Game 126: Indians 4, Royals 2

by Ryan on Aug 26, 2009 5:47 PM EDT in Game Recaps

David Huff gave up two earned runs in six innings of work today, which will probably go down as one of his better outings of the year. Yeah, it came against one of the worst offenses in baseball, so there's some markdown for degree of difficulty.

(On a side note: what would Zack Greinke's stats look like if he had 3-4 starts against his own team?)

Matt LaPorta went 2-for-4 with a home run, so he's now collected at least one hit in each of his seven games since coming back. It's too bad it had to take Trevor Crowe getting hurt for the Indians to finally to call him up. No, I'm not all that devastated that Crowe is out.

With the series win against the Royals, the Indians have now gone almost two months since dropping a series to a losing team.

via www.fangraphs.com

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Highest WPA		Lowest WPA
Grady Sizemore	.191	Jhonny Peralta	-.146
Jamey Carroll	.179	Luis Valbuena	-.104
David Huff	.155	Asdrubal Cabrera	-.101

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Here is a recap: LaPorta rules!

by Roger Dorn on Aug 26, 2009 5:58 PM EDT reply actions

Why isn’t LaBomba on the WPA board?

There is a great need for a sarcasm font

by stuart dean on Aug 26, 2009 6:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

WPA is a cruel mistress. Solo shot in the 6th, only worth .132. Double in the 8th, already have a 4-2 lead, only worth .025. Two earlier PA deducted -.044.

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

by Jay on Aug 26, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn dirty apes!

There is a great need for a sarcasm font

by stuart dean on Aug 26, 2009 7:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Aw, great. We’ve got another A-Rod.

Just our rotten luck.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Aug 26, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I’ll request it again: anyone have time to listen in and see how Knapp does?

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_08_26_delafx_lcoafx_1

by dgcambridge on Aug 26, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions

Not looking sharp, judging from the box.

by bewwolv on Aug 26, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Carlos Santana goes yard (#21) in the third

by APV on Aug 26, 2009 7:16 PM EDT reply actions

21 is a lot.

by dgcambridge on Aug 26, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Last person to hit that many for Akron was Jon Van Every (27), in 2005. Before that, Victor Martinez (22) of course, in 2002.

by APV on Aug 26, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Barfield drew his 6th walk of the season today, in 260 ABs.

by dgcambridge on Aug 26, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

I was kind of surprised no one picked up Van Every after he was released by the Sox. He has the potential to be a Ludwick-lite type of success, if someone gives him a chance.

by Toxicadam on Aug 26, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I am going to start referring to Santana as just _ _______. Words don’t do him justice.

by bewwolv on Aug 26, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Choo deeply ponders why he’s so goddamn awesome.

by Cleveland Indians on Aug 26, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs

Pretty sure it’s the sideburns.

by Seattle Tribe Fan on Aug 26, 2009 10:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

What is the deal with his thumb?

Everybody should get ice cream every day.

by Joel D on Aug 27, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh wow. I’ve never noticed that before.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Aug 27, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Huff has the deadly inverted tilde in that picture.

by Brad D on Aug 26, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions

Surely his grandson will need Thommy John.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Aug 26, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions

is Jhonny performing the surgery? i’m confused by the spelling and worried that i’m missing some grand joke

by gorilla_baller on Aug 26, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ll be damned, I didn’t even realize I did that.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Aug 26, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions

We’ll see when the next time is that we let you near the juice.

This is Victor's home. Victor Jose, you too.

by westbrook on Aug 26, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Looks pretty much like a regular tilde to me.

Everybody should get ice cream every day.

by Joel D on Aug 27, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Matt Murton was DFA’d. If we want to contend, ever, he needs to be the centerpiece of this offense.

Man… I was wrong about him. So far.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Aug 26, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions

We already had Matt Murton. We traded him to the Phillies.

by Toxicadam on Aug 26, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, the guy who stole Jody’s playing time after we traded him.

This is Victor's home. Victor Jose, you too.

by westbrook on Aug 26, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Work in progress..

by Toxicadam on Aug 27, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions 7 recs

huge rec. I think we could do without the giant headshot. Maybe un-silhouette him.

This is Victor's home. Victor Jose, you too.

by westbrook on Aug 27, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Agreed. The colors are great, but the head is a bit much.

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Force quit and move to trash.

by vbc3 on Aug 27, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions

This is Victor's home. Victor Jose, you too.

by westbrook on Aug 27, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs

I want to Partay…

by Bernie19Kosar on Aug 27, 2009 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Nice, but please use it with a subject line so it can be closed. Someone on the board might be wearing a pacemaker.

"I can only root for fresh laundry. I HAVE STANDARDS AND A GOOD SENSE OF SMELL!" - Julie

by woodsmeister on Aug 27, 2009 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Yes yes and yes.

by Voltaire on Aug 27, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Also! If we’re gonna be using this regularly, 400K is gonna kill threads.

This is Victor's home. Victor Jose, you too.

by westbrook on Aug 27, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions

This one is 52k

http://i25.tinypic.com/178tg5.gif

by Toxicadam on Aug 27, 2009 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions

If we’re going to get the giant Zordon head, make it spin or something.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Aug 27, 2009 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions

And only team in AL Central over .500 since July 1

by palcal on Aug 27, 2009 1:04 AM EDT reply actions

Watched this game today. Huff’s line is a lot worse at the hands of any team not named the Royals. Huff has really sucked this year.

by joeee on Aug 27, 2009 2:35 AM EDT reply actions

Pretty harsh and semi true….but what have has actually been is “inexperienced” this year. The guy never really had any AAA time. Not to mention being shoved into an awful team. Really sucked might be a bit much.

by MooneysRebellion on Aug 27, 2009 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Huff had plenty of time in AAA. He has really sucked.

That doesn’t mean he sucks, or that he’ll always suck, but objectively, he has sucked pretty bad.

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

by Jay on Aug 27, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions

i’m hopeful for several reasons, but how soon until we start dumping him in the same stew as sowers? LHH’s are OPSing over 1.000 against him

all I wanna do is zoom-zoom-zoom-zoom and a boom-boom

by gorilla_baller on Aug 27, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions

He goes in the same pile with Sowers once he’s sucked three years in a row.

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

by Jay on Aug 27, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions

THIS

by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 27, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions

hopefully in the next three years rondon, carrasco, and a few other MiLers develop and are rotation worthy… especially if they throw harder than 90 mph, making this a moot point

all I wanna do is zoom-zoom-zoom-zoom and a boom-boom

by gorilla_baller on Aug 27, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

What is your ideal rotation for next season?

I think we have 7 guys that are interesting at the time being, Westbrook, Masterson, Laffey, Carmona, Carrasco, Rondon, and Huff. My best bet is that Rondon starts the year in AAA, and we are still hoping that Westbrook is even ready by then.

by Roger Dorn on Aug 27, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Ideally…

1. healthy Westbrook
2. Laffey
3. Good Carmona
4. Masterson who can get lefties out
5. Happesque Carrasco

This is Victor's home. Victor Jose, you too.

by westbrook on Aug 27, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Interesting.

I think its:
1.) Carmona
2.) Laffey
3.) Masterson
4.) Carrasco
5.) Rondon

to start the season. Huff looks a long way off at this point. Rondon will have 1/2 season at AAA and I think he could win a spot. I’m worried about Westbrook. Obviously, if he is healthy, he gets the top spot and everyone moves down a rung- Rondon to AAA.

by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 28, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Huff is not that far off. He has quality starts, just not enough of them.

by Jay on Aug 28, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m a big fan of Huff. I just think he looks prime to get passed by Carrasco and Rondon at the beginning of next season. That and I’m baffled by his bad peripherals. Specifically the K-rate is just so low compared to his minor league career/my expectations.

by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 28, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions

In fairness, Carrasco hasn’t done anything that Huff didn’t do a year ago. Rondon is different, because he’s so young. It seems highly probable that he’s the major talent of the three, but we also should be a little protective of him.

by Jay on Aug 28, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Huff pitched 120 innings at AAA before getting called up. That’s a fair amount of time for someone that went to college, putting up good performance numbers, and is thought to be a good prospect.

Huff has been a big disappointment for me, “really sucked” is appropriate enough.

Last year’s GB%, 50.9% has not been reproduced. In his 40 innings at AAA, it was 33.3% and in the majors, it’s 37.9%.

by ClarkM on Aug 27, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Any explanations from anyone? I had super high hopes for him. I was pretty easily able to differentiate Huff from Sowers. I thought he was the real deal.

What happened this year?

by Ryan Kelsey on Aug 27, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Weirdness with the GO/AO among Tribe pitchers: Fausto getting fly balls, Huff extreme fly ball pitcher. Aberration or coaching issue?

by odradek on Aug 27, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Are those the only two choices? If it’s not a SSS it’s something the coaches are doing?

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Aug 27, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I vote for poor execution.

by FredOx on Aug 27, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes. For the Royals it must have been a depressing loss, home series loser and I mean if you don’t hit Huff, then who are you going to hit?

by exer on Aug 27, 2009 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions

First client cancelled at work today, man I need an early weekend six pack

by hans on Aug 27, 2009 11:35 AM EDT reply actions

I just got an invitation to the 14th Annual Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference, wherein I learn that the former director of the California Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control is named Jerry Jolly.

by FredOx on Aug 27, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions