Game 159: Twins at Tigers
by Ian Casselberry on Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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PrintMinnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers, Oct 1, 2009 1:05 PM EDT
Scott Baker (14-9, 4.48) vs. 
Nate Robertson (2-2, 5.56), 1:05 p.m. EST
I've become pretty jinx-conscious in writing these GameThread posts, so I hesitate to say exactly what could happen this afternoon at Comerica Park if the Tigers win. But it would be pretty cool. And something that hasn't taken place in 22 years. Tiger Town feels ready for it.
Pitching for the Twins, Scott Baker beat the Royals in his last start, despite giving up four runs (and two homers). That gave him eight runs allowed in his last two games, one of which was against the Tigers. This season versus Detroit, Baker has a 0-1 record and 9.00 ERA in three starts. But he's 8-4 with a 4.40 ERA on the road this year. And at Comerica Park over his career, Baker is 2-1 with a 4.32 ERA in five starts.
Did I mention Baker leads the Twins in wins? I should probably mention that. 14 wins. That's quite a few of 'em.
Nate Robertson received the bailout of the season from his lineup his last time out. Despite giving up six runs (five earned) in just over three innings against the White Sox, Robertson didn't take the loss as the Tigers scored 12 unanswered runs, staging one of their most impressive comebacks in recent memory.
In his start before that, Robertson held the Twins to two runs at the Metrodome (along with a season-high five strikeouts), helping Detroit salvage a much needed win.
The only notable lineup change today is Placido Polanco getting the day off. (Nothing's wrong, according to Jason Beck.) Marcus Thames gets the start at designated hitter, but with his record against Baker (.292 average, four homers, six RBIs), he was bound to be in there.
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Starting Lineups
TWINS
1. Denard Span CF
2. Orlando Cabrera SS
3. Joe Mauer DH
4. Michael Cuddyer 1B
5. Jason Kubel RF
6. Delmon Young LF
7. Brendan Harris 3B
8. Mike Redmond C
9. Nick Punto 2B
TIGERS
1. Curtis Granderson CF
2. Ramon Santiago 2B
3. Magglio Ordonez RF
4. Miguel Cabrera 1B
5. Carlos Guillen LF
6. Marcus Thames DH
7. Brandon Inge 3B
8. Gerald Laird C
9. Adam Everett SS
by Ian Casselberry on Oct 1, 2009 12:02 PM EDT reply actions
Redmond catching?
Hell yes. No Morales is a good thing.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 1, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
If you mix around the letters of Scott Baker, you get.....
…..Setback Rot
And if you rearrange "Nate Robertson" you get
“Banners Tooter” So I’m hoping Nate can toot that AL Central Banner!
Leyland has seen the light
Huff out of the lineup against a righty
I have a 20 minute presentation in class tonight
and I will not be able to focus on preparing until this game is over.
I can't believe I ate the whole thing!
by tigerfaninChicago on Oct 1, 2009 12:08 PM EDT reply actions
I have a powerpoint presentation sitting on my desktop I'm supposed to have done...
…oh …yesterday.
Oh well.
I don't get sitting Polanco
This is (with the exception of last night) the biggest game of the season. No offense to Santiago, but he doesn’t hit as well as Polanco and is at best even with him in fielding.
maybe he needed the time off
He’s a veteran. He’ll let Leyland know if he won’t be of much use in the game.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
7/33 lifetime vs. Baker
Santiago has hit Baker for .500 lifetime, 1.154 OPS.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 1, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
So, anyone else expecting Baker to pitch a no-hitter? :D
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Absolutely!
He’s got NO HITTER written all over him. It could even be a PERFECT GAME!. But if it can’t be a PERFECT GAME, I’ll take a NO HITTER
Eye sea wat yew did thar.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 1, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
worked last night :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I love mlb.com audio before the game.
Get to listen to Jim and Dan sound checks. One time somebody’s going to drop an f bomb, I just know it.
Oh and they’re going to interview Danny Gladden before the game.
Seen it
In the early days of Center Ice, whenever the feed would go to commercials, occaisionally the Center Ice fee wouldn’t and you could watch and listen to what was going on during the break. Setting up reviews and telestrator stuff…messing with people in the crowd…players. Stuff like that.
Watched a Wings Stars game off the Dallas feed once and they drew some provacotive stuff around Karen Newman as well as telling her to “Flex her God Givens” and some comments about her dress.
Pretty funny stuff.
I don't understand why the Detnews is so down on Maggs.
Ordonez, Bonine are unlikely Tigers heroes
Judging from the headline you would never know that he was a huge part of the 2006 post season scene or that he won a batting title not too long ago. I know he had a terrible first 1/2 but he is a quality, veteran player who knows how to get to the playoffs. Perhaps they are just mad because he won’t talk to them anymore.
Eh?
I don’t get that at all from the headline. Ordoñez and Bonine haven’t exactly had marquee years. When you thought of the 2009 Tigers for the majority of the season, you were thinking Verlander and Cabrera. So saying that those two guys were unlikely heroes in the grand scheme of the season… yeah, I don’t see the problem.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 1, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Bonine is certainly unlikely
Rookie pitchers don’t normally play the hero role. And remember how many time Maggs gipd’ed this year? Everyone with a brain knows he’s a fine player, but the hero role seemed unlikely for someone who started off so horribly.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Given how poorly Maggs was hitting the first four months of the season
I think it’s safe to call such a turnaround unlikely
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 1, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Ready to roll!
but first, lunch…seeya in a bit :)
(wouldn’t want to pass out from the excitement, y’know?)
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K. Just thought I'd stop in. Gotta grade and then put the game fullscreen so I can
watch it through the projector! It’s almost like being there!! But not really.
nervous and working...
Let’s get ’em!
by rook34 on Oct 1, 2009 12:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
trapped at work
Firewall is blocking all sports related sites. So glad for phones with internet.
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by rock n rye on Oct 1, 2009 12:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Have I mentioned that I don't wanna go to lab?
(Don’t get me wrong, though. I REALLY want the Tigers to clinch today whether I get to see it or not).
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Hooray for gullibility!
Told my boss I had an off-site meeting with a client. The client is my best friend. The site is a sports bar. Go Tigers!
Passan wrote a Tiger-bashing article
I wrote him a Passan-bashing e-mail.
article link: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AiidRBlfe4wpvunNR1PQFyURvLYF?slug=jp-tigers093009&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Jeff Passan is, and always has been, an idiot
I’m convinced that’s why Yahoo hired him, just to tick people off and get some eyes toward them. I’ve never seen a good article written by him.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 1, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
didn't he do a very nice MSU article around the final 4?
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 1, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
speaking of msu....
anyone going to the game saturday?
It was... OK
It was nice as far as Passan articles go I suppose. He was pretty much regurgitating the “Michigan State’s run helps the state Michigan” line that we all heard over and over and over and over again.
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Agreed
He likened our team to a teenager that was “acne riddled, with bad grades, and a hooptie”. He actually gets paid money to write stuff like that.
He actually goes onto bring up teams with worse records than ours that still made the postseason
Then tries to imply that they’re still better than us, and really never explains his rationale. And as I said in the game recap, we had a really good record against the AL West this year, so no, it’s not just because we beat Cleveland 14 times.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
The 2nd to last paragraph was basically saving face
I hate when writers do that. You want to have an opinion, Passan? Fine. Don’t renege on it right at the end and expect me to go “oh well that’s fine at least he praised us for three sentences”.
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Crap
The Terms of Use page won’t pop up on iPod so that I can connect to the school wifi. I need you, Gameday Audio.
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You on 3.0 OS?
If the auto-login thing doesn’t trigger, just try google.com. I’ve also swapped WiFi off, then on before and gotten it working.
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I got it working
I had to try to go to a site on Safari and it finally took me to the terms of use page. I wish I didn’t have to do that each and every time.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, my uni does that too
We’re rolling out new hardware now though, and it works SOOOO much better.
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These crappy inter-titles have to go
I can make a better looking card in three minutes on Keynote.
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Tigers'll be a black horse of AL pennant and world series
Looks like – Tampa last year , Colorado 2 years ago.
Maybe Minnesota looks better [SP yes***] , but Mauer play without Morneau and this all problem in Twins.
- - Looking for 2 half – JV only playing good , Jackson – it’s not good 1st half , Washburn – fire him , Robertson – ERA about 5 all time.
Porcello – OK , but he’s rookie.
Rodney – when i see him sometimes I have heart atack.
Sory for my English
Porcello should be fine
20? year old kid in a pennant race and he’s solid as a rock. The presure doesn’t really increase that much for the level we’ve been playing at over the last week.
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Just to make things interesting...
I’ll be studying for a quiz for lab today (anxiolytics, sleep medications, and GI medications).
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Hey, I have a BA in Media Technology and Arts
I am still an aspiring writer/filmmaker at heart.
The PharmD is more realistic
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Hehe
Dream job is working on either broadcast team for the Tigers in any position
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One of these days, I want the Tigers to give us a season that I can make one of those sappy sports movies about
I suppose I could make a movie about the ’06 season.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm confused
Gameday is saying Mauer should’ve been the third out
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Gameday was saying that Cabrera lined out to Guillen.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Pitchers with power
Chris Carpenter just hit a “how the hell did that just happen” grand salami for the cardinals
To be fair...
It was off Kip Wells…I’m guessing about 80% of the people on this thread could take Kip Wells yard.
Didn't he shut out the Florida Marlins?
And they’ve got some good hitters.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
For some reason I keep thinking Carpenter was left-handed and he's not
A) I don’t watch the National League that much
B) I don’t watch the Cardinals that much
C) I think I’m mixing him up with Mark Mulder
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Ramon is hitting .440 in his last however many games
Also a reason to give Polly a seat, even with him hitting .336 in the second half.
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Polanco needed some rest, then
Pick any number of reasons, it’s not the worst thing to give Polanco time off
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Baker has a shutout so far
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
They mentioned on the radio last night that the Twins outfielders play deep on just about everyone
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
From a White Sox fan...
Win today and wrap this up, please!
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
AL Central
Virtually without exception I root for the leading AL Central, once the Sox have been eliminated. I’d much rather root for the Tigers this season rather than the Twins.
GO TIGERS!
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
I heard him interviewed the other day
I understood almost nothing
Carlos mumbles as badly as Leyland except Carlos's accent makes it worse
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like a lot of the Tigers
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Hiya folks
Back from Islam and ready for baseball!
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
I think there's a "not" missing from that sentence
Man, I wish I could watch
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
How's the break on Robertson's slider?
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
You know what I've often wondered about Nate?
Why he doesn’t wear the high socks. You think he’d be a huge high-socks guy. But no.
I've seen him do it once or twice
The couple times I’ve seen it, he seems to have trouble keeping the pantlegs up. I’d imagine that would get annoying after a while.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha ha
We kid because we love
(I hope)
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
To be fair, he had to run in for that one
I’ve always been leery of him running out on them. Much rather him over-run, then have to fade back in
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it is tough running down the hall to the bathroom between half innings
but I can do it as long as no one stops me for anything.
If they do
Push em out of the way
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
Great
Mister Swing at Everytihng…
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
any score yet?
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Nyet
When there is, you’ll know. Trust us.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
single and error, I think
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Gameday Audio, that's it
I’m blacked out of MLB.tv
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, it's fine
I think ahtrap posted a link on Monday.
by Ian Casselberry on Oct 1, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Sunday, I think, since it was for the Lions
didn’t realize it might have been verboten…sorry ’bout that
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Did anyone see this?
Apparently Mauer was tipping pitches to Kubel against Porcello (or Lyon) on Monday.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
Yeah, it was painfully obvious that he was doing it
Any big league catcher will do that though standing at second. It’s just part of the game. You’ll see a couple of them go out and change signs when a catcher is on second.
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C'mon Tigers, let's score this inning
I have to go to lab soon
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Dan and Jim seem to think so
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
just a question...
I’m not even watching the game.. just stuck with gamecast, but why wasn’t inge bunting there?
Bad knees perhaps?
Easier to get both runners?
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
Laird and Everett were up after him? Inge has been hot the last couple games?
Still got the runner over, though.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
RBI single
Even better
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Well that's what happens when I study while watching the game
I think I should skip my quiz today
by MaggsIsMyTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
YES!
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
Laird single to CF
Thames scores.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
Crap
A ton of people just came into the computer lab and won’t shut up. I can’t hear the game, and my iPod is at max volume
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Thames-Inge-Laird smallball
you know, the engine that drive the Tigers offense
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TV question
If you have the choice between watching in HD on the MLB network or with Rod and Mario in non-HD, what do you pick?
You can't go to your mouth on the mound unless it's cold and you ask first
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Went to his mouth
He licked his hand while standing on the dirt, which apparently you can’t do still.
Never got that. Must be like an old 1919 rule or something stupid.
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Haha
Too bad I can’t do that. Can’t wear scrubs to lab.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
1-0 tigers?
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
(Jumps up and down like a 2 year old having a temper tantrum)
I don’t wanna go to lab! I’ll catch up with you guys later.
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Sorry, can't use cell phones or electronic devices in lab
Otherwise I’d just use my iPod. I’ll have to see if I can sneak off to the restroom at some point.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 1, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
This is absolutely priceless
http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/mike-blowers-makes-the-call-of-the-year/
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i'm here!!
unfortunately just in time to see the mauer hit, but still. hauled arse back from my class
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I just showed up...
& the Twins tie the game.
Maybe i should leave…
Is this legal?
I don't know. It's fun, though...
Nope, me too
Was out of the office for work, show back up and log-on, and boom – 1-0 becomes 3-1. I blame myself.
These guys will be the death of me
Can we please get out of this…
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
sunshine and moonshine both failing us today
what do we have left?
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what's that?
i saw a 23 earlier….win percentage or something?
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evil Nate picked a bad time to reappear
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On the plus side
There’s no runners at third.
That isn’t stopping me from angrily shaking a Twinkie at my computer though.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
CASEY FIEN IS NOT A BAD PITCHER
It could be worse.
Armando. D-Train. Rodney.
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So rally cap is on
And I have the chew ready to go.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
score?
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
3-1
Runners on second and third
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
Not the best time...
For Nate Robertson to remember he’s Nate Robertson…
Is this legal?
I don't know. It's fun, though...
TY for score
sbnation messing with me, too :(
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Beat you to it
Half a pack of gum in my mouth too.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
not looking so hot today
at least he limited the damage to one that inning.
Bats need to wake up now.
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What's a K
Dang, wish ‘Ol Nate could strike someone out. Think I’ve seen 2 swing-and-misses. Going to be hard to beat these guys if he can’t throw it by ’em at least some of the time. 87 on the Fastball?
** Overflow Thread **
Might not be the right time to do this with the network problems, but we need another thread.
Lot of innings to go.
Time to start chipping away. You have to figure they’ll go with Nathan at some point in the 8th today.
santiago you SOB
he didn’t have enough control to get you out. you got youself out…
oh well, we’ll just need to score next inning instead
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