Tribe now on pace for 92-70 so where do they end up?
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Everyone expected the Indians to pitch well this year, but it was fair to worry if they'd have the offense to back it up. This was a unit that was below average by Weighted Runs Created Plus in 2015, then added to its lineup only Rajai Davis, Mike Napoli, and Juan Uribe -- a trio of 34- to 36-year-olds who were coming off just average offensive seasons themselves -- in what was then seen as an underwhelming offseason.
And then it got worse: Michael Brantley's shoulder issues wound up being more serious than expected, and Cleveland's best hitter over the previous two seasons managed just 43 plate appearances before succumbing to another shoulder surgery that ended his season once and for all. Without Brantley, could an outfield of Davis, Abraham Almonte and Lonnie Chisenhall lead a playoff team?
Well, no, but they haven't had to. That same outfield unit currently ranks third in Wins Above Replacement and sixth in wRC+. A lot of that has to do with Tyler Naquin tapping into unforeseen power and hitting like Anthony Rizzo, but even more important to the Indians' success this season has been the fact that despite Brantley's lost year, they haven't actually been without him at all. Turns out the key to not missing your All-Star left fielder is to simply clone him using a 5-foot-9 utility infielder -- Jose Ramirez .
Ramirez has provided the Indians with a near-exact replica of Brantley's 2016 preseason projected numbers, and due to Ramirez's superior baserunning and defensive abilities, he's already outperformed Brantley's full-season WAR projection in just 466 plate appearances. Ramirez even took the impersonation a step further by filling in as the team's primary left fielder for much of the season -- despite having played just 14 Major League innings in the outfield prior to this year -- before returning to a more familiar post at third base upon Uribe's dismissal from the team........READ ON.......
http://m.indians.mlb.com/news/article/1974...chael-brantley/
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8/26/16 and the Indians pull off a big win in Texas 12-1 with 17 hits behind Kluber.
Not bad considering they scored 1, 1, 1, 0 in the previous four games. And their postseason hopes still look good.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/probability.jsp?ymd=20160816
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Got to go to the game yesterday. Fun time. Naquin pinch hit with the game on the line. Almost got really epic there but alas, we lost.
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Got to go to the game yesterday. Fun time. Naquin pinch hit with the game on the line. Almost got really epic there but alas, we lost.
Got to go to the game yesterday. Fun time. Naquin pinch hit with the game on the line. Almost got really epic there but alas, we lost.
Sounds cool, did you have your Indians colors on?
Well the MLB horse race continues with the recent 2-5 road trip cooling off the Tribe some.
Current leaders:
TEX .591 TOR .573 CLE .569 the Rangers have won the season series over the Indians, home field is still a big deal.
And CUBS .638 WAS .580 LAD .557 so the Indians have dropped to third and fifth overall with 32 games left, September should be interesting afterall.
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Josh Tomlin gets yanked in the second inning. If he starts another game this year, Francona should have his head examined
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Of course I did!
Alright FOX STO here in NE Ohio shows a lot of Indians fans wearing their gear on the road. .....especially the chicks!
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I haven't bet MLB this century and beyond -but- this game looks like a total slam dunk so I looked up the money lines.....it's huge for Cleveland. (vegasinsider.com)
MIN +250 CLE -300 and the U/O 8 runs
Obviously Kluber vs nobody and the worst team in the AL, maybe the Twinkies worst record ever this season.
So do you put up $300 to win $100 on Cleveland -or- only put up $100 to win $250 on the Twins?
O/U is simple just bet the total runs.
......this is how you can make easy big money betting baseball or go crazy trying.
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It is September 1st.....and now this is a fair question to ask: What is the Tribe's magic number?
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It is September 1st.....and now this is a fair question to ask: What is the Tribe's magic number?
I think it's the total games left minus the division lead, the Indians pregame guys have been doing it lately it's in the twenties now.It is September 1st.....and now this is a fair question to ask: What is the Tribe's magic number?
(or just keep winning baby!)
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The Indians are currently 76-56 .576 with 30 games to go that's a projected 93-69 pace.
Before the season on another sports board contest I predicted a 92-70 season, we'll see what happens.
There were about 15 questions I predicted Santana would lead the Indians in home runs slightly over Napoli, that might be close Napoli now 29-28.
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If the Indians go .500 in September then:
Detroit must go 19-10
Kansas City must go 22-7
Just to tie the Tribe, so there you go. ........
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Well the Indians are now 81-58 .583 +6 GA and a 94-68 pace with 23 games left and still a pretty good home schedule where they are 47-25 at home....get ready to get your playoff tickets.
A real nice 8-2 homestand, the magic number is now 18 on the South shores of Lake Erie.
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Six games up with 23 to go. So far so good, but we can't get cocky. See the following to not get ahead of ourselves:
1964 Phillies lost a 6.5 game lead with 12 to go. They lost 10 straight to end the season.
1969 Cubs had a 9.5 game lead on August 14 and lost it
1978 Red Sox lost a 7.5 game lead in September (Bucky Dent game)
1987 Blue Jays lost a 3.5 game lead with only 7 games left
2007 Mets lost after having a 7 game lead on Sept. 12
2009 Tigers had a 3 game lead with 4 games to go. Lost all 4 games and the title
2011 Braves lost a 9.5 game lead they had on Aug. 29th
2011 Red Sox lost a 9 game lead in September.
Simply a cautionary tale.
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If the 2016 Indians blow this one with their pitching, the schedule, the division they will belong on that list.
They now go on the road to MIN who they finally swept and then the CWS before returning home for another long homestand. It's almost too good to true......but better when the magic number is zero .
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And just when the once best pitching rotation in the AL and maybe MLB looked certain there are a few worries. Now making the playoffs and probably the AL Central is pretty certain the October rotation might not be set yet. Kluber, Carrasco, Bauer set but Salazar suddenly a question and Tomlin a big question mark , maybe just a long bullpen guy.
....The Indians announced that the root of the problem was right forearm tightness for Salazar, who has dealt with arm discomfort multiple times throughout this season. Manager Terry Francona said the pitcher was removed from the game as a precaution and examined by the team's medical staff, but there was no clarity about the extent of the injury.
Francona said Salazar would be re-evaluated on Saturday, adding that the issue did not appear to be structural in nature.
"After the fourth, he came off and he said he was feeling some tightness," Francona said. "So, obviously, we kind of checked him out. It's a little different. It's muscular, which, if it's going to hurt, that's good. We'll certainly keep an eye on him tonight and then when he shows up [saturday], we'll see how he feels and then we'll go from there. That's really all we have right now."
This is the fourth time this year that the All-Star starter has had an arm issue flare.
In early June, the Indians skipped Salazar's turn in the rotation due to shoulder fatigue. Cleveland then held the hard-throwing righty out of the All-Star Game when he indicated that he was feeling mild pain in his right elbow. A poor string of starts led to a stay on the 15-day disabled list from Aug. 2-17 for Salazar, who has made five starts since being activated......
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