Tribe 2007: Back to the Playoffs - Page 2

Green & Gold Heart · 04-05-2007, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Donlin

I like Grady Sizemore's enthusiasm.

And his 2 HR so far.

I like Grady's... never mind. :randy:

eriqjaffe · 04-05-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

Good to see Garko play today.

Garko just lined a pitch off of Buehrle's left hand, and Mark had to leave the game.

GoldenGlove · 04-05-2007, 05:05 PM

Unreal. Throw a ball into center on a pickoff and then plunk in the winning run without getting an out. Roberto, I hate you.

P.S. - Cleveland, get a closer.

Bobbuttons · 04-05-2007, 10:06 PM

This is good, in a way. This relieves us all from the stress of a possible 162-0 season. Now we can relax.

On the other hand, this game sucked.

The bright spots:

Grady going yard again.

Sowers was nowhere near his best (5 BB and a HBP in 6 innings), but he made the big pitch when he needed to. That's how the good pitchers win a lot of there games. Not with the dominant performances, but with the average performances where they are forced to dig down.

Fultz looked good, or sounded like he looked good, as I heard most of the game on the radio.

The bad:

Johnny Peralta
Andy Marte
Roberto Hernandez

Chalk this loss up to Hernandez. Give up back to back hits to start the bottom of the 9th, then you throw away a pick off attempt, and after an intentional walk you hit the next batter to end the game. Apparently he was cold and just wanted to get back in the clubhouse.

What I love about baseball is that there's another game tomorrow... THE HOME OPENER (and I'll get to watch it all this time, as I don't have to work!)!

Bobbuttons · 04-05-2007, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenGlove

Unreal. Throw a ball into center on a pickoff and then plunk in the winning run without getting an out. Roberto, I hate you.

P.S. - Cleveland, get a closer.

Roberto isn't the closer.

eriqjaffe · 04-05-2007, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

Roberto isn't the closer.

Unfortunately, Joe Borowski is.

Bobbuttons · 04-06-2007, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

Unfortunately, Joe Borowski is.

Say what you will about him, his save % this year is 1.000.

darkhorse · 04-06-2007, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

The bad:

Johnny Peralta
Andy Marte
Roberto Hernandez

That explains it. They've got the wrong Peralta in uniform.

Bobbuttons · 04-06-2007, 03:33 PM

Indians lineup against the lefty Horacio Ramirez in today's home opener:

1. G. Sizemore, CF
2. J. Michaels, LF
3. T. Hafner, DH
4. V. Martinez, C
5. C. Blake, RF
6. R. Garko, 1B
7. J. Peralta, SS
8. J. Barfield, 2B
9. A. Marte, 3B

With Paul Byrd on the mound.....

Bobbuttons · 04-06-2007, 05:28 PM

Peralta's worthless.

FrancoeurFranks7 · 04-06-2007, 05:44 PM

Crazy weather in Cleveland today.

Bobbuttons · 04-06-2007, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by FrancoeurFranks7

Crazy weather in Cleveland today.

Yes, who would ever predict snow in April in Cleveland? The MLB schedulers are complete jackasses.

FrancoeurFranks7 · 04-06-2007, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

Yes, who would ever predict snow in April in Cleveland? The MLB schedulers are complete jackasses.

Yeah, especially considering they are playing a team that only visits once this season so they don't have much room for a "snow out"

Bobbuttons · 04-06-2007, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by FrancoeurFranks7

Yeah, especially considering they are playing a team that only visits once this season so they don't have much room for a "snow out"

And they were saying that Seattle and Cleveland only share two off days this year.

Bobbuttons · 04-06-2007, 06:45 PM

Like I said, Peralta's worthless.....

FrancoeurFranks7 · 04-06-2007, 06:57 PM

I'm depending a lot of the Cleveland offense in my AL-Only league this year. Victor and Pronk are both big parts of my offense.

FrancoeurFranks7 · 04-06-2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by FrancoeurFranks7

I'm depending a lot of the Cleveland offense in my AL-Only league this year. Victor and Pronk are both big parts of my offense.

Well it appears Victor got hurt. Not good.

Bobbuttons · 04-06-2007, 08:48 PM

This is a complete screw job. Up 4-0 with bases loaded and 2 outs, a 1-2 count on the batter in the top of the 5th inning, Hargrove comes out out and convinces the umps to delay the game again, and the game has now been called and they replay the whole damn thing in it's entirety tomorrow... ONE pitch from a regulation game. This is absurd.

darkhorse · 04-07-2007, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

Yes, who would ever predict snow in April in Cleveland? The MLB schedulers are complete jackasses.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

Hargrove comes out out and convinces the umps to delay the game again, and the game has now been called and they replay the whole damn thing in it's entirety tomorrow... ONE pitch from a regulation game. This is absurd.

Joe Sheehan, at BB Pro, cast a lot wider net of blame for the follies. Byrd loses a no-hitter, Victor Martinez strains a quad, and according to Sheehan, Cleveland management should never have allowed this game to begin in the first place.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=316

"Sympathy for the Indians, however, should be in short supply. They have been the worst offender in the modern trend towards playing baseball games in weather not fit for man nor beast. Since Jacobs Field opened in 1994, the Indians have routinely forced their fans to sit through rain delays of two hours or more, and nasty, wet weather once the game gets underway, rather than calling the game and potentially sacrificing the ticket revenue."

Bobbuttons · 04-07-2007, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

Joe Sheehan, at BB Pro, cast a lot wider net of blame for the follies. Byrd loses a no-hitter, Victor Martinez strains a quad, and according to Sheehan, Cleveland management should never have allowed this game to begin in the first place.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=316

"Sympathy for the Indians, however, should be in short supply. They have been the worst offender in the modern trend towards playing baseball games in weather not fit for man nor beast. Since Jacobs Field opened in 1994, the Indians have routinely forced their fans to sit through rain delays of two hours or more, and nasty, wet weather once the game gets underway, rather than calling the game and potentially sacrificing the ticket revenue."

Against teams in that only come to town once in a season, whether the game is played or not is at the sole discretion of the league and the umpires. Team management or ownership has nothing to do with it.

04-05-2007, 05:05 PM	#23
GoldenGlove Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 339	Unreal. Throw a ball into center on a pickoff and then plunk in the winning run without getting an out. Roberto, I hate you. P.S. - Cleveland, get a closer. __________________ ISBL - New York Yankees B.I.G. - Oakland Athletics TheMLB - Cleveland Indians

04-05-2007, 10:06 PM	#24
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	Thursday April 5th: Cleveland 3, ChiSox 4 This is good, in a way. This relieves us all from the stress of a possible 162-0 season. Now we can relax. On the other hand, this game sucked. The bright spots: Grady going yard again. Sowers was nowhere near his best (5 BB and a HBP in 6 innings), but he made the big pitch when he needed to. That's how the good pitchers win a lot of there games. Not with the dominant performances, but with the average performances where they are forced to dig down. Fultz looked good, or sounded like he looked good, as I heard most of the game on the radio. The bad: Johnny Peralta Andy Marte Roberto Hernandez Chalk this loss up to Hernandez. Give up back to back hits to start the bottom of the 9th, then you throw away a pick off attempt, and after an intentional walk you hit the next batter to end the game. Apparently he was cold and just wanted to get back in the clubhouse. What I love about baseball is that there's another game tomorrow... THE HOME OPENER (and I'll get to watch it all this time, as I don't have to work!)! __________________ 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!

04-06-2007, 03:33 PM	#29
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	Indians lineup against the lefty Horacio Ramirez in today's home opener: 1. G. Sizemore, CF 2. J. Michaels, LF 3. T. Hafner, DH 4. V. Martinez, C 5. C. Blake, RF 6. R. Garko, 1B 7. J. Peralta, SS 8. J. Barfield, 2B 9. A. Marte, 3B With Paul Byrd on the mound..... __________________ 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!

04-06-2007, 05:28 PM	#30
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	Peralta's worthless. __________________ 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!

04-06-2007, 05:44 PM	#31
FrancoeurFranks7 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 383	Crazy weather in Cleveland today. __________________

04-06-2007, 06:45 PM	#35
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	Like I said, Peralta's worthless..... __________________ 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!

04-06-2007, 06:57 PM	#36
FrancoeurFranks7 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 383	I'm depending a lot of the Cleveland offense in my AL-Only league this year. Victor and Pronk are both big parts of my offense. __________________

04-06-2007, 08:48 PM	#38
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	This is a complete screw job. Up 4-0 with bases loaded and 2 outs, a 1-2 count on the batter in the top of the 5th inning, Hargrove comes out out and convinces the umps to delay the game again, and the game has now been called and they replay the whole damn thing in it's entirety tomorrow... ONE pitch from a regulation game. This is absurd. __________________ 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!