Laley23;1741474 wrote:Game should never have been in doubt. Carrasco was dominant, and Tito takes him out at 76 pitches in the T-7. Im sorry, but horrible managing.

Agree completely. Fortunately a win allows us to not dwell on it.

2 days in a row that Cody Allen has been ineffective...today a blown save...that's ominous.

Cleveland should've had 8 runs by the 5th...instead they had 2.

Tribe was gifted 10 walks.... and scored 4 runs on walks with the bases loaded. It's a good thing too....the Tribe was 0-7 with the bases loaded.

I wouldn't have had Perez bunting with men on first and second with no outs and Carrasco on deck. Let him swing away. Now once the situation showed second and third with one out, I can see why Tito put Gomes in to hit. As for Aviles, there just is no excuse. Bone headed base running has been a staple of tribe baseball since Tito arrived. He deserves the blame on this. He is way too lenient with his players. They need to be ripped a new one. Only then will these multi millionaires start paying attention to details.

Come on guys. We were playing OK heading into the break. Come out and win 2 of 3 on the road and we are complaining because it wasn't pretty?

Only 5.5 out of the wild card.

I'm complaining because it was bad managing and bad base running that cost is the game.

Yes, Allen shuts the door and it's a different story. But, shouldn't have mattered. I think Carrasco could've closed it out on his own the way he was throwing. And Perez should never have been bunting. And after he did, and Gomes lined out to CF, Aviles has to tag and score. It was just a bad game from a managing standpoint.

TBone14;1741616 wrote:Come on guys. We were playing OK heading into the break. Come out and win 2 of 3 on the road and we are complaining because it wasn't pretty?

Only 5.5 out of the wild card.

ehh, just talking baseball, you know I love the Tribe. (just renewed my season tickets for the 20 something time.)

This year, they've been a little frustrating to watch at times, inconsistent. A good team manages to win games when they are playing poorly...this was a game like that. It has been more often the other way around. Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat is always a good thing... pissing away games that should be in your pocket, not so much.