Cleveland Sports Forum

seagull wrote:In it late. Wheels came off. U pitched better until late.

Not bad baseball the last 3 games.

That's good to hear.

It's just all those games from June since we were 30-25 that the front office really piss&s me off.


If "our guys above" could have dug into the guys they had drafted for help, or traded for something else for help......and we had JUST PLAYED .500 BASEBALL, we'd still be in the post season hunt.


It only took us 86 wins to get to extra innings in the 7th game of the 1997 World Series.

If anyone here happens to see Mark Shapiro or Chris Antonetti for coffee tomorrow, I'd bet the house they cannot off the cuff answer how many games that Cleveland Indians 1997 team won in the regular season.

And Shapiro was there.

Antonneti was either in Montreal, or Montreal bound.

Shapiro and Antonneti.

Winners.

I have always rooted for LaPorta hoping he would finally see the light.

But in the recent AB's I have seen his bat speed on swing and misses is slow.

Needs a new head screwed on in my opinion.

Why would you think that something a drunk 56 year old could remember that people that actually participated would not ?

I guess you call that arrogance or stupidity.

On the other hand, last night notwithstanding, Cord Phelps looks like a hitter and I cannot figure out how we could use him...can he play 3d or SS?

rusty2 wrote:Why would you think that something a drunk 56 year old could remember that people that actually participated would not ?

I guess you call that arrogance or stupidity.

Just the other day I shared an article on The Browns Board that was written by Marla Ridenour of The Akron Beacon Journal. She noted that Cleveland Browns President Mike Holmgren and Browns GM Tom Heckert were unaware they had assembled a 53 man roster that contained 15 rookies, an unusually high amount. She noted that it took for the press to point it out, and Holmgren said "I wasn't keeping track of that."

It's entirely plausible given their track records that Shapiro and Antonetti do not remember or learn from their past experiences and actions.

Only in your make believe world of Ivy League school envy.

Lou, you would have to think that Phelps would have looked better in left field then many that have been run out there. I do not understand why he is not given a chance.

It's all about what you do when you are given an opportunity. Last year Phelps was given an opportunity and hit 155 with 4 extra base hits in 80 plate appearances. That's why he spent this entire year at AAA.

September callup...another opportunity... 0-3 in his first game.

Not a big deal but the window is closing ...fast.

Seagull- I know, I know but Phelps looks like a hitter and swings like one unlike many we have who swing so poorly. Phelps swings more like Chisenhall and Kipnis.

La Porta lately swings like my Grandfathers barn door.

They tried Phelps as a UT in 2011 and were not happy with his performance. Now he's 2B only. Maybe he's a tradeable asset, not many of those.

I can't believe any team would covet Mark Shapiro. He's a loser.

Of course if the Yankees would give him a 2 million dollar salary level......................................

Hope those storm clouds are heading our way in northern Illinois.

4-0, Twins, end of 3rd. They walked Mauer to load the bases, then Gomez gave up a double to Willingham and Morneau hit a sac fly