It's Tribe Time | A Cleveland Indians Franchise

[mfbmike]

How bout you stop fucking around and turn this shit around?

 

[Vinsane]

SWEEEEEEEEEP, GL vs the M's

Fuck you, and thank you at the same time.

not even carmona was able to beat them...good luck in the next series

I know man, so close and then a two run shot.

SONOFABITCH

My thoughts exactly... on a side note I can't even look at your avatar anymore, advert my eyes from the gayness.

How bout you stop fucking around and turn this shit around?

You'd like it if I turned around, wouldn't you?!

 

[mfbmike]

lol, fag. that thread owned me. oh well. I won't be a bitch and refuse to change the av/usertext after I said I would.

 

[chazmaniandevil]

DOES VINSANE HAFTA CHOKE A BITCH

 

[Vinsane]

A Comeback...Almost.

Beltre does it again, ending the Indians comeback hopes.

Teams|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|R|H|E
Cleveland |0|1|0|0|0|0|0|4|1|6|13|0
Seattle |3|0|0|0|0|2|0|2|X|7|13|1

AP - Seattle, WA - The Indians losing ways continued through Saturday. Down five to one heading into the eighth inning, the Indians flashed a bit of that comeback magic that has gotten them a majority of the wins this season. However, it was just a flash instead of a dead on bolt of lightening. The Tribe would put four runs on the board to tie the game.

In the bottom of the eighth that lightening the Indians missed would be grabbed up by one Adrian Beltre. Beltre who was the hero in the series last week for the Mariners did it again with a two run shot that cleared left field with ease. Even Ray Charles could see that the ball was gone from the crack of the bat. While Adrian rounded the bases the Indians continued to look for answers.

In the top of the ninth two quick outs were had and it seemed like the last bit of flash was gone from the Tribe. When Asdrubal Cabrera hit a ball that gave him a double. Ben Francisco was up next and smacked the holy hell out of the ball that went underneath the glove of diving left fielder Ken Griffey Jr. as Asdrubal scored, Ben Francisco rounded second. It was an amazing throw by center fielder, and former Indian, Franklin Gutierrez that was off, but a diving Adrian Beltre showed not only his bat was good but his glove as well with a dive to the bag he beat Francisco for the final out.

"We talked about it all week long, base running discipline. Ben got too greedy and he found out what happens to those with greed. They don't always get what they want." Commented Manager Eric Wedge, whose tribe have now dropped six straight decisions, this being the only game close enough where his ball club could of seen the win. "When you make mental errors like that, you lose ball games. That's what happened today. We had every intention, every right to win. The chips didn't fall where they should of."

The Indians will look to right the ship once more against the Mariners. The Angles are in wait in what could be a first round match up for the Tribe as we inch closer to the 100 game mark, and the final 62 can start being counted down. What will come of the Tribe and their losing skid remains to be seen but one things for sure, it needs to end before they have to sit at home in October.

Lineup:

CF Sizemore 0-5 | 1K
2B Cabrera 2-5 |
LF Francisco 2-5 | 2K
C Martinez 2-4 | 1K
DH Johnson 2-4 |
1B Garko 2-4 |
3B DeRosa 0-4 | 1K
RF Dellucci 2-4 |
SS Peralta 1-4 |

Batting:

2B: A. Cabrera (13), N. Johnson (25), B. Francisco 2 (32)
HR: R. Garko (7)
RBI: V. Martinez 2 (53), R. Garko 3 (41), B. Francisco (51)
GIDP: D. Dellucci

Pitching:

Westbrook | 6.1IP | 11H | 5R | 5ER | 5SO | 3.45 ERA |
Meloan (L, 5-3) | 1.2IP | 2H | 2R | 2ER | 2SO | 4.07 ERA |

Lineup:

DH Chavez 0-5 | 1K
SS Betancourt 0-4 |
RF Ichiro 1-4 | 1K
1B Branyan 2-4 | 2K
LF Griffey Jr. 2-4 |
2B Lopez 4-4 |
3B Beltre 1-4 | 1K
C Johjima 2-4 | 1K
CF Gutierrez 1-4 | 1K

Batting:

2B: J. Lopez (19)
HR: A. Beltre (17), R. Branyan (12)
RBI: J. Lopez (35), A. Beltre 2 (48), R. Branyan 2 (35), E. Chavez (25), F. Gutierrez (19)

Fielding:

E: J. Lopez (13)

Pitching:

Bedard | 7.0IP | 8H | 3R | 2ER | 5SO | 4.20 ERA |
Jimenez (W, 5-3) | 1.0IP | 3H | 2R | 2ER | 3.77 ERA |
Lowe (S, 24) | 1.0IP | 2H | 1R | 1ER | 1SO | 3.65 ERA |

Player of the Game:

J. Lopez

4 for 4 - Double, RBI

Next Game:
July 26th, 2009

(58-40)

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[Vinsane]

DOES VINSANE HAFTA CHOKE A BITCH

No kidding man, that's how I feel especially with that last game. Ugh, can't get out of this slump. Meanwhile the AL Central race is getting more interesting.

 

[goDawgs1433]

Quit fuckin around, douche.

 

[mfbmike]

Now that I think about it. Keep fucking up. Tigers gonna be roaring up on that ass anytime soon. :bow: :rofl:

 

[T.Dot]

Anyone else notice that since you called up Jackson the team has gone down hill?

*cough* lockerroom cancer *cough*

 

[Vinsane]

tough loss. i hope you get out of the slump soon

Yeah me too. :club:

Quit fuckin around, douche.

How did you know? lol, I swear man I couldn't get wins to save my life.

Now that I think about it. Keep fucking up. Tigers gonna be roaring up on that ass anytime soon. :bow: :rofl:

:withstupid:

Anyone else notice that since you called up Jackson the team has gone down hill?

*cough* lockerroom cancer *cough*

:?:

 

[Vinsane]

No Laffey Matter.

Laffey kept the runs off the board for the Indians today.

Teams|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|R|H|E
Cleveland |1|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|11|0
Seattle |0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|6|0

AP - Seattle, WA - The streak started with the last game against Seattle at home. It's only fair that it end with the last game against Seattle, on the road. The Indians came in suffering a six game losing streak. With the AL Central race tightening up the Indians needed a win today to break their streak of bad games, and tough losses. Behind the arm of Aaron Laffey, they finally found the relief they needed.

Laffey has been that up and down pitcher for the Indians. His record can dictate that, for every good game he has delivered there has been a bad one. And vise-versa. At least he's consistent though, that's what has kept Aaron in the rotation since the start of the season, his consistency. While pitchers are either on fire, or they struggled, Aaron has been that happy medium. The guy that you know your going to get a good game out of him, or a bad one. Not a roller coaster ride, today the Indians got a good game.

The Indians scored two runs early, in the first and second, they scored a run a piece. The Mariners threatened the lead with a solo shot from Yuni Betancourt, his eleventh of the year. There were a few more crack of the bats for both teams, and a boat load of hits from the Indians, but after the fourth? No one scored and it was up to the starting pitchers, and the relief guys to get the job done.

Out of the bullpen for the Indians, one man, called up earlier in the year has been the definition of clutch. That man is none other than Vinnie Chulk. Chulk came on for relief of Aaron Laffey in the seventh inning, Eric Wedge didn't want to push Aaron any further than he had too. "I went out there and talked to him a moment, in the sixth. Told him to get us through this and I'm giving it to the bullpen. We discussed the situation, Victor said let Chulk come out, Aaron agreed. I made the call when I got back to the bullpen. The rest is history."

Chulk came on and pushed the Indians through the seventh and eighth innings before handing it over to closer Kerry Wood. Wood has been phenomenal this season and added to his one strike out per inning of work. Wood was able to get hard hitting Ichiro Suzuki to strike out, then he faced Ken Griffey Jr. Who hit a nice little dribbler to the mound and Wood secured his thirty-sixth save of the year.

Lineup:

CF Sizemore 0-4 |
2B Cabrera 1-4 |
LF Francisco 2-4 |
C Martinez 1-4 | 1K
DH Johnson 2-4 | 1K
1B Garko 2-4 | 1K
3B DeRosa 2-4 |
RF Pena 0-4 |
SS Peralta 1-4 | 1K

Batting:

2B: M. DeRosa (36)
RBI: V. Martinez (54), M. DeRosa (57)
GIDP: W. Pena

Pitching:

Laffey (W, 8-7) | 6.0IP | 5H | 1R | 1ER | 2SO | 3.67 ERA |
Chulk | 2.0IP | 2SO | 3.74 ERA |
Wood (S, 36) | 1.0IP | 1H | 1SO | 2.35 ERA |

Lineup:

LF Chavez 0-4 |
SS Betancourt 2-4 |
RF Ichiro 0-4 | 1K
DH Griffey Jr. 2-4 | 1K
2B Lopez 1-4 |
3B Beltre 0-3 |
C Johjima 0-3 | 1K
CF Gutierrez 1-2 |
PH Cedeno 0-1 | 1K
CF Balentien 0-0 |
1B Sweeney 0-3 | 1K

Batting:

2B: K. Griffey Jr. (11), F. Gutierrez (17)
HR: Y. Betancourt (11)
RBI: Y. Betancourt (42)
GIDP: A. Beltre

Pitching:

Morrow (L, 3-11) | 8.0IP | 10H | 2R | 2ER | 4SO | 3.50 ERA |
Corcoran | 1.0IP | 1H | 4.15 ERA |

Player of the Game:

A. Laffey

6.0 Innings 5 Hits 2 Strikeouts

Next Game:
July 27th, 2009

(59-40)

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(46-53)​

 

[T.Dot]

Thank you for winning a game finally.

You have my vote for CChise of the Month

 

[Vinsane]

Series Preview:

(59-40)

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(46-53)

The Season Series is tied 0-0.​

Probable Starters:

Game 1:

Z. Jackson (0-1, 4.50 ERA)

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J. Saunders (5-9, 4.82 ERA)

Game 2:

F. Carmona (11-2, 3.23 ERA)

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J. Lackey (7-9, 4.14 ERA)

Game 3:

C. Lee (9-4, 4.50 ERA)

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K. Escobar (6-10, 4.21 ERA)

Key Bank's "Keys to Succes"

1.) Possible ALDS Match-Up - If the season were to end yesterday. The Tribe would be meeting the Angels in the first round. Even though the Angels are sub .500 they're leading the AL West by 3.0 games. Getting a win gives a psychological advantage should these teams meet in October.

2.) Get Back To Winning - The Tribe suffered a big slip with their losing streak. It tightened the AL Central race, after this game there are exactly 62 left to play. That means the Tribe are looking at the home stretch and can't afford anymore slips, getting a winning streak before their match-up against Detroit is key.

3.) Small Ball - Keeping the ball in the yard will be key for the Tribe to win this series. They can't match this team power bat for power bat so winning with the small ball could prove effective should it get down to that. Even though the Indians have struggled lately against sub .500 teams, wins here would be huge for the year.​

 

[Vinsane]

Thank you for winning a game finally.

You have my vote for CChise of the Month

I lol'd. Thank you for the vote T.Dot, it means a lot.

 

[Vinsane]

Good Golly Miss Molly!

Sizemore, rounding the bases. For the second time on the night.

Teams|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|R|H|E
Cleveland |3|6|3|1|2|0|0|0|0|15|21|0
Los Angeles |0|2|2|0|0|0|0|0|1|5|10|0

AP - Los Angeles, CA - You could of called them the Los Angeles Angels of Alcatraz the way the Indians put the wood to the Halos today. It started early and often for the Tribe who had their best offensive output on the season. Which is fitting considering it comes in the 100th game of the season, and the sixtieth win on the season for the Tribe. The AL West is a mess with every team below .500, and the Angels leading the pack.

"Today we proved that we're not just a small ball team." Said Grady Sizemore, who blasted to homers during the game to get his fifth, and sixth of the season. Sizemore as you may remember had missed a majority of the season and just started to find his bat when he went down with a broken arm. "We can push the ball out of the park, we showed that today."

The Indians seemed to have unleashed all the runs they needed last week during one night. Had they had this kind of performance they wouldn't be climbing out of a slump but rather the best team in baseball. Not that sixty wins doesn't at least give you a nod in the department. It's still not as good a record as AL East foe, the Boston Red Sox. "We keep an eye on them, no doubt." Commented Victor Martinez. "You want to know where they are, where the Yankees are. You build a playoff push around them, knowing that if you slip up and have to win the wildcard, you're going to play a tough team round one. We've got sixty-two games to go until playoff baseball, we're thinking about seeing them again in the post-season."

With the win today the Indians gain a little ground again in the AL Central as their able to string together two wins, something they were unable to do for the past week. While the Indians start to climb out of their skid, they're looking ahead to their next match-up. A three game show down with the Detroit Tigers.

Lineup:

CF Sizemore 3-5 |
2B Carroll 1-5 |
3B DeRosa 4-5 |
C Martinez 3-5 |
DH Johnson 2-5 |
1B Garko 1-5 |
RF Pena 3-5 |
LF Dellucci 2-5 |
SS Peralta 2-4 | 1K

Batting:

2B: V. Martinez (22), M. DeRosa (37), G. Sizemore (9)
HR: N. Johnson (13), M. DeRosa (7), W. Pena (4), G. Sizemore 2 (6)
RBI: V. Martinez 2 (56), N. Johnson 3 (59), R. Garko (42), M. DeRosa 2 (59), W. Pena 2 (31), G. Sizemore 4 (26), J. Carroll (23)
GIDP: D. Dellucci, V. Martinez, G. Sizemore

Pitching:

Jackson (W, 1-1) | 7.0IP | 8H | 4R | 4ER | 6SO | 4.80 ERA |
Betancourt | 2.0IP | 2H | 1R | 1ER | 3SO | 5.49 ERA |

Lineup:

3B Figgins 0-4 | 1K
2B Kendrick 1-4 | 1K
RF Guerrero 2-4 | 2K
LF Rivera 1-4 | 1K
DH Abreu 3-4 |
CF Hunter 0-4 | 1K
SS Aybar 2-4 |
1B Quinlan 1-4 | 2K
C Wilson 0-4 | 1K

Batting:

2B: H. Kendrick (20), V. Guerrero 2 (21), J. Rivera (12)
3B: E. Aybar (2)
HR: E. Aybar (1)
RBI: V. Guerrero (47), B. Abreu (51), E. Aybar 2 (16), R. Quinlan (18)
GIDP: E. Aybar

Pitching:

Saunders (L, 5-10) | 1.1IP | 10H | 8R | 8ER | 5.38 ERA |
Moseley | 5.2IP | 10H | 7R | 7ER | 1SO | 7.50 ERA |
Oliver | 2.0IP | 1H | 2.39 ERA |

Player of the Game:

G. Sizemore

3 for 5 - 2HR, Double

Next Game:
July 28th, 2009

(60-40)

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(46-54)​

 

[Vinsane]

Two Months To Go!

AP - Cleveland, OH - One hundred games are in the book, only sixty-two more to go until fall baseball. It seems like yesterday the Indians started the season 3-7. Now fast forward ninety games later and you see where that 3-7 start got us. Twenty games above .500 and yet the Indians are still not a shoe-in for the Major League Playoffs. Just goes to show you that the season isn't decided in July.

The next two months are going to be filled primarily with AL Central match-ups. Of the sixty two games left on the year thirty will be against Division opponents. While the Indians hold a 5.0 game lead in the Al Central, it doesn't gaurentee a Central crown, or anything remotely close to a playoff appearance, should they slip? The Indians would be out of contention for the AL Wild Card. Making winning the Central the most important of things on Eric Wedge's priorities of the season.

"We've got to win the Central, no doubt about it." Commented Wedge in a post-game appearance in Los Angeles. "To get to the playoffs, your best bet is win your division. I don't think we could stay on pace with the Yankees for the next two months," Wedge continued later to say. "It's going to be a hell of a footrace to the final day. With big opponents in the way along the path, we're in for a hell of a ride."

Which may, or may not be good for the Tribe who have been on a roller coaster ride in the past few months. Going from a team barely able to get the lead in the Central to being the most dominating team of the summer, to their recent flopping like a fish out of water against the likes of the Mariners, and Blue Jays. Teams that won't make the post-season and are coming a month away from Elimination. While there is still plenty of time for teams, a lot of them hit the panic button awhile ago and still haven't recovered from the tailspin.

The story lines coming into the final two months are thick with drama. While everyone is talking about the series now across the Major League. It could come down to the final weeks, or final week, or even, final series before our playoff teams are set. While it's been a great ride up until this point, baseball fans know that the best is yet to come. Let us hope for our Tribe, that the best leads us to the post-season and dare I wish, a World Series?

 

[T.Dot]

I like your chances in the Central especially with a five game lead.

Can you update us on the full Central standings?

 

[Vinsane]

wow big win. your offense was red hot

The first Grady homer I was like "That doesn't happen, often." The second? "OMG, this is brutal" Then Nick Johnson blasts one and game ova.

I like your chances in the Central especially with a five game lead.

Can you update us on the full Central standings?

After the Angels comes the Tigers, you can wait till then. :nunchuck:

 

[Vinsane]

Welcome Back!

Josh Willingham, patrolling Left Field.​

AP - Los Angeles, CA - It's been a long time since the Indians have been at full strength. As they battled injuries throughout most of the year. When Josh Willingham went down it was only days after the Tribe got back their back-up catcher, Kelly Shoppach. Willingham tore a calf muscle running down a ball in left field. Mark Shapiro delivered the news to reporters and said Willingham was going to be sidelined 1-2 months.

While Willingham was away from the team he stayed focused on getting better. He attended every work out and rehab session and was often thirty minutes early to each session. A representative from the Cleveland Clinic, the Indians rehab center. Had this to say about Willingham's workout routine. "Josh always came in focused, ready to do work. He pushed it when he could, held back on the throttle when he should have. I've never met a player who was more sound about themselves and knowing what their body could and could not handle".

When news broke that Josh was back on the team during their games in Seattle, a buzz was unleashed around the Indians. Josh was back a full month earlier than expected and yet was not given the opportunity to meet the media about the injury. Eric Wedge kept his left fielder safe until he was ready to put him in the starting line-up. That will be in the next game against the Los Angeles Angels. Willingham was able to be reached via phone at his hotel in Los Angeles.

"I feel great". Said Willingham. "I've missed baseball for the past month while I was rehabbing. I missed running in the field, I missed chasing fly balls. I missed swinging a bat. I feel like I'm ready to perform. And now we're leading the AL Central so I have to deliver if I want to stay on this team."

When asked about his assignment since the return of Grady Sizemore. Willingham was quick to acknowledge his team mates. "They held down the field, and with Grady back I feel we have one of the best outfields in the league. Eric is giving me left field, Grady will take center, Ben will move to right. We're ready to take on the challenge of patrolling the grass."

Willingham who was acquired in a trade was part of the Indians success while he was on the field. His defense was outstanding and his offensive output was often the best on the team outside of Victor Martinez. Willingham is one of the pieces to what Cleveland fans hope is a championship puzzle.

 

[Vinsane]

Error! Error! Error!

Macier Izturis had an off night, committing all three errors for the Angels.

Teams|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|R|H|E
Cleveland |5|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|5|7|1
Los Angeles |3|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|4|11|3

AP - Los Angeles, CA - In game two the Indians got a little help. From the other team. Some thought early on it was going to be another offensive game for the Indians in the first inning as they scored five runs off of five hits. Izturis committed his first of three in the first inning that put the first run on the board for the Tribe. With Josh Willingham coming back for his first game he delivered with bases loaded, scoring three RBIs on a double.

"It's good to have Josh back". said Eric Wedge. "We've been missing him in the line-up and in left field. He was doing good things for us from the time he got here up until his injury, today proved that I shouldn't expect that output to change." finished Wedge.

The Tribe gave up three runs in the bottom of the first but it was relatively easily sailing from there. Fausto Carmona pitched well but was taking out an inning earlier than expected, due to fatigue. "I tossed eighty pitches, that's my limit in games like this. If I have to throw 100+ it will be in games we need, like an AL Central game, or the playoffs. Eric doesn't want to take any risks with this rotation." added Carmona.

The Indians will look to get the sweep against the Angels. They'll have Cliff Lee on the mound for them. Lee as of late has done good things for the Tribe as he rebounds from his questionable start and mid-summer slump. This final game will be before the Indians take on their next three series, all against AL Central opponents, starting with the Tigers who have charged up during the slump the Indians experienced.

Lineup:

CF Sizemore 1-4 |
2B Cabrera 1-4 |
RF Francisco 0-4 | 1K
C Martinez 1-4 | 1K
DH Johnson 0-3 |
LF Willingham 1-4 |
1B Garko 0-4 |
3B DeRosa 2-3 |
SS Peralta 1-3 |

Batting:

2B: V. Martinez (23), J. Willingham (23)
3B: G. Sizemore (2)
RBI: A. Cabrera (28), R. Garko (43), J. Willingham 3 (52)
HBP: N. Johnson
GIDP: J. Willingham

Fielding:

E: V. Martinez (3)

Pitching:

Carmona (W, 12-2) | 6.0IP | 10H | 4R | 4ER | 6SO | 3.35 ERA |
Smith | 2.0IP | 1H | 4SO | 3.62 ERA |
Wood (S, 37) | 1.0IP | 2.29 ERA |

Lineup:

3B Figgins 1-4 | 1K
LF Abreu 1-4 | 1K
RF Guerrero 2-3 |
DH Rivera 0-4 | 2K
CF Hunter 2-4 | 1K
SS Izturis 2-4 | 1K
1B Morales 0-3 | 1K
PH Kendrick 0-1 |
2B Aybar 2-4 | 1K
C Wilson 1-3 | 2K
PH Matthews Jr. 0-1 |

Batting:

2B: C. Figgins (31), T. Hunter (15)
RBI: T. Hunter 2 (49), E. Aybar (17), M. Izturis (23)
HBP: V. Guerrero
GIDP: J. Rivera, K. Morales

Fielding:

E: M. Izturis 3 (8)

Base Running:

CS: C. Figgins (9)

Pitching:

Lackey(L, 7-10) | 6.0IP | 7H | 5R | 5ER | 2SO | 4.27 ERA |
Oliver | 3.0IP | 2.27 ERA |

Player of the Game:

J. Willingham

1 for 4 - Double, 3 RBI

Next Game:
July 29th, 2009

(61-40)

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(46-55)​