Your Cliff Lee Post-Soul-Selling ERA Update: 12.60

by Freneau on Apr 6, 2009 4:38 PM EDT

Although, as Banny has taught us, he was pitching on the Moon today.

The weird thing is, as was the case all spring, Lee had decent control (or at least non-horrible control) walking just one and striking out five, and even though he was in Texas, there was only one HR involved. No, once again, the problem was in allowing hits...

Did something happen to Cleveland's D?

Bottom 2nd: Texas

- N. Cruz flied out to center

- H. Blalock singled to third

- M. Byrd doubled to deep left, H. Blalock to third

- C. Davis struck out swinging

- J. Saltalamacchia singled to right, M. Byrd and H. Blalock scored

- E. Andrus doubled to right, J. Saltalamacchia to third

- I. Kinsler singled to center, J. Saltalamacchia and E. Andrus scored

- M. Young walked, I. Kinsler to second

- J. Hamilton flied out to left

4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors

Cleveland 0, Texas 4

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That's what happens when you make a deal with the dark side

You still pitch well, but now, now you lose

realistically speaking

by slayor on Apr 6, 2009 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

the curse of casey blake

by wildthang on Apr 6, 2009 5:08 PM EDT reply actions

I like it

by Freneau on Apr 6, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe he becomes 2008 Banny this year.

That would be good for us.

by hunter s. royal on Apr 6, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

i like it

by Freneau on Apr 6, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Only is Banny in turn

becomes 2008 Cliff Lee.

Otherwise we’re still stuck with Ponson and HoRam (until they bring Hoch back up).

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by cmkeller on Apr 6, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I didn't want to get too optimistic.

Since he’s in Omaha.

by hunter s. royal on Apr 6, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions

he'll be the Cliff Lee 2008 of the 2009 PCL

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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 7, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Did anyone have Texas as a division sleeper?

That lineup is loaded top to bottom and in a weak-watered down division they could get midseason contributions by Holland or Feliz that could put them over the top.

I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.

by kcscoliny on Apr 6, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

Mariners are my sleeper

by Freneau on Apr 6, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

but texas, supposedly, is on the brink of awesomeness

by Freneau on Apr 6, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

isn't that the case every year?

We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
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by Royal Kingdom on Apr 6, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions

True, but...

people kept saying the same thing about the Arizona Cardinals year after year. They went from everyone’s perennial sleeper/breakout team to the team that never lives up to everyones’ sleeper-expectations to the Super Bowl.

You keep saying that kind of stuff long enough, and eventually you’ll be right.

"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae

by Sweep_the_Leg on Apr 6, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm big on the Texas bandwagon

my fantasy team lineup is like half Rangers, a mistake, no doubt

But still, I think they have a legit shot

realistically speaking

by slayor on Apr 6, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

i'd like to see Oakland win the division again

I really hate hate hate the Angels (who, of course, are deified by our leadership team)

by Freneau on Apr 6, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions

I have faith in the A's

I think they’ll win the division. The Angels do not impress me.

by Royal from Queens on Apr 6, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions

How can people hate the Angels?

The A’s are much easier to hate. They were a rival in the 70’s and 80’s while raping us of quite a few good players at the start of this decade. Sabermetrichomerism would be the only reason to like the A’s over the Angels.

I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.

by kcscoliny on Apr 6, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I see the Rangers, A's and Angels

In a three way tie with about 79 wins

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by RoyalsRetro on Apr 6, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

maybe

with Anaheim’s rotaiton hurt, there’s not clear leader.

But Feliz and Holland would really have to blow people away.

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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 7, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions

It looked like he was throwing batting practice

If he isn’t an above average SP in 2009, the Indians are in trouble, and the division gets a lot tighter.

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by Scott McKinney on Apr 6, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

He will be relegated to the "WTF, he won a Cy Young?" Hall of Fame

Along with Steve Stone, Willie Hernandez, Randy Jones and the immortal Mark Davis.

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by RoyalsRetro on Apr 6, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

how could I have ever thought this guy was dumb?

http://www.letsgotribe.com/2009/4/6/825021/game-one-oh-hamburgers

this picture changed my mind

by Freneau on Apr 6, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions

Got a mouth full of grit, clearly.

by hunter s. royal on Apr 7, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions

At first I thought it was his elbow

because the hits started happening immediately after his elbow got hit, so I thought he was lobbing easy pitches But then I remembered it was Cliff Lee pitching.

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by mazoboom on Apr 7, 2009 3:17 AM EDT reply actions