TBone14
Posts: 6,383
Aug 4, 2011 12:31pm
BRF;851582 wrote:So....will today be the day we finally slip below .500?
It will take a yeoman effort from Masterson. Bedard isn't great, but lefties can tie our Tribe up and that means Kearns will be in there. If they sit Pronk I will freaking lose it. He is our best hitter and no matter who starts he has to be in there.
wes_mantooth
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Aug 4, 2011 1:06pm
BRF;851582 wrote:So....will today be the day we finally slip below .500?
Yes
TBone14
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Aug 4, 2011 3:06pm
Tigers down 5 to Texas in 7th. Hopefully Rangers can hold on and we can pick up a game on them with a big W tonight.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Aug 4, 2011 3:11pm
TBone14;851609 wrote:It will take a yeoman effort from Masterson. Bedard isn't great, but lefties can tie our Tribe up and that means Kearns will be in there. If they sit Pronk I will freaking lose it. He is our best hitter and no matter who starts he has to be in there.
my question is--will we score more than one run for him??
TBone14
Posts: 6,383
Aug 4, 2011 3:24pm
vball10set;851730 wrote:my question is--will we score more than one run for him??
That's what I'm saying. He is going to have to shut them out.
And don't look now but here come the Tigers roaring (hey ohhh) back on the Rangers.
royal_k
Posts: 4,423
Aug 4, 2011 3:41pm
Bedard is very hittable and sometimes wild, throwing a lot of pitches. The thing is, we have very little help from the right side. Our offense is so LH heavy. I would agree with TBone who said Pronk needs to be in the line up, RH pitcher or not. Hopefully Masterson isn't too keyed up going against his former team. He just needs to pitch the same way he has been and he will be fine.
TBone14
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Aug 4, 2011 3:59pm
royal_k;851758 wrote:Bedard is very hittable and sometimes wild, throwing a lot of pitches. The thing is, we have very little help from the right side. Our offense is so LH heavy. I would agree with TBone who said Pronk needs to be in the line up, RH pitcher or not. Hopefully Masterson isn't too keyed up going against his former team. He just needs to pitch the same way he has been and he will be fine.
I was worried about the same thing until I read this:
MASTERSON is 2-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 1.25 and a WHIP of 0.831. His team's record is 3-0 (+5.0 units) in these starts.
So 3 starts, 3 Tribe wins. This includes a CG shutout in Cleveland last year. Hopefully he can bring that focus.
TBone14
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Aug 4, 2011 4:13pm
Tigers lose. Gotta take advantage today.
grodt
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Aug 4, 2011 4:29pm
TBone14;851779 wrote:Tigers lose. Gotta take advantage today.
This. Tonight's game just got a little bigger with Detroit's loss. Need to pull this one out.
royal_k
Posts: 4,423
Aug 4, 2011 4:31pm
TBone14;851773 wrote:I was worried about the same thing until I read this:
So 3 starts, 3 Tribe wins. This includes a CG shutout in Cleveland last year. Hopefully he can bring that focus.
Nice....I thought he had some success against them.
royal_k
Posts: 4,423
Aug 4, 2011 4:32pm
Also, good to see Detroit lost. Get a win tonight and things look much better.
hoops23
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Aug 4, 2011 6:54pm
Get a win tonight, split with Boston and gain a game on Detroit with a pitching staff that is now lined up to do some damage.
Hope for a waiver wire pick up to boost the offense.
Hope for a waiver wire pick up to boost the offense.
hoops23
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Aug 4, 2011 7:15pm
We're not going to score tonight.
BRF
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Aug 4, 2011 7:17pm
I just heard that no other Indian has ever homered in 4 straight games.....besides Al Rosen! What a great feat for Kipnis. I remember watching Scutaro play at Akron, long ago. He's done a good job in the majors, which surprises me. Good for him. Now go 0-5 and boot some balls for BRF.
dazedconfused
Posts: 2,662
Aug 4, 2011 7:21pm
BRF;851899 wrote:I just heard that no other Indian has ever homered in 4 straight games.....besides Al Rosen! What a great feat for Kipnis. I remember watching Scutaro play at Akron, long ago. He's done a good job in the majors, which surprises me. Good for him. Now go 0-5 and boot some balls for BRF.
that's got to be indians rookie, right? alomar homered in like seven straight to start a season
grodt
Posts: 1,588
Aug 4, 2011 7:31pm
Yah that's a rookie record. Thome has our longest streak at 8 I think
BRF
Posts: 8,748
Aug 4, 2011 7:37pm
Sorry....forgot to clarify that. Still...a great feat.
Hey!!!! We've got something going in the T2!
Hey!!!! We've got something going in the T2!
dazedconfused
Posts: 2,662
Aug 4, 2011 7:41pm
if you're going to get thrown out, it might as well be by 25 feet
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Aug 4, 2011 7:49pm
Haha our 2 runs were such garbage in the 2nd, and then our horrendous 3rd base coach sends LaPorta home when the outfielder had the ball before he was ever at 3rd. And now apparently Santana can't catch very well.
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Aug 4, 2011 7:54pm
Aaaand MAsterson just struck out 4 guys in one inning. Nice.
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Aug 4, 2011 8:11pm
3 runs for masterson. Safe in a normal park
hoops23
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Aug 4, 2011 8:17pm
J Masty is filthy. God it feels good to have him AND Jiminez heading our rotation
hoops23
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Aug 4, 2011 8:20pm
LaPorta is worse than ass.
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vball10set
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Aug 4, 2011 8:24pm
bases_loaded;851915 wrote:3 runs for masterson. Safe in a normal park
LOL--normal being the operative word
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Aug 4, 2011 8:28pm
Masterson pitching well, even in spite of Reddick's homer. Should be another close one down the stretch.