A.L. Central Discussion 2016

[dougplayer]

As bad as the Tribe's starters have been in the last week....I'd still give them an edge over Detroit's. Zimmermann has the feel of a ''bust'', Sanchez and Pelfrey won't hold up, and Norris and Boyd are untested. Fulmer and Verlander will have to pull off a Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling to pull away from Cleveland.

Pull off a shiling?? You mean put red paint on sock ??

 

[broncosmitty]

Like a full set of teeth?

Did I tell you about my surgey last month?

I don't miss those molars or that chunk of skull one bit!

 

[broncosmitty]

Pull off a shiling?? You mean put red paint on sock ??

It was ketchup.

 

[dougplayer]

Sick to my stomach that were helping the tigers

Jay. Jay. Jay. Jump on for the big win. The sudden Indian love doesn't fool me. Sure you jump on winning teams like the heat and cavs. But you picked a dude in the indians. Admit it

 

[broncosmitty]

So you guys think JV is top 5 in the CYA yet?

Or do we have to wait a couple of more dominant starts?

 

[dougplayer]

Yes

 

[bksballer89]

Yes

Hey Doug I would like to fight you

 

[dougplayer]

Ok. Times Square. January 31. Look for me

 

[bksballer89]

Ok. Times Square. January 31. Look for me

Done deal. Will be recorded

 

[dougplayer]

We can have a drink first. Celebrate the tigers WS WIN

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Jay. Jay. Jay. Jump on for the big win. The sudden Indian love doesn't fool me. Sure you jump on winning teams like the heat and cavs. But you picked a dude in the indians. Admit it

Dude.

 

[navamind]

We can have a drink first. Celebrate the tigers WS WIN

Some Everclear to wash down the paint chips?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

If a Canadian can write it, then I can feel it...

 

[bksballer89]

Jonathan Lucroy explains understandable reasons why he vetoed trade to Indians

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

Jonathan Lucroy explains understandable reasons why he vetoed trade to Indians

That is the article I read yesterday. He had nothing bad to say about Cleveland and actually praised their GM for being honest.

I can see why Indians fans would be upset, but I also completely understand Lucroy's thought process. His big pay day is directly related to playing catcher full time. if Cleveland told him he'd be the everyday catcher, the trade would have been put through.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

That is the article I read yesterday. He had nothing bad to say about Cleveland and actually praised their GM for being honest.

I can see why Indians fans would be upset, but I also completely understand Lucroy's thought process. His big pay day is directly related to playing catcher full time. if Cleveland told him he'd be the everyday catcher, the trade would have been put through.

Yeah, we've been through this. I'm not upset - it's starting to look like a good thing he vetoed the trade - but his explanation is nonsense.

 

[bksballer89]

Yeah, we've been through this. I'm not upset - it's starting to look like a good thing he vetoed the trade - but his explanation is nonsense.

How?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

How?

Why would the Indians staunchly stand behind Gomes, the least valuable catcher in baseball over the past two seasons and move Lucroy?

One of the two would have been traded this offseason.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

Why would the Indians staunchly stand behind Gomes, the least valuable catcher in baseball over the past two seasons and move Lucroy?

One of the two would have been traded this offseason.

What fans have to realize is -- these players have families and have to uproot them when traded, so going from Milwaukee, to Cleveland, to possibly being traded and another team, then his contract year. That'd possibly be 4 different places they'd have to uproot and move.

The question I would be asking if I were a Cleveland fan is -- why won't the Indians dump Gomes if they could have dealt for Lucroy?

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

Speaking of the Tigers though -- I looked at their schedule and thought we'd struggle a bit after seeing some of the pitchers we'd be facing. But Detroit has beat Sale and Syndegaard in two of the last 3 games.

I know we are paying Zimmerman big bux, but I hope they hold him out until he is 100% healthy. He looked nothing like he did at the beginning of the year. We r winning without him. Leave on the side to heal.