Game 6: Rangers at Tigers
by Ian Casselberry on Apr 11, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers, Apr 11, 2009 1:05 PM EDT
Matt Harrison (0-0, -.--) vs. 
Justin Verlander (0-1, 19.64), 1:05 p.m. EST
Yesterday, in front of an Opening Day crowd, the Tigers brought out the big bats and pounded some Texas pitching. Can they keep the good times rolling today, in front of a perhaps less festive crowd (though it will surely be the first game of the season for plenty in the stands), but one no less enthusiastic? (The weather forecast says it's going to be a pleasant day at the ballpark.)
So would you have guessed that after the first five games of the season, and a full turn through the Detroit Tigers' starting rotation, that Justin Verlander was the one who turned in the stinker? Yet there it is. In every other game so far, the starting pitcher gave the Tigers a chance to win.
If he's putting too much pressure on himself to be The Guy, as Jim Leyland suggests, then maybe he'll relax a bit without the harsh glare of that very first game. Also helping him to chill out might be his career record versus Texas. In five starts against the Rangers, Verlander has a 4-1 record and 2.30 ERA.
In his rookie season, Matt Harrison went 9-3 in 15 starts last year, for the best winning percentage (.750) among the Texas pitching staff. On the road, the left-hander posted a 4-1 record and 4.70 ERA. This will be the first time he's faced the Tigers and one Mr. Miguel Cabrera.
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At last
This game is broadcasted live via ESPNAmerica here in Germany. At last, they have chosen a Tigers Game (Monday they will show the Game against the White Sox live. Happy Eastern :D ), so I can take a break from mlb.tv which really sucks the first week here (as always in the last years)
Come on JV, give us your best stuff, let those Season Opener in Toronto behind. (Would also help my Fantasy Team in our BYB Grandy League as well)
Go Tigers
Greetings from Germany. Dirk
by Germantiger on Apr 11, 2009 12:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
btw
Wouldn’t it be nice to reach the 0.500 mark in the 6th Game? (remember last year it was the 80th Game )
Greetings from Germany. Dirk
by Germantiger on Apr 11, 2009 12:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like our chances today
We tend to play well against Texas, like yesterday showed. Hopefully they saved some runs for today.
by handsomerob1 on Apr 11, 2009 12:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
After all of those 19 run games (3, right?) last season, all I want is a 20 run game. Today feels like a good day to get it.
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 12:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
where is the game? there are weird things on the standard channels….. :\
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Verlander
I just traded for him in my fantasy baseball league… got him for Connor Jackson. Hoping he turns it around
by Packey on Apr 11, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“what a man-child he is” that needs to be added to the list for the RA drinking game.
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 1:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow. i blinked an missed the first inning….
no bondo moment for JV
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sorry I'm late guys...
Ryan Perry and I were chatting over facebook… you know how friends do
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
low turnout today. I’d say everyone’s at the game, but the stands look pretty empty too.
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
All three pitches were fastballs . . .
. . . and all three were up. Not a good sign.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 1:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Stuck listening to the game today…….MLB Gameday is definitely my friend today
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 1:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am happy that this game is in Detroit
that would have been 3 that would have gone out in Texas
by laxtonto on Apr 11, 2009 1:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
HAHA!
Rod just said “piece of cheese” in the gameday replay. Does that count as double for those watching at home?
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
works for me
i’ve been waiting for an excuse to drink. cheers!
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Justin is sounding good today, or at least better than the other day!
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So, is this supposed to be our everyday lineup?
Or is it going to shift every day like it has the past week?
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great.....
the black hole of the lineup with men on base and an out……I’m not thinking we’re getting any runs here….
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Proved you wrong!
Not that I wasn’t crossing my fingers.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's what I thought.
But I wonder what the motive is behind all of the shuffling in the lineup here lately. Maybe just Leyland trying to figure out what he’s got?
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Especially against a lefty.
That’s a lot of righty power.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lineup hasn't really shuffled
except to give days off to guys…
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But do guys need a day off this early?
I would assume not, but maybe we’re just trying to stay healthy.
I don’t think we’ve had the same DH twice until today.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well on the turf
we know Guillen and Maggs were getting off days in the field on the turf…
and with the lefty on the mound, with Polanco getting the off day on the turf Thams batted 2nd…
not really switching the lineup, the top 4 have stayed the same… bottom has only changed if Anderson played
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't look at it that way.
It just seemed like more to me, with Anderson, Thames, and Larish moving in and out of the lineup. I thought we’d have a more clear idea who would be “the guy” between those three by now. Really, I’d hoped it would be Thames.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It will be
although Larish deserves more PT than he will get IMO
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHOA!!!
I might have to change my opinion of Everett…..maybe Thunderkitten will be a pleasant surprise this year!
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sweet
2 runs so far and the ball really hasn’t been hit in the air out of the infeild
by laxtonto on Apr 11, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Polanco batting over .320 with RISP in 2006 fluke or not?
He just hasn’t hit clutch like that since.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me...
or has Polanco had some really poor at bats thus far this season?
by Packey on Apr 11, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Then he walks two guys.
Just our luck. Pitch count is already high (48).
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait
You get money for finishing in 2nd place even if you don’t make the playoffs? Do I understand that correctly?
by MrPants20 on Apr 11, 2009 1:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it makes no sense, so it must be true.
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pull your head out of your ass, Verlander.
It’s time to pitch like a big boy.
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't you love it
when Verlander actually pitches up to his potential in sporadic moments?
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hate me some 2 out walks
Here we go Verblunder
by Packey on Apr 11, 2009 1:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Some day....
Marcus will actually take a first pitch…..some day……
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
after yesterday
this game isn’t very thrilling. I’m trying to play the Rod Allen drinking game, but I can’t focus (and that’s not because of the rum).
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is a strange rollercoaster ride
JV is taking us on…
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Ryan Perry
doesn’t delete me as a friend…
I’ve been emailing him coaching tips since he added me on Facebook :(
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was just talking to my dad . . .
and just as we were hanging up the place went nuts. Any reason?
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 2:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Laird!
Tearing it up for the Yoopers. Added him to my fantasy team after Mauer went on the DL. He’s put together a pretty good week.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
C'mon FSD
I’d rather see the play at third than Hamilton’s hat ear flaps!
by MrPants20 on Apr 11, 2009 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey!
I found a TV! Now all I need is some booze and I’ll be set!
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
better than Edgar
and a lot cheaper too
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Knapp out there to give Verlander a bit of a blow”……am I the only one who found that comment a little odd?
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 2:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nope
But you just know that with Mario and Rod, you gotta let it roll………..and take a drink………
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So how many batters will JV face next inning?
Considering ole Jimmy loves to leave guys out on the mound longer than he should!
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Despite the errors
Big league pitcher, our ace nonetheless, can’t be walking guys. Gotta bear down
by Packey on Apr 11, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately
we can’t expect it every day. Although I wish we could.
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thames
.520 average with bases loaded? hot damn!
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pitching around Guillen to get to Thames . . .
Usually a solid bet, but Guillen hasn’t been lighting up the world thus far.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
would you rather
Walk one in…or put one across the plate for him to SMACK?
by gf206 on Apr 11, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Any addition to your cycle attempt
would be appreciated, Gerald.
by Trysdor on Apr 11, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Laird just about gave me a heart attack. Dog thinks I’m crazy.
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nate Robertson coming in?
good thing I have to leave soon…
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 2:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
aww come on now
he’s done a great job so far this year
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In other news . . .
Illich shells out another big contract. 11 years for Johan Franzen.
http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=417741&cmpid=rss-beam
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
About a month too late.
Where was this during spring training?
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He took Rincon's Mojo
Since everyone is asking where the stuff that Rincon was throwing a month ago went
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, if Nate can give us 1 or 2 solid innings out of the pen all the time
I’ll get his little orange beard tattooed on my chest.
by Trysdor on Apr 11, 2009 2:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can we ask for another walk?
I want Harrison’s BB rate to rival that of the D-Train from last year….
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, we were gonna
have one on and one out anyways. Grandy can score a guy from anywhere.
by Trysdor on Apr 11, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Adam Everett
is a really slow runner. Really really slow.
by Trysdor on Apr 11, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hes not sean casey
thrown out at first base form left field
by dettigionswings'stons on Apr 11, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha, I know he's not horrible
but he was clearly going full speed, and he just wasn’t getting anywhere very quickly. Luckily he had all day on that hit.
by Trysdor on Apr 11, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hot damn!
I betcha that we would have never seen that from Renteria last year, though
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH NATE ROBERTSON?
by Jerkwheat on Apr 11, 2009 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
His thumbs all better . . .
so now he’s a star! He’ll even tell you so.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I cannot believe Laird can run like that. It blows my mind.
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rocket Arm
Andrus! Holy crap!
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't get to see it yesterday
but WOW.. Andrus has some range
by laxtonto on Apr 11, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Seay again?
Dusty Baker approves of this pitching change
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Leyland loves those lefty-lefty matchups.
Theoretically, Seay could get two in a row here.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
anyone warming in the pen?
I don’t like Seay vs. Cruz
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mr. Ryan Perry
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please
Everyone, keep your pants on. Or just don’t tell anyone that they’re off.
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fine!
We’ll let Ryan decide! Perry, who’s it gonna be???
by Packey on Apr 11, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
can it be me?
I am the girl after all.
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
interesting late innings managing
Seay and Perry in the eighth. Lyon no where to be found.
by MackAveKurt on Apr 11, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
for those who didnt get to the the elvis play
by laxtonto on Apr 11, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It looks like he was on the ground
and someone Photoshopped him up in the air
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know...
that what looks like… WOW
Elvis can levitate!!!
the Men in Black movie was right, he is an alien
by laxtonto on Apr 11, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
fantastic play
but he looks like a demented cheerleader
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perry
makes quick work of Cruz….nice inning!
by gf206 on Apr 11, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
potential save op for Rodney
I’m scared……..
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
so 2 pitches...
does Leyland leave him in for the save
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ok so how eery is it...
I’m playing against the Angels in MLB 09 The Show right now… and Nick Adenhart is pitching
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
eerie
i think that is too soon
by dettigionswings'stons on Apr 11, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, too soon.
:)
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Perry post-game quote
“I’m going to come in, throw a couple fastballs, and get major leaguers out. Yeah, I look like I’m 16, so what?”
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he looks 16
but his facebook pictures prove that he can drink with the best of them
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Yeah…I look 16 – it’s all part of the plot.”
by gf206 on Apr 11, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better than April in the D
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't argue with that.......
and speaking of, I’ve been feeling a strange sense of calm today…..
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this little light of mine i’m gonna let it shine this little light of mine i’m gonna let it shine let it shine let it shine let it shine
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 3:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm beginning to think the Jays
are a better team than people are giving them credit for.
by Trysdor on Apr 11, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
or at least the best team in the AL Central
Unfortunately still the fourth best in the AL East
by MackAveKurt on Apr 11, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There needs to be a FSN+ HD
Or does that already exist? And I just don’t have it ’cause I have WOW
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nope doesn't exist
hard to believe, 1 HD game in the first 6.
by MackAveKurt on Apr 11, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yikes
It angers me that if the game is on regular FSN, it isn’t always in HD.
Should be mandatory.
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey!
No bitching! I’m a poor college student who watches every game w/o HD!
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
When you get out of college then you can bitch too :P
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn,
Well that wont be for at least another 5 or 6 years….thanks grad school!
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
once you go HD
yo can’t believe how bad the picture on SD was!
by MackAveKurt on Apr 11, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i got hd
down here in texas. I’m in houston and for some reason all the Dallas teams are considered “in-market”.
by dettigionswings'stons on Apr 11, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Insurance runs would be nice
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dang!
Thought Maggs got that one
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here we go . . .
Crooked hat time.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 3:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I've got a strange feeling....
save situations are way too unsettling!
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 3:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, god. Rodney.
Hold me – I’m scared.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Apr 11, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Quick Tangent
Nickame for Miguel Cabrera:
MC (something)
i.e. MC Hammer.. but something better
Thoughts?
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like where this is going
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MC Boom . . .
. . . goes the dynamite!
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone just look away
It will be over soon
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m filtering the view through my fingers to lessen the pain.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Apr 11, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s sounds like a strange new brand of soda.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Apr 11, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rodney doesn't look like a complete tool today
which is always a good sign
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 3:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Locating his fastball
This is a good sign
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Apr 11, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
are we looking at a new rodney?
I liked his last appearance quite a bit too and he had a really nice spring
by MackAveKurt on Apr 11, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Contract Year Rodney
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hope so. The other version made my head hurt.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Apr 11, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Leyland wasn't lying . . .
. . . when Rodney has that changeup going, it goes pretty good.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
rollin rollin rollin, rodney’s goin bowlin!
looking good out there!
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 3:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rodney!
If he pitches like this consistently, he’s gonna beat the s*** out of some people!
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NICE!
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
.500 on April 11th!
WHEW
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he did NOT just strike out the side?
who the hell is that????
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Rick Knapp is GOD!
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Never thought I'd say it
But we’ve got our OWN K-Rod!
by Trysdor on Apr 11, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Strikes out the side. Sweet.
Nothing like nailing down a save in style.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Apr 11, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
3 K
WOOOOOOOOO
That was the easiest save that I have ever seen a Detroit Tiger reliever get in a long time!!!
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It took us 13 games
To hit 3 wins last year. Gotta love good baseball.
by Trysdor on Apr 11, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can we temper this excitement just a bit?
He did strike out three guys with a combined batting average of .256, and .200 is coming from Salty.
Not to say that this isn’t an improvement over last year . . . but I’m going to hold off a little bit.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NOPE
Because that was Fernando Rodney……..and he doesn’t do that stuff ever….
by baum on Apr 11, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
why?
Chris Davis is off to a slow start but he hit 17 bombs last season in very limited PT…
it’s not like he was pitching against Laird, Inge and Everett
by Boney on Apr 11, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright . . .
I’ll be excited, but just a little bit.
by TennesseeYooper on Apr 11, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to Comerica for tomorrow's game.
Shall I bring a broom?
by Trysdor on Apr 11, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and your first three tigers wins this season
by MackAveKurt on Apr 11, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Even more unlikely
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
typo on my part
rodney on the brain
by MackAveKurt on Apr 11, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
all those naysayers
the bullpen said ‘shut it’ today
by Detroit4lyfe on Apr 11, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I still don't ever want to see
Brandon Lyon’s stinking face again.
by Trysdor on Apr 11, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When/if Zoom comes back
He’s the one I want cut loose.
by Trysdor on Apr 11, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
at 4M I think he gets another chance
I wonder if there’s more going on behind his not pitching since Tuesday, maybe his arm was sore/tired.
by MackAveKurt on Apr 11, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Texas
broadcasters were ripping on the tigers bullpen at first but at the end of the game called them “unbelievable”. Time for the other TIGER to come alive at Augusta
by dettigionswings'stons on Apr 11, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I <3 Baseball!
and Josh Anderson, Edwin Jackson, and Jeff Larish.
by wepri31 on Apr 11, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe a little obscure, but I like it.
Or even drop the MC entirely and just call him Martillo.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Apr 11, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like that too
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think El Caballo is kinda badass
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Horse
It’s Carlos Lee’s nickname
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Detroit4lyfe will be having a post
based off these discussions weighing all the possibilities of a better Miggy Cabs nickname… or is a combo of the two unoriginal ones it? Make sure you check it out
by Detroit4lyfe on Apr 11, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll cite you explosivo2k2 with the Martillo... I'm kind of diggin that
by Detroit4lyfe on Apr 11, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
El Martillo
Might be better
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we stuff a virtual ballot box? :)
The more I think about Martillo, the more I like the sound of it.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Apr 11, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am sure Ian can slap one together here on BYB
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by explosivo2k2 on Apr 11, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bullpen numbers
4 IP
0 hits
0 walks
0 runs
1 win
1 save
Believe people, believe.
by handsomerob1 on Apr 11, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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