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Igawa Gives, Jones Almost Gives Back: Tigers 6, Yankees 5

I haven't been very good at doing this sort of thing before, but I managed to grab a still image from tonight's Yankees-Tigers telecast.  Here's Kei Igawa during the third inning:

Really, shouldn't the Tigers thank the Yankees for starting Igawa tonight?  Bringing him up from Scranton was the starting pitcher equivalent of an intentional walk.  In three innings, Detroit knocked 11 hits for six runs off Igawa in just three innings.

The quotes of the night might have come from The LoHud Yankees Blog's Peter Abraham: (via Pinstripe Alley)

UPDATE, 7:19 p.m.: Igawa is better than I thought he would be. It took two pitches before he gave up a hit.

UPDATE, 8:43 p.m.: Say this for Kei Igawa, he didn’t show up anybody by pumping his fist like that rotten Joba.

Maybe I shouldn't be too cocky about tonight's win, since Todd Jones came in for the ninth inning with gasoline apparently dripping from his jersey.  I guess coming in for a non-save situation wasn't going to cut it for Jonesy, so he had to make it interesting.  Does he ever pitch well when a save isn't on the line?  That bad feeling crept into all of our stomachs when Jones gave up a double to Wilson Betemit (???) to start the inning.

Check out this beauty of a stat line: Four hits, one walk, and three runs.  And he threw a couple of pitches in the dirt that moved runners along, too.  Even for Jones, this was a ridiculous outing.  Will we hear that it's because he hasn't gotten too much work lately?

Roll Call

Friday night's all right for commenting, right?

Thanks to miggy4mvp, pfuhrmeister (from Vegas!), Grant E., Zappatista, ThaWalrus9, rock n rye, spotstarters, and HavocRox for sticking it out through the unnecessarily nail-biting end.

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Ya think there is anyway we can just play the Yanks the rest of the year?

by Zappatista on May 10, 2008 12:57 AM EDT reply actions  

I’m all for that.

by HavocRox on May 10, 2008 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

pffff

TJ , I can’t take this rollercoasting anymore. Maybe they shouldn’t allow him to know the score when he comes to the mound in a non-save situation ;). But even Papelbon isn’t unbeatable , the second blown save in a row ( “thank you ” Red sox for losing to the Twins ) and Izzy Isringhausen blows again, too

Greetings from Germany. Dirk

by Germantiger on May 10, 2008 9:00 AM EDT reply actions  

HOLY COW!

I’m glad I couldn’t watch that Jonesey meltdown. Is there anyone out there that could become the Tigers new closer?

Help!

by pfuhrmeister on May 10, 2008 10:56 AM EDT reply actions  

What are

Dennis Eckersley, Robb Nen, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, or Mike Henneman doing these days?? We could use a combination of those guys for every game, jus so their arms don’t fall off.

Hell, how many years does Ugueth Urbina have left before he is a free man?
Or for home games they could hold a raffle in the 8th inn. and call a sea number to see who is going to pitch the 9th.

Anyone but Jones, I know how Jones' number compare to the rest of the lead but I have never liked him, even back during his 1st stint with us.  I think maybe he has an endourment deal with Miller or Budwiser because everytime he comes in i have tip back a few just to get throught the 9th.

by miggy4mvp on May 10, 2008 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

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