It's All About The Lewises

It's all about the Lewises, baby, uh.

Now what y'all wanna do?
Be closers? Depth starters?
Grinders, who be dippin' in the bullpen with the coaches
On the low from the Jake in the Taurus. (left in to pay homage to the house formerly known as Jacobs Field, though no one in the players parking lot actually drives a Taurus)

Tryin' to get my hands on some innings like Jack Morris
Yeah, livin' the big league life, three course meals
Bazooka, Bubble Yum and Big League Chew but still, everything's real in the field
And what you can't have now, leave when you will
But don't knock me for throwing fourteen zeroes with Clevelan'.

Ain't nobody's hero, but I wanna be heard
90% in save opps, that's my word
Swimmin' in women post-game in my downtown loft
Creatin' more great expectations than Anne Bancroft
It's all about the Lewises, what?!



I think that's enough before I display how truly Caucasian I am.

Scott Lewis, former pitcher at THE Ohio State University, now holds a scoreless streak of 14 innings in his MLB career. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that streak is the most for an Indians pitcher starting his career since 1969. As Paul Hoynes notes, the streak could go back even further but Elias's records only go that far back.

Lewis has allowed six hits over his two starts, three in each. That's a .57 WHIP.

On the backend, Jensen Lewis is now 9-for-10 in save opportunities since being handed the role during the closer-by-committee phase. He has a .9 WHIP in save opps and allowed just four earned runs, punching out 12. The former Vanderbilt Commodore is the in-house leader for the closer role next year, a role that GM Mark Shapiro expects to fill via trade or free agency this offseason.

Let's put that last sentence in to perspective. Mark Shapiro's bullpen acquisitions over the last three years include: Joe Borowski, Keith Foulke (never pitched a game for the Indians), Aaron Fultz, Roberto Hernandez, Masa Kobayashi, and some other gas cans that I'm forgetting. In terms of minor league deals, we have him to thank for Juan Rincon, Brendan Donnelly, and Scott Elarton. Rincon means corner in English, something he cannot find while throwing a baseball because he has allowed 13 of 15 inherited runners to score.

So, in a season that's become a Trail of Tears for the Indians, the Lewises have been a bright spot.