Game 92: Twins (51-41) at Tigers (46-45)
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 6:51 PM EDT
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Glen Perkins (5-2, 4.27) vs. 
Armando Galarraga (7-2, 3.27)
Apologies for the late posting of the GameThread. I knew I should've gotten this typed up before stepping out for the afternoon. But maybe I also knew that Big Al so beautifully summed up what's been on my mind for most of the past 24 hours, and I just couldn't add anything to that.
Nothing is worse than an itch you can't scratch. In Tiger Town, that itch is called the Minnesota Twins.
Glen Perkins hasn't allowed more than three runs in his last six starts. The one game where he gave up fewer than three was against the Tigers a couple of weeks ago at the Metrodome when Detroit only scored two runs (and struck out seven times) in 6 1/3 innings. The two times Perkins has faced the Tigers this season, he's given up a combined five runs in 13 1/3 innings.
The Tigers didn't win Armando Galarraga's last start, but he had nothing to do with that. Against Seattle last Saturday, Galarraga only allowed Jeff Clement's solo home run in six innings. It was Galarraga's third straight no-decision, but he hasn't taken a loss in his last eight starts. However, his two losses on the season both came to Minnesota.
Lineup-wise, Edgar Renteria gets another night to rest his sore hamstring. So Ramon Santiago - who's batting .349/.481/.581 in 56 plate appearances - once again gets the nod at shortstop.
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Starting Lineups
MINNESOTA
1. Carlos Gomez, CF
2. Alexi Casilla, 2B
3. Joe Mauer, C
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
5. Jason Kubel, DH
6. Delmon Young, LF
7. Brian Buscher, 3B
8. Nick Punto, SS
9. Denard Span, RF
DETROIT
1. Curtis Granderson, CF
2. Placido Polanco, 2B
3. Carlos Guillen, 3B
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
5. Marcus Thames, LF
6. Gary Sheffield, DH
7. Matt Joyce, RF
8. Pudge Rodriguez, C
9. Ramon Santiago, SS
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 6:56 PM EDT reply actions
Santiago...
I’m very happy to see Santiago in there over Renteria. At some point you just need to start the guys who are playing better, regardless of what they are paid. This will go down as one of the worst one year rentals in recent memory.
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what's the weather like up north?
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
too hot down here...
I just went to the store and ended up sweating.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't take the heat too well anymore
too many years in the yoop I guess. 85 is too hot. 65 is just right.
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 11, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
since we're the only one's here...
do you get to many games each season? that has to be a bit of a drive.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
typically, oh, 0
I haven’t been south of the bridge in a few years either.
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 11, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
fyi the reaction to favre from at least one packers fan
He’s “ready to take all his Brett Favre stuff and throw it in the garbage. ** that *.”
Favre’s not destroying his legacy with the cheeseheads but he sure knocked a swift hole in it.
I bet they'll feel the same way most Lions fans felt about Barry Sanders' retirement
They’ll be mighty pissed for a while, but they’ll get over it. Time heals all…well, most, wounds.
I still can’t figure out what Favre’s thinking, though.
waynefontes.com sidelionreport.com
yeah...
he needs to just stay retired. this is a bit crazy.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
it's a bit different
if Favre puts on a Vikings or Bears helmet, that would probably be the end of it! Barry just ran off to England. He didn’t play for the …. who are the Lions rivals anyway? the fans?
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 11, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
You got it, a long, bitter rivalry with the fans.
It’s hard to have a true rival when you never beat anyone.
waynefontes.com sidelionreport.com
hey come on...
they used to beat tampa bay all of the time.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
back in...
trent dilfer’s hey day.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Leyland...
should go right ahead and walk Morneau every single time tonight. I’d be cool with that.
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Is that you, Sparky?
Hey, if it worked for Sparky Anderson, it can work for the Marlboro Man.
I agree, just pitch around him, save us all the aggravation.
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right...
I guess they don’t need to intentionally walk him, but pitching around him would be the ticket.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
gonna disagree with Rod
I’d rather Thames not be in the home run derby! he can save his homers for the games.
It's probably already been done
And if it hasn’t, it should be.
I’d love to see how being in the Home Run Derby affects the participants afterwards. Because the popular excuse for not being in it is “It messes up my swing.”
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I keep thinking about Bobby Abreu
It was as if he used up every drop his HR mojo in the Comerica derby. He was a sure 20+ HR guy before, and hasn’t reached it since.
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hmmm
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Favre...
Theoretically: Who would be against Favre playing for the Lions next season. I’d be cool with that.
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Thing is, the Lions already have
an erratic, old, interception prone QB under contract.
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I'd enjoy that
it would really give me a chacne to give the packers fans crap, LOL
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 11, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Did anyone else hear the rumor... ?
I heard somewhere that Favre wants to play for the Carolina Panthers because it’s closer to home.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess that would make sense.
I haven’t heard that though.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't
follow the NFL all that much so I don’t know how the cash would work or anything, but I have to imagine most people would enjoy watching Favre over Kitna.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
How do you walk Nick Punto? I don't get that.
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I'm getting sick of this Denard Span guy
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply actions
i hear that.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I read about him before the season...
and he was a top pick who just could not get out of the minors because of Hunter and a lack of production. I think they were close to giving up on him.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
What was that face?
It looked like he just drank for the past 6 hours and ended it with a couple shots of whiskey….
Joyce
is the Jason Maxiell of the Tigers. Whatever that means.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Jason Maxiell eats babies
So… Joyce might have to change his diet.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
lovely.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I guarantee...
a Santiago RBI here.
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just kidding.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I also hate Apple trying to sneak in a Safari download with an iTunes update. I’m just sayin’.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I know...
what’s the deal with that?
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
incidentally...
I’m trying to rate every song on my iTunes during tonights game. Quite a Friday night.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm currently...
on Temple of the Dog. Remember those guys?
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah! I really liked their other song.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
hey come on...
they had TWO songs. Not just one.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
What was the other one?
Seriously – I can’t remember.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
say hello 2 heaven
hunger strike
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
hunger strike featured...
a young eddie vedder. not the pinnacle of musical achievement but it’s decent for nostalgic reasons.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, I DO remember that
Actually, I liked that better than ‘Hunger Strike.’
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I bet this...
is the most a one-off grunge band was ever mentioned in a baseball themed internet chat.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Tomorrow...
We talk Mother Love Bone.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
now there's a band...
with only one song.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
i bought...
that cd for $2 once and regretted it.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
i remember cumbersome
but not waters edge. i bet i’d know it if i heard it.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
remember the toadies...
they were sweet.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
plus..
i feel like 7 mary 3 was a big influence the nickelbacks of the world and that is not a good thing.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
wow...
i forgot they ever existed.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
didn't ring a bell
til about the first 3 notes of the song.
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 11, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
and we're on the board...
nice work Guillen.
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by the way
I’m late to the board, but I too hate the Twins. They are on the verge of passing the White Sox for my most hated team.
At least...
Joyce didn’t let that ball get past him. Nice snag to cut it down in the gap.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions
does any one...
hit more pop ups that Gary Sheffield?
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Five pitches?
Do the Tigers want to catch a late showing of ‘Hellboy II’ or something?
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 8:19 PM EDT reply actions
i hope it's not...
“Get Smart” because that movie was not very good.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Really? Steve Carell is usually gold.. do you like The Office?
by explosivo2k2 on Jul 11, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
LOVE the office...
he was decent in the movie, but it was just not very good. i only paid $4 and it was still a waste of money.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
at this rate...
Perkins could pitch 10 innings if he had to.
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by spotstarters on Jul 11, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
kind of an unlikely pitchers duel
at least I would’ve said so a few months ago. Perkins and Galarraga have both obviously pitched well this year.
These Dark Knight commercials
I can’t stand them anymore! Give me the movie!
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions
I can almost take getting beat by guys like Morneau
But Brian Buscher? I want to put my head through a wall.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't like where this one is headed.
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How many homers would Miggy have at Tiger Stadium?
The way he hits the ball to right field, just rocketing balls into that gap.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions
Tim Kurkjian...
Was talking about the short porch at the Corner on ESPN this afternoon. He told a story about how Harwell took the urinal in the visitor’s locker room when the stadium because all the greats had used it. Then he said “That’s what makes this game so great” about fifty times in a row and grinned like an idiot for a while.
next network tv reality show:
Pissing with the Stars?
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 11, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Kurkjian could host it, too
“You know, Bob, the urinal cakes are the same ones they used in the old Yankee Stadium. Think about all the Hall of Fame scents they freshened. You just never know what you’re gonna get in baseball.”
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
That strike call was ridiculous
That ball was almost at Polanco’s collarbone.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
need runs now..
I don’t like our chances against Joe Nathan.
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Carlos Gomez
Having a guy like that in centerfield makes such a difference for your defense. That would’ve cleared the bases. (Or been a home run in other parks.) Yet he tracks it down after initially turning the wrong way. Pretty incredible.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions
Morneau's hit
That ball sunk fast! That looked like a sure double, but it almost dropped straight down after reaching the top of its arc.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply actions
Inge
Doesn’t it seem odd that he was brought back from his rehab stint two days ago and he hasn’t played. A manager would usually put you in at least to start your first or second day back…..guess he’s our new Sunday catcher.
Any teams out there need a back-up catcher/back-up 3B/back-up OF.
There’s no room for him anymore with all the Mud Hens playin’
That was some wicked $#!+ he threw to Dude You’re Getting a Delmon.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 11, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Rozema
Anybody else here make it to the Whitecaps game Wednesday night. It was Dave Rozema bobblehead/karate kick bobbleleg night. Got four of them with the fam….one is on eBay for $46 so far. It’s pretty cool if you’re in to that.
But I digress…...
You go with your bad self Rodney.
IT’S GUM TIME!!!
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