CLEVELAND, Ohio -- At this juncture, the Indians are on pace to go about 45-45.
That's assuming, of course, that Mother Nature continues her intrusive ways. In the first week of the regular season, the Indians had three postponements. The days in which they actually played baseball this week didn't exactly provide the most tropical of conditions, either. Batting practice on the field has become a foreign concept. Such is life in early April in the Midwest.
Consider the first seven days of the Indians' regular-season slate.
Monday: Postponed because of snow flurries, bone-chilling temperatures
Tuesday: 34 degrees at first pitch, the coldest season opener in franchise history
Wednesday: Rain showers pushed back first pitch by 12 minutes
Thursday: Postponed because of rain
Friday: 39 degrees at first pitch, with strong winds and intermittent snow flurries
Saturday: 32 degrees at first pitch and windy
Sunday: Postponed because of rain showers
The Indians will spend Monday in Tampa, far away from any snowflakes.