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Not only do the Tribe have 13 games left against Minnesota, but in the last 3 weeks they play KC and Detroit a total of 12 times.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)

CLEVELAND ROCKS! CLEVELAND ROCKS!

If they can get merely adequate pitching for the last 50ish games, they'll take the division. Victor Martinez makes me swoooooooon. And that was BEFORE I knew he was a switch-hitter!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

At this stage, I'd rather have the Indians win the Central than the Twins, but I don't think it's gonna happen. Despite their recent struggles, the Twins still have that whole aura of just-watch-us-pull-this-game-from-out-of-our-asses, while the Indians are just a decent ballclub.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Also unfortunate (for the Indians):

- Johan Santana & Brad Radke & Joe Nathan (& Juan Rincon & Grant Balfour, too!)
- heave-hoing Minky for Justin Morneau

However, on the plus side (for the Indians):

- Luis Rivas & Christian Guzman are still playing every day
- Kyle Loshe & Loshe-in-training Carlos Silva
- subpar production from the OF (outside of Lewwwwwwww) & 3B
- Joe Mauer's knee problems (& the chum starting @ C in his stead)

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I (personally) would not be so quick putting Carlos Silva on the Indians side...

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

His stats looked eerily similar to Loshe's, outside of ERA...

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

That last series against the White Sox left me emotionally exhausted.

I think I'm going to the Twins game Friday.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Is Aaron Boone going to be able to play this year? There was some talk around the break like he would be back before the end of the season.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 21:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Probably, but it sounds like it will be late in the season:

Setback:

Trainer Lonnie Soloff said Aaron Boone's rehabilitation assignment has been pushed back for at least two weeks because of the swelling he had in his left knee during workouts at the start of this 11-game trip.

The minor-league season ends after the first week of September, which may limit Boone's ability to test his knee in game conditions.

"At this point, he will play this year," Soloff said.

Normal recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the knee takes six to seven months. Boone is 5½ months removed from his surgery.

"When I go out on rehab, I want to be sure my knee is ready," he said.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 11 August 2004 21:28 (twenty-one years ago)

omg, Tribe within 3!!

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 12 August 2004 11:30 (twenty-one years ago)

WHAT'D I SAY!?!?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 12 August 2004 11:53 (twenty-one years ago)

If they ever call Josh Bard back up from the minors they'll have TWO switch hitting catchers. Think of the possibilities.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I think BP is breaking down the AL Wild Card by strength of schedule today. It will be interesting to see how the Indians match up the rest of the way.

― mattbot (mattbot), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

BP has a brief (non-premium) Tribe rundown:

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=3336

Give up a vanload of runs, score a truckload.
If they could ever upgrade that bullpen to mediocre...

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Indians blow a 4-0 eighth inning lead to lose 7-4 in 11. In typical form, Wedge takes out CC after pitching 7 scoreless innings. The tribes bullpen could be the worst ever...
(-- lawrence kansas (lawrence_kansa...), April 6th, 2004.

Me, after opening day loss to the TWINS

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 12 August 2004 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

why could jason tyner have been a starter in 1904?

― John (jdahlem), Thursday, 12 August 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Lack of facial hair? Not robust enough?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 12 August 2004 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

"Starter/4th outfielder," BP wrote. Because he's small, fast, doesn't draw walks to exploit the speed well, and has almost no power. I can see that passing on the '04-13 Senators.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 August 2004 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

oh STARTER i'm a moron. i was thinking "starting pitcher" shoot me

― John (jdahlem), Thursday, 12 August 2004 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Madame Broussard waxes a pinch hit grand slam to melt Blue Jays.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 13 August 2004 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

BP breakdown of wildcard is suspicious of the Indians' overachieving, calls Red Sox team to beat (with Texas and Anaheim on their heels).

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 13 August 2004 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

5 hours till gametime.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 13 August 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Carlos Silva vs. Seth Etherton - yeah, that's fair. How about Sandy Koufax vs. an A-Team lunchbox w/ Mr. T's face scratched off?

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 13 August 2004 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

TS: Seth Etherton vs Scott Elarton

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 13 August 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

even worse.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 13 August 2004 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Etherton : Elarton :: Bill Pullman : Jeff Daniels

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 13 August 2004 17:13 (twenty-one years ago)

You two have turned this beautiful thread into a disgusting ode to your own blackened souls.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 13 August 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Dude, step off. My soul's medium-well.

ON-TOPIC: Matchups for the other two games in this pivotal series -

Saturday: Loshe v. Westbrook
Sunday: Mullholland (?????) v. Durbin (@(#()@!*!) (have you see how Chad Durbin's pitched in the past month!??!)

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 13 August 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

wait, thee Terry Mullholland? Please say it is!

Durbin needs a turban he's so hott right now.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 13 August 2004 20:05 (twenty-one years ago)

omg it is Terry. If teh Tribots can win tonight I like their SWEEP chances. omg I said SWEEP.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 13 August 2004 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Terry Mulholland must be fifty years old! Further proof that ole' lefthanders never die, they just go to the bullpen.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Friday, 13 August 2004 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Terry could hit back in the day, right?

― Mr. Tony Plow (Leee), Friday, 13 August 2004 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

And you gotta love his SNAPTHROW TO FIRST.

― Mr. Tony Plow (Leee), Friday, 13 August 2004 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

One game back!

― Jeff Wright (JeffW1858), Sunday, 15 August 2004 00:32 (twenty-one years ago)

With a little help from the Yanks, the Tribe could be in first this week.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 11:16 (twenty-one years ago)

oh dear

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 11:54 (twenty-one years ago)

That pitching may cost 'em the Cinderella outfit, panties and all.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 12:55 (twenty-one years ago)

six months pass...

Cleveland results:

Mar 7 vs Tor (S)
Loss 9-12
at NYY (S)
Win 3-1

Mar 8 at Hou (S)
Win 21-4

Mar 9 vs NYY (S)
Postponed

Mar 10 vs Was (S)
Win 3-1
at TB (S)
Win 12-2

Mar 11 vs Pit (S)
Win 16-4

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 11 March 2005 21:55 (twenty-one years ago)

64 runs over the past 6 games... that's a lot of offense.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 11 March 2005 21:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I wonder (aloud, even though I could check the stats myself) how Grady Sizemore & Ryan Ludwick are doing...

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 11 March 2005 22:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I have an Indians t-shirt that I wear to bed. It's got the little guy on it. It's from the 1990s when they won something.

― MVP (nordicskilla), Thursday, 17 March 2005 00:25 (twenty-one years ago)

It's got the little guy on it.

Racist.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Thursday, 17 March 2005 02:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe he meant IN it.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 17 March 2005 15:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Paul Shuey is back with the team = Tribe win division going away this year.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 17 March 2005 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

NOOOOO!

Tribe bullpen gives up 4 runs in the ninth to lose 4-3. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING AGAIN?!?!

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:19 (twenty-one years ago)

whoa, white sox imploding in the 11th.

― the leglo (the leglo), Thursday, 7 April 2005 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Betancourt, Riske, Howry, Rhodes and Miller give up three hits and no runs in 7.2 innings. Crisp, Blake and birthday-boy Belliard homer. ONE THROUGH NINE BITCHEZZ!!

― weather1ngda1eson (Brian), Friday, 8 April 2005 09:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Betancourt, Riske, Howry, Rhodes and Miller

this bullpen scares me like no other

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 8 April 2005 11:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Tribe/Tigers 1:00 Sat. and Sun.
I haven't seen or heard a game yet this season, and no amount of middling relievers this weekend shall frighten me away from Wedge-Ball, the Mustachioed Variation.

― weather1ngda1eson (Brian), Friday, 8 April 2005 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)

two months pass...

It is time to pull the trigger and REVIVE! Tribe gets Eye of the Tiger and sweep Rockys. Next up Arizona!

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 17 June 2005 12:04 (twenty years ago)

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The Tribe are going to thw World Series. You heard it here first.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Sunday, 18 September 2005 01:23 (twenty years ago)

Yanks go 5-0 this past week and they STILL can't gain any ground on the fuckin' Trizzle. If I were a Yankees fan I'd be supersalt.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Sunday, 18 September 2005 01:25 (twenty years ago)

The Tribe are going to thw World Series.

I wouldn't bet against it because they appear to have fewer weaknesses than any of the other contenders. But I'll hold my tongue and reserve proper praise until they play an important series against a club that needs to win, i.e. starting this Monday against Chicago. In the last month they've played a bunch of crap teams, and their only opponents with something to play for were Oakland (very even matchup), Chicago (lost a four game sweep in July) and Minnesota (a contender in the loosest sense of the word).

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 18 September 2005 05:17 (twenty years ago)

also, i love the tribe but don't forget what happened last year when they got close...

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Sunday, 18 September 2005 12:55 (twenty years ago)

Well, the Toons & Sox finally meet up in a meaningful series Monday through Wednesday. If the Sox's bats don't come alive, I fear a sweep, but I think it'll be 2 out of 3, and I have no idea who'll prevail.

At some point, the Indians have to cool off, wouldn't you think?

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Sunday, 18 September 2005 20:52 (twenty years ago)

Alright bitches, I am going tomorrow...

GAME ON

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 19 September 2005 02:48 (twenty years ago)

IT HAS BEGUN

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 19 September 2005 11:52 (twenty years ago)

IN 11 HOURS

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 19 September 2005 11:53 (twenty years ago)

Three or six games left w/ the ChiSox?

PS - FUCK YOU MINNESODA

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 19 September 2005 12:00 (twenty years ago)

ANY MINNESODAN TO THREAD TO FEEL MY FUCKING FURY (or just to say "howdy").

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 19 September 2005 12:01 (twenty years ago)

6 left. 3 starting today and 3 to end the season.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 19 September 2005 12:07 (twenty years ago)

I fear posting on this thread, as I seemed to jinx the A's a couple of weeks ago. With the Reds and Cubs not doing bupkus this postseason, I don't want to say who I want to win.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Monday, 19 September 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

DAMN IT EARL DON'T POST ABOUT POSTING YOU JINX! Go post on the ChiSox thread instead.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 19 September 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

EARL NASH YOU ARE BANNED FROM THIS THREAD

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 19 September 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

FUCKIN BRUSSARD!

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 01:50 (twenty years ago)

and chisox in scoring position w/ no out after a boone 2-rbi single.

one of the best games i've seen all year. yowzas!

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 02:03 (twenty years ago)

THE CURSE OF THE EARLNASH HAS BEEN LIFTED

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)

Bob Wickman has aged me ten years in one season.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 11:51 (twenty years ago)

Jose Hernandez @ first base.

Why the hell was Jose Hernandez @ first base?

OR:

What good is a UTIL if he's a boot boy?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 03:30 (twenty years ago)

Pronk in the series: 7/12, 5 HR, 10 RBI

― weather1ngda1eson (Brian), Thursday, 22 September 2005 02:35 (twenty years ago)

Whew, I'm glad I FORGOT TO START SCOTT ELARTON ON MY FANTASY TEAM.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 22 September 2005 11:49 (twenty years ago)

(Sorry, Hafner had 4 HR in the series. Perhaps I should have been working at work.)

― weather1ngda1eson (Brian), Thursday, 22 September 2005 12:07 (twenty years ago)

Jeez, if Elarton's performance lately isn't a sign of Destiny...

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 22 September 2005 12:20 (twenty years ago)

1.5

― weather1ngda1eson (Brian), Friday, 23 September 2005 02:52 (twenty years ago)

Meanwhile....

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2169689

Obv. reax is slow down, li'l nigga. You ain't there yet...

― Jimmy Mod Loves Alan Canseco (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Friday, 23 September 2005 03:12 (twenty years ago)

travis hafner will u marry me why becuz you hit hoem run

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 23 September 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

PRONK?

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 23 September 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

worst nickname in baseball. Stands for PROJECT DONKEY. I don't get it either.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 23 September 2005 14:05 (twenty years ago)

PROJECT DONKEY!?!?

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 23 September 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

That's the straight-to-video sequel to OPERATION: DUMBO DROP, I hope?

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 23 September 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

Hafner was a project who looked like a donkey.

I will rename him OPERUMBOROP after OPERATION DUMBO DROP.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 23 September 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

OMG x-post!!11!!1

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 23 September 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

Aaron Boone's batting average just went over .250 for the first time this season, it doesn't sound like much, but he was still under .200 well into July.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Friday, 23 September 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

Also fun - look @ V-Mart's numbers (BA / OBP / SLG):

April - .207 / .290 / .329
May - .213 / .268 / .333
June - .295 / .384 / .516
July - .323 / .400 / .516
August - .402 / .450 / .608
September - .343 / .420 / .429 ("SLUMP" OH NO)

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 23 September 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/photo;_ylt=Arl9j19vNEnw9mN9bjYkvbURvLYF?slug=ohjy10209261734.cleveland_s_comeback_ohjy102&prov=ap

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 26 September 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)

Whew, I'm glad I REMEMBERED TO START SCOTT ELARTON ON MY FANTASY TEAM

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 11:59 (twenty years ago)

ME TOO

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

ARE YOU ME?

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

IN MY OTHER LEAGUE YES

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

They've now lost three in a row ... and were SHUT OUT 1-0 by TAMPA FREAKIN BAY. Interesting ...

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 29 September 2005 00:28 (twenty years ago)

AT HOME!!

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 29 September 2005 00:28 (twenty years ago)

whew, I'm glad I STARTED CASEY FOSSUM ON MY FANTASY TEAM.

I was looking at all the playoff combos today in the paper and if the Red Sox win two aginst the Yanks and the Indians win two against the Pale Hose then the Red Sox and Yanks play a one game playoff for the the division title with the loser playing a one game playoff against the Indians. So much madness.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 30 September 2005 12:10 (twenty years ago)

Ben Broussard: piece of crap. Went down on 3 pitches w/ the bases loaded in the 11th, and with the game on the line, swings at the very first pitch to pop up to shortstop. SO LAME. Also: Wedge PULL YOUR RELIEVER HOW ABOUT IT?

― David R. (popshots75`), Saturday, 1 October 2005 02:30 (twenty years ago)

So Cleveland bashes the absolute shit out of the White Sox regulars down the stretch, and then loses in 13 innings to their "B" squad? Very bizarre.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Saturday, 1 October 2005 02:43 (twenty years ago)

Damn, I went to Friday's game. Tribe could've won three different times with one out and a guy at third and never got him home.

Goodbye Blake, Broussard and Boone.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Monday, 3 October 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

B-BALL'Z BOTTOM B'Z BLUBBER etc.

Tribe 7-for-56 (.125) with runners in scoring position in the final seven games. I did myself a favor and slept through it Sunday.

― weather1ngda1eson (Brian), Monday, 3 October 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

eight months pass...

Worst fundamental team ever.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 22 June 2006 14:20 (nineteen years ago)

Peralta warmed up a little bit last weekend, but when your #3 hitter is .250/.333/.381 there's gonna be some offensive struggles.*

*I think he got dropped down to #7 and then benched for a few games at one point.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 22 June 2006 15:06 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, they benched him for three days and now he's hitting a little better now. They just gave Jason Johnson to the Red Sox- Johnson was supposed to be a big offseason move to replace Elarton and now they're just ditching his salary.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 22 June 2006 15:53 (nineteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

Nice road trip. Play the tigers again this weekend, this time at home. this are looking up for ole chief wahoo

― brownie, Thursday, 31 May 2007 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

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