posted by Laley23

This offense is just ridiculous. I know it’s beating a dead horse at this point, but sheesh. I can’t beleive they went into the season with these guys (even if you had Kipnis and Lindor healthy).

Let it all out. 

I think most of us knew this had a REALLY good chance of happening. 

posted by Laley23

This offense is just ridiculous. I know it’s beating a dead horse at this point, but sheesh. I can’t beleive they went into the season with these guys (even if you had Kipnis and Lindor healthy).

This is all on ownership who for all intents and purposes slammed the window of opportunity shut. Dolan just doesn’t have the stones and/or the pocketbook to see this through. The team needed a tweak, not to be gutted.... or at least if you wanted to get rid of high priced talent that wasn’t producing,at least make an effort to replace it.

Today, Chris Antonetti gaveTerry Francona a golden parachute.... contract extension thru 2022. I would be surprised if either of them makes it to 2021. Francona will take the fall for this clusterf@&$.... and Antonetti is too good to put up with this for more than a year.

I hate to be so negative… You guys all know how big a Tribe fan I am.... but this is crap and I am calling bullshit.

Brad Miller is batting .182, that's 3rd best on the team. Go Brad!

I have warning track power.

Suddenly I have home run power.

Suddenly I have even more home run power . 

Uh-oh, ..........

Suddenly I have warning track power again, but I keep swinging like I have home run power.

Similar  to  Moroff and Staments, try this Tribe trivia for former LIGHT Hitting 2nd Basemen and Shortstops.

Career BA Over/Under .225?

Tom Veryzer 

Jackie Heideman 

Frank Duffy

Feliz Fermin

Jack Brohamer 

It's Stamets. 

And yes....good list.

posted by Verbal Kint

You miss Erik Gonzalez?  3 runs, hard for this lineup getting to that, enjoy it

posted by iclfan2

Never thought I'd say it.

Hell. No.

posted by Gardens35

Similar  to  Moroff and Staments, try this Tribe trivia for former LIGHT Hitting 2nd Basemen and Shortstops.

Career BA Over/Under .225?

Tom Veryzer 

Jackie Heideman 

Frank Duffy

Feliz Fermin

Jack Brohamer 

Duane Kuiper?

Actually, Kuiper carried a .271 career BA... but only 1 HR in his 12 year major league career.

I hope Kluber is not going to have a 2015 type season.

posted by Gardens35

Similar  to  Moroff and Staments, try this Tribe trivia for former LIGHT Hitting 2nd Basemen and Shortstops.

Career BA Over/Under .225?

Tom Veryzer 

Jackie Heideman 

Frank Duffy

Feliz Fermin

Jack Brohamer 

 

Fermin would have been over, right? At least I remember him being a back-up/platoon guy with the Pirates either before or after Cleveland and I vaguely recall him being good at hitting for average, but having no power.

Looks like all of them except Heidemann. (disclaimer - I looked all of them up)

Yes, we picked up Fermin from the Pirates.  He was a .259 career hitter (4 HR's in his 10 year career).  Fermin's worst year with the Tribe was .238 in 1989.

Veryzer - .241 career (worst with Tribe - .220 in 149 games, 1979)

Duffy - .232 career (worst with Tribe - .201 in 122 games, 1977)

Brohamer - .245 career (worst with Tribe - .220 in 102 games, 1973)

Heidemann - .211 career (worst with Tribe - .211 in 133 games, 1970 (although he did hit 6 of his 9 career homers that year <----probably was roiding) and .208 in 81 games, 1971)

The 1967 team had Vern Fuller (.223), Larry Brown (.237), Pedro Gonzalez (.228) and Gus Gil (.115).

Ha. Yep, I looked 'em all up too! Surprised that the averages were that "good".

*Kuiper replaced Brohamer.

posted by Gardens35

Surprised that the averages were that "good".

 

I agree.  

Well, I do know that no-power guys who could hit for average were more in vogue back in the 80s-early 90s. And if they were good enough with the glove, they didn't even need to have the "hit for average" part down. Pirates used Rafi Belliard at SS for YEARS and it was always a battle for him to keep the average above .200 (he had 2 career HRs, so it isn't like we're talking Rob Deer material either).