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Anyone else annoyed that Hawk said the only thing Timo can't do well is run? How about hit above .250?

Nice play by Boone on the grounder by Timo. Should have got more than 1 run that inning.....but that's what smallball will do for you. You play for one run, that's usually the most you're going to get.

Sac fly by Uribe on a massive hanger.

Loaded, 4 pitch walk to Crede. Uribe needs to show some plate discipline here.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Apr 16, 2005 -> 12:33 AM) I agree. Two straight walks by Pineiro. That's giving him a break. Make him throw strikes. Terrible call by Oz. Especially with Crede up after A.J.

A.J. strikes out looking. Worthless at-bat there, should have been swinging away.

Two failed bunt attempts by A.J. I'm quite confused why he'd be bunting, but Iguchi was not. Especially considering how much better Pineiro is against righties than lefties.

I'd like to see Iguchi bunt with a man on 2nd and no outs because he's going to have a hard time getting the man over to 3rd in those situations. Iguchi struggles with an inside fastball, and that's exactly the pitch that will be called in that situation so he can't just poke the ball to the right side. If you remember, the book on Iguchi during ST was that you can get him out by throwing hard stuff inside.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Apr 16, 2005 -> 12:09 AM) With all the good LH bats CLE has this is a good test for him. Especially since their on a high after last night's win over the Sox. Thank you Mr Cotts & the great & powerful Oz. All the lefty bats for Cleveland make it easier for Santana. Hafner's not even in the lineup tonight for the Indians.

Doesn't look to be a very good attendance night at this point.

No excuse to lose a Hernandez/Elarton match-up. Elarton was throwing meatballs tonight, and we couldn't give ourselves a big enough lead because of some stupid managerial decisions by Ozzie. Everett should never, ever be in the outfield. Oh well, we're going to have to start hitting better at the Cell, because Jacobs Field was playing like Yellowstone this week, and saved us a lot of Indians homers.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 01:50 AM) I am glad that neal is growing up and settling into the majors into year 3. No he is pretty much the same crap he was last year. The only member left of the craptacular trio from last year(thriller, kock and he) His wildness really cost us in the bad 6th inning. Without the wild pitch and walk, Cora's unlikely to have that smart hit. A good reliever has got to have solid control.

QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 01:45 AM) Damn, Dye is in a major slump. Hernandez could have caught his hit tonight He's not driving the ball at all. He has no balance at the plate, and is swinging all arms.

Another positive today.......Konerko looks as good at the plate as he did bad in the last few days. He's been hitting rockets all over the field. We need to pick up the hitting, because the Cell won't be playing like a pitcher's park, which Cleveland has definitely been this week.

Something that will hurt down the road is that the Indians and Twins have lefty long relievers that are consistent like Mulholland and Sauerbeck, while we have Mr. Inconsistent Cotts. That's a huge advantage for our rivals.

QUOTE(sircaffey @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 01:36 AM) Ha, so you'd rather you have experimenting later in the season when the pressure is more intense. Some of you will find anything you can to blame a loss on Ozzie. I agree, if you're going to experiment, you do it early in the season. However, it seems like Ozzie picks one game to do all the experimenting. I don't blame him for the Cotts thing, it was the right move. I have a much bigger issue with Everett in the outfield, and Gload batting 2nd.

If we can't rely on our long reliever, we're in a lot of trouble. It's not like we have 5 Buehrles on our staff that can go late into each game. Also, Hermanson, Vizcaino, and Marte can't pitch every game. Some day, Ozzie will realize that a reliever would rather start the inning than to have to come in with a guy on base. This is now 2 straight games in which Ozzie waited a batter too long to take out the starter. He did this way too often last season, and I'm hoping to see some better timing by Ozzie.

On the bright side, assuming that Everett isn't seriously hurt, hopefully this game showed Ozzie that he's a disaster in the outfield. With Frank's return seemingly being pushed back everyday, Everett will get plenty of at-bats at DH.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 01:30 AM) Good night folks we didnt bring it tonight This felt like the 2nd game of a doubleheader in which you just mix and match different players in the field and in the batting order. Anyways, I'm very content with a 6-3 start (assuming we lose) considering we could easily be 2-7.

I've seen enough of Cotts already this season to say he hasn't improved. Time to send him down and see if he can develop another pitch. Until then, he's a well below average pitcher.

Should have been strike 3 on Hafner.

Holy cow, that was a very dumb play by Uribe there. Cora's too smart of a baseball player to pull that s*** on.

I never understood how you can rely on a reliever that is just as prone to have no control when he comes in as he is to have good control? It's a shame that Kevin Walker looked like crap at the end of spring training.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 01:24 AM) AJ has had a poor series defensively. Yeah, he's not moving very fast back there. He seems to be stabbing at pitches instead of catching them.

f***ing Cotts. Same lousy control as always.