gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Aug 2, 2010 12:41pm
Big series for Boston. Realistically they need to take 3 out of 4 to keep pace with the Rays and Yankees, and probably need to sweep to gain any ground. Tribe fans, what team will Cleveland bring into Fenway? Honestly, will it be a bunch of AAA guys (cue joke about the team being that all year...)?
Regardless, would be nice to see Ellsbury take the field during this series (as his rehab is going well) and maybe even get some good news on Pedroia, who is finally running and fielding ground balls.
Little side story is, of course, Justin Masterson's return to Fenway. He dominated the Red Sox earlier this year in Cleveland to the tune of a 2-hit complete game shutout, but has been mediocre at best for the season as a whole.
Lackey vs Carmona, 8/2
Beckett vs ???? 8/3
Lester vs Masterson, 8/4
Matsuzaka vs Tomlin, 8/5
Regardless, would be nice to see Ellsbury take the field during this series (as his rehab is going well) and maybe even get some good news on Pedroia, who is finally running and fielding ground balls.
Little side story is, of course, Justin Masterson's return to Fenway. He dominated the Red Sox earlier this year in Cleveland to the tune of a 2-hit complete game shutout, but has been mediocre at best for the season as a whole.
Lackey vs Carmona, 8/2
Beckett vs ???? 8/3
Lester vs Masterson, 8/4
Matsuzaka vs Tomlin, 8/5
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tigerfan82
Posts: 342
Aug 2, 2010 2:12pm
tribe splits or takes 3 of 4 in this series!!!!!!!!!!!! kids are playing well.........
HitsRus
Posts: 9,206
Aug 2, 2010 2:25pm
Tribe will be lucky to split. There was a reason most of these guys were in AAA ball...inconsistency. And now they have no veterans to show them a good example. The "Monster" will affect the game too...rookie pitching, fielding and hitting will play to the home team's advantage.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Aug 2, 2010 2:30pm
Can someone list the roster...I need to learn their names...lol
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tigerfan82
Posts: 342
Aug 2, 2010 6:29pm
ah you young Tribe fans of the 90's......................welcome to the REAL tribe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Aug 2, 2010 6:33pm
Pitching match ups are not in our favor this series. A split would be a big accomplishment.
Should be interesting to see how Fausto bounces back tonight. He got roughed up pretty good a few days ago.
Should be interesting to see how Fausto bounces back tonight. He got roughed up pretty good a few days ago.
grodt
Posts: 1,588
Aug 2, 2010 7:10pm
Tonights Line-up:
Crowe-CF
Cabrera-SS
Choo-RF
Santana-C
LaPorta-1B
Brown-DH
Duncan-LF
Nix-3B
Donald-2B
Crowe-CF
Cabrera-SS
Choo-RF
Santana-C
LaPorta-1B
Brown-DH
Duncan-LF
Nix-3B
Donald-2B
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 2, 2010 7:13pm
no reason the tribe shouldn't sweep this series.
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Aug 2, 2010 7:41pm
Choo with a great catch. STO's replay sucked but it was an awesome catch.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 2, 2010 7:44pm
Brantley will back back up for this weekend now that Kearns is gone. He needs these 2 months of big league ABs.
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burt07
Posts: 600
Aug 2, 2010 7:54pm
I know they're going to bring him up but I almost wouldn't be mad if they kept Brantley down in AAA the rest of the season. Obviously there's a spot for him but it just remains pretty clear he isn't ready at the plate. I really like his eye for taking pitches but other than that just haven't seen much. But, whatever I guess.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 2, 2010 7:58pm
I don't think there's anything left for him in AAA though, he's hitting something like .400 since he was sent down and is .323 with a .401 OBP this year. I agree he has a lot to learn, reminds me of LaPorta last year. IRRC he really got hot at the end of the year once he was back up.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Aug 2, 2010 8:11pm
Go Team!!!
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burt07
Posts: 600
Aug 2, 2010 8:34pm
Yeah I had forgotten about the way he played when he came up last year. Like I said, it doesn't really hurt anything for him to come up anyway, just not seeing it yet. Hoping for the best though because I really like his game and obviously you want to see some results out of that CC trade.
BRF
Posts: 8,748
Aug 2, 2010 8:34pm
First off, thank you to gorocks99 for starting this thread. I remember watching Marco "SCOOT-ero" playing for the Aeros. He has done well in his MLB career. I didn't think that he would make it. Back then, he was known as "scu-TEAR-o. We up, though, after 4!
royal_k
Posts: 4,423
Aug 2, 2010 8:39pm
Slelly Duncan = Goat
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 2, 2010 8:44pm
was that Brown's first big league hit tonight?
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burt07
Posts: 600
Aug 2, 2010 8:47pm
Yes it was.
Crowe walks with the bases loaded in the 6th and it's 4-1 Tribe as they run off Lackey.
Crowe walks with the bases loaded in the 6th and it's 4-1 Tribe as they run off Lackey.
royal_k
Posts: 4,423
Aug 2, 2010 8:55pm
Nothing like a young hungry team.
That a boy Choo!!!!
6-1 Tribe
That a boy Choo!!!!
6-1 Tribe
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Aug 2, 2010 9:06pm
Fausto looking very good through 6. I hadnt realized that he warmed-up twice before the Yankees game and found out his best friend on the team (Peralta) was traded just 15 minutes before his warm-up. It would be pretty tough to pitch after that.
royal_k
Posts: 4,423
Aug 2, 2010 9:15pm
Laley23;439613 wrote:Fausto looking very good through 6. I hadnt realized that he warmed-up twice before the Yankees game and found out his best friend on the team (Peralta) was traded just 15 minutes before his warm-up. It would be pretty tough to pitch after that.
That would definately suck, and make it hard to pitch to your best ability.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Aug 2, 2010 9:24pm
Santana's ankle just got destroyed.
dazedconfused
Posts: 2,662
Aug 2, 2010 9:26pm
son of a bitch
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Aug 2, 2010 9:26pm
He got trucked for sure. But he's up and awake.
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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Aug 2, 2010 9:28pm
Ray Fosse revisited. Another smack down for Cleveland fans.