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by **RedDawg53** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:45 pm

Lineps in a little bit

by **LakeErieWarriors** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:52 pm

Witness the Kipnis......... Take a Day Off.

by **RedDawg53** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:52 pm

Cleveland Indians

SP: Justin Masterson

RF: S Choo
SS: A Cabrera
CF: M Brantley
DH: C Santana
2B: J Lopez
1B: C Kotchman
LF: J Damon
3B: L Chisenhall
C: L Marson

WTF no Jason Kipnis?

Cincinnati Reds

SP: Bronson Arroyo

SS: Z Cozart
CF: C Heisey
1B: J Votto
2B: B Phillips
RF: J Bruce
3B: S Rolen
LF: T Frazier
DH: W Harris
C: R Hanigan

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:53 pm

Damn!

Carlos can't get the run in.

Masterson has been throwing the ball well and we're getting traffic against Arroyo, but can't get that run home!

by **ClevelandFanInNewYork** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:53 pm

Santana with a GIDP rally killer.

by **LakeErieWarriors** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:55 pm

Alright, so it used to be that Santana was a hitter that could also catch.
Now, he's a pretty good catcher, but he isn't hittin for sh!t.
I mean there's about nothing positive you can say about him at the plate.

by **RedDawg53** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:55 pm

LakeErieWarriors wrote:Witness the Kipnis......... Take a Day Off.

I don't get it. They are off tomorrow!! Manny Acta ::doh::

by **LakeErieWarriors** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:59 pm

RedDawg53 wrote:
LakeErieWarriors wrote:Witness the Kipnis......... Take a Day Off.

I don't get it. They are off tomorrow!! Manny Acta

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Just. STUPID.

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:00 pm

RedDawg53 wrote:
LakeErieWarriors wrote:Witness the Kipnis......... Take a Day Off.

I don't get it. They are off tomorrow!! Manny Acta

Kip's played every game this year.

It's not uncommon for a manager to give a guy a day off right before an off day - give's him two days off to rest up.

I don't have a problem with it... it's the kid's first full season, can't expect him to play all 162 games.

0-for-8 with 3 Ks in the series probably makes it an easier decision for Manny as well.

by **RedDawg53** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:04 pm

dazindiansfanuk wrote:
RedDawg53 wrote:
LakeErieWarriors wrote:Witness the Kipnis......... Take a Day Off.

I don't get it. They are off tomorrow!! Manny Acta

Kip's played every game this year.

It's not uncommon for a manager to give a guy a day off right before an off day - give's him two days off to rest up.

I don't have a problem with it... it's the kid's first full season, can't expect him to play all 162 games.

0-for-8 with 3 Ks in the series probably makes it an easier decision for Manny as well.

All valid points

by **RedDawg53** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:05 pm

Johnny Damon with the POWER (flex)

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:05 pm

Johnny coming to the party!!

by **justmebd** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:06 pm

Johnny Effin' Damon?!?!?!

by **justmebd** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:08 pm

This home run by Johhny Effin' Damon (That's his official name to me now) makes me think more and more that he's a Game of Thrones character come to life. He does things that seemingly advance his own cause, sometimes at the expense of other people.

Then one day he'll sack Winterfell or behead Asdrubal Cabrera.

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:08 pm

Reds playing Marson to pull on the infield?

Interesting!

by **bac5665** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:11 pm

justmebd wrote:This home run by Johhny Effin' Damon (That's his official name to me now) makes me think more and more that he's a Game of Thrones character come to life. He does things that seemingly advance his own cause, sometimes at the expense of other people.

Then one day he'll sack Winterfell or behead Asdrubal Cabrera.

What is dead may never die? (His career?)

by **justmebd** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:14 pm

bac5665 wrote:
justmebd wrote:This home run by Johhny Effin' Damon (That's his official name to me now) makes me think more and more that he's a Game of Thrones character come to life. He does things that seemingly advance his own cause, sometimes at the expense of other people.

Then one day he'll sack Winterfell or behead Asdrubal Cabrera.

What is dead may never die? (His career?)

I keep getting Theon Greyjoy vibes as well. Must be the propensity to fuck things up.

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:15 pm

Arbitrary statistical snapshot of the night: -

Last 16 games, Damon is hitting .295/.367/.500/.867 with 3 2B, 2HR, 8RBI.

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:16 pm

Drooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooobs

Awful 0-2 pitch from Arroyo!

by **justmebd** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:16 pm

I think Cabrera is feeling better at the plate.

by **skatingtripods** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:18 pm

There's a reason Arroyo gave up 46 HR last season.

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:21 pm

For those of you interested, former Indians farmhand Chris Archer (DeRosa trade to Cubs, Garza trade to TB) is starting for the Rays tonight.

I think that breaks a pretty long streak of games started by a pitcher they drafted for TB (I wanna say 180+ games).

by **British_Pharaoh** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:29 pm

J-Lo!!!

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:41 pm

Masterson dealing..... faced the minimum and only 61 pitches through 6.

Could really do with him going the distance as I imagine Smith and Pestano both unavailable tonight.

by **skatingtripods** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:46 pm

dazindiansfanuk wrote:Could really do with him going the distance as I imagine Smith and Pestano both unavailable tonight.

Agree. Would be nice to get Kip, Smith, and Pestano back-to-back days off and still win.

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:08 pm

Lonnie clears the bags!

Thank you Jim Wolf.... terrible call at 2B.

by **skatingtripods** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:08 pm

Lonnie picked out a hanger there.

Good to see the offense have a little fun. A snowman without Kip in the lineup.

by **RedDawg53** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:09 pm

Good hitting Chiz

Jack Hannahan who?

by **Dnthateonthepronk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:10 pm

GETTING CHIZZY WITH IT :dingle:

by **andrew6586** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:11 pm

RedDawg53 wrote:Good hitting Chiz

Jack Hannahan who?

Don't you ever say that again.

Nice to see us put this one away (with help from the umpire).

by **Adverb Harry** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:11 pm

Good to see Chiz hitting. He keeps that up, and adds a walk here and there like he did tonight, and he's looking great.

by **Am I Here Again?** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:14 pm

justmebd wrote:I think Cabrera is feeling better at the plate.

Plus with hitting home runs it doesn't matter if he's slow out of the gate!

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:16 pm

Choo didn't like the call and none of us could see it because of that stupid behind home plate camera!

Why do they insist on using that angle?? It's awful!

by **dazindiansfanuk** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:40 pm

Ballgame!!

Masterson was brilliant.

by **RedDawg53** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:40 pm

So it's a draw for the Ohio Cup. Good enough for me :clap:

by **RedDawg53** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:54 pm

Bring on the Asstros

by **Prosecutor** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:41 pm

Chiz drew a walk, Damon hit a home run, Masterson went the distance. Enjoy it now but don't get used to it.

Good point about Damon finally starting to hit, though. Now we just have to hope he doesn't knock himself out for the year trying to field a ball.

Masterson is back on top of his game, Ubaldo is taking baby steps, Tomlin pitched very well in his last start, and this guy Rogers is a huge improvement over Wheeler and Ascencio. Hafner is ahead of schedule. Santana is starting to hit a little. It's looking like all systems go. Gotta take the Astros series and then we'll see how they do against the mighty Yankees.

After the Astros series it's 13 straight games against the Yankees, Orioles, Angels and Rays. The Bataan Death march leading up to the All-Star break. If we're still within a couple of games of first after that, then we have to be buyers.

by **googleeph2** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:50 pm

Assuming the back end of the pen is a constant, if the starting pitching is eating innings and getting a lot of quality starts in, they should be buyers. It would probably mean they are winning their share anyway, but if not, they'd still need to be buyers for RH hitting.

EDIT: imo, we can just assume all the other teams in the division will be taking some steps to improve themselves before the deadline.

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