Cleveland Indians vs Houston Astros series thread

• HitsRus

  

  11 strikes in 12pitches....Perez was unhittable. Another great performance by Ubaldo.
• ohiobucks1

  

  The Ubaldo line is improving @footwedge
• hoops23

  

  Ubaldo had a sequence today against two batters..
  
  94,95,96....next batter saw pitches of 84,83,85
  
  That's filthy.
• ohiobucks1

  

  In the spirit of JS going away for a long long time.
  
  Houston's offense > Joe Amendola
• vball10set

  Tribe!
• BRF

  

  Nice.
• BR1986FB

  VERY nice! Palehose & the Kitties both lose. Just keep winning series...
• HitsRus

  

  94,95,96

  These are the numbers that set it up for Ubaldo. Early in the year, that fastball was 89,90,91....huge difference.
• TBone14

  

  Nice win last nice. Especially with the rest of the Central going down.
  
  Have to take care of the Astros.
• KR1245

  

  more on Youk
  
  Kevin Youkilis Rumors: Saturday
  By Mike Axisa [June 23, 2012 at 8:24am CST]
  Yesterday we learned that the White Sox may be best positioned to swing a trade for Kevin Youkilis, who is losing playing time to rookie Will Middlebrooks. The Braves have scouted him in recent weeks though the Pirates are said to have little interest. Here are today's Youkilis rumors, with the latest up top...
  
  The Red Sox are speaking with multiple clubs and continue to move closer to a deal, reports Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The ChiSox have engaged in "heavy dialogue" with Boston but the Dodgers remain in the mix as well. The Sox prefer to trade Youkilis to an NL club.
• TBone14

  

  Jeanmar looking strong through 4 so far.
• hoops23

  

  TBone14;1209957 wrote:Jeanmar looking strong through 4 so far.

  Not so much in the 5th.
  
  Stros tag him for 4 runs so far
• Crimson streak

  

  Gomez blows he always blows up around the fifth inning
• BR1986FB

  Gomez is hot garbage. They need to go out and get another arm. Tomlin, Lowe & Gomez can't be relied on and Ubaldo & Masterson are hit & miss.
• chippy10

  will lose the series to houston no doubt.... i wish baseball was just one game series.. we would be one of the best in baseball why play the last two games..
• Crimson streak

  

  BR1986FB;1209978 wrote:Gomez is hot garbage. They need to go out and get another arm. Tomlin, Lowe & Gomez can't be relied on and Ubaldo & Masterson are hit & miss.

  
  It's time to bring Mcallister back up he pitched pretty good when he was up
• wes_mantooth

  

  BR1986FB;1209978 wrote:Gomez is hot garbage. They need to go out and get another arm. Tomlin, Lowe & Gomez can't be relied on and Ubaldo & Masterson are hit & miss.

  They need a left handed pitcher and a right handed stick(how long have we been saying that). Also, I think Hamilton was saying that they are currently, 5-19 against lefties this year....Hafner, Kipnis, Santana, and Choo are all batting at the mendoza line or lower against lefties.
• BRF

  

  I missed the whole game today and I guess I didn't miss much.
• hoops23

  

  wes_mantooth;1210019 wrote:They need a left handed pitcher and a right handed stick(how long have we been saying that). Also, I think Hamilton was saying that they are currently, 5-19 against lefties this year....Hafner, Kipnis, Santana, and Choo are all batting at the mendoza line or lower against lefties.

  I think they were around 32-14 against RH starters last I heard this season.
• Footwedge

  First place tribe with a run differential of minus 36. Acta the master of turning a 2 run loss into a major blowout. LMAO.
• HitsRus

  

  Crimson streak;1209999 wrote:It's time to bring Mcallister back up he pitched pretty good when he was up

  I agree and send Gomez down till he figures it out again.
  
  That said, in Gomez defense...yiou are not going to win many games scoring only 1 run. LF is a black hole...another o'fer by Damon. I really would like them to try LaPorta out there. If he hits .240 and and an occasional home run he will be a big improvement over what we've been putting out there.
• vball10set

  BR1986FB;1209978 wrote:Gomez is hot garbage. They need to go out and get another arm

  pretty much says it all:
  
  http://www.toledoblade.com/Pro/2012/06/24/Gomez-rocked-again-as-Astros-rip-Indians.html
  
  

  Where does Gomez (4-7, 5.18) go from here? He's 1-5 with a 7.92 ERA (27 earned runs in 30⅔ innings) in his last six starts. He has not worked six innings in any of those starts.
  In that stretch, Gomez has allowed 42 hits, eight homers, and 13 walks with only 12 strikeouts. When asked if it was time to send Gomez to the minors, manager Manny Acta said, '"It's only been 12 minutes since the game ended. We're going to sit back and evaluate."

• Footwedge

  My buddy Jeanmar needs to head south for a month or 2. Time to bring up McCallister. I think that Jeanmar will straighten it out...he did rock for his first 7 starts.
  
  He isn't provided the same slack that Ubaldo received. Go figure. Ubaldo had been garbage for 4 months...not 6 weeks. That's what happens when you pay one guy 4 million or so...and you pay the other guy $300,000 or so.
• Footwedge

  hoops23;1210041 wrote:I think they were around 32-14 against RH starters last I heard this season.

  32 and 19. but point well taken. We scored one run against a guy with a 5 ERA in triple A yesterday. Shit has to stop.
• HitsRus

  

  Well for one thing, the left field spot in the batting order needs to become something other than an automatic out. When you are playing in a National League park, that means you have two spots in the order (the pitcher) that won't contribute much to the offense. How do you get a rally going that puts crooked numbers on the board?