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.

[Reagan79]

Right, I understand that. Obviously it’s tough to throw any blame on Lester. We may need Lester out of the pen again if Wakefield being Wakefield shows up. While we know he’s not a reliever by trade, he certainly is for this series. Or else, Francona would have left him off the roster.

I do wonder how many games has Gag-me actually blown this year since coming to Boston. It has to be like 5 or 6.

[misterrob]

There are 6 games that he enabled the Sox to lose either outright or with blown saves.

Wakefield was on a nice run then got hurt and has not been the same since. How a knuckle baller gets a sore shoulder is beyond me but stranger things have happened I guess.

The only reason Lester made the roster is because Buchholz needed to be shut down.

[Semper911]

Hank and Hal Steinbrenner are to take over the day-to-day running of the team.

They have probably been running the team for a few years now.

[UlmoLordOfWaters]

Classic, but too bad. I had high hopes when the Sox brought him on.

Our pen really needs to step it up tonight and we need solid innings from Dice-K. If he gets run out early, it's not going to be pretty.

[mylife]

L0L! Thats Hilarious!

[mylife]

L0L! Thats Hilarious!

[Petronski]

Can you make one up that says:

W A N T E D

For

Accepting Payment as a
Professional Baseball Player



JAKE WESTBROOK
Imposter - Hack - Fraud

[mainepatsfan]

Hopefully Dice-K can at least give us six innings tonight.

[nutmeg]

I hate Eric Gagne
I hate Eric Gagne
I hate Eric Gagne
I hate Eric Gagne
I hate Eric Gagne
I hate Eric Gagne
I hate Eric Gagne
I hate Eric Gagne
I hate Eric Gagne
I hate Eric Gagne

Gagne had NO business being at that celebration at Fenway when the Sox clinched the Division, btw.

[mainepatsfan]

LOL. Man I love the internet!

[mylife]

What a beautiful night in Cleveland

[mainepatsfan]

That’d been like Terry Glenn celebrating with the Pats after they beat the Rams in Super Bowl 36.

[nutmeg]

I hope Dicey-K can give us at least six innings as well. My husband and I are almost dreading watching this game. And I don't want to see GAGNE within several miles of the Jake tonight... hopefully they left him back in Boston.

[UlmoLordOfWaters]

ha...nutmeg...tell us how you REALLY feel ;-)

[nutmeg]

LOL... Hey you guys can have Gagne, we’ll take Westbrook. Deal? ;-D

[mylife]

Well he is living up to that description so far

[mylife]

Double play!

Ragged, but 2 out!

[GraniteStateConservative]

Time to see if DiceK is done with being a power nibbler.

[Petronski]

Westbrook succeeds or fails on the strength of the fielders. Keep it up boys!

Tonight we're watching the television and listening to WATM on satellite radio. Even with a ten second delay (!) it's better than Buck and McCarver.

[Petronski]

Tonight’s conversation:

My pop: Is Westbrook pitching?

Me: Yeah.

Pop: Ohhhh shit.