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.

[Fido969]

Talk about a “cheap hit”!

That’s where Lugo dropped that pop up! “Bermuda Triangle,” indeed!

[dancusa]

The Tribe have caught Lugoitis.

[raccoonradio]

Jacoby intentional walk, Lugo next

[Red Steel]

Peralta and Blake make a peewee league mistake. Ground rule double for Tek.

[SE Mom]

Tha must be it!

[GraniteStateConservative]

They wouldn’t IBB Coco Crisp, that’s for sure.

[WL-law]

Lugo will hit in DP

[SamAdams76]

I did the exact same thing as you. When I was growing up in the 1970s, I'd hop on the Blue Line (in Wonderland) and go to Fenway where I'd get a Bleachers seat for 75 cents. Then if I had an extra dollar, I'd get what was called a "grandstand pass" and I'd be able to go into the grandstand and either stand in the back or find an empty seat. I usually ended up right behind the Red Sox dugout by the 9th inning as many of the businessman left by then to beat traffic.

I was able to afford this with my paper route. Don't think you could get into Fenway on paper route money these days.

[Fido969]

Pinch hitter?

[WL-law]

Can’t we pinch-hit for Lugo?

[CASchack]

That’s okay. Let’s get Pap out there for three outs.

[big'ol_freeper]

Coco’s available... *grin*

[raccoonradio]

Famous Indians in Boston:
Manny
(former Indian)
Johnny Bucyk, the Chief
The Shawmut Bank indian (pictured)
Jacoby Ellsbury (part Indian)

[dancusa]

I have feeling we might see Timlin for the 9th.

[warsaw44]

Tickets, parking, concessions etc. - Fenway Park is so expensive many people simply dont even try to get tickets.

[raccoonradio]

maybe he can get a walk to force in a run

[dancusa]

Don’t forget the chief, Robert Parrish.

[WL-law]

Then if I had an extra dollar, I'd get what was called a "grandstand pass" and I'd be able to go into the grandstand and either stand in the back or find an empty seat.

I used to buy a regular seat, then go behind home plate with my ticket and a $5 bill in the palm of my hand. Hand the usher my ticket plus the $5, and I was ushered to a seat behind home plate.

[CASchack]

Then I would know that Francona has gone completely mad.

[warsaw44]

Hey, dont forget Indian Pudding.