B & G's #162 10/4/09...The Wedge Era Is Officially Over

B & G's #162 10/4/09 Cleveland Indians (65-96) Vs Boston Red Sox (94-67) At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts Sunday, October 4Th, 2009 Tomo Ohka (1-4, 5.45) Vs Clay Buchholz (7-4, 3.74) Final Score: Boston 12, Cleveland 7 W- Michael Bowden (1-1) L- Tomo Ohka (1-5) Baseballs: **J.D. Drew- Drew set the tone with 2 Home Runs, giving him 24 on the season, he drove in 2 runs, giving him 68 RBIs and after his 2-3 afternoon, he finishes the year at .273. **Jed Lowrie- Jed hit a grand slam Home Run, his 2Nd of the season, with the 4 runs, he now has 11 RBIs after a 1-3 afternoon. Jed hit .147 this season. **Dustin Pedroia- Dustin went 1-3, he hit his 15Th Home Run of the season, drove in 2 runs, leaving him with 72 RBIs and a .296 average. **Alex Gonzales- Alex went 1-4, he hit his 8Th Home Run of the season, drove in his 41st RBI and he hit .238 this year. **George Kottares- George went 2-2 at the plate, he hit .237 this year. **Joey Gathrght- Joey went 1-2 and scored 2 runs, he hit .267. **Michael Bowden- Michael threw 2 2/3 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he didn't walk anyone, struck out 2. Michael won his 1st game and has a 9.56 ERA in 2009. **Red Sox bullpen- After the start by Buchholz, the Red Sox bullpen quieted the Indians offense and threw 6 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), walked 1, struck out 6. Ramon Ramirez (1 scoreless inning) has a 2.84 ERA. Bowden won the game after throwing 2 2/3 innings and has a 9.56 ERA. Daniel Bard threw a scoreless inning and finished up with a 3.65 ERA. Fernando Cabrera threw 1/3 of an inning, he finished up a 8.44 ERA, and Jonathan Papelbon finished the game with a scoreless inning and finished up with a 1.85 ERA. **Trevor Crowe- Trevor finished the day 2-5, he hit a double and is hitting .235. **Luis Valbuena- Luis was inserted in the lea doff spot, and he responded by hitting a Home Run, his 10Th of the season, he drove in his 31st RBI and is hitting .250. **Michael Brantley- Came in late in the game and he went 1-1 and drove in his 11Th RBI of the year and is hitting .313. **Jess Todd- Threw a scoreless 8Th inning, he walked 1, struck out 1 and finished the season with a 7.66 ERA. Goofballs: **Tomo Ohka- Wow, his offense gave him a nice lead, but once again he coughed it right back up rather shortly. He threw 5 innings, giving up 7 runs (7 earned), he walked 2, struck out 4 and gave up 3 Home Runs. He finished up with a 5.96 ERA and lost his 5Th game. **Rafael Perez- This was a wasted season for Perez, he lasted 2/3 of an inning, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 1, struck out 1 and now has a 7.31 ERA. **Wyatt Toregas & Chris Gimenez- They both struck out 3 times. **Clay Buchholz- Clay threw 3 innings, giving up 6 runs (6 earned), he walked 2, struck out 6 and finished the year with an ERA of 4.21. Indians record after 162 games in 2009: 65-97 Indians record after 162 games in 2008: 81-81 Indians record in one run games in 2009: 19-20 Indians Quality Starts in 2009: 71 On Deck: Well, the Eric Wedge era ended with a big loud thump, just like this entire season. I believe Eric Wedge will manage some other day for another team, but for his sake he needs to figure out what went wrong this season so he doesn't continue to make the same mistakes. Needless to say I will be curious to see how he does somewhere else. I am going to give you my take on Wedge later this week, and I want to thank the readers for following this season with me. Please keep checking the site because I promise I will continue to post things during the off season, more so than last season. However, this team being at 65-97, I am relieved the season is over with. Let's hope this team finds a way to get better while the players develop and find ways on how to become successful Major League players.

B & G's #161 10/3/09....Another Night, Same Story in Boston

B & G's #161 10/3/09 Cleveland Indians (65-95) Vs Boston Red Sox (93-67) At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts Saturday October 3rd, 2009 Aaron Laffey (7-8, 3.91) Vs Josh Beckett (16-6, 3.78) Final Score: Boston 11, Cleveland 6 W- Josh Beckett (17-6) L- Aaron Laffey (7-9) Baseballs: **Victor Martinez- Victor went 1-3 at the plate, but the hit was big. He hit a grand slam Home Run, his 23rd Home Run of the season, 1st career grand slam. He drove in 4 runs, giving him 108 RBIs and Victor is now hitting .308. **Brian Anderson- This is ridiculous. This kid has shown nothing in his career as a hitter, yet he goes 3-3 with a walk against us. He hit his 4Th Home Run of the year, drove in 3 runs, giving him 18 RBIs and is hitting .243. **Dustin Pedroia- Dustin started the bottom of the 1st inning with a lead off Home Run, his 14Th Home Run of the season, he drove in his 70Th run and finished the night 1-2 with 3 walks and 2 runs scored. Dustin is now hitting .295. **Dusty Brown- Dusty went 1-2, he hit his 1st career Home Run, drove in his 1st career RBI and is hitting .333. **Casey Kotchman- Casey went 2-4 at the plate and is hitting .270. **Kevin Youkilis- Kevin went 1-4 with a walk, he is hitting .305. **Dustin Richardson- Threw a scoreless 9Th inning to end the game, he has a 0.00 ERA. **Shin-Soo Choo- Choo finished the night 2-4 with a walk, he hit his 20Th Home Run of the season, drove in 3 runs, giving him 86 RBIs and is hitting .300. He has now become the first Asian-born player to have 20 or more Home Runs and 20 or more steals. A very good season for Choo. **Asdrubal Cabrera- Asdrubal went 2-4 at the plate with a walk and is now hitting .308. **Michael Brantley- Michael went 2-5 and drove in his 10Th RBI of the season. Michael is hitting .306. **Luis Valbuena- Luis went 2-4 at the plate, he is hitting .251. **Mike Gosling- Did very well, throwing 4 innings, giving up 1 run (1 earned), he walked 2, struck out 1 and now has a 5.04 ERA. 1/2 Baseball, 1/2 Goofball: **Josh Beckett- He started off horrible, giving up 4 runs in the first 2 innings, but after his offense gave him some runs, he settled down and threw 3 shutout innings to finish the season. He threw 5 innings, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 3, struck out 5 and won his 17Th win with a 3.86 ERA. **Paul Byrd- Paul came in and faced his former team, he did okay, 3 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he didn't walk anyone and struck out 1. Byrd has a 5.82 ERA. Goofballs: **Aaron Laffey- He was just awful, he threw 2 innings, giving up 8 runs (8 earned), he walked 2, struck out 4 and finishes the season with 9 losses and a 4.44 ERA. **Jensen Lewis- Came in and gave up 2 more runs (2 earned) in 2 innings, he walked 2, struck out 1 and now has a 4.61 ERA. Indians record after 161 games in 2009: 65-96 Indians record after 161 games in 2008: 81-80 Indians record in one run games in 2009: 19-20 Indians Quality Starts in 2009: 71 On Deck: Wow, one more game to go, I really don't have much else to say other than I hate this situation, but what can you do? Game starts at 1:35 PM on Sunday afternoon, airing on STO and WKYC TV-3 and Indians On Deck at 1:00 PM. Tomo Ohka (1-4, 5.45) will take on Clay Buchholz (7-4, 3.74). The game will air on WMMS 100.7-FM let's go Tribe and take the final win.

B & G's #160 10/2/09...Sowers Finishies His 2009 Season A Little Sour

B & G's #160 10/2/09 Cleveland Indians (65-94) Vs Boston Red Sox (92-67) At Fenway Park in Cleveland, Ohio Friday October 2Nd, 2009 Jeremy Sowers (6-10, 5.09) Vs Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-6, 6.08) Final Score: Boston 6, Cleveland 2 W- Daisuke Matsuzaka (4-6) L- Jeremy Sowers (6-11) Baseballs: **Jacoby Ellsbury- He was a pest on the base paths, he finished the night 1-3 with 2 walks, he stole his 69Th base of the season and ran home after Kelly Shoppach's bad throw at 3rd base. He scored 2 runs and is hitting .301. **Daisuke Matsuzaka- I was screaming at my TV to wait a second more so you can make contact. He does that pose when he throws and everyone else in the AL this year has tattooed him, so naturally he controls us tonight. 6 innings, giving up 2 runs (2 earned), he walked 3, struck out 7 and now has a 5.76 ERA with his 4Th win. **Victor Martinez- Victor brought back memories on how he can hit the ball anywhere he wants and it somehow finds a way to get through. 2-4 evening, he drove in his 104Th run of the season and is now hitting .303. **Kevin Youkilis- Kevin went 1-3 with a walk, he hit a double and drove in 2 runs, giving him 94 RBIs and is hitting .305. **Jason Bay- Jason went 2-4 and drove in his 117Th RBI of the season. Bay is hitting .268. **Mike Lowell- Mike DH'd tonight and he went 1-3 with a walk and is hitting .290. **Alex Gonzales- Was hit by a pitch twice. **Billy Wagner- Came in, threw 2/3 of an innings, striking out both men he faced. He has a 1.72 ERA with his 6Th hold. **Ramon Ramirez- Ramon threw a scoreless inning, he earned his 12Th hold of the year, walked 1, struck out 1 in the process and now has a 2.88 ERA. **Daniel Bard- Daniel threw 1/3 of an inning of scoreless ball, he now has a 3.73 ERA. **Takashi Saito- Finished off the game throwing a scoreless 9Th inning and now has a 2.43 ERA. **Luis Valbuena- Luis went 3-4 and drove in his 30Th RBI of the season and is hitting .248. **Jamey Carroll- Jamey went 2-4 with a walk and he is hitting .276. **Travis Hafner- Hafner finished the night 1-3 with a walk and a double. He is hitting .272 on the year. **Jess Todd- Todd threw 2 scoreless innings, he has a 8.02 ERA. **Jose Veras- Jose threw 1/3 of an inning of scoreless ball, he now has a 5.19 ERA. **Kerry Wood- Threw a scoreless 8Th inning, he did walk 2, strike out 1 and now has a 4.25 ERA. Goofballs: **Jeremy Sowers- He just showed me he isn't a starter this year, he can come in next season as a reliever. And there is nothing wrong with that, because we know he can throw 4 scoreless innings, yet he can't throw 5 scoreless innings. We know he can get the hitters out in their 1st and 2Nd at bats, but not in their 3rd at bats. So put the players in the best possible position to help us win. Having said that, he threw just 3 innings, giving up 4 runs (4 earned), he walked 2, struck out 1 and raised his ERA to 5.25 with 11 losses. **Indians Defense- 3 errors cost them 2 unearned runs. Matt Laporta (4Th), Jhonny Peralta (19Th), and Kelly Shoppach (4Th) all contributed. **Indians Offense- Again, they can't hit off of Daisuke Matsuzaka, there are problems. 2 runs, 8 hits, 4 walks, and 10 more strikeouts, leaving 10 men on base. **Kevin Youkilis- Committed his 6Th error of the season. Indians record after 160 games in 2009: 65-95 Indians record after 160 games in 2008: 80-80 Indians record in one run games in 2009: 19-20 Indians Quality Starts in 2009: 71 On Deck: 13 straight losses on the road, I don't see how this team can win just 1 game the rest of the year, so this is very tough to watch for any Indians fan. Saturday night is another game, starts at 7:10 PM, airing on STO with Indians On deck at 6:30 PM. Aaron Laffey (7-8, 3.91) take his last start. He will be opposed by Josh Beckett (16-6, 3.78), so it won't be any easier. The game will air on WTAM 1100-AM, let's make Josh pay for that dominating Game 5 performance of the 2007 ALCS.