Game 82: Tigers (41-40) at Twins (45-37)
Detroit @ Minnesota
Armando Galarraga (7-2, 3.32) vs.
Glen Perkins (4-2, 4.47)
No more bullying the National League to boost that won-loss record. Beginning tonight, the Tigers find out right away how their rejuvenated squad stacks up against their closest competition in the AL Central. The Twins are currently in second place, 3 1/2 games ahead of Detroit, winning 14 of their last 20 games.
One team that's been better over their last 20 games, of course, has been the Tigers, who have won 16 games during that same span. Armando Galarraga got off to a rough start last time out against the Cardinals, giving up home runs to two of the first three batters he faced. But he hung in there until his lineup could tie the score and eventually win later (much later, with a long rain delay) in the ninth inning. Galarraga has lost both of his starts against the Twins this season.
Glen Perkins has won his last two starts for Minnesota, allowing just three runs in both appearances despite giving up a healthy number of hits (16 over 13 innings). That would seem to play right into the Tigers' hands, as they've been knocking the ball all over the park. (Detroit collected 42 hits in three games against Colorado this weekend.) However, it might be a bit of a concern that such big hit totals aren't resulting in more runs scored.
Twinkie Town has your SB Nation opposing view for this three-game series.
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Detroiters
SS Renteria, Edgar
2B Polanco, Placido
3B Guillen, Carlos
1B Cabrera, Miguel
LF Thames, Marcus
DH Sheffield, Gary
C Rodriguez, Ivan
RF Raburn, Ryan
CF Granderson, Curtis
Domers
CF Gomez, Carlos
2B Casilla, Alexi
C Mauer, Joe
1B Morneau, Justin
DH Kubel, Jason
LF Young, Delmon
3B Buscher, Brian
SS Harris, Brendan
RF Span, Denard
by pfuhrmeister on Jun 30, 2008 7:00 PM EDT 0 recs
What a bad week to trade for Mauer on my fantasy team...
Here’s hoping that he homers only after the Tigers get up by 10 or so runs.
by ReichardZ on Jun 30, 2008 7:26 PM EDT 0 recs
From the Oakland Press' Jim Hawkins
Lou Piniella’s comments were taped to the door leading from the Tigers’ cramped locker room to their dugout at Minnesota’s Metrodome on Monday—there for each and every player to see and read on his way out to the field.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 7:37 PM EDT 0 recs
Bondo
Good to hear his surgury today went well. They did have to remove the first rib.
by ashmark on Jun 30, 2008 8:00 PM EDT 0 recs
Pinella's comments
great to see them using that, screw the white sox’s and Lou Pinella
by PBURGTIGER on Jun 30, 2008 8:07 PM EDT 0 recs
anyone...
else feel like this series is really important?
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:10 PM EDT 0 recs
yes
anyone else feel like they’re about to unload on Glen Perkins?
by ThaWalrus9 on
Jun 30, 2008 8:11 PM EDT
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no..
perkins is the sort of guy who murders the tigers.
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by spotstarters on
Jun 30, 2008 8:12 PM EDT
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Miggy
Come on Miggy, make Perkins pay for that buzz he gave Carlos..
Also, why can’t FSN bring their HD cameras on the road?.. Ugh
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 30, 2008 8:14 PM EDT 0 recs
Blake, you have to see these
If you haven’t already…
‘Big Lebowski’ Action Figures
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 8:15 PM EDT 0 recs
oh yeah...
I have seen those, they are terrific. I went bowling Friday night. We were throwing movie lines around like crazy.
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by spotstarters on
Jun 30, 2008 8:17 PM EDT
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let's just say...
I was throwin rocks.
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by spotstarters on
Jun 30, 2008 8:17 PM EDT
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so...
not the greatest start ever.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:19 PM EDT 0 recs
And an unbelievably bad play by Cabs there not to come off the bag more.
by LosTigres on Jun 30, 2008 8:20 PM EDT 0 recs
crap
Raburn did not look good there at all.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:22 PM EDT 0 recs
Man, why does the Metrodome bring out the worst in Detroit feline-related teams?
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 30, 2008 8:22 PM EDT 0 recs
well Reichard….at least that is good for our fantasy teams. Tigers will still come back.
by wepri31 on Jun 30, 2008 8:23 PM EDT 0 recs
Even though he was safe, great play by Polanco there.
by LosTigres on Jun 30, 2008 8:24 PM EDT 0 recs
ESPN SUCKS
ESPN is so far behind, and a minute ago it said mid of the first 1-0 minnesota??
by PBURGTIGER on Jun 30, 2008 8:27 PM EDT 0 recs
not a bad start
considering how bad it could have been
by MackAveKurt on Jun 30, 2008 8:28 PM EDT 0 recs
agreed
nice work by galarraga
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by spotstarters on
Jun 30, 2008 8:29 PM EDT
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That was a brutal first inning
lucky to be down only 1
by ThaWalrus9 on Jun 30, 2008 8:29 PM EDT 0 recs
Glen Perkins
Maybe we say this everytime, but that sure does sound like he should be singing Country songs for a living…
by ReichardZ on Jun 30, 2008 8:29 PM EDT 0 recs
'Galaxy Quest' quotes are ALWAYS welcome!
I love that movie.
by Ian Casselberry on
Jun 30, 2008 8:34 PM EDT
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I walk away for two minutes!
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:33 PM EDT 0 recs
okay i'm leaving with curts up...
let’s see what happens…
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:38 PM EDT 0 recs
Yeah, if you could just not come back at all.. that’d be great. Mmmkay?
by explosivo2k2 on
Jun 30, 2008 8:39 PM EDT
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what'd i miss?
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:42 PM EDT 0 recs
Grandy single, Reneria pop-up to end the inning
by explosivo2k2 on
Jun 30, 2008 8:43 PM EDT
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so i've heard.
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by spotstarters on
Jun 30, 2008 8:45 PM EDT
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what do you care pfurmeister? remember we are all living a pipe dream? lol
by PBURGTIGER on Jun 30, 2008 8:43 PM EDT 0 recs
CABS.. he was doing so well these last couple weeks at first..
sigh
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 30, 2008 8:46 PM EDT 0 recs
love those comebackers
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:47 PM EDT 0 recs
what the heck is going on with cabrera?
anyone have a guess? leyland did not look happy.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:50 PM EDT 0 recs
that's my guess.
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by spotstarters on
Jun 30, 2008 8:52 PM EDT
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they hit .500 and now they are all going to die. what’s up with this?
by wepri31 on Jun 30, 2008 8:51 PM EDT 0 recs
just got back from softball
and listening to the game on the way home…..what’s up….looks like we’re becoming a MA*SH unit. :-(
by MSU4LIF on Jun 30, 2008 8:52 PM EDT 0 recs
don't you just love clete thomas
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:52 PM EDT 0 recs
Clete is sweet, baby.
Plenty of room in the Cult.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 8:53 PM EDT 0 recs
Re: Clete
Dare I say a fantasy pick-up? (Shhhh….don’t wanna jinx him)
by MSU4LIF on Jun 30, 2008 8:54 PM EDT 0 recs
i was thinking the same thing
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by spotstarters on
Jun 30, 2008 8:54 PM EDT
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Depends how much he plays for Mags
Non-everyday players are killer in Fantasy
by ReichardZ on
Jun 30, 2008 8:55 PM EDT
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ESPN Gametrack says
10% chance Thames hits an opposite field homer
by Boney on Jun 30, 2008 8:56 PM EDT 0 recs
grumble grumble
second and third, less than two out.
grumble grumble
by pfuhrmeister on Jun 30, 2008 8:59 PM EDT 0 recs
Marcus at 1B
He seems to make all the plays there. I think they could get by with him at 1B.
If, of course, they didn’t have Miguel Cabrera.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 9:01 PM EDT 0 recs
Sure seems like it
I understand he wants to make sure Perkins doesn’t get ejected if he throws inside, but why get ejected over it?
by Ian Casselberry on
Jun 30, 2008 9:04 PM EDT
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Minneapolis IS a beautiful city in the summer. Maybe he wanted to take a walk around.
by Ian Casselberry on
Jun 30, 2008 9:06 PM EDT
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Rule number 1.. no touching of the hair or face!
by explosivo2k2 on
Jun 30, 2008 9:05 PM EDT
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Too many endorsments to consider...
One right hook and you can kiss goodbye to that local car dealership ad.
by ReichardZ on
Jun 30, 2008 9:07 PM EDT
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Galarraga threw two pitches way inside to Mauer. Home plate ump then issued warnings to both dugouts. Gardenhire comes out of the dugout to argue, then goes apeshit.
by Ian Casselberry on
Jun 30, 2008 9:05 PM EDT
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Ha
Maybe he wanted to watch something on the tv and needed to get out of there quickly.
by pfuhrmeister on
Jun 30, 2008 9:07 PM EDT
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Nashville Star on NBC
He had to vote for Glen Perkins.
by ReichardZ on Jun 30, 2008 9:08 PM EDT 0 recs
They should get two?
Seems like Gardenhire was arguing they should get to throw that far inside twice. Or maybe that the Tigers should get the warning, and not the Twins.
Moot point now, I suppose.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 9:09 PM EDT 0 recs
I was borderline, but now I’m back out of the Cult..
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 30, 2008 9:09 PM EDT 0 recs
anything that can go wrong—will. marcus is going to have to hit another homerun to make up for this.
by wepri31 on Jun 30, 2008 9:10 PM EDT 0 recs



