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Game Thread: April 19, 2008

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Cleveland @ Minnesota


Gametime: 3:55 PM (FOX)

Lineups:

G. Sizemore cf
J. Carroll 2b
T. Hafner dh
V. Martinez c
R. Garko 1b
D. Dellucci lf
F. Gutierrez rf
A. Cabrera ss
C. Blake 3b
C. Gomez cf
B. Harris 2b
J. Mauer c
J. Morneau 1b
D. Young lf
J. Kubel rf
C. Monroe dh
M. Lamb 3b
N. Punto ss
J. Westbrook N. Blackburn

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I get it on national!

yeah, sorry to brag.

by afh4 on Apr 19, 2008 2:57 PM EDT   0 recs

I’m not sure if I do. TiVo says I do.

by Julie on Apr 19, 2008 3:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

FREE MARTE

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 19, 2008 3:00 PM EDT   0 recs

Haha we both knew he wasn’t playing today.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 3:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Andy call you this morning and let you know what Wedge told him?

The Disabled List just called ... it was trying to unload Joe Borowski. I offered a bagel but balked at giving up a ham sandwich.

by westbrook on Apr 19, 2008 3:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

so?

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 19, 2008 3:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey I agree with you.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 3:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I have never heard of Nick Blackburn. We have never faced him before. Therefore, we will score less than three runs today.

by maledicta on Apr 19, 2008 3:25 PM EDT   0 recs

Correction: Never faced him as a starter before.

by maledicta on Apr 19, 2008 3:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

grilling out today, but i’ll still be around on LGT

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 19, 2008 3:36 PM EDT   0 recs

Does Mark Grace remind anyone else of Norm MacDonald?

by Julie on Apr 19, 2008 3:37 PM EDT   0 recs

because the more he talks the less you want to listen to him?

Fingers crossed, but breathing normally

by Chief WaDrew on Apr 19, 2008 3:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

MLB pitchers by ERA+, minimum two starts:

1. Cliff Lee 1108
2. John Smoltz 685
3. Zach Grienke 598
17. Fausto Carmona 225
24. Jake Westbrook 185
117. Paul Byrd 72
151. C.C. Sabathia 33

by maledicta on Apr 19, 2008 3:44 PM EDT   0 recs

Well, there’s just a teeny bit of difference between 1 and 151, huh?

by Julie on Apr 19, 2008 3:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Especially considering there’s only 152 pitchers eligibile.

by maledicta on Apr 19, 2008 4:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait, who’s last then?

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Josh Fogg

by maledicta on Apr 19, 2008 4:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I’ve never heard either of these guys call a game. Huh. Leo Mazzone and somebody.

by Julie on Apr 19, 2008 3:50 PM EDT   0 recs

Garko: Batting ninth, the “Twin-Killer,” Casey Blake…

Double meaning: good against Minnesota, and lousy with a man on first and fewer than two outs.

by Fiddlesticks on Apr 19, 2008 3:56 PM EDT   0 recs

oh my god. i’m in iowa. they’re showing mets-phillies.

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 19, 2008 3:56 PM EDT   0 recs

Carroll is the man.

by afh4 on Apr 19, 2008 3:57 PM EDT   0 recs

a regular now

by palcal on Apr 19, 2008 3:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Another HBP.

Free Andy Marte!

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Apr 19, 2008 3:57 PM EDT   0 recs

Carroll HBP

by Julie on Apr 19, 2008 3:58 PM EDT   0 recs

Should have charged the mound on that one.

by Fiddlesticks on Apr 19, 2008 3:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I think a frightening glare would’ve sufficed.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He’s kinda Garkish in not even trying to get out of the way.

by Julie on Apr 19, 2008 3:58 PM EDT   0 recs

It was a slow breaking ball.

Free Andy Marte!

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Apr 19, 2008 3:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i’m so mad

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 19, 2008 3:58 PM EDT   0 recs

“Don’t pitch out of a prevent defense”

????

Who is this guy doing color commentary?

Free Andy Marte!

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Apr 19, 2008 3:59 PM EDT   0 recs

Leo Mazzone?

by Julie on Apr 19, 2008 3:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Leo Mazzone should at least have been around the game long enough to spit out baseball metaphors instead of football metaphors.

Free Andy Marte!

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Apr 19, 2008 4:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sooooo mad

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 19, 2008 3:59 PM EDT   0 recs

what are you talking about

by afh4 on Apr 19, 2008 4:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i’m getting mets-phillies not indians-twins on Fox

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 19, 2008 4:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That’s just bad luck. For some reason the Detroit carrier here is even showing the Tribe.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I’m in Iowa. I am 3.5 hours away from Minneapolis. This is insane.

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 19, 2008 4:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Didn’t I read somewhere that Iowa is the nexus of the baseball universe when it comes to blackouts?

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

pretty much true

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 19, 2008 4:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

You guys always have an open invite to move to Canada. Plenty of poutine and no Saturday blackouts.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

hafner sucks.

by afh4 on Apr 19, 2008 4:00 PM EDT   0 recs

Wow Cuddyer doing his standup routine here.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:03 PM EDT   0 recs

“The Human Highlight Reel Nick Punto” – high comedy indeed.

Free Andy Marte!

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Apr 19, 2008 4:03 PM EDT   0 recs

Sweet looks like the ump is giving us a nice strikezone again today.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:04 PM EDT   0 recs

Good start, Jake.

by Julie on Apr 19, 2008 4:04 PM EDT   0 recs

DET tripped up by TOR. Cavs clamp down in 4th to win Game 1.

Nice!

by JulioBernazard on Apr 19, 2008 4:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Leo Mazzone’s voice is way clearer than I would’ve anticipated.

by afh4 on Apr 19, 2008 4:05 PM EDT   0 recs

He sounds young.

by Julie on Apr 19, 2008 4:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep.

by afh4 on Apr 19, 2008 4:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I just want to say fuck Fox/MLB and it’s blackout rules. $80, and I can’t watch the games I paid to watch since Fox is showing the Braves and Dodgers.

by xrickx on Apr 19, 2008 4:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Carroll is a magical gnome with the glove.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:06 PM EDT   0 recs

That play was awesome.

by afh4 on Apr 19, 2008 4:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

This turf looks pretty damn cool on HD. Better quality than friggin mlbtv.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Noooooooooo

by Julie on Apr 19, 2008 4:09 PM EDT   0 recs

This pitch grip discussion, along with this Maddux Westbrook comparison, is inane.

As was that homerun.

by afh4 on Apr 19, 2008 4:09 PM EDT   0 recs

Well darn.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:09 PM EDT   0 recs

Well, not everybody can be Cliff Lee.

by Fiddlesticks on Apr 19, 2008 4:09 PM EDT   0 recs

Wait did it go through the “baggie”?

And Jake seems to be struggling to find the zone a bit.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:10 PM EDT   0 recs

Wow. That pitch just hung there and said “hammer me.”

Free Andy Marte!

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Apr 19, 2008 4:10 PM EDT   0 recs

What kinda pitch was it?

by xrickx on Apr 19, 2008 4:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

fuck

Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.

by Gradyforpresident on Apr 19, 2008 4:10 PM EDT   0 recs

Cleveland always plays like crap on national TV.

by xrickx on Apr 19, 2008 4:10 PM EDT   0 recs

FIRE WEDGE

by afh4 on Apr 19, 2008 4:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Andy Marte thrives in the national spotlight.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Carroll is awesome.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:11 PM EDT   0 recs

trevor crowe + wes hodges + jordan brown

my helmet has, like, no pine tar on it.

by joeee on Apr 19, 2008 4:12 PM EDT   0 recs

exactly

my helmet has, like, no pine tar on it.

by joeee on Apr 19, 2008 4:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Recently seen carved in an Akron-area tree.

by Fiddlesticks on Apr 19, 2008 4:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yes yes yes

my helmet has, like, no pine tar on it.

by joeee on Apr 19, 2008 4:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Insert bad Kaz Tadano joke.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Here is lineup of FOX stations today. It says the Indians game has 30% coverage, but the total adds up to 109%,
so I wouldn’t place too much faith in it

listing

by palcal on Apr 19, 2008 4:14 PM EDT   0 recs

It’s the new math!

by Julie on Apr 19, 2008 4:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That batboy was a little presumptive, no?

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:14 PM EDT   0 recs

Wait isn’t this play by play guy the Tigers douchebag?

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:16 PM EDT   0 recs

Nice swing Gark!

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:16 PM EDT   0 recs

nice job, ryan.

by afh4 on Apr 19, 2008 4:16 PM EDT   0 recs

Wooo good eye Looch.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:17 PM EDT   0 recs

Are you kidding me.

by afh4 on Apr 19, 2008 4:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Holy bananas that was slick.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Alright, Blackburn. You been lucky so far.

by maledicta on Apr 19, 2008 4:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Seriously that could’ve easily been 1st and 3rd, 1 out.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

What happened? I’m blacked out..

by xrickx on Apr 19, 2008 4:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Diving stop at 2nd leading to the DP.

by supermarioelia on Apr 19, 2008 4:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ridiculous diving stop on a smoked grounder up the middle that the Twinkies turned into a double play.

Free Andy Marte!

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Apr 19, 2008 4:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait, aren’t we the team that’s supposed to turn all the double plays?

by Fiddlesticks on Apr 19, 2008 4:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Garko = OB machine

by JulioBernazard on Apr 19, 2008 4:19 PM EDT   0 recs

You mean he’s a robotic midwife?

by Fiddlesticks on Apr 19, 2008 4:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs