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Aug 29, 2011 1:00 PM
Our banged up Tribe try to handle the A's while hoping for the Royals to beat the Tigers in the D.

Monday- McCarthy v Huff
Tuesday- Cahill v TBD
Wednesday- Harden v Jimenez
Thursday- Gonzalez v Carmona

Thursday is a soft tossing lefty so that is an instant loss. Realistically, we are looking at a split at best here.

Go Tribe.
Aug 29, 2011 1:00pm
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Aug 29, 2011 1:11 PM
It.is.over.

Thanks for a sometimes frustrating, but overall fun couple of months tribe.
Aug 29, 2011 1:11pm
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Aug 29, 2011 2:12 PM
It.is.over.
Yeah, it is....but WHAT IF ?

The team is still fighting, so I won't abandon them....and I think Detroit has at least one more losing streak in them.
Thursday is a soft tossing lefty so that is an instant loss
Plus That'll be Big Jim's day off, as Acta has already said that Thome won't play in afternoon games following nite games.
Aug 29, 2011 2:12pm
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Aug 29, 2011 2:13 PM
Still rooting for them to do well. Hopefully they continue to take that year-to-year jump and next year they can actually win the division.

Should be interesting to see what happens in the offseason as well.
Aug 29, 2011 2:13pm
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Aug 29, 2011 2:17 PM
wes_mantooth;876451 wrote:It.is.over.

Thanks for a sometimes frustrating, but overall fun couple of months tribe.
thats the truth tooth.
Aug 29, 2011 2:17pm
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Aug 29, 2011 2:23 PM
Should be interesting to see what happens in the offseason as well

Not the least of which is what to do with Sizemore. The Tribe has a $ 9 million option on next year. It'll be hard for them to pick that up given Grady's injury proneness lately. Carerra seems so unpolished, so I'm not sure he's the answer.


...and speaking of Sizemore, rumors are that he'll be ready for a rehab assignment later in the week.
Aug 29, 2011 2:23pm
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Aug 29, 2011 2:32 PM
HitsRus;876491 wrote:Not the least of which is what to do with Sizemore. The Tribe has a $ 9 million option on next year. It'll be hard for them to pick that up given Grady's injury proneness lately. Carerra seems so unpolished, so I'm not sure he's the answer.
Well we have Choo, Fuk, and Brantley. Plus Crowe will be back.
Aug 29, 2011 2:32pm
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Aug 29, 2011 2:35 PM
no way they bring grady back at 9 mil and i dont see grady taking a pay cut. so with no grady next year, choo will be penciled in for right and then brantley, fukudome, carrera and crowe can fight it out for the starting nods in center and left (and i'd imagine some washed up reclamation project will be in the fold as well)
Aug 29, 2011 2:35pm
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Aug 29, 2011 4:34 PM
Just get the division down to 3 before that last series with detroit to give us a chance that's all you can ask for at this point
Aug 29, 2011 4:34pm
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Aug 29, 2011 4:36 PM
I think the biggest question is what to do with Hafner. I can't see them paying him 13 mil to play a half a season and hit 10 HR. Has to be one of the worst contracts in baseball. They have to try to move him or talk him into restructuring his contract. Maybe he would go for an incentive based contract.

As for this year....it's probably over with all the injuries. But you never know and I'll keep watching and rooting.
Aug 29, 2011 4:36pm
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Aug 29, 2011 4:37 PM
Crimson streak;876621 wrote:Just get the division down to 3 before that last series with detroit to give us a chance that's all you can ask for at this point

I like the optimism, but I can't even picture staying above .500 with the lineup we have. The pitching seems to be wearing out and the injuries just keep stacking up. If we are in it at the end....Acta deserves manager of the year.
Aug 29, 2011 4:37pm
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Aug 29, 2011 6:38 PM
HitsRus;876491 wrote:Not the least of which is what to do with Sizemore. The Tribe has a $ 9 million option on next year. It'll be hard for them to pick that up given Grady's injury proneness lately. Carerra seems so unpolished, so I'm not sure he's the answer.


...and speaking of Sizemore, rumors are that he'll be ready for a rehab assignment later in the week.
Shapiro was on 92.3 this afternoon and he gave every indication that Sizemore would be back with the Tribe next year. Could've been lip service but that was the impression he gave.
Aug 29, 2011 6:38pm
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Aug 29, 2011 6:40 PM
I'm sure they will give him an incentive based contract for next year
Aug 29, 2011 6:40pm
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Aug 29, 2011 7:41 PM
just saw the injury report, and it looks like the opening day roster--these candy asses are frickin' pathetic
Aug 29, 2011 7:41pm
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Aug 29, 2011 7:50 PM
Gotta win this one kc up 5-0 in the 3rd
Aug 29, 2011 7:50pm
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Aug 29, 2011 7:58 PM
Well we have Choo, Fuk, and Brantley. Plus Crowe will be back.
eh, Fukudome is an unranked free agent who cannot be offered arbitration....in other words, unless we sign him to a new contract he is gone. Currently his salary pays him about $11 million. I don't think he'll get that...but I'm not sure the Tribe will ante up to what it will take to keep him....if they actually want to.

Of the remaining, nobody can play CF like Grady.

If anything has really cost the team the past few weeks, it has been the AAA defense....the outfield play has been horrible, particularly in center. Also the inability of our second basemen to turn a major league double play has cost us too.
Aug 29, 2011 7:58pm
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Aug 29, 2011 8:34 PM
Huff doing it tonight...0-0 bottom of the 6th.
Aug 29, 2011 8:34pm
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Aug 29, 2011 8:37 PM
Huff has pitched great...unfortunately McCarthey is pitching just as well. At least he's a good pitcher and not some middling lefty we're turning into Sandy Koufax
Aug 29, 2011 8:37pm
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Aug 29, 2011 8:37 PM
7-3 Royals.

Tribe needs to score a run or two.
Aug 29, 2011 8:37pm
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Aug 29, 2011 8:39 PM
7 Ks so far. looks like another double digit strikeout night for the opposing pitcher.
Aug 29, 2011 8:39pm
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Aug 29, 2011 8:42 PM
Hey EZQ didn't screw that up. Scored from first on a Fukodome double to take a 1-0 lead.
Aug 29, 2011 8:42pm
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Aug 29, 2011 8:43 PM
whew.
Aug 29, 2011 8:43pm
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Aug 29, 2011 8:43 PM
TBone14;876880 wrote:7-3 Royals.

Tribe needs to score a run or two.
There ya go TBone....Fukudome comes through.
Aug 29, 2011 8:43pm
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Aug 29, 2011 8:43 PM
grodt;876889 wrote:Hey EZQ didn't screw that up. Scored from first on a Fukodome double to take a 1-0 lead.
thought he might go back to first thinking he had to tag up or something.
Aug 29, 2011 8:43pm
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Aug 29, 2011 8:45 PM
Fukudome comes thru with a big RBI double scoring Zeke from 1st base...1-0 good guys.
Aug 29, 2011 8:45pm