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.

[big'ol_freeper]

3-1 and skyrocketing pitch count. Could be a long night for the Tribe. Let's wear out their bullpen. 

[Red Steel]

I don’t see it. They spent it last night

Another 40 pitch inning by Carmona and he'll be done.

Red Sox 3 - 1

[mylife]

Hafner at the top of the line up

[llevrok]

And look that was John F’n Kerry next to Sox dugout

So when we move over to Cleveland, will Koook-sin itch be in their dug out?

[mylife]

Oh Schiilin is Killin

[raccoonradio]

Westbrook vs Dice K on Mon for game 3
Byrd vs. Wakefield—or poss. Beckett?—for game 4 Tue

[dancusa]

Kerry is there to cheer on Manny Ortez!

[happinesswithoutpeace]

I would rather see Wake on Monday :)

[darkangel82]

I doubt it, he doesn’t know a strikeout from a hole in the ground.

[mylife]

This is whats gonna kill the tribe if anything, Boston has placement of hits because they are used to playing the green monster.

Tribe shoots for the wall

[llevrok]

I doubt it, he doesn’t know a strikeout from a hole in the ground.

Hey! This is a family thread. Don't talk that way about his wife!!! :-)

[mylife]

Im against all things Kerry

[raccoonradio]

2004

Day before DNC in Boston: Kerry throws a sissy first pitch and gets on ESPN at Fenway

Just before election: Sox bigwigs campaign with Kerry in NH, as Schilling appears on Good Morning America ("Get out and vote, and vote Bush.")

And during the Sox victory parade:

[mylife]

Garco!

[mylife]

LoL!

[raccoonradio]

http://liveshot.cc/Audio/Manny%20Ortez.mp3

[Red Steel]

Shilling is a Wily pitcher. He just has to keep the game close because those Red Sox 'bats are in a zone.'

They don't have to hit Carmona's out pitch for a hit just keep fouling it off and drive the pitch count into the stratosphere.

[raccoonradio]

Damn! 3 run HR, 4-3 Tribe!

[GraniteStateConservative]

Crap. That didn’t last long.

[mylife]

YES! 4~3