While I feel I know you guys well, I am afraid that my superstitions would be too odd to post. Like Hillbilly, though, I have done my part.

The positive part of losing today is that I wont be having any Kale tomorrow.

Good riddance .....Ptooy!

That one was the least offensive and irrational.

kenm wrote:Rusty sounds like a Trumper in that comment. I guess he still thinks the Central Park 5 really did it!

Maybe you missed it.... I spent several days on Trump's helicopter playing golf as his guest on several of his courses in Florida this past May. Big supporter.

Leave it to Ken M to bring up politics. What's next religion or race ?

Civ, sorry I offended you but I thought you only hung out in the Minors folder. Must have been someone else that posted that....

Just to be clear..... Ken M is a piece of crap just like Hoynsie !

I was at work for most of the game then driving to Nashville for the ending.
The sky didn't fall down here, there is still a game tomorrow, and I'm sure Ken will find a way to bitch about something that happened 10 years ago again tomorrow.

I did not wear my Party at Napoli's, Kipnis for President, nor Cleveland Vs. Everybody shirt, nor my Tribe hat that is well over due for a wash. I will be off work at Game Time tomorrow. I will have beer, which I have had at least one or two of for almost each game I've watched since....well April....of 1990ish. I will NOT eat a Carne Asada Quesadilla like I did today.

It's kinda tough going 7-0 in the playoffs especially against teams like Boston & Toronto.

I'm grateful that we are 3-1.

There's no time like the present to get these bats going. It's tough on the pitching staff having to hold Toronto to 2 or 3 runs every game. It's been magical for Cleveland to this point but sooner or later we will have to start putting more than 2 or 3 points on the board.

If there was a bright spot tonight, it's the fact that Miller and Allen got some rest.

I'm not really high on Merrrit going in game 5. Toronto handles lefties pretty well. Merritt in only his second major league start on this stage would be a fairy tale come true if we manage to win this one. One thing for certain, we will need more than 4 runs to win game 5.

Estrada vs Merritt is a mismatch if ever there was one.

Lou and Baron, I bet we have one more thing in common. We all have wives that think we're nUtS.

Hillbilly wrote:Lou and Baron, I bet we have one more thing in common. We all have wives that think we're nUtS.

Not just your wives! LOL

With all the kale that LouFla has been eating, is he now becoming our own "Iron Man"?

UD- Yes, but have a lot of rust also.

I like Merritt being given a shot. I would have been OK with him or Clevinger going yesterday but our lack of hitting made it moot. Problem with Merritt is he is a contact pitcher and Jays have a lot of RH bats. In any event this start could be life changing for Ryan.

My goal going in to Toronto was to come home up 3-2, needing to win one of two in Cleveland.

HB - it's all good. I think our points of view on the past offseason are pretty clear and not changing at this point.

So in order to not offend the Dead Horse Gods, I'll give it a rest.

By Bauers Dripping Bloody Finger I hereby declare that I have a strong feeling that my gut is telling me it is possible that we probably might could win and close out the series today.....maybe

Let's face it, anything could happen today. They know very little about Merritt. He could go out and pitch 5 or 6 great innings. Or he could go out and their righty heavy lineup could absolutely piss pound him.

All I know is the Tribe is the only team in MLB this year to not have lost 4 games straight. Let's see what happens. Worst case scenario we have a rested Tomlin and Kluber, who proved yesterday he can be effective on short rest, coming up at home last two games.

Let's just jump out in front one of these last few games and let that Frankenstein pen do its thing.