The Streak Ends: Rockies 4, Tigers 3

by Ian Casselberry on May 24, 2009 9:00 AM EDT in News Comment 3 comments

Can you hear the drums, Armando? Or is that the sound of opposing batters smacking your pitches all over the field?

Things have been going pretty well in Tiger Town when you almost forget what it's like to write about a loss. The Detroit Tigers' winning streak ended at seven, as they couldn't overcome another poor performance by Armando Galarraga. Galarraga allowed fewer than five runs for the first time in his last five starts, but the Tigers had to play catch-up from the very beginning, as he allowed a run in each of the first three innings.

Really, he was fortunate not to give up more, as Rockies hitters sent Tigers outfielders back to the fence with several hard-hit balls. (Chris Iannetta and Todd Helton took Galarraga over the fence for home runs.)

With that, you have to wonder if the only thing keeping Galarraga in the Tigers' starting rotation is Jeremy Bonderman not being ready to rejoin the team yet. There was arguably slight improvement for him Saturday night (especially compared to his disastrous start last Sunday), as he looked to have better control with only one walk in his 5.1 innings, and 48 of 79 pitches for strikes. But right now, there's only one pitcher who's not giving Detroit a chance to win when he takes the mound.

Roar:

Brandon Lyon has been catching a lot of flack from Tigers fans lately. And Nate Robertson is a perennial punching bag. Surely, very few had confidence in the Tigers' chances when they both came in to pitch. But the two of them combined for 3.2 scoreless innings, and kept their team in the ballgame.

For Lyon, that may have been his best performance of the season, especially considering the circumstances. No hits, no walks, two strikeouts. And those weren't mop-up innings. Actually, the same almost applies to Robertson, who gave up a hit and a walk. (But he would've allowed a run if Iannetta hadn't strained his hamstring rounding third base.)

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I'm confused

what did people do at a baseball game before cell phones?
by MackAveKurt

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Before cell phones?

I don’t know personally what people did at the games before cell phones, since I only attended my first game in ‘05. But since I’ve been around more years than most of you, I can tell you from watching games on TV, that most people watched the game, had their transistor radio plugged to their ear, or kept score. When cell phones first came out, I thought people looked ridiculous with them and were trying to show off. You know, the big phones that looked like a shoe box. And, I still don’t have one. But that will soon come to an end later this summer when my son’s contract expires with Sprint and we’re gonna go on the family plan with another provider. I can’t live without one much longer, either.

"It's designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything is new again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops, and leaves you to face the fall alone". A. Bartlett Giamatti

by densogirl on May 24, 2009 9:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And drank beer!

Baseball used to be a lot more rowdy.

by densogirl on May 24, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously

they show the crowd and there’s like 10 people texting in the shot, a few talking and a couple more inspecting the shot of themselves posing before they upload it to facebook!

Watch the damn game!

Mack Avenue Tigers

by MackAveKurt on May 24, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs