Tribe Is 5-0!!!

• Footwedge

  The plan has obviously worked. Tribe may go unbeaten in the exhibition season.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  I'm going to start saving up for World Series tickets.
• royal_k

  

  I was just going to post something on this. It's obvious Acta's plan is working.
  
  Starting pitching has been good and so has the bullpen pitchers that will be on the team.
  
  Grady hit a grand slam today.
• burt07

  The PLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  I need a glittering wahoo!!!!!!!
• hoops23

  

  ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!! CC'S!!!!!!!!!!! TELL ME IS THE PLAN WORKING!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
  
  
  Seriously though, I liked Acta from the beginning because he came in and didn't bs around, but was also a lot more personable than Wedge ever was.. He's also a great baseball mind and a realist.
  
  I like what I've seen from the team so far, and obviously this is spring training, but I don't think the team will be as bad as some think.. I think this team could definitely push 80-83 wins, depending on pitching..
  
  The offense will be there, that's never been a problem.
• Mr. 300

  

  Yes!!!! The only time the Tribe plays good ball is in the spring when it doesn't count. Let's see how things go when the curtain goes up.
  
  My call is they are out of it by mid May.
• Footwedge

  ^^Mathematically eliminated by Mother's Day.
• just_a_swimmer

  

  LTrain23 wrote:
  
  The offense will be there, that's never been a problem.

  Really? They couldn't hit for crap last year. Yea they had some nice games but when they needed it, in the close games, they struggled.
• wes_mantooth

  

  With the great start to this spring, I would like to change my prediction. I originally predicted 1-161.....I look for them to go 4-158, because I am a "glass half full" type of guy.
• Mr. 300

  

  wes_mantooth wrote: With the great start to this spring, I would like to change my prediction. I originally predicted 1-161.....I look for them to go 4-158, because I am a "glass half full" type of guy.

  
  Going out on a limb, huh???
• Eric Taylor

  White Sox and the Indians tied 5-5 today.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Still undefeated! I can't wait for the late September games when the Jake will be rocking. All 2,000 fans, pants-shitting drunk, trying to drink away the sorrows of their miserable lives and their miserable ball team does nothing to help distract them, only reinforces their misery.
• jordo212000

  

  Maybe the Indians won't be as bad as I thought they'd be, but I still don't like their pitching. I watched a few games in Columbus last year and that team was baaaad. Now a lot of those guys are in Cleveland...
• big_hits24

  It's only spring training...I would not get too excited just yet. Have to wait and see what the team looks like in the first month of the real season.
• HitsRus

  

  pitching, pitching ,pitching....will determine the fate of this team, and it won't be pretty. I see a pretty good team offensively, but the Cliff Lee trade was a killer, and the staff will fold like dominoes. You need that one guy you can count on as a stopper to give the BP some rest.
• hoops23

  

  just_a_swimmer wrote:

  LTrain23 wrote:
  
  The offense will be there, that's never been a problem.

  Really? They couldn't hit for crap last year. Yea they had some nice games but when they needed it, in the close games, they struggled.

  I busted out the #'s all season long.. They were in the top 10 in almost EVERY major offensive category.. Actually, they were within the top 5 or 7 in most..
  
  It was simple misconception.. Yes, they struck out a lot, but they also scored a lot.
• royal_k

  

  And they got another solid 3 innings from a starter again today.....just sayin
• jordo212000

  

  royal_k wrote: And they got another solid 3 innings from a starter again today.....just sayin

  when you only pitch 3 innings there isn't a whole lot of time to make mistakes. As we all know alot of damage gets done after the hitters see the pitcher multiple times. Come get me when those 3 innings turn to 6
• tigerfan82

  hhhmmm........like I said.....86 wins ane we shock the central division with the championship!!!!!!!! All that is left is that damn blinking Chief Wahoo from my pal BRF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• royal_k

  

  jordo212000 wrote:

  royal_k wrote: And they got another solid 3 innings from a starter again today.....just sayin

  when you only pitch 3 innings there isn't a whole lot of time to make mistakes. As we all know alot of damage gets done after the hitters see the pitcher multiple times. Come get me when those 3 innings turn to 6

  Good point. I'm waiting to see the same thing. But the way the pitching has started this spring is encouraging. Stay tuned....
• wes_mantooth

  

  I just wanna see the Fausto from a couple of years ago. That sinker was nasty.
• hoops23

  

  Fausto had a good outing today.. 2 strong innings. Rafael Perez looked sharp as well.
• royal_k

  

  Fausto went 3 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit with 1 SO and no walks.
  
  http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_03_12_anamlb_clemlb_1
• royal_k

  

  Hope to see this guy sometime next year.
  
  http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100312&content_id=8772044&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle
• Nate

  If I'm not rooting for the Reds, I'm rooting for the Indians. Hate to see both teams struggle. I root for both but Cincy is my team. I really enjoy going to the Reds/Indians games.