for this team and he strengthened the already good bench, making it better.
On the other hand, the loss in game three was maybe more fortunate than many of us think. It kind of took the monkey of the Cavs’ back. Admit it, you were wondering when the other shoe would fall.
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When you live by the three you die by it. The Cleveland Cavaliers shot as many three pointers in game three as they did in games one and two combined!
It was time to do their drive to the basket routine and let the threes lay a while. Frye was the only player regularly connecting!
Kyrie Irving had a very bad night. He had no luck at all with either jumpers from any distance or lay ups as they got blocked by the Toronto Raptors. It just was not his or the Cleveland Cavaliers night!
Those things happen and really all you can do is hope that whatever caused it (bad vibes, playing on the road in Toronto or just time for a bad game), that it is better to get it is out of their system now rather than carrying it over to the possible Golden State series.
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Losing is just something that should not and will not occur on a regular basis. As long as the Cleveland Cavaliers stay healthy, there should be a lot of excitement in northeast Ohio!
Now for the Cleveland Indians. They have been hitting at a better pace than anyone could figure, but can the progress be kept up?
The Indians pitching was supposed to carry this team while their hitting stayed inconsistent. However, with the loss of Carlos Carrasco to the DL and issues affecting Corey Kluber, the pitching has not been what was advertised.
On top of the starters, the Cleveland Indians bullpen has not been too kind to this team. Brian Shaw, Jeff Manship and others have not been doing the job. So the Tribe is looking for pen help, but who isn’t?
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Can the Tribe outbid other teams for some help? Knowing the front office for this franchise I have my doubts! It might be time to package some players such as Juan Uribe and Lonnie Chisenhall to get what they need.
Chiz needs a change of scenery. His offense keeps heading towards the Mendoza line. With a lack of power numbers, his playing time and role must start being questioned by Terry Francona and the front office.
Also is it time for Giovanny Urshela to get his chance? He is currently on the DL with Triple-A Columbus, but should be back soon. Urshela just started hitting the ball well.