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Central on fire. Indians lose for 1st time in over 2 weeks. Tigers now 5 above and Royals 6 above ,500 while Sox are working on taking 4 series in a row. Indians have played 10 more road than home games and with their very good home record they might end up leaving the rest of the division in the dust and become a serious contender for the championship.

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Meanwhile, the Sox are only a couple of games over .500 AT HOME.

 

Royals have that crazy split, 10 games under .500 on the road and 16 games over at Kauffman.

 

 

The other thing to take into consideration is just how bad CLE attendance has been....30th in the majors. Just wait until they start getting 25-30,000 more consistently, they'll be even harder to beat. Even when they've been at the bottom in attendance, they've really had an exceptional home record for most of the past 3-4 years.

 

They get DET and NYY at home before the All-Star break. Their crowds, with CLE just having won the NBA, will really pick up in anticipation of an extended playoff and maybe World Series run.

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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 3, 2016 -> 07:49 AM)
Meanwhile, the Sox are only a couple of games over .500 AT HOME.

 

Royals have that crazy split, 10 games under .500 on the road and 16 games over at Kauffman.

 

 

The other thing to take into consideration is just how bad CLE attendance has been....30th in the majors. Just wait until they start getting 25-30,000 more consistently, they'll be even harder to beat. Even when they've been at the bottom in attendance, they've really had an exceptional home record for most of the past 3-4 years.

 

They get DET and NYY at home before the All-Star break. Their crowds, with CLE just having won the NBA, will really pick up in anticipation of an extended playoff and maybe World Series run.

So you're projecting how many world series wins in a row for them?

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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 3, 2016 -> 12:49 PM)
Meanwhile, the Sox are only a couple of games over .500 AT HOME.

 

Royals have that crazy split, 10 games under .500 on the road and 16 games over at Kauffman.

 

 

The other thing to take into consideration is just how bad CLE attendance has been....30th in the majors. Just wait until they start getting 25-30,000 more consistently, they'll be even harder to beat. Even when they've been at the bottom in attendance, they've really had an exceptional home record for most of the past 3-4 years.

 

They get DET and NYY at home before the All-Star break. Their crowds, with CLE just having won the NBA, will really pick up in anticipation of an extended playoff and maybe World Series run.

Royals are 10 games under .500 on the road yet 5-1 at the Cell. Fricking joke.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 3, 2016 -> 11:17 AM)
So you're projecting how many world series wins in a row for them?

 

 

The far superior mid to late 90's Indians didn't win one.

 

The early 00's Mariners.

 

2006-2014 Tigers, etc.

 

It's all a crapshoot. I think it's safe, though, to assume they'll make the playoffs pretty frequently the next 3-4 years.

 

There's nobody to challenge them. Royals will be torn apart after 2017. Tigers and White Sox will have older cores that need to be deconstructed. Twins are a long ways off with pitching and really need Berrios and Buxton to figure things out.

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I think you mean 2010?

 

That was around 25-5 or 26-5, but we started the run that late May/early June well below .500.

 

It was mostly on backs of blowing through the interleague competition, think it was the NL EAST that year. Our record in the AL Central really held us back, vs. the Twins, who dominated us in the 2nd half of the season.

 

 

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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 3, 2016 -> 06:49 AM)
Meanwhile, the Sox are only a couple of games over .500 AT HOME.

 

Royals have that crazy split, 10 games under .500 on the road and 16 games over at Kauffman.

 

 

The other thing to take into consideration is just how bad CLE attendance has been....30th in the majors. Just wait until they start getting 25-30,000 more consistently, they'll be even harder to beat. Even when they've been at the bottom in attendance, they've really had an exceptional home record for most of the past 3-4 years.

 

They get DET and NYY at home before the All-Star break. Their crowds, with CLE just having won the NBA, will really pick up in anticipation of an extended playoff and maybe World Series run.

So more fans equal more wins. It really was the fans fault the Sox didn't make the playoffs in 2012, and if the fans want the team to play better they need to show up at the park. Thanks for making that clear.

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Zimmermann to the DL. 40% of DET rotation out, as Daniel Norris left his start early with an oblique strain and will likely also land on the DL.

 

Means they would have to go back to Boyd and Sanchez, along with Verlander/Fulmer/Pelfrey. That's just not going to work unless they add another pitcher.

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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 01:09 PM)
Herrera gets his chance to "early audition" for the role he will eventually take over anyway.

 

Five All-Stars out for a significant period of time and counting.

Certainly Wade Davis is an all star. Gordon and Moustakis and Cain were not all star performers this season.

 

On the other hand, if we use your definition, if Navarro and Shields collide on a bunt and both get hurt, the Sox can say they lost 2 all stars.

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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 02:29 PM)
From the 2015 All-Star team...

 

Cain, Hosmer, Perez missed more than a week with a thigh bruise/contusion where Butera had to play, Davis and Moustakas.

 

1-2-3-4-5.

 

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There were several scouts on hand to see Hill’s first start since May 29. He is on a one-year deal, making him a strong candidate to be traded before the deadline, and he will be in much demand.

 

The Orioles, Red Sox, Cubs, Yankees, Dodgers, Pirates and Royals were among the teams with scouts in attendance Saturday. Kansas City is among the clubs with interest in both Hill and outfielder Josh Reddick, who also will be a free agent after the season. Contrary to one published report, the Royals do not have any interest in A’s third baseman Danny Valencia, who played for Kansas City in 2014.

 

Hill’s only real trouble came in the fourth, when he gave up two runs.

 

sfchronicle.com

 

Many teams in on both Reddick and Rich Hill...trade winds?

 

 

Rangers interested in Erwin Santana...

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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 06:05 AM)
Caulfield stop trying to force the opening of trade winds. Jason usually opens the forum a week before the deadline

 

 

I actually agree with Caulfield here. I don't see the downside in having it open. Not like rumors just start right before the deadline.

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QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 08:55 AM)
I actually agree with Caulfield here. I don't see the downside in having it open. Not like rumors just start right before the deadline.

 

Every year same thing. One week before the deadline

 

KM is new, Caulfield.

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As far as the Central, If Cleveland takes 2 of 3 in KC this week, it's over for KC. They're done. If KC sweeps which they've managed to do when on the carpet before, they still have a chance.

However ... the Royals really have no business being in the race. Gordon is hitting just over .200 right now, about .210. Cain has been hurt. The starting rotation has been awful except for Duffy and I guess Ventura (taking the games against the Sox out of the equation when all the Royals pitchers and hitters have looked like all stars). Soria has really hurt them. He's a very lousy back end of the bullpen guy. Horrific on the road (cept in the Cell where they are 5-1) the only sign of the confident World Champs has been at home where they've still had some magic. They have a streak where they lose eight of 10 again, you can put a fork in their wild card hopes. They're about dead now.

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