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by Gladiator on Oct 22, 2007 10:04 AM EDT Comment 24 comments

Dont crucify me for saying this especially since they lost. But Westbrook pitched well in the ALCS. So if anything, that was a bright spot. Either way it sucks. I hate to say it, but i saw this collapse coming. Theres a certain "luster" for lack of a better term, that the indians just dont have and boston does. oh well GO Rockies!

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Re: Westbrook

Jake went a long way toward erasing our frustration at his contract, that's for sure.

by tabler84 on Oct 22, 2007 10:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

Westbrook kept us in the game last night. If we happened to win last night he would have been my ALCS MVP.

by ASP on Oct 22, 2007 10:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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Amen, beother. Jake was inspiring in exactly the way we needed C.C. and Fausto to be. I admit that I've been down on him a bit since we saw him at that awful Chicago game on the day of the air show, but he definitely earned my respect in the ALCS.

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by vbc3 on Oct 23, 2007 3:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

err, "brother", rather. :\

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by vbc3 on Oct 23, 2007 3:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

Westbrook prepared and executed his strategy perfectly. He stepped up big for us.

There's no such thing as baseball...

by gahnki on Oct 22, 2007 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

Frankly, Boston's luster is worth about $80 million more than Cleveland's.

by emd2k3 on Oct 22, 2007 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

well yeah, but that $80 million just bought them a trip to the fall classic.

by Gladiator on Oct 22, 2007 11:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

FOR THE LAST TIME NO IT DID NOT.

by tabler84 on Oct 22, 2007 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

Westbrook has the heart of a lion.

by notsince48 on Oct 22, 2007 11:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

If only one of our aces had shown up in the ALCS, we'd have been fine. I'm thinking that my next jersey out to be Westbrook. He totally stepped up.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 22, 2007 11:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

i'm upset. I totally planned on a Carmona jersey after we won the series. Now I'm not so sure it'd be a worthy investment.

That said, Westbrook is the new Nagy.

Now the Lord can make you tumble, and the Lord can make you turn, and the Lord can make you overflow... but the Lord can't make you burn

by Turkmenbashi on Oct 22, 2007 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

I don't know if I'll go jersey, I really like those player t-shirts nowadays. Cheaper and easier to wear around the house and such. I was going to go Fausto myself, but I think I'm gonna go Droobs.

by ASP on Oct 22, 2007 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

Victor for me. Others have said it, but seeing him cry last night ... that just really hit me hard.

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by Gradyforpresident on Oct 22, 2007 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

No doubt. Contrast that to Manny's "so what?" I really believe Victor had confidence to the end, and was the heart and soul of the team. As much as I loved the whole team and would bounce around in choosing a favorite, my wife has had it right ever since I turned her on to the Tribe. "Victor's my boy."

by CBusSteve on Oct 22, 2007 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

I'm kind of glad I missed that. Poor guy. He really is our MVP.

Now the Lord can make you tumble, and the Lord can make you turn, and the Lord can make you overflow... but the Lord can't make you burn

by Turkmenbashi on Oct 22, 2007 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

Vic isn't just our MVP, he is the heart and soul of this team. I think I'm going to spend the money I set aside in my head for world series paraphernalia on a #41 jersey.
I'm glad I missed it too. Seeing him lose it would have sent me over the edge.

I like the thought of Jake being the new Nagy. I wonder why I never thought of that before. They are very similar, and both pitch with a lot of guts. Nagy was always right near the top of my favorites. I wish he'd never tried that comeback with the Padres. He should have been only an Indian

by mpstable on Oct 22, 2007 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

And they both wanted to stay in Cleveland and actually signed contracts.

by rog on Oct 22, 2007 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

Nagy complained to the press, dragged out negotiations and demanded top-dollar from Hart, who rationalized that the lack of a contract was the reason he was struggling. It was a terrible miscalculation, and his last contract was possibly the worst one the Indians have ever given.

by Jay on Oct 22, 2007 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

Jake deserves a lot better than that comparison. Nagy never pitched with any damned guts. He was the quintessential nibbler. Nibbled through the 1996 ALDS, nibbled through the 1997 World Series, and never had two good starts in any postseason series.

Jake exemplifies my favorite thing about our veteran pitchers: They might get creamed, but they don't beat themselves. Byrd and Borowski throw strikes, do their best to fool people, let the chips fall where they may. Jake does the same thing, just with slightly better stuff.

by Jay on Oct 22, 2007 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

Absolutely, totally agree. Let's stop the Westbrook = Nagy thing right here and now. Now, if people want to start talking about Chad Ogea... I'm listening.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Oct 22, 2007 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

My wife was going to get a Blake but she said that, after last night's game, she is afraid people would throw things at her.

Dealing with it.

by fwembt on Oct 22, 2007 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

Yeah, I'm kind of wondering if my Blake T-shirt should be consigned to "house work"/"sleep wear" rotation.

I like the guy, but Jesus did he let me down yesterday. :(

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"I love baseball. You know it doesn't have to mean anything, it's just beautiful to watch." - Woody Allen

by vbc3 on Oct 23, 2007 3:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

Crucified!

Kidding. Westbrook officially became "my dog" after his ALCS performance.

by rog on Oct 22, 2007 12:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Westbrook

he was a lion out there in the 5th and 6th and in the other post-season games, too.

really. going straight at these hitters. not that many walks. hitting his spots. inducing double plays. just pitching.

i hope and believe this could translate into success for him if he's healthy next year: after doing this to the yanks and the sox, can you imagine how much confidence he'll have in his stuff against the majority of al teams.

if only cc and carmona could have learned what jake and byrd already know: trust your stuff, go after hitters, and even if they make contact they're still going to be out 2/3 of the time.

Asdrubal: Spanish form of "Hasdrubal". Means "Ba'al helps" from Phoenician azru "help" combined with the name of the god BA'AL.

by jonnykilbane on Oct 22, 2007 12:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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