Hold the phone, Tribe fans. The Indians are on a hot streak and are starting to make a habit out of late-inning comebacks. In the second game of their doubleheader, the Tribe got two runs in the eighth to overtake the Royals 6-5. It was another hit by Travis Hafner that gave the Indians the victory. This time, it happened one inning earlier. With Jason Michaels at first in the eighth, Hafner drove a ball in the right-center field gap. Michaels, running on the pitch, was able to score. A few batters earlier, Grady Sizemore blasted a pitch that landed deep in the lower deck in right field to tie the game.

“It’s tough to win a doubleheader,” manager Eric Wedge said. “We had multiple guys step up in both games.”

“We haven’t had many walk-off wins or wins in our last at-bat,” Hafner said. “It’s nice to get on a roll.”

Jeremy Guthrie struggled a bit in his spot start. He allowed four runs and six walks in 4 2/3 innings but Tom Mastny came on in relief and did a decent job keeping the Royals at bay. Brian Sikorski got the win for the Indians.

Four in a row and it could be five by the end of the day. The Indians used more last at-bat heroics to beat the Royals 5-4 in the first game of a Saturday doubleheader. After Hector Luna walked in the bottom of the ninth, Aaron Boone got him to second on a sacrifice bunt. Royals reliever Joe Nelson intentionally walked Sizemore, struck out Michaels, and gave up the winning single to Travis Hafner. Pronk’s winner got the Indians’ bullpen off the hook, who had a rough top half of the inning. Some shaky defensive play allowed the Royals to score three and tie it off of Jason Davis. Starter C.C Sabathia was outstanding yet again, allowing only one run and striking out 10 in eight innings. In his past 23 innings now, Sabathia has given up just two earned runs.

The controversy will no doubt start. Should Wedge have left C.C in to finish out the game? Maybe, but he was at 111 pitches, we had a comfortable lead at the time, and Davis has pitched well as of late. The error by Luna and Marte’s poor throw set up the disaster so you can’t blame it all on Davis.

The Cleveland Browns offensive already has numerous ways to score with so much talent at the skilled positions. The sleeper in this group may be 2nd year player, Josh Cribbs. Cribbs, a quarterback in college, has shown the ability to catch the ball and return kicks. The former Kent State QB could be used as a decoy if he’s able to throw the ball on gadget plays.

Cribbs ability could open up the Browns offense, as opponents will have to respect him when he enters the game. Charlie Frye is inexperience at quarterback and this type of versatility could help him buy time before making a decision with the ball.

In front of over 30,000 at the Jake, the Tribe showed some energy and enthusiasm in an extremely rare come from behind win. It’s exciting victories like this that provide some hope for the future of the organization. Wins like this have been few and far between this season and it was satisfying and nostalgic to see the fans passionate and to feel some electricity in the stadium for once.

These guys have caught a spark recently. If the Tribe would have been competitive at this point in the season, most of the young players would still be in Triple-A so they are taking full advantage of their opportunity at the big league level.

Moments like what happened Friday night occured on a daily basis in the mid ’90s with the Tribe. Those magic days of walk-off homers and last at-bat thrilling victories most likely won’t return for quite some time. But, it was fun for one night to experience a flashback of what was for this franchise and what we as fans are hoping for again in the near future.

The Indians are actually showing signs of life. Grady Sizemore’s three-run walk-off hit off the left field wall gave the Tribe a dramatic 4-3 victory Friday night, extending their winning streak to three games. Starter Paul Byrd threw a solid eight innings, giving up three runs and keeping the game within striking distance. Facing Royals rookie pitcher Adam Bernero, the Indians couldn’t produce much on offense until the ninth when they jumped on closer Ambiorix Burgos, who has now blown 11 saves on the season. With runners on second and third, Aaron Boone had a key at-bat, working deep in the count and eventually walking to set up Sizemore’s heroics. Grady cleared the bases and the Tribe celebrated on the field.