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]

[Boston Blackie]

Schilling is at 65 pitches in 5 innings. Looks like he could go 7 if he holds up.

He surprised me after the shaky third inning.

[darkangel82]

Is that Chris Dodd in the owners box? Vomit.

[dancusa]

Carmona now has a lifetime 20.57 ERA at Fenway. I think they call this John Lackey’s disease.

[mylife]

You know it some liberal asshole

[GraniteStateConservative]

[mylife]

Schilling pulls it off.

Good for him

[dancusa]

Looks like Schilling has some more bullets left in that old gun.

[GraniteStateConservative]

It’s actually pretty surprising that he’s a Sox fan because the rich people in Connecticut are Yankees fans.

[mylife]

He performed well

[mylife]

Ortiz... retired

[darkangel82]

Is his favorite player Manny Ortiz?

[La Enchiladita]

Props to Curt.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

Well, sorry that your dataz barfed. Hope all is well with your Brother :)

[dancusa]

I think Dodd is from Norwich (about 10 miles north of New London). Connecticut is the Mason-Dixon Line between New York and Boston.

[Red Steel]

Westbrook will get eaten up in game 7. Tribe get your pen ready.

Pitching

Last 3 years	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP	BAA
2005	CLE	34	34	15	15	0	2	0	210.2	218	121	105	19	56	119	4.49	1.30	.265
2006	CLE	32	32	15	10	0	3	2	211.1	247	106	98	15	55	109	4.17	1.43	.296
2007	CLE	25	25	6	9	0	0	0	152.0	159	78	73	13	55	93	4.32	1.41	.276
Career		195	155	62	62	0	11	3	1035.2	1118	553	500	88	321	564	4.35	1.39	.278

[mylife]

Manny Retired...

[mylife]

Lowell on base

[dancusa]

It’s actually pretty surprising that he’s a Sox fan because the rich people in Connecticut are Yankees fans.

I guess that explains why I am a Red Sox fan. LOL.

[mylife]

Will Drew end the inning?