Indians vs Royals Series Thread

• OQB

  

  Battle of first place in the A.L. Central!!
  
  Get it started!
• Laley23

  

  I cannot wait til 7pm tomorrow. Havent looked forward to a series this much since 07 I dont think!
• KR1245

  

  Go Tribe!
• devil1197

  I'd love to take 2 of 3.
  
  Jeanmar Gomez will pitch on Tuesday, he has been solid for AAA this season.
• Laley23

  

  devil1197;743314 wrote:I'd love to take 2 of 3.
  
  Jeanmar Gomez will pitch on Tuesday, he has been solid for AAA this season.

  
  Speaking of AAA....and I realize we wont see these guys this year. But what are the time tables for our recent picks, Alex White, Pomeranz, etc.??
• BR1986FB

  devil1197;743314 wrote:I'd love to take 2 of 3.

  What about the 4th game?
• OQB

  

  haha^^
  
  We just need to keep playing good baseball and the wins will come.
• BRF

  

  BRF checking in. Go Tribe!
• dazedconfused

  

  i just love that i'm so into april baseball. usually with the cavs in the playoffs and the indians starting out slowly, i probably wouldn't truly invested in the tribe until about june or so
• shook_17

  

  it feels good to have a winning team back in cleveland. hopefully they keep it rolling. the next two weeks are huge with a 4 game set with the royals and 3 game set with the twins, then back home for a 3 game set with the royals and then 4 games with the tigers. im looking forward to first pitch tomorrow. our offense is clicking and our pitching staff is lights out.
• grodt

  

  Laley23;743318 wrote:Speaking of AAA....and I realize we wont see these guys this year. But what are the time tables for our recent picks, Alex White, Pomeranz, etc.??

  Alex White we will probably see later this season. As for Pomeranz well he just had his 2nd/3rd start in A ball so it'll probably be a little bit longer for him. Maybe next year.
• royal_k

  

  Pomeranz in 2 starts...11 inn 0.00 ERA 2 hits 17 SO 2 BB (Kinston)
  White in 2 starts...11 inn 1.64 ERA 9 Hits 13 SO 3 BB (Columbus)
  
  I don't think Pomeranz will be in Kinston very much longer.
• like_that

  

  royal_k;743447 wrote:Pomeranz in 2 starts...11 inn 0.00 ERA 2 hits 17 SO 2 BB (Kinston)
  White in 2 starts...11 inn 1.64 ERA 9 Hits 13 SO 3 BB (Columbus)
  
  I don't think Pomeranz will be in Kinston very much longer.

  
  That's pretty sick even if it is single A ball.
• royal_k

  

  Pomeranz has a fastball that hits 95 consistantly and an above average curveball. They are working on his changeup. They want him to be able to throw all pitches in any count. It comes down to command. When he gets that, look out!
• Laley23

  

  Everything I have read and heard is Pomeranz is the real deal. Has Elite Ace type stuff. I have yet to see anything but highlights though, so Im hoping he moves up to AAA soon.
• OQB

  

  shook_17;743426 wrote:it feels good to have a winning team back in cleveland. hopefully they keep it rolling. the next two weeks are huge with a 4 game set with the royals and 3 game set with the twins, then back home for a 3 game set with the royals and then 4 games with the tigers. im looking forward to first pitch tomorrow. our offense is clicking and our pitching staff is lights out.

  This is the key right here!! We have to win 2/3 games or 3/4 games in each series to really seperate us in the AL Central.
  
  I just hope we can get some more support for these guys.....10,000-15,000 fans at a home game won't cut it.
  
  
  It's so nice to be happy in April....haha we actually have a reason to be excited and jump on the bandwagon.
  
  GO TRIBE!!
• iclfan2

  

  dazedconfused;743403 wrote:i just love that i'm so into april baseball. usually with the cavs in the playoffs and the indians starting out slowly, i probably wouldn't truly invested in the tribe until about june or so

  
  And by that time they are below .500. I agree though, I haven't been this excited this early, or in general, since the 07 season.
• september63

  

  devil1197;743314 wrote:I'd love to take 2 of 3.
  
  Jeanmar Gomez will pitch on Tuesday, he has been solid for AAA this season.

  
  Looks like Travis Buck will get sent down to AAA.
• karen lotz

  

  A great early season series. Two teams that came out of no where to sit at the top of the AL Central standings. These teams will be contending for my fandom over the next few days. The winner will win my loyalty until they get passed by someone else! Go team!
• TBone14

  

  Pitching Matchups:
  
  Monday: Carrasco v Davies
  Tuesday: Gomez v Chen
  Wednesday: Masterson v Hochevar
  Thursday: Tomlin v O'Sullivan
  
  Too bad Talbot got hurt, 2 ER in 12 1/3 innings was a promising start for him. Hopefully Gomez can slide right in and pickup where all the starters have been all season.
• riders1

  

  The series to decide who will drop to the basement sooner, probably prolong the agony and split the 4 games.
• JerseyBuck

  

  Hoping the Tribe can get 3 out of 4 here
• hoops23

  

  Even a split keeps us in 1st place though
• OneBuckeye

  

  So what is the lineup tonight? Will Brantly be in left? I hope he is. I think the lineup will be this.
  
  1. Grady L
  2. A. Cabrara S
  3. Choo L
  4. Santana S
  5. Hafner L
  6. O Cabrara R
  7. Brantly L
  8. LaPorta R
  9. Hannahan L
• Commander of Awesome

  

  I dont like Brantley at 7 and Sizemore leading off. I'd switch the two.