BRF
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May 22, 2014 9:19pm
Oh......now you have brought up something that always bothers me. The lefty/righty bullshit that dominates baseball thinking.bases_loaded;1619053 wrote:Your 3rd baseman hittin .370 is on the bench because a lefty is pitching...
bases_loaded
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May 22, 2014 9:27pm
Yeah thus my ....
iclfan2
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May 22, 2014 9:46pm
Don't worry Lonnie was freed and tied it up. Bottom of 9th...
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vball10set
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May 22, 2014 9:49pm
Better not let Davis beat ya'
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vball10set
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May 22, 2014 9:52pm
Nice job by Allen
BRF
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May 22, 2014 9:57pm
bases_loaded;1619060 wrote:Yeah thus my ....
......right.....thus my little rant.
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vball10set
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May 22, 2014 10:21pm
Swisher looks at three straight fastball strikes-he must be drunk.
TBone14
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May 22, 2014 10:42pm
This is killing our bullpen. We are going to need a starter to go real deep into a game here soon to give these guys a break.
If you are going to play 12+ innings, you might as well win it, though.
If you are going to play 12+ innings, you might as well win it, though.
iclfan2
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May 22, 2014 11:07pm
Omg a double by Santana with bases juiced. I can't believe it!
TBone14
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May 22, 2014 11:15pm
Atchison was hit hard in the 13th but worked around a solo homer and the Tribe survive again.
Good win and a nice way to start a 4 game series.
Good win and a nice way to start a 4 game series.
HitsRus
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May 22, 2014 11:32pm
Ugly defense....but just win baby!!!
Laley23
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May 22, 2014 11:33pm
As always, gotta win the 1st of a 4 game set if you want any chance to win the series.
Glory Days
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May 23, 2014 1:34am
Who are these guys scoring more than 2 or 3 runs a game? Is the batting order shake up the reason? and Santana is batting .153, game winning hit or not.
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Wally
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May 23, 2014 5:32am
This is the start of the Indians uprising. Gonna keep winning until they pass the Tigers....gonna be a dogfight the rest of the season.
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vball10set
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May 23, 2014 7:36am
like_that
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May 23, 2014 7:54am
Calling out your reverse jinx.Wally;1619115 wrote:This is the start of the Indians uprising. Gonna keep winning until they pass the Tigers....gonna be a dogfight the rest of the season.
HitsRus
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May 23, 2014 8:03am
The defense was absolutely atrocious yesterday.
Lonnie Chisenhall should be in the lineup almost everyday.
Brantley should be kept in the 3 hole even after Kipnis gets back.
Santana and Swisher need "more rest". I don't mean that they should be benched...only rotated out of the lineup evry 4th or 5th day.
Lonnie Chisenhall should be in the lineup almost everyday.
Brantley should be kept in the 3 hole even after Kipnis gets back.
Santana and Swisher need "more rest". I don't mean that they should be benched...only rotated out of the lineup evry 4th or 5th day.
bases_loaded
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May 23, 2014 8:24am
Swisher and Santana should take turns DHing, playing 1st, playing 3rd(Santana). Chiz is batting Carlos weight better than Carlos BA and hes tearing the cover off it right now.
HitsRus
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May 23, 2014 8:38am
In other news...Nyjer Morgan was moved to the 60 day DL 
TBone14
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May 23, 2014 9:46am
^^^Bourn needs to stay healthy.
I don't understand how Santana can be hitting so poorly. Especially since he might be the league leader in walks. He doesn't swing at a lot of balls so it has to be swing related. It is difficult to be below .150. Even going 1 for 5 is raising his average.
I don't understand how Santana can be hitting so poorly. Especially since he might be the league leader in walks. He doesn't swing at a lot of balls so it has to be swing related. It is difficult to be below .150. Even going 1 for 5 is raising his average.
HitsRus
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May 23, 2014 11:08am
a lot of it is hitting into the shift which everyone is employing against him this year....the guy needs to work on going the other way, which is going to be hard with that big leg kick.
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vball10set
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May 23, 2014 11:11am
Nearly impossible--he'll have to completely overhaul his swing. However, if he doesn't, he may not be in the league long.HitsRus;1619193 wrote:a lot of it is hitting into the shift which everyone is employing against him this year....the guy needs to work on going the other way, which is going to be hard with that big leg kick.
TBone14
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May 23, 2014 11:26am
His average will come up but average isn't the most important thing.
His OBP is .304. Certainly not great but compare that to Aviles who is hitting .275 but only has an OBP of .299. Bourn is hitting .278 but his OBP is only .308.
His OBP is .304. Certainly not great but compare that to Aviles who is hitting .275 but only has an OBP of .299. Bourn is hitting .278 but his OBP is only .308.
HitsRus
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May 23, 2014 11:49am
gonna have to be something he does in the off season.Nearly impossible--he'll have to completely overhaul his swing. However, if he doesn't, he may not be in the league long.
Fortunately for him, he has a great eye and isn't afraid to work a walk especially when behind in the count. If it wasn't for that he would be worth shit. He's a mediocre catcher, an even worse 3Bman....and average at 1B. Most certainly not a good enough fielder to justify keeping him in the lineup with Mendoza #'s....let alone a buck fifty. I think his average will come up too....but he's going to have to revamp his style at some point. I really don't see anything changing this year. He's at least decent from the right side...and I'd seriously think about keeping him out of the lineup against tough right handers. He'd be a great bat coming off the bench against a matchup lefty. Maybe you don't have him bat left handed ...AT ALL.His average will come up but average isn't the most important thing.
iclfan2
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May 23, 2014 7:14pm
House through one with no runs!