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Includes day-night doubleheader August 23.

Find starting pitching probables at this link:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/schedule

Whew. So much news today.

  • Hafner on 15 day DL
  • Josh Judy brought up to replace Hafner
  • Choo not in lineup tonight - wife giving birth
  • McAllister likely to get spot start tomorrow
  • Per Hoynsie, Grady could be playing in rehab games by the end of this week

Thome possibly coming back? Who knows.

Hafner done for the season? Who knows.

It's crunchtime, boys! Buckle up and settle in for a deal-breaking homestand.
 
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Gunther said:
Includes day-night doubleheader August 23.

Find starting lineup probables at this link:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/schedule

Whew. So much news today.

  • Hafner on 15 day DL
  • Josh Judy brought up to replace Hafner
  • Choo not in lineup tonight - wife giving birth
  • McAllister likely to get spot start tomorrow
  • Per Hoynsie, Grady could be playing in rehab games by the end of this week
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And posted in the other thread...


The Indians have placed designated hitter Travis Hafner on the 15-day disabled list with a right foot sprain. The Indians have called up right-handed pitcher Josh Judy to take Hafner's spot on the 25-man roster and help a burned out bullpen. He may not be in Cleveland long as he probably will be optioned out after the first game of the doubleheader tomorrow so the Indians can activate right-handed pitcher Zach McAllister who is expected to make the start in the second game of the doubleheader.

There is some concern that Hafner may be done for the season, and that along with the news that Twins designated hitter Jim Thome has been put on trade waivers today has a lot of people in the baseball world believing the Indians and Thome may soon be reuniting.

Thome, 40, has a no trade clause, but one would think he would surely waive it for the opportunity to come back to Cleveland and play every day. He has been a part time player with the Twins this year, but when he has played he has been productive as in 68 games he is hitting .256 with 12 HR, 40 RBI and a .868 OPS. If Hafner is indeed lost for a long time - if not the rest of the season - Thome would be a perfect fit on many levels.

Since Thome is playing for the Twins in the AL he must first pass through waivers to all the AL teams before an NL team can put in a claim for him. The claiming order goes from worst record to best record, and at the moment the Indians appear to hold all the cards and will probably get the first crack at Thome since they have the worst record among contending teams in the AL that may be interested in picking him up.

The process is expected to take 24-48 hours, and it is possible sometime on Wednesday or Thursday that Thome could be traded to a new team, with that team maybe being the Indians. He is a former fan favorite and would surely be welcomed back even if some people are still angered by his free agent departure almost nine years ago.

Thome's return would allow him to finish his career with the team he will always be most remembered playing with, and along the same lines as outfielder Kenny Lofton who was traded to the Indians in July of 2007 and finished his career with the team that season.
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New lineup tonight:

Indians (Cleveland Indians) Choo out (birth of child): Brantley LF, Donald 2B, Cabrera SS, Santana 1B, Fukudome RF, LaPorta DH, Hanrahan 3B, Marson C, Carrera CF
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Let's all hope my boy Peter Gammons is right about the last part of this tweet:

pgammo (Peter Gammons) The indians now have 14 of 17 @ home and when they go back on the road Kipnis, Sizemore and Hafner should be in lineup
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warddj86 said:
Hafner being out is gonna hurt. But, if we can stay in this long enough to get Grady and Hafner back in time for one final push, I still like our chances.
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Chances for what? 2nd or 3rd place?

If Detroit simply goes 18-18 the rest of the year, the Indians have to go 24-15 or something like that to beat them. We've played about 14 games under .500 since opening at 30-15. So what do you think our chances are of now going 24-15?

The lineup tonight strikes total fear into the Mariners. I can see them shaking right now.

I guess all we can hope for is to go on an 11 game winning streak starting tonight.... then go from there.
 
DougHeil said:
Chances for what? 2nd or 3rd place?

If Detroit simply goes 18-18 the rest of the year, the Indians have to go 24-15 or something like that to beat them. We've played about 14 games under .500 since opening at 30-15. So what do you think our chances are of now going 24-15?

The lineup tonight strikes total fear into the Mariners. I can see them shaking right now.

I guess all we can hope for is to go on an 11 game winning streak starting tonight.... then go from there.
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We play Detroit 6 more games. We still have a shot... Weirder things have happened.
 
bushwick_bill said:
We play Detroit 6 more games. We still have a shot... Weirder things have happened.
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Oh, I know that, but we still have to play .700 ball the rest of the way and that's only if Detroit simply goes .500. It really doesn't matter how many games left with Detroit. 3 of those are at the end. Can we keep next to them until then? It will be extremely hard unless we go on an extended long win streak.
 
Lineup looks atrocious thank god we are only playing the Mariners as well at home. The biggest reason I think we will win (and I put my money where my mouth is) is undoubtedly the recent resurgence of Carmona. If he is as focused and determined tonight as he has been in the past 5 starts or so, no reason to believe he can't give the team a real quality start. Go Tribe, shit looks bleak but all hope is not lost....yet.

By the way even with Verlander pitching tonight by no means is their game tonight a lock. TB is 8-2 in their last ten and Niemann has thrown well for them. Could be a low scoring tight one.
 
jnizzle said:
Lineup looks atrocious thank god we are only playing the Mariners as well at home. The biggest reason I think we will win (and I put my money where my mouth is) is undoubtedly the recent resurgence of Carmona. If he is as focused and determined tonight as he has been in the past 5 starts or so, no reason to believe he can't give the team a real quality start. Go Tribe, shit looks bleak but all hope is not lost....yet.

By the way even with Verlander pitching tonight by no means is their game tonight a lock. TB is 8-2 in their last ten and Niemann has thrown well for them. Could be a low scoring tight one.
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When he gives up seven earned in four innings today I hope you slam your hand in a series of doors.
 
b00bie said:
When he gives up seven earned in four innings today I hope you slam your hand in a series of doors.
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I'm prepared. About to buy some wine to numb the pain of the Tribe losing, my sore hand and the financial loss.
 
Don't worry guys, Jim Blow-me will be the savior.
 
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