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.

[big'ol_freeper]

Not looking good for Game 4 here RS Nation. Looks like we’ll need another series comeback. Beckett in game 5, Schilling in game 6 and Beckett (et. al.) again in game 7.

[misterrob]

I think it’s fair to say that it’s Cleveland’s turn this year. The hits are falling for them, they can manage to dink and dunk their guys in and the Sox cannot. Wake actually pitched very well tonight. If he let’s the ball go by to Pedroia he’s out of the inning.

Francoma has to panic and pull Wake after Martinez pulls a low pitch off the plate for a run for a guy who throws a straight pitch to a guy who hits HRs.

Congrats Tribe Fans. It’s your year.

[Petronski]

[happinesswithoutpeace]

S H A D U P!

[mylife]

Hi Dita!

Lofton onboard 6~0 2 out

[Petronski]

I wish you could hear WATM. Wow what fun!

[CASchack]

I wouldn’t concede anything yet. Things were more bleak in 04 against the Yankees.

[warsaw44]

I just can’t understand where the hell our bats have been. This is so damned frustrating.

[mylife]

I’m Worried about the Rockie’s

[happinesswithoutpeace]

Faith= we have it.

[darkangel82]

I can’t hear WATM, since they don’t stream it online.

[mylife]

I do too! Whaaa!

[mylife]

Lofton steal 2nd

[La Enchiladita]

Some body, some where... can I get a witness?!

[Petronski]

XMRadio 166

[mylife]

Blake! 7~0!!!!

[La Enchiladita]

Ruh roh... it’s a base hit, another run....

Grass stains..

[darkangel82]

7-zip now, Tribe running away with it. What is up with Red Sox pitching, anyway?

[misterrob]

The Sox have some pretty marginal hitters in their line-up this year. Drew, Crisp, Lugo, Mirabelli, Tek are not good hitters and Pedroia is out of place as a lead off hitter. Good hitters don’t swing at crap, they take what is offered and make the most of it and don’t try to be something they are not.

[mylife]

Testify!!!