Sheldon Ocker

But if it it it. That's our number four. Dennis and Callahan our friend who haven't spoken to floor quite some time from the Akron beacon journal show that poker joins us on the bullish on good morning how -- little piece of advise coming your right bring your golf umbrella and your your Mark in your -- will collect and nor'easter -- in a -- locks it up. Pay you make the point Baxter close to human years next you make the point outing it's about the one that the Sox will be tougher for the Indians the Yankees certainly were -- and I must tell you -- the word number of people around here who were a scared of the Yankees. And wishing for the unions to demand -- could not make the same case that the Indians will be tougher for the Red Sox and the Yankees would have been.

Well I've -- he's the weakest aim the four America -- if I didn't understand later in the betting favorites the only Eric it. It was the you know it's it's an injured the name you know right -- and maybe that was that I mean -- a great -- but you know that's -- the that would and in the post season -- their pitching is is really and me -- two starters and and a couple of the open net.

Well the indians' pitching is anything but then with two great starters middle relief that may be a shaky closer but I am wondering Shelden do you have the sense that the Indians are. Are ready for time up primetime players at this point.

Yeah I think I don't think the inexperience. Thing is -- is going to be too much effect I think you know a lot of intensity is that. In the way Eric wedge you know of these guys in the way he. -- in the their heads if you think when -- an award Wednesday and and they've body and that's going back you know 34 years five years. And and while there are the most overdue kaposi's and they it must these guys have been around for a well except. I can be here and you Cabrera in I haven't seen it's a little bit of that you know in the last series he would Iraq -- for a has but he threw it. And you know you'd never know for shared -- You know big is big games in psychologist -- everybody has a pressure breaking point. In the -- some guys to be -- very dollar ago of course. In for other people it's maybe the World Series and he World Cup so it.

That was my my question to you -- it was going to be. Do these guys look like clutch players as a whole as a group and I guess specifically -- sabathia and kimono they look like they're ready for the bright lights of the Elsie yes.

Yeah out -- because especially those guys they very up and pitch against the other other teams best pitchers. And a lot of this in those situations they're at their best and so the rest -- is that. This is not a great hitting in -- there's like four good hitters in this game in the desert innocent as tickets and not like most players. But against the best pitchers -- A they're the most discipline today look pretty good pitch efficient. -- pitches of the at that age where it and -- they've had a good jab against against the best pitchers it seems like a overcome any things -- effect as for pressure.

Shelden if you look at how the Indians are going to succeeded pretty obvious the GM get have to get the pitching from sabathia and Carmona and you want hafner Sizemore to get. Where would it goal or where could it go wrong with the Indians what would be the the area that you'd be worried about.

Well I mean obviously if if that's American Fausto Carmona you know it's six. Then they're in trouble that they're they're bullpen is good because in the short series if Jeter is yup that they have like trading half relief pitchers -- see it in whereas in Betancourt. In this -- lewis' rookies there -- music group he's pretty that they don't have seven Mabel and I think closed. In you know honest your rip your guys you've been relying handles he would keep doing it does matter because -- and nobody. You know it's August. -- though. Maybe maybe it's probably so. You know covers two for both days becomes two to the players performing at their best and then if they don't do that that's been loses.

How about the drop off obviously we know about. A sabathia Carmona when you go to Westbrook -- game through three and and and -- game four do you go back sabathia. And how -- a bigger question does that -- raised in the middle of the series.

Well I haven't that factor which that this ship that they what they could do they wanted to do. If Sebastian assailant -- pitches in the first game it is compact. In the four game street address in in his seventh game for -- Now I don't anticipate there.

And I won't happen now -- I -- this lineup filled in on 90 pitches will be three innings against islam.

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As a bridge for every game there's surely did it's one of the worst I do have I've ever saying British -- cease of that is slider. He just now he didn't know where it was he would drive in both pitchers bat and he he ruined the game. He absolutely ruin that game I have no idea what would happen if the good up side of it go and play. But it would have been a totally different game if he if he would in -- world word is he split the of our line platelets in the series in the welfare. But if this event is not a disaster aren't point pitchers like he used to there's he's not here to complete games -- three complete games. So he can he can that be efficient with his fish that same guy who has in 2004 he he's so light -- and very exact date was if he's. And he got tired of being -- a game after there's if its edges. And he's got tired of in you know like it's a district he's totally different -- The slider has and so he's not saying he would.

We're we're done was shelled broker for the beacon journal Akron beacon journal sportswriter and and jobless may sound -- to. To say that a guy with 45 saves might be perceived as the weak link in the staff. Obviously I'm talking about morale ski 69 outings this season he got the first guy out 45 times meaning 24 other guys reach base he had 46 scoreless outings which means he gave up 23 runs basically a third of the time does Cleveland nation collectively hold its breath when this guy comes in.

Aria but that if -- less exciting any any -- Europe and and you know it is he's not going to be you're gonna know pretty quickly. Let you know he's he's been out -- what other industry related and you know it it and that he gave it to rent went well you know nobody really -- and at least the long you know you understand that it would that a pitcher is he doesn't give him any hitters see he he load he goes the he has it is but he's pretty good. And Illinois birdies six say for some reason it is Lola slider that. Doesn't look that have -- yet that he gets a lot of swings and misses on that -- So yeah I mean they were going to happen -- man or various -- you know. The ideas most of what made you have to release it'll -- or later our -- You know lawsuit and usage eight it and.

And and -- trek isn't it for 45 -- guy but ERA over five. Is that even mathematically possible that he due to the heat of five all the odds.

Well it one point -- ever respect I would back elective is non save situation where he Kerry woods in those games it was over eight. So that's one of the reasons is so well here.

You know that lecture when you lose a hole golf course you're going to three putt make a seven does that apply.

At the right reason handicap -- I've got -- this. There's some of some of those games were tight game but in no case situations one I don't know what is what is the areas now in is appearances but it went and there was -- way.

And Sheldon out wedge is a loyalists so he's not going to go away from this guy and if if things at the -- get a Little -- the true.

Well you know. Is that loyalists but I you know he also knows that the bottom line is waiting -- there was some reason why he's. But they hit it in court for two innings that impatience I think you do you know from the for the most part yet he's you know that sent him back into the -- of those issues.

Overall would you consider the Cleveland Indian -- offense average or -- below average Shelden.

The beginning of the season it was average is probably best -- there was a lot of gains cut -- it was right in. Tried to -- running. Born it was a lot of single to fail and it is here isn't right he he's very good significant upgrade any two it's --

Fair -- for all the short.

Draw up is he he's average shipment that they probably the only. He's the only question marketed the maybe it's -- the first that they that they play and -- actually so.

How is Victor Martinez and -- he does we play every game will Shoppach catch a game or two how does that work.

it go look at bird. In Martinez of quakers went.

So an in -- he in the field.

At first base you know yeah he's it ain't got it much better attention. -- there for -- he.

He he had problems in the -- candidacy it's his leg in terms this year he's is that a lot of their I think very and and the other thing blocked in. Blocking out there and but though that he's always treated.

Our children don't forget the -- blocks the hip -- and the extra BBD you might even near Boston I admit I demanding an official prediction on the series shield them.

I don't know you know I I think -- should be favored but I I think if people that -- regular season between the two games. I think it Munich in the states despite in Israel if it in there shouldn't be as Cliff Lee and your hours. Pitched three of those games -- rate it and it was close so. It take those two guys equation and it is a match.

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Notes we appreciate it. It was John Ferrell the longer there

you know I'm very guests I don't ERA he said he wanted to go back in uniform what I think it was is that I think he wanted it a big field jab at -- day and the front office people here -- very. And most of the other US I think he's he that he would be a better opportunity some more of whether he wanted to be. Pitching coach manager or front office I think I think. Figured it would be it would have recent work out because there's -- in his.

Is there anyway of knowing that on Monday night at 7 O'Clock the bugs will or will not be at the Jake

look I'm guessing I don't think -- have any worries 83 days. If you -- the closet what warm humid right. That yeah that's what the explanation that those they're pages. They count every year in June the market unit state let the first oh week in July -- away. And it is actually fit the budget few years I Jacobs field he's been basically -- and Naeole lived for 24 hours and now they don't make any so they'll bite. Well in the they've they've read it made that point or -- like -- so late in. Apartment like but I don't think it would it would this year

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