tOfficial Cleveland Indians Ongoing Buzz Thread

[CaptO]

I wonder how MLB decided that it'd be a good idea for interleague play in September. The Mets come to town for a 3 games series? WTF?!

Oh well, the Mets kinda suck so lets hope the Tribe sweeps and actually contends for a playoff spot.

Hey its a chance to grab a few wins

 

[buckeyebill]

Capt. now that we have a couple new hitters why the hell is Swish playing he sucks so bad, unless with his salary he has to play? I bet the Tigs thread was interesting yesterday. got spanked by the SOX 20 to 4
Go BSOX

 

[Shanemansj13]

Now the Tribe has got the Mets. They need a sweep, bc Tigs play KC and Rays play Seattle.

 

[CaptO]

Now the Tribe has got the Mets. They need a sweep, bc Tigs play KC and Rays play Seattle.

KC always gives the Tigs a tough time. They wont lay down for em

 

[CaptO]

I bet the Tigs thread was interesting yesterday. got spanked by the SOX 20 to 4
Go BSOX

Bwaaaaaahaha hopped in on the Tracker last night. Tigs fans had all disappeared by then

 

[CaptO]

The good news: its pretty much official that CP wont be on the team next yr. Bad news? He dont have a ton of value (surprise surprise), & the lead candidate to take his place is Cody Allen. Allens decent but - like with the starting rotation - we need a cpl elite (or close to it) arms...

Will Dolan bite the bullet???

 

[buckeyebill]

Capt. sounds good on CP. No wonder Swisher smiles all the time , he knew he sucked and signed a $$ contract. We are stuck with. He and Reynolds proved to be a huge mistake by the FO.
At least the Tribe keeping it interesting late in the season
Big weekend Capt. Tribe-OSU-Browns my wife won't be happy
Later Capt.

 

[CaptO]

Big weekend Capt. Tribe-OSU-Browns my wife won't be happy

Mine either...but thats the way it is. Deal with it or go out with your girlfriends

 

[buckeyebill]

Right with you Capt.

 

[CaptO]

Well we did it. 2.5 out now & 3rd behind As & Rays

If we can win most of our remaining games & Os/Yanks/Rays lose more than they win...we got ourselves a WC

 

[CaptO]

Fun times! No other than the great Dice-K'll be on the mound against us tomorrow afternoon

 

[osubuckeye89]

Fun times! No other than the great Dice-K'll be on the mound against us tomorrow afternoon

Dice K 0-3 10.95 ERA

this is the type of game where these guys typically get absolutely baffled by a god awful pitcher....hopefully I am wrong though

 

[CaptO]

Dice K 0-3 10.95 ERA

this is the type of game where these guys typically get absolutely baffled by a god awful pitcher....hopefully I am wrong though

Least theyre familiar with his 'style' since he spent 6 mos with the team

 

[osubuckeye89]

Least theyre familiar with his 'style' since he spent 6 mos with the team

Called it....3 IP 0 H 4 K for Dice K

and the muts lead 1-0

 

[CaptO]

Dice turned back the clock to his early Red Sox days

Os & Tigs lost...& we blew our chance to move ahead of Balto in WC chase. Muthafukka...

Somebody needs to take Cabrera & Perez on a fishing trip & forget to bring them back

 

[da55bums]

Come on Indians....take out the Tigers....the Royals will get them next weekend also

 

[CaptO]

Here it is in print - something we all knew all along about our Achilles heel:

Despite the accolades, two-time All-Star Chris Perez hasn't been a solid option in the ninth inning since 2010, when he initially earned the closer's role.

According to fWAR and FIP, the right-hander is enduring the worst season of his career. That's primarily due to a bloated home run rate, which can be attributed to lost velocity. Averaging 92.5 miles per hour on his fastball—down from his typical 94.0 mph—means that opposing hitters can make better contact on his mistake pitches.

Moreover, setup man Vinnie Pestano doesn't fit the dominant description we created for him entering this season. He posted a 4.05 ERA and 5.1 BB/9 through the end of July, spent some time at Triple-A and returned to the Cleveland Indians this past weekend.

Following yet another rocky performance, he had some discouraging words for Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer:

I've been battling all year. As soon as I think I've got something figured out, I go out there and the results are the same. It's getting really frustrating. I'm still the same pitcher in my head, I'm just not throwing the same way I used to.

Two players who kept the Tribe vaguely relevant during the past few unsuccessful years now seem to be sabotaging their chances of qualifying for the playoffs.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Fucking Perez!

Alright, 2 games behind Rays.

The Indians have the easiest schedule in baseball the last 20 games or so.

Is there any reason the Tribe should not make the playoffs??

No.

 

[buckeyebill]

Ya Shane we should, but with this team who knows. Perez & Pestano, + Hagondone in the BP and Ascab ,misser swisher, make it hard to vision. But like the rest of you I will keep tuning in until elimanted.
Oil Cans for all Go Tribe

 

[CaptO]

Oil Cans for all Go Tribe