Tigers/Indians 9/6. Just when you thought it was over...

[googleeph2]

Kipnis is back.

Tigers
Jackson CF,
Dirks RF,
Young LF,
Cabrera 1B,
Martinez DH,
Avila C,
Peralta SS,
Kelly 3B,
Santiago 2B,
(Porcello P)

Indians
Sizemore CF,
Fukudome RF,
Cabrera SS,
Santana 1B,
Thome DH,
Kipnis 2B,
Chisenhall 3B,
Carrera LF,
Marson C,
(Carmona P)

[RedDawg53]

Damn. Ok. I posted 3 minutes before your's. But we'll use this

[RedDawg53]

Detroit

SP: Porcello  12-8, 5.01 

CF: Jackson .258
RF. Dirks .257
LF: Young .273
1B. M. Cabrera .328
DH: VMart .324
C: Avila .299
SS: Jhonny .305
3B: Kelly .232
2B: Santiago .256

Cleveland

SP: Carmona 6-13, 4.84

CF: Sizemore .233
RF: Fukudome .278
SS: A. Cabrera .275
1B: Santana .238
DH: Thome .235
2B: KIPNIS .279
3B: Chisenhall .228
LF: Carrera .248
C: Maron .229

[googleeph2]

Really? sorry red.

[FortheWin]

Lets go Fausto! You just need 1 more out for this inning!

[googleeph2]

man

[FortheWin]

Exclamation point to the end of our season.

[motherscratcher]

Maybe we should try RedDawg's thread?

[dazindiansfanuk]

Well, that was a good first inning for Fausto........ ugh!

[scott]

On the plus side, fausto extinguished any doubt as to whether we should care about wins the rest of the way. Really took 'maybe' off the table.

[Bigfist]

Should be a really interesting off season. What do they do with Grady? Fausto? Hafner? Since there are really no reinforcements at the AAA or AA level, I think they have no choice but to pick up both Grady's and Fausto's options, and bring Hafner back. And we have to hope that we get lucky and Grady and Hafner stay healthy..but I wouldn't bet on it.

[RedDawg53]

Tigers are playing like the 2007 Indians. They are better. Mostly because Wedgie isn't at the helm.

[andrew6586]

Wow I just got back from refereeing a game and saw this. Well it was a nice run boys but hopefully we can reload, get more hitting this off season and improve our pitching a little. I really like how this team fought this season and hope that it continues next year.

[idoctribefan]

[RedDawg53]

Did Jhonny Peralta sell his soul to the Devil to become a good all-star MLB player??? And to suddenly care!?!

[Dnthateonthepronk]

Did Jhonny Peralta sell his soul to the Devil to become a good all-star MLB player??? And to suddenly care!?!

It's extremely frustrating.

[googleeph2]

Did Jhonny Peralta sell his soul to the Devil to become a good all-star MLB player??? And to suddenly care!?!

yes

[andrew6586]

Did Jhonny Peralta sell his soul to the Devil to become a good all-star MLB player??? And to suddenly care!?!

It's extremely frustrating.

I think this Jhonny Peralta is the latest person to fall I'll with "contract year-itis". I guarantee he doesn't hit above .275 and reverts to his old ways next season.

[mjr2013]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzmAuKXfhP4&NR=1[/youtube]

[OldDawg]

Just when you thought it was over....

It was.

In like a lion...
Out like a lamb.

I am very optimistic about the future of this team. If some of our veterans could either stay healthy or get their heads out of their butts (ahem, Fatso Carmona), and these young guys grow, we got a chance to put together a couple of penants. Especially in this division.

[1Perry]

Should be a really interesting off season. What do they do with Grady? Fausto? Hafner? Since there are really no reinforcements at the AAA or AA level, I think they have no choice but to pick up both Grady's and Fausto's options, and bring Hafner back. And we have to hope that we get lucky and Grady and Hafner stay healthy..but I wouldn't bet on it.

If that's the option, I say it's another season that ends dissapointedly. The Indians were in it until September. That's great. It's been nice to believe in the post season until the last month. I'm not going to complain about that.

I've enjoyed hearing Antonetti's positiveness. I loved how he obviously was trying his best to improve the team. We've seen some new faces to look forward to next year. That said, if the hopes rest on a healthy Sizemore and Hafner, forget it.

I ask Sizemore at best to sign a team friendly contract or let him go.

[Kingpin74]

The only way we should pick up Grady's option is if he'd agree to add another year for the league minimum or something. I think I'd rather keep Fukudome.

[Bigfist]

I expect Fukudome to get several offers in the off season...but yes, I would like to see the Indians re-sign him. He certainly looks very solid.