Toronto @ Cleveland GameThread, May 12, 2008 8:05 PM EDT

we officially have a winning record

There's always next year...and the next year...and the next year...

by HireRockyColavito on May 12, 2008 6:47 PM EDT 0 recs

I can hear the playoff story now…. “This Cleveland Indians team struggled mightily in the month fo April, not even getting above .500 until May 12th. Now they are just 3 outs away from a world championship.”

by lesterjl on May 12, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

let’s play it safe:

"This Cleveland Indians team struggled mightily in the month fo April, not even getting above .500 until May 12th. Now they have won a world championship."

by gahnki on May 12, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

surely we’ll have a Marte sighting in game 2 of a doubleheader, right?

by ASP on May 12, 2008 6:57 PM EDT 0 recs

Yeah, Marte’s playing at third; ignore that lineup above. Vic’s at first.

by Fiddlesticks on May 12, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

Shannon Stewart is leading off for them? Really?

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:13 PM EDT 0 recs

Tyner is out there in left?

by Jeffrey R on May 12, 2008 7:13 PM EDT 0 recs

ryan’s gamethreads are sexier than jay’s.

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:14 PM EDT 0 recs

agreed

by gahnki on May 12, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

Gasp!

by SuddenSam on May 12, 2008 7:14 PM EDT 0 recs

Tyner playing at all angers me.

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:14 PM EDT 0 recs

FUCK TWINS BULLSHIT

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

He’s going to go 4-4 with four runs batted in.

Just watch.

by gahnki on May 12, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

remember that rivas game?

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

I remember A Rivas game where he did really well.

And I remember Jason Tyner hitting his first home run here into the bullpen.

Put two and two together and you get a tremendous game.

by gahnki on May 12, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

was the invasion game

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

by Gradyforpresident on May 12, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yes. Yes it does. Unbelievalbe.

by dgcambridge on May 12, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

Sipmly amaizng.

by dgcambridge on May 12, 2008 7:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

I argee.

by gahnki on May 12, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

wedge must have seen that the jays have marco scutaro DH’ing and batting 6th and thought he would even things up a bit, just to be nice

by mpstable on May 12, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

Marte makes a play!

by aufrank on May 12, 2008 7:15 PM EDT 0 recs

This doesn’t look like the same Cliff through 2 batters.

Yeah, that staement’s absurd on every level.

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:15 PM EDT 0 recs

he looks like fausto

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

indeed!

by macasson on May 12, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

Grady CF
Abacaba 2B
Peralta SS
Vic 1B
Gutz RF
Hafner DH
Shopp C
Tyner! LF
Marte 3B

by Fiddlesticks on May 12, 2008 7:15 PM EDT 0 recs

kangol alert

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:15 PM EDT 0 recs

Kangol alarm, no? Didn’t we have a system for this?

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

well, it was taped action. i think if that was live game excitement it would have been an alarm.

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

Ahh. Well played.

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

?

by aufrank on May 12, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

Luis Isaac is known to rock a kangol hat.

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

OK, so I went to Wikipedia to learn more about this “Luis Isaac”, and was delighted to discover that

He is well known for his large, well-groomed mustache.

Thanks, Wikipedia!

by aufrank on May 12, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up 0 recs

Who is he well known by for his mustache?

by gahnki on May 12, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

Doesn’t look like Cliff has the same command..

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

by jakesinger777 on May 12, 2008 7:16 PM EDT 0 recs

He commanded a DP, and the infield complied.

by Fiddlesticks on May 12, 2008 7:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

Tyner in front of Marte?

Really?

by gahnki on May 12, 2008 7:16 PM EDT 0 recs

Take it.

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:17 PM EDT 0 recs

Has this been posted yet? WIll Fanpost if not.
Cliff Notes: Lee’s road back to stardom was a short one

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 May 12, 2008 7:19 PM EDT 0 recs

I haven’t seen it.

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

haven’t seen it.

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

neither have i. and really, still haven’t. have read 2 paragraphs.

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 May 12, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

It’s pretty dull.

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

now that I fanposted it, I can read it.

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 May 12, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

good story….makes him seem like a great guy even though some on here think he’s a baby eating mass murderer.

by gahnki on May 12, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

pretty good… would be better for someone not an indians fan – in that we already know most of the stuff id said.

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 May 12, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

for those of us angry about tyner starting. think of it as his playing for garko. it made me feel better instantly.

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:19 PM EDT 0 recs

Then what’s Shoppach doing?

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

playing for jason micheals?

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

but seriously the back-up catcher always plays in a d-h

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

I really like the way Wedge has handled the lineup from game 1 to 2 except for Jason Tyner.

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:19 PM EDT 0 recs

just curl up with the remote… everything will be OK

by aufrank on May 12, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

Eh. I’m going to play basketball in a second anyway.

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

And before anyone tries to bring out the book on us:

Tyner vs. RHP: .654
Gutz vs. RHP: . .674

by dgcambridge on May 12, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

and to make matters worse, gutz is in the lineup too!

err, oops.

by dgcambridge on May 12, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up 0 recs

Greg Zaun looks like he could hang out with Sal Fasano. If you know what I mean.

HANG OUT

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:22 PM EDT 0 recs

yeah, he just has one of those haircuts.

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

one of THOSE haircuts.

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

not that there’s anything wrong with that?

by aufrank on May 12, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

If I get what your saying.

HAIR CUT

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

Another good swing from Astrocab?

by aufrank on May 12, 2008 7:23 PM EDT 0 recs

it looked pretty good. at least he didnt loop-swing that ball into a popup to left like it seems he’s done 100 times already

by mpstable on May 12, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

i just checked out the mood at the Jays SBN site, to see their thoughts at that powerhouse lineup being used in game2. we’ve got it easy.

But since the Jays haven’t scored over the last 2 games and in fact have only managed 1 run in the 3 games so far in this series, it doesn’t really matter what the lineup is, does it? Put it this way, to be watching the Jays at this point, you’ve got to have some pretty deep-seated emotional and/or mental issues

go get ‘em, cliffy!

by macasson on May 12, 2008 7:24 PM EDT 0 recs

I didn’t even know the Jays had a SBN site.

by gahnki on May 12, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

Every team does. I think.

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

wow, suicide watch over there.

by lesterjl on May 12, 2008 7:25 PM EDT 0 recs

twins losing by 3 after manny goes deep in the first.

by xrickx on May 12, 2008 7:26 PM EDT 0 recs

IS he at 500 yet?

by Roger Dorn on May 12, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

IIRC that would be #498.

by Fiddlesticks on May 12, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

I hear he strangled someone’s kitten after the hit. But that’s just Manny being Manny.

by aufrank on May 12, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

Cliff is good

by Roger Dorn on May 12, 2008 7:27 PM EDT 0 recs

yes.

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 May 12, 2008 7:28 PM EDT 0 recs

How in the hell did the Royals amass a 12 game losing streak against the Orioles?

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:28 PM EDT 0 recs

i’ll need to get a look at that situation from the panini cam

by Brick. on May 12, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up 1 recs

I don’t think anyone finds the words panini cam as funny as I do. I always imagine a hidden camera show where they catch people doing funny stuff by hiding a camera in a panini.

by afh4 on May 12, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up 0 recs