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.

[mylife]

Manny doubles

[GraniteStateConservative]

I love postseason Sabathia.

[raccoonradio]

Manny doubles

Manny—pissed off Tribe fans by showboating after HR
Manny—pissed off Sox fans with his, “if we don’t
win, who cares? we’ll be back next year” comment.
(”Back next year” is what you say AFTER it’s all done,
and who cares? Sox fans do, that’s who.)

One Sox player says Manny is on his own world.
Planet Manny (Ortiz)

Base hit—but Manny tagged out trying to score

[mylife]

Manny is out!

[raccoonradio]

shoulda stopped at third Manny!

[#1CTYankee]

"Get that bum off the mound!"

A little early for that isn't it? ;-D

[mylife]

Yup. Manny does like to showboat

[Boston Blackie]

Manny—pissed off Tribe fans by showboating after HR

The same fans who cheered him when he did it while wearing the Indians uniform?

[big'ol_freeper]

Did he really send Manny?!! DUMB!!

[mylife]

Thats my inner child shouting. L0L

[mylife]

Sizemore! Lead off double!

[Red Steel]

Manny—pissed off Tribe fans by showboating after HR

Good. Even better if it distracts the Indians, but doubt it...then you never know.

[mylife]

W00 H00! Cabrera onboard!

[raccoonradio]

Sizemore did what Manny should have done, stopped at third—but then again nobody out instead of 2 out

[raccoonradio]

Manny Being Manny.

JT The Brick of Fox Sports radio played back Tom Hamilton’s
call of the Manny HR—he noted the showboating and you
could hear the fans booing

[mylife]

1-1 2 out

I’ll take it

[mylife]

Wow! ya cant stop these Cleveland bats

[Boston Blackie]

We get it...you hate Manny.

[GraniteStateConservative]

[#1CTYankee]

"Did he really send Manny?!! DUMB!!"

Not a great call, but maybe he expected Manny to slide.

WTH, he didn't want to get his pants dirty?