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.

[nutmeg]

Grand Slam, JD Drew!!! That Theo is a genius, I tell ya... ;-)

/sarc

[#1CTYankee]

Nancy come’s though, go Sox!!

[mylife]

Hey, They gotta keep it going to game 7 to get all those revenues

[hugorand]

Carmona threw 36 pitches in 1st inning, 19 strikes

[misterrob]

He’s certainly rattled. He’s got amazing stuff though.

[#1CTYankee]

Who would have expected that, I told you not to give up!

[big'ol_freeper]

My sincere hope is that Carmona can’t go more than two innings and the Sox wear out the Tribe’s bullpen in preparation for game seven (should it go to game seven).

[SE Mom]

WOOO HOOO!! Pretty awesome:)

[raccoonradio]

What’s next, a game winning HR for Crisp in game 7? :)

[mylife]

What the hell was that? from Schilling? L0L

[Red Steel]

Unreal!! Drew clears the plates! 4~0

Carmona is having a hard time finding the plate.

JD works to a 3 - 1 count, bases loaded, he sat on that grooved fast ball. Everyones' batting average goes through the roof with a struggling pitcher who has to throw a strike with bases loaded. That's called sitting on a pitch - and bam!

[big'ol_freeper]

You are correct. One inning doth not a game make.

[raccoonradio]

oops, 4-1 HR by Victor Martinez...

[dancusa]

In Carmona’s career at Fenway Park, he has pitched 6 innings and given up 14 runs.

[mylife]

4~1

[darkangel82]

Victor puts one over the fence, Tribe finally scores.

[La Enchiladita]

Martinez runs fruity like...

[misterrob]

That was a bit bush....

[dancusa]

Martinez has had a great series.

[mylife]

Garko whiffs