Game 97: Tigers (48-48) at Orioles (46-49)
Detroit @ Baltimore
Nate Robertson (6-8, 5.26) vs.
Daniel Cabrera (6-5, 4.33)
Thursday night, the Tigers brought the big boi bats. Last night, the Orioles swung the big sticks. If this series continues to follow the rhythm of its first two games, tonight should be the Detroit's turn to knock out some long balls. And Daniel Cabrera could be just the guy to accommodate such an outburst.
Last time Cabrera faced the Tigers, they hung five runs (four earned) on him in five innings. And he didn't make things easier on himself by issuing six walks. What may have been most memorable about that game, however, was the showdown between Cabrera and Gary Sheffield. Cabrera plunked Sheffield earlier in the game, but Sheff got the last word by hitting a two-run homer. And it was such a titanic shot that Sheff couldn't help but look at it.
"I was always told by Dave Parker," Sheffield said after the game, "whenever you hit one like that, you have a right to look at it."
Cabrera didn't much care for that, giving Sheff the stink-eye as he circled the bases. But really, who won bragging rights in that match-up? Do not poke the bear, Daniel Cabrera. You'll just make him angry.
Nate Robertson is back to alternating good starts with bad starts, and if that pattern continues, he's due for a good game tonight. In his last start, the Twins pummeled him for five runs and 10 hits. Before that, however, Robertson held the Mariners to one run over nine innings. Last year, he won both of his starts against the Orioles, which boosted his career record against Baltimore to 4-1 with a 3.05 ERA.
UPDATE: Check out who's playing third base for the Tigers tonight.
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Starting Lineups
DETROIT
1. Curtis Granderson, CF
2. Placido Polanco, 2B
3. Gary Sheffield, DH
4. Magglio Ordonez, RF
5. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
6. Matt Joyce, LF
7. Jeff Larish, 3B
8. Edgar Renteria, SS
9. Brandon Inge, C
BALTIMORE
1. Brian Roberts, 2B
2. Nick Markakis, RF
3. Melvin Mora, 3B
4. Aubrey Huff, DH
5. Kevin Millar, 1B
6. Luke Scott, LF
7. Adam Jones, CF
8. Ramon Hernandez, C
9. Brandon Fahey, SS
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 19, 2008 6:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Larish at 3rd...
weird.
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 7:04 PM EDT 0 recs
If Cabrera was throwing at Sheff there...
He’s a complete idiot.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 19, 2008 7:09 PM EDT 0 recs
Thank you Daniel Cabrera
Gary’s going yard his next time up
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com/
by rock n rye on Jul 19, 2008 7:09 PM EDT 0 recs
WHOA
could be a fight.
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 7:09 PM EDT 0 recs
UH oh........
Two in a row! We can expect a long one later? Even though he didn’t get hit!
by Zappatista on Jul 19, 2008 7:10 PM EDT 0 recs
"Let's Go Tigers!"
That almost sounds like a Detroit crowd there!
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 19, 2008 7:10 PM EDT 0 recs
Man oh man,
I can see this one getting out of control.
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 7:11 PM EDT 0 recs
hell yeah
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 7:13 PM EDT 0 recs
I could watch Miggy hit to right field all day
He just blasts it in that gap.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 19, 2008 7:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Daniel might not be around to face Gary a second time
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com/
by rock n rye on Jul 19, 2008 7:14 PM EDT 0 recs
WOOOO
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 7:15 PM EDT 0 recs
there’s the power hitting 3B we’ve been looking for.
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 7:16 PM EDT 0 recs
Nate can already give up his usual 4 or 5 runs
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 19, 2008 7:17 PM EDT 0 recs
zing
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by spotstarters on
Jul 19, 2008 7:18 PM EDT
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Be nice.....
I read he didn’t walk anybody in his last outing.
by MSU4LIF on
Jul 19, 2008 7:18 PM EDT
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Hey....thought I'd join the party!
How does Larish see that ball with the helmet pulled down so low?
Dang…that was a nice shot
by MSU4LIF on Jul 19, 2008 7:18 PM EDT 0 recs
What could the O's pitching coach possibly say?
“For the love of crab cakes, just try to hang on until we get someone warmed up”?
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 19, 2008 7:19 PM EDT 0 recs
Luke Scott might need to bust out his gun
to put Danny Boy out of his misery
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com/
by rock n rye on
Jul 19, 2008 7:20 PM EDT
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how do you even make that bad of a throw?
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 7:28 PM EDT 0 recs
We are making him look like an
All Star….pathetic…
by Zappatista on
Jul 19, 2008 7:30 PM EDT
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nate will give this one right back.
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 7:29 PM EDT 0 recs
Nate gets Melvined
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com/
by rock n rye on Jul 19, 2008 7:29 PM EDT 0 recs
Well now I hope Danny Cabrera is back for round 2..
by explosivo2k2 on Jul 19, 2008 7:31 PM EDT 0 recs
sheff and cabrera, round 2
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 7:34 PM EDT 0 recs
I almost feel bad for the guy, he has a lot of talent...
by explosivo2k2 on Jul 19, 2008 7:35 PM EDT 0 recs
He does have killer stuff
But the proverbial “10-cent brain”
by Ian Casselberry on
Jul 19, 2008 7:36 PM EDT
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that's karma, daniel.
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 7:36 PM EDT 0 recs
You think Freddy Dolsi wants to shear Maggs?
Just a thought, after looking at Inge’s “Bondo” haircut.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 19, 2008 7:37 PM EDT 0 recs
just checked the score from my iPod
what a pleasant surprise :)
by gf206 on Jul 19, 2008 7:42 PM EDT 0 recs
nice play by larish.
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 7:46 PM EDT 0 recs
so a big black box with random letter and number combinations keeps popping onto my tv screen. does anyone know what that means and/or how to get rid of it? i turned the tv on and off a few times but it keeps coming back!
by wepri31 on Jul 19, 2008 7:50 PM EDT 0 recs
I'd stay away from the windows
That’s where the aliens suck you into their ship.
by Ian Casselberry on
Jul 19, 2008 7:56 PM EDT
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err
Renteria hits the ball to the left side, but no one is covering third and where is Larrish? Still standing on second…
by Zappatista on Jul 19, 2008 7:56 PM EDT 0 recs
anyone else...
feel like 7 runs may not be enough?
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 8:10 PM EDT 0 recs
No, he stinks
Dude was handed a 6-0 lead and he can’t even finish three innings.
by Ian Casselberry on
Jul 19, 2008 8:13 PM EDT
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Water covers 3/4 of the earth...
Curtis covers the other 1/4.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 19, 2008 8:17 PM EDT 0 recs
Pardon my French...
But this is fucking disgusting.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 19, 2008 8:20 PM EDT 0 recs
yep.
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by spotstarters on
Jul 19, 2008 8:21 PM EDT
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if...
the Tigers lose this one, they may as well sell off their players, the season would be over. May as well get ready for next year. You can’t recover from this shit.
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 8:21 PM EDT 0 recs
kinda wishing i had my black box back to block that out.
by wepri31 on Jul 19, 2008 8:24 PM EDT 0 recs
actually i just turned it off again (for the fourth or fifth time) and it never came back. i have no clue what caused it.
by wepri31 on
Jul 19, 2008 8:25 PM EDT
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Run to the store
for 15 minutes and all hell breaks loose.
by Wingz on Jul 19, 2008 8:25 PM EDT 0 recs
What pisses me off even more...
We can’t blame this on Grilli.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 19, 2008 8:26 PM EDT 0 recs
We can't blame it on Grilli, but we can blame the fact that we can't blame Grilli on Grilli
If that makes sense
by explosivo2k2 on
Jul 19, 2008 8:28 PM EDT
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this applies somehow as well...i think...

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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 8:27 PM EDT 0 recs
also...
are we really allowed to scoreboard when the team is 7.5 games out of first place and not even in second place? we need wins.
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 8:30 PM EDT 0 recs
scoreboard watch*
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by spotstarters on
Jul 19, 2008 8:31 PM EDT
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what the hell was that?!
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 8:32 PM EDT 0 recs
So...
worst game of the season?
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 8:35 PM EDT 0 recs
did we lose ian?
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by spotstarters on Jul 19, 2008 8:36 PM EDT 0 recs
too depressed to write?
i think i’m getting physically sick. ugh.
by wepri31 on
Jul 19, 2008 8:39 PM EDT
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