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Just got back in time for the 9th inning. Finish them Cliffy. BTW, for those who keep asking, Hermanson has a bad back.

Angels up 2-1 going into bottom of the 9th.

Talk about absolute domination! Great way to start the 2nd half.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Jul 17, 2005 -> 08:22 PM) BTW I hope that people who ripped the NL for starting Carpenter take a good look at todays game. Carpenter outdueled Clemens with a virtuoso performance and Dontrelle's slide continues. Carpenter is easily the most underrated pitcher in MLB.

To the bottom of the 9th we go. I assume we'll leave Cliff in, and bring in Dustin if he's able to go, and Politte gets into trouble.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 17, 2005 -> 08:14 PM) What's the situation? 8th inning over? Yes, 2 outs in top of the 9th already.

QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Jul 17, 2005 -> 08:13 PM) If Politte is on his game the guy can take anyone out. Lefty or righty doesn't mater. He has been great this year. Is Cliff walking batters because he is flat missing or getting piched by the ump? He was just a bit off, and didn't seem comfortable on the mound. Blake worked him tough for the first walk/hbp.

We can never complain again about hitting too many pop-ups in a game.

Probably the biggest batter of the game here. This is the Indians best chance to give themself a chance to win this game, by keeping this inning going. Marte should be getting warmed up to face Gerut.

Politte's learning how much this umpire sucks here. Talk about not calling the low strike at all.

2-1 Angels over the Twins, heading into the top of the 8th.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jul 17, 2005 -> 07:51 PM) The radar gun is off by two miles at least... garland can hit 94 and he was at 90-91 all day... and that was his fast fastball today. Thanks, I was wondering if maybe the gun was just calibrated too slow.

Well, good job by Cotts throwing strikes. Indians sure are hitting a lot of lazy pop-ups.

Is it me, or has Cotts velocity decreased? I've seen one pitch at 88mph, but most of the other pitches seem a little lower? However, I'd rather see him throw strikes at 86 mph than throw balls at 90 mph.

Good catch by AJP. Sandy Alomar Jr. would have gone crashing into the fence on a play like that.

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ Jul 17, 2005 -> 07:45 PM) Did you mean to say 3rd? Nope. Right now, Ozuna is just producing so much more at the plate than Uribe. I know Uribe is swinging the bat better, but he's still just not producing at the plate.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 17, 2005 -> 07:44 PM) With a 4 run lead, I wouldn't be surprised to see some of both Viz and/or Jenks. Why is Hermanson unavailable? What'd I miss? He didn't pitch yesterday. Family stuff? Someone said that Ozzie mentioned on the pregame show that Hermanson's back is bothering him again. I don't think we'll see Jenks or Viz in any 4 run games anytime soon.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 17, 2005 -> 07:41 PM) That was an unnessecary slide if I've ever seen one. Not to mention Blake circled that ball like it was going to end up landing on the track. Wasn't exactly an efficient route he took to the ball.

Who's our righty set-up man tonight? With Hermanson likely unavailable, will Ozzie save Politte for the 9th? I think we'll see Cotts in the 7th, and then have Cliff/Marte hopefully finish off the 8/9th.

We're going to be seeing a lot more of Ozuna at SS, I have a feeling.

That should be it for Garland. Way to overcome the terrible umpire Jon!

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 17, 2005 -> 07:34 PM) That pitch was a strike earlier this inning, let alone this game. 102 pitches for Jon...probably his last inning here...Neal's standing it up. No, that pitch has been a strike all game, unless there's been 2 strikes. This ump is a f***ing coward, he's scared of calling the 3rd strike.

What's Garland's pitch count at?

Another potential 3rd strike not called.

The suspension won't impact their status for this week's games, unfortunately.