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[horseofcourse]

Through one half inning of the 2012 MLB season the INdian pitching staff is on pace to strike out 4,374 batters this year. (I may haave to hold onto this one half inning of dominance for a long time!! It may be all I have!)

[dalakhani]

is kipnis any good?

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

is kipnis any good?

I hope so. For a team that starts Jack Hannahan, Shelley Duncan, and Casey Kotchman, you hope someone might be good! He played very well in his callup last year then got hurt like the rest of the team unfortunately. They actually should have won yesterday. The demise of Chris Perez the last several months last year again reared it's ugly head, and his head is quite ugly. Kipnis won the hunger games too, oh wait, that was Katnis.

[horseofcourse]

I've been instructed to only come to this particular thread henceforth so I shall. It's April and the Indians are in first place....Hurraay!! 10 straight with the royals, Mariners and A's can do that for you. May will be here soon enough.

[horseofcourse]

The Johnny Damon era starts tonight! It's getting serious now, the calendar says May and the Tribe still sits on top.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

The Johnny Damon era starts tonight! It's getting serious now, the calendar says May and the Tribe still sits on top.

Johnny Damon is still in the league? What's he, 58 now?

[slotdirt]

Johnny Damon is decidedly not the reason why the Indians are in first place.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

is kipnis any good?

as of today he leads the team in home runs, triples, runs scored, rbi, and stolen bases. Well, it's still May but still in first place and so far so good for Mr Kipnis.

[horseofcourse]

America's Team 2 is once again proving it is April/May baseball at it's finest!! Could be two straight years as the Triple Crown front runner...first place on Derby/Preakness/ and Belmont Stakes days! It's fools gold, but at least a Cleveland team is relevent for a few months. The Cleveland Browns are never relevant.

Derek Lowe, ugliest shutout in major league history perhaps.

[horseofcourse]

There's gonna be hell fire coming after you tomorrow Verlander!! Party's over.

[slotdirt]

Only the Tigers can figure out a way to have a guy give up five walks, not have a blatant balk called, and still only score one run through six innings.

Oh, and don't forget the part where their superstar 3B was called out at a very close play at first. Just not the Tigers year, this 2012.

[slotdirt]

And nobody manages like it's 1987 like Jim Leyland. he can retire anytime now, please.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Only the Tigers can figure out a way to have a guy give up five walks, not have a blatant balk called, and still only score one run through six innings.

Oh, and don't forget the part where their superstar 3B was called out at a very close play at first. Just not the Tigers year, this 2012.

You do realize that on this date last year the Tribe was 7 ahead of the Tigers and 3-0 against the Tigers at home!! The non balk call was hilarious (perhaps the most recognizable balk I've ever seen!)...I'll take any break we can get!!

Verlander is just insanely good. his 116th pitch clocked at 102 mph. Indians are 10-2 in one run games and that pace is impossible to continue. It's been a real fun first two months, but just like last year...it's still real early.