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He's a good dude, but he's tough. He'll bounce back from this. My cousin played on our team too and texted him. I don't know what to tell him honestly,

Depends on how well you know him I guess and your relationship. If it were me and one of my close friends, I'd say "Hopefully you don't have to pitch there anymore, yikes" ... if I didn't know him THAT well, I'd say "Loved seeing you out there. Keep workin bro"

I could also remind him that his paychecks are bigger than mine lol

haha good idea

Seems like we have a shot at the Play-offs ; But we are not going very far and I think we need to except that .. We need to look to next year and the year after as our shoot .. The Team needs several pieces in the Bullpen and we loose an at bat in the Catcher position .. We really loose another when Uribe plays third too .. We are very, very close to the Brass ring .. I don't want us making " One year decisions with players " this season .. No one year rentals at the cost of long term young talent ..

j/c

Frazier and Zimmer have been promoted to AAA Columbus.

We need a bat. Go get Lucroy!

Last two games for me this season end up being this week. Going Tuesday, Wednesday, and then back to Alaska a week from tonight.

I'd look at it this way: who gives the tribe a better chance to win a playoff series, Chapman or Lucroy?

That's the point , isn't it ? ... We need both !

I don't know if they'd wanna drain the young talent pool that much. IMO Cleveland will get one major deadline deal

Cubs getting Chapman. I also read the Cubs have a 4yr/$60M deal on the table for Chapman to sign an extension as well, assuming this does all go through.

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Maybe CLE can get Miller from NYY

Baltimore has probably the worst pitching staff of any team still in contention.. so to go in there and post a total of 6 runs in 3 games is disappointing. If we would have lost a couple 9-7 I would feel a little better.

when are we playing the Tigers again? We need them.

No kidding. We need to stop giving up multiple runs in the first, it's killing us. Need to get the bats going too.

well ... come on now boys

6-6 bottom of the 9th

Lindor!

What a comeback! Just the spark this team needed right now to kick off the hoemstand.

Absolutely clutch hit by Naquin and an outstanding bunt by Giminez.

Great game for Rocket to attend. Taking my kids up tomorrow.

Last checked, DET took a 9-8 lead against Boston.

the bunt by Davis to thwart the wheel play was fantastic as well. What a 9th inning!

Indeed, very savvy play on his part.

Phenomenal. Arguably the best game I've went to this season. Going tomorrow afternoon, Swish's joining me, and I got a bonus game for Friday! Glad to know people who know I love baseball.

They needed this win. Tyler Naquin also deservers ROTY at this current clip.

With the Tigers on a little streak, and having closed the gap to 5.5 games, we needed to get back on the winning track.

Now we just need to "Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin' .....

I was probably the 1st person who said that Naquin could be a difference maker on this team. (I'll take my credit now)

I still think that the Tribe makes a big deal before the deadline passes. I sincerely hope that Naquin is not involved. (and I don't think that the Tribe brain trust would be that dumb)

big win tribe

and I couldn't believe that bunt haha ... that was clutch/fortunate/needed

Anyone that didn't see the bottom of the 9th, here it is:
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/11493214/v976091783/must-c-comeback-indians-come-from-behind-in-the-9th

Or just watch it again! I've watched several times!

Posted this for 2 reasons.

1, to give us an idea what we the asking price for some of these receivers is going to be.
2, the last paragraph has a few relievers that might be available that we haven't talked about yet.



How much are the Nationals willing to give up for an elite reliever like Andrew Miller?

By Chelsea Janes July 27 at 6:00 AM

Yankees left-hander Andrew Miller will probably cost too much for the Nationals. (Eric Christian Smith/Associated Press)

CLEVELAND — Dusty Baker said he was “lost for words” after Tuesday night’s 7-6 loss to the Indians, which is as telling a statement as can be made. The Nationals manager rarely runs out of things to say.

But games led, then lost, in the bottom of the ninth sting more somehow. Better to have led and lost than to never have led at all? Maybe, on some level. But losses like these somehow always seem to turn into pivot points and have redirected the Nationals the wrong way at this time of year.

Tuesday night’s game was Jonathan Papelbon’s third blown save in 22 chances, which is not a horrible ratio by any means, but is not a comforting one either. Their bullpen has ranked atop the league in ERA and other categories for most of the season. It has been good, but recent October history suggests the playoffs require great.

The Nationals still have time to trade for bullpen help. The trade deadline is Monday, and they have already taken to the chase. They pursued Aroldis Chapman, but the Chicago Cubs outbid them. The Cubs paid with their top prospect, a big leaguer, and two less-heralded youngsters to pry the hard-throwing left-hander away for two months of service. The Nationals, who are not willing to part with any of their top four prospects right now, would not offer so much.

But the Yankees are said to be taking offers on another hard-throwing left-hander, Andrew Miller, who has two years of team control left. If the price on Chapman was high, the price on Miller will be even higher. Even though he is not a rental like Chapman, the Nationals do not seem likely to pay it.

“If they want [what the Cubs paid] for Chapman,” said a person with direct knowledge of the Nationals’ thinking, “I would imagine Miller is out of [the Nationals’] price range.”

If the Yankees wanted one of those top prospects — Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, Victor Robles or Trea Turner — for Chapman, any deal for Miller would almost certainly have to include one of them and more. Joe Ross, not included on the prospect lists because he has logged too much big league time, is another young player Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo has said he would prefer to keep. Given the asking price for Chapman, and the fact that the Yankees found a team willing to meet it, the Nationals seem unlikely to get Miller for the lesser prospect price they are willing to pay.

Such was the sentiment before Tuesday night’s loss. One game, one series, one week changes things at this time of year. Perhaps Papelbon’s second loss in as many games will leave the Nationals rethinking what they can and can’t give. Perhaps, because of course it is just one game in the end, they will stick to their original ideas of how much is too much.

Miller is not the only proven reliever available. Royals closer Wade Davis may be on the market, though his price is likely to be as high. White Sox closer David Robertson might also be pried away from the now-listening White Sox, though no one from the Nationals has confirmed interest there. Brewers relievers Will Smith and Jared Jeffress are less-heralded options. If the Nationals hold firm in their desire to keep their top homegrown talent, an elite closer may not be within reach. The question, then, is whether or not this week has convinced them they cannot live without one.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nati...-andrew-miller/

Great link, thanks CD!

Yup. Real nice. A blast to watch. Definitely gonna be a season highlight.

Thanks CD!

Good stuff!!

good find columbus

That was a joy to watch!

Who'd have thought?

Two bunts, a walk, Tyler Naquin and a "seeing eye" single.

Naquin just continues to amaze.

The pitch he hit for the double was nasty. It looked like he had to reach for it. It's amazing he hit it in the gap.

Like a grizzled all-star veteran.

Swish left at the top of the ninth, and now we're trying to mount a comeback at the bottom of the inning. Please give him crap if we mount this comeback.

Just kidding, I'm messing with him.

I hope they pull this off.

Naquin knocks in the 1st run of the game for the Indians. 2 men on, 1 out ..... let's go Tribe!

As I said before I would bat Kip / Lindor /Naquin / Nap , for a while ..

Well ... the win streak ends at 1.

Time to start a real streak with 7 at home against the A's and the Twins, then 5 on the road, followed by 11 more at home. The Indians need to get their fundamentals tightened up again, as they have had some really sloppy games of late. If they do, then they have a really good shot at rebuilding their lead in the Central. If they do not, then they could see their lead slip away.

That was a hot game to be at today. Little to no breeze. Maybe it's just my perception, but I swear they seem to never, if rarely, win these Wednesday noon baseball games.

Time to get rolling again. Detroit keeps inching closer and closer.

We took seats way up in the 500s, the shade fell over us, and always a nice breeze.

gotta bounce back here