Down on the farm

The Cleveland Indians, in the midst of an all important series with the Central leading White Sox, received some good news over the weekend. Their Double A affiliate, The Akron Aeros won the Eastern League Championship. Before you get excited, I understand that the minors focus is on individual players and those clubs that have affiliates in the Eastern League that are struggling have probably called up there better players. However, I feel that the success of homegrown talent in the past and present and the acquirees from recent trades of Bart Colon and others while playing together will ultimately bring some stability to the franchise. Most importantly those players on the Aeros, got to play in pressure packed games and have learned to win all year long and especially when it counts TOGETHER.

Besides winning and knowing how to win, the Indians also have put themselves in a position to add pieces to a puzzle, maybe a closer that doesn't feel like he has to put the tying and go ahead runs on nightly, by trading some of the talent for veterans to help down the stretch.

I'm liking what I see and I hope the city of Cleveland does too. Go Tribe!