Every club deals with injuries, ineffective pitching, stopgap relievers and such through the long haul of a season. But this Tribe team is special — not in a good way.
The Indians have used 20 relievers this year, ranging from the obvious to the obscure to the all-to-brief guest appearances.
The question is: Can you name all of them? Maybe the diehards can, but even then, I’m guessing you’ll miss one or two. In compiling the list, I realized I would have missed at least four names.
So, how many can you remember?
Answers after the jump.
This article appears in Jul 29 – Aug 4, 2009.
Vinnie Chulk. Rafael Perez. Joe Smith. Kerry Wood. Masa Kobayashi. Rich Rundles. Greg Aquino. Matt Herges. Rafael Betancourt. Jensen Lewis. Mike Gosling. Winston Abreu. Chris Perez. Aaron Laffey. Jeremy Sowers. Tony Sipp.
That is 16. My head hurts now.