Well, well, well... a nice little sweep over the weekend to keep the Tribe 3 games back. Now onto a 3 game series to finish out the homestand. 

Civale vs. Minor

Plesac vs. Jurado

Clevinger vs. Lynn for some afternoon baseball

Let's take at least 2/3 and move on to a 4 game clash with Minny at their place (they are hosting the Braves this week)

Tribe!

Go Tribe. 

Go Tribe

Facing 2 good pitchers. Minor hasn’t been great of late though. Lynn has been very good. I don’t know how their current offense gets it done.

Tribe should take 2 of 3

Of course Rangers get to throw the two pitchers who can win games. 

Go Tribe!

Watching Puig throw it from the track in RCF to 3rd...only to watch Mercado bounce it twice (first one just past the dirt lol) from shallow center to home. 

^^^^^^Looks like the Rangers read Mercado right.  That throw was some weak sauce. 

posted by Laley23

Watching Puig throw it from the track in RCF to 3rd...only to watch Mercado bounce it twice (first one just past the dirt lol) from shallow center to home. 

Lol

Twins are nickel and dining Soroka of course....infield hits and bloopers

Nothing pisses me off more than called 3rd strikes that aren’t strikes. Bring in the robots

Hunter Wood’s hair is glorious

Mmm bunting. Let see how that works. C’mon tribe! 

Praying for laley

Jesus Christ. Do I even have to say it?

This isn’t supposed to be happening with our new lineup. 

posted by Laley23

Jesus Christ. Do I even have to say it?

Fuck bunting. Naquin isn’t a bum. Come on Tito 

posted by iclfan2

Fuck bunting. Naquin isn’t a bum. Come on Tito 

It’s just so dumb. They deserved to lose just for that stupid decision. Glad we took our expected chance of tying that inning down with the decision, and also basically killed the chance of winning. Just asinine. 

Civale with another good outing.I agree with everyone on the bunting. They have shown all year that no one can bunt and still you try it. I don't get it.

posted by cat_lover

Civale with another good outing.I agree with everyone on the bunting. They have shown all year that no one can bunt and still you try it. I don't get it.

It’s not that. Naquin got it down. It’s that it has been proven time and time again that statistically makes it HARDER to score a run by giving up an out. Your odds of scoring go down when you hunt someone over and make an out. It’s just a dumb play that results in bad results.

And when it is “successful” it helps you score 1 run. Makes it so much harder for a big inning.

Carrasco supposed to start bullpen sessions. Uggh on the friggin' bunting.

fuck ragging on the decision to bunt--how about our "potent offense" hit the fucking ball during the game and take the decision out of the manager's hands come crunch time...what an excellent outing by Civale wasted because of our anemic offense that was on display last night

posted by vball10set

fuck ragging on the decision to bunt--how about our "potent offense" hit the fucking ball during the game and take the decision out of the manager's hands come crunch time...what an excellent outing by Civale wasted because of our anemic offense that was on display last night

I totally get that but what pisses me off is that it looks like Tito was playing for a tie and then they'd go to extra innings. Just what they need, to beat up the bullpen in the first game of series when their biggest series of the year is coming up this weekend.

posted by BR1986FB

I totally get that but what pisses me off is that it looks like Tito was playing for a tie and then they'd go to extra innings. Just what they need, to beat up the bullpen in the first game of series when their biggest series of the year is coming up this weekend.

I can see your point, and I understand the offense can't be "on" every single night, but jeezus, our lineup should be able to manufacture at least a run or two during the course of nine innings!

posted by vball10set

I can see your point, and I understand the offense can't be "on" every single night, but jeezus, our lineup should be able to manufacture at least a run or two during the course of nine innings!

Completely agree