Tribe @ Royals...BIG weekend series in KC

• HitsRus

  

  I see 'Wedge has ejaculated the next series a little prematurely in all the excitement
  
  so... By request, by right, and mostly for good Karma...the preview for the Tribe KC series.............
  
  The Tribe heads to KC to play the first place Royals, trailing them by 5 1/2 games. The Tribe also is 4 games behind the second place Tigers.
  
  
  The bottom part of the rotation leads the charge into this tough, huge series...
  
  Danny Salazar(4-6, 4.52) opens the series against the Royals' Vargas(10-6, 3.17)
  
  Trevor Bauer (5-7, 4.18) goes against Royals Ace, James Shields(12-7, 3.45) in game #2.
  
  T.J. House(2-3, 4.18) draws Duffy(8-11, 2.47) to close the series Sunday.
  
  Tribe notes:
  Lefty Josh Outman(Stubbs trade) who became the odd man out in the tough, Tribe bullpen and was demoted to AAA, was dealt to the Yankess for PTBNL or CASH! The player is not expected to be anything special....I'll take the cash, Monte
  
  The Tribe dominated the Chisox last year, but are only 7-9 against the Pale Hose this year. Of the 16 games played, 11 games were decided by 1 run...the Tribe is a mere 3-8 in those games.
• TBone14

  

  Tribe will be nice sized underdogs in all 3. The pitching will have to be great because I don't see the Tribe breaking out offensively with the lineups we are trotting out there.
  
  We need Gomes back, badly, for some juice in the middle of the order.
• BR1986FB

  Hanging on by a thread. Still think they are done but unless they take 2 of 3 in this series, you can stick a fork in them. They are playing good ball though. Too bad they have to wait this late to turn it on.
• like_that

  

  The Royals have had the Tribe's number the last few seasons. I don't have my hopes high. I say after these next 2 series, our season will be over.
• BRF

  

  HitsRus;1648642 wrote:...I'll take the cash, Monte
  

  
  You are dating yourself, Hits!
  
  Go Tribe!
• Laley23

  

  Gomes back and hitting 6th. Gimenez moved to Paternity list (and will be brought up when rosters expand in a few days)
  
  Awesome to have Gomes back, but a shout out to Perez who did an admiral job in his absence.
• vball10set

  Off to a good start, now let's see if Salazar & Co. can make it hold up...GO TRIBE!!!
• HitsRus

  

  Tribe off to a good start...up 4-0 in the 5th.
• TBone14

  

  Rain chases Salazar. He might have been able to go deep but he is in line for a W if the pen does the job.
  
  Another solid start for the Tribe staff.
• Laley23

  

  Great way to kick off the 7 game stretch!
• Footwedge

  Still back 4, 4, and 1 games behind people to jump. What a great game by the tribe.
• Glory Days

  

  TBone14;1648882 wrote:Rain chases Salazar. He might have been able to go deep but he is in line for a W if the pen does the job.
  
  Another solid start for the Tribe staff.

  I think it worked out for the best. The less times Salazar has to go through the batting order the better.
• Al Bundy

  Footwedge;1648909 wrote:Still back 4, 4, and 1 games behind people to jump. What a great game by the tribe.

  The only team that we are 4 games behind is the Tigers. I'm guessing you are talking about wildcard here since you listed 3 teams. We are 3 games behind Seattle.
• Footwedge

  Al Bundy;1648921 wrote:The only team that we are 4 games behind is the Tigers. I'm guessing you are talking about wildcard here since you listed 3 teams. We are 3 games behind Seattle.

  Yes I noticed that after I posted. Only 3 behind Seattle after King Felix fell last night.
• Footwedge

  Man, just gotta love Tito. He comes to win every day, unlike some of the other guys we've had managed recently. Zack Crockett throws one pitch with a 4-0 lead and hits a guy. He gone. I love it. But then again, this lineup is frickin loaded. Jose Ramirez, Zach Walters, Tyler Holt, Dickerson. Reminds me a lot of Maris, Mantle, Berra, Pepitone and Moose Skowron. Right BRF? Hits?All I know is that the calendar is about to flip to September...and the games are real meaningful. The season could be over in 7 days, but then again, the flicker of hope and the visions of sugar plums keep a dancing in my head.My only criticism of management was not pulling the plug on Masterson, Cabrera and even Swisher a lot sooner. I realize that the emergence of Carrasco, Danny S. and Bauer are exclusive to the removal of dead weight but it's more than coincidental that the recent hot streak is coincides with their departure.
• Crimson streak

  

  The thing I really love about this rotation is we have 4 guys that have number 1 stuff.
• Footwedge

  Tigers and Yanks losing late. Tigers playing 2 today. If the stars line up tonight, the tribe could cut WC deficit to just 2.5 games. Bauer is just another cog in the starting pitching wheel that needs to roll.
• BRF

  

  Footwedge;1648960 wrote: But then again, this lineup is frickin loaded. Jose Ramirez, Zach Walters, Tyler Holt, Dickerson. Reminds me a lot of Maris, Mantle, Berra, Pepitone and Moose Skowron. Right BRF?

  : thumbup:
  
  
  Or......how about Woody Held, Larry Brown, Willie Kirkland, Bob Chance and Max Alvis?
  
  
• Crimson streak

  

  Both yanks and tigers lose
• Gardens35

  BRF;1649116 wrote:: thumbup:
  
  
  Or......how about Woody Held, Larry Brown, Willie Kirkland, Bob Chance and Max Alvis?
  
  

  
  Jack Brohamer...Steve Mingori...Tony Horton...Lou Klimchock
• Ironman92

  

  That was the worst first pitch I've ever seen....threw it 50 feet and drilled Perez in the cup.
• Laley23

  

  Unreal, blowing a chance to win with another error...and by the pitcher this time.
• BRF

  

  Didn't ya just feel something like that was gonna happen in the B8?
• Laley23

  

  Amazed they only gave up the 1 run. I call that a win after a lead-off BB followed by an E1.
• Ironman92

  

  Big game