bases_loaded
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Jul 20, 2011 3:31pm
Indians front office cost them a sweep
TBone14
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Jul 20, 2011 3:42pm
Is Sipp gonna blow this? Watching play by play on my phone.
grodt
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Jul 20, 2011 3:42pm
Pestano is coming in to face Valencia
royal_k
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Jul 20, 2011 3:44pm
grodt;835788 wrote:Pestano is coming in to face Valencia
With the bases juiced and 1 out.
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BR1986FB
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Jul 20, 2011 3:47pm
Well...that's probably ball game.
Wooball
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Jul 20, 2011 3:51pm
BR1986FB;835797 wrote:Well...that's probably ball game.
that will definitely do it.
grodt
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Jul 20, 2011 3:54pm
I wonder if Valbuena will be allowed to ride the plane home or if they make him walk. I know he's not really an OFer but good Lord at least act like you want to catch the ball.
wes_mantooth
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Jul 20, 2011 3:56pm
Pitiful....after blowing ass in the last two at bmore and choking away two in the series.....this roadtrip sucked....even with the .500 record.
royal_k
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Jul 20, 2011 3:59pm
Chiz homers to make it 7-5
Wooball
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Jul 20, 2011 3:59pm
wes_mantooth;835800 wrote:Pitiful....after blowing ass in the last two at bmore and choking away two in the series.....this roadtrip sucked....even with the .500 record.
I would like to agree with you. But if you would have told me before this 8 game stretch that the Tribe would have Gomez, Huff and Carmona on the mound for 3 of those 8 games, along with 5-6 minor leaguers in the lineup every game I probably would have taken a split of the road trip. Now it is up to the front office whether this team competes or not. Because they can't play winning baseball w/ the current roster.
Wooball
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Jul 20, 2011 4:00pm
royal_k;835801 wrote:Chiz homers to make it 7-5
That's what I like out of my Tribe 3B, late solo shots when down by 3 runs in the 9th. Casey Blake's legacy lives on.
royal_k
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Jul 20, 2011 4:02pm
Wooball;835803 wrote:That's what I like out of my Tribe 3B, late solo shots when down by 3 runs in the 9th. Casey Blake's legacy lives on.
How true
Laley23
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Jul 20, 2011 4:04pm
They need a bat badly. That line-up, the last 2 nights, has just been a joke. If I get the Grady and Choo are coming off the DL soon excuse Im gonna go bonkers.
Also looks like Josh Tomlin has lost it a bit the last couple outings.
Also looks like Josh Tomlin has lost it a bit the last couple outings.
Wooball
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Jul 20, 2011 4:11pm
Laley23;835806 wrote:They need a bat badly. That line-up, the last 2 nights, has just been a joke. If I get the Grady and Choo are coming off the DL soon excuse Im gonna go bonkers.
Also looks like Josh Tomlin has lost it a bit the last couple outings.
Which isn't a huge surprise. Throwing mid to upper 80's from the right side he is going to go through stretches where he gets knocked around.
If they don't pick up a bat then the chances of the playoffs this year are over. Also, I have seen enough of Luis Valbuena. Can they bring up Kipnis? At least in this situation he would have had a shot in LF, dude was an OF in college. Plus, maybe he will come up and hit. We know from 2 years of seeing Luis that he isn't going to do that.
Laley23
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Jul 20, 2011 4:16pm
Wooball;835808 wrote:Which isn't a huge surprise. Throwing mid to upper 80's from the right side he is going to go through stretches where he gets knocked around.
If they don't pick up a bat then the chances of the playoffs this year are over. Also, I have seen enough of Luis Valbuena. Can they bring up Kipnis? At least in this situation he would have had a shot in LF, dude was an OF in college. Plus, maybe he will come up and hit. We know from 2 years of seeing Luis that he isn't going to do that.
They wont bring him up. They want him to play only 2B and they want him to play everyday. So we wont see him this year, until September imo.
As for Tomlin. Yep. I really hope Pomeranz and White develop, because Tomlin is shaky/OK as a #3, but is a STUD as a #5.
Wooball
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Jul 20, 2011 4:28pm
Laley23;835814 wrote: As for Tomlin. Yep. I really hope Pomeranz and White develop, because Tomlin is shaky/OK as a #3, but is a STUD as a #5.
Completely agree. As a #5 he is perfect. You know he is going to go out there and give you 6+ innings and keep you in the ballgame. When he is on or is facing a group of impatient hitters he can shut them down. At his worst you get something similar to what we got today, which was still good enough to give us a chance to win.
grodt
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Jul 20, 2011 4:40pm
MLBastian:
On Casilla leadoff double in 8th, Acta said: "If you have an everyday outfielder, I'm sure that it probably could've been caught."
No shit.
On Casilla leadoff double in 8th, Acta said: "If you have an everyday outfielder, I'm sure that it probably could've been caught."
No shit.
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BR1986FB
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Jul 20, 2011 7:19pm
Which begs the question, why wasn't Laporta out there? Not that he's an "everyday outfielder" but he's played a lot more than Valbuena. Put Santana at 1st & Marson behind the plate.grodt;835828 wrote:MLBastian:
On Casilla leadoff double in 8th, Acta said: "If you have an everyday outfielder, I'm sure that it probably could've been caught."
No shit.
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vball10set
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Jul 20, 2011 8:17pm
BR1986FB;835942 wrote:Which begs the question, why wasn't Laporta out there? Not that he's an "everyday outfielder" but he's played a lot more than Valbuena. Put Santana at 1st & Marson behind the plate.
that'd make too much sense--sometime's I wonder if Acta's smoking the ganja
bases_loaded
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Jul 20, 2011 10:31pm
Or Acta is telling the front office to get him an outfielder because if they don't get a steady bat these games don't matter anyways.
TBone14
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Jul 20, 2011 10:32pm
Lone bright spot. A's rally for 4 in the 7th and get a comeback win vs the Tigers.
TBone14
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Jul 20, 2011 10:43pm
Royals got 1 in the 8th to tie the Sox in KC. Then had 1st and 2nd with nobody out in the 10th. Back to back ground outs to the pitcher and an infield pop and game is in the 11th. Bruce Chen took a no no into the 6th.
dazedconfused
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Jul 20, 2011 10:55pm
TBone14;836130 wrote:Royals got 1 in the 8th to tie the Sox in KC. Then had 1st and 2nd with nobody out in the 10th. Back to back ground outs to the pitcher and an infield pop and game is in the 11th. Bruce Chen took a no no into the 6th.
looks like our offense had some time on their hands and decided to make a quick trip to kansas city
TBone14
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Jul 20, 2011 11:01pm
dazedconfused;836164 wrote:looks like our offense had some time on their hands and decided to make a quick trip to kansas city
No. The Royals found a way to win thanks to a wild pitch by Sergio Santos. So Sox and Tigers both lose so nothing lost...except another opportunity.
HitsRus
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Jul 20, 2011 11:26pm
Some great points here....Why the hell wasn't LaPorta used in the OF...Why the hell wasn't Duncan flown in? It's just frustrating to watch them piss the season away. Sure you don't want to mortgage the future, but sometimes you need to be bold. One thing is for sure, standing pat will not work.