Reggie Bush was just drafted by the New Orleans Saints, who open their 2006 season in Cleveland against the Browns. Hopefully Andra Davis and the Browns defense will give him a rude welcome to the NFL.
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The Indians won their third straight as they beat the Texas Rangers 6-5 Friday night. Jason Michaels had one of his best games of the season as he went 3 for 5 with two doubles and two RBI.
“J-Mike came through in a huge way tonight,” said Wedge
The Rangers almost doubled the number of the Trible hits but it didn’t matter as the Indians came away with the victory. Kevin Mench homered for his seventh straight game for the Rangers. Bob Wickman gave up a run in the ninth but got his fifth save of the season and his 129th as an Indian, tying a club record.
Jason Johnson gave up a lot of hits in his six innings of work but pitched well enough to keep us in the ballgame, which is all you can ask for of a #5 starter. The offense produced big hits and let’s hope we keep this winning streak going.
In a pivotal Game 3 in Washington, LeBron almost single-handedly guided the Cavaliers to victory in a down-to-the-wire 97-96 thriller. LB, who finished with 41, drove to the basket in the final seconds and muscled one in to give the Cavaliers the lead. With nearly five seconds remaining, Gilbert Arenas had a good look at a three but couldn’t knock it down. The Cavs fell behind in the first half but with the help of Larry Hughes and some good defense in the third quarter, they were able to climb back in the game. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 15 points and 8 rebounds but fouled out in the fourth.
In his first career road playoff game, LeBron took it as just another game and was as impressive as ever.
“I said I wouldn’t have two bad games in a row,” said James, who had 10 turnovers and shot 7-for-25 in the Game 2 loss. “I watched Game 2 over and over, and I saw the adjustment they made on me from Game 1 to Game 2. Me being the player I am, I had to counterattack, and I was able to do that.”
With the win, we go up 2-1 in the series and regain home-court advantage. For us to win the series and possibly advance further in the playoffs, however, we need more production out of those players not named LeBron. Specifically, Marshall tonight contributed only four points in 29 minutes.
If you took a quick glance at the box score for Thursday night’s 15-3 win against the Red Sox, you might do a double-take when your eyes reach Ben Broussard’s name. That’s right, he went 4 for 5 with two home runs, including a grand slam in the first, and a career-high eight RBI. Red Sox starter Josh Beckett, who has been hot to start the season, only managed to make it through 3 2/3 innings, giving up eight earned runs and five walks. Paul Byrd rebounded from his previous few outings and got the victory for the Tribe who won their second straight.
“Ben was unbelievable,” Byrd said. “He sure made me feel comfortable, giving me a four-run lead like that. And the crowd chanting his name was great. That was really cool.”
Wow, what a game by Benny B. Indians hitters hit everything that was thrown to them. They deserve a lot of credit the way they bounced back from the road trip and took the series from the Sox.
The Indians jumped on the Red Sox early with a three-run Jhonny Peralta homer off knuckleballer Tim Wakefield in the first. That’s all Cliff Lee needed. He got his second win of the season, giving up the one run in six innings as the Tribe went on the win 7-1. Aaron Boone drove home Victor Marinez twice in the ballgame with a double in the sixth and a single in the eighth. The Indians were also helped out as they scored two of their runs on passed balls.
“It’s a big win,” Lee said. “They’ve got a good lineup. To hold them to one run in six innings is pretty good.”
Yes, Cliff, that was a big win. He pitched a heck of a ballgame against a pretty tough lineup and he really was the story of the game.
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