Game Thread 2: May 5, 2009
by Ryan on May 5, 2009 2:22 PM EDT
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PrintBottom of the sixth, Indians 2-1.
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soooo…is he pitching around Lind, too?
by DontCallMeJoey on May 5, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
On GameDay, that pitch looks like it’s right in the middle of the plate, about belt-high.
Sometimes, I just like to b****.
How did Peralta not get to that?
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
That rookie has walked 60 guys in 185 minor league innings. Not a bad rate, but not good, either. Today, of course, he walked none. If the Indians would have been patient, Cecil wouldn’t have lasted five innings.
My best friend’s name is Troy Halladay.
/lie
by supermarioelia on May 5, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope we win
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Lined into.. centerfield.. and.. pause 3 seconds.. it’s going to.. pause 2 seconds be a base hit.
by zempf on May 5, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Go Vic
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on May 5, 2009 2:42 PM EDT reply actions
That was fucking awful
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 2:44 PM EDT reply actions
Take that
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on May 5, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions
Choo doesn’t like those breaking balls from the lefty
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions
I love the accountability demands on LGT. DECLARE YOUR OPINIONS AHEAD OF TIME!
by supermarioelia on May 5, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Wish LaPorta was up …
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions
Damn he was good
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
jhonny is fucking money
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
jHonny!!
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on May 5, 2009 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
It’s nice today by the looks of it. Haven’t been outside.
by supermarioelia on May 5, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
first pitch was close …
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions
I get the sense that we haven’t had a good ump behind the plate in a LONG time.
by Seattle Tribe Fan on May 5, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Way to go, Lyle Overbay.
This may or may not be the title of a independently-produce comedy.
Sometimes, I just like to b****.
I heard his dad is a florist. He could always work there and make money to put himself through school?
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
by mjschaefer on May 5, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Freakin’ Perez. I’m going to Quizno’s.
by dgcambridge on May 5, 2009 3:02 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
There is a Santa Claus, and he’s in Detroit on May 2nd
by Clevo's Finest on May 5, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Reyes stat line looks acceptable.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.
by westbrook on May 5, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Oops, that was the 7th. Apparently we’re broadening our sucking horizons.
by zempf on May 5, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Our pitches, coming into today’s game, ranked from highest leverage usage to lowest (at time of entering game):
Jensen Lewis: 2.42
Tony Sipp: 1.67
Kerry Wood: 1.57
R. Betancourt: 1.07
J. Smith: 1.06
R. Perez: 0.85
V. Chulk: 0.60
M. Kobayashi: 0.32
Wedge has no clue. If Lewis is the guy to get you out of the fire, then use him to put out the fire. This two-batter Chulk experiment is bullshit.
Crap, I’m going back to the Champions League
One day I'll get over to watch the Tribe play
by new zealand tribe fan on May 5, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions
Not that Lewis and Chulk have pitched well, but the decision to bring in Perez to protect a lead is simply baffling.
I guess the big question here is, who the hell else do we bring in? I don’t want them to overwork Sipp this early in the season, but the rest of our bullpen is total shit right now.
Wedge was trying the L-L matchup and it backfired because Perez is completely lost out there.
Sometimes, I just like to b****.
That’s the thing. I understand playing the matchup, but he simply cannot get anybody out. Let him figure it out in a meaningless game or send him to the minors.
And as Danimal mentions below, if you are using Sipp now, why not to start the inning?
yep
There is a Santa Claus, and he’s in Detroit on May 2nd
by Clevo's Finest on May 5, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve lost all anger. I’m just baffled now.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
2009 Cleveland Indians Bullpen Shoulder Patch
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by ShawnK on May 5, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Our bullpen: a soul-sucking black hole from which no light can escape.
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Force quit and move to trash.
and yet somehow it just bleeds base-runners and runs
by APV on May 5, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate always playing the second-guessing game, but with lefties coming up to start the inning and Sipp in the pen and Perez scuffling so badly right now, how do you not try Sipp before Perez?
Sometimes, I just like to b****.
Wedge is so fired.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
I don’t know how to pin this one on him. This bullpen is a disaster top to bottom.
Reflects more poorly on Shapiro.
Sometimes, I just like to b****.
This season will be over by June 1st if we don’t get new arms in there
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions
That ship’s whistle was the sound of Eric Wedge’s career leaving port.
by NickFantana on May 5, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
why not? our relievers have just done so
by oaksterdam on May 5, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know it’s hard to blame the manager for every reliever sucking. But starting the inning with Perez was a massive mistake. Wedge needs to realize that Raffy P is the worst pitcher on the team right now
i agree. it is on the relievers that they are sucking, but as the manager you need to know who to use and who NOT to use. wedge just doesn’t seem to get that.
actually, maybe it has to do with his “long season, everything averages out” philosophy. relievers don’t get the kind of playing time for that to work (small sample size, etc.). he has to go with who is hot and stay away from who is not (everyone).
Oh for Adam Miller
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions
“What they bitin’ on?”
“I hear they bitin’ on them high fastballs and flat sliders.”
“Well, hell. I got me a bunch of thems.”
by APV on May 5, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
At least we don’t have to watch the no doubles defense today.
by oxforddave on May 5, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Can we get a Circle of Death graphic
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions
One month into the season, pitchers and ERAs:
15.19 – Perez
7.20 – Wood
7.11 – Smith
5.93 – Lewis
5.79 – Jackson
4.15 – Masa
3.86 – Sipp
3.75 – Chulk
That, my friends, is a historically bad bullpen.
7.46 – Pavano
6.11 – Carmona
6.84 – Reyes
4.09 -Laffey
3.92 – Lee
That, my friends, is a rotation that forces you to use a pretty bad bullpen.
i am ready to jeopardize hector rondon’s development
by fleerdon on May 5, 2009 3:30 PM EDT reply actions
Let’s just give up on the year
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
My summer is already ruined.
Case of the beet bandit. Missing beets from all over the farm, no footprints. Inside job. Mose in socks. Boom. Case closed. -Dwight Schrute
Heh. I was (accidentally) informed by my brother the other day that my birthday gift this year will be a bunch of us going to the Cards game on June 14. I am kind of wondering now exactly what team I am going to see by the time this rolls around.
And, maybe, who will be running it.
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Force quit and move to trash.
So who can we trade for prospects?
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions
No, sure, No, No, maybe, God willing, Meh
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, we need the other guys for next year.
Next year. Right?
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry man, nobody wants garko. everybody’s got a garko.
by fleerdon on May 5, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
because we’re not a 5th grade girls’ broomball team
by fleerdon on May 5, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
i’d rather lose like men than win like twins
by fleerdon on May 5, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
there’s no such thing as getting antsy for consecutive bunts. it’s like getting antsy for a vow of chastity.
by fleerdon on May 5, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t even know what pitchers the Indians can call up?
I have to believe that any combination of new bodies will somehow do better than this. It might be time to make changes for the sake of making changes.
Jeremy Sowers vs. Rich Hill in a battle of “What the hell happened to these prospects?” game tonight.
Sometimes, I just like to b****.
Jeff Steve.. nevermind
There is a Santa Claus, and he’s in Detroit on May 2nd
by Clevo's Finest on May 5, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
These day games are killing me… it’s too early to get drunk
There is a Santa Claus, and he’s in Detroit on May 2nd
The worst part is, I was thinking during the first 7th inning rally, that it was SO nice to see them hitting the ball well but also having a fair bit of luck, thinking maybe they were going to get hot.
Wait a second… I was just reading my trusty Annual and it says that Perez had a much-improved second-half with a soaring K rate in 2008. He had proven that he was the man for many high-leverage innings for years to come.
What idiot wrote that…
What is wrong with our pen
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you hear Lewis has a deceptive changeup?
by fleerdon on May 5, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Deceptive because it reaches the stands faster than a changeup should
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Hey, so maybe Masa should have been in earlier
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions
Rob Neyer pretty cryptic on Grady in his chat today.
Low batting average, high strikeouts, declining walks…bah.
Ruined by Wedge.
Sometimes, I just like to b****.
by emd2k3 on May 5, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Frankly, I think Grady is really pressing right now. I think he might need a day off.
Sometimes, I just like to b****.
I knew we shouldn’t have called up prospect Swyne Floux.
by tabler84 on May 5, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The bullpen is obscuring how totally crap our rotation is. I mean, this game thread was practically giddy with a barely quality start today.
Reyes pitched really well. He gave up a couple cheap hits in his worst inning, and a few long flyouts early. However, he pitched well enough for the win, and that kind of performance we should take every time from him
Right, but that’s not the point. We’re all desperate for anything from our starters, so a decent start is like a perfect game. I mean, we need starters getting to the eighth inning. We need length.
DeRosa cannot wait on those breaking balls
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions
Player/Manager Victor Martinez?
Sometimes, I just like to b****.
by emd2k3 on May 5, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
There would be a lot more hugging and elaborate handshake rituals with Victor in charge. Just say’in.
by Seattle Tribe Fan on May 5, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
First pitch? Jesus Garko, mail it in some more
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions
Do you need to ask?
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
can we blame wedge for anything today, guys?
Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.
Here’s the thing about learning to love the pain. It never stops.
by fleerdon on May 5, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions
I mean, if this bullpen were like dating, we’d be the most sexually frustrated team in baseball
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions
Houston/Washington tied 10-10. I think the Redskins are going for the field goal to win.
Sometimes, I just like to b****.
Maybe because I was in class for the meltdown, but man does this piss me off.
Ben Francisco: An Outfielder only on baseball cards and roster sheets.
I’ve no motivation to do anything but stare at my monitor
Waiting for Rondon.
by Gradyforpresident on May 5, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions
I can picture Shapiro in a darkened office, head in his hands, a Collins glass full of Scotch & rocks sweating on the desk next to him, wondering how he got to this particular moment in his career.
Antonetti is slumped in a chair on the other side of the room staring blankly into space. Whenever he tries to speak Shapiro hisses “Don’t…..just…..don’t.”
The phone rings. They both glare at it but neither answers.
by Seattle Tribe Fan on May 5, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Nah, he’s already got PTSD, no gun required.
by Seattle Tribe Fan on May 6, 2009 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
We’ve got a lot of work to do if we want to get to Big Lebowski levels, people.
Sometimes, I just like to b****.
This team is turning me into a nihilist and I’ve always been partial to bowling….
by Seattle Tribe Fan on May 6, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
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