Cleveland Indians & MLB

by **DeanSheen** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:09 pm

You guys are slacking.

5 min before first pitch no thread. Let's win this thing!

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:17 pm

That was a rope from Hafner. Beautiful. Love that he jumped all over the get-me-over first pitch.

by **Dnthateonthepronk** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:18 pm

There goes Pronk again

by **Jumbo** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:18 pm

Santana walks. Hafner with a 3-run double.

Deja vu.

I like it.

by **Am I Here Again?** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:18 pm

OMG Pronk! I love you!

Tribe up in the first 3-0?? Wow, do we have another fun night of beating on KC ahead of us again? One can only hope... Go Tribe!

by **BruceK** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:19 pm

DeanSheen wrote:You guys are slacking.

5 min before first pitch no thread. Let's win this thing!

That's because those of us in Cleveland are bailing all the rain out of our basements

by **tribeloverinnewyork** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:20 pm

I said it a couple of weeks ago but the excitement of this team reminds me of 1995.

by **Am I Here Again?** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:21 pm

BruceK wrote:That's because those of us in Cleveland are bailing all the rain out of our basements

You all need my landscaper. After 9 years of water every spring we had the yard regraded big time. Not a drop this year! Hope things dry up for you all soon too.

by **DeanSheen** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:22 pm

Buckle up, it's Carrasco time.

Bruce: sorry about your basement. I live by Edgewater and am fortunate that my basement is holding up so far.

by **BruceK** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:27 pm

its only a puddle in one corner this time....on the bright side, its too wet to cut the grass

by **Dnthateonthepronk** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:27 pm

Am I Here Again? wrote:OMG Pronk! I love you!

I love you too

by **Dnthateonthepronk** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:29 pm

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:30 pm

BruceK wrote:its only a puddle in one corner this time....on the bright side, its too wet to cut the grass

Dude across the street from me was cutting his grass on Sunday when it was raining. Must be tired of looking at his ugly wife in her leopard stretch pants. So much so that he cuts the grass when his front yard looks like a wetland.

by **bookelly** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:32 pm

Brantley runs good routes.

/and I love how the mothers of the girls who were behind home plate last game have taken their seats. With MILFy goodness. The bunny sees all.

by **Erie Warrior** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:33 pm

skatingtripods wrote: Must be tired of looking at his ugly wife in her leopard stretch pants.

Ouch.

Ugly because of the pants, or inspite of them?

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:35 pm

Erie Warrior wrote:
skatingtripods wrote: Must be tired of looking at his ugly wife in her leopard stretch pants.

Ouch.

Ugly because of the pants, or inspite of them?

I'm pretty sure that if it were warm enough every night, he'd sleep under the '50-something T-bird he's constantly messing with in the garage.

by **DeanSheen** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:36 pm

Good eye book.

I like the blond drink server in the front row of Blue Jays games. I'm gonna get to ogle her Memorial day.

by **bookelly** » Tue May 17, 2011 9:38 pm

I like the pop Brantley's getting off the bat, but I worry he might fall in love with that power pull stroke a bit to much and forget about doing what he does best, drive the ball to all fields. IMHO.

by **andrew6586** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:04 pm

bookelly wrote:I like the pop Brantley's getting off the bat, but I worry he might fall in love with that power pull stroke a bit to much and forget about doing what he does best, drive the ball to all fields. IMHO.

"With your speed, you should be hitting the ball on the ground and be legging them out. Everytime I see you hit one in the air, you owe me 20 push-ups."

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:07 pm

I wish we'd have sent Carlos Carrasco to the NBA Draft Lottery so that he could represent the Indians.

by **andrew6586** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:11 pm

skatingtripods wrote:I wish we'd have sent Carlos Carrasco to the NBA Draft Lottery so that he could represent the Indians.

Aaaaaaaand post of the night.

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:22 pm

Atta boy Brantley.

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:31 pm

Good inning Carlos. Maddeningly inconsistent. Can make it look easy at times and can be downright painful to watch for an inning.

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:35 pm

Sweet swing.

by **andrew6586** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:35 pm

Nice jack Axe Man!

by **bookelly** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:41 pm

Pronk was DOA on that throw. Buck want kamakasi and sacrificed for the greater good on that try for 2nd.

by **Erie Warrior** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:43 pm

skatingtripods wrote:Good inning Carlos. Maddeningly inconsistent. Can make it look easy at times and can be downright painful to watch for an inning.

His approach and eye are unparalleled. He might go 0-4, but see 30 pitches. Nearly 1/3 of an opposing pitchers outing.

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:44 pm

Erie Warrior wrote:
skatingtripods wrote:Good inning Carlos. Maddeningly inconsistent. Can make it look easy at times and can be downright painful to watch for an inning.

His approach and eye are unparalleled. He might go 0-4, but see 30 pitches. Nearly 1/3 of an opposing pitchers outing.

Meant Carrasco with my post.

Edit: Agree with you on Santana though.

by **DeanSheen** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:55 pm

Way to hold serve Carlos.

by **bookelly** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:57 pm

Wow...nice job CarCar. That shit moved.

Love how Santana came out and said, "yer shit is filthy, trust it. Hey look at Josh. Pitch to contact and trust yer stuff." He might be the leader that Victor never really was. :hide:

by **bookelly** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:01 pm

After 2 quick outs, Brantley has to take some pitches there. Hope CarCar is ready to get back out. I'd have Smith and Pestano in the pen going.

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:09 pm

Wow, that was stupid. Nice pick by Orlando.

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:13 pm

Way to get that run right back, boys!

by **bookelly** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:14 pm

"Now they can go get that ball and give it to him too."

-Manning for the win.

by **peeker643** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:15 pm

Boy.

You can see Asdrubal and Brantley both maturing in terms of picking pitches to drive. That comes with ABs and it's really coming more quickly than I thought it would with Brantley.

ACab is looking to drive the ball more too as he gets more familiar with pitchers and situations.

That's great to see.

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:16 pm

Santana's really heating up.

by **peeker643** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:17 pm

skatingtripods wrote:Santana's really heating up.

Not a minute too soon with a tough spate of games coming up.

by **bookelly** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:20 pm

Is anyone else just giddy thinking of this lineup with Choo and Santana rocking? Uhhhhhhhhmmmmm...pork fat.

by **DeanSheen** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:26 pm

bookelly wrote:Is anyone else just giddy thinking of this lineup with Choo and Santana rocking? Uhhhhhhhhmmmmm...pork fat.

...........and Grady and Hafner back to form to boot?

Damnitt Joe Smiff! Nice leadoff walk.

by **peeker643** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:38 pm

Hosmer and Treanor should be each be punched in the junk for their ridiculous baserunning.

by **Prosecutor** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:39 pm

Great pickoff by Santana. Six outs to go for another series sweep.

by **Am I Here Again?** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:43 pm

peeker643 wrote:Hosmer and Treanor should be each be punched in the junk for their ridiculous baserunning.

I dunno. I think they did a pretty nice job...for US! 'ol Ned probably won't look at it that way though.

by **skatingtripods** » Tue May 17, 2011 11:58 pm

Aaron Crow is filthy.

by **skatingtripods** » Wed May 18, 2011 12:10 am

That 1-2 pitch to Melky was the first slider Perez threw all appearance.

by **skatingtripods** » Wed May 18, 2011 12:14 am

Perez launches the ball over the CF fence after LaPorta hands him it to him post-game.

by **bookelly** » Wed May 18, 2011 12:14 am

Ballgame.

I wish Perez threw more strikes and didn't worry about what the papers are talking about his velocity.

by **Am I Here Again?** » Wed May 18, 2011 12:17 am

Damn we're good! Or lucky... I'm going with good! :thumb up:

by **Toxicadam** » Wed May 18, 2011 1:28 am

Perez was looking Kerry Wood-esque there at the end. All gas and no location.

by **RickNashEquilibrium** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:42 am

peeker643 wrote:Boy.

You can see Asdrubal and Brantley both maturing in terms of picking pitches to drive. That comes with ABs and it's really coming more quickly than I thought it would with Brantley.

ACab is looking to drive the ball more too as he gets more familiar with pitchers and situations.

That's great to see.

^^^^^^This this this. Someone up above mentioned Brantley not falling in love with the sweet stroke. I see your point, but, if pitchers want to keep testing him by throwning straight ball under his hands, he has the bat speed to turn on that SOB. Keep on keeping on. As for AssCab, man that guy looks like such a different hitter than he did 2 years ago. His average is down a bit, but he has way more pop HR or no HR. He's learning he can actually DRIVE the ball the other way rather than slapping it.
The improvement of him and Brantley has been the funnest thing to watch this season, with the exception of one Mr Tomlin.....and the return of Pronk. And Masterson living up to his potential. Ahh f#$#k it, its a team effort and every game has been a blast to watch. Its great to be excited as the work day wraps up and I know the Tribe is playing. Haven't felt like this since '95 and I was only 13 then. :woot:

by **Kingpin74** » Wed May 18, 2011 11:03 am

Does Cabrera have too much power to be hitting 2nd at this point?

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