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.

[Rome2000]

Perez should have been yanked after the Ramirez homer.

No bother, its a long series and Jon Queris team hasn't won it yet.

[GraniteStateConservative]

My wife came in from the Saturday night grocery store trip so I had to bring the haul in the house and sit down to see how things are going and see that Manny and Lowell went deep. This team can score in a hurry.

[Red Steel]

When you face a hot pitcher like Carmona, you don’t have to hit him, just drive his pitch count to get to the bullpen early.

[dancusa]

Your asking alot to get 15 outs without giving up a run from Indians bullpen. The Red Sox bullpen has their work cut out for them to hold the lead. The Tribe have 12 outs left. If any bullpen in baseball can do it, the Sox can. In game 2 of the Angel series, the Red Sox bullpen pitched 3.1 of hitless ball.

[big'ol_freeper]

Wive’s often have great timing...I believe its in the genes....not all wives tho. *wink*

[mylife]

Double play!

[Red Steel]

LoL!

[llevrok]

Wive’s often have great timing...

My spousal unit waits until the murderer is about to be announced - then fires up the vacuum cleaner or other noise. Amazing instincts, she.

[mylife]

Peralta! walked!

[Red Steel]

Wives...no comment. :0)

[mylife]

One on board no outs Lofton at bat

[mylife]

There it is!

[raccoonradio]

this could be a “grinder”—long game, lots of lead
changes, maybe even extra innings if needed

[llevrok]

Lofton is one of the all time greats...

Still hard to imagine he has been with 11 teams !

[mylife]

GUITERREREZ

[dancusa]

This Lofton’s third term in Cleveland.

[csvset]

On the corners, no outs...

[big'ol_freeper]

Need a strike out and double play here.

[darkangel82]

He never should’ve left in the 1st place.

[mylife]

aHHHH! a foul!