What a difference a day (or three) makes. The Tribe that took the field tonight, were not the same bumbling sad sacks of the first half that made the Bad News Bears look like all-stars. No, the Tribe came back from the break looking like the team they should be. The team they can be (remember think happy thoughts, guys).

Cliff Lee was attacking the strike-zone with a vengeance. Once again proving he is an THE Ace and deserves way more than his 5-9 record gives him credit for. And here is the kicker. The team actually got him some runs for a change ( albeit, 4 runs do not exactly light up the scoreboard, but they were enough).

Some slick fielding also helped boost Cliff and the Tribe to a much needed victory. First, Grady Sizemore  ran to the wall and snagged a ball a la Willie Mays. Later, Asdrubal Cabrera started a sweet double play— he charged from short, flipped the ball behind his back to Jamey Carroll, who finished the twin-killer by throwing it to Victor Martinez at first. If this is not the top Web-gem I don’t know what will be(apparently the answer to that is Brandon Phillips).

*It should be noted that the bullpen did not make an appearance in this game. Who knows if three days rest and a mental vacation was enough to cure this diseased ‘pen. Here’s hoping…