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2020 Series 8 | Indians @ Pirates | August 18th-20th
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I am glad to have chosen poorly!
I want say low to mid 70s by Nolan Ryan. Pedro and Schilling are the only others who’s had more than Bieber. Just flat out amazing.
Sorry, that was after 5.
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Some hard hit balls tonight that just went right at people.
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This definitely was a tough one to watch, especially with the horrific strike zone.
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It's still nice just to watch baseball.
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Yep. And a W is a W.
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Indeed sir.......indeed.
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Still not much hitting. Hernandez, Hosey, Lindor - they're all slumping. But at least we finally got something from the bottom of the order. Naquin had three hits, Domingo Santana had a couple of walks, and Beau Taylor had an RBI single, a walk, a sac bunt, and threw out a runner trying to steal.
Unfortunately, Bradley Zimmer continues to flounder. He had one great at-bat where he worked a walk despite having two balls called strikes, but he hit weak ground balls his other three at-bats. The guy weighs 220 pounds and he consistently pounds the ball into the ground. A corner OF who's that big needs to elevate the ball or at least hit line drives. Zimmer does neither.
Bieber with a solid outing, but he had to use more pitches than normal. No problem as Perez, Karinchak, Wittgren, and Hand shut out the Pirates to preserve Bieber's 5th win.
The Indians only managed one unearned run in five innings against the Pirates' bullpen. The hitting is just abysmal right now, with the exception of Santana in the first two games of the series. Naquin has been having success going to left field so I hope he keeps that up. Hosey failed to get a hit the entire series, or even come close. Hernandez is hitting .224 in August.
OK, swept the Tigers and swept the Pirates. Now for the Tigers again and we have a 20-game win streak on the line. With Plutko and McKenzie (our #6 and #7 starters) going in the first two games I'm not optimistic the streak will continue, especially the way we're hitting the ball.
Unfortunately, Bradley Zimmer continues to flounder. He had one great at-bat where he worked a walk despite having two balls called strikes, but he hit weak ground balls his other three at-bats. The guy weighs 220 pounds and he consistently pounds the ball into the ground. A corner OF who's that big needs to elevate the ball or at least hit line drives. Zimmer does neither.
Bieber with a solid outing, but he had to use more pitches than normal. No problem as Perez, Karinchak, Wittgren, and Hand shut out the Pirates to preserve Bieber's 5th win.
The Indians only managed one unearned run in five innings against the Pirates' bullpen. The hitting is just abysmal right now, with the exception of Santana in the first two games of the series. Naquin has been having success going to left field so I hope he keeps that up. Hosey failed to get a hit the entire series, or even come close. Hernandez is hitting .224 in August.
OK, swept the Tigers and swept the Pirates. Now for the Tigers again and we have a 20-game win streak on the line. With Plutko and McKenzie (our #6 and #7 starters) going in the first two games I'm not optimistic the streak will continue, especially the way we're hitting the ball.
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Still not much hitting. Hernandez, Hosey, Lindor - they're all slumping. But at least we finally got something from the bottom of the order. Naquin had three hits, Domingo Santana had a couple of walks, and Beau Taylor had an RBI single, a walk, a sac bunt, and threw out a runner trying to steal.
Unfortunately, Bradley Zimmer continues to flounder. He had one great at-bat where he worked a walk despite having two balls called strikes, but he hit weak ground balls his other three at-bats. The guy weighs 220 pounds and he consistently pounds the ball into the ground. A corner OF who's that big needs to elevate the ball or at least hit line drives. Zimmer does neither.
Bieber with a solid outing, but he had to use more pitches than normal. No problem as Perez, Karinchak, Wittgren, and Hand shut out the Pirates to preserve Bieber's 5th win.
The Indians only managed one unearned run in five innings against the Pirates' bullpen. The hitting is just abysmal right now, with the exception of Santana in the first two games of the series. Naquin has been having success going to left field so I hope he keeps that up.
OK, swept the Tigers and swept the Pirates. Now for the Tigers again and we have a 20-game win streak on the line. With Plutko and McKenzie (our #6 and #7 starters) going in the first two games I'm not optimistic the streak will continue, especially the way we're hitting the ball. Carrasco is going on Sunday and he hasn't been good in his last couple of starts, either. It will be great to see McKenzie. I've been hearing about this guy for years but never seen him. I was starting to wonder if he really exists.
Unfortunately, Bradley Zimmer continues to flounder. He had one great at-bat where he worked a walk despite having two balls called strikes, but he hit weak ground balls his other three at-bats. The guy weighs 220 pounds and he consistently pounds the ball into the ground. A corner OF who's that big needs to elevate the ball or at least hit line drives. Zimmer does neither.
Bieber with a solid outing, but he had to use more pitches than normal. No problem as Perez, Karinchak, Wittgren, and Hand shut out the Pirates to preserve Bieber's 5th win.
The Indians only managed one unearned run in five innings against the Pirates' bullpen. The hitting is just abysmal right now, with the exception of Santana in the first two games of the series. Naquin has been having success going to left field so I hope he keeps that up.
OK, swept the Tigers and swept the Pirates. Now for the Tigers again and we have a 20-game win streak on the line. With Plutko and McKenzie (our #6 and #7 starters) going in the first two games I'm not optimistic the streak will continue, especially the way we're hitting the ball. Carrasco is going on Sunday and he hasn't been good in his last couple of starts, either. It will be great to see McKenzie. I've been hearing about this guy for years but never seen him. I was starting to wonder if he really exists.
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Whenever Bieber is pitching its must watch baseball
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In my opinion having at least one top tier outfielder playing most everyday adds so much more depth to this team. A lead-off to a middle of the order outfielder bat adds a lot more depth and danger to this formidable team..
Here's hoping Luplow gets it going or Johnson can break out... But even if that happens, I think we should expect a new regular outfielder in the next 10 days. Maybe McKenzie is being showcased, maybe being evaluated to see how expendable Clevinger/Plesac actually are...
We are playing well, but upgrading the outfield is a must I believe.
Here's hoping Luplow gets it going or Johnson can break out... But even if that happens, I think we should expect a new regular outfielder in the next 10 days. Maybe McKenzie is being showcased, maybe being evaluated to see how expendable Clevinger/Plesac actually are...
We are playing well, but upgrading the outfield is a must I believe.
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It is, but I find myself being even more interested when Civale pitches. Civale is pitching so well at the moment that he's not afraid of contact. In fact, it appears that he encourages it which keeps his pitch count down much in the same way Kluber learned to do so. Civale's just developed that skill quicker IMO.
How blessed is this team with SP? It's incredible. I look for McKenzie to impress us also and here's why. His stuff is pretty decent, but what is going to allow him to be successful is his ability to put the ball where Bebo asks him to. My advice to Tristen is trust your stuff and heed to your catcher's requests.
While I'm excited to see McKenzie this weekend, I'm equally excited to see Moss eventually. Both seem to be prototypical of what this organization values when it comes to SP.