tony72 Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 For anyone who is worried about the surging Indians...yes - they are hitting over .300 for August but their pitching and bullpen are not too good. As we well know..hitting is streaky-but pitching will carry a team through slumps. Cleveland had been playing well over their heads the last few weeks scoring six plus runs a game (I guarantee you - THAT WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT LAST)... So don't worry too much about the Indians.. Go White Sox !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnhillegas Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 QUOTE(tony72 @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 08:01 PM) For anyone who is worried about the surging Indians...yes - they are hitting over .300 for August but their pitching and bullpen are not too good. As we well know..hitting is streaky-but pitching will carry a team through slumps. Cleveland had been playing well over their heads the last few weeks scoring six plus runs a game (I guarantee you - THAT WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT LAST)... So don't worry too much about the Indians.. Go White Sox !! i was watching the indians rays game and the announcer said the rays have the second best team BA since the break...could this possibly be true? i know they are playing better ball.....but.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Doesn't Cleveland statistically have one of the best pitching staffs in baseball (both rotation and pen)???? Cleveland is a good team, no way around it. I just happen to think the Sox are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 QUOTE(shawnhillegas @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 06:04 PM) i was watching the indians rays game and the announcer said the rays have the second best team BA since the break...could this possibly be true? i know they are playing better ball.....but.... They also have the 2nd best W/L record in the AL since the break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac9001 Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 You do realize that Cleveland had the lowest bullpen ERA in all of baseball and their starters are slightly above average. They might not have great pitching, but it certainly doesn't "stink". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony72 Posted August 25, 2005 Author Share Posted August 25, 2005 QUOTE(mac9001 @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 09:04 PM) You do realize that Cleveland had the lowest bullpen ERA in all of baseball and their starters are slightly above average. They might not have great pitching, but it certainly doesn't "stink". Okay ! Okay ! Just trying to be positive !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I believe Cleveland has the lowest bullpen ERA in the AL, possibly in the bigs. It goes something like 1.) Cleveland 2.) Minnesota 3.) Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I thought I heard last night Indians have 5th best ERA in the AL. Westbrook has been surprisingly subpar this year, but C.C. seems to have got his s*** together now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 09:19 PM) I thought I heard last night Indians have 5th best ERA in the AL. Westbrook has been surprisingly subpar this year, but C.C. seems to have got his s*** together now. Team ERA: 1.) White Sox 3.62 2.) Minnesota 3.63 3.) LA Angels 3.68 4.) Oakland 3.68 5.) Cleveland 3.78 Distant... 6.) Toronto 4.10 7.) Detroit 4.19 8.) Yankees 4.48 9.) Seattle 4.45 10.) Baltimore 4.59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 09:19 PM) C.C. seems to have got his s*** together now. He sure looked great last Sunday. I was at the Jake for the first time....pissed off I might add as I was rooting for the O's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 The Indians starters are way inconsistant. Their bullpen is what holds this team together, they simply aren't ready quite yet, but they are well on their way to some upcoming dominating seasons...which, won't matter as long as we spend some of the money -- as Reinsdorf said, if we show up, he will spend money. Well...we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 09:04 PM) Doesn't Cleveland statistically have one of the best pitching staffs in baseball (both rotation and pen)???? Cleveland is a good team, no way around it. I just happen to think the Sox are better. Don't know the stats, but their bullpen is not s***. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUGGERNAUT Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Post-AS: MinnT 19-21 1.23WHIP 3.36ERA WSox 19-18 1.31WHIP 3.63 ERA CIndn 23-16 1.23WHIP 3.91 ERA Tamp 24-14 1.41WHIP 4.35 ERA CLE entertains the D Rays just before the WSox to close out the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Aug 25, 2005 -> 04:21 PM) Post-AS: MinnT 19-21 1.23WHIP 3.36ERA WSox 19-18 1.31WHIP 3.63 ERA CIndn 23-16 1.23WHIP 3.91 ERA Tamp 24-14 1.41WHIP 4.35 ERA CLE entertains the D Rays just before the WSox to close out the season Tampa is 24-14 since the ASB? Wow. I didn't realize that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Their lineup is finally hitting. I don't know how the hell Martinez got back up over .280, he was hitting in the .220's for a long time. Peralta, Crisp, Sizemore, and Hafner are all doing pretty well too. Their rotation is still pretty iffy though. Millwood is still playing over his head, Lee is decent, and the rest of the rotation has been awful. Sabathia, Westbrook, and Elarton all have ERA's over 4.60. If their lineup lets up even a little, that's not going to keep them in games, making their success in the bullpen less of a factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 07:04 PM) They also have the 2nd best W/L record in the AL since the break. which is even more impressive when you consider the fact that they lost their first 4 games...a sweep...at home. Honestly, I thought they were heading to the cellar after the Sox did that to 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 maybe it's just me, but how lame is it that the turf in minny, around the mound, looks like it's been mowed in circles?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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