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They’re isolating him for 72 hours and testing him daily. So if he tests negative each day he should be back for his next start.
Let's also consider Tribe is scheduled off on Monday & Thursday this week. Who knows when the next start would have been for Plesac.
Anyone looking to push back Bieber? After tonight's start he would be line to go on Friday in Detroit.
Pushing back Clev or Cookie??

It will be interesting to see how Tribe handles the rotation with 2 off days so close together....
 
Plesac is not scheduled to go until Saturday so he should be back in plenty of time if he tests negative.

Bieber is pitching today and then a week from today so they could just move him up to Saturday and skip Plesac if they want to.
 
Plesac is not scheduled to go until Saturday so he should be back in plenty of time if he tests negative.

Bieber is pitching today and then a week from today so they could just move him up to Saturday and skip Plesac if they want to.
This has nothing to do with Crohn’s disease. Please stay on topic.
 
I kinda think that apology is bullshit. It's boilerplate, and framing it simply as "leaving the hotel" while using the hypothetical "could have endangered other people" shows a lack of remorse.

I mean, he's a young guy. Nobody likes getting caught, punished and scolded. Hope he learns--but I know a disingenuous apology when I see it. Those are the words of someone who feels bad he got caught.
 
He parties hard, fast friends with Clev.

I suspect they had their eyes on both of them
He may party hard but he works hard, too. That is obvious when you look at how much he's improved from last season. In three starts he's walked two batters, struck out 24, and has an ERA of 1.29. He's pitched 14 shutout innings against the White Sox, who are averaging 5.2 runs per game against teams other than Cleveland.

Those training sessions in Clevinger's back yard are paying off big time. They just have to keep an eye on him when they go to Chicago.
 
At the first off day the Indians are 10-7, which is 95-win pace. They have the 4th best record in the A.L. They're one-half game out of first behind the Twins and Tigers. The Tigers are 8-5 but that's with an easy schedule. They're 3-0 against the Pirates (3-13) and 5-5 against KC and Cincy. The Tigers have yet to play a team that is over .500.

Actually, it's not that easy to find teams over .500. There are only five of them in the A.L. and three are in the Central Divison. In the N.L. Central only one team, the Cubs, is over .500. The Cardinals are 2-3 so it's hard to say if they are a winning team, but they won 91 games last year so I assume they will be once they can start playing.

The AL East and AL West each have one team over .500. The Yankees (10-6) and the A's (12-4) are the class of those divisions with the other eight teams at .500 or below. The AL Central is by far the strongest division so far with four teams at .500 or above and the Royals a respectable 7-10.

With 43 games left the Indians have already played 10 of their 20 games against the White Sox and Twins. They have four games against the 10-3 Cubs. So that's 14 games against the Twins, Cubs, and White Sox and 29 games against teams below .500.

They do have three games against the Cardinals, but the Cards are in a tough spot, having to play 55 games in 49 days. They apparently will have to play eight games a week from here on out. Their staff is going to be fried so I like our chances.

The Cubs 10-3 record looks impressive but it breaks down to 3-0 against Pittsburgh, 3-1 against KC, and 2-1 against Cincy and Milwaukee.

I'd say the schedule is favorable for the Indians to have a higher winning percentage from here on out. 29 of 43 games against teams below .500 is easy to like.

We also have Naquin and Berto almost ready to return and the boys are starting to hit. 25 runs in the last four games.
 
He may party hard but he works hard, too. That is obvious when you look at how much he's improved from last season. In three starts he's walked two batters, struck out 24, and has an ERA of 1.29. He's pitched 14 shutout innings against the White Sox, who are averaging 5.2 runs per game against teams other than Cleveland.

Those training sessions in Clevinger's back yard are paying off big time. They just have to keep an eye on him when they go to Chicago.
Short season and lockdowns favor guys like Plesac and Clev.

Less time for their bodies to wear down in a 60 game season where nightlife is a NO NO.

You may not have read the post or remember, but I am the one that said Plesac was the best arm on the team. So if you think I am dissing him .... people are who they are. I'm a nerd that loves to study pitching, far more enjoyable than a bar to me. Not everyone's cup of tea. Plesac is a big time partier - just a fact that seemed related to him breaking Q.
 
I kinda think that apology is bullshit. It's boilerplate, and framing it simply as "leaving the hotel" while using the hypothetical "could have endangered other people" shows a lack of remorse.

I mean, he's a young guy. Nobody likes getting caught, punished and scolded. Hope he learns--but I know a disingenuous apology when I see it. Those are the words of someone who feels bad he got caught.
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