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BRF

Senior Member

Fri, May 7, 2021 11:10 PM

Well I’ll be damned. 


Congrats to Miley!

sportchampps

Senior Member

Fri, May 7, 2021 11:12 PM

Hell Yeah

Ironman92

Administrator

Fri, May 7, 2021 11:16 PM
posted by Laley23

So, weird anecdote that I feel the need to share, and Im sure I92 will appreciate the randomness. 

But maybe a few weeks ago -- early in the season -- I had posted about Jose absolutely smoking the ball. To the tune of something like 17 balls hit over 95 MPH, which as an average has an average of over .700 and OPS over 1.000. Jose was somehow 4/17 on those swings or something absurd and his average was at or below .200 with only a few HRs. I said I was pumped because if he kept it up, he would obviously go on a tear, which he has. Mentioned it had a feel to his 2018 campaign when I had posted something similar, but I couldn't find the post.

Fast forward to right now and I picked a random thread in 2018 to see who posted the sparkling Wahoo (it must've stopped before that, cause no such post in that thread). It was the Baltimore thread. I stumbled across this post of mine:

Anyone see the Let’s Go Tribe article about Jose Ramirez a few weeks back (when he was 2/30 to open season or whatever)?? It was saying he was actually hitting the ball BETTER than last year, and if the numbers kept up, he would end the year as a top MVP candidate. Starting to believe it! Lol

Here is what Jose ended 2018 at...

Good show


BR1986FB

Senior Member

Fri, May 7, 2021 11:18 PM
posted by BRF

And NOW we have mailed it in and Miley can proceed with his no-hitter.  

What is the MLB record for taking a  second no-hitter in 2 weeks?

It's been over 100 years, I believe, to have that done and to have it done by a pitcher as bad as Miley is pretty pathetic.

cat_lover

Senior Member

Fri, May 7, 2021 11:21 PM

Congrats to Miley on the no-no. Now the real question. Can he be a Johnny Vander Meer and pitch two no-no's in a row?





Laley23

GOAT

Fri, May 7, 2021 11:24 PM

I’m not even impressed if you throw one against us.

About the 6th inning I started hoping for it. Tito needs to answer to the lineups he’s putting out. Bradley and Zimmer instantly make this team better, and they don’t even have to hit. But they rot away while Chang and Bauers combined to be the worst 1B in the league with ZERO hrs from a power position. Meanwhile we not only have the worst offensive outfield in the league, but probably worst defensive also. Zimmer solves one of those instantly with GG defense. 

And I’m not even counting the fact one of Rosario and Gimenez play each day with Nolan Jones in AAA, because that move would actually force lots of positional movement. But yeah, when you’re no hit for the 2nd time in a month, you better have a great answer as to why Zimmer/Bradley/Jones aren’t on your squad.

Verbal Kint

Senior Member

Sat, May 8, 2021 11:39 AM

Passed the Tigers for batting average, Seattle is next to be #1, well done Scrooge McDolan

BRF

Senior Member

Sat, May 8, 2021 11:48 AM

The Indians are the 3rd team in MLB history to get no-hit twice before June (1917 White Sox, 1884 Alleghenys). (per ESPN )

Laley23

GOAT

Sat, May 8, 2021 12:11 PM

I would actually bet we get no-hit again vs not. Way too many easy outs in that lineup nightly.

iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

Sat, May 8, 2021 12:25 PM

They HAVE to bring some guys up. Some of this roster is useless

Heretic

Son of the Sun

Sat, May 8, 2021 12:36 PM

If you go solely off WAR, things get really shaky offensively for you after Jose (1.4) and Franmil (.9), with only a few other players even better than .1 at this stage of the year. Pitching has 5-6 guys at .5 or better, but position players are pretty sad.

cat_lover

Senior Member

Sat, May 8, 2021 2:25 PM

I guess what goes around comes around. In 1973 defending WS Champ A's get no-hit  by The Tribe's Dick F-ing Bosman and now in 2021 Tribe gets no-hit by Wade F-ing Miley and I'm not comparing this Tribe lineup to the A's but I am saying that Dick Bosman and Wade Miley were both sucky pitchers.

END OF RANT

BRF

Senior Member

Sat, May 8, 2021 7:53 PM

Nice bases loaded triple by Hernandez. 

6-1 in the 5th. 

Laley23

GOAT

Sat, May 8, 2021 9:05 PM

Nice bounce back win, but Heretic is right. At this point in the season, to only have 2 offensive weapons is really dangerous. Though, I do think Naylor, Hernandez and Rosario will end up above average.

However, the rest? Eeeek. Luplow does not hit, but the power is pretty hard to keep out of the lineup. Tito has done a pretty good job of it though lol.

The fact we have 3 legit starters. Arguably the best reliever in Karinchak, plus the rest of the bullpen (Clase, Shaw, Quantril, the new sidearm dude) will mean this team isn’t going to tailspin imo, but the offensive production has to get better. It’s frankly an insult to the fans to trot that out to start the year and then be shocked they suck and get no-hit twice when we all basically called it.

iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

Sat, May 8, 2021 9:19 PM

Bringing it back

cat_lover

Senior Member

Sat, May 8, 2021 9:20 PM

Tribe wins!!
Tomorrows game is for all the marbles....well for The Ohio Cup.

Party at Bobby Tolan's

GO TRIBE!!

Ironman92

Administrator

Sat, May 8, 2021 9:45 PM

Reds suck too

BRF

Senior Member

Sat, May 8, 2021 10:30 PM

I don’t see tomorrow’s game being played. 

100% chance of rain pretty much all day. 

Good win tonight, though. 

cat_lover

Senior Member

Sat, May 8, 2021 10:37 PM

But..........they have to play. This is for the Ohio Cup. This is SERIOUS BUSINESS.

Laley23

GOAT

Sat, May 8, 2021 10:49 PM

It’s a day game, I could see them starting it in competition with SNB.

BR1986FB

Senior Member

Sat, May 8, 2021 11:35 PM

If this team is in 1st place, or even contention, at the trade deadline is Daddy NoBucks Dolan a buyer?

Al Bundy

Senior Member

Sun, May 9, 2021 10:34 AM

Rain out today. August 9th make up.

BRF

Senior Member

Sun, May 9, 2021 1:56 PM

I’ll go ahead and start the next thread since the rubber match will be in August. 

cat_lover

Senior Member

Sun, May 9, 2021 2:41 PM

Good job BRF!!!

Ohio Cup will be decided on August 9th..........CAN'T WAIT!!!!!
Go Tribe!!