2017 Spring Training Thread

[BimboColesHair]

View: https://twitter.com/Indians/status/827532826635538432


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[BimboColesHair]

Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow...get hype.

 

[AZ_]

Indians announce that Grady Sizemore will be in camp as an instructor.

The announcement comes on Valentines Day, which is brilliantly timed.

 

[BMAN]

Hopefully he teaches them how to cover up their ding dong with a coffee mug

 

[BimboColesHair]

Hopefully he teaches them how to cover up their ding dong with a coffee mug

Hopefully he teaches Naquin how to properly track a flyball in CF again. Seems like he's lost his touch ever since he hurt himself running into a wall a few years ago in the minors.

 

[BimboColesHair]

View: https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/831595383717376000


Gold slumpbuster thongs for everyone.

 

[MirORich]

 

[Otsego Mar]

To expand:

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...cal-approach-michael-brantley-spring-training

Brantley's availability for the regular-season opener against Texas on April 3 will depend on the strides he's able to make in his rehab from surgery to repair a torn right biceps. The Indians will leave that part of the equation up to him.

"He's following the protocols the medical people put in place,'' Francona said. "By all accounts, he's doing everything. This kid has worked his ass off. We just need to be patient and allow him to try to get to the point where he can not only come back, but stay back.

 

[Otsego Mar]

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KEEP DA CHIEF

 

[Chris]

To expand:

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...cal-approach-michael-brantley-spring-training

He might not be ready for the season?

Is there anyone out there expecting this guy to ever play well for the Indians again?

 

[BimboColesHair]

He might not be ready for the season?

Is there anyone out there expecting this guy to ever play well for the Indians again?

Did you miss where they said the Indians expect him to be ready for the opener? That hasn't changed.

And yes...but nothing I say will stop the board from continuing to panic...

 

[Chris]

Did you miss where they said the Indians expect him to be ready for the opener? That hasn't changed.

And yes...but nothing I say will stop the board from continuing to panic...

I saw where they were "counting on him" to be ready, but not that they expect him to be. Which, even if they did say that, means nothing because they have been wrong several times about him being ready at this point.

What do you expect out of fans? Brantley is basically the boogeyman at this point. I'll remain highly skeptical until I see him producing in the lineup once again, as we all should.

 

[Otsego Mar]

He might not be ready for the season?

Is there anyone out there expecting this guy to ever play well for the Indians again?

Probably boobie Dibiasio and bimbo.

Until he actually gets about 100 ABs not off a tee, we have to assume he won't be back to normal.

 

[BimboColesHair]

I saw where they were "counting on him" to be ready, but not that they expect him to be. Which, even if they did say that, means nothing because they have been wrong several times about him being ready at this point.

What do you expect out of fans? Brantley is basically the boogeyman at this point. I'll remain highly skeptical until I see him producing in the lineup once again, as we all should.

Maybe trust what you read instead of continuing to ask "will he even be the same anymore", or "will he even play anymore", or some other worst possible outcome question.

Literally nothing we have heard has suggested that, yet we still have people acting like that's what is going on here.

It's like every little update we get in here has people going worst case scenario, when nothing even close to that is being said in the updates.

They're being cautious with him and want him fully healthy when he is back so he can stay back, so they are holding him out of early Spring Training games...am I really supposed to freak out about that?

 

[BimboColesHair]

Probably boobie Dibiasio and bimbo.

Until he actually gets about 100 ABs not off a tee, we have to assume he won't be back to normal.

And?

I've gone through what he has gone through...twice...should I not share what I went through when it helps the conversation about what is going on with Brantley?