Game Thread: April 26, 2008
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Until this game starts I’m stuck watching the draft..sooo boring! Especially as a Steeler’s fan this season..got a long time til our pick
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
Not the only reason I’m happy to not be a Browns fan
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on Apr 26, 2008 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
This Yankee lineup is not very scary looking today
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
Adding to that – A-Rod, Abreu and Cano are the only Yankee hitters who really scare me
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on Apr 26, 2008 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice work Sowers
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 26, 2008 4:02 PM EDT reply actions
Dellucci seems to be thinking the same way, though I think the last two pitches MAY have been strikes, but I certainly don’t think the first one was, and the other two were certainly borderline at least, and Kennedy is even less established than Sowers, despite all the hype about him.
I sure hope we adapt to Kennedy in-game and not be shut down by another guy we’ve never seen before – we need to adapt in-game and hit him at some point, if not early.
Just my 2 cents. :-)
The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.
Yeah, but what does “close” mean? The Indians were arguably close on Manny and Thome, but it’s a matter of opinion.
Anyway … it won’t be close.
McCarver said it, so it must be true. $130M is close to $150M. I mean, what’s the difference? Besides $20,000,000?
Il faut d'abord durer.
The Indians’ offer may be very close in average annual salary, but some other team will definitely offer one more year and probably two more. That will leave grand total guarantee that is not close.
It’s ok, we’re going to get Shelley on a DP here.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Looked out from here
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 26, 2008 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Why send Giambi?
It actually is a sound move. You’ve got a runner on 1B with two outs, so the value of losing that runner is minimal. On top of that you’ve got an 0-2 count on the batter.
If (when) Giambi gets caught, what you’ve lost in run expectation is minimal—but you’ve gained two strikes on the batter, who gets to start over the next inning at 0-0.
While this is true, I don’t necessarily see the logic of doing it with someone as slow as Giambi, where the likelihood of him actually stealing successfully can’t be too high.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
I wish I had a stopwatch handy so I could time how long they talk about the Red Sox during an Indians Yankees game.
It’s like watching college basketball when Michigan State and Indiana are playing and Dick Vitale talks about Duke for 45 minutes.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Actually, strategically that might be the best thing. Walk a run in to get to Dellucci instead of pitching to Sizemore.
Il faut d'abord durer.
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Yes
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 26, 2008 4:39 PM EDT reply actions
Indians #3 in AL in sac bunts so far this year, behind Toronto and Texas
of course, they would we 14th in the NL
what’d he say?
Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.
by Gradyforpresident on Apr 26, 2008 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I will take a sac fly there, too.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Looch
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by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 26, 2008 4:40 PM EDT reply actions
scoring runs
Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.
by Gradyforpresident on Apr 26, 2008 4:40 PM EDT reply actions
Hafner sucks so much.
"Albert Belle blooped the ball over the fence." -- Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox after Game 5 of the 1995 World Series
fuck this time machine
Sizemore-Shapiro 2008. The Official Red Bull of Let's Go Tribe Game Threads.
by Gradyforpresident on Apr 26, 2008 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Society made him throw that pitch.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
“On the surface, Ian Kennedy was the vivacious young pitcher we all knew him to be. But his soul was in Antartica, freezing with the knowledge of the way opposing hitters can be cruel, the way umpires can be unresponsive, and as he writes so eloquently in his optional assignment note, the way life can suck. We’ll all miss the Yankees’ little Eskimo. Let’s hope he’s rubbing noses … with Jesus.”
PROON shot
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by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 26, 2008 4:44 PM EDT reply actions
Is Buck suggesting that the Indians have been lucky in scoring these runs? That the Yankees have been unlucky? How dare he?!?
it has been luck… I mean who would have thought… those midges would get into Kennedys face and disrupt his pitching. Kruk should have never left his brief case on the pitchers mound… I still don’t get that stupid commecial.
So seriously, do the Yankees try sending Kennedy down? I have no idea who they’d call up in his place (Igawa?), but I feel like that’d be a classic Yankee reaction.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
if Sowers does well today, will he stay on the roster and they send down Mastny on Monday or will they send him down Monday and just go with Laffey while Westbrook is out?
If you send Mastny down, you can’t recall him for 20 days unless someone else goes on the DL, so the question is, what other reliever would we bring up next week to take his spot? And you can’t say Elarton, because he’s not on the 40-man.
Didn’t it used to be less than 20 days?
by supermarioelia on Apr 26, 2008 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it’s 10 days.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Right now only 1.5 back of 1st place..with a win here and another White Sox loss, we could be within 0.5 by the end of the day – didn’t take long, eh?
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
We’re good and Detroit is good, just like everyone thought
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on Apr 26, 2008 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
from Yahoo Sports: Westbrook received a cortisone shot in his back Friday.
Indians trainer Lonnie Soloff said the timetable for Westbrook’s recovery changed because the symptoms of his injury persisted for a week since he got hurt. Soloff said the injection seemed to help Westbrook.
Soloff also said closer Joe Borowski will begin playing catch on Monday. Borowski has been out since April 15 with a strained triceps muscle and is expected to miss one month.
Despite all the love so far, I don’t think Sowers looks good
"Albert Belle blooped the ball over the fence." -- Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox after Game 5 of the 1995 World Series
I don’t know, he’s kinda going with the Paul Byrd “pitch to contact” strategy. He’s not going to overpower anybody, but if you can keep getting them to hit weak grounders or popups, it works.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
they aren’t that weak though
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on Apr 26, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed – seems kind of lucky so far..
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on Apr 26, 2008 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
True.
But he does have cute little knees.
Disclaimer: this post doesn't mean what you think it means.
Wait, were you here in the spring when I told my story about accusing him of having skinnier legs than Raffy P?
by supermarioelia on Apr 26, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah that’s pretty much it. He wasn’t amused.
by supermarioelia on Apr 26, 2008 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Is the Evil Empire hosting the All Star Game this year?
...Never mind
"Albert Belle blooped the ball over the fence." -- Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox after Game 5 of the 1995 World Series
Yeah, cause this is the last year in Yankee Stadium. Boo hoo.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Honestly, if the Yankees don’t care enough about their ballpark to keep it, why am I supposed to care about it?
just tuning in. anyone have a sense of what sowers’ velocity is? any truth to the ridiculous gun readings he was getting last week at AAA?
tim mccarver is a functioning retard.
Nice Sowers
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 26, 2008 5:19 PM EDT reply actions
This ump is kinda shitty, eh?
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Man just got back to the island. Got the Tribe on the tube, Mrs. Maui’s made linguinin with shrimp and scallops in white sauce, I’m sippin’ a Kona Longboard and my boyz are kickin’ the crap outta the Yankees. Does it get any better than this?
"the most vehement Yankee-hating guy I know" - Jay
I’ve said it before, but it just sort of dawned on me again: I think these new uniforms are freaking awesome.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Oy McCarver – and to think I usta think he knew what he’s talking about. Whatever happened to Jimmy Dudley?
"the most vehement Yankee-hating guy I know" - Jay
My all time favorite McCarver-ism happened a few years ago, Dodgers @ Braves. Furcal just turns an unasissted triple play.:
“See Joe, that’s why you’ve gotta start the runners early there, to stay out of the unassisted triple play.”
AND WTF Joe Buck…”more affluent neighborhood”???
"Albert Belle blooped the ball over the fence." -- Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox after Game 5 of the 1995 World Series
Love the DP
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 26, 2008 5:35 PM EDT reply actions
nice job for 5 innings
I vote to keep both Sowers and Laffey on the roster while Westbrook is out, at least for the next 2 weeks
Victor Martinez has to have one of the least productive .360ish averages ever. I want some bombs!
oh, and I want the good Garko back
“You would think that a leadoff walk would lead to more big innings than a leadoff home run. But we’ve done the research and it turns out that more big innings have come from leadoff home runs than leadoff walks.”
- Tim McCarver
Have they noted yet that anyone in particular is warming? I realize Buck & McCarver can’t be bothered to talk about the game, of course.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Freakin’ Giambi. I thought for a second that he’d leaned in & taken that on the body armor, but he actually took it in the back elbow. All those steroids must numb him to pain.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Apparently Wedge likes the idea of an out at every base…
Winning Formula: Long fly ball... Deep ______ Field... Awaaaayyyy back! Gone!
by Justin Higgins on Apr 26, 2008 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
“Hey there, pretty fence. I seem to have lost my number. Can I borrow yours?” = flirting with a home run?
by Julie on Apr 26, 2008 5:53 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
See I blame all of you MTv whipper snappers for this. All of these added graphics just distract from the game. Other than the pitch count and speed of course.
"the most vehement Yankee-hating guy I know" - Jay
Consistent with how he’s been calling low strikes all game, though. Of course, Cano’s been on the bench all game so …
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
2 down
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 26, 2008 5:58 PM EDT reply actions
Thanks for keeping Sowers in, Wedgie! You douche.
"Albert Belle blooped the ball over the fence." -- Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox after Game 5 of the 1995 World Series
No way you can blame Wedge for that. Blame Dellucci’s terrible dive.
Despite all of my best intentions, I have not, in fact, grown up to be a debaser.
Name a few that would….
Winning Formula: Long fly ball... Deep ______ Field... Awaaaayyyy back! Gone!
by Justin Higgins on Apr 26, 2008 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I just told my dad that as he swore at Dellucci. I can see the argument that he should’ve played it on a bounce though.
Winning Formula: Long fly ball... Deep ______ Field... Awaaaayyyy back! Gone!
by Justin Higgins on Apr 26, 2008 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Ya, uh huh…
Winning Formula: Long fly ball... Deep ______ Field... Awaaaayyyy back! Gone!
by Justin Higgins on Apr 26, 2008 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
All things considered—Sowers’ final line will reflect how well he pitched. Which is to say, fine, but not great.
Arguably, though, he pitched a bit better than the line suggests – Dellucci’s poor choice at defending that ball allowed 3 runs to come in. In all probability, it should be 1-2 runs. Sizemore talks about times of the game when you know to come in and take a chance or to back off and play it safe. That was a time when Dellucci should have played it safe and only give up 1-2 runs.
Therefore, while I think Sowers wasn’t outstanding, I certainly think he was a bit above-average, and certainly better than Kennedy, who was fortunate he only gave up 3 runs in my opinion – he was pretty much erratic all day, moreso than Sowers until that final inning.
Just my 2 cents – no offense.
The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.
Officially, I am retiring the “We Can’t Sign Bonds Because of Defense” argument.
Delluchi is brutal out there.
if looch takes a few steps BACK instead of diving sideways, he gets it soon enough for one – MAYBE two runs to score.
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.
not if you have a guy with a good arm out there
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.
Watching that ball again, I’m agreeing with Jay that it was impossible to play that on the bounce. It was tailing away.
Winning Formula: Long fly ball... Deep ______ Field... Awaaaayyyy back! Gone!
by Justin Higgins on Apr 26, 2008 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Two outs, they’re going on contact. Unless that’s Garko on 2d or something, that’s 2 runs almost every time.
Il faut d'abord durer.
You’re wrong, and you’re not in the same country as right.
Are you under the impression that DD could have charged that ball head on, fielded it on one hop, and then thrown home? Because only in that circumstance could he occasionally - and often not - gotten the runner at home. But this ball was tailing.
Especially with 2 outs – it’s quite likely 2 runs score, but that’s still better than 3 runs, which is why Dellucci should have played it “safe” there, but still, it’s a tie game and we face the Yankee bullpen – this game is still quite winnable.
Let’s Go Tribe! :-)
The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.
You guys are absolutely delusional.
Watch the replay later on. He’s running all out, dives, can’t get to the ball as it tails away from him.
Nobody runs faster than that baseball was traveling. If he “backs up,” he doesn’t come within two yards of the ball.
Meh, after the replay, I’m inclined to agree.
But Jay, I’ll say again: DD’s routes to the ball have been dreadful this week, so we’ve got some analysis based on previous results.
all because the poor yankee pitcher can’t throw a strike. i doubt bob feller ever complained about crap like that
There's always next year...and the next year...and the next year...
by HireRockyColavito on Apr 26, 2008 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
WOW
HATE THE BUNT
HATE THE HEAD-FIRST SLIDE INTO FIRST
LOVE ABACAB SAFE AT FIRST WITH BUNT SINGLE HEAD-FIRST SLIDE
we’re cleveland fans remember?
There's always next year...and the next year...and the next year...
by HireRockyColavito on Apr 26, 2008 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck
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by new zealand tribe fan on Apr 26, 2008 6:15 PM EDT reply actions
We are small balling with three innings to go against the Yankees. We are small balling against a pitcher who can’t throw strikes consistently. Wedge got what he deserved, eh?
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