Tribe 1 Royals 0

The Cleveland Indians started their three game series with the Kansas City Royals with a win tonight at Jacobs Field. Here are my thoughts on the game:

1. Great start by CC Sabathia tonight. I think this might have been his best performance of the year. CC was simply dominating tonight. He keeps making a strong case for consideration of being the starter for the AL in the All Star Game, which would be a nice feather in his cap since the game is near his hometown of Oakland, CA.


2. It was really nice to see Franklin Gutierrez help out with a big solo homer. He has made numerous trips from Buffalo to help the Tribe out when needed. You have to feel good for a player who has never complained and plays hard no matter where he is at.


3. Now I'm a big uniform buff, but I really liked that the Tribe went back to wearing the blue tops at home. I thought they really looked great and it brings back memories of the late 90's Indians ballclubs.

The Indians will get back on the field tomorrow night with Paul Byrd taking the hill against Brian Bannister.