skeith

I am not rubbing it in on Dan. We Tribe fans know his pain and he has been very gracious in his comments about the Tribe.

I am late to read this thread, but want to say I am very sorry it has happened to you.

Another brilliant prediction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isn't that music coming from the Stadium not Fox? That's what I heard at the Jake the last time I went.

That Tribe victory was sweet and what a game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Patrick, I think you are expressing what I have been trying to get at, but you have said it better.

the Giants? the Dodgers? both teams with Big time losing records. The two top teams in the AL Central have better records than the D'backs and Rockies. So educate me. What I can't comprehend is why Goodspeak thinks its impressive when your prognostication takes place after 5/6th of the season is gone. Is it more impressive to predict in March that the Brewers will be competitive in September, or is that prediction more impressive in August? How about predicting the Super Bowl matchup in August vs January? :rolleyes: Maybe because one is a baseless guess and the other is a clear indiction. Who said it's impressive Dan....? Taking poetic license with the facts again? As to better records...the AL uses the DH. The NL bats the pitcher. AL generates more offense especially against NL teams, ergo the better records. Nuff said. End of comment. I have never understood this argument. That the AL generates more offense yes, but as for the Wins/Loss columns in the regular season, since NL teams mostly play other NL teams not sure how it affects wins/losses compared to the AL. While yes there is now interleague play during the regular season, but when that happens, doesn't the visiting team play by whatever the home team's league rule is on the DH - so then what would be the advantage to an AL team? The advantage comes three ways: #1 The AL will score more runs and thereby have an opportunity to beat more teams. #2 Since the NL pitcher bats for himself, the offense will suffer and more games are lost as a result. #3 The NL doesn't have a player whose only job is to hit and score runs....that makes him a hitting specialist: Advantage AL. It can also be argued that the NL is more competitive and therefore more games will be lost to stiffer competition. I get your points - however as I said before, since most of the regular season games are only AL vs. AL and NL vs. NL teams, I don't see how this has a big effect on your Win/Loss record for the regular season within your League. Interleague play when AL team is in NL park, AL can not use DH. THose few games where NL plays in AL park, then NL unaccustomed to DH may be at slight disadvantage.

the Giants? the Dodgers? both teams with Big time losing records. The two top teams in the AL Central have better records than the D'backs and Rockies. So educate me. What I can't comprehend is why Goodspeak thinks its impressive when your prognostication takes place after 5/6th of the season is gone. Is it more impressive to predict in March that the Brewers will be competitive in September, or is that prediction more impressive in August? How about predicting the Super Bowl matchup in August vs January? :rolleyes: Maybe because one is a baseless guess and the other is a clear indiction. Who said it's impressive Dan....? Taking poetic license with the facts again? As to better records...the AL uses the DH. The NL bats the pitcher. AL generates more offense especially against NL teams, ergo the better records. Nuff said. End of comment. I have never understood this argument. That the AL generates more offense yes, but as for the Wins/Loss columns in the regular season, since NL teams mostly play other NL teams not sure how it affects wins/losses compared to the AL. While yes there is now interleague play during the regular season, but when that happens, doesn't the visiting team play by whatever the home team's league rule is on the DH - so then what would be the advantage to an AL team?

Have to say I love the Burritos version of BeeGees "To Love Somebody" and Like a lot of Sweethearts including "Hickory Wind" - that's a great tune.

the Giants? the Dodgers? both teams with Big time losing records. The two top teams in the AL Central have better records than the D'backs and Rockies. So educate me.

thanks for the heads up - I will be getting this one.

Your baseball analysis has been shown to be lacking. Hope you are not in the forecasting business. Hm. I called the Rockies, D'backs and Red Sox. Gee, Skeith...3 out of 4 sounds like pretty good odds forcasting wise. Don't you think? I was reacting to your dis of Cleveland as well a your prediction of a Yankee win. You said that Cleveland was just happy to be there - Cleveland won its division - the Yankees did not. And at the end of the regular season, Cleveland tied for the best record in baseball with the Red Sox and goes without saying had a better record than either the Rockies or D'Backs - Cleveland with 2 potential Cy Young candidates - need I go on? So how you can say that Cleveland is just happy to be there is beyond me. OK. So I got one out of four wrong. Big deal. Sue me. Ok Look sorry, while I was a bit offended at your off-handed dismissal of the Tribe, I had initially meant for some of my comments to be a good natured ribbing of you. I see that they were not taken that way and things went downhill . I am sorry.

Dan Am I correct in that there are games Friday and Saturday, no game on Sunday. Game 3 is Monday night

Not for Cleveland fans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And were we watching the same series, except for the Game 1 massacre, the games have been close. Congrats on the win. If you don't mind, I will now jump on the Indians bandwagon. I realize some of the games were close, maybe it was just Tony Gwynn getting under my skin. Welcome aboard Catesta, as a former Clevelander, you are entitled.

Your baseball analysis has been shown to be lacking. Hope you are not in the forecasting business. Hm. I called the Rockies, D'backs and Red Sox. Gee, Skeith...3 out of 4 sounds like pretty good odds forcasting wise. Don't you think? I was reacting to your dis of Cleveland as well a your prediction of a Yankee win. You said that Cleveland was just happy to be there - Cleveland won its division - the Yankees did not. And at the end of the regular season, Cleveland tied for the best record in baseball with the Red Sox and goes without saying had a better record than either the Rockies or D'Backs - Cleveland with 2 potential Cy Young candidates - need I go on? So how you can say that Cleveland is just happy to be there is beyond me.

Not for Cleveland fans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And were we watching the same series, except for the Game 1 massacre, the games have been close.

Your baseball analysis has been shown to be lacking. Hope you are not in the forecasting business.

Thanks Dan and we look forward to coming to Boston. May the best team win.

I am so frickin' jealous man. wouldn't it have been great to have been at the Jake tonight and yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TRIBE BEATS THE YANKS IN GAME 2 - GOODSPEAK IS STRANGELY SILENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One thing to keep in mind is Pettitte isn't a normal lefty. Lifetime lefties hitters have hit for a higher average off him than righties by 10 points. Some of the brighter managers know this and sometimes don't use their normal platoons. Pettitte pitched a good game at Cleveland last August for what it's worth. That said, who knows how he'll come out today, as those Indians were mighty impressive yesterday. Kenny Lofton played like Rocky Colovtio. I was at the game Pettite pitched in Cleveland and as you say, it was a good game for Andy. On the other hand, of the three games in that series (which the Yankees swept), the Pettite game was the only game that the Indians could have won and I think they lost by only two runs. The other games in that series the Yanks won by much larger margins.

Patrick I could not agree more with your rather accurate game summary and thanks for your good wishes. As for my Tribe hat - before the game yesterday while walking through Manhattan where I work, I was passing a construction site and began to hear boos. Then some guys dropped their tools or whatever and came over to the sidewalk to boo me. But after I said something like "we'll see tonight" - eveyone laughed - so initially I got a bit concerned but it turned out to be good natured. On the other hand, after my wife heard about the Yonkers incident, she practically ripped my Indians cap off my head. But I had another one in my bag, which I am wearing in the office.

Goodspeak are you watching tonight's game? With my Indians beating the Yanks 11 to 3, you might wish to revise your statement.

Go Tribe!!!!!!!!!! I am walking around NYC with my Indians cap on, so if you never hear from me again, you will know what happened.

I have both of those Jarrett american quartet Impulse boxes and love 'em both.