TRAAAAADES!!!

We can talk about David Price owning Cleveland if you like.  Let me sum
that game up in a hurry.  Ubaldo pitched really well, the offense got 2
total hits, and we lost 6-0.  Too bad, so sad.  Tribe and Rays evened up
their season series splitting their 8 games for this year.  I will take
that, it's very simple, be around .500 with the contenders, and get wins
over the teams you SHOULD beat.  Tribe is .500 with the Rays, ok, I will
take it.

Here are some trades that are starting to happen as we get closer to the
trade deadline.  So far today...

-  Royals sent P Johnathan Sanchez (1-6 7.76ERA) to the Rockies for P
Jeremy Guthrie (3-9 6.35ERA) -
        I guess it's a good trade.  The Sanchez trade is already a
monumental disaster for the Royals since Melky Cabrera is dominating in
San Francisco.  However, Guthrie was pretty solid in Baltimore, so maybe
this is a chance for both teams to cut their losses, trade the guys back
to leagues they are used to, and see if they can't recover.  Good trade,
doesn't affect the Indians.  Guthrie is right-handed, the Indians like
righties.

- Blue Jays acquire:  Brandon Lyon(0-2 3.25 ERA, J.A Happ (7-9 4.83ERA),
and David Carpenter (0-2 6.07ERA in AAA)
  Astros acquire:  Francisco Cordero, Joe Musgrove, Asher Wojciechowski,
David Rollins, C Carlos Perez, and  PTBNL
        This is an obvious move by the Astros to keep rebuilding and the
Blue Jays to get help pitching.  This trade DOES affect the Tribe big
time.  First of all, this season the Tribe and Jays will be in the race
for the Wild Card all season, the Blue Jays are held back by their
pitching injuries, and this replenishes their bullpen and rotation.  No
top end guys, but guys who can compete while their offense keeps
mashing.  The Astros are joining the AL next season, so any moves that
makes them better in the future is a dangerous move for the Indians.
The Blue Jays sent some quality prospects over in this trade because
they want to go for it now.