Game Thread - Angels at Indians - Escobar v. Lee - 10:20 in the A frickin' M
I wanted to write a 1/3 of the season summary after the 54th game, but the turnaround between Friday Night and Saturday Morning counter-cartoon programming precludes this.
Suffice to say that the last few games have made the thought of 24-30 slightly more bearable. If we win 2 out of every 3 left that is 72-36, good for 96 wins and the division.
Doable? If Jered-56 is this good, Escobar pitches like he is paid, Bartolo returns to 2006 form, and Lackey and Santana pitch with a smidgen of self-respect, I'd say we still need a bat to get to that win plateau.
Intentionally Altered Movie Lines:
Annie Hall: So you wanna go into the movie or what?
Jeff Weaver: No, I can't go into a movie that's already started, because I'm anal.
Annie Hall: That's a polite word for what you are.
Beat My Runs and Hits Picks: LAA: 5, 14 ... CLE: 3, 11
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Top of the mornin' to ya
ESPN 710 Angels: 7 and 10WKRP Indians: 3 and 9
"Baby, if you've ever wondered
Wondered whatever became of me
I'm livin' on the air in Cincinnati
Cincinnati, WKRP."
Anaheim of Anaheim - June 3, 2006
FIRE IN THE CITY
LAA: 4/7CLE: 1/8
yeswecan - June 3, 2006
GOD IT'S EARLY!!!
Gotta love having a 2+ year old to get you up in the moring for, "Angels Ball..."Friends of the Honey Bees: 6/12
Friends of Belle the Ballpark Diva: 2/10
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ScottD00 - June 3, 2006
Making a habit of it
Halos- 8/15Tribe- 5/9
Snake - June 3, 2006
What you hear is not a test
See I am wonder, Mike and I like to sayAngels - 5/9
Indians - 3/7
Sean @ Halos Heaven - June 3, 2006
Today
Halos 4/7Indians 3/7
riktermiller - June 3, 2006
Picks
Halos: 7/10Tribe: 4/8
Matt UK - June 3, 2006
Line Ups
Saturday's Line-Ups...Halos:
Figgins - CF - .260
Cabrera - SS - .280
Anderson - LF - .276
Guerrero - RF - .322
Salmon - DH - .273
Morales - 1B - .275
Quinlan - 3B - .260
Molina - C - .181 <-- Napoli.....PLEASE
Kennedy - 2B - .276
Escobar - P - 3.96
Indians:
Sizemore - CF - .304
Michaels - LF - .286
Peralta - SS - .239
Hafner - DH - .301
Martinez - C - .282
Broussard - 1B - .355
Blake - RF - .330
Belliard - 2B - .282
Boone - 3B - .272
Lee - P - 5.46
ScottD00 - June 3, 2006
What does Napoli have to do
to get a consistent starting position?????HeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
Re: What does Napoli have to do
Change his last name to Molina.foxpaw - June 3, 2006
LOL
Good call.HeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
Maybe he could take a few more walks.
riktermiller - June 3, 2006
No Kiddn' about Nap......Geez!
Nap deserves way more playing time, I understand Sosh wants to keep JoMo on his game but thats the problem......he's got none! Naps got a big time MLB eye at the plate, he's at least going to get on base even when he's not hittin'.
Halos 5/12
Indians 2/7
Aloha!!
AlohaHalofan - June 3, 2006
Myspacescobar
not looking good earlyMatt UK - June 3, 2006
Uhhhh
It looks like we may get to see Hector Carrasco make an early appearance today.NPCody - June 3, 2006
who are these announcers?
they are so boring, id rather have hudhathaway93 - June 3, 2006
Fox
standard fox generic announcers who don't really know about either teamMatt UK - June 3, 2006
They had to bring in a comedien
to liven up to broadcast...HeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
Fox
Manning is the Tribes regular TV announcer. Does side work for Fox.wildchile - June 3, 2006
My bad
they didn't sound very knowledgeable though!Matt UK - June 3, 2006
Manning
He's knowledgable he just hasn't got alot of exposure. Ex Tribe centerfielder, 70's early 80's.wildchile - June 3, 2006
Hud?
riktermiller - June 3, 2006
Take a seat.
riktermiller - June 3, 2006
Jesus!
What a throw by Vlad. That was amazingNPCody - June 3, 2006
seriously
vlad is spectacularhathaway93 - June 3, 2006
Great
Missed that whole inning - mlb.tv frozeMatt UK - June 3, 2006
Naps
get him in the lineup!Matt UK - June 3, 2006
This comedian
Is terrible. thank god he is leaving. Never heard a worse couple of innings of baseball broadcasting.ValisJason - June 3, 2006
how many times
have i been worried that we might get no hit this year?hathaway93 - June 3, 2006
These broadcasters
have serious man-crushes on Sizemore. It's beginning to creep me out the way they gush over him. It's like having 12 year old girls in there.HeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
Haha
too true - the main guy especially is drooling all over himMatt UK - June 3, 2006
Did you catch this line?
"Sizemore: as in, no one SIGHS MORE than the ladies of Cleveland when Grady's up to bat."Ughhhhh!
HeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
Yeh
horrible line! Dude even knew that Mrs Sizemore t-shirts were best sellersMatt UK - June 3, 2006
He probably has a bunch at home
In every colorHeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
is anyone sure
at least one of these guys isnt a cleveland broadcaster?hathaway93 - June 3, 2006
Rick Manning
Is the regular Indians broadcaster. The other guy is just a FOX broadcaster.foxpaw - June 3, 2006
Pretty sure
I've heard the main guy on Fox before, and now you mention it I think the analyst guy was on the mlb.tv feed last nightMatt UK - June 3, 2006
Josh Lewin
Is the other guy, and I guess he broadcasts Rangers games normally.foxpaw - June 3, 2006
Sizemore
If you had Sizemore, maybe you could make Erstad the regular first baseman, where he belongs! He is a left coast kind of guy. Unfortunately they just signed him to a long term contract.wildchile - June 3, 2006
Erstad
I heard on the radio feed that when Erstad comes back he will be in center and that Fig will move back to 3rd. What an F-ing travesty!!!!!!! Sosh is a complete idiot if that happens.higdog - June 3, 2006
Oh god!
That's terrible!HeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
Kelvim
is loving bouncing these pitches in front of the plateMatt UK - June 3, 2006
Sosh
I am getting tired of hearing Hud go on about how Sosh will play the guys who produce, then put in guys like Molina, Quin and bench Napoli. Sosh is either stupid or doesn't have the guts to do what needs to be done. He also needs to take the gloves off with GA as well. Enough is enough.higdog - June 3, 2006
only reason
nap isnt playing today is because its a day game after a night game, he will be in there tomorrowhathaway93 - June 3, 2006
I think the Naps/JOMO situation
has more to do w/ the belief that a C should not have to catch a day game after a night game. The Rally Killer moving back into CF may not be a horrible idea. He deserves a chance to retain his spot but this may be a situation where Figgy looses playing time to Dallas if he struggles. Then again The Rally Killer is a Sosh favorite and may retain his spot w/o producing at the plate.riktermiller - June 3, 2006
Figgins loses playing time
to Mcpherson? He not hitting his weight. Course Figgins isn't exactly tearing it up!wildchile - June 3, 2006
What's GA done?
HR last night, only hit today so far - yeh he's lazy in the field but he's always been like thatMatt UK - June 3, 2006
I agree
He can't complain that the kids aren't "producing" when they aren't given consistent starts.Napoli needs to be in there every day. Maybe Molina knows the batters better since he's been around longer, but there's only ONE WAY that Nap will gain that knowledge... by starting more consistently.
I think D-Mac should be starting at 3B, against all batters... none of this swapping with Quinlan. D-Mac might not be the most constant power hitter but I'll take him over Q at the plate.
HeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
Fucking
GIDPMatt UK - June 3, 2006
Nap
Nap is only 24yrs old though. Sosh likes the productive out better than the HR. Sosh is tired of winning games 10-3.higdog - June 3, 2006
I think the worry is about the fate of
a guy like Jorge Posada. Catching everyday had taken a huge toll on him offensively and having a competent back up in JOMO allows Sosh the ability to be TOO carefull.riktermiller - June 3, 2006
competent?
is .179 really competent? but still napoli should NOT be playing everyday, hopefully it prevents him from his prolonged slumps that hes always had in the minorshathaway93 - June 3, 2006
Not EVERY day...
but it was nice last year knowing that Bengie was most definitely the starting catcher. And we'd just have Jose come in every few days.HeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
Sosh
Seriously, if he's up 10-0 then who's going to want to squeeze or hit behind runners. Then GA can play 60% and Erstad can get RBI's by grounding out to SS.higdog - June 3, 2006
GA
is our second best hitter, he'll play everyday if hes healthy enoughhathaway93 - June 3, 2006
JOMO!
a single?riktermiller - June 3, 2006
man
he is slowhathaway93 - June 3, 2006
I reckon
Naps doubles that thoMatt UK - June 3, 2006
Single
Lee should be sent down!!!higdog - June 3, 2006
come on AK
keep the ball out of the air.riktermiller - June 3, 2006
Single
Lee should be sent down!!!higdog - June 3, 2006
God damn it!
riktermiller - June 3, 2006
HR's please.
riktermiller - June 3, 2006
bloody hell
I don't have a TV feed today, just radio and been out and about...how many GIDPs is that so far? 7?leftwing - June 3, 2006
3 in the last 3 innings.
riktermiller - June 3, 2006
Figgy
Figgy said on an interview with T. Smith that he has been working on bunting for the past 4 yrs.What!!!!!!
higdog - June 3, 2006
maybe hes not
being taught by the right person..micky FUCKING hatcherhathaway93 - June 3, 2006
bunting is a definate skill and isn't easy.
I can remember running miles and miles becasue teammates couldn't get bunts down.riktermiller - June 3, 2006
c'mon
Garret!hathaway93 - June 3, 2006
hell ya
garret has been so good the past week or sohathaway93 - June 3, 2006
You mean the past 12 years or so
leftwing - June 3, 2006
that
toohathaway93 - June 3, 2006
god damn right.
riktermiller - June 3, 2006
Nice one GA!
Tie Game.HeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
Jose Molina
"When I was in Little League, I remember hoping the pitcher would just throw balls so I wouldn't have to swing." Jose Molinahigdog - June 3, 2006
Cliff Lee = John Lackey
They can't stay away from the big inning.riktermiller - June 3, 2006
Way to go Fish.
riktermiller - June 3, 2006
Let's bring 'em around, Kendry!
HeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
I love the way this team plays with 2 outs
leftwing - June 3, 2006
Don't give it back!
riktermiller - June 3, 2006
Oh, Vlad.
riktermiller - June 3, 2006
Game Over.
Have a nice day everybody.riktermiller - June 3, 2006
HR
Wait, Jose Molina and Quinlan will start a rally.higdog - June 3, 2006
SOB
Unbelievable...7 unearned runs right there...NICE :-(S
ScottD00 - June 3, 2006
No way did that just happen...
I must still be sleeping.HeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
Yeah...
From a tie to down 8runs in one inning filled with 2EsS
ScottD00 - June 3, 2006
what the hell is going on here?
total implosion.yeswecan - June 3, 2006
We can hit HR's too
Napoli can do that...wait he's not in, D-Mac can do that... wait he's not in. Quinlan !?!?!higdog - June 3, 2006
Blame of the Game
Soshhigdog - June 3, 2006
Q
He is swinging at everything...higdog - June 3, 2006
Quinlan
another soft chopper to 2nd. 1 out.yeswecan - June 3, 2006
Sosh
Sosh knows what the answers are but is afraid to address them...higdog - June 3, 2006
What happened?
Did we all just forget how to play defense?S
ScottD00 - June 3, 2006
G-Damnit!
Play Napoli and Mcpherson regularly! Why is Sosh just setting them up for failure this like??? Just commit and play them you dodger-hugger!george bush - June 3, 2006
Wow...
Orlando Cabrera has now matches his 2005 total in errors.NPCody - June 3, 2006
What
What happens when you hit a 2-run homer on the Angles ? You get benched ! What happens when you 0-4 against r & l pitching. You start..higdog - June 3, 2006
WTF!
JC, there is mercy rule in MLBcupie - June 3, 2006
Wow
Great catch murphy. tagging up with 9 run lead. A tiny bit dirty.cupie - June 3, 2006
I am sure
this announcer has a blow up doll of Hafner.cupie - June 3, 2006
He dresses it up
in his Mrs. Sizemore t-shirtsHeyLegacy - June 3, 2006
LOL!
Matt UK - June 3, 2006
Napoli
Y'all do realize that (1) catchers can't start every day and (2) his ankle is a bit tweaked, right?Catchers almost never start a day game after a night game. Naps started last night to catch Weaver, who he has caught several times. So he gets the day off today, and should be back out there tomorrow, if healthy enough.
Chronicles - June 3, 2006
I posted the LOSE thread already
This one is over before it is over. And yeah, Napoli has a tender ankle, we have three in Tampa Bay after this don't forget. Stick a fork in Quinlan. He is done.Rev Halofan - June 3, 2006
yes
lose the Qyeswecan - June 3, 2006
worst Karma post of all time!
cupie - June 3, 2006
DFA
DFA list:1.Quinlan
2.Molina
3.Romero
higdog - June 3, 2006
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