KC Blue Colors @ Cleveland Indians April 21 - 23

• TBone14

  

  Glory Days;1608203 wrote:Its not about giving up on Carlos but playing the hot hand. How long do you wait for him to turn it around? I don't care what he did last year, especially when there are at least 2-3 other players who can play his position and are actually productive at the plate. The team needs to win games both now and at the end of the season. its not like a win later in the year counts as 2 wins. every game matters. 2 more wins last year at the beginning of the season when they were slumping would have meant a real playoff spot.

  The guy is going through the worst start to a season in his career and perhaps the worst slump of his young career. The worst thing you can do is not let him hit. Maybe move him down in the order to take the pressure off but the guy need at bats to break out. Sitting on the bench will only make it worse. He is too important to the team long-term to not give him ample time.
  
  Jhonny Peralta did the same thing every year. The guy was hot garbage in April and May and then by June and July when the weather heated up, you couldn't get the guy out.
• HitsRus

  

  I've got no problem with playing Santana, and I gotta believe he'll come out of it. That said...for the good of the team, you have to move him down in the order.
• Drums of War

  Heading up tonight, taking the parka and gloves.
• vball10set

  He can get all the AB's he needs on Cbus
• Con_Alma

  Unless he's injured he's one of those untouchables though. We seem to have a lot of those.
• ohiobucks1

  

  ohiobucks1;1607452 wrote: I like us to win games 1 3, and 4. Roll Tribe.

  Have faith, Goon. Get the glittery Wahoo ready.
• HitsRus

  

  Heading up tonight, taking the parka and gloves.

  Bring us home a victory. I've got tix tonite but probably going to take advantage of our season ticket holder option to trade in a missed game. I've been to 4 cold weather games already this year.
• vball10set

  Con_Alma;1608330 wrote:Unless he's injured he's one of those untouchables though. We seem to have a lot of those.

  Too many.
• IggyPride00

  

  Worst defensive team in the majors.
  
  A total joke.
• vball10set

  IggyPride00;1608446 wrote:Worst defensive team in the majors.
  
  A total joke.

  Bar none...pathetic.
• Con_Alma

  They aren't very good that's for sure.
• vball10set

  Masty looking nasty!
• Laley23

  

  Its unreal how many bad errors are made.
  
  Its one thing to overthrow someone trying to get a guy at home, or when you have to make a quick relay on a DP or a quick throw after a diving catch.
  
  But the Tribe is just butchering routine plays and simply dropping balls in the glove.
  
  Then, on top of it, they arent making the "tough" plays that arent errors. Like Bourns diving try the other night or the one against the wall. Those plays arent errors, but they gotta be made.
• Con_Alma

  On a better note, Bourn got a triple tonight.
• Con_Alma

  Of all the things the Indians have done poorly this series, that might have topped them all by KC.
• Con_Alma

  3-3 going into the 7th.
• Laley23

  

  Con_Alma;1608459 wrote:Of all the things the Indians have done poorly this series, that might have topped them all by KC.

  Very true. That was fucking ugly lol
• Con_Alma

  Some gap shots tonight!!!! 4-3 Indians off of Kipnis' double
• Laley23

  

  Love the aggression on the base paths this year, but how come Bourn is the one who sucks at it? lol. The guy stole like 200 bases in 2.5 years in Houston...has about 30 with us so far.
• Con_Alma

  I like aggressive base running also. Another thing I would like to see more of is efforts to create opportunities like KC seems to with their hit and run calls and straight stolen base attempts. They always seem to be putting pressure on the defense.
• Laley23

  

  That is what I am liking this year. Not sure, but I would guess the Tribe is leading or very close to leading the league in SB. It seems Tito might have regrets about not utilizing all the speed he had last year, and is making up for it this year. Despite losing their fastest player, Stubbs, the team is still very fast all around, including the bench.
• Con_Alma

  Nice bunt......
• Con_Alma

  Found a hole in the D. 5-3 Indians.
• Laley23

  

  Lonnie has been red hot to start the year, yet his first RBI comes on a bloop the other way. lol, I love baseball sometimes.
• Con_Alma

  Bourn....sigh.