Gimme Some Mo
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Season Opener
Monday, April 5 U.S. Cellular Field | 2:05 PM ET
Indians @ White Sox (Westbrook vs Buehrle)
Could be a tough opening series going against Buehrle, Peavy, and Floyd.
Here is the depth chart on Indians.com..... http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=cle
I am interested to see what the lineup looks like. I want Brantley to lead off to slide Sizemore to 3rd or 4th in the lineup, but that isn't going to happen. The 4-6 spots could go in any order with Hafner, Peralta, and LaPorta. The 7-9 spots could also go in any order with Marson, Brantley, and Valbuena. I am not sure whether I would rather have Brantley hit 7th so he might get some extra AB's, or bat him 9th so we can have some speed on the bases when Asdrubal and Grady come up.
Here is the White Sox depth chart: http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=cws
They are another team I could see either being terrible or really good. They have a lot of power in that lineup. The rotation looks pretty good and Putz and Jenks are solid at the back end of the bullpen.
Monday, April 5 U.S. Cellular Field | 2:05 PM ET
Indians @ White Sox (Westbrook vs Buehrle)
http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=cleScouting Report:
Indians: This is a start nearly two years in the making for Westbrook, who returns from June 2008 Tommy John surgery to front the Tribe's rotation. Westbrook's last big league start was May 28, 2008, against, coincidentally enough, the White Sox. He proved his health in camp, and his velocity is intact, but his ability to command the strike zone was a bit inconsistent. Westbrook, who also started on Opening Day in 2005, is 8-11 with a 4.94 ERA in 27 career appearances against the Sox. He is 5-5 with a 4.46 ERA in 13 career appearances at U.S. Cellular Field.
White Sox: When Mark Buehrle throws his first pitch against the Indians, the left-hander officially will be making his franchise-record eighth Opening Day start. He previously shared the mark with White Sox legend Billy Pierce. Buehrle enters the 2010 campaign on a stretch of nine straight seasons with at least 30 starts made, 200 innings pitched and double-digit victories. During that run, he has finished just two seasons with an ERA over 4.00. Buehrle posted a 13-10 record and a 3.84 ERA last season, which also included the second perfect game hurled by a White Sox pitcher, as well as a Major League record 45 straight batters retired. Buehrle has an 11-14 mark and 4.74 ERA lifetime against the Indians, his lowest win total against any AL Central club, but also has a career 76-46 record at U.S. Cellular Field.
Could be a tough opening series going against Buehrle, Peavy, and Floyd.
Here is the depth chart on Indians.com..... http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=cle
I am interested to see what the lineup looks like. I want Brantley to lead off to slide Sizemore to 3rd or 4th in the lineup, but that isn't going to happen. The 4-6 spots could go in any order with Hafner, Peralta, and LaPorta. The 7-9 spots could also go in any order with Marson, Brantley, and Valbuena. I am not sure whether I would rather have Brantley hit 7th so he might get some extra AB's, or bat him 9th so we can have some speed on the bases when Asdrubal and Grady come up.
Here is the White Sox depth chart: http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=cws
They are another team I could see either being terrible or really good. They have a lot of power in that lineup. The rotation looks pretty good and Putz and Jenks are solid at the back end of the bullpen.
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