Tuesday night’s bullpen blunder that put Dan Otero on the mound instead of lefty Oliver Perez to face Reds slugger Joey Votto was a mistake that surely will be remembered by Tribe fans for a long time to come.
While it was bad, it’s not the first time an Indians manager made a mistake of somewhat historic proportions, but this time the error took place before the game even started.
The date was July 22, 1999, as the Indians hosted the Toronto Blue Jays at Jacobs Field, and Mike Hargrove, who led the team to a pair of World Series appearances, was the teams manager.