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Well we split the series today. Tribe won it 9-4 now we move on to play the twins again.

Last nights game break down combined:
Tribe: 12 - Tigers: 14
5 hrs, 33 mins.
13 innings
113 AB
26 Runs
41 hits
23 RBI's
16 BB
55 LOB
526 Pitches
329 Stikes
197 Balls
14 Pitchers
132 Batters faced
16 dozen Baseballs used (Average four dozen used)

Noteables From the Indians blog:
When today's game starts, 11 hours, 24 minutes will have elapsed between last night's last pitch and today's first pitch

You already know Kelly Shoppach became the sixth player in the modern era to notch five extra-base hits in a game. But Shoppach was the first catcher to achieve the feat.

According to Elias, Shoppach had as many extra-base hits last night as Victor Martinez had in his last 31 games before landing on the disabled list.

Also according to Elias, the Indians and Tigers have now gone to extra innings with each other 198 times. But last night was the first time the two clubs each had 12 runs after nine innings. The previous high was on Sept. 7, 1950, in Detroit, when it was 11-11 after nine. That game ended in a 13-13 tie.

Speaking of class, yesterday I neglected to mention the ad Sabathia placed in The Plain Dealer sports section. It was a (near) full-page ad from Sabathia and his family, thanking the Cleveland community for 10 great years. According to the PD, Sabathia paid $12,870 for the ad.
"It was worth it," Sabathia said. "I had been there 10 years, and I felt like I should say thanks to some people."

 

All I can say is that I am tired of hearing the saying "Manny's just being Manny" as if that excuses him from anything and everything.

Also I updated the count above. I forgot to add in amount of pitchers.

 

Okay then lets see

Game one: Tribe 1 - Twins 4
Game two: Tribe 5 - Twins 1

Okay how funny is this article? "Manny Ready to follow the rules" so how long will this last I wonder.

Oh and anyone needing a good laugh try this site, "Onion Sports" its loaded with some funny made up stories. I love the "CC Sabathia, Prince Fielder Keep imagining each other as giant talking hot dog, hamburger." When I first read this I was laughing so hard, and its on all different teams.

GO T & J

 

Thanks DJ, and btw anyone reading that site do not drink anything you never know what might happen.

Game one: Tribe 1 - Twins 4
Game two: Tribe 5 - Twins 1
Game three: Tribe 2 - Twins 6

Upside we each got out of the 1 catagory, the downside I hate domes lol.

Next up for the Tribe... Tampa Bay (ouch another dome), Then the Jays (please open your dome lol)

Pitching matchups for TB/Tribe game
Game 1: Lee vs Garza
Game 2: Fausto vs Jackson
Game 3: Sowers vs Kazmir

 

Are there any Twins fans about? I'm really pleased at the year they're having

I had a pen pal as an elementary student and she kept calling me Hunter (my last name), so I think his family (American "last) name is Ichiro and his given name (American "first") is Suzuki. But that's really just a guess.

 

Err no they couldn't, turned out an 8-4 loss to the rays. Today is the rubber match. Carmona was off, and what ticked me off is that yet another ump decided that Betancourt needed to be put on a stop watch and he has speeded up since last year. But they didn't put the other teams pitcher on a clock and he was about the same speed. It messed with Betancourts frame and then Shoppach kept calling for the fastball, trusting him Raffie Right threw it and hello homer. Well the only fireworks were coming from the normally "hold in the emotions and keep calm" Wedge, who shouted from the dugout to the catcher (shoppach) to talk to the pitcher (shoppach has this problem of not doing it until its too late) needless to say I was willing to run him some anti-acids and watch steam coming out his ears. If there isn't a team meeting last night/ today or with in the next couple days I will be shocked. Well we have the pitching matchup for to day (Sowers vs Kazmir).

Tribe - Jays, Three game series, here is the Matchup.

Game 1: Anthony Reyes vs David Purcey
Game 2: Paul Byrd vs Roy Halladay
Game 3: Cliff Lee vs Scott Richmond

We will have to update game three when they announce it.

GO T & J !!! :thumbsup::bolian:

EDITED TO ADD
Okay apparently we can accomplish one thing, we can lose the game in the final inning, without recording an out. A reliever and closer in the same inning manage to tie the game, then give up a three run homer. We lost 10-7.

One of our starters Matt Ginter is on the DL 15 days due to right arm strain, our second Basemen (Cabrera) is day to day when he was running out to his position and a cleat got caught on the turf and he twisted his ankle. Garko managed to get pulled from the game for failing to run to first on a ground out, and he looked real sad about it.

Tom Mastney (reliever who didn't give up anything) is optioned to AAA Buffalo and up comes Starter Anthony Reyes and reliever Brendan Donnelly from the same place, though Reyes is the newest guy we got from the cards. They are up here for the Tribe/Jays games.

I also updated the pitching matchups, due to Reyes coming up everyone was moved one day back, and the Jays Pitching matchup for the third game is listed.

Medical updates:
Victor Martinez did a full workout, taking batting practice from both sides of the plate, throwing to the bases from behind the plate and running the bases.
Hafner & Barfield They figure Josh B. will be headed for rehab assignment this weekend, Travis is getting better as well and closer to.

Okay this is long enough, I will let you know if I find out more.

 

:lol: Tomorrow is an off day for the tribe (so it should be no different then a game day lol), but who says we have to part company, I am pretty sure that we can both complain about our teams, because lets face it, if you think its going to go one way, it usually goes the other. :guffaw:

And if you think about it, by our teams playing and us complaining its a good thing, I mean we can rant and rave and be happy because something they did, and knowing that no matter what we can relate.

GO T & J !!!! :bolian: :shifty: :thumbsup:

Okay sorry but I like that shifty smilie it looks like its looking back and forth between the two of us lol.