Sizemore DLed, Gimenez Called Up

What the hell.

I totally don't understand this move and haven't since the beginning.

IF GRADY SIZEMORE WAS HURT WHY WASN'T HE ON THE DL A WEEK AGO?

I've been biting my tongue, hoping that the Indians would avoid this move, but now that it's happened, I don't think I can hold it in anymore.

Grady's been battling this elbow injury for the past few weeks. They gave him a few days off, then played him at DH, then when they went to Cincinnati they decided to put him back in the outfield. He starts hitting at that point and you think, okay he's getting better.

The Indians return home and he's back in the DH spot and the thought process was that he'd keep DHing until Hafner is ready to come off the DL and then they would make a decision.

But here's a logical solution to all this garbage.

IF HE'S HURT SIT HIM DOWN UNTIL HE'S BETTER TO PLAY CENTERFIELD PERIOD.

Why are you dilly dallying and wasting more time? Now he's got to spend the next two weeks on the shelf.

This makes absolutely no sense to me in the way they handled this issue. They could have placed him on the DL about a week ago, Ben Francisco's been hitting pretty hot, he could play more, give Ryan Garko those DH starts since he's hitting as well. Grady would be about a week out from being eligible to come off the DL, not sure if he'd be ready, but he'd be closer to healthy than he is now.

This is just flat out ridiculous.

Chris Gimenez is getting the call. Who knows how long he'll actually be here with the things with Hafner going on, really I have absolutely no clue anymore.

First time Sizemore has been to the DL, Gimenez will probably start in left field today, so it will be his first major league game, congrats to him and all, but the way the Indians handled this Sizemore situation to me is flat out unacceptable.

Victor Martinez will not play today, that's a given. Shoppach will probably catch given that Pavano is on the mound, I would assume, unless Wedge would be against letting Shoppach catch a day game after a night game.

ANGRY EDIT: HERE IS THE LINEUP CARD

SS: Asdrubal Cabrera
LF: Ben Francisco
3B: Jhonny Peralta
RF: Shin-Soo Choo
DH: Mark DeRosa
1B: Ryan Garko
C: Kelly Shoppach
2B: Luis Valbuena
CF: Trevor Crowe

I overestimated Mr. Wedge.. it looks like he's not going to give Gimenez his debut today, but rather let Trevor Crowe play.

Here's the angry part of my update.

HAS THIS MAN NOT LEARNED THAT JHONNY PERALTA SHOULD HIT CLEANUP WHEN WE DON'T HAVE HAFNER, MARTINEZ, ETC.?

Don't give me that garbage about him not hitting right now either, he put him in the three-hole. If you are putting him in the three-hole, you have faith in him. Put the freaking man in the clean-up spot where he's proved he can do it. for the love of all that is good.

And don't even say, "Well who do you put in the three-hole." We all know damn well that Choo can hit in the three spot, and is actually a better candidate for that right now. He's actually going to work counts, draw walks, and actually get on base and hit more than Jhonny will.

CRIPE!