tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post8130068110273018475..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: The Brooms Stay in the ClosetPaul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-8294191133884389842007-10-08T16:33:00.000-04:002007-10-08T16:33:00.000-04:00Byrd hasn't pitched a good game since the end of A...Byrd hasn't pitched a good game since the end of August,Ron Vallohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515792183023966479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-47681634304536761992007-10-08T15:31:00.000-04:002007-10-08T15:31:00.000-04:00My mom was visiting from Cleveland this weekend (I...My mom was visiting from Cleveland this weekend (I live in North Carolina) and we went out to watch the games. Though she has her share of Cleveland anxiety, she is really out of it when it comes to sports.<BR/><BR/>They showed the guys in the booth and she asked who they were. I told her and then she asked me if I knew anything about them. I explained that Tony Gwynn played for the Padres and that he had over 3000 hits. She said, "He wasn't that big when he played, was he?" I had to tell her that he wasn't a whole lot smaller.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631006365916798557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-88738674181857541192007-10-08T11:50:00.000-04:002007-10-08T11:50:00.000-04:00How great would it be if the Yankees are getting s...How great would it be if the Yankees are getting smashed, Torre just puts Joba in and lets him pitch til his arm falls off. Then when he goes out to take the ball from the one armed wreck out there, he turns and flips off George.<BR/><BR/>And speaking of young pitchers in NY, imagine if Carmona pitched there? They'd probably make him a Saint and Photoshop him in 9/11 pictures standing with Rudy with a megaphone.<BR/><BR/>I am not too concerned about the G4 starter. If we pitch Byrd and he's shelled, we shoulda pitched CC on short rest. If we pitch CC and he pitches poorly, we shoulda pitched Byrd and not wasted CC on short rest. At the end of the day, Byrd pitched against major league hitters this year and faired well. A few bad games against the Yankees does not make it a foregone conclusion that he'll have another.<BR/><BR/>Love the comment about Gwynn looking like Carlton. I picture him dressed like Brother Mouzone from the Wire. I think someone should arrange a competitive eating contest between him and KrukCy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-74056464522633467822007-10-08T11:06:00.000-04:002007-10-08T11:06:00.000-04:00by the way, my vote on your vote-o-meter to the ri...by the way, my vote on your vote-o-meter to the right is 4 and stays 4. 4, 4, 4.<BR/><BR/>Byrd will give up 4 runs in 4. Betancourt and Perez will pitch a total of 4 shut-out innings and Borowski will allow 4 baserunners before sending the Yankees home from the play-offs for the 4th straight year (beginning in 2004).<BR/><BR/>Pronk will go 4/4 with 4 rbi.<BR/><BR/>turducken. (I'm sorry, even my subconscious runs Frank TV ads now.)<BR/><BR/>4. Indians. in. 4.Les Savy Ferdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05982164565549803749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-23143818474440318842007-10-08T10:39:00.000-04:002007-10-08T10:39:00.000-04:00Caray is a brainless empty suit who couldn't carry...Caray is a brainless empty suit who couldn't carry his dad's mic chord and certainly not his grandfathers'<BR/><BR/>To me it seems like they over hype whoever happens to be going well at the moment.<BR/><BR/>Financially, these playoffs have been a disaster for them since they almost wound up with no game 4. in any series. So they're probably rooting just to keep things going.<BR/><BR/>My biggest problem is just listening to Tony Gwynn. Besides having nothing to say except that both teams are good at working the count (what a revelation), he just sounds ridiculous. It's like listening to Will Smith's nerdy cousin from Fresh Prince doing a ballgame.Ron Vallohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515792183023966479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-62674275734445907352007-10-08T10:38:00.000-04:002007-10-08T10:38:00.000-04:00TBS - I too was fine with TBS until last night. T...TBS - I too was fine with TBS until last night. There was a "and here come the Yankees!!!" at one point in Game 1, but last night was ridonkulous.<BR/><BR/>Frank TV - At least it'll have Kenny Roda in stitches. <BR/><BR/>Game 4 Starter - As I did in sometime early September, I have to again put faith into the 2007 Tribe wall calendar, which is 3 feet to my left here in my office. April was Grady, where he posted his best OPS month. May was Casey, his best month by far and the month he started his 26-game hitting streak. We'll pass on June (Peralta mediocre month) and July (Lee demoted to minors), but come August, the calendar karma was back. August was Westbrook, 4-1 and 1.90 ERA that month. September was Pronk, and he came out of hibernation last month. Who is October? Paul Byrd in all his high socked glory. That has to be a sign, right? Right???t-bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557582144953901789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-14034638635884959942007-10-08T09:58:00.000-04:002007-10-08T09:58:00.000-04:00Any chance Wedgie rethinks this and throws CC afte...Any chance Wedgie rethinks this and throws CC after talking to the big man today?<BR/><BR/>No, not the bossman.<BR/><BR/>TBS was doing me fine until last night's Soap Opera. Gwynn hasn't seen anyone with Joba-stuff besides Nolan Ryan? Caray completely showed his pro Yankee cap. I could go on, but I'm sickened.rodellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464668223136752374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-75266357491092218872007-10-08T09:19:00.000-04:002007-10-08T09:19:00.000-04:00How many times did Chip Caray yell (yes, yell), "H...How many times did Chip Caray yell (yes, yell), "Here come the YANKEES!" after a single in the early innings of the game?<BR/>The folks in the Yankee dugout and in the stands were not the only ones giddy as the Yankee "2-liter finally burst".<BR/><BR/>The DiaBride had the best comment on “Frank TV”:<BR/>DB – Is that show supposed to be funny?<BR/>Me – I don’t know. I haven’t heard any reviews or anything.<BR/>DB – That’s not what I’m asking, because I can see that it’s not funny. Is the show actually a “comedy”?<BR/><BR/>I was able to get to the UPS store this morning to ship some Crisco, Bardol, Vagisil, and Vaseline to:<BR/>Paul Byrd<BR/>Visitors’ Clubhouse<BR/>161st Street and River Avenue <BR/>Bronx, NY 10451<BR/><BR/>I’m nervously tracking it to make sure it gets there on time.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-28279857653050571482007-10-08T09:14:00.000-04:002007-10-08T09:14:00.000-04:00i'd like to take our chances with Charles Carsten,...i'd like to take our chances with Charles Carsten, myself. Look at Byrd's very respectable numbers this year. break them down team by team and one very glaring discrepancy emerges. 31.50 ERA v the Yanks. thats 2 innings, 7 earned. and it was at the Jake.<BR/><BR/>I just don't like the match-up at all. I think Byrd is the perfect 4-man. The Tribe got so much out of him this year and that cannot be forgotten. But there is not one guy in that opposing team's line-up I can see not just pounding Byrd's offerings into the NY night.<BR/><BR/>however thinking this way does entirely forget that in order to win a game at Yankee stadium the Tribe are going to need more than 4 runs. They just are. I'd be more happy with 10. or 31.50. or 75.<BR/><BR/>and yet the worst case scenario is we go back to Cleveland with our Ace on the hill. If you can't win a Game 5 CC start at home when everything matters you probably shouldn't want anything to do with the Red Sox or a championship.<BR/><BR/>Best case scenario: Byrd is 'on', Tribe offense rattles Wang (a leagues better pitcher at home) and Cleveland wins 9-4.Les Savy Ferdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05982164565549803749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-33695256376432734732007-10-08T08:33:00.000-04:002007-10-08T08:33:00.000-04:00I'm with you on the Frank thing. They've killed th...I'm with you on the Frank thing. They've killed the show before it starts simply by drumming into people's heads how really awful it appears to be.<BR/><BR/>Fultz and Mastny should never see the field in this series, or any subsequent series. <BR/><BR/>Am I the only one who thinks pitching CC tonight on three days of rest and Carmona if needed Wednesday? It makes more sense than putting Byrd out there tonight. Byrd's nibbling style and mediocre stuff are made to order for the Yankees. They'll let him nibble away until he finally has to put it over and then they'll hit the daylights out of him. I see him going 2 2/3 innings.<BR/><BR/>Why not give yourself two decent chances to win one game instead of sending it to an almost-certain game five?Ron Vallohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515792183023966479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-91700845195440781002007-10-08T08:19:00.000-04:002007-10-08T08:19:00.000-04:00The indians have to win tonight, for the sole reas...The indians have to win tonight, for the sole reason that i may go insane if i watch 100 more Frank T.V. commercialsBaltimoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224994781147499885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-50072561895358160122007-10-08T07:17:00.000-04:002007-10-08T07:17:00.000-04:00I predicted a sweep because I thought that they wo...I predicted a sweep because I thought that they would be able to score enough runs off the Yankee game 3 starter to hold them off. Now I'm not so sure about Paul Byrd, but I still like the Tribe's chances against the combination of Wang on short rest and Moose. I don't know if Chamberlain will be available tonight, so if they get to face anyone else in the Yankee 'pen you've got to like our chances.<BR/><BR/>Let's just hope we see more of Jensen Lewis and the Raffies rather than Tom Mastny (who was warming up in the 8th) and Aaron Fultz.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631006365916798557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-32018745352798133062007-10-08T00:49:00.000-04:002007-10-08T00:49:00.000-04:00Does anyone else find TBS's coverage simply awful?...Does anyone else find TBS's coverage simply awful? Between the audio dropping out for a second every minute or so and their constant pandering to New York, I can hardly watch it! They talk constantly as though the Yankees were asleep through games one and two, when it was (in my clearly biased, but probably correct opinion) great pitching that won both of those games for the Tribe. Ah well, such is life in a mid-market town.darthbithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014849090584249076noreply@blogger.com