Sweep the Tribe, Johnny! Tigers 5, Indians 3
by Ian Casselberry on May 10, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
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When Billfer mentioned to me last night that Rick Porcello might be under some pressure to keep the team's shutout streak alive, I joked that he should just groove the first pitch of the game to Grady Sizemore to reduce the tension. That's not quite how the rookie played it, but the Indians finally broke through for a run in the second inning. Since the Tigers' lineup put up four runs in their half of the inning, however, it really didn't matter. And that was the only score Porcello allowed in his five innings of work.
Roar:
With the Tigers facing two right-handed starters in this series, Jim Leyland made sure to get Jeff Larish some meaningful at-bats. And Larish didn't squander the opportunity, giving the Tigers a lead they kept the whole afternoon with a moon-shot home run to right field. Pair that with last night's RBI triple, and Larish had himself a pretty good weekend in Cleveland.
Can we also officially welcome Magglio Ordonez back to the 2009 season? Getting a day off yesterday appears to have helped Maggs, as he hit 2-for-3 this afternoon, with two runs scored.
And don't look now, but after his own 2-for-3 day (and two RBIs), Adam Everett is hitting .281/.319/.406.
Whimper:
I'm pretty sure we've said this before, but let's go ahead and make sure Leyland gets another copy of that memo, m'kay? No non-save situations for Fernando Rodney. For whatever reason, whether he loses focus or just doesn't see the big dollar signs unless he's earning a save, Rodney doesn't pitch well with a four-run lead.
Last night, he didn't give up a run, but allowed two baserunners. Today, however, Rodney came close to blowing the game, giving up two runs (one of which scored on a wild pitch). But if every closer is due for a bad day, perhaps we should be thankful that Rodney's occurred with a lead big enough to withstand the damage.
Comment of the Day:
nice to see the team meeting went well for the Indians
by MackAveKurt
I ended up watching today's game early this evening on DVR (Happy Mother's Day, Mom - I cut the grass!), but it was much more fun to catch up on the game by scrolling through the GameThread comments. The BYB bunch is definitely entertaining, if you weren't already aware of this. Toot that horn!
And with the Royals' 4-3 loss to the Angels this afternoon, the Tigers go into tomorrow's off-day as a first-place team. Not a bad weekend.
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I Think Leyland Should.....
….have just left lyon in to finish the game……..Rodney has been great this year in save situations…..He had 2 walks today and thats something he hasent done this year…..hes been lights out except for 2 outtings this year….And How about ADAM THIS YEAR!!!!!…..Hitting and Fielding……GO FERNANDO!!!! GO TIGS!!!!…..
by BennieBladesFan on May 10, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions
I could see putting Rodney in if he needed the work, but he already pitched last night. Maybe Leyland just thought he was the best bullpen option at that point.
by Ian Casselberry on May 10, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Big Series Coming Up
It’s hard to not sound like an idiot when you’re claiming there is a particularly “big series” on the horizon in May, but a series wins against the Twins could start to separate the Tigers from the pack. They’ve got some relatively easy games outside of the division coming up on this homestand (although Texas has been solid since they played the Tigers early this season), and starting a season with a winning divisional record is critical. Not to mention the fact that the Twinkies are just a pain in the Tigers’ rears. Big start for the D-Train comin’ up too! Go Tigs!
The Twinkies
Mushy, I agree.
The Tigers have won some games that they wouldn’t have last year. A few 1 run games that were just great.
The one series that bothers me is the one with the Yankees. Should have been a sweep for the Tigers.
The Pin Stripes aren’t what they use to be. For a fact, they aren’t a good team.
So winning series outside this division will be huge. I really don’t see anyone but KC being a big problem in the division. That is if the pitching holds out.
They have made great strides to put away the jinks (so to speak) with Chicago, the Twins are next. Ever since Morrison went to the Twins they have been a thorn in the side.
It’s nice to cheer for a home team that not on playing on ice this time of year.
Go Tigers!
finally got a comment of the day nearly gave myself one last week!
I’m shocked I got one last game – and it was only the third game thread I participated in. :)
I’m glad to find such a funny bunch of people to talk with during the game.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Error
If you hit the ball into Grandyland, it will very likely be caught.
If you hit a ball into Grandyland, it WILL be caught.
great series sweep
I’m fine with Leyland pitching Rodney in non-save situations.. 4 runs is close enough for one. 2) may just need the work 3) let him get those outings out of his system… no complaints until he starts blowing those games. At that point, it’s not on Leyland for pitching him in those situations, but on Leyland for not taking him out before he loses it. I’m a fan of closers, but I’m not a fan of letting a closer staying in long enough to give up 3-4 runs and blow a game (unless it’s a home run).
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Nice article in the Freep
I didn’t know Porcello was Sam Dente’s grandson till I read the article in the Freep this morning. He wins a game on Mother’s Day in Cleveland, of all places. God, I love baseball.
the Indians radio team
was discussing that during the second inning yesterday, interesting stuff
alwaysatiger.blogspot.com
Ugh, he did it again
so this Alex Loeb at ESPN.com once again referred to Grandy as “the cougar” on his highlight. what is going on here?
alwaysatiger.blogspot.com
I think Billfer’s actually looking into that for something he’s posting later today.
by Ian Casselberry on May 11, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Comment of the weekend
In a lull during Saturday’s game with the Injuns up to bat, Misopogal wandered into the living room, where my friends and I we watching hangoverishly, and offered the following:
“Why would anyone name their kid ”http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=452678" target="new">’ass dribble?’"
Misopogal has earned herself a Tigers game next time Cleveland’s in town. I wanna see her try that out at CoPa.
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