Indians Use Tarp as Slip 'N Slide — bleacherreport.com

The Cleveland Indians went to Progressive Field on Tuesday expecting to play nine innings of baseball against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Instead, they got a few innings in before play was suspended due to a rain delay.  Mike Aviles, Lonnie Chisenhall and Jason Kipnis all made the best of the delay by using the soaked field tarp as a Slip 'N Slide.  Given the risk of injury, the players wanted to get permission before they went sliding around on the wet tarp. Aviles said, via MLB.com's Jordan Bastian, that he asked Cleveland manager Terry Francona for permission: "I asked him if we could. He didn't really say, 'No,' but he didn't really say, 'Yeah.' I didn't hear a, 'No.' It was like a, 'Maybe.' It counts. You've just got to read between the lines."

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