Archive Indians vs Royals Series Thread

OQB

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Apr 17, 2011 8:24pm

Battle of first place in the A.L. Central!!

Get it started!

Laley23

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Apr 17, 2011 8:27pm

I cannot wait til 7pm tomorrow. Havent looked forward to a series this much since 07 I dont think!

KR1245

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Apr 17, 2011 8:28pm

Go Tribe!

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devil1197

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Apr 17, 2011 8:34pm

I'd love to take 2 of 3.

Jeanmar Gomez will pitch on Tuesday, he has been solid for AAA this season.

Laley23

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Apr 17, 2011 8:38pm

devil1197;743314 wrote:I'd love to take 2 of 3.

Jeanmar Gomez will pitch on Tuesday, he has been solid for AAA this season.

Speaking of AAA....and I realize we wont see these guys this year. But what are the time tables for our recent picks, Alex White, Pomeranz, etc.??

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BR1986FB

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Apr 17, 2011 8:58pm

devil1197;743314 wrote:I'd love to take 2 of 3.

What about the 4th game?

OQB

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Apr 17, 2011 9:02pm

haha^^

We just need to keep playing good baseball and the wins will come.

BRF

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Apr 17, 2011 9:26pm

BRF checking in. Go Tribe!

dazedconfused

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Apr 17, 2011 9:55pm

i just love that i'm so into april baseball. usually with the cavs in the playoffs and the indians starting out slowly, i probably wouldn't truly invested in the tribe until about june or so

shook_17

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Apr 17, 2011 10:41pm

it feels good to have a winning team back in cleveland. hopefully they keep it rolling. the next two weeks are huge with a 4 game set with the royals and 3 game set with the twins, then back home for a 3 game set with the royals and then 4 games with the tigers. im looking forward to first pitch tomorrow. our offense is clicking and our pitching staff is lights out.

grodt

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Apr 17, 2011 11:00pm

Laley23;743318 wrote:Speaking of AAA....and I realize we wont see these guys this year. But what are the time tables for our recent picks, Alex White, Pomeranz, etc.??

Alex White we will probably see later this season. As for Pomeranz well he just had his 2nd/3rd start in A ball so it'll probably be a little bit longer for him. Maybe next year.

royal_k

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Apr 17, 2011 11:19pm

Pomeranz in 2 starts...11 inn 0.00 ERA 2 hits 17 SO 2 BB (Kinston)
White in 2 starts...11 inn 1.64 ERA 9 Hits 13 SO 3 BB (Columbus)

I don't think Pomeranz will be in Kinston very much longer.

like_that

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Apr 17, 2011 11:21pm

royal_k;743447 wrote:Pomeranz in 2 starts...11 inn 0.00 ERA 2 hits 17 SO 2 BB (Kinston)
White in 2 starts...11 inn 1.64 ERA 9 Hits 13 SO 3 BB (Columbus)

I don't think Pomeranz will be in Kinston very much longer.

That's pretty sick even if it is single A ball.

royal_k

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Apr 17, 2011 11:26pm

Pomeranz has a fastball that hits 95 consistantly and an above average curveball. They are working on his changeup. They want him to be able to throw all pitches in any count. It comes down to command. When he gets that, look out!

Laley23

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Apr 17, 2011 11:41pm

Everything I have read and heard is Pomeranz is the real deal. Has Elite Ace type stuff. I have yet to see anything but highlights though, so Im hoping he moves up to AAA soon.

OQB

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Apr 18, 2011 12:25am

shook_17;743426 wrote:it feels good to have a winning team back in cleveland. hopefully they keep it rolling. the next two weeks are huge with a 4 game set with the royals and 3 game set with the twins, then back home for a 3 game set with the royals and then 4 games with the tigers. im looking forward to first pitch tomorrow. our offense is clicking and our pitching staff is lights out.

This is the key right here!! We have to win 2/3 games or 3/4 games in each series to really seperate us in the AL Central.

I just hope we can get some more support for these guys.....10,000-15,000 fans at a home game won't cut it.

It's so nice to be happy in April....haha we actually have a reason to be excited and jump on the bandwagon.

GO TRIBE!!

iclfan2

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Apr 18, 2011 9:15am

dazedconfused;743403 wrote:i just love that i'm so into april baseball. usually with the cavs in the playoffs and the indians starting out slowly, i probably wouldn't truly invested in the tribe until about june or so

And by that time they are below .500. I agree though, I haven't been this excited this early, or in general, since the 07 season.

september63

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Apr 18, 2011 10:52am

devil1197;743314 wrote:I'd love to take 2 of 3.

Jeanmar Gomez will pitch on Tuesday, he has been solid for AAA this season.

Looks like Travis Buck will get sent down to AAA.

karen lotz

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Apr 18, 2011 11:20am

A great early season series. Two teams that came out of no where to sit at the top of the AL Central standings. These teams will be contending for my fandom over the next few days. The winner will win my loyalty until they get passed by someone else! Go team!

TBone14

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Apr 18, 2011 11:29am

Pitching Matchups:

Monday: Carrasco v Davies
Tuesday: Gomez v Chen
Wednesday: Masterson v Hochevar
Thursday: Tomlin v O'Sullivan

Too bad Talbot got hurt, 2 ER in 12 1/3 innings was a promising start for him. Hopefully Gomez can slide right in and pickup where all the starters have been all season.

riders1

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Apr 18, 2011 12:23pm

The series to decide who will drop to the basement sooner, probably prolong the agony and split the 4 games.

JerseyBuck

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Apr 18, 2011 2:08pm

Hoping the Tribe can get 3 out of 4 here

hoops23

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Apr 18, 2011 2:09pm

Even a split keeps us in 1st place though

OneBuckeye

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Apr 18, 2011 3:14pm

So what is the lineup tonight? Will Brantly be in left? I hope he is. I think the lineup will be this.

1. Grady L
2. A. Cabrara S
3. Choo L
4. Santana S
5. Hafner L
6. O Cabrara R
7. Brantly L
8. LaPorta R
9. Hannahan L

Commander of Awesome

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Apr 18, 2011 3:22pm

I dont like Brantley at 7 and Sizemore leading off. I'd switch the two.