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Cleveland Indians (79-77) @ Boston Red Sox (91-65) |
GAME NOTES: The Indians have been scorching hot (okay, not hot, but really, really good) since they traded Sabathia. They’d be in first place now if they played like this all year. Beware of them next year. Tonight, Cy Young Winner Cliff Lee takes the mound attempting to take the series from the Sox. Wake, fresh off being shelled, needs a good start here so we feel better.
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Ugh. Lee vs. Wakefield? Looks like we will have to wait until Wednesday to clinch.
Wake me when it’s over – no pun intended.
Here are the lineups…
Cleveland Indians
1. Grady Sizemore, CF
2. Jamey Carroll, 2B
3. Shin-Soo Choo, LF
4. Jhonny Peralta, SS
5. Victor Martinez, 1B
6. David Dellucci, DH
7. Kelly Shoppach, C
8. Franklin Gutierrez, RF
9. Andy Marte, 3B
SP — Cliff Lee
Boston Red Sox
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, RF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
5. Jason Bay, LF
6. Jed Lowrie, SS
7. Sean Casey, 1B
8. Kevin Cash, C
9. Coco Crisp, CF
SP — Tim Wakefield
I’m praying we can clinch before the Yankees come to town. Correct me if I’m wrong but we can clinch if they lose tonight right?
Yuppers
Lowrie out with two pitches… I don’t like this. If he gets too eager this is only gonna get worse.
O Offense, Offense, wherefore art thou Offense?
At least Wakefield seems to be in one of his good nights
Cash… what a moron… If Cleveland scores, it’s all his fault
crap… At least we can have some good at bats?
Dusty showin’ the way! Playoffs at bat right there!
Yoouuuk!!!
… then nuthin’. Hmph.
…and Wakefield does his “paying back, with interest” routine.
Manny Delcarmen enters trying to hold down a playoff clincher. 1st pitch, In play no out. I didn’t even flinch.
MDC sucks
jeez that was nerve wracking. Why doesn’t this team ever make anything easy?
going to lopez makes sense how?
Miracle of miracles. They won.
Wakefield still sucks, though.
So we couldn’t win with Beckett against Zach Jackson, but we pinned loss #3 on Cliff Lee with Wake on the mound. Whatever.
THEY’RE IN!!!
HAPPY YED! HAPPY PLAYOFFS!
I was at the game- couldn’t get a pic of Paps celebrating, argh!
Some decent pics of the scrum, though.
Let’s not overlook the most important part of all this: the Yankees were eliminated. No Yankees in October. None.
Good now we can all relax and get healthy and ready to do what we always do to the Angels this time of year.
Bye bye Yankees. Your World Series divine right calls are now officially over.
Wakefield outpitched Lee. Is this a prelude to hitting all the great pitchers in the playoffs? Sounds good.
Wake turns in performances like this far too often for any of us to be surprised. He was a mainstay for most of the year.
Ells keeps his streak going. Pedroia, Papi, Youk, Bay look well tuned. Why didn’t Carter PH for Cash in the 8th??? At least we will get a chance to see some more of Bailey, Van Every, Carter, Hansack, Pauley as those few starters who remain healthy get a well deserved rest. It feels good to exhale.