The Indians are a total fluke

[brendanjack]

Totally disagree with that. great pitching shuts down great hitting and thats what we are witnessing. Lackey gave up the lead last night instantly and it was lights out for the cubbies. If they get to lester early Bauer will be gone by 4th or 5th because they have the fire power to knock them cubs down. Its a team sport you dont seem to realize its not a tennis match .junk come on sorry you keep paying the juice and getting same results its called insanity

 

[razorbackpicks]

^^^^^. Lol. You are just butt hurt. If you can't see the agenda driven ironic post you just wrote in the first paragraph, well then you just should stop.

Indians faced the absolute best offensive teams all the way too the World Series only to cap it off with the Cubs, a great offensive team. Sure, call the Boston series a fluke, but when this pitching staff silenced not just Boston, not just Toronto, and now doing it to the Cubs, you believe that's proof of luck instead of props warranted? Yeeeahhhhh riiiighhhttt. At some point you got to say the Indians are the reason these very good offenses aren't hitting.

 

[bukis1]

I guess the bullpen has been a fluke all season as well. Quit before you say anything more stupid kid.

 

[Salsantorre]

entire playoff run was boston choking not hitting, toronto choking, not hitting; and now chicago.

If you watch baseball you know guys like bauer, tomlin, merritt, and the like have no business being part of a world series rotation; these are pitchers you hope your team has on the schedule all year long. Kluber has been a horse, his own fan base was saying was an average pitcher up to july his era was in the 4's. Cleveland had no business doing this and you all know it.

They have not been forced to press or have been put in a pressure spot by the opponent once this entire postseason. Have never trailed in a series. Have only trailed in what, two games? Hit .160 in the alcs.

They will win the world series and may be remembered as the most gimmick, fluke team to ever do so. Final point - been watching the game for over 30 years and have seen some talented teams win the title, some all time great teams in that span; but no one has ever ran through the playoffs 10-2 with so little resistance like a hot knife through butter. This is because of the lack of resistance their opponents have given them, has nothing to do with how good cleveland is.

Of their 10 wins 8 or 9 have followed the same pattern - junk run, junk run, maybe a homer and then just sit on the lead. Luckbox shit from start to finish. The better team is not leading this series which is a shame for the sport.

lol

 

[Salsantorre]

Seriously, your reasoning is so stupid you come off as an ignorant fool. You know nothing.

 

[Buckeyefan80]

Damn, Cleveland must be one lucky team (lol at any Cleveland team being lucky) to have not 1, not 2, but 3 offensive juggernauts just up and "choke" at just the right time.

Guys, it has nothing at all to do with the pitching in baseball, a team only loses a game because they choked. Never bet again on the pitcher starting or the bullpen players a team has, put your wager on the team that's not going to "choke" that day.

 

[Salsantorre]

It was flukey they won 94 regular season games with this roster and without Brantley all season. How did they do that? They really suck and I think major league baseball should step in, should Cleveland win, and put a big fat asterisk on this season.

 

[Baronman]

Kid dont worry i bet on cubs also.i bet $180-100 on series.im staying away from todays game.then if cubs win .betting next game cleveland at home.you do have best teams in baseball in this series .go cubbbbbbiesss

 

[Salsantorre]

Kid dont worry i bet on cubs also.i bet $180-100 on series.im staying away from todays game.then if cubs win .betting next game cleveland at home.you do have best teams in baseball in this series .go cubbbbbbiesss

Nothing wrong with betting the Cubs. I thought they would win the series also. They still might. It's not over. But calling Cleveland's post season run a fluke is out there and indicative of faulty reasoning.

 

[SherwoodBlount]

Seriously, your reasoning is so stupid you come off as an ignorant fool. You know nothing.

You keep hitting the nail on the head, but we gotta leave da Kidd alone til it's over...he may have Cubs it's still possible

 

[Buckeyefan80]

That's all true SB but the argument is him calling the Indians a fluke. Second best record in the AL and all.

 

[SherwoodBlount]

That's all true SB but the argument is him calling the Indians a fluke. Second best record in the AL and all.

Very true

 

[tmader7]

Nothing wrong with betting the Cubs. I thought they would win the series also. They still might. It's not over. But calling Cleveland's post season run a fluke is out there and indicative of faulty reasoning.

Fluke my ass! This dumbass (kid) obviously hasn't played the bases all season. THE ONLY thing I'm wondering is how this would have played out with a healthy Carrasco and Salazar. I'm not counting the Cubbies out by any stretch of the imagination, and my hat goes off to Francona who has done an amazing job w/o those two pitchers, but to call Cleveland a "fluke" is sheer dumbassery (think I just invented a word, lol).

~T~

 

[kid31]

Sal you yourself were betting the house against your own team when they played Boston. Don't make me dig up the posts. You know they're flukes to get past the heavyweights they have. I'm not saying they're not a solid team.

 

[dtmad]

They are sure fluking the Cubs.

 

[MuffJunkie]

If you think the indians suck or a fluke team ur a fuckin idiot

 

[1osubucks]

yup the Indians stink...lol ! just think if they were healthy missing # 2 and #3 starters from the rotation and not to mention Brantley, Almonte, and Byrd gone from lineup.. what they have done can only be done with a good team and a great manager.

 

[baseballdave]

Entire playoff run was Boston Choking not hitting, Toronto choking, not hitting; and now Chicago.

If you watch baseball you know guys like Bauer, TOMLIN, Merritt, and the like have no business being part of a World Series rotation; these are pitchers you hope your team has on the schedule all year long. Kluber has been a horse, his own fan base was saying was an average pitcher up to July his ERA was in the 4's. Cleveland had no business doing this and you all know it.

They have not been forced to press or have been put in a pressure spot by the opponent once this entire postseason. Have never trailed in a series. Have only trailed in what, two games? Hit .160 in the ALCS.

They will win the World Series and may be remembered as the most gimmick, fluke team to ever do so. Final point - Been watching the game for over 30 years and have seen some talented teams win the title, some all time great teams in that span; but no one has ever ran through the playoffs 10-2 with so little resistance like a hot knife through butter. This is because of the lack of resistance their opponents have given them, has nothing to do with how good cleveland is.

Of their 10 wins 8 or 9 have followed the same pattern - junk run, junk run, maybe a homer and then just sit on the lead. Luckbox shit from start to finish. The better team is not leading this series which is a shame for the sport.

I also have been watching and coaching baseball for over 30 years and this thread started by you is the dumbest I've seen by ANYONE claiming to know baseball.
Francona is one of the best managers in the game. Last time I looked, stealing bases, bunting, making defensive changes. catching ground balls, pitchers throwing strikes where they are suppose to go, hitting bad pitches thrown by opposing pitchers, etc., is not a fluke - it is what good teams are suppose to do.

I am so very confused by what part of playing the game the right way is a fluke.

 

[Salsantorre]

Sal you yourself were betting the house against your own team when they played Boston. Don't make me dig up the posts. You know they're flukes to get past the heavyweights they have. I'm not saying they're not a solid team.

Yes,I was wrong.But,I can admit when I'm wrong.And tha twas one game,bytheway(Bostonseries).

 

[kid31]

I will just say they weren't a total fluke. Gutty team that left it all on the field. One of the guttiest I've ever seen. They were not that talented, in my opinion; just a great manager and very gimmicky. The better team won this series and Maddon did everything he could to fuck his team and hamstring them. I take back what I said, not a total fluke.

But very lucky to even be in the world series in my opinion.