Tribe hosting Royals April 26-28

• royal_k

  

  I actually like Al. He doesn't ask Manning stupid questions, and is right on on his play by play.
• Footwedge

  Dear MA. Move Brantley to 1, Sizemore to 3, Choo to 4, and Carlos to the 8 spot. And do not use Tony Sipp in tight ballgames anymore. Thanks.....Footwedge.
• royal_k

  

  I don't see Acta hitting Sizemore, Choo, and Hafner 3-4-5....3 LH bats in a row.
  
  This is why LaPorta is so important to this line up.
• september63

  

  Footwedge;751507 wrote:Dear MA. Move Brantley to 1, Sizemore to 3, Choo to 4, and Carlos to the 8 spot. And do not use Tony Sipp in tight ballgames anymore. Thanks.....Footwedge.

  
  Tony Sipp has a 2.70 ERA. He pitched last night when the game was in doubt and held the lead. He has plenty of value as a LHP out of the bullpen.
• Laley23

  

  september63;751582 wrote:Tony Sipp has a 2.70 ERA. He pitched last night when the game was in doubt and held the lead. He has plenty of value as a LHP out of the bullpen.

  
  psh. He did NOT pitch well last night. He tried to give the lead up, but Manny pulled him before he could. I gave him credit for the 7th inning K, but you cant come out in the 8th and load the bases with no outs and still be counted on. Especially after his less than impressive last 2 outings prior to last night.
  
  He was lucky Pestano went nuts and saved his ass.
• OQB

  

  OQB's Indians Report:
  
  I have been pleased with the way LaPorta has been playing......it just needs to be this way in August and September too!
  
  Hanahan is getting more confident as well and that will only make him better.
  
  Grady is off to an awesome start, especially since he is coming back from knee surgery.....but I still say Brantley is the leadoff guy.
  
  Santana is a future superstar, but just has too much pressure on him right now to hit the ball out of the ballpark everytime he is up to bat......move him down, take the pressure off, see him succeed!
  
  The Pronk we all love is back and let's hope he is back for good.
  
  Druby and Choo are streaky.....they are either really good, or not so good.
  
  Orlando was a great pickup by the front office.....veteran player who knows how to win baseball games and is rubbing off on to everyone in the dugout!
  
  Pitching has been outstanding this year......starters and relievers. Let's hope we can get Talbot and Carasco back asap and stay this consistent!
  
  Go Tribe!
• burt07

  The thing with Sipp is that he is good most of the time but when he's off he's WAY off. Most of the runs against him last season came in just a few appearances, I remember one outing in Yankee Stadium he gave up about 275 runs. He'll get it back here soon, just need to be cautious with his appearances until then.
• royal_k

  

  I was watching All Bets are Off earlier and Bruce was showing the grounds crew taking the tarp off the infield. That's a good sign.
• OQB

  

  ^^haha yeah they had all the lawn equipment on top of the tarp just to hold it down!! It will be interesting how the wind effects tonight's game....will we see more homeruns?
• OQB

  

  starting lineup for tonight's game:
  
  1. Sizemore CF
  2. A. Cabrera SS
  3. Choo RF
  4. Duncan 1B
  5. Hafner DH
  6. O. Cabrera 2B
  7. Kearns LF
  8. Hannahan 3B
  9. Marson C
• riders1

  

  So Sizemore is batting behind Cabrera, Kearns, Hannahan, and Marson. Lots of rbi potential there.
• grodt

  

  Man I hate Alex Gordon
• Laley23

  

  grodt;752032 wrote:Man I hate Alex Gordon

  
  +1, when hes hurting us. I love him when he is on my fantasy team.
• royal_k

  

  grodt;752032 wrote:Man I hate Alex Gordon

  
  Already cost us a run and grady a double.
• grodt

  

  OC with a 3-run double! 4-0 Tribe
• royal_k

  

  Good job Orlando!
• dazedconfused

  

  about time orlando...nice little 4-0 lead and still batting in the first
• Laley23

  

  Good first inning.
• dazedconfused

  

  how awesome is jack hannahan?
• grodt

  

  Jack Hannahan with a key base hit to drive in another run. 5-0 Indians
• royal_k

  

  5-0 Hannahan with a hit!
• royal_k

  

  lol...7 hits in the 1st and still batting.
• Laley23

  

  Rain is coming. What a waste of a win. I doubt this game is completed...
• dazedconfused

  

  time to play "speedball" for the next 3 and a half innings...i'm actually in favor of the every indians player just bunting it right back to the pitcher to save time
• grodt

  

  Let's have some quick innings here Josh