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Indians.... A memorable collapse. Indians inblode? or Redsox explode?

TheThrillTheThrill Posts: 130
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Im not much for knocking teams or players.

In baseball, anything can and usually does happen.

Still.....

I cant remember a time when so much went wrong so fast.

Horrible pitching from 2 aces.

Horrible hitting. Even Lofton cooled off a little. Though his first series was totally off the charts. Some of the best I have ever seen. Timely hitting, doing it without power.

I think it is weird that as soon as I heard about the champaign tasting thing. Everything went downhill from there.

Up 3-1 killed them. Bizzzzzzaaaaaaarrrrrrrrreeeeeeeee!

Good season though. Sooooooooooo close!

I really thought after they manhandled one of the best lineups in history, the Yankees of course. They were destined for the Big One. Any team who can shut down that lineup over a series did something right.

To bad for the Indians fans, another tough one. Close, but not meant to be I guess.

Man I miss the 80's!!!

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  • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭
    After they lost game five major choke job set in.
  • TreetopTreetop Posts: 1,474 ✭
    Its Joel Skinners fault
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  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    bonehead play by skinner, but they did lost three games and their ace's pitches like giant douche bags. oh well. they becket game was a guaranteed loss, the schilling game was a tossup; and they blew it by not getting to him early. Then all the pressure is on the Tribe to beat the sox IN Fenway. smart money was on the sox after game 5. I dont feel bad that I made money betting agasint the tribe, it was the smart bet.





  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    It was a team effort getting that far and a team effort blowing it.

    Sure we can point fingers at Skinner, Hafner, etc.....but they did not play the final 3 games like a calm and relaxed team. They looked like they were playing to prevent their own elimination from game 5 on.
  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    They choked and Treetop nailed it.



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  • TomGshotputTomGshotput Posts: 1,358
    Even when they were up 3-1 had not pitched well

    Even though they were leading 3-1, they did so by winning once in extra innings and once against a knuckleball pitcher who couldn't keep his pitches low

    Even up 3-1 they still had to go out and outplay the best team in baseball for nine innings

    Losing to a top team is not choking
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  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭


    << <i>Im not much for knocking teams or players.

    In baseball, anything can and usually does happen.

    Still.....

    I cant remember a time when so much went wrong so fast.

    . >>



    I can, and unfortunately it happened to my team against the very same Red Sox a few years back image
    "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win."
    -- Yogi Berra

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  • TheThrillTheThrill Posts: 130
    Your right, who can ever forget that. I still shake my head and wonder.
    Man I miss the 80's!!!
  • stitzenstitzen Posts: 1,771


    << <i>
    I can, and unfortunately it happened to my team against the very same Red Sox a few years back image >>



    Except they were down 3-0.

    As far as the Indians go, they were doomed in that Sabathia was terrible in both games, sporting a nearly 11 ERA. Team ERA for Cleveland was nearly 7. Team batted barely over .250 and OBP of barely over .302. The entire team outside of Casey Blake essentially slumped at the same time.

  • GuruGuru Posts: 3,127
    Still beat the Yankee's!!!!
  • baseballjeffbaseballjeff Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Still beat the Yankee's!!!! >>



    That's right!

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