Don't Look Now, But.......................

[CenTexDave]

The Rangers have the best record in baseball. At 51-27 they have taken the lead from Chicago's Cubs who have been the darlings of ESPN all season.
The Cubs still lead MLB in outscoring the opposition by +163 but they have looked very ordinary the past couple of weeks. The Giants are quickly closing
the gap in the NL and are one game behind the Cubs in winning %.
Meanwhile the Indians are 10-0, on an 11 game win streak, and lead the AL in run differential by +88.
Getting interesting.

[mac]

The Rangers have the best record in baseball. At 51-27 they have taken the lead from Chicago's Cubs who have been the darlings of ESPN all season.
The Cubs still lead MLB in outscoring the opposition by +163 but they have looked very ordinary the past couple of weeks. The Giants are quickly closing
the gap in the NL and are one game behind the Cubs in winning %.
Meanwhile the Indians are 10-0, on an 11 game win streak, and lead the AL in run differential by +88.
Getting interesting.

yep....even the Astros are lookin' good. they 've got the Angels tonight away but will prob'ly win anyway.....the Rangers are lookin' real good. I'll bet it makes Dubya madder'n hell that he had to divest himself of that team's ownership in order to be President....mac

[CenTexDave]

Houston is playing very good. So is Baltimore. Too bad the Red Sux and Yankees are slowly dying. :)

[Rick]

If the season ended today, the Astros wouldn't be in the playoffs. But, the season doesn't end today and we're not even at the All Star break yet, so there's a lot of baseball left to play.

The Tribe now has a six game lead in the central division. Keeping fingers crossed for Believeland!

[CenTexDave]

GO TRIBE!!!!!!!!!

[CenTexDave]

Twelve in a row!!!!!!!!!! Think the win streak ends this weekend in Toronto though.
These division races are starting to turn into a joke. Five, six game leads before the All-Star game.
Only the wild card will be interesting soon.

[Rick]

It's funny how the schedule lined up. Swept Detroit, swept Atlanta, now playing Toronto.

Sounds like the Cavs playoff route. :))

[CenTexDave]

They're gonna be pretty tired after this weekend, if not now. Haven't had a day off in a couple of weeks due to
early season rain outs.
I hope Salazar doesn't pitch in the All-Star game. Needs a rest also.

[mac]

what'd you think about irving's 'no black girls allowed' milk party, Dave?.....mac

[CenTexDave]

Not at all familiar with it, Mac.

[Rick]

Thirteen in a row. New Tribe record.

[Rick]

This is funny. They brought Jobu in this year.


Mike Napoli, Jason Kipnis bring Jobu back to Cleveland Indians' clubhouse (http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2016/06/post_451.html#incart_river_index)

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Jobu is back in the Indians' locker room.

In the movie Major League, Indians fictional slugger Pedro Cerrano prayed to Jobu, his voodoo statue, so his bats could hit the curveball. It's unclear what real Indians Jason Kipnis and Mike Napoli do in front of their Jobu shrine, but one has been built in the empty locker between them in the far corner of the Tribe's clubhouse.

A sweater with a picture of Jobu and the inscription, "It is very bad to drink Jobu's rum. Very bad," hangs in the locker. The also contains two Jobu statues with small bottles of rum placed between them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85i5CpyBv-Q

[CenTexDave]

Loved those Major League movies.

[mac]

Not at all familiar with it, Mac.

fyi, Dave....mac http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2016/06/30/kyrieirvingrespondsnoblackgirlsallowedmilkpartyyac ht/

[CenTexDave]

Thanks, Mac. Looks like more b.s. Probably started by Whiny Curry's wife. :))

[mac]

Thanks, Mac. Looks like more b.s. Probably started by Whiny Curry's wife. :))

well, i have to admit that she sure is whiney......kind of wonder who in the hell wears the pants in that family......

[Rick]

And the streak is...bottom of the 13th tied at 1.

[Rick]

And the streak continues. Took them 19 innings to do it.

14 sets the club record. I was wrong earlier.

[CenTexDave]

But I think it ends today. They are one tired ball club. I don't even remember when their last off day was, plus
they brought in today's scheduled starter, Trevor Bauer, who pitched 5 innings. That will throw off the pitching
rotation big time.
Still, amazing - 14 in a row. I remember when Oakland won 20 in a row. Don't think that may ever be duplicated.

[Rick]

Hopefully, the bats will be able to give the pitchers a break today.

That game was on tv and when I got home, it was in the 6th inning and Toronto had just tied it.

Francona won that chess match for sure.

That "W" became more important since KC lost and they now have a seven games lead.

[CenTexDave]

They have tabbed Zack McAllister to start today. If he can give them 5-6 good innings
they might have a shot at 15.

[CenTexDave]

McAllister lasted all of one inning - 3 hits, 1HR.
The guy they have pitching now I never heard of. Must have called him up for this game.
He gives up a couple of hits, had two outs, then an error leads to an extra batter and - BAM - 3 run HR.
Think the streak ends today.

[CenTexDave]

The win streak is over. Pitching let them down today.
Start a new streak tomorrow.

[Rick]

Not so much that pitching let them down as it was the defense. And the call at the plate that was overturned.

A great streak. They will need the upcoming All Star break.

[CenTexDave]

But he was safe - I saw reviews of it.
Think it's been 2 weeks since their last day off. They are getting tired.

[Rick]

It was the block C on the cap instead of Chief Wahoo that did them in.

[CenTexDave]

In other news, Germany beat Italy on penalty kicks n the Euro Cup semis. Great game. :)

[CenTexDave]

The Euro Cup has been going on much longer than the Copa Americana.
Iceland plays France tomorrow. Iceland!!!!!!! They beat England in the quarter-finals. England's coach then resigned. lol
Wales gets Portugal and pretty boy Ronaldo in the other semis. Wales!!!! They beat Belgium. Who would have thunk it?? :))

[fchafey]

Watching Bartolo Colon tonight from a spot on the Jersey Shore. 43 years old and still going, win or lose a nice break this evening. Cleveland doing well is all over the NY sports news. Might as well be the Yankees and Phillies are horrible.

[Rick]

He hit his first home run back in May.

[CenTexDave]

I've watched Colon both pitch and hit - like viewing some slapstick comedy hour.
Hard to believe this fat slob is still playing. I remember when he started his career with the Indians. Then had
probably the premier fast ball.

[Rick]

He's been around a long time.

[CenTexDave]

The Tribe got blown out good yesterday. They are just plain tired - batting and pitching.
Kluber, since winning the Cy Young in 2014, has turned into either a great pitcher or a poor pitcher.
Yesterday he was poor.
They need a rest. This schedule is killing them. 12 game road trip then no day off and start a 7 game home stand.

[Night Owl]

The Tribe got blown out good yesterday. They are just plain tired - batting and pitching.
Kluber, since winning the Cy Young in 2014, has turned into either a great pitcher or a poor pitcher.
Yesterday he was poor.
They need a rest. This schedule is killing them. 12 game road trip then no day off and start a 7 game home stand.
Tired? They are playing a flippin' game.

[CenTexDave]

Being the astute judge of talent that you are, you wouldn't understand. :)

[Night Owl]

Being the astute judge of talent that you are, you wouldn't understand. :)
Oh I understand. I understand these pampered millionaires don't know how to play baseball. To them it is just a job. Pitchers have to have 4 or 5 days rest between starts. It's unbelievable. Don't I wish I could have gotten 4 days off between every day I worked.

[Rick]

What would you have done with your grouchy self if you didn't have someone to yell at for four days? :))

[CenTexDave]

Oh I understand. I understand these pampered millionaires don't know how to play baseball. To them it is just a job. Pitchers have to have 4 or 5 days rest between starts. It's unbelievable. Don't I wish I could have gotten 4 days off between every day I worked.

You did - you were an officer!!!!!!!!! :)