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Game Thread: April 25, 2008

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New York @ Cleveland


New York at Cleveland

Gametime: 7:05 PM (STO)

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I know this is probably not a cool thing to do but I’ve really gotten in to this free sports betting site (Centsports) that gives you 10 free cents and then if you build your account up to $20 you can cash out for real..I’ve tried not betting on Indians games with no avail – for tonight I took the over (o/u was set @ 10 runs..)!
Also – from the front page of Yahoo!Sports baseball page: Why the Cleveland Indians should sign Barry Bonds.

Didn’t think either of these deserved a FanPost or FanShot, but definitely things of interest..LGT tonight – will unfortunately miss the game thread.

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 6:22 PM EDT   0 recs

GET AWAY FROM ME CHARLIE HUSTLE.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 6:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I clicked on your link and joined. I’m all over Ervin Santana against the Tigers to win .12 cents.

Quick question for the moderators: Are we allowed to talk about gambling on this site or not?

by NickFantana on Apr 25, 2008 7:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Nice dude – I have such difficulty with baseball bets, but I’ve been rocking NBA betting (I’m up to around $7) – have won like 15 of my last 18 NBA bets or something

Went with risky stuff tonight though..

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Byrd says: “Hope we can score 11 for you, cause the Yankmees ARE NOT SCORING!”

by pdxtribefan on Apr 25, 2008 7:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I’ll take it..I’ll also take any kind of win even if we score < 10 total!

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Without reading the Bonds article… that might not be the worst idea of all time, depending on how badly he plays in the field these days.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Apr 25, 2008 7:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Unless he will Platoon with Looch, it’s not a great idea.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I love the idea of the L/L platoon. What a diss to JMike!

by Denver Tribe Fan on Apr 25, 2008 7:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Or depending on if Pronk ever hits again..

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hmm. I’m intrigued.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

These are exactly the kinds of things that should be FanShots.

People … do some damned FanShots. And when you do, spell Weglarz right.

by Jay on Apr 26, 2008 7:29 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Starting lineups:
Yankees:
J. Damon lf
D. Jeter ss
B. Abreu rf
A. Rodriguez 3b
H. Matsui dh
J. Posada c
J. Giambi 1b
R. Cano 2b
M. Cabrera cf

Indians:
G. Sizemore cf
J. Carroll 2b
T. Hafner dh
V. Martinez 1b
J. Peralta ss
F. Gutierrez rf
C. Blake 3b
J. Michaels lf
K. Shoppach c

Unfortunately, A-Rod is back from his quad strain or whatever it was.

Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.

by zempf on Apr 25, 2008 6:28 PM EDT   0 recs

I wish Garko was in there to face Pettitte..

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 6:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Me too. I understand Shoppach starting game 2 of the DH last night, but not entirely sure why Victor’s not in there tonight since he’s actually caught Byrd’s last 2 starts.

Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.

by zempf on Apr 25, 2008 6:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wedge finally thinks he is healthy enough to play first base. Victor catching Byrd the last 2 starts had nothing to do with who Wedge wanted to catch Byrd. He just didn’t want Victor playing first base.

I’m a little surprised by this…Victor is still nowhere near 100% healthy.

by TribeJay on Apr 25, 2008 6:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Then maybe we should be looking at is as Garko over Hafner vs. a lefty.

Pronk is gonna prove me wrong tonight. I can feel it

by SanD on Apr 25, 2008 6:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Isn’t Garko 0 for his last 12? He didn’t look good in KC.

by TribeJay on Apr 25, 2008 7:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wouldn’t catching, with the squatting and the up-and-down and so forth, be more difficult on Victor than playing first base?

by Jeffrey R on Apr 25, 2008 9:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Not from what they say. Wedge is worried about the stretch at first base. Apparently it doesn’t bother him much when he catches.

by TribeJay on Apr 26, 2008 12:32 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Why is the banner about Marry Chass? Did Jay and Ryan get hired by the NYT? AM I TAKING OVER LGT??

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:04 PM EDT   0 recs

If you took over, would you write more short fiction for the site? If so, I’m all for it.

by NickFantana on Apr 25, 2008 7:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

If I took over this site would crash and burn. Hard.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Murray Chass made disparaging remarks about bloggers.

And wrote many idiotic articles regarding “new stats.”

And got laid off a few weeks ago.

by Jay on Apr 25, 2008 10:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

JMike with the hot D.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:09 PM EDT   0 recs

looked like Guillen’s double from last night

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

BURN DELLUCCI.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Flip Saunders suit is hideous.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:10 PM EDT   0 recs

Is it just me or does Byrd’s pickoff throw seem harder than his fastball?

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:12 PM EDT   0 recs

What is Abreu doing?

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:13 PM EDT   0 recs

Yeah Paul Byrd.

We basically need to count the number of times Byrd retires A-Rod and hope it gets to 3. I think that equals a win.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:13 PM EDT   0 recs

Samuel Dalembert is so weak at the rim.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:14 PM EDT   0 recs

Not that time!

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Nothing like saying Petitie turned back the clock the year after he admits to using HGH.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:16 PM EDT   0 recs

These could be the starting pitchers for the HGH all-star game.

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

If that’s the case Byrd should have turned the clock back as well.

by cclemens31 on Apr 25, 2008 7:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Grades.

Don’t be Andy Petitie’s plaything.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:17 PM EDT   0 recs

BOOM.

That’s what I’m talking about.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow last night’s game thread seems like some kind of really cool dream.

by supermarioelia on Apr 25, 2008 7:17 PM EDT   0 recs

Did steroids make Giambi lose all his teeth? His lips fall funny.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Carroll and Cabrera aren’t platooning in any significant way are they? Over the last week I mean? Wedge is just sort of splitting them?

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:19 PM EDT   0 recs

JAMEY CARROLL HAS FOUL POWER

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:19 PM EDT   0 recs

God, Mo Cheeks is still there?

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:20 PM EDT   0 recs

Can you believe Fox got stiffed with Sowers and Kennedy? Ugh.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:20 PM EDT   0 recs

good.

different story lines than the normal crap. buck will actually have to tell us something about baseball that my grandma doesn’t know.

by xrickx on Apr 25, 2008 9:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Feh. They’ll just find reasons to talk about someone other than the starting pitchers. I know Fox.

by Julie on Apr 25, 2008 9:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Fire Carroll.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:21 PM EDT   0 recs

Hire him back.

by supermarioelia on Apr 25, 2008 7:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

If someone Fired you, we’d have no game thread left

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Kicking it old school.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

What a playmaker.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:21 PM EDT   0 recs

Getting things done. Pettite has a ridiculous move, that was ballsy.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Apr 25, 2008 7:22 PM EDT   0 recs

Hey, if you guys were wondering, Travis Hafner is still worthless.

I can hardly contain the venom I feel for his performance.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:23 PM EDT   0 recs

His new nickname should be 4-3.

by SuddenSam on Apr 25, 2008 7:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

His new nickname should be Frank Thomas’ backup.

Kidding, kidding.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Victor’s line is weird. Only ten points of OBP?

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:23 PM EDT   0 recs

Only thing I can think of is that his avg. is .367 – why walk when you can hit everything?

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah. It’s just SSS. But it looks weird.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It’s the Pudge Rodriguez method of catching.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Apr 25, 2008 7:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I’m sure Peralta’s “struggles with RISP so far this season” are really significant Hegan.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:25 PM EDT   0 recs

I was gonna say, if this year is a problem, bench him til next year.

by elsandito on Apr 25, 2008 7:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Could be an unintentional intentional here?

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:25 PM EDT   0 recs

Hegan you make no sense. He’s only driven in two runs without getting homeruns?

Ever heard of a two run homerun?

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:26 PM EDT   0 recs

I think he meant RBIs that weren’t driven in via homerun.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Apr 25, 2008 7:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That still doesn’t make sense, I don’t think. Did Jhonny hit 4 solos?

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

JHONNY!

by supermarioelia on Apr 25, 2008 7:26 PM EDT   0 recs

jeter is just terrible.

by Brick. on Apr 25, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Everybody talks shit on JP. And he still just keeps being JP. Except 2006.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Nhice. Rhepeat, phlease.

by pdxtribefan on Apr 25, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

2 out hits! Just like the ALDS

by SanD on Apr 25, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Nice effort Jetes.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

yaaaa jhon! what a hhit!

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Derek Jeter: Professional Shortstop, with Three Gold Gloves.

by Fiddlesticks on Apr 25, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Seeing pitches!

by supermarioelia on Apr 25, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Even if Jeter gets that Jhonny is safe and the run scores..

You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person

by jakesinger777 on Apr 25, 2008 7:28 PM EDT   0 recs

i like this inning even if we only get 1

by Brick. on Apr 25, 2008 7:28 PM EDT   0 recs

My love for walks is disproportionate. It’s the era I grew up in.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

TAKE

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:28 PM EDT   0 recs

he did

by Brick. on Apr 25, 2008 7:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

C’mon Blake….

by supermarioelia on Apr 25, 2008 7:29 PM EDT   0 recs

He is red hot.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

HELL YEAH GOOTZ

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:29 PM EDT   0 recs

When I hear “Casey Blake, the Indians’ hottest hitter,” I’m simultaneously giddy and depressed.

by pdxtribefan on Apr 25, 2008 7:29 PM EDT   0 recs

2 Grand Slams in one week?

by SanD on Apr 25, 2008 7:29 PM EDT   0 recs

This is Crede country.

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Blake has 16 RBIs not on homeruns. Right?

by afh4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:30 PM EDT   0 recs

hottest hitter my ass

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

by westbrook on Apr 25, 2008 7:31 PM EDT   0 recs

“He’s in the Top 10 in the American League with runners in scoring position.”

Empty your bank accounts, boys. The world is ending.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Apr 25, 2008 7:31 PM EDT   0 recs

The players we have high expectations of who are not meeting them (Sabathia, Hafner, et al.) = doom, disaster, arrrgh they’re killing us.
The players we have low expectations of who are doing well (Lee, Blake, et al.) = signs of the apocalypse, it can’t last

We are so Cleveland in here.

by Fiddlesticks on Apr 25, 2008 7:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs