[Belfry0304]

I disagree, man. I think the Tribe could fight the Tigers tough all year long. We knew the Indians had a good lineup, the additions of Bourn, Aviles, Reynolds, Swisher, and Stubbs provided some speed and some power plus some "protection" for Santana. They can't pitch around him anymore. The same goes for Reynolds, they have to pitch to him. Some of those guys may cool off but Asdrubal and Kipnis haven't heated up yet!

The starting rotation, I will agree is overachieving. However, Z-Mac showed in Columbus he could pitch and he's pitching well. Masterson has battled injuries in the past 2 years, but when he gets run support he can be a 15 win guy. Ubaldo has been up and down but he's pitching well. If these guys can keep pitching well, and the offense stays alive then they have a shot down the stretch. The big difference is, it's not a bunch of young guys anymore. They have heart to win those games late when it's tied. I think that had a lot to do with collapsing down the stretch the last two year. I could be wrong, but I think the Tribe is pretty good this year. Overachieving, maybe a little bit, but honestly 15 times better than the 2012 product.