Game Thread: Indians vs. Padres, March 25

by FredOx on Mar 25, 2009 4:16 PM EDT

It's Spring in Arizona, and I hear they're playing more baseball. Lineups per the PD, as Castro is off gallivanting somewhere:

Indians (8-14-2): CF Grady Sizemore, 2B Asdrubal Cabrera, DH Travis Hafner, SS Jhonny Peralta, RF Ryan Garko, C Kelly Shoppach, 1B Tony Graffanino, 3B Andy Marte, LF Trevor Crowe and RHP Carl Pavano.

Padres (5-16-3): CF Jody Gerut, 2B David Eckstein, RF Brian Giles, 1B Adrian Gonzalez, DH Cliff Floyd, LF Chase Headley, 3B Edgar Gonzalez, C Henry Blanco, SS Luis Rodriguez and RHP Kevin Correia.

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Tribe up 2-0 in the bottom of the first. I tuned in for the bottom of the first so I don’t know how they scored.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions

Missed the top of the first, but looks like single for Grady, triple for Asdrubal, single for Hafner scored 2 runs. GIDP Peralta and some sort of out for Garko.

by FredOx on Mar 25, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions

Garko flied out to right.

by ClarkM on Mar 25, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions

droobs has become a tripple machine

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Pronk with 2 RBI? Cats and dogs sleeping together, mass hysteria.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions

Only one right now, Grady was driven in by Cabrera & then Hafner drove him in.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Whew! Didn’t want to have my worldview challenged before dinner today.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Pavano gets a K, gives up a single, a flyout where the runner tags, and a grounder to first.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions

Interview with Scott Lewis on radio now.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions

Sounds like Lewis broke the news to Schwab during the interview.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Rosenhaus rides nobly to his defense

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions

That was some noble riding.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m not sure if these announcers (Padres crew) know what they are talking about, but they really like Pavano’s changeup.

by ClarkM on Mar 25, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions

Are you listening to the mlb.com audio or the xprs audio?

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions

mlb.com

by ClarkM on Mar 25, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Sadly, the mlb.com guys are the Indians guys. I think it’s Mark Schwab &.. some other dude.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Jim Rosenhaus. Yes, they’re Indians guys.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s what I thought.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions

It would’ve been strange if the Padres color guy broke The Scott Lewis Story. It’d be even stranger if he called it “the biggest story of the spring, other than Adam Miller”

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m listening to the Padres Radio network. I got them by clicking on the audio on mlb.com. Must not be the same for everyone.

by ClarkM on Mar 25, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

You should have two options, one of which is the Padres’ feed, the other labeled “mlb.com”

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I see this now. Thanks, but I think I might stick with these guys.

by ClarkM on Mar 25, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey, Jerry Coleman’s a Hall of Famer

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions

“Winfield goes back to the wall, he hits his head on the wall and it rolls off! It’s rolling all the way back to second base. This is a terrible thing for the Padres.” -Jerry Coleman

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

What kind of AB did Hafner have? Where did his hit drop/land?

Tribe in '09!!

by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 25, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions

Just a liner/grounder to the right side. Didn’t sound like anything special. These announcers aren’t the most insightful, so I’m not even sure if the Padres were playing the shift or anything.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions

alomar
giles
gonzalez

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 4:32 PM EDT reply actions

can’t think of the other 3

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Just Googled a bit, Tony & Chris Gwynn are another set.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Dimaggio.

by ClarkM on Mar 25, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Nah, we’re just talking about the Padres after some reference the Indians’ radio guys made to them having a lot of brother tandems.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I see. That’s impressive.

by ClarkM on Mar 25, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

The Pirates have had eight pair:

Carson & Lyle Bigbee
Harry & Howie Camnitz
Gene & George Freese
Adam & Andy LaRoche
Johnny & Phil Morrison
Eddie & Johnny O’Brien
Elmer & Johnny Riddle
Lloyd & Paul Waner

by FredOx on Mar 25, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Big Poison and Little Poison.

by odradek on Mar 25, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Apparently, Nate Robertson sprained his thumb today. Not sure if it’s serious, but it is his pitching hand.

by ClarkM on Mar 25, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

Cut it off!

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

isn’t this good news for the tigers?

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Nah, I think he’s capable of pitching decent for them this year.

by ClarkM on Mar 25, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Not without his thumb.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I know his brother. Not a major leaguer, though.

by jefftribe on Mar 25, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions

thafner popup

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

PronkPop

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

Hafner up. Sizemore and Cabrera on base.One out. 3-1 count. Pops it up.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

jhonny hit

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

RhBI Singhle!

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

Jhonny works the count 3-1. Line drive rbi brings in Sizemore from second.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

Schwab – “Ryan Garko hasn’t hit a home run yet and nobody’s noticed.”

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions

I guess my spring training calendar that is filling up with “games that Garko has not hit a homer” doesn’t qualify me as noticing.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

garko K

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions

GarKo.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

clever

by Voltaire on Mar 25, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I just understood your avatar.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 25, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions

It probably would have been easier had I not flipped it in addition to rotating it.

by Voltaire on Mar 25, 2009 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Blanco with a solo HR off of Pavano.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions

Henry Blanco now has 2 more home runs that Pronk and GarKo.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions

In 8 at-bats.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Blanco goes yard on Pavano. Solo shot.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 4:52 PM EDT reply actions

Oh, Carl.

by FredOx on Mar 25, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions

Good christ.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions

Laffey named number 3 starter

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions

Pavano named Keeping Laffey’s Rotation Spot Warm Guy.

by FredOx on Mar 25, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously, I’m terrified of Pavano making his first start in Texas. It might be a mercy rule situation.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Garko = unnatural/natural outfielder.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions

David Eckstein outgrits Carl Pavano/\

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions

Pavano is locked in on Padres bats. He keeps hitting them squarely on the sweet spot.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions

at least now he’s throwing plenty of balls.

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 4:58 PM EDT reply actions

Garko’s getting some good practice out there.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions

Zachson must be sitting on the bench, quietly thinking about what part of Cleveland he’d like to get an apartment in.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions

Shoppach with a base hit to lead off the 4th.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions

Marte up.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions

And now he too has more home runs than Hafner & Garko.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s Marte March Madness! Marte Gras.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Marte smash!

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

Wow.

by FredOx on Mar 25, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

MARTAY BOMB

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

That sounded nice.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

PARTAY

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

it feels like 2008 all over again!

by Voltaire on Mar 25, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh God don’t say that

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Marte hits a two run homer to left center. Tear.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:05 PM EDT reply actions

Marte named DH

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:06 PM EDT reply actions

Just putting it in a quote box doesn’t make it true.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

NickFantana is Paul Hoynes

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s got a point, Nick

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I can disprove this. If Paul Hoynes ever did a FanShot here, he’d get a lot more comments than I ever do.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Sizemore flies out to Gerut.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:07 PM EDT reply actions

This broke my brain.

by Voltaire on Mar 25, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s a crazy game this Beisbol.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I though the announcer said “Chase Utley” and I was alarmed for a moment.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions

Pavano appears to have found it again. Zachson begins thinking about where in Columbus he should get an apartment.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions

How about if he just gets an apartment in Mansfied?

by passed ball on Mar 25, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Because he still has some sanity.

by Voltaire on Mar 25, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Pavano with a relatively trouble free inning. Indians coming up again.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:16 PM EDT reply actions

Pronk gets the ball to the outfield on the fly. Left fielder catches it.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions

on the fly.

i guess that’s something.

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

He obviously doesn’t want to detract from Marte’s shining moment.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I didn’t turn the game on to listen to Schwab discuss meteorology.

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions

better than OSU jabber

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Peralta gets a single. 2- 3 today.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:21 PM EDT reply actions

I will not survive in the real world. I was given a task yesterday with no deadline and no ASAP request. I did it today and was yelled at for turning it in four hours late.

by Voltaire on Mar 25, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

By which I mean I won’t survive because my response was “Sucks to be you, doesn’t it?”

by Voltaire on Mar 25, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions

always ask “when do you want this”

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions

The tragic lesson learned too late. I should have clung to what I had.

by Voltaire on Mar 25, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

DROOBS!

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

DROOBS!

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

Asdrubal makes a very nice play… If we are to believe the broadcast. And I do.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

Eckstein grits out another single.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions

Mets ranked No. 5 at FanGraphs. Indians Top 4 (and all AL teams Top 4). My guess on the Final 4 rankings:

4. Tribe
3. D-Rays
2. Yankees
1. Red Sox

by TheDanimal on Mar 25, 2009 5:29 PM EDT reply actions

I don’t know how anyone could put the Yankees above any of those three teams.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

By which I mean, their position players are aging and overrated, their farm system not so great, their ownership crazy, and Cashman only a good GM because he has insane resources.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Their being overrated has no bearing on their raw quality.

I assume that major league talent is being rated on a 2009-only basis, and on that basis, the Yankees are in a commanding position with their new signings. Remember, those guys (and their contracts) will never look better than they do now.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 25, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s either Indians or Red Sox 1-2.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions

income stream. the yankees just have so much money, and they’re about to get more from the new stadium. they’re playing a different game than the indians and rays, and pretty much a different game from boston, too.

by TheDanimal on Mar 25, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, but how does that make them a better franchise, at all? It makes them richer, not smarter, and I’ve got to believe FanGraphs places more value on the latter.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

i thought the idea of best franchise is which franchise is going to have the best chance of winning in the near-to-mid-range future. being that much richer than everyone else almost gives them a different category, like their farm system includes every other teams’ best unsigned players.

by TheDanimal on Mar 25, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I think that is how they’re doing it. It’s based on how happy their fans should be about the club at this moment.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 25, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

when does the current CBA run out?

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I think the economic environment has put a real crimp in those new stadium revenues.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 25, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

i’m really wondering what the downturn is going to mean for the Rays. Tampa is a wasteland right now. they had trouble getting fans before, now the unemployment rate there is 12 percent and people are just walking out of mortgages and moving. although maybe those weren’t the people who would have gone to games anyway. who knows?

by TheDanimal on Mar 25, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

4 NYY
3 TB
2 BOS
1 CLE

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions

gotta think boston will be #1.

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions

wait. you’re just trying to get me off your hoynes scent aren’t you?

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions

This is a sentence I never expected to have addressed towards me.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions

ewww

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Mar 25, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 25, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe the most interesting grade the Indians will get will be Ownership. I would not be surprised to see a B or B+ or even higher grade.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Interesting, of course, to the idiot Cleveland.com’ers who don’t read FanGraphs, but still.

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I think they get an A, at a minimum.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

They have been critical of other ownership groups for being too involved in baseball operations. In that respect, I’m sure the Indians will get an “A,” but I don’t know if that’s the whole of the criteria.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 25, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

i think market size is another consideration in ownership, because of how much it affects the ability to generate revenue.

by TheDanimal on Mar 25, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Eckstein gets a base hit. Lifted for a pinch runner. Giles up. Lines out to Astrocab.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

The olympic runners not sliding head first thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVN5PjmaDs

it’s because it hurts, not because it isn’t faster.

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

I’m so glad we got resolution on this.

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I am not watching 8 minutes of track. Where should I ff to?

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 25, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

the last bit

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

went to 6:47

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 25, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

saw the replay – yawn. What’s up with all the kissing, hugging and hand-waving?

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 25, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Crowe with an RBI triple.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions

This doesn’t excite me nearly as much as Droobz’s third of the spring.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 25, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

This is so going to be the Year of the Bavisi

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Speaking of which, I’m curious as to when Choo comes back to camp. Anyone know?

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s supposed to be in the lineup on Thursday, I think

Tribe in '09!!

by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 25, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

What’s going on with Grady?

Tribe in '09!!

by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 25, 2009 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

Don’t say that without more details.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 25, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Okay, what’s going on with Grady’s AB?

Tribe in '09!!

by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 25, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I guarantee you if20062000 only means what’s up with this specific small sample size performance in a meaningless Spring Training game. I recommend ignoring if20062000.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought maybe he was hobbling around or something.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Mar 25, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I know, I just wanted to be clear so you didn’t waste any time worrying or arguing.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I was hoping for an update, because the boxscore was doing nothing

Tribe in '09!!

by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 25, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions

My apologies.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

who put the cheerios in your mustache, hoynes?

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions

My kids. You know them as cleveland.com posters.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

So I guess we’re happy with Pavano’s performance? I’m interested in Adam’s take if he was the same all six innings or if his one bad inning was truly an aberration.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions

Why isn’t Adam twatting his reactions to the game?

by cleveland teamer on Mar 25, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Hafner goes the other way to beat the shift, that’s good. 2-3 today.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:55 PM EDT reply actions

2/4 according to the box score and announcers

by JRontherim on Mar 25, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m Paul Hoynes!

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Sir, I served with Paul Hoynes; I know Paul Hoynes; Paul Hoynes is a friend of mine. Sir, you’re no Paul Hoynes.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Tell Brick and MTF.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Why the hell would I take Manoloff’s word for it?

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Did Hafner just get another hit?

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 5:55 PM EDT reply actions

That’ll do Pronk, that’ll do….

by JRontherim on Mar 25, 2009 5:55 PM EDT reply actions

Want extra-base Pronk.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 25, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions

Baby steps?

by RD74 on Mar 25, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, he’s depressing the crap out of me right now.

by tabler84 on Mar 25, 2009 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I remember when I could say: “Pronk, yeah he’s kind of a big deal.”

by RD74 on Mar 25, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions

enema pronk?

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Have some chocolate. That should help you feel better.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

by JRontherim on Mar 25, 2009 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions

True to form, Pronk is kinda soft & tender now, isn’t he?

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I was going to make that connection and then realized how depressed it made me. And then I realized I want some beef jerky.

by JRontherim on Mar 25, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions

man, those things are the kiss of death. so is having an area of the jake named after you. you end up with these degenerative conditions that cut your career short.

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I bought a whole box of those chocolate bars two years ago; Boy , they sure were good. Then.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Albert’s Alley, the Ford Home Run Porch…

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Charbonau City!

Frankly, I don't contribute much.

by emd2k3 on Mar 26, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Charboneau City.

Frankly, I don't contribute much.

by emd2k3 on Mar 26, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Romero at SS, Valdez at 2B, LOMBARD BABY in RF. He is going to make this team.

by JRontherim on Mar 25, 2009 6:03 PM EDT reply actions

Jody Gerut…

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:03 PM EDT reply actions

Marte with the error, boo.

DISCLAIMER: I may be bitter.

by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:05 PM EDT reply actions

Marte nullifying earlier heroics. Nice.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:05 PM EDT reply actions

Anyone sees Marte’s error yesterday? It was pathetic.

Ben Francisco's only fan on LGT

by Toxicadam on Mar 25, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions

rec.

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Very.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions

More errors :/

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:08 PM EDT reply actions

Why George Lombard, why!?

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:08 PM EDT reply actions

don’t blame the (not) white guy.

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions

The man is slugging 3.000 He is a legend.

by JRontherim on Mar 25, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s no Calvin Pickering.

Frankly, I don't contribute much.

by emd2k3 on Mar 26, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Shoppach: All

by Brick. on Mar 25, 2009 6:12 PM EDT reply actions

Shoppach with a homer, sounds like he destroyed it.

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:12 PM EDT reply actions

Is anyone getting blocked from listening to this game? It’s saying to me that I need to upgrade to MLB.tv premium.

by Ryan on Mar 25, 2009 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

Still working for me.

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions

hmm, this is weird.

by Ryan on Mar 25, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I occasionally get a message like that… It usually means that I have to close and reopen my browser. I don’t know why it does that.

by Logodaedalus on Mar 25, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Shoppach shows how it’s done. Major Yardage.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

I gotta say, Ivan Nova is an awesome name. Kinda sounds like he’d be a villain in a superhero movie.

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Life is such a fantasy, can you live the fantasy life?

Master lyricist.

Frankly, I don't contribute much.

by emd2k3 on Mar 26, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions

His brother Avon, though palindromic, is not nearly as badass.

by Logodaedalus on Mar 25, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions

See this is not even a joke. It’s 100% dork. Come on, man, you know the difference.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 25, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Aw, c’mon… He goes around selling makeup, door-to-door….

by Logodaedalus on Mar 25, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Marte looking for redemption.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions

Denied.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Trevor Crowe also hits one out, “may have left the complex” say the radio guys.

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:18 PM EDT reply actions

My favorite reaction to this by them: “Good grief!”

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Crowe hits a long ball completely out of the ballpark.

by JimmyAB on Mar 25, 2009 6:18 PM EDT reply actions

I thought Lombard took over for Crowe? JW

Tribe in '09!!

by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 25, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I think Lombard took over in right & Crowe’s in CF for Grady.

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

In the MLB box score, it says Josh Barfield took over for Sizemore

Tribe in '09!!

by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 25, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah, they just fixed the box score. Lombard took over for Garko in RF, Crowe’s still in LF. Confusing!

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Huh, that is confusing. The box score has Lombard taking Crowe’s spot in RF, but the announcers were both saying that Crowe had hit that homer.

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I’d say that these guys might’ve confused Lombard & Crowe (that is, Lombard actually hit that one out), but you’d think they’d notice because Lombard has a.. uh.. darker complexion than Crowe.

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Box score now has Crowe in Left, Barfield in Center and Lombard in Right

by JRontherim on Mar 25, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

That clears a lot of things up

Tribe in '09!!

by indiansfan20062000 on Mar 25, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

So who hit the damned HR?

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on Mar 25, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

It really was Crowe.

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions

HE WHAT??? Who’s next, Tony Sipp?

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Mar 25, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Joe Smith on for the Tribe.

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by zempf on Mar 25, 2009 6:23 PM EDT reply actions

These…announcers…

by JRontherim on Mar 25, 2009 6:29 PM EDT reply actions

I just can’t get that into it without Hammy

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Like, I know he can be inane and everything, but I know his inanity

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Ok…so I was sitting right behind Shapiro and Antonetti in the 2nd row for today’s game…I’ll post my reactions in a little bit

by APV on Mar 25, 2009 7:03 PM EDT reply actions

I’m glad this happened to one of our more restrained members.

by NickFantana on Mar 25, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I would have demanded they get drunk with me

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions

And then posted the hilariousness …

“Antonetti, after seven Budweisers, not-so-casually grabbed my shirt and slurred out, ’Fausto is going to win the Cy Young. Groundballs, baby. Groundballs.”

So 2009.

by Gradyforpresident on Mar 25, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions