Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
But 38 Homers and 129 runs like last year can’t hurt
No, no it doesn't hurt at all, you're right. But I don't foresee him hitting 38 HR's and 129 runs if the other guys (outside of Santana) aren't holding up their bargain of the deal. Martin is doing fine in center field and Bauers should be decent, but Cleveland has had a glaring hole in its outfield since Michael Brantley departed via free agency. [Reply]
Looking across the league...it's only been 2 weeks...and while many of the slumping teams will eventually get some momentum, there are some legitimate flaws in many of the perceived AL contenders. The Indians just look so vulnerable. It's too bad that we're at our current stage of the rebuild - the AL is screaming for some over-achieving teams to take advantage this year. [Reply]
Hunter Dozier's been swinging well lately. .407 avg over last seven games. Would love for him to prove he deserves to be the starting 3rd baseman. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
Yeah - all those fans rooting for us to lose in Game 5 so we could win at home were really not considering this as a very real possibility.
They were insane. I was terrified of going back to KC. And I recall an unusually candid quote from Dayton Moore afterward that he was too -- he said the team was running on fumes at that point.
I am so, so, so thankful for that 2015 championship. I often look back and think about all the things that could've gone differently. [Reply]
Originally Posted by siberian khatru:
They were insane. I was terrified of going back to KC. And I recall an unusually candid quote from Dayton Moore afterward that he was too -- he said the team was running on fumes at that point.
I am so, so, so thankful for that 2015 championship. I often look back and think about all the things that could've gone differently.
Absolutely agree. GMDM is usually quite candid when accessing the autopsy of a team (compared to his usual BS he gives when forecasting an offseason), but he nailed it. There was something a bit helpless about watching Peak-Harvey blow through our line-up like he did. The moment Hos doubled Cain in, it felt like the game to win.
Had Degrom and Noah pitched at 90% in KC, each game would have been a struggle. Their rotation was far too dangerous to count on winning another game. [Reply]