ALCS: Blue Jays vs Fighting Titos
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On the year, Cleveland had 60 sacrifice flies and 31 sacrifice bunts. Red Sox had 40 and 8.
I don't really have a point. Interesting though.
I don't really have a point. Interesting though.
Yeah, I know, but that was a shorter series, the Indians pitcher had just given up a HR to Leon, and in this game Kluber was pitching and had just gotten an out on one pitch.
Seems like quite different circumstances, but maybe not.
So Francona's team sacrifice bunts a lot more than Farrell's team. Maybe that's the point?
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but with a game in 17 hours and bottom of the order, and an insurance run, you bring in Allen for the 9th, correct?
but with a game in 17 hours and bottom of the order, and an insurance run, you bring in Allen for the 9th, correct?
Having a pitcher that repeatedly gets strikes on pitches that guys have no chance to hit is so great in the playoffs. They get outs, and they don't stress you out. Like playoff Koji.
I expect Allen. if Martin reached I expected Shaw. I figure Martin was last batter for Miller either way if Tito had any hope of using him tomorrow.
And hit way more sac flies. They do seem to be a good combination of "little things" and all out mashing.
Well they didn't do much clubbing tonight.
PS: I REALLY thought The Sox were going to club them too.
Part of the "prodigal son returns home" image rebuildWasn't Lebron a MFY fan? Why is he tweeting about the Indians success?
Indians ranked 28th in attendance this year.
David Laurila @DavidLaurilaQA 12h12 hours ago
Wonder how many fans at tonight's game were thinking, "This is great; I should come here more often."
I'm jealous and wish I could fill a seat. Let's go Cleveland fans....
David Laurila @DavidLaurilaQA 12h12 hours ago
Wonder how many fans at tonight's game were thinking, "This is great; I should come here more often."
I'm jealous and wish I could fill a seat. Let's go Cleveland fans....
Plus, he was wearing that hat during his last year in Cleveland. I think that was a telegraph that he was considering leaving Cleveland in 2010. Plus, he was 23 then, right? If that is the worst tabloid thing Lebron has done in his years as a sports megastar, I think that's pretty impressive.
Jonah Keri asking why Gibbons keeps batting an ineffectual Russell Martin in the fifth spot, and why not move Tulo up.
Gibbons answer:
"Because ... we've been playing good baseball ... it's been working. You start screwing with things sometimes when there's not a need."
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/blue-jays-have-lineup-problem-with-russell-martin-that-john-gibbons-refuses-to-fix/
Not surprising at all.
Gibbons answer:
"Because ... we've been playing good baseball ... it's been working. You start screwing with things sometimes when there's not a need."
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/blue-jays-have-lineup-problem-with-russell-martin-that-john-gibbons-refuses-to-fix/
Not surprising at all.
Indians manager Terry Francona said Saturday that he plans to go "game by game'' with his pitching rotation for the rest of the American League Championship Series. That appears to include the possibility of bringing back staff ace Corey Kluber on short rest in a Game 4 on Tuesday in Toronto.
Francona has three possible options for Game 4: He can start Mike Clevinger, who went five innings his last start against Kansas City on Sept. 22; he can go with Ryan Merritt, who spent most of this season pitching for Triple-A Columbus; or he can go back to Kluber, who threw 100 pitches over 6⅓ innings in Cleveland's 2-0 victory over Toronto in the series opener at Progressive Field on Friday.
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17800571/cleveland-indians-mull-possibility-corey-kluber-short-rest-taking-rotation-game-game
Francona has three possible options for Game 4: He can start Mike Clevinger, who went five innings his last start against Kansas City on Sept. 22; he can go with Ryan Merritt, who spent most of this season pitching for Triple-A Columbus; or he can go back to Kluber, who threw 100 pitches over 6⅓ innings in Cleveland's 2-0 victory over Toronto in the series opener at Progressive Field on Friday.
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17800571/cleveland-indians-mull-possibility-corey-kluber-short-rest-taking-rotation-game-game
In the mostly silly and useless TBS pre-game, Pedro had some interesting comments on last night's umpire, whom he declared "not major-league ready." I wonder if MLB is uncomfortable with that kind of talk.
Tonight someone should suggest he split up Donaldson, Encanarcion and Bautista with LHH ... just to see if he'll do it
Maybe you mean TBS's pregame is generally useless, but Is Pedro wrong in his assessment of Diaz? I don't think so.