Cleveland's slow climb back to respectability

Even after an abysmal 4-12 start to the season, the Cuyahoga faithful held out hope that the team would find a way to hit on all cylinders and regain some respect within NQ2. Strong pitching and timely hitting(finally) the past 10 games has put Cleveland only 2 games under .500 and keeps them in the thick of the playoff run this season. Lead by Lonnie Garcia and Dennis Mercker on the hill, and Gary Crosby and Brian Tomko on offense, hope has returned to the shores of Lake Erie.