tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post7573482542301064501..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: The Return of the Incredible PronkPaul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-75536209446196501272007-09-06T15:19:00.000-04:002007-09-06T15:19:00.000-04:00Sabathia having big year for Tribeposted: Tuesday,...Sabathia having big year for Tribe<BR/>posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2007 | Print Entry<BR/><BR/>Granted, it is only Sept. 4 and the Cleveland Indians are in the midst of a stretch of playing 23 days in a row. They're presently in Minnesota, will then travel to Anaheim and then finish up their road trip in Chicago. And I see Dan Haren's earned run average (2.87) and his quality starts (25) and appreciate that he may well be the best pitcher in the American League, in many ways.<BR/><BR/>But as you appreciate that the Indians beat Johan Santana five times this season and further realize that C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona won all five of those games between them, not only should one think about what the Indians may be like in a short series in October should they get there, but realize what Sabathia has done to help put the Indians six games ahead of the Tigers in the AL Central.<BR/><BR/>Click down the list of pitchers Sabathia has faced. He beat Santana three times. He was matched up with Justin Verlander twice in five days on May 26 and 31, and won both games. He has also lost to Verlander and dropped a 1-0 decision to Daisuke Matsuzaka.<BR/><BR/>He's first in the AL in wins (16) and innings pitched (211), second in complete games (three) and fourth in strikeouts (182).<BR/><BR/>Think what having the Indians go 5-1 in his starts against Santana and Verlander means to the Indians in the standings, and right now Sabathia also has to get consideration for votes in the top 10 in the AL MVP balloting.<BR/><BR/>AMERICAN LEAGUE CY YOUNG AWARD CANDIDATES<BR/>Pitcher W-L ERA QS QS%<BR/>Dan Haren 14-6 2.87 25 86%<BR/>C.C. Sabathia 16-7 3.24 22 73%<BR/>John Lackey 16-8 3.26 19 68%<BR/>Josh Beckett 16-6 3.29 16 64%<BR/>Kelvim Escobar 15-7 2.99 19 73%<BR/>Justin Verlander 15-5 3.67 17 63%<BR/><BR/>**********t-bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557582144953901789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-54212868112524419022007-09-06T14:41:00.000-04:002007-09-06T14:41:00.000-04:00Baseball Prospectus has the odds of the Tribe maki...Baseball Prospectus has the odds of the Tribe making the playoffs at over 97%.Voltairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258794828672578619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-87178115303775801912007-09-06T12:54:00.000-04:002007-09-06T12:54:00.000-04:00anyone want to post the gammon's article about CC?...anyone want to post the gammon's article about CC?Cy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-21477056327105805022007-09-05T16:51:00.000-04:002007-09-05T16:51:00.000-04:00I think I shall watch it wearing my Rally Pie shir...I think I shall watch it wearing my Rally Pie shirt and nothing else. Tom Hamilton is nodding in agreement thanks to PC and the US Postal Service.<BR/><BR/>Btw, I think this was the first <A HREF="http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/index.ssf?/base/sports-2/118898183542920.xml&coll=2" REL="nofollow">batch</A> of unabashed optimism from Pluto today regarding the Indians. The poor souls that have been stuck reading Livingston and Shaw probably were very confused upon reading this article. Perhaps they even walked outside and heard birds chirping and saw the sun rising.<BR/><BR/>I'm interested to see the impact this type of writing has on the rest of their negative staff.Cy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-52979845194877581992007-09-05T16:41:00.000-04:002007-09-05T16:41:00.000-04:00You can always dream...7 1/2 games and lovin' it.You can always dream...<BR/><BR/>7 1/2 games and lovin' it.Voltairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258794828672578619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-76740345165219152402007-09-05T16:23:00.000-04:002007-09-05T16:23:00.000-04:00Pat Tabler's just a pseudonym that I came up with ...Pat Tabler's just a pseudonym that I came up with when I started this site.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, I am not Pat Tabler.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-72465575934966880502007-09-05T16:08:00.000-04:002007-09-05T16:08:00.000-04:00I see. I really never paid much attention to Swerb...I see. I really never paid much attention to Swerb's page. I happened to go there today and was surprised to see the same article about CC written by someone else.<BR/><BR/>I really like your insights on the Tribe and was curious about the arrangemnet is all.<BR/><BR/>Tribe looks like they are going to finish off the Twins today. Go Tribe.rick@waitingfornextyearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10396058868108198196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-2737658490547684252007-09-05T14:33:00.000-04:002007-09-05T14:33:00.000-04:00Rick,I submit anything I write for this site to Ri...Rick,<BR/>I submit anything I write for this site to Rich (Swerb) to post concurrently at Swerbs' Blurbs.<BR/><BR/>Swerb, then, has a contract with STO.com to provide them with all of their original content, so all of the STO stories link to Swerbs (also known as theclevelandfan.com).<BR/><BR/>Swerbs is a nice destination for all Cleveland sports coverage highlighted (Tribe-wise) with Steve Buffum's B-List (which recaps each Tribe game) and Tony Lastoria's minor-league coverage (which is EXTREMELY exhaustive), and some other hack with a French-sounding last name.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-50941391503856386822007-09-05T12:46:00.000-04:002007-09-05T12:46:00.000-04:00since the magic number is still far enough away to...since the magic number is still far enough away to make it hard to guess, but is close enough to make not making the playoffs highly unlikely, should the next voting topic be, what day will the indians clinch?<BR/><BR/>unfortunately it is mathematically impossible for us to do so when i am at the games in chicago.Cy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-85555718358169071842007-09-05T11:56:00.000-04:002007-09-05T11:56:00.000-04:00So, do you write for Swerbs Blurbs, and STO?So, do you write for Swerbs Blurbs, and STO?rick@waitingfornextyearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10396058868108198196noreply@blogger.com