And on the radio, the conversation turned to how good the pitching was for the Cubs in 2016 and Chapman's name was mentioned about being so tough.  Then Hammy says "well, the last time we saw him in Cleveland, he was sitting on the bench crying". 

And on this miserable night that's all I got, but I LOL'ed and thought I'd share.

My god, Tomlin, seriously?!?

posted by BRF

And on the radio, the conversation turned to how good the pitching was for the Cubs in 2016 and Chapman's  Hammy says "well, the last time we saw him in Cleveland, he was sitting on the bench crying". 

And on this miserable night that's all I got, but I LOL'ed and thought I'd share.

 

lol...priceless 

There has to be a better option than Tomlin.

posted by Mulva

There has to be a better option than Tomlin.

His name is Salazar.

But that said, we are pretty damn spoiled. Tomlin is probably better than about 50% of fifth starters.

posted by Laley23

His name is Salazar.

But that said, we are pretty damn spoiled. Tomlin is probably better than about 50% of fifth starters.

We started talking about Merritt in the 3rd inning

posted by BRF

And on the radio, the conversation turned to how good the pitching was for the Cubs in 2016 and Chapman's name was mentioned about being so tough.  Then Hammy says "well, the last time we saw him in Cleveland, he was sitting on the bench crying". 

And on this miserable night that's all I got, but I LOL'ed and thought I'd share.

 

I could be wrong but the last time he was playing Cleveland, he was getting the save for the Yankees in Game 5 of the ALDS last year...

posted by sportswizuhrd

I could be wrong but the last time he was playing Cleveland, he was getting the save for the Yankees in Game 5 of the ALDS last year...

I looked it up.

Hammy was wrong and you are right. 

posted by BRF

I looked it up.

Hammy was wrong and you are right. 

yup, but Hammy is infinitely more entertaining 

Hammy has never been one to shy away from speaking his mind but I think every year, as he gets older, he gets bolder and bolder. Just hoping his great career isn't ruined by the PC police after he takes it one step too far. He is a treasure. 

As for the game last night, blah. On to the next one. Do pitchers every pitch well in their next start after coming out of the bullpen in relief in extra innings? It took a month in 2016 for Bauer to regain his form after coming out of the pen vs Toronto to keep that 14 game winning streak alive. Not making excuses for Tomlin, he hasn't been good all year. When Tomlin is Tomlin, I think most teams would sign up for him to be their 4th starter...let alone #5. He'll need to find it quickly because if Merritt or Salazar look good coming off the DL, it will be tough to keep handing it to Tomlin.

Good article on Bauer.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23303026/trevor-bauer-speaking-mind-good-thing

From the article:

'When I didn't say anything, I was bad. But now that I tell you how much you suck, I'm good.'

ha ha

I’ve always liked Bauer, but it was more his skill. Now, I’m starting to like him the way I like JR Smith. No matter what he says or does, he will always have a place in my heart and I’ll defend him till I die haha.

posted by Laley23

I’ve always liked Bauer, but it was more his skill. Now, I’m starting to like him the way I like JR Smith. No matter what he says or does, he will always have a place in my heart and I’ll defend him till I die haha.

Bauer has grown on me. Reminds me of Jay Cutler, a little.

Back to the offense. I’m not one to make drastic changes quickly. But with that said, Kipnis has been bad for awhile now and frankly I don’t understand why he was plugged into the 2-hole from the start. Bradley Zimmer hasn’t shown a whole lot, at least consistently, but enough where he should be batting higher. I’d shake the lineup around a bit, and somehow try to get EE going. Maybe put Brantley in the 2 hole, EE 3, and Ramirez 4. Then Yonder 5. Not sure what to do with Zimmer. Batting him after Yonder/EE negates his speed, but batting him 9th at the moment seems stupid.

Well, it appears as though this game takes a back seat to the Cavs next door, who are looking to go down 2-3. 

The baseball game: Cubs get a run in the T5 to go up 1-0.  

We don't need a bad night in CLE tonight so:

Go Cavs. 

Go Tribe. 

Damn. Homerfest for the Tribe.

Solo shots by:

Guyer

Lindor

Encarnation

Puts Tribe up 3-1. 

T7

Ewwww...... Miller injured. 

I don't know any details yet. 

Saw that. 2 pitches. Shit

Rizzo with a fielding boner to give us another run. 

4-1 in the 8th. 

And the Cavs won on a last second shot by the guy with the sore back from carrying the whole team. 

Go Tribe.

posted by iclfan2

Saw that. 2 pitches. Shit

Hammy says "tightness in the left hamstring". 

Goody came in and did a good job.

Allen in for the 9th. 

And he gets them 1-2-3 for his 5th save.

And.....a very good night for CLE!

Allen with the 1-2-3.

Bauer great

Tribe wins

Party at Ferguson Jenkins.

Go Tribe

Doesn’t sound serious for Miller. Said he did this a few years ago and needed just a few days rest. 

Either way...glad it’s April.

BRF...up again!