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Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:52 pm
by civ ollilavad
Atchison takes care of his inning. 4 run margin and our second straight shutout looming.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:00 pm
by civ ollilavad
Now it's the 8th so here comes Shaw.
My father always hated this business of pulling a reliever who did his job successfully. He said it looked the manager was trying to find someone who'd fail.
Of course he was from the "old days" when starters were expected to finish what they starters, and bullpens were 4 or 5 men at most deep not 8 or more like Tito uses.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:04 pm
by Baron
civ ollilavad wrote:Carrasco with his own 5 inning gem today. Lee took care of the 6th. 3 more relievers, or more, will be needed to finish the job.
Brantley natch with an RBI hit, an RBI sac fly for the first 2 scores. Then Kuroda walked Gomes to force in our 3rd run.
And as I type Gomes singles in number 4. His play has been up to expectations, after that early bought with soaring heaves to second.
Carrasco has it in him to be a solid starter, much more talented than Tomlin or House or probably McAllister. He's gotten past hitting guys and getting suspended. His April work as a starter was ineffective. Maybe the three months of excellent relief was abetted by some successful coaching.
Chisenhall who is once again the Chisenhall of old fanned to end the inning. Santana fanned in the middle with 2 on; he's back into a funk; for 10 days of April hitting 167.
They said he quit throwing the slider and the curve becuase he didn't have good command of them, intsead he's throwing some kind of combo of them both....a "slurve"
Idk just what they said, and whatever he's throwing he did a great job today.
Kipnis had a great day today, scored 3 of the 4 runs....Two of the Brantly RBI's. Nice to see him getting on base at the leadoff spot.
Guess partying in NYC last night wasn't detrimental to his play today.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:06 pm
by civ ollilavad
Imperfect but successful, Shaw allowed only a two out double to Suzuki.
With a 4-run margin will Francona expend Allen? I imagine so.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:10 pm
by Baron
That was the first extra base hit they had the whole game.
Ramirez did a good job in the 2 hole today........couple nice sac bunts to move Kipnis to scoring position for Brantley.
Doesn't look like we are going to add any more in the top of the ninth.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:11 pm
by civ ollilavad
Nothing doing in Tribe's 9th so Allen will try to seal the second multi-pitcher shutout of the Yankees in two days.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:13 pm
by civ ollilavad
Cody hasn't been scored on in at least his past 10 outings. It is pushing it some today however since he's working for the third straight game. Although only faced 5 hitters total the first two times out.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:15 pm
by civ ollilavad
And Allen needed only 17 pitches to get those 5 outs. Has anyone outside Cleveland noticed that he's one of the most reliable and efficient closers around?
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:16 pm
by civ ollilavad
Doesn't look like Allen's going to be stressed today: 3 pitches retired Gardner on a pop; 3 pitches retire Jeter on a grounder.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:18 pm
by civ ollilavad
Streaks end: Ellsbury homers.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:19 pm
by civ ollilavad
Games end, too. Teixera grounds out on the first page. Back to 500 again. Now we have to wait until Thursday for Kluber to pitch agai.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:24 pm
by Baron
won the series and the Season series against them. Hadn't done that since 08.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:47 pm
by VT'er
That New York Yankee baseball genius and master of diplomacy, Suzyn Waldman, suggested during today's radio broadcast that the level of interest in a game between Cleveland and Arizona would be such that perhaps 5 people would show up.
I really don't understand why she's allowed to have anything to do with MLB. She is just plain horrible.
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:57 pm
by civ ollilavad
I'm looking forward to Thursday game: Kluber vs. Ubaldo
Re: GameTime!™
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:12 am
by civ ollilavad
Good work by House washed out. Now we have to put Tomlin out there as replacement starter today, I guess. Salazar and McAllister are not available since they both worked the last couple nights for Columbus.