ALCS Live Thread: Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox

10-12-07

[GraniteStateConservative]

Game 1 @ BOSTON:

WEATHER:: Forecasts for tonight predict that the rain will cease enough to get the game in, certainly. It should be cloudy, with temperatures dipping to the mid-50s.

Starting Pitchers

C. C. Sabathia (19-7, 3.21 ERA) vs. Josh Beckett (20-7, 3.27 ERA)

Game 1 LINEUPS

1. Grady Sizemore, CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B
3. Travis Hafner, DH
4. Victor Martinez, C
5. Ryan Garko, 1B
6. Jhonny Peralta, SS
7. Kenny Lofton, LF
8. Franklin Gutierrez, RF
9. Casey Blake, 3B

1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
2. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Manny Ramirez, LF
5. Mike Lowell, 3B
6. Bobby Kielty, RF
7. Jason Varitek, C
8. Coco Crisp, CF
9. Julio Lugo, SS

NOTES: This is the first time since the start of the three division era that the two LCS series have each matched the two best records in their league (96-66). Computer baseball sim Imagine Sports/Diamond Mind Baseball ran the 2007 ALCS 1,000 times, and the Red Sox won 59% of the time. If the Red Sox won game 1, they won the series 72.5% of the time, and if Cleveland won, the Indians won 59% of the time.

[Red Steel]

Blake struck out LOOK’N!

Wakefield has them baffled.

[mylife]

That was a pretty crazy pitch!

[#1CTYankee]

"Wakefield has them baffled."

Let's hope it continues.

[Red Steel]

That was borderline call on Crisp, the 3rd strike.

[mylife]

Byrd plays Hugo out personally

[mylife]

Pedrioa onboard

[mylife]

Yuoklis onboard

[warsaw44]

get all of it, Ortiz!!!!

[Libertarian444]

Sox making adjustments the second time through...let’s go Papi!

[#1CTYankee]

Yoooook I won’t expect much yet.

[mylife]

Inning over!

[big'ol_freeper]

No he did not favor either side, but his calls of strikes on balls four or five inches off the plate in key situations occurred in far more key situations against the Red Sox than the Tribe.

[mylife]

Wakefield walks Guitirez

[Petronski]

...occurred in far more key situations against the Red Sox than the Tribe.

That's how I would define "favoring either side," irrespective of intent.

Oh, by the way, that's also baloney.

[mylife]

On to the 4th

[big'ol_freeper]

That’s your opinion...which means nothing to me frankly. Not that mine means anything to you either. I know what I saw.

[#1CTYankee]

As I said, I won't expect much yet. I like Bird, he is and has always been a fighter.

I expect the Sox will figure him out soon and kick his butt. I hope you have somebody warming up by the 5th, because you will need the help.

[misterrob]

His drafts have not been all that great.

[mylife]

Sox fans are getting edgy

[mylife]

Drew onboard