Cleveland Indians & MLB

by **Jumbo** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:39 pm

Lineups

Indians
Sizemore CF
A. Cabrera SS
Choo RF
Santana C
Hafner DH
Brantley LF
LaPorta 1B
Hannahan 3B
Everett 2B (OC's first day off)

Tomlin P

Royals
Getz 2B
Cabrera CF
Gordon LF
Butler 1B
Francoeur RF
Betemit 3B
Ka'aihue DH
Treanor C
Escobar SS
O'Sullivan P

by **skatingtripods** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:00 pm

Good to see OC get a day off. He's fighting it at the dish.

by **Dnthateonthepronk** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:00 pm

Dont know what else to say but the obvious.....taking 3 out of 4 would be huge, but at least they have guaranteed themselves split.

by **T_N_T** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:01 pm

Is Matt Underwood under the weather, he sounds a bit sick?

by **skatingtripods** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:03 pm

T_N_T wrote:Is Matt Underwood under the weather, he sounds a bit sick?

I hope he loses his voice.

by **T_N_T** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:07 pm

skatingtripods wrote:
T_N_T wrote:Is Matt Underwood under the weather, he sounds a bit sick?

I hope he loses his voice.

Think Grover will be better than him?

by **T_N_T** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:12 pm

From WTAM.com on Tomlin

After Jim Bagby, Stan Coveleski and Duster Mails did it in 1920, Mel Harder and Bob Lemon were both 4-0 in 1947. Scott Lewis and Cliff Lee matched the feat in 2008. Tomlin, who won the only open spot in Cleveland's rotation during spring training after going 6-4 with a 4.56 ERA in 2010, has allowed six runs and 12 hits in 19 2/3 innings.
He gave up a pair of solo homers in six innings of an 8-3 win over Baltimore on Saturday. "He doesn't let the game speed up on him," manager Manny Acta told the Indians' official website. "He's very good at damage control when he gets in those types of situations. That's the difference between him and some other guys."

Full Article
http://www.wtam.com/pages/Indians.html?article=8467544#ixzz1KCqLu2JZ

by **skatingtripods** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:20 pm

T_N_T wrote:Think Grover will be better than him?

Helen Keller would be better than him.

by **Jumbo** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:31 pm

Hey, nice plug for Cous.

by **GodHatesClevelandSport** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:33 pm

Any team that can win a game with Hannahan and Everett batting back-to-back deserves to be in first place.

by **T_N_T** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:35 pm

Of course Everett would cause that, come on....

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:42 pm

FWIW, Down on the farm Travis Buck is making his Clippers debut and has gone 4-for-4 with 2 2B and 3RBI IN THE FIRST FOUR INNINGS!

by **Jumbo** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:45 pm

dazindiansfanuk wrote:FWIW, Down on the farm Travis Buck is making his Clippers debut and has gone 4-for-4 with 2 2B and 3RBI IN THE FIRST FOUR INNINGS!

Not bad.

15-1 Cbus. 8 runs, 5 earned, off Johnny Cueto.

by **T_N_T** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:57 pm

Dang, I was hoping Tomlin was No-Hitter quality tonight, seems like some of his pitches can be a little wacky.

by **T_N_T** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:01 pm

rain delay?

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:19 pm

Damn.... fielders choice to left field..... gets the run in anyway.

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:47 pm

Tomlin continues to baffle...... the guy just knows how to pitch.

Leadoff man on in the 7th and time to add on against the pen.

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:57 pm

These guys are playing loose..... nice to see Everett, making his first career start at 2B, turn to Tomlin after starting the DP with a smile on his face and making a gesture that his heart was pounding on that play.

Good fun.

by **bookelly** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:06 pm

Who's our 3B coach?

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:11 pm

Great job by Tomlin.

That's now 15 quality starts in the last 17 games for Tribe starting pitchers.

Let's hope Sipp has put last nights hiccup behind him.

by **rebelwithoutaclue** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:16 pm

dazindiansfanuk wrote:Great job by Tomlin.

That's now 15 quality starts in the last 17 games for Tribe starting pitchers.

Let's hope Sipp has put last nights hiccup behind him.

I don't know how he does it but he keeps doing it. Gotta be perfect pitch placement with his fringy stuff. I'll take it and not ask any questions.

by **swerb** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:20 pm

God ... please don't ruin this for Tomlin

by **swerb** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:23 pm

That ugly gangly MF'er Francouer ... when did this stiff become Dale Murphy?

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:24 pm

I'm surprised we didn't see Perez for the 4-out save instead of the Big Vin.

by **swerb** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:25 pm

Vinnie

by **bookelly** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:26 pm

Whew. That was nerve racking. (cache)

by **swerb** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:26 pm

How bout a run or two of some State Farm and then a painless ninth from Perez ...

by **skatingtripods** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:27 pm

dazindiansfanuk wrote:I'm surprised we didn't see Perez for the 4-out save instead of the Big Vin.

This.

And Sipp has the maturity level of a 13 year old girl. A couple things don't go his way and he's a mess on the mound.

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:27 pm

Could do with some insurance.

One positive of that nail biter 8th.... Perez will get to face 7 thru 9 in the order in the 9th.

by **JacksonDysonJackson** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:27 pm

Thought Cabrera may have had a play at first instead, but good job getting out of that without further damage.

by **Kingpin74** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:28 pm

My Cousin Vinnie's response to the Royals' comeback effort:

by **JacksonDysonJackson** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:39 pm

Oh dear

by **Am I Here Again?** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:40 pm

dazindiansfanuk wrote:Could do with some insurance.

One positive of that nail biter 8th.... Perez will get to face 7 thru 9 in the order in the 9th.

Well THAT'S not working out so well..... :gah:

by **swerb** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:44 pm

Clutch play by Hannahan

by **Am I Here Again?** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:45 pm

I thought his name was "Handyhands". ;)

by **bookelly** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:47 pm

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:48 pm

What kind of an 0-2 pitch was that?!

Balls!

by **JacksonDysonJackson** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:48 pm

On a fucking 0-2 count

by **bookelly** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:48 pm

Am I Here Again? wrote:I thought his name was "Handyhands". ;)

Hannahands.

Handyhands sounds gay.

by **skatingtripods** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:50 pm

Somebody teach these assholes that you DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE A GUY A PITCH TO HIT WHEN YOU ARE AHEAD 0-2. Jesus fucking christ.

by **Kingpin74** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:50 pm

That hurts.

We might think back to this one come September.

by **swerb** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:51 pm

That sucked. At least we got the split on the road. Two of three in MIN would be sweet ...

by **TribeinLA** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:56 pm

Christ Perez! That was awful...every batter he faced...he put himself in a shitty situation.

I do not know what the stats would be, but is it me or do we always struggle in that very first road series against KC? I swear, since 2006, games like this are more prevalent than anything. Shitty weather (always raining in KC in April) and blowing leads. I was waiting to see Jason Michaels and Josh Barfield pop out of the dugout with boyish frowns.

by **bookelly** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:57 pm

Kingpin74 wrote:That hurts.

We might think back to this one come September.

Yep, all the other teams in the league will never blow a save.

/s

by **Kingpin74** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:58 pm

Yep, all the other teams in the league will never blow a save.

Not so much blowing the save as the fact that it never should have come down to such a slim lead in the 9th and we wasted a gem from our 4th starter.

by **bookelly** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:18 am

Meh. Win 100 games you still have to lose 62. Royals did a great job. Alex Gordon robbed us many hits, and seemed to single handedly even the series. Give 'em credit. It's gonna be fun playing them in the coming years.

by **skatingtripods** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:46 am

Now that my snap judgement phase has passed, on to tomorrow. Took a split while the offense was about as dormant as could be for long stretches of the series.

Fix it tomorrow with your #1 and then hope to steal one of Carrasco v. Liriano or Gomez v. Pavano.

by **peeker643** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:56 am

skatingtripods wrote:Now that my snap judgement phase has passed, on to tomorrow. Took a split while the offense was about as dormant as could be for long stretches of the series.

Fix it tomorrow with your #1 and then hope to steal one of Carrasco v. Liriano or Gomez v. Pavano.

Be heartened that when Santana just missed on a ball on the 5th or 6th you could see he was fighting toward the end of his fever. His double the other way later also is a really good sign.

Hate seeing them give games away that they have 95% won but shit happens. Happened to the greatest ever the other night when Rivera got got by the Jays.

Win the next series and you've done well.

by **RickNashEquilibrium** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:27 am

Kingpin74 wrote:That hurts.

We might think back to this one come September.

JFC I hope that was tounge-in-cheek. Melting over this loss as it was somehow worse than the opening day pasting we took. Ledge much? ::doh::

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