Sabathia

I was wondering if C.C. was tipping his pitches. His last inning against Texas last week (6 ER) and the first inning tonight (3 HR) have been out of character. There was a period in July '05 when Sabathia's ERA spiked — teams suddenly unloading on him. He lost four consecutive games (1, 2, 3, 4), gave up 32 hits and 20 earned runs in 17 and 2/3 innings, and a number of Tribe fans (myself included) were starting to wonder if our beloved Carsten Charles would ever break through as a Number One Guy. Ultimately C.C figured it out and righted the ship .

From the way the Jays were teeing off in the top of the first, I wondered if C.C. had slipped back into an old, ugly habit. But it looks like The Big Fella has settled down now, and the Indians have fought back for four runs to take the lead.

Let's hope everything holds together.