Game Thread: May 21, 2008
by Ryan on May 21, 2008 8:01 PM EDT
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PrintCleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox, May 21, 2008 8:11 PM EDT
Cleveland at Chicago, 8:11 PM (STO)
Michael Aubrey gets another start, and gives the lineup that extra power presence that it's been lacking. Here's the batting lines of the hitters after Martinez:
.227/.312/.382
.225/.279/.430
.200/.200/.800 (SSS)
.228/.315/.378
.177/.270/.242
Sorry if you were eating while reading this.
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Throw Pronk in there at .221 and you have a regular Murderer’s Row!
Still an Ohio boy through and through!
by TribeLoverInNewYork on May 21, 2008 8:07 PM EDT reply actions
I put these notes in the other thread, but they belong here.
Weglarz “crushed” a ball to left center. (He’s a lefty)
Lake County sweeps a DH.
And Shapiro is in attendence in Akron watching Borowski, Huff, and Hodges. Huff throwing fine, but just gave up a HR and nearly a second one. And, for what it’s worth, Crowe is playing.
Minor league bats reawakening…good sign?
Wow…a K for Sizemore…what a surprise!!!!
Still an Ohio boy through and through!
by TribeLoverInNewYork on May 21, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions
I’ll take that atbat though. Solid approach.
by supermarioelia on May 21, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
OMG. Detroit has scored nine runs. NINE
I didn’t even know you were allowed to score that many IN A WEEK, let alone a GAME!!
But how many have they given up?
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 21, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. Huge big picture inning. No clue what that last atbat was.
by supermarioelia on May 21, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
[Peter Sellers] But I like to watch. [/PS]
by Julie on May 21, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sooo….what was the deal with the FanPosts today? Some quality content in there haha. Seems like every idiot decided to show up and make suggestions that we’ve only heard a million times. My favourite was when the one guy asked everyone to keep the conversation serious.
I appreciate his homeruns. In a purely aesthetic way.
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Is the baseball boyfriend position still available?
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 21, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
CC, Cliff and Fausto are grumbling under there breath… “Yeah, enjoy that run Byrd… you asshole…”
by gte619n on May 21, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
My research shows that there are no Giant Eagles in Fla.
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
The term originated way back when Hawk was a boy.
When there were stockboys in grocery stores who would reterive items for you that were high on the shelves – like cans of corn. They would pull them off the edge with a pole and catch them as they fell.
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
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by AngG on May 21, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
So, I just bought plane tickets to be in Costa Rica from Aug 4-13. What will I be missing in Cleveland Indians world?
good pitching, no runs
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 21, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I had the Hawk audio on while I ate dinner for the last 15 minutes, and I had no clue Aubrey went yard. What a guy.
Did you bring enough for the whole class?
by Julie on May 21, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No, but maybe if you hum a few bars, I can fake it.
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 21, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
But do you already have a particular fruit in mind?
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I die a little inside every time Hafner goes warning track on a meatball.
Regardless, we’re going to win tonight.
I’m feelin good too strangely. It was that first Grady atbat of the game that kinda cheered me up.
by supermarioelia on May 21, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Manning: “If Cliff Lee keeps it up, he’s going to have a very good year.”
Not said with a bit of “obviously” or “duh.” Just a serious bit of profundity from the Tan Man.
and because this discussion is no good without pics…
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
They’re trying to get a pinochle game started with Marte. Looking for a fouth.
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
Gutierrez is available.
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 21, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Mastny’s in Buffalo. It would be a long walk.
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 21, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it bad if I hoped that foul tip into the dugout would’ve hit Casey?
by gte619n on May 21, 2008 8:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
First, he has to swing at that pitch on 3-2. He has taken way too many called third strikes, and professional hitters feast on belt high pitches that are three inches off the plate.
Second, I’ve seen that pitch called a strike.
For Tom Glavine against a left-handed hitter in 1996, yes. You can’t seriously continue to say it was a strike. It was not. There’s no way.
Are you under the impression that every hitter should lay off every close non-strike? Swinging wasn’t the problem. At all. Not being able to hit offspeed is the problem. There’s no way he should be taking that pitch with regularity.
The assumption you’re trying to make on my behalf is both 1) a product of your imagination 2) not relevant to this discussion.
It was a good pitch in the sense that it was a 3-2 changeup. But outside the context, it was a ball. Give it up man. It was not on the plate, And it really wasn’t necessarily borderline. Watch it again after the game if you have mlb.tv.
And swinging is the problem, especially when not swinging is guaranteed to send you to first base. Watching fastball down the middle of the plate for strike three is an issue. But chasing balls is never a good tactic at the plate. And I’d venture to say that watching BORDERLINE pitches on a 3-2 count is better practice than swinging, considering a walk gets you to first base 100% of the time and putting the ball in play falls well below that.
Mike Pelfrey making a run at the high WHIP title
nice pitch count.
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
Buck up, folks! By my calculations, we should get our second run of the evening somewhere in the next two-four innings.
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Have to wake up bats!
How many games has Peralta played against Chicago? Their radio guys just noticed there’s and “h” in his name.
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
“peralta has a tremendous amount of ability” as he grounds out for the millionth time
There's always next year...and the next year...and the next year...
by HireRockyColavito on May 21, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply actions
Baby, if you’ve ever wondered. Wondered, what every became of me…
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 21, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish a folk singer would write a song about Casey Blake grounding out to the pitcher. I’d listen to that song all the time while sipping tea on my porch during the dog days of summer.
by hans on May 21, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
No kiddin eh….was a surprise to me too.
by supermarioelia on May 21, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
You see AsCab has to be able to fight off that pitch there, He did a good job avoiding the first few pitches that went for balls, but he’s got to be able to foul off a pitch or two when he’s at the two strike point, he could have worked that for a walk.
Not and no. Dellucci might have robbed a double.
by afh4 on May 21, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And another Indians player was able to run across home plate,,, I think that means good things, I forget for sure what they would call it, a ran? maybe
Thats sounds about right, he was safe at home plate, “safety”. Yes Two safeties#!!!!
by hans on May 21, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They crossed the plate. I vote we call them “platos.”
by Julie on May 21, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They have come out of the cave, scoring two platos.
I like it.
by Julie on May 21, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s when the small white sphere is hit over the tall fence.
by Julie on May 21, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did I miss a re-appearance of Pronk while my router was dead?
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Did he spike someone? Use a racial slur?
by gte619n on May 21, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
At the most important juncture of the game so far, the pitcher who doesn’t walk anybody walked the batter who never walks.
His being murdered is my fave conspiracy theory. They claim it’s suicide and he stabbed himself in the chest. c’mon.
I don’t know man, if a dude was going to stab himself in the heart in an act of suicide I think it would have been him which is incredibly sad, but also a testament to his art, the man was faking it.
Probably the best things about this Indians team is Nick Weglarz.
by afh4 on May 21, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
We could use a bench-clearing brawl. Hit the batter!
I tried to make Paul Reuschel my Avatar, but he didn't fit into the box.
by emd2k3 on May 21, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Manning: Umpire Apologist Extraordinaire.
I tried to make Paul Reuschel my Avatar, but he didn't fit into the box.
It’s amazing how quickly Byrd falls off though. He’ll be motoring, then nothing. Does he feel different? Can he anticipate it? I guess not, since we would hope he would come out voluntarily.
by supermarioelia on May 21, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22how+to+stab+yourself+to+death%22&btnG=Search
This is surprisingly unhelpful.
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Can we pick a National league team that’s winning big tomorrow night and just cheer for them?
by supermarioelia on May 21, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
How the hell did I end up back in here? I think I’m delirious…
by supermarioelia on May 21, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
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