OFFICIAL CLEVELAND INDIANS (62-52) V. TAMPA BAY RAYS (59-59) GAME THREAD: LONNIE REHAB

Cleveland Indians (62-52) v. Tampa Bay Rays (59-59)
Sunday, August 13, 2017, 1:10pm EDT
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
72 degrees, indoors

1. Francisco Lindor**, SS (.269, 19 HR, 53 RBI, 8 SB)
2. Austin Jackson, LF (.307, 3 HR, 20 RBI, SB)
3. Jose Ramirez**, 2B (.311, 18 HR, 58 RBI, 12 SB)
4. Edwin Encarnacion, DH (.251, 23 HR, 65 RBI, 2 SB)
5. Jay Bruce*, RF (.260, 29, 77 RBI)
6. Carlos Santana**, 1B (.238, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 5 SB)
7. Yan Gomes, C (.224, 7 HR, 33 RBI)
8. Bradley Zimmer*, CF (.257, 8 HR, 38 RBI, 13 SB)
9. Giovanny Urshela, 3B (.213, 3 RBI)

SP: Corey Kluber, RHP (10-3. 2.65 ERA, 12.4 K/9, 1.9 BB/9)

1. Corey Dickerson*, LF (.289, 22 HR, 53 RBI, 3 SB)
2. Lucas Duda*, DH (.244, 20 HR, 41 RBI)
3. Evan Longoria, 3B (.268, 17 HR, 66 RBI, 3 SB)
4. Logan Morrison*, 1B (.252, 28 HR, 67 RBI, SB)
5. Steven Souza, Jr., RF (.260, 24 HR, 69 RBI, 8 SB)
6. Brad Miller*, 2B (.202, 5 HR, 26 RBI, 4 SB)
7. Adeiny Hechavarria, SS (.240, 2 HR, 13 RBI, SB)
8. Mallex Smith*, CF (.282, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 16 SB)
9. Jesus Sucre, C (.252, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 2 SB)

SP: Austin Pruitt, RHP (6-3, 5.14 ERA, 7.7 K/9, 2.2 BB/9)

If the Indians could get some consistent offense going they would be unstoppable.

Nice Klübë

Dead as fuck offense yet again. QUALITY AT BATS

I feel like Bruce Ción Ramírez will be pretty effective. When Lonnie comes back if he's not damaged the middle of the order will be yuge

Slamtana's not getting that contract

>the fading eyesight of Yan Gomes

he'll finish his career in Detroit for way too much money

He was the key to all this. His baserunning shenanigans rattled pitchers and made all the other bats look better.

I forgot to post the picture of who I was talking about. It's too late now so you all have to guess.

who will get the meme hit off Klubot, and what inning?

my money's on Brad Miller with a double in the 6th

>internally sabotages the tiggers while getting pizza money
>has his number retired at the Jake and signs one-day contract, officially retired as an Injun like Thome

Based Oso

>Kluber 1.1 innings in without a K and 2 BB

DFA

José Conseco?

Young Oso hits me right in the feels

>ends K streak at the Trop of all places

Had to happen though

Kenny Lofton

we all know that feel

sooner than expected

Or Rajai?

>Young Oso was 30 years ago

Remember: you're here forever.

Bingo

You now remember when Carlos Santana debuted as an Indian 40 years ago

>It's been 50 years since Axeman's first AB

One down, nine to go

>tfw when Carlos Santana won the World Series with the Tribe in 1948

good feel

Kluber

Yeah, looks better when it's more than one K.

WORK THE FUCKING COUNT REEEEEEEE

My dad remembers when he was at Vero in the Doyers org in 1957

>the Casey Blake trade was 60 years ago

He was instrumental. Turned that unassisted quadruple play, I think the only one in history?

Eddie Robinson is 96. Let's get him another WS victory.

>combined no hitter

oh boy

Correct that it was 'Los but it was during the 1920 World Series.

yep, we picked him up in the Joe Jackson trade.

Oh that's right, Los had the three inside the park grand slams in 48

>won a world series 27 years before integration
Is there nothing he can't do?

the ban didn't apply to Latin players if they were light enough. Remember, he was a lot lighter back then.

>Is there nothing he can't do?
Not get a walk.

After throwing a perfecto and hitting the 12 dongs against team Nazi Germany in the Moon Baseball Classic...

>mfw rays throw a perfect game today, under 80 pitches

>Gio didn't make another webgem play

The fuck?

DFA now

Mejía
Bradley
Ramírez
Lindor
Urshela

That future infield

>mfw gio learns to hit

He will, but not with Van Burkleo around apparently

BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE

BRUUUUUCE

Post you rare Bruuuuuuuces

LOOOOOOS

BIG MONEY BEARMAN

Add $500k to the contract

Trade Gomes now

>mfw we got the run(s)

Please don't let it be the only runs in the game

mfw WINDIANS

KKKluber

#justice4cville

Injuns desu senpai
>tfw in play run(s)

Don't forget the OF

Zimmer
Naquin
Benson

Or the rotation:
Kluber
Clevinger
Salazar
Merritt
Aiken/McKenzie

>Aiken
Color me suspicious

Cookie's under contract through next year, and has two team options for $9M after that

I don't see them keeping him until he is 34. I think if he shows any decline in the next couple years, he is gone. Bauer is too inconsistent to keep around. Aiken and McKenzie are slated to be called into action between late 2018-mid 2019. That creates a logjam, especially if one of them starts to break out, they'll wee on the side of youth.

*err

Not sure why it changed to "wee"

What about Chen?

KKKKKluber
halfway there

He doesn't even play anymore. Some sort of international player relations guy for the Tribe now.

Rosy is killing me right now

KKKKKKKluber
7 and counting

Explain

What are the asterisks?

So boring. But it's okay now. Hammy is back.

oh gotcha. I like Rosey but when you follow based Ham...

runsupport.exe has stopped working.

>that disgusting astroturf

Another game with all runs in one inning please stop doing this

>no Greg Allen

According to Hammy:
>Kipnis could have played today but Francona didn't want to put him on AstroTurf
>Chisenhall is DH in his rehab
>Miller may be ready but they're giving him more time just in case

>the city of (you)

THANK YOU BASED CIÓN

FLY THE PARROT

One asterisk for lefties
Two asterisks for switch hitters

Platoon

EDWING ROCKET

HAPPY to be wrong famalam

I'll never forget that Greg can reportedly dead over 800 lbs

tybee

>Hammy BTFO Tropicana Field

Kek

What did he say?

"This venue...they played a Final Four here. As a matter of fact, it was when the Ohio State Buckeyes were in it. Remember Jon Diebler? Well the NCAA had it here once and they said 'never again'. Tropicana field is the worst sports venue in the world right now."

KKKKKKKKluber

Yeah but o.co

>Steve Cishet

I understand, but I guess I didn't know Tropicana was that bad.

>With that last strikeout, Kluber has struck out at least eight batters in 14 straight games. He is the 3rd pitcher in MLB history to do so.

Come the fuck on Kluber

Welp

"If they would take all the music, and sound effects they try to pump through this building...there would be hundreds of churches across America would have more energy than this place. Sometimes its like playing in a mausoleum."

BASED HAMMY


Also, GODDAMN I ONLY HIT RIGHT HANDERS SOUZA FAGGOT

That disgusting helmet

The Rays are the Oreos of this season. Just rely on the long ball and mediocre pitching to win games.

>Kluber intentionally giving up the HR, telling his offense to step the fuck up and win a game

He's playing 6 dimensional Chinese checkers

Klublot is running low on fuel

Please re-fuel it by adding more runs of support

Weren't the other 2 the Big Unit?

Maybe?????

Please Zimmazam