Dang... what happened (is happening) in the bottom of the third?

Rain delay (sort of) in the 5th. Sprinklers just came on  :-D

Dang... what happened (is happening) in the bottom of the third?

 

Frustrations are boiling over for the Tigers, Feeling that Buck Farmer has been getting squeezed, catcher James McCann and then manager Brad Ausmus were ejected by home-plate ump Quinn Wolcott. Backup catcher John Hicks then "missed" a pitch that hit Wolcott in the shoulder. Yandy Diaz then just missed the knockout punch, lining out to left field with the bases loaded and two outs.

 

This?

WHOOHOOO!!!!

29k for a noon game.

Great walk-up crowd! The bleachers were still half-empty going into the second inning. And congrats on the Cleveland Indians having sole possession of the American League record for consecutive wins. Their winning streak, at 21, can now legally drink alcohol!!

I for one would like to see more day games. So many locals complain about coming back downtown and finding parking for a weeknight game. A day game you're already parked at work and it's only a matter of taking a half day.

I for one would like to see more day games. So many locals complain about coming back downtown and finding parking for a weeknight game. A day game you're already parked at work and it's only a matter of taking a half day.

 

Or just maybe they could take RTA.  Novel idea, eh?

I like to go to dinner/happy hour and then to the game.  No need to go home after work.

Not everyone lives your lifestyle. 

and not everyone can take half a day off to go to a ballgame.

The Red Line west out of Tower City had a huge postgame crowd. 

What a great time to be a Cleveland sports fan! (Especially for those of us who go back to  the many forgettable Indians teams before the great 90's run.)  Hats off to an historic accomplishment by the Indians and kudos to the team's supporters, especially the fans st the ballpark.  Great to see such a fantastic story putting the CLE in the national (and Internstional) media - and we've certainly been in that spotlight quite a bit in the last year and a half.  Whether this streak continues or not - Exciting to think that the best is hopefully yet to come for the Indians this post- season... Go Tribe!

yeah this run is great fun -- errrbody is coming up to me and talkin tribe in nyc these days lol.

 

i dont care too much about the old mlb consecutive win record, but i do hope they win tonight to get past the tie with the cubs. it would be just a bit of revenge for now!

As a CLE sports fan for several decades now, this is uncharted waters for me (and all of us)-- definitely in a fun way.  Our Cavs actually won a championship last year and they're still most pundits' pick to make the finals again (which would be 4 straight years).  And now this Indians team that went 11 innings into Game 7 in what was one of the more memorable World Series' of all time ... and now this historic streak.  It just feels damn weird to have Cleveland as THE center of the sports world on so many levels... I'm lovin' it.  And with this stacked Indians ball club and with this particular manager, not only are we a strong bet to return to the World Series and possibly win the thing this time, we're likely to hang around the top for some years to come...

 

... and, oh yeah, even the Browns have some promise for the future... Again, weird!...

 

Even though the article abided by the rule that all positive articles must have at minimum several pot shots against Cleveland, this was overall a pleasant read:

 

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/as-indians-stack-wins-in-record-streak-a-new-label-emerges-americas-team/ar-AArTQUM?li=BBnb7Kz

 

As Indians stack wins in record streak, a new label emerges: America's Team

Tribe will pass Philly tonight in attendance.  Probably will pass Baltimore and Minny soon, I don't think they will catch Arizona...so I think they will finish 21st in majors. It's a strong jump and again the Dolans will take it. Another deep run this year and season tickets will be gobbled up big time.  I would expect another big jump to top 15 next year.  Remember, the capacity is much smaller than LA, NY, St. L, Boston, Colorado, etc, they will

Never eclipse them regardless of sellouts

Holy shit!!!!!!

I can't believe it...

That was the most playoff like regular season game I have ever seen. The Tribe now has THE LONGEST UNINTERRUPTED WINNING STREAK IN MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY!

 

Replay of the 10th inning walk off: https://streamable.com/902c3

Longest win streak in the history of baseball.  #rolltribe

Tribe will pass Philly tonight in attendance.  Probably will pass Baltimore and Minny soon, I don't think they will catch Arizona...so I think they will finish 21st in majors. It's a strong jump and again the Dolans will take it. Another deep run this year and season tickets will be gobbled up big time.  I would expect another big jump to top 15 next year.  Remember, the capacity is much smaller than LA, NY, St. L, Boston, Colorado, etc, they will

Never eclipse them regardless of sellouts

 

31k tonight.  It's picking up.  This weekend is sure to sell out in bigly-big-league fashion!

Longest win streak in the history of baseball.  #rolltribe

New York won 26 in a row.

Tribe will pass Philly tonight in attendance.  Probably will pass Baltimore and Minny soon, I don't think they will catch Arizona...so I think they will finish 21st in majors. It's a strong jump and again the Dolans will take it. Another deep run this year and season tickets will be gobbled up big time.  I would expect another big jump to top 15 next year.  Remember, the capacity is much smaller than LA, NY, St. L, Boston, Colorado, etc, they will

Never eclipse them regardless of sellouts

 

31k tonight.  It's picking up.  This weekend is sure to sell out in bigly-big-league fashion!

 

Boom.

 

Indians Announce Friday’s Game Vs The Royals Is Sold Out

 

http://www.neosportsinsiders.com/indians-announce-fridays-game-vs-royals-sold/

 

 

Longest win streak in the history of baseball.  #rolltribe

New York won 26 in a row.

That can be a somewhat contentious point as an asterisk has traditionally been added to the Giants 1916 streak because of a "tie" on September, 18 against Pittsburgh in what would have been their 13th straight win. The game ended 1-1 in the eight do to a rain delay and not being able to play at night. This game would technically be made up (by playing a whole new game) the next day in a double header.

 

So yes, technically the 1916 Giants have a 4 game longer unbeaten streak than the Tribe as of tonight. This unbeaten streak should be put in some context though. It was in the dead-ball era, during a 30 game home stand in a baseball world 5 years before the radio and 30 years before integration. That isn't  trying to nullify the accomplishments of that team 101 years ago, however the radical differences in the game should be acknowledged.

 

The 22nd straight victory of the Tribe is definitively the longest in the AL, the longest in the modern era and longer than the 1935 Cubs record. The win tonight may not have broken the 1916 Giants* record, but it is a once in a lifetime (or every 100 year) experience for not only for Cleveland, but the entire country. The Tribe is also finally getting the national media attention they deserve, endearing themselves to much of the country. Getting the next 5 to pass the Giants will be difficult though as they would have to come against two teams fighting for the Wild Card (KC and Anaheim) compared to the Toledo Mud Hens a couple of days ago.

 

TL;DR - Technically the 1916 Giants tie game was replayed in the middle of their 26 consecutive game win streak.

 

The Indians also clinched a playoff spot with the Angels loss tonight. 

^^^New York didn't lose 26 in a row. Theres a difference

I never understood why they include the teams with ties, even with an asterisk.  There's a difference between a "winning streak" and a "not losing streak".

 

Sorry, just read NorthShore's comment.  So if the game was replayed, did the tie actually count or was the game simply postponed?  How does that work when the game would have been official had it not been a tie?  Does this mean they played an extra game that year due to the tie?

That New York game doesn't show on their record as a tie. It was replayed from scratch as a new game, which the Giants won. The record is 26 wins in a row - no asterisks.

^Agreed.  The New York Giants "tie" game was not a 9 inning game (they only played 8 before rain / darkness halted the game) and they won the full game makeup (rule at the time) the next day.  They won a legitimate 26 games in a row.

^ I stand corrected.  I did not realize that the tie game was made up.  Indians just need to win 5 more then.

Eh..still gets an Asterisk...when you play 9+ innings of baseball and are tied and have to reschedule because they didnt have lights...you are one swing of the bat away from losing...then...to eliminate all that risk and start from scratch the next day?  That deserves an asterisk, sorry

^ It appears that they did not complete the 9 inning game.  And the official rules of the time stated that incomplete games had to be replayed from scratch and the game was replayed the next day.  MLB did not record tie games as official games.  The Giants did win those games during a 31 game home stand though but those were the rules of the time.

My only concern of poo-pooing the 1916 Giants achievements is that the Indians first WS win was only four years later in 1920 and it's quite possible we may have a recreation of that WS -- Dodgers-Indians -- this year. Where do we draw the line? I've always felt records should stand up to 1901 because that's when the AL and NL came together to form the "modern" league. Elias goes to far including those franchises from the 1800s.

I would consider 1901 to be the beginning of the "modern" era as well. 

I for one would like to see more day games. So many locals complain about coming back downtown and finding parking for a weeknight game. A day game you're already parked at work and it's only a matter of taking a half day.

 

Or just maybe they could take RTA.  Novel idea, eh?

I would have no problem with that if it didn't take an hour to get there on a bus instead of 15 min in a car.

***

That was one of the best 9th and 10th innings of baseball I've seen in a long time. 

An interesting note to this talk of the 1916 Giants tie game: although the tie game was started over from scratch and played as a brand new game, the players individual stats from the tie game were not nullified, but stood.

An interesting note to this talk of the 1916 Giants tie game: although the tie game was started over from scratch and played as a brand new game, the players individual stats from the tie game were not nullified, but stood.

 

Elias explained this on ESPN yesterday. MLB views the stats from the original unfinished game in the same vein as a pitcher getting a no-decision.

 

Regardless of what streak is real the 2017 Indians are wedged between two streaks from 1935 and 1916! That alone is history. This will never happen again in most people lifetimes for ANY MLB team, the "almighty" Red Sox and Yankees included.

Zack Meisel‏

Verified account @ZackMeisel  3h3 hours ago

 

Last night's Indians game drew the highest rating in SportsTime Ohio history (20.44 household rating, equivalent of 306,000 homes)

This game was heavily watched around the country ... at least by those who have the MLB Network in their cable packages.

Indians just tweeted this adaptation of a popular meme.....

 

Zack Meisel‏

Verified account @ZackMeisel  3h3 hours ago

 

Last night's Indians game drew the highest rating in SportsTime Ohio history (20.44 household rating, equivalent of 306,000 homes)

 

Heh.  Not surprised.  It was literally the first time I looked up to see if I had SportsTime Ohio in my cable package.  I didn't know what channel number it was, whether it was even part of the basic cable package, and in fact, TBH, I didn't even know a channel by that name existed.

Wait, the stats counted? How does that work if the game restarted? At least in a no-decision someone is eventually getting the win or loss, so it's a real game.

A very classy conclusion to the historic Indians streak as the game ended - everyone in the sellout crowd on their feet and giving an obviously well deserved extended standing ovation to the players.  Tito and the team all coming promptly out of the dugout and applauding the crowd right back. You could feel the shared sense of appreciation for what had been accomplished, how everyone knew that what they had witnessed was a once-in- a - lifetime thing and how fun it all was.  But whatever "disappointment" there was in finally losing was outweighed by the grateful celebration and the sense that there might well be more Cleveland history coming in  October.

Weird as it sounds, as thrilled as I was about the streak, I'm glad it's over.  It had to be added pressure and a distraction to the team esp with all the national media attention for every game.  Now the team can settle in and prepare for the playoff run commencing 2-weeks from now.  The Indians are theoretically in a considerably better position, talent-wise, depth-wise, heading into the postseason this year than they were last year... but as we know, baseball is a wildly unpredictable and streaky sport despite having superior talent, and bad trends can flare up just as suddenly as good trends or, in our case, long winning streaks (just ask the Dodgers).  As we know a batter who can hit a ball in play 30% of the time is an All Star -- but what happens when the other 70% kicks in for that guy, or even higher non-hit percentages overcome the other 8 hitters in a game?  And we know that even great pitchers like Kluber and Carrasco can have bad games...

 

But the quality of our guys and our manager tells me we've got as good a shot to win the World Series as any team heading into the playoffs, and there's not a super-elite, super hot team (other than us and maybe the Nats) heading into October ... but that could change.

 

One sour note -- it looks Chisenhall may have re-injured his calf diving during our 22nd straight win on Thursday.  If he can't go or go full tilt in the playoffs, it will hurt as Chisenhall has become one of our most reliable bats and is a good outfielder to boot.  Hopefully the depth Antonetti has built into this club will compensate.

^I'll add that a major, major plus for our guys is that Terry Francona is the undisputed king of managers when it comes to handling pitchers, and that's a huge trump, ... er, hold card when it comes to long runs in the postseason.

Central Division Champs!

well that did not last long, right back on the winning again.  :mrgreen:

 

i didn't care at all about the old giants streak, but i was glad they got past the tie with the cubs -- a bit of revenge.

Tribe will pass Philly tonight in attendance.  Probably will pass Baltimore and Minny soon, I don't think they will catch Arizona...so I think they will finish 21st in majors. It's a strong jump and again the Dolans will take it. Another deep run this year and season tickets will be gobbled up big time.  I would expect another big jump to top 15 next year.  Remember, the capacity is much smaller than LA, NY, St. L, Boston, Colorado, etc, they will

Never eclipse them regardless of sellouts

 

Cleveland did hop over Philadelphia and Baltimore this week in average home attendance numbers, 24th -> 22nd. 

 

http://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance

 

Cleveland Indians reach 2 million in tickets sold for first time since 2008

 

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Nothing says revival in baseball like reaching the 2 million mark in attendance.

 

The Indians announced Wednesday that they've sold 2 million tickets for the 2017 season for the first time since 2008. After this six-game West Coast trip, the AL Central champions return to Progressive Field for their final homestand of the regular season against Minnesota and the White Sox from Sept. 26 through Oct. 1.

 

The team said that attendance has increased on a per-game basis 30 percent over last year and 42 percent over 2015. The Indians drew 1,591,667 last year and 1,388,905 in 2015.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2017/09/cleveland_indians_reach_2_mill.html