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.

[Libertarian444]

6 Down, 5 To Go

[SamAdams76]

With all the bare-handed fielding plays we saw tonight, I think it will be a swell idea if Game 7 was played tomorrow night sans gloves. Let’s see who the real men are!

[GraniteStateConservative]

Game "7," the same number as JD Drew!

[happinesswithoutpeace]

Hell, we can play without helmets...we don’t even need bats...Papi will just big paw SLAP a fastball out onto lansdowne.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

A fine work, sir.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Thank you. I’ve been working on it since he hit the granny!

[La Enchiladita]

That is too cool... What time tomorrow?

[dancusa]

Gagne gets the golden mop award for tonight’s appearence.

[Red Steel]

I predict Westbrook gets lit up tomorrow

[Red Steel]

8 PM Eastern.

[big'ol_freeper]

We can only hope...

[La Enchiladita]

He’s already got a golden bank account...;^)

[La Enchiladita]

Thank you!

[misterrob]

He throws a sinker so if our guys can maintain some discipline early on we have a shot.

Need to get this team rockerd early. I’d rather not have to try and stage a comeback off of Raffy Roid Boy. He’s been tough this series.

[dancusa]

I am listening to the post game press conference. Schilling just drop the word s***. He was talking about JD Drew getting the s*** beat out of him all year.

[nutmeg]

Wow, what can I say about our Sox? I’m proud of our guys. Who’da thunk we’d be heading to Game 7, mostly because of a Grand Slam by JD Drew...

[GraniteStateConservative]

Schilling: 10-2, 2.25 ERA in 18 career postseason starts.

[UlmoLordOfWaters]

Yes, who knew! Glad JD had a great game.

What a game! I'm hosting a family birthday party tomorrow night (both parents and my dd have birthdays in one week). Dinner has just been moved from the formal dining room to the great room on TV trays ;-).

I'm excited for the game tomorrow night! I hope that Dice-K has a great game!

[misterrob]

I am proud of what they have done. Hoping the magic continues for another 8-10 days.

[raccoonradio]

yeah, Beckett dropped the F word on TV the other night.
I wasn’t listening to the postgame shows because they’re
doing “movie night” on WBZ AM 1030...a friend of mine,
Frank Ochieng, is one of the panelists of this event
that takes place every couple of months and I’m one of
the regular callers (”Bob from Beverly”). The talk
was of baseball movies and I mentioned some of my faves

trivia: Ronald Reagan played Grover Cleveland Alexander
in THE WINNING TEAM. The song “Talkin’ Baseball”, which
came out during the Reagan era, mentions him: “And
the great Alexander is pitchin’ again in Washington”