Cleveland @ New York GameThread, May 6, 2008 7:05 PM EDT

we can’t hit rookies, but we did all right against Pettitte last month

by palcal on May 6, 2008 6:23 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

NO. CLEVELAND NEW YORK
1. G. Sizemore, CF J. Damon, LF
2. J. Carroll, 2B D. Jeter, SS
3. V. Martinez, C B. Abreu, RF
4. R. Garko, 1B H. Matsui, DH
5. J. Peralta, SS J. Giambi, 1B
6. T. Hafner, DH M. Cabrera, CF
7. F. Gutierrez, RF R. Cano, 2B
8. B. Francisco, LF W. Betemit, 3B
9. A. Marte, 3B J. Molina, C

by JesseAK on May 6, 2008 6:24 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Oooh, both of our friends are at the bottom of the lineup!

Tribe fan from far, far away

by LGT Patrick on May 6, 2008 6:28 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Marte getting a start behind a groundball pitcher too.

by JesseAK on May 6, 2008 6:29 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

FREE AN…oh, uh, nevermind.

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Right now, I'll take .500 and run. I'm a cheap happy.

by vbc3 on May 6, 2008 6:29 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

It’s morning in America.

by SuddenSam on May 6, 2008 6:30 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

I call 3-4 runs off Pettite, easy.

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Right now, I'll take .500 and run. I'm a cheap happy.

by vbc3 on May 6, 2008 6:33 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Err, 5-6. Damn 10-key.

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Right now, I'll take .500 and run. I'm a cheap happy.

by vbc3 on May 6, 2008 6:42 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

MARTE!!!!

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

by Gradyforpresident on May 6, 2008 6:31 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

I love the pitching matchups for this series:

1. Bug Game II
2. Battle of the Undefeateds
3. Oldtimers Day

by SuddenSam on May 6, 2008 6:38 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Marte’s going to stink it up. When does the Hodges watch start?

by piersall on May 6, 2008 6:39 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

I started last year.

by oxforddave on May 6, 2008 6:44 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

If I’m going to have to admit to being Andy Marte Sr., then you sure as hell better pony up to being the father of some girl Marte fooled around with in the DR only to never call again.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 6:47 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

I was always the Cliff Lee apologist and got ridiculed for this last year. Hopefully the tables will turn and you will be the prescient one next year.

by oxforddave on May 6, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

I’m usually the idiot, but let’s hope things change.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 6:54 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Why the fuck is Wedge posting on LGT 20 minutes before gametime? Disgusting.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 6:46 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Would’ve been damn cool to see Droobs start in 2-hole too. That could’ve legitimately been our lineup for the next 3 years.

Nevertheless, a new era in Indians baseball begins tonight. Hop on the bus folks.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 6:41 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Jim Donovan just said Victor’s out with a stiff neck.

by amarie on May 6, 2008 6:42 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Ugh.

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Right now, I'll take .500 and run. I'm a cheap happy.

by vbc3 on May 6, 2008 6:44 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Dude can’t even DH. WTF.

by piersall on May 6, 2008 6:50 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Shoppach batting 8th

by palcal on May 6, 2008 6:49 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Ben batting 7th

by palcal on May 6, 2008 6:49 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

I just want to get this out of the way at the start: I can’t stand Jim Donovan. HIRE UNDERPANTS! Now I can relax.

by Fiddlesticks on May 6, 2008 6:50 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

I can’t stand Jim Donovan

AAAAAAAAMEN.

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 6, 2008 6:52 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

“HEY SPIKE HEY SPIKE WANNA GO BEAT UP A CAT SPIKE? SPIKE’S MY FRIEND COS HE’S SO BIG AND STRONG!!”

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Right now, I'll take .500 and run. I'm a cheap happy.

by vbc3 on May 6, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

We really lucked out facing Pettitte instead of the Moose tonight as far as lineup renovations go. No way Wedge would’ve benched Casey with his career numbers against Mussina.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 6:51 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

What a pansy

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 6:52 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

mario aren’t you excited about marte playing? it single handedly made my day 3x better

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

by Gradyforpresident on May 6, 2008 6:52 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

I haven’t been this pumped for a Tribe game all season. Season opener be damned.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Plus I’ve missed the past three game threads which has been a bit weird.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 6:54 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Wedge would like to play Marte more but right now going day-to-day, giving Blake some time to figure things out

by palcal on May 6, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

I can’t imagine the pressure Marte feels with every atbat up there, knowing the bullshit standard he’s being evaluated by.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 6:56 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

To expand on this a bit, say Marte goes 0-4 tonight and looks bad. Clearly Blake will get the start tomorrow, and even if he goes 0-4 against Wang, you know he gets the start in game 3 against Mussina with his career numbers. So one game of failure costs Marte two more starts. Yay for the default choice.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 6:58 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

I like to think that the decisions aren’t made day to day like that.

by dgcambridge on May 6, 2008 6:59 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

I would too, but welcome to your 2008 Cleveland Indians!

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 7:00 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

And if Marte sucks tonight and still gets a start tomorrow, I make Eric Wedge’s face my new desktop. Sorry jamootz.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 6:59 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Ryan Miller’s start today: 6 IP, 1 HR, 1 ground ball single, no other balls leaving the infield. 7 Ks, 3 BBs. Pestano with the save.

Our Captain offense is just plain old. But they did score three runs off 1 hit.

by dgcambridge on May 6, 2008 6:55 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Nick went 2-2 with a double and 2 walks last night.

Uhhh.

Yeah.

by afh4 on May 6, 2008 7:00 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Yep. The national attention is going to increase very soon. Man among boys.

by dgcambridge on May 6, 2008 7:01 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

He still hasn’t gotten his big expose on TSN or Sportsnet up here. Once that happens, let the hype-gates open. Errrr….open further.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 7:02 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Now OPSing .983 with 26 walks in 109 PAs.

by afh4 on May 6, 2008 7:01 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

He’s almost got the league lead. The only guy ahead is hitting .400+.

by dgcambridge on May 6, 2008 7:02 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Yeah it’s a joke. He’s only batting .313, which is great but not CRAZY.

I don’t want to jump the shark but since I jumped it 18 months ago with NICK THE STICK I’ll say it:

This shit is sustainable.

by afh4 on May 6, 2008 7:04 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

another few weeks of that and he’s due for a call up

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by Gradyforpresident on May 6, 2008 7:04 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Donovan says address like he says at bat.

Atriss / Atbitt

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 6, 2008 7:02 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

David Cone will tell us why Pettitte has been getting roughed up in the 5th inning

by palcal on May 6, 2008 7:03 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Okay, who’s got two thumbs, an MGD, and is excited not to watch the old dudes? Ah-this guy.

by fleerdon on May 6, 2008 7:04 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Sizemore
Carroll
Peralta
Garko
Gutierrez
Hafner
Francisco
Shoppach
Marte

by fleerdon on May 6, 2008 7:05 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Wait, Weglarz is of native descent?

Here’s a quote from his draft-day article from the Toronto Sun:

“Dad, dad! Nick is going to be an Indian!” the daughter said excitedly.
“He already is one,” Rick Marriott [grandfather] said, never breaking stride.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 7:06 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Here’s the whole article for those who haven’t seen it before. Pretty darn cool they were singing “Cleveland Rocks”.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

thanks.

by dgcambridge on May 6, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

dude i love weglarz. i am so excited for 2010

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

by Gradyforpresident on May 6, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

I will read that article every day.

by dgcambridge on May 6, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

That’s great. If I read it before, I forgot about it.

by Jay on May 6, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Throw us a link.

by dgcambridge on May 6, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come.

Please take fear from bats!

by cclemens31 on May 6, 2008 7:07 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Solid inning…

by mjschaefer on May 6, 2008 7:13 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Crickets tonight, or what?

by fleerdon on May 6, 2008 7:13 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

I think all the pregame hype tired us out a bit.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Waiting for improved offense to show up.

Tribe fan from far, far away

by LGT Patrick on May 6, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

How about Fausto coming in and just mowing them down? I’d be ok with that

Fingers crossed, but breathing normally

by Chief WaDrew on May 6, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

oh shit i was reading primary results

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by Gradyforpresident on May 6, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

You crazy Americanos and your primaries. Up here we just have the party conventions where only superdelegates vote. The public be damned. But it does save a shitload of money.

by supermarioelia on May 6, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

This team looks GOOD!

by afh4 on May 6, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

1) Make a little more room on the Weglarz bandwagon.
2) I’m happy as hell that Marte’s in. Photoshop forthcoming.
3) Game face is on.
4) God I HATE the Yankees. Year in, year out.

by jhon on May 6, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs