3 Ball...GOT IT
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The Kluber injury talk was pure bullshit conjured up by ignorant local radio hosts who decided to start covering the team within the last 2 weeks.
Agree completely. On the other hand I see Kipnis and Brantley as luxury pieces on this team now, and I hope they trade Kip, and am indifferent as to whether they pick up Brantley’s option. We have talented young guys that deserve to be every day players that can’t as long as those two are around.
The Kluber injury talk was pure bullshit conjured up by ignorant local radio hosts who decided to start covering the team within the last 2 weeks.
Tito gets some blame to me. Here's my reasoning:
To me, Tito played not to lose as opposed to playing to win by having Kluber start Game 2 so he could get normal rest in a potential Game 5.
IMO, there was no need to start Bauer on short rest when we had 6 SP on the roster. I'm not advocating starting Tomlin and Bauer didn't allow an ER in the game, but IMO, Clev or Salazar could've gotten us through a few IP before going to the pen. With the off day following, it wouldn't have been a problem.
Game 3, Tito blows through his entire bench (minus E-Gon) at once and our worst hitter still hits in the inning.
Gio somehow gets 3 PA in a winner-take-all game? I mean hell, I'd have trusted Gomes over Gio in that situation.
Having your 2nd best SP only pitch once is disappointing.
It just seems like Tito over-thought the series.
However, ultimately, you're right, it came down to the players.
1-4 hitters: 9-79, 31 K
3-4 hitters: 3-39, 17 K
Hit .171 for the series. Minus the HR, we hit .145.
That's not on Tito.
All of sports laughing at us. Again.
Too much. Going on sports media blackout as usual.
Thanks Indians. Going to have to earn my confidence in your post season abilities back.
Just so damn frustrating because it will be difficult to be this good again. This was a great team and unlike in basketball in which the better team wins playoffs series a great majority of the time, baseball teams just have to be hot at the right time. The Indians deserved better than this.
Additionally, this Yankees team was better than its record and was a better team than Boston yet we got to play the Yankees and the Astros got Boston.
I'm so sad. I honestly think this was our year and we wasted it cchoking to those fuckers from the Bronx.
I'm so sad. I honestly think this was our year and we wasted it cchoking to those fuckers from the Bronx.