Plenty of base runners, not enough two out hits. Had they come through with one or two, what a different outcome this game would have had! How many times did the Indians have the bases loaded and fail to get anyone home?
So, my conclusion? These are two great teams. Detroit has five All Stars, with pitcher Jeremy Bonderman awaiting the results of the "Final Vote". Cleveland has three, Victor Martinez, C.C. Sabathia, and (my favorite) Grady Sizemore.
On the ESPN broadcast of Sunday night's 1-0 Tiger win over Minnesota, John Miller stated that the Tiger players were upset that Sizemore was chosen over Curtis Granderson. Sizemore was chosen by the MLB players. Should the right to vote for the best players be taken away from the players? Their own manager, Jim Leyland did not pick Granderson. What are they saying? The comment was made that the Tiger players felt Granderson had better stats. Let's compare.
http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable_player_stats.jsp?c_id=mlb§ion1=1&statSet1=1&sortByStat=SB&statType=1&timeFrame=1&timeSubFrame=2007&baseballScope=mlb&prevPage1=1&readBoxes=true&teamPosCode=All&box6=XXXX429713cleO&box46=XXXX434158detO&compare.x=24&compare.y=7
At this MLB stats site, I see Sizemore leads in the important statistics including runs, HRs, RBI, and stolen bases. And although Grady has more strikeouts, he has twice as many walks. He even has fewer fielding errors in more games.
I will not attend the game at Comerica Park today because I want to keep score and be close to Canton in case Sandy needs something. Sabathia vs. Verlander is the best pitching matchup of the season. I am confident that the Indians will win this get away game.
(And no, I did not hang out at the front door of the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham waiting for a glimpse of the Tribe. Maybe in August.)
Thursday, July 5, 2007
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