Cleveland Indians 2008: Better Late Than Never

Bobbuttons · 08-28-2008, 12:43 AM

The Indians tonight became the first team in MLB history to lose 10 games in a row and win 10 games in a row in the same season, 3 times. During their win streak, they have gone from having a .1 percent chance of making the playoffs to a .4 percent chance. Get ready to start buying those playoff tickets, Tribe fans!

In all seriousness, it's nice to see this streak after the way this team has played this year. Missing their two biggest run producers as well as 3/5ths of their opening day rotation, they have finally started hitting, the starters have been doing well and their bullpen has actually improved a little. I felt that when they started this winning streak that while being out of it, there was no reason they couldn't fight to finish over .500. Now they are 2 games under it for the first time since May 21st.

Tribe Fan 24 · 08-28-2008, 10:53 AM

Go TRIBE!

I am quite glad that they are showing something, albeit too late to mean anything. I would love to see them make some noise next season.

(Seems like that is what I say every year.)

Bobbuttons · 09-01-2008, 10:43 PM

Wow. Cliff Lee becomes the first Indians pitcher to win 20 games since 1974 (Gaylord Perry) and the first lefty since Sam McDowell in 1970. I have never seen an Indians pitcher as dominant as Lee has been this year, and granted, my base of reference is only since 1993, when I first became a Tribe fan. In 21 of his 27 starts he has given up 2 runs or less.

Not even CC or Fausto were as consistently dominant for the whole year when they were in the Cy Young voting last year. 20-2. Outstanding.

Bobbuttons · 09-22-2008, 11:37 PM

Hey, this team doesn't suck so bad. I said nearly a month ago that the fight should be to get above .500 and they've done it. Now they just need to hold on. A team that was 16 games under .500 in July is now 79-77. Plus, they just beat the Red Sox in Fenway tonight... beating Josh Beckett, who they couldn't beat in the ALCS last year with the potent offense they had then. Baseball is a crazy game.

eriqjaffe · 09-23-2008, 12:55 AM

Oh, those Indians and their really-good-but-not-good-enough-second-halves.

Pronkytonk · 09-23-2008, 03:05 AM

I said before the season that this team could very well be a serious contender. Now they are showing that they could have been if not for some injuries - especially those that were not made official at first until after a serious dropdown in production from our key players (Martinez, Hafner). Now we (again) have to wait 'til next year and hope for some more than the too-little-too-late heroics of the past two months.

RchW · 09-23-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

Oh, those Indians and their really-good-but-not-good-enough-second-halves.

Yeah, the title of this thread should be "better never than late". The Blue Jays do this almost every year but every year it is the same story. Where was the performance when it really counted?

08-28-2008, 12:43 AM	#1
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	Cleveland Indians 2008: Better Late Than Never The Indians tonight became the first team in MLB history to lose 10 games in a row and win 10 games in a row in the same season, 3 times. During their win streak, they have gone from having a .1 percent chance of making the playoffs to a .4 percent chance. Get ready to start buying those playoff tickets, Tribe fans! In all seriousness, it's nice to see this streak after the way this team has played this year. Missing their two biggest run producers as well as 3/5ths of their opening day rotation, they have finally started hitting, the starters have been doing well and their bullpen has actually improved a little. I felt that when they started this winning streak that while being out of it, there was no reason they couldn't fight to finish over .500. Now they are 2 games under it for the first time since May 21st. __________________ Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do....cause they're fast! Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5 to 4; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!

08-28-2008, 10:53 AM	#2
Tribe Fan 24 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Maryville, TN Posts: 675	Go TRIBE! I am quite glad that they are showing something, albeit too late to mean anything. I would love to see them make some noise next season. (Seems like that is what I say every year.) __________________ Long Suffering Tribe Fan Proud Papa of Caroline Grace (b. 2005) Kaeden Michael (b. 2008) and Claire Elise (b. 2012)

09-01-2008, 10:43 PM	#3
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	Wow. Cliff Lee becomes the first Indians pitcher to win 20 games since 1974 (Gaylord Perry) and the first lefty since Sam McDowell in 1970. I have never seen an Indians pitcher as dominant as Lee has been this year, and granted, my base of reference is only since 1993, when I first became a Tribe fan. In 21 of his 27 starts he has given up 2 runs or less. Not even CC or Fausto were as consistently dominant for the whole year when they were in the Cy Young voting last year. 20-2. Outstanding. __________________ Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do....cause they're fast! Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5 to 4; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!

09-22-2008, 11:37 PM	#4
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	Hey, this team doesn't suck so bad. I said nearly a month ago that the fight should be to get above .500 and they've done it. Now they just need to hold on. A team that was 16 games under .500 in July is now 79-77. Plus, they just beat the Red Sox in Fenway tonight... beating Josh Beckett, who they couldn't beat in the ALCS last year with the potent offense they had then. Baseball is a crazy game. __________________ Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do....cause they're fast! Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5 to 4; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!

09-23-2008, 12:55 AM	#5
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,697	Oh, those Indians and their really-good-but-not-good-enough-second-halves. __________________

09-23-2008, 03:05 AM	#6
Pronkytonk Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 168	I said before the season that this team could very well be a serious contender. Now they are showing that they could have been if not for some injuries - especially those that were not made official at first until after a serious dropdown in production from our key players (Martinez, Hafner). Now we (again) have to wait 'til next year and hope for some more than the too-little-too-late heroics of the past two months.