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.

[GraniteStateConservative]

This is just rust. It means he’ll be sharp on Saturday.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

GG, Beckett keeps us alive, umps can go to hell, game had some ugliness but we needed the breaks after all the BS

[La Enchiladita]

Thank you, I appreciate it.

[mylife]

Ummm.. you all are still trailing and beckett is done

It will be up to schilling for yall cuz your bats and field suck

[happinesswithoutpeace]

GG see ya Saturday.

[big'ol_freeper]

Instant Karma gonna get you, gonna knock you right in the head, better recognize the Red Sox, pretty soon you gonna be dead...

Red Sox in seven.

[GraniteStateConservative]

It will be up to schilling for yall cuz your bats and field suck.

Hmmmm... They seemed to be hot against the guy the Indians are sending to the mound in Game 6: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 5 BB.

[mylife]

Keep singing yo hippy song ;0)

[misterrob]

Your team got spanked tonight. Take it like a champ, congratulate the Sox and move on to game 6. We have given your team its props on the games it has won.

[Red Steel]

Carmona going to get popped.

[pending]

Hey there, you know they are still making new ones, I hear.
Is it too soon?
You know just go check them out somewhere.

One might not click for ya, but well, actually one probably would
Kittens have that way about them

[mylife]

3~1 is hot?

[Libertarian444]

I still think Boston can win the series if they can somehow get it back to Boston..

OK, nicely done gang....let's get it done!!

[mylife]

Yes. You are correct... see you there ;0)

[Red Steel]

Mr tinfoil believes that there’s a “conspiracy” that let the Red Sox win tonight.

[Libertarian444]

5 Down, 6 To Go

[mylife]

Ahhh..

Cant speak to me like a man eh?

[GraniteStateConservative]

3~1 is hot?

It's all about the next day's starter. And this is who is going for the Indians...

We are thrilled to have Carmona coming into Fenway in a pressure-packed game to try to keep his team away from an unpredictable Game 7 in Fenway.

[La Enchiladita]

Oh, do they ever. I am tempted, but it’s still not time.
Would like to move first too.
Yah, I go check them out, they cry “Mommy, Mommy!” OH, no.

[Red Steel]

You apparently knew who I was referring to Tinfoil.