ALDS IST - NYY vs CLE

[Chad ochoseis]

I don't figure that this will get enough attention for individual game threads, so one thread for the whole series.

Game 1 tonight features righthanded finesse pitchers Sonny Gray and Trevor Bauer. I almost scored tickets, as one of my gf's coworkers had extras, but we didn't move quickly enough. So I'll probably pop over to my local shuffleboard arena/bar and watch the game from there.

[Benjamin Grimm]

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Go Indians![/bigpurple]



Hey... wait a minute!

[Lefty Specialist]

Hoping for a return of these guys....

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/5/2/4/158598524/joba_bugs_med_gu561gs3.gif

[Guest d'Kong76]

That logo really needs to be retired, but wasn't it great? #LGI #clevelandrocks

[Frayed Knot]

I trust that Bauer has been kept away from his drone collection this week.

[Chad ochoseis]

Yeah, but he's been taking gardening lessons from Bob Ojeda.

[Guest cooby]

GO CLEVELAND

[Chad ochoseis]

BRUCEBOOM!!

[Guest Mets Willets Point]

3-0 Cleveland, Jay Bruce reflecting Mets glory.

[Chad ochoseis]

Frankie, that at bat sucked. Just saying.

[Frayed Knot]

The Native Americans are leaving opportunities all over the field, which leaves me with the suspicion that the Yanx are going to get two dribblers and a blast and negate the whole thing.


Sonny Gray looks like he's a chore to catch (even if you don't have a defensively challenged catcher like Sanchez) and I know he's a chore to watch.

[Frayed Knot]

These AL playoffs are being brought to us by DOOSAN
I have no idea who/what DOOSAN is.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Jay Bruce is the best. MFYs regretting they didn't pay thru the ass for him

[Chad ochoseis]

SANTANA 41. It just makes my head explode.

[Frayed Knot]

Bruce 4 - Yanx 0

[Chad ochoseis]

The TV screen needs to STFU about this game Bauer is pitching.

[Chad ochoseis]

I mean...was pitching.

[Frayed Knot]

7 LOBsters thru 6 innings for Cleveland (on 2-of-9 w/RiSP)
Seems more like 17

[Chad ochoseis]

And three of those were in one inning.

[Chad ochoseis]

Cody Allen coming in to get 4 outs in a non-save situation. Terry F. is taking no chances.

[Frayed Knot]

Nice to get a win in the books AND have Corey Kluber in your pocket for Game 2



With all the talk earlier about how few hits the Yanx had (three in total), I didn't realize until the end that the seriously, I just used a racist word when I really meant "Guardians" only had five themselves.

[Frayed Knot]

GAME 2: Kluber vs Sabathia in a battle of past Cleveland CY winners (2014 / 2007); 5:00 MLBN

Sabathia, despite looking like toast during various times over the last couple years, actually had himself a nice season for the Yanx [14-5; 3.69; 1.27; 27 starts] as he attempts to reinvent himself from
a thrower to a pitcher in his old age (36).
That said, he's not Kluber.

Edited October 6, 2017 by Guest

[Lefty Specialist]

I hope they pound his fat ass.

[Chad ochoseis]

Kluber not having an easy time of it in the first. 2-0 MFY's on a Gary Sanchez home run.

[Chad ochoseis]

And Sabathia gives the runs right back. I'm listening, not watching, but it doesn't sound like anyone has pitching command tonight.

...and Encarnacion apparently hurts himself running back to second base on a line drive. Shit.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

seriously, I just used a racist word when I really meant "Guardians" go up 3-2. Get 2 on, sacrifice, MFYs IW, RBI single for Kipnis.

Girardi has the bullpen up.

[bmfc1]

Damn. This seemed to be almost a lock to get to 2-0.

[ashie62]

Kluber had nothing. 5-2 MFY's

[Chad ochoseis]

6-3 actually. Anyone can have a bad day, I guess.

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, I was just hoping that Kluber would have his bad day tomorrow when he wasn't pitching.
Like maybe he gets a flat tire on his truck, or his dishwasher breaks down.