tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562319.post4120770652904809526..comments2023-10-31T08:22:06.222-08:00Comments on Vitamin Z: Zachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00344385023364633170noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562319.post-78334138578172866242008-01-24T13:46:00.000-08:002008-01-24T13:46:00.000-08:00That meltdown was a team effort, and I think you c...That meltdown was a team effort, and I think you can make a case that it started when Kenny Lofton tried to storm the mound and fight Josh Beckett in Game 5. That was a sign that the Indians, as a club, were losing their grip on the series.<BR/><BR/>What happened in Game 7 with Blake, Skinner and Lofton was merely the snowball gaining momentum. The Indians lost that series two games earlier.<BR/><BR/>I know everyone loved having Kenny back last year, but I'm glad he's not going to be an Indian anymore. Lofton's little tirade was a throwback to the dark side of those Indians teams from the '90s. Those teams were full of temperamental, moody, mercurial players. Lofton, Murray and Belle in particular seemed to live with a constant chip on their shoulders.<BR/><BR/>Maybe Lofton has mellowed in his old age, but that meltdown in Game 5 showed that he's still temperamental and can still be provoked into losing his temper.<BR/><BR/>Casey Blake might have hurt the team with some of his defensive miscues and poor performance with RISP, but there is no question Lofton hurt as much as he helped. We can have our fond memories of him, but that's a relationship that needs to end once and for all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com