Tribe at Giants (Series Thread)

• Con_Alma

  Wow. Maybe we spoke too soon.
• BRF

  

  Ty Blach, it was pointed out by Manning, does something that is very rare when it comes to batting.
  
  What is it?
  
  BTW, he's no slouch at the plate batting .200 on 5 for 25 before being rung up by Clevinger and the first base ump on the check swing.
  
  And as I type this, Guyer hits a triple to give us a 1-0 lead.
• Laley23

  

  Way to make us stfu, Guyer!
• Con_Alma

  BRF;1862795 wrote:Ty Blach, it was pointed out by Manning, does something that is very rare when it comes to batting.
  
  What is it?
  
  BTW, he's no slouch at the plate batting .200 on 5 for 25 before being rung up by Clevinger and the first base ump on the check swing.
  
  ...

  Left handed pitcher who bats righty?????
• Gardens35

  BRF;1862795 wrote:Ty Blach, it was pointed out by Manning, does something that is very rare when it comes to batting.
  
  What is it?
  
  BTW, he's no slouch at the plate batting .200 on 5 for 25 before being rung up by Clevinger and the first base ump on the check swing.
  
  And as I type this, Guyer hits a triple to give us a 1-0 lead.

  
  Throws left, bats right, wears elbow pad.
  That's all I have. Go Rick!
• cat_lover

  Rick Manning is on top of his game tonight.
• BRF

  

  Con_Alma and Gardens35 get the "ding ding" correct!
  
  BTW, the only non-pitchers that I know of who did that were Cleon Jones and Ricky Henderson.
  
  On a side note........that's also what BRF did back in the day.
• Gardens35

  Rick might just slip into the SF booth and surprise Kuiper with a hand job.
• Laley23

  

  BRF;1862800 wrote:Con_Alma and Gardens35 get the "ding ding" correct!
  
  BTW, the only non-pitchers that I know of who did that were Cleon Jones and Ricky Henderson.
  
  On a side note........that's also what BRF did back in the day.

  Lots of players do this...
  
  Mark Mulder
  Ryan Ludwick
  Yaz
  George Brett
  
  Or do you mean specifically batting left throwing right?
• BRF

  

  Laley23;1862802 wrote:
  Or do you mean specifically batting left throwing right?

  
  Just the opposite.
  
  Batting right and throwing left.
  
  Now try naming some that I didn't list.
• Laley23

  

  BRF;1862803 wrote:Just the opposite.
  
  Batting right and throwing left.
  
  Now try naming some that I didn't list.

  I know 1, who I said before, Ryan Ludwick. Because I remember him sucking for Tribe lol.
• BRF

  

  Ryan Ludwick was one I hadn't thought of, though.
• Laley23

  

  Doesn't Travis Wood (former Red) do that as well?
  
  Actually, I feel quite a few pitchers do it. Does Lester? Anyway, can't think of anyone but Ludwick for field players.
  
  Edit: Jon Lester does not do this. But former Tribe backend starter Terry Mullholland did! ok, this game is too close. I'm done searching the caverns of my brain for Tribe lefties of yesteryear for tonight.
• BRF

  

  Gardens35;1862801 wrote:Rick might just slip into the SF booth and surprise Kuiper with a hand job.

  Ha ha!
  
  You are so bad.
• Laley23

  

  I don't know why, but that's as frustrated as I've been at a game all season.
• BR1986FB

  Ho hum, the most boring, uninspiring team in baseball continuing to tread water. They need to do something to shake things up. This team has absolutely no energy/fire.
• Crimson streak

  

  In other news clevinger was lights out again. I'm really glad to see him putting it all together. His era is now down to 2.73 for the season.
  
  
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• HitsRus

  

  Laley23;1862808 wrote:I don't know why, but that's as frustrated as I've been at a game all season.

  Me too. In fact the whole week since the All Star break has been terribly frustrating. We should be putting away these teams and locking up the division. Instead, we are wasting great pitching and pissing away games... all the while the AL east powers NYY and the BoSox are lurking in August.
• BR1986FB

  HitsRus;1862849 wrote:all the while the AL east powers NYY and the BoSox are lurking in August.

  Which will be part of the problem should the Tribe want to be buyers before the trade deadline. Both of these teams will likely go all in and will get the best available players. Couple that with the fact Detroit may have a fire sale and the Tribe/Tigers are not very likely to do business, so they'll miss out on those players.
  
  I would say after the Encarnacion signing & Miller trade (last year) the Tribe should go all in but I just don't see this team as championship caliber (this year). They have the players to do it but something's missing here.
• HitsRus

  

  The big question about the Trjbe going ""all in" is who are you going to replace? Pitching has not been the problem as much as the offense. IMO we have the personnel, they are just not playing up to potential.
• Laley23

  

  HitsRus;1862849 wrote:Me too. In fact the whole week since the All Star break has been terribly frustrating. We should be putting away these teams and locking up the division. Instead, we are wasting great pitching and pissing away games... all the while the AL east powers NYY and the BoSox are lurking in August.

  Thats probably what it is. Losing to teams 20 games below .500 finally caught up to me last night. Kipnis and Chiz need to get healthy fast.
• vball10set

  HitsRus;1862853 wrote:Pitching has not been the problem as much as the offense. IMO we have the personnel, they are just not playing up to potential.

  Bingo
• Crimson streak

  

  All that have to do is get healthy and get in the playoffs. It's all about getting hot at the right time. I'm not too worried yet. Injuries have been a huge problem. Once we can get healthy and have a set rotation and a set order I think wins will start piling up
  
  
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• Laley23

  

  Apparently we went after JD Martinez. Not sure what Tigers asked for, but we didn't offer McKenzie or Meija, so I'm happy. 1 because we went after a huge bat and with the OF injuries in RF, it fit a need and 2 because we offered up guys who won't ever play for the strobe during the contending few yrs coming up (Lindor and J-Ram backups, it sounds like)
• Gardens35

  Tribe up 3-2, bottom 7th.