Cleveland Indians vs Tampa bay rays series thread

• BR1986FB

  Carrasco looks strong with a 1-2-3 sixth inning...
• dave

  pretty solid outing. Will he come out for the 7th?
• DeadliestWarrior34

  

  Can we get rid of Hannahan already?
• dave

  the scary thing is I heard Hannahan is having a better year than his career numbers.
  
  Marte is stinking it up in AAA though so I doubt he would be doing any better.
• DeadliestWarrior34

  

  dave;784148 wrote:the scary thing is I heard Hannahan is having a better year than his career numbers.
  
  Marte is stinking it up in AAA though so I doubt he would be doing any better.

  
  Chisenhall?
• BR1986FB

  Sipp shuts the door striking out Damon.
• BR1986FB

  DeadliestWarrior34;784150 wrote:Chisenhall?

  
  I think he'll be up sometime this year but I doubt it's until late.
• BR1986FB

  Nice AB by Brantley...
• BR1986FB

  Yes !!! TB 2nd basemen boots a double play ball...1st & 3rd with nobody out
• dave

  I think trading for Blake is more likely than seeing Chisenhall before rosters expand.
• wes_mantooth

  

  dave;784148 wrote:the scary thing is I heard Hannahan is having a better year than his career numbers.
  
  Marte is stinking it up in AAA though so I doubt he would be doing any better.

  
  Hannahan is pretty much hitting his career average now...he started off hot though.
• BR1986FB

  Loaded...Choo hit by pitch...still no outs
• like_that

  

  dave;784162 wrote:I think trading for Blake is more likely than seeing Chisenhall before rosters expand.

  
  I hope that doesn't happen.
• BR1986FB

  Duncan pinch hit 2R single off the LF wall....HORRIBLE job of baserunning by Choo who held up at 1st...WTF? 5-2 Tribe
• wes_mantooth

  

  that may be the worst baserunning i have ever seen...lol must be drunk
• dave

  like_that;784166 wrote:I hope that doesn't happen.

  why wouldn't you want a proven vet if they are still in the race in a few months?
• DeadliestWarrior34

  

  wes_mantooth;784172 wrote:that may be the worst baserunning i have ever seen...lol must be drunk

  
  Acta should keep them after the games over and make them run bases.
• dave

  DeadliestWarrior34;784176 wrote:Acta should keep them after the games over and make them run bases.

  lol, give the youngsters lessons on how to run drunk
• BR1986FB

  7-2 Tribe on an O-Cab 2R single...
• DeadliestWarrior34

  

  dave;784177 wrote:lol, give the youngsters lessons on how to run drunk

  
  Choo's probably hungover again.
• like_that

  

  dave;784174 wrote:why wouldn't you want a proven vet if they are still in the race in a few months?

  
  1. We already traded him away.
  
  2. I can see the Tribe getting bent over in that trade, and setting them back. Yeah he might help this year, but it will cost the team in the future. This team might make the playoffs, and then next year they are fighting for third (see 2007 to 2008), that's the life of small market teams. It's not a good idea to trade away our prospects.
• wes_mantooth

  

  like_that;784181 wrote:1. We already traded him away.
  
  2. I can see the Tribe getting bent over in that trade, and setting them back. Yeah he might help this year, but it will cost the team in the future. This team might make the playoffs, and then next year they are fighting for third (see 2007 to 2008), that's the life of small market teams. It's not a good idea to trade away our prospects.

  
  I kind of disagree with this....I mean, I don't really want Blake, but I like what Milwaukee did a few years back. They traded away major prospects for CC...they took their shot. Yeah, it didn't work out, but I want ownership to put it all on the line to get that elusive championship for this city.
• dave

  like_that;784181 wrote:1. We already traded him away.
  
  2. I can see the Tribe getting bent over in that trade, and setting them back. Yeah he might help this year, but it will cost the team in the future. This team might make the playoffs, and then next year they are fighting for third (see 2007 to 2008), that's the life of small market teams. It's not a good idea to trade away our prospects.

  
  His value isn't near as high as it was 3 yrs ago, and like you said small market teams rarely have more than 1 good year. You have to do everything you can. Doubtful Dolan would add payroll though.
  
  When they got Lofton from Texas in 2007 I don't think they gave up much, Blake isn't much younger.
• like_that

  

  wes_mantooth;784184 wrote:I kind of disagree with this....I mean, I don't really want Blake, but I like what Milwaukee did a few years back. They traded away major prospects for CC...they took their shot. Yeah, it didn't work out, but I want ownership to put it all on the line to get that elusive championship for this city.

  
  You can't compare a player of CC's caliber to Casey Blake lol.
• BR1986FB

  like_that;784193 wrote:You can't compare a player of CC's caliber to Casey Blake lol.

  
  Don't tell that to Mantooth. He thinks Diebler is a lottery pick.