The Bad, the Inexplicapable And the Chiz Kid

Lonnie Chisenhall is back and will be in the lineup this afternoon as the designated hitter.  This explains why Lonnie was pulled from Columbus' game yesterday in the 4th inning.  To make room for Chisenhall, Jack Hannahan was officially put on the disabled list with a strained calf.  Cap'n Jack has dodged splinters (and the cluttered the active roster) since May 13th, playing just one ballgame.  Wait, lemme get my crystal ball, woManny will deflect all blame for this onto the training staff, stammering out something like "I don't know any more about medical issues than you do.  I trust our training team.  I just listen to what they tell me."  What a colossal douche bag.

Following right along with woManny's peyote induced insanity, Travis Hafner has taken over Hannahan's role as an unavailable active player.  Pronk will sit for the 4th consecutive game with a right knee issue.  Given the move with Jack, woManny is actual aware of the DL's existence, which leaves me with no further explanation than that he is a mole for the White Sox, tasked with executing maneuvers to sabotage the Indians.  Or maybe his IQ is smaller than his career home run total.

In a separate move, Jairo Asencio was DFAed to free a spot Josh Tomlin.  My opinion of Asencio was clearly delineated yesterday.  At least Chris from Cleveland read my response.  If the organization "liked(d) what they saw" from and were "happy to keep" Dan Wheeler, I'm sure we will see Jairo in a Clippers uniform soon.  Add in Tony Sipp's petroleum soaked left arm and that's 42 earned runs that's we will never get back.  42 earned runs is more than even Ubadlo (no typo) Jimenez had surrendered this season.

One notably absent move was the demotion of Juan Diaz.  Here... hang on... doing the math... yup, that means Asdrubal Cabrera will likely remain out of the lineup today.  In case you're keeping score, this means that the Indians are rolling one short in the bullpen (6 active arms) and two short on the bench (2 available reserves, as Lou Marson will sit after getting hit in the face with a pitch).  This team's success is all the more impressive given how woManny is doing everything in his power the prevent it.

Roll Tribe.

Cheers.