Game 82: Tigers (41-40) at Twins (45-37)
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 6:44 PM EDT
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PrintDetroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, Jun 30, 2008 8:10 PM EDT
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
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.
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 reply actions
Bondo
Good to hear his surgury today went well. They did have to remove the first rib.
Pinella's comments
great to see them using that, screw the white sox’s and Lou Pinella
anyone...
else feel like this series is really important?
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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 up reply actions
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
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 reply actions
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 up reply actions
let's just say...
I was throwin rocks.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
so...
not the greatest start ever.
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crap
Raburn did not look good there at all.
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ESPN SUCKS
ESPN is so far behind, and a minute ago it said mid of the first 1-0 minnesota??
agreed
nice work by galarraga
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Glen Perkins
Maybe we say this everytime, but that sure does sound like he should be singing Country songs for a living…
'Galaxy Quest' quotes are ALWAYS welcome!
I love that movie.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
okay i'm leaving with curts up...
let’s see what happens…
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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 up reply actions
Grandy single, Reneria pop-up to end the inning
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 30, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
so i've heard.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
what the heck is going on with cabrera?
anyone have a guess? leyland did not look happy.
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that's my guess.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
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. :-(
don't you just love clete thomas
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Clete is sweet, baby.
Plenty of room in the Cult.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions
i was thinking the same thing
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
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 reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
Rule number 1.. no touching of the hair or face!
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 30, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Too many endorsments to consider...
One right hook and you can kiss goodbye to that local car dealership ad.
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 reply actions
anything that can go wrong—will. marcus is going to have to hit another homerun to make up for this.
Artificial turf is clearly not a member of the Cult.
How dare it make the ball hop in front of Clete’s glove.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions
K-Zone would not approve
If K-Zone, Jon, and Joe were doing this game.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
MLB Gameday
Had it right on the black
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Clete doesn't seem to blink
Perfect for a cult leader, really.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
he's a regular jim jones.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I wouldn’t drink any sort of colored drink he was serving..
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 30, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
So did Miggy
do something in play, or was it more of a “I’m going to get a snack now, because playing baseball surrounded by fake grass carpet and black garbage bags is not worth it” kinda injury?
And if someone says it was his oblique, I’m going to have to oblique someone on the training staff.
The pitch to Grandy?
Gameday had it high and outside
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
So a sore left hip flexor for Miggy
Doesn’t sound like a DL trip, but I bet we don’t see him tomorrow.
The Twins.
Just look at their lineup. Would that strike fear in anyone? The only reason they’re winning is because they hit .932 with RISP.
Plus, Glen Perkins is pitching.
They’re so…average sounding.
I have never
even heard of their 7-9 guys.
With that having been said, I respect any player on a big league team’s roster. If they can make it that far, they have to be legit on some level or another. After all, this is not basketball, where someone’s contract can be 100x more valuble than the player.
This has been a troubling trend
The Tigers are racking up bucketfuls of hits, yet don’t put up many runs.
It happened in both the Cardinals and Rockies series, and it appears to be happening here, too.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions
I think...
I’d rather have Gomez at 2nd than 1st.
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but not 3rd.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Cabrera
Yahoo says Miguel has a hip flexor, if that’s true and it is a bad one he could be out for a few months…
by Gnick on Jun 30, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
that's some shit right there.
I need a break.
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Kudos to Blake
Didn’t he say Perkins is the kind of guy that kills the Tigers? Lookin’ pretty smart right now.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
thanks, Ian
A small victory for me tonight.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, 3 errors in 6 innings.. terrible.
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 30, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
the possum up in the pen?
..nnnnnnnoooooooo
Jeff
Galarraga has got to be about done.
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Galarraga has lost twice all season...
both times to the Twins. I think the Tigers should skip his starts against the Twins from here on out. Nothing against him, we just lose when he starts against them.
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This could be what Detroit needs
They’ve been good against the Twins’ bullpen this season.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah...
didn’t we get to Crain earlier this year? Either way, I like our chances.
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Would’ve loved to see him stay in there.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Or not
Nice job to reach down and get one by Guillen.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that was beautiful
Nothing dirty about it. Just a good, hard slide.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
He may be 90+, but dammit that voice is comforting.
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 30, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
just got in
so I missed 3 errors, MIggy getting hurt, Marcus going yard, and some plunking?
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com/
Not so much plunking
Just getting a little far inside for the home plate ump’s liking.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
And a Gardenhire ejection
Along with a Leyland near-ejection.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously...
it is someone different every single game.
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Whooooo!
and ooooops! took a nap in the middle innings
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 30, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
it just seems meant to be lately, doesn't it?
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Just got home
was listening to the Twins announcers on XM. Did anyone from Minny throw at any Tigers? They made it sound like Armando was on a mission to kill all Twins batters.
way overblown
no one got hit.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
No
The home plate ump issued a warning to both dugouts, so throwing at a Tiger would’ve gotten an ejection. That’s what made Gardenhire so pissed and got him ejected.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Span let that kick around a bit
Kind of like the Rockies outfielders yesterday on Sardinha’s triple.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions
two words....
Todd
Jones
Let that sink in.
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point is...
don’t put this in the win column just yet.
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
how pissed...
would you be if you were a twins fan? your starter is cruising and gets the early hook and then this happens. yikes.
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Wait – was leyland paying attention? He knows they took the lead? And that Fossum is still pitching?
Leyland woke up.
Here comes Zumaya.
(So I fully recognize they were going for the lefty-lefty matchup with that first batter. But how funny would it be if Leyland actually DID fall asleep?
Dude wakes up…”what the…!? Get Zumaya in there!”)
Fossum...
was great tonight. If he can get lefties out he’ll keep his job all season.
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woah!
been driving here and there, hearing the every 20 minutes updates on espn radio, and every time, the Twins kept adding a run to their lead….
and now I get home and the Tigers are winning? sweet….
zumaya...
please please don’t walk anyone.
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Rod’s reaction on that pitch to Delmon Young was hilarious.
And correct! Zumaya just served up a fattie for DY to hit.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
Todd's not pitching?
Needs a break?
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this would be his third straight day
and he threw approximately 724 pitches in blowing the save on Saturday
If it’s wrong, I don’t want it to be right
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 30, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Has the interim Twing manager used every pitcher in his pen?
he does know they play tomorrow right?
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com/
Not to mention he may have pulled Perkins too early.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Tomorrow's starter
Kevin Slowey pitched a complete game his last time out. So there ya go. He’ll just need to pitch another one.
watching anyone pitch to the twins
in a one-run game makes me ill.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 30, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
why doesn't he like to throw first pitch strikes?
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wow
how often do teams come back from 4-1 down at the metrodome? very impressive.
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Masters of the comeback
What is that, like four of their last five where they came from behind?
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 30, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
fossum
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by spotstarters on Jun 30, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
and we were reminded
every pitcher is a roller coaster! ay yi yi!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 30, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
that was almost worse than a Jonesy save
We’ve seen Jonesy so many times, we kind of know the drill, whether he gets the job done or not. I had NO IDEA what to expect out of Zoom.
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