Foutain seats for $7 still available at Kauffman Stadium tonight. I think.

Can it get much worse for the Indians after last night? I think I should just copy and paste that question to use for the rest of the season. The season may already be lost, but a loss tonight will definitely cement that. This is a crucial game for the Indians tonight, win and stay on life support, lose and it’s sleeping with the fishes and or Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates of the world.

Let me take that back, the Indians need to win this series to stay on life support, but on an emotional level, they need to win tonight to have the fight it’s going to take to not only compete with, but beat Zack Greinke, the 2009 version of the 2008 Cliff Lee. If there is anything that is certain this season besides that the Indians bullpen should have a biohazard logo opposite the Herb Score patch on their jerseys, it’s that the Grady Sizemore of 2006, and the Fausto Carmona of 2007 are not returing. The case has even gone cold on David Caruso.

That being said, I think six good innings of Carmona (gasp!) will be good enough to win tonight. This team isn’t going to lay down and die, at least not yet. I’m not a homer, I called the Royals to win last night, but tonight is a must win, maybe one of the few in the history of MLB in the month of May, but it is. I like the Indians tonight, Cleveland 6, Kansas City 4. Aaron Laffey might get another three inning save, but more than likely, we’ll see Kerry Wood get a shot at redemption.

I want to see if this team comes out with a sense of urgency. I know Victor Martinez will, but I want to see if Grady Sizemore does, if Carmona does. I have a feeling this is the kind of game that screams Jamey Carroll and David Dellucci in the lineup, you know, tough loss, these guys didn‘t play last night, we need that veteran presense in the lineup, right Eric? If you’re going to go down, you’ve got to go down with the pile of cash you gave them. Isn’t that right Mark?

Fun fact: Kerry Wood has made $2 million for each save he’s recorded this year. This number may or may not go down as the season progresses.

See you after the game, go Tribe, and go Cavs!