A.L. Central Discussion 2016

[dougplayer]

Indians are ascared. Coco crisp????? Desperate move.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Tigers going to break one off in SALE tonight.

The game hasn't even started and your prediction is already half wrong.

First pitch @ 1:10pm.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Indians are ascared. Coco crisp????? Desperate move.

Agreed. They're bringing in Coco Crisp in the hopes that he can carry their offense. Total desperation move. Although, I suppose I can understand it, after all, they only scored 20% more runs than the Tigers in August. . .

 

[Iffster]

Tigers must really be ascared....they called up Blaine Hardy!

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Thanks for Clint Frazier

...batting .229 in 102 PAs with Scranton. Now on the DL.

 

[broncosmitty]

Any word on the condition of Chicagos unis.

 

[dougplayer]

Indians sign Tebow yet??

 

[dougplayer]

Tigers 10 games above 500. Soon to be 11.
It's almost time for indans to remember who they are....then the spiral will begin

 

[Iffster]

Tigers 10 games above 500. Soon to be 11.
It's almost time for indans to remember who they are....then the spiral will begin

But doug...the Tribe is 4.5 games better! You predicted Sept 2 as the date the AL Central would all be sorted out! That is TWO days away!!!!

(I hope it all sorts out, doug. I bet the farm through your "Dougplayer's 'Smart Money' Sportsbook", that Detroit wins the Central.)

 

[Iffster]

Indians sign Tebow yet??

Tigers signed Mark Lowe...I'd swap him in a minute for Tebow.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Verlander coughs up a dinger to Jose Abreu.

1-0 in the 4th

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Verlander coughs up a dinger to Alex Avila.

Back-to-back jacks.

2-0 in the 4th

 

[WiggyRuss]

AL CENTRAL

Cleveland: 75-56, --

Detroit: 71-61, 4.5 GB

Kansas City: 69-63, 6.5 GB

It seems like the Indians should have pulled away weeks ago, but maybe we were just fooled by June, when they went 22-6 and outscored opponents 143-75. The rest of the season they're just two games over .500, including a 12-12 record in July and 14-14 in August. That has allowed the Tigers and now -- amazingly -- the Royals to hang close.

After going a major league worst 7-19 in July, the Royals have gone 20-7 in August, which includes a three-game sweep at Detroit. The Tigers have gone a woeful 5-20 against the Royals and Indians, including 1-11 against Cleveland, in which they've been outscored 79-36. They'll have a chance at redemption with home-and-home series against both clubs.

Grade: C The Indians have held the lead since June 4. Will we get a dramatic finish? Or will it be the Year of Cleveland?

 

[WiggyRuss]

Detroit is losing and the Tribe has Cy Kluber on the mound. Lets hope that lead is back up to 5.5 after today.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

AL CENTRAL

Cleveland: 75-56, --

Detroit: 71-61, 4.5 GB

Kansas City: 69-63, 6.5 GB

It seems like the Indians should have pulled away weeks ago, but maybe we were just fooled by June, when they went 22-6 and outscored opponents 143-75. The rest of the season they're just two games over .500, including a 12-12 record in July and 14-14 in August. That has allowed the Tigers and now -- amazingly -- the Royals to hang close.

After going a major league worst 7-19 in July, the Royals have gone 20-7 in August, which includes a three-game sweep at Detroit. The Tigers have gone a woeful 5-20 against the Royals and Indians, including 1-11 against Cleveland, in which they've been outscored 79-36. They'll have a chance at redemption with home-and-home series against both clubs.

Grade: C The Indians have held the lead since June 4. Will we get a dramatic finish? Or will it be the Year of Cleveland?

Meh. They've also had one of the top three records in the AL since June 30th, so it's not like they've been losing ground.

Measured by wins/losses, runs scored, runs allowed, or run differential, they're one of the ALs top teams and should win the division. Of course, there's a month of baseball left, so we'll see.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Detroit is losing and the Tribe has Cy Kluber on the mound. Lets hope that lead is back up to 5.5 after today.

Tigers just scored, you jinxin' muthafucka.

 

[Iffster]

Meh. They've also had one of the top three records in the AL since June 30th, so it's not like they've been losing ground.

Since All Star Break (July 10th)

Cleveland: 23-20
Detroit: 25-18
KC: 24-20

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Tigers tie it up, bottom of the 8th.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Smart money is on Verlander.

Doug's smart money is kind of retarded.

 

[dougplayer]

Yep. Tigers win again. Smart money!
Sweep the south siders. Yep. Keeping looking over your shoulder as you nose dive injuns!