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We haven't been seeing a lot of Tony Sipp and for good reason, he lets the Rangers cut the lead in half and his ERA rises to an even 9. 9th inning and a 2 run lead.

Lead off single and Chris sets down the next 3, finishing by fanning Kinsler for the save. We take the series from the Rangers.

Are we a good team? It's beginning to look like it, isn't it?

Nice starting pitching and a great bullpen really helps Cive but some of these hitter are doing a nice job!

I was there today. Beautiful sunny day until it clouded up at the end. I bought a bleacher ticket, but sat behind the 1B dugout, about 12 rows back. Several Japanese were in attendance, some with signs in that language. Ubaldo was still walking too many, but got out of it OK. Yu Darvish got our guys to swing and miss wildly at his slow stuff. Thankfully, the TX defense helped us out a lot.

kenneth merkatz ‏ @clasam
@drjongoodman Tribe pitching good enough to hang in all year damon old but can still hit and kipnis is quite dynamic
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18m kenneth merkatz ‏ @clasam
@drjongoodman I dont know I was wrong. I buried the tribe on day 1 but pujols(got first homer today) and fielder were worst fa signings.
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21m Jonathan Goodman ‏ @drjongoodman
@clasam @mdotbrown Good luck. Once the Tigers get in gear I don't see them hanging in there, do you?
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23m kenneth merkatz ‏ @clasam
@drjongoodman @mdotbrown We are just going to dinner. Didnt sign up for the competition. How about the tribe?
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25m Jonathan Goodman ‏ @drjongoodman
@clasam @mdotbrown Better late than never. Spelling bee Fri?
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The fact that I remember the game makes me feel a little old:

Beltre's three-run homer in the 11th inning Saturday was the first allowed by a Cleveland pitcher to a pinch-hitter in extra innings since Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson connected it for Baltimore off LHP Dave LaRoche on April 19, 1977.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/06/ ... rylink=cpy

his week's Flashback Friday relates to the Orioles' next opponent, the Cleveland Indians, and Orioles legend Brooks Robinson, who has been released from Greater Baltimore Medical Center after recovering from an infection. Facing the Indians around this time of year, on April 19, 1977, Robinson added a final magical moment to a career full of them with the Birds.

Robinson entered the on-deck circle at Memorial Stadium in the bottom of the 10th inning as a pinch hitter for center fielder Larry Harlow. Baltimore trailed Cleveland 5-2 with one out and Lee May at bat. A tiny crowd of 4,826 at Memorial Stadium had grown smaller as the game wore on and the Orioles' luck seemingly wore out. The Indians scored three runs off Tippy Martinez to open the extra frame.

Those who remained at the ballpark immediately cheered the sight of the baseball legend, who appeared headed for retirement at the end of the 1976 season. After singling in his final Memorial Stadium at-bat of the season several months earlier, Robinson gave the baseball to his daughter Diana with the following inscription: "Last hit, Memorial Stadium, 1976."

Robinson dug in at the plate with two runners on and the gap narrowed to two following Lee May's run-scoring single. It was his third plate appearance in nine games on the season. Indians manager and former Oriole Frank Robinson conferred with reliever Dave LaRoche and decided to keep the lefty in the game to face his old teammate. The two Robinsons would become the first players inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1977.

Brooks Robinson joked to reporters afterward: "Frank probably looked up and said, 'Here comes old Brooksie. It's a tailor-made double play.' "

He also admitted that he didn't expect much from the at-bat himself.

"It's tough when you go up and pinch hit," he said. "It takes a special kind of guy, and I don't think I'm that guy."

On this night, he was.

Robinson worked the count full against LaRoche. After fouling off numerous pitches to keep the at-bat alive, he drove a LaRoche offering into the left-field stands to give the Orioles the victory. It would be the final home run of his 23-season, Hall of Fame career.

The third baseman called it his "biggest thrill in a long time" and discussed the inscribed baseball he had given his daughter the previous season. "I may have to change that 'last ball,' " he said.

Johnny Pesky once remarked of Robinson that "if he could run, he would be the perfect ballplayer."

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http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/video/ ... 5&c_id=cle

Great catch by Chooooooo!

Not a great day for a DH? Is that what the map says?

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Showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop and move in from the west through noon. Some of the heaviest showers will be moving through the greater Cleveland area east to Mentor and Chardon. One hour rainfall estimates from the radar were from a half an inch up to an inch...and can cause some ponding of water in low lying areas and on the roadways.



Forecast as of 11:00 AM EDT on May 07, 2012 from station KOHSHAKE3
Forecast source: BestForecast - NWS
Monday

Overcast with thunderstorms, then thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. High of 84F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.

Good job this weekend. Coming away with a pair of wins was quite surprising. Instead of a Texas sweep that I was expecting, we nearly swept ourselves. The pitching staff did a good job also.

I was also surprised that we hung an "L" on Darvish. I'm anticipating a 20 win season for Darvish and being a contender for the Cy Young Award.

Tonight's second half of the twin bill will be shown as a freebie on MLB.TV

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