Game Thread: May 25, 2008
by Ryan
on May 25, 2008 2:18 PM EDT
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Texas Rangers @ Cleveland Indians
Texas at Cleveland, 1:05 PM (WKYC)
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This is getting to be the most depressing part of every day for me.
The only players who have played in our last 9 games: Grady, BenFran…..and Casey Blake. Haha and he’s totally earned it too. Over his past 8 games: 3-23, .130 avg, .259 obp, .130 slg….yeah I’d say a 389 OBP warrants this treatment.
by supermarioelia on May 25, 2008 12:47 PM EDT 0 recs
and what … 2 errors?
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on
May 25, 2008 12:53 PM EDT
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But that was such a cool unnecessary spin he did last night!
by supermarioelia on
May 25, 2008 12:58 PM EDT
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at least he isn’t batting second. i was sure that in wedge’s mind, blake hitting 2 last night was the chief explanation for the end of the losing streak.
by mpstable on
May 25, 2008 12:58 PM EDT
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To me, the best argument in favor of playing Marte, the one that really doesn’t have a contra, is that Casey Blake - straight up - he’s not a major league starter anymore. Just isn’t. I’m beginning to wonder if he’s even a super-ute guy. I mean, yeah, he can play the corners, but he’s got to hit like he sort of belongs at at least ONE of them, right? If he can’t play a skill position, on a team with a legit 3-position outfielder and like 5 first basemen, do we really need him? For anything?
by fleerdon on
May 25, 2008 1:03 PM EDT
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If this somehow drags on until August, I’m nabbing a press pass for the Jays-Indians series, and Wedge will hear my wrath.
by supermarioelia on
May 25, 2008 1:06 PM EDT
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This would be awesome, but I’m pretty sure your head would explode well before August if this continues.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on
May 25, 2008 1:36 PM EDT
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It really is personal. There simply is no other reason.
by SuddenSam on
May 25, 2008 1:09 PM EDT
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Ah yes yes….my bad…geeez yelling that made me exaggerate Blake’s numbers by accident.
by supermarioelia on
May 25, 2008 1:39 PM EDT
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Good News Dept.
This guy starting for TEX gave up 9 runs in just over 2 innings in his last (and only) start.
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
by westbrook on May 25, 2008 12:55 PM EDT 0 recs
And CC has worked his way into the top FORTY in AL ERA!
by Denver Tribe Fan on
May 25, 2008 1:00 PM EDT
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Well, I guess Frank could be a whale of a fourth outfielder. I just had higher hopes.
by fleerdon on May 25, 2008 12:58 PM EDT 0 recs
At the moment, it seems to me that Frank and Dave are multi-position platooning, with Grady and Ben playing full-time. I’m calling Frank “fourth” in the sense that Michaels was fourth.
by fleerdon on
May 25, 2008 1:14 PM EDT
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Sizemore
BenFran
Pronk
VMart
Aubrey
Jhonny
Dellucci
Blake
Asdrubal
I like this lineup (given our offense, that is). Was I the only one secretly hoping for Wedge to switch VMart and BenFran in the order? Besides speed, Victor would be a nice guy to bat behind Grady
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on May 25, 2008 1:01 PM EDT 0 recs
Yeah I agree with this…might as well put BenFran’s slugging to use.
by supermarioelia on
May 25, 2008 1:04 PM EDT
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Eeeeh, as much as it pains me to say it, Victor sans slugging is not really a top- or meat-of-the-order hitter, because he can’t run. That’s not to say he’s never going to slug again, but if just two or three more guys were playing in the neighborhood of their career lines, I think Vic would be a candidate to get bumped down.
by fleerdon on
May 25, 2008 1:06 PM EDT
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CC has been really good in the past month, by the way (43.1 IP, 8ER, 51K)
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on May 25, 2008 1:06 PM EDT 0 recs
He’s looking really good today so far, too. He’s placing his fastball extremely well.
by inferno on
May 25, 2008 1:10 PM EDT
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Not really – I’m still convinced he’s the best pitcher in the AL (nothing related to that inning, just my opinion overall)
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on
May 25, 2008 1:13 PM EDT
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Put your recs where your mouth is.
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on
May 25, 2008 1:09 PM EDT
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Speakin of Choo, what the heck is with his reverse splits so far? 1 for 16 on the season against righties, and 6 for 12 with a homer and a couple doubles against lefties. No way they bring him up if he can’t hit righties. Unless they plan on reverse platooning him and BenFran haha.
by supermarioelia on May 25, 2008 1:11 PM EDT 0 recs
If I remember right, Choo didn’t have much of an average split, but he had a really empty line against lefties.
by fleerdon on
May 25, 2008 1:13 PM EDT
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My open question of the week: How long is Garko’s leash? Do we really need two first basemen?
by fleerdon on May 25, 2008 1:11 PM EDT 0 recs
Sure can. I think he’s got at least one option left.
by fleerdon on
May 25, 2008 1:18 PM EDT
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Can someone please explain something about options to me? Neyer says this about options:
“One common misconception about the rules is that a player may only be “optioned out” three times. Actually, each player has three option years, and he can be sent up and down as many times as the club chooses within those three seasons.
When you hear that a player is “out of options,” that means he’s been on the 40-man roster during three different seasons, beginning with his fourth as a pro, and to be sent down again he’ll have to clear waivers.”
So when people say “one option left” do you mean this is the last season during which he can be sent down?
by Denver Tribe Fan on
May 25, 2008 1:21 PM EDT
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Sounds right to me..
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on
May 25, 2008 1:23 PM EDT
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So when people say "one option left" do you mean this is the last season during which he can be sent down?
Not exactly. It means he has one more season. It doesn’t have to be this year. Lee was optioned after he had been in the majors for four years.
This gets further complicated when the player has five full years of MLB service.
by SuddenSam on
May 25, 2008 1:40 PM EDT
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I have a feeling we’re sitting on a trade, of the multi-player type. Lots of signs pointing that way – Shap openly discussing it, obvious needs, logjams at several positions, fringe players out of options, a sense that the division is still winnable but there is something fundamentally wrong with this team…..
Yo never want to underestimate Shapiro’s ability to do nothing, of course, but I’m expecting some news.
by SuddenSam on
May 25, 2008 1:21 PM EDT
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Him talking about it leads me to believe there is nothing that’s going to happen.
by gahnki on
May 25, 2008 1:22 PM EDT
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Travis Hafner: Professional Hitter.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 25, 2008 1:20 PM EDT 0 recs
If he can figure out how to do that with some sort of consistency, teams would probably start taking the shift off, letting Hafner slowly break out of his slump…maybe?!
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on
May 25, 2008 1:22 PM EDT
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You can tell that with Victor’s swing he only seems to be hitting for singles, especially with the way he swung at that last ball. Seemed a lot like an Ichiro swing.
by inferno on
May 25, 2008 1:23 PM EDT
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Jhonny should be forbidden from swinging at the first pitch.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 25, 2008 1:24 PM EDT 0 recs
How cool is it that Aubrey is playing in Cleveland right now?
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on May 25, 2008 1:24 PM EDT 0 recs
That’s…what she said?
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on
May 25, 2008 1:26 PM EDT
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Are these the same announcers you guys get for every game???
I only get to see the weekend day games (live in Buffalo) on my cable, and only get these announcers. If I had to listen to them every game I would consider suicide.
by inferno on May 25, 2008 1:28 PM EDT 0 recs
Jim Donovan (the one with the girly voice) only does WKYC games, basically the Sunday day games. The rest of the week (on STO) his place is taken by the eloquent Matt Underwood. Manning we get all the time. Feel our pain.
"A good body with a dull brain is as cheap as life itself."
by Fiddlesticks on
May 25, 2008 1:29 PM EDT
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When I think it’s getting bad I just keep remembering ”..at least I’m not a white sox fan, at least I’m not a white sox fan..”
You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies have on a person
by jakesinger777 on
May 25, 2008 1:29 PM EDT
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Underwood only does home games, I think, which is all I get to hear of Tribe announcers since I watch MLB.tv. He’s bad.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on
May 25, 2008 1:29 PM EDT
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What Fiddlesticks said. I posted before I mentioned Donovan. Maybe I wanted to forget.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on
May 25, 2008 1:30 PM EDT
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Underwood is on the radio, too, right? If so, damn damn damn damn damnnnnnnnn
by inferno on
May 25, 2008 1:31 PM EDT
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Not any more. He left the radio team when STO was invented. The radio is Tom Hamilton and Mike Hegan; I don’t know who occupies Underwood’s old #3 position.
"A good body with a dull brain is as cheap as life itself."
by Fiddlesticks on
May 25, 2008 1:33 PM EDT
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Nobody occupies Underwood’s old #3 radio job- radio is now only Hammy and Hegan. And Underwood does all the TV games only on STO with Manning, not just home games.
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on
May 25, 2008 2:44 PM EDT
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He tripped over first base and fell over after getting thrown out. (Marlon, not Paul.)
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on
May 25, 2008 1:37 PM EDT
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Strained exterior hip muscle, I believe. Better than an interior, for whatever that is worth. He can maybe start playing catch in a week. All things considered, this might not be too bad, seeing as it might save his arm a bit. Of course, Laffey and Westbrook need to be strong, and the offense needs to get going.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on
May 25, 2008 1:41 PM EDT
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I understand that Asdrubal is really struggling, but I feel as though treating him like a pitcher isn’t going to help anything.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 25, 2008 1:40 PM EDT 0 recs
True, but I think a bunt in that situation is the right call. There is only one out now and here come our best hitters.
by inferno on
May 25, 2008 1:41 PM EDT
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Eh. I understand why you say that, I just feel like a bunt is almost never the right call, unless it’s extra innings or something. It’s the second inning on May 25. Let the kid hit.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on
May 25, 2008 1:42 PM EDT
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I think there are actually very few situations when a bunt is a good strategy.
by Denver Tribe Fan on
May 25, 2008 1:42 PM EDT
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If your going to Francisco be sure to not give up a grand slam….
by mjschaefer on May 25, 2008 1:42 PM EDT 0 recs
I love that Francisco took that pitch.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 25, 2008 1:43 PM EDT 0 recs
Damn. Nice play by the pitcher.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on May 25, 2008 1:43 PM EDT 0 recs
Slider on the inside part with the 2d pitch was strike 1.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on
May 25, 2008 1:44 PM EDT
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Manning made it sound like strike two was some sort of foul tip, but it looked to me like BenFran held up.
by supermarioelia on
May 25, 2008 1:47 PM EDT
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