Game 61: Tigers at Pirates
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 6:30 PM EDT
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PrintDetroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates, Jun 12, 2009 7:05 PM EDT
Rick Porcello (6-4, 3.98) vs. 
Ian Snell (1-6, 5.54), 7:05 p.m. EST
Welcome to Detroit vs. Pittsburgh Night. Back in Detroit at Joe Louis Arena, the Red Wings and Penguins play a winner-take-all Game 7 for the Stanley Cup championship. Over in the Steel City, the Tigers and Pirates begin the second stage of Interleague Play with a three-game weekend series at PNC Park.
Ian Snell in winless in his past nine appearances, though he pitched well in his last start, giving up three runs and eight hits in six inning vs. the Astros. In his two starts before that, however, Snell allowed 11 runs, 14 hits, and nine walks in 11 innings. This will be the first time he's faced the Tigers in three years. Back in 2006, he gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings at Comerica Park.
After allowing only five runs in the month of May, Rick Porcello has given up seven runs so far in two June starts. But those games were against two of the better teams in the American League, the Red Sox and Angels, which would likely be a tough test for any pitcher, rookie or veteran. On the road this year, Porcello has a 3-2 record and 3.52 ERA. And tonight, he'll get to swing the bat for the first time since high school, where he played shortstop when he wasn't pitching.
Wait until you see who's batting third tonight. Here are your starting lineups:
Bucs Dugout has your SB Nation opposing view for this weekend's Interleague series.
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I wonder how many people in Michigan and Western Pennsylvania
are going to actually be watching this whole game?
World Championship game or interleague game in June…hmmm…..
Wow...
Either the IMMEDIATE vote of confidence was given to Kelly
OR
Leyland didn’t want him and is IMMEDIATELY hanging him out to dry.
I love this quote. It's so Leyland
As for the third spot, that belongs to Don Kelly tonight. Leyland said he didn’t really know where to hit him, so he put him in the spot where he would’ve batted Clete Thomas if he were here.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
plays most positions in defense
has been hitting really well for Toledo, extra-base power, not necessarily home run power.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
That pattern in the PNC Park grass
Makes me want to drop acid
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 7:10 PM EDT reply actions
Red Wings
yall scared to even mention what could happen in the Joe tonight hunh?? a few bad bounces of the puck…and there down 2-0 early???? Sigh….Glad im not a big Hockey Fan :)
I swear
every time a ball is a long, exciting foul, the next pitch does not turn out well for the batter
After all those damn Jack Wilson rumors over the past two years...
We finally get to see him
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions
he's got a nice looking swing for a pitcher
in interleague sometimes you see some weird, weird stuff.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Off to watch the Wings..
Won’t see much of the game tonight, but think the Tigers are in good hands with Porcello on the mound,,,
Go Tigers!
It'd be like, what, dating a sophomore?
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Just wait until he can drink
Everything’ll seem fine.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
You know, it’s probably not as much of an adjustment for him to hit. He’s, what, two years away from batting in high school?
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions
I dont understand....
…..why when pitchers are pitching to other pitchers that they speed up the bat with off speed pitches….he was late on all the fastballs…..Oh well…..We will take it.
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
3 of the 4 American American Starting Pitchers.....
……are in the ballpark…..Snell for Pitt and Willis and Jackson for Detroit
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 7:43 PM EDT reply actions
I pulled up in my driveway
in time to hear Porcello get a hit. My neighbors now think I’m insane for laughing and tooting my horn.
Totally OT: I must say
I do not like the “Uuechhh” noise Spinach Girl makes. It’s a funny commercial, just a terrible sound.
Hoping Mike Babcock's pre-game speech went something like this
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions
honestly, it's game 7, you're the favourite, your players should know what's at stake
if they don’t, then they’re idiots
Hahahaha
(Actually, that’s painful.)
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
If Osgood doesn't win Conn Smythe (when they WIN)
I will personally take a dump on Gary Bettman’s front lawn
Could you set a stuffed penguin on his front porch and set it on fire, too? I can provide the penguin. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Easier to find a stuffed animal. Penguins are cute, so they are readily available. A Crosby effigy would be more complicated.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Don’t tempt me. I have some oddly destructive fantasies sometimes. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
When I was a kid
and we had wars with our GI Joes we’d spray them with hairspray and light them on fire…..it was our flamethrower
Go Tigers!
I’m terrified to watch the Wings – I’m alternating between manic hysterical confidence and sheer, unadulterated terror – so baseball is less scary.
(Just thinking about the hockey games makes my breathing difficult.)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
It's probably gonna be one of those deals where the game doesn't actually start ubtil 8:30ish
will by me an extra couple innings of this game..
They have been starting late the whole series, so it just prolongs the anticipatory pain.
Seriously, if the Penguins win I don’t know whether to gouge out my own eyes or set my television on fire. That will be proof that there is no god.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
So nice to see the other squander scoring chances
Sorry, Pirates fans
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 7:55 PM EDT reply actions
Only 38 Pitches.....
….thru 3 innings….Not bad
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions
Did we ever settle on a nickname for Kelly?
Cuz, on the way home, I was thinking “Don Kelly – The Irish Gangster” had a nice ring to it…
Dapper Don
sounds like a well-dressed mafia man
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I'm going to regret
Not trying harder to make it out to Pittsburgh this weekend.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 7:59 PM EDT reply actions
the mets and yankees can suck it
this park is still cooler
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's my favorite older stadium
and still one of the coolest
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh right
Forgot to mention that.
So to end the inning, he made a diving catch and then hit a 5-run homer. It was remarkable.
Sounds a lot like his name, so it might be confusing, though.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Weiters
speaking of Weiters….what has he been doing? its been about two weeks…is he hitting? throwing people out stealing?
I believe you've got that backwards then
he’s batting .922
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Game Seven
Hockey has to be the scariest game 7 of any sport! and yet probably the funnest to watch!
State Made It To The Finals
……In basketball…..that was awesome
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I have read that storyline somewhere ...
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Im not a huge hockey fan...
……but I think detorit will win by 3 goals
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup....
….Was awesome….Plus theyve beat Michigan twice in a row in football…..the yare moving on up
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you seen the House where they pulled out that 23-foot long tapeworm from that chick's stomach?
Awesome.
A tapeworm that likes pizza, apparently.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Wow is he ever pitching well.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Yup And....
…..only 65 pitches thru 5 innigs
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
This is my fantasy
We win both the hockey game and this baseball score holds up so that Porcello scored the winning run.
i'd take 50
lake superior was 38 when I swam in it last month. but only because it was 90 out
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
waist deep, then all the way under water
running in and out is for the tourists and college kids who want to say they put their toe in
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Stil hitting over .340.....
….since may 1
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
he should be batting third
makes it harder to GIDP when Polly’s already on second!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm more a baseball fan than a hockey fan
but I try to do both
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
They will regret walking Razor Ramon to get to
Richard “Rip” Porcello
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 12, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, THAT'S why
Samara calls him “FredFred”…
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
What a bunt. That was perfect.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Even with Morgan on the bases
I’m now surprised whenever Laird doesn’t gun down the runner.
(And as it turns out, according to the replay, he DID get Morgan.)
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions
Or he really loves Pittsburgh. (Or hates them.)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
"all we can see right now are his arms"
That’s why Mario makes the big bucks, ladies and gentlemen.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 8:53 PM EDT reply actions
I can't see
After looking directly at Don Cherry’s jacket. Good God.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
re: the lawn mowing discussion
my neighbor is out at 9, Ian. But I think he’s working out Game 7 anxiety
Thank you, John Grabow!
Inge crushed that puppy!
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
I'm going to have random dance parties more often
crank up the katy perry and binge hits a real humdinger!
Stuck in KC for work....
Can’t watch the game…I’m guessing there are approximately 72 fans at the game tonight.
Seriously
How much crap does he take in the dugout if he makes an out?
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
beat me to it
I’m late to the internet. LOL at Porcello carrying the offense and shutting down the Pirates.
that's what they say on the pronounciation guide
but Temms is all I ever hear from local media so I trust them to know
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
That prick Talbot?
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
BE QUIET! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Holy cow, I missed Porcello's two hits/RBIs
I just got back from my son’s game. What’s Ricky trying to do, win the game singlehandedly? Was everyone going bonkers in the dugout?
http://old-english-d.blogspot.com
By the way, did you guys hear about Lidstrom's "lower body injury"?
I almost blogged about this today, except it has nothing to do with the Tigers.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/nhls-injury-policy-a-pain/article1176410/
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions
OVER??
Did you say over? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the German’s bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! And it ain’t over now! Cause when the going gets tough.. The tough get goin’. Go Wings!
They can't allow Porcello's "going both ways" performance go to waste
http://old-english-d.blogspot.com
I just
did a shot of Jameson, does that count?
meh is right.
I’m stuck in Kansas City all weekend for work. Do YOU think I have anything to do tomorrow? You’d be right if you said no.
The Wings can come back from this. I was more worried about injuries and officiating than anything else, and it looks like it might do them in. Still time, though. :(
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
I know.
But with Lidstrom’s testicle, Datsyuk’s broken foot, a probably groin injuy for Hossa, Cleary hurt, Holmstrom struggling – it’s like circumstances are conspiring against them.
And everyone will be treated to endless clips of the golden boy lifting the Cup. I can’t stand the thought of that immature little twit, incapable of giving an opponent any credit, winning.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Bettman doesn't want it. :(
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Let's get at least one win in Detroit tonight
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
Tying run at the plate.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
yeah
a real closer would get the save without giving up any runs.
wait, this just in …
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Totally missed the last out
I really hope we beat up on these NL teams real bad
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 12, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Great Evening
Nothing matters now…I got a Tiger Win and a fat girl. Wings win all the time…so its not that serious.
Wings do win a lot …
But I’d prefer the league not jam Sidney Crosby down my throat all summer. The NHL has the marketing acumen of a flock of retarded gnats. F*** them all.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Tigs Win!
how bout Miggy Rick Fernando tonight……Great game
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 9:37 PM EDT reply actions
There might be.
Officiating has been abysmal.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
And it looks like the Wings are each skating with one leg.
The offsides have been brutal
Change
Babcock needs to switch up the lines and get something different out there
Hey remember that Abdelkader guy?
You know, that one guy that scored in games 1 and 2….and then got healthy scratched the rest of the series?
No deal
Sorry, this is the Stanley Cup.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Yeah, I don’t think many Detroit sports fans would take that trade.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
If only it wasn't Pittsburgh...
If we’re gonna lose, I would have preferred we lost to the Blackhawks in the last round. At least I could root for Scotty
Well, it is game 7 of the finals
One could argue that it’s been 50% Wings comments already
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 12, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we have a ways to go
But I’ll open an overflow thread around 600 or so comments
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 12, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't believie you're not pissed
with the way Joey D has been running the team lately
What did he do wrong?????
….he traded away a pg that is 34 and has 35 mil left ona contract…..GREAT MOVE!!!!
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
C.Billups
No one is a bigger fan of Billups than me…but it was time for him to go also. He faded in the playoffs with Denver also. What you see is what you get.
Yup.....
……And now we can sign a Boozer or Lee from NY and a Ben Gordon……Rebuilding quickly
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
O im pissed
But there have been some good moves also…glad we got rid of Ben Wallace when we did…held on a year too long to Rasheed…but were fattening our pockets…something good will come through soon. And we all know the coaching situation is temporary!
Why would he leave?
He has a great situation where he is.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Oh I hope he doesnt....
….Believe me…..But he feels he never gets any respect in east lansing…..He should…..Hes a top 3 coach
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I am.....Izzo wont leave the best...
….College BBall program in the country…..GO GREEN!!!
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Coaching
is horrible. Clearly we got rid of Big Ben at the right time (10 yrs $44 mill…ha!) and the salary dump was fine (Iverson = awful). But who are we going to pick up with the extra money? Is Chris Bosh the answer? Doubtful. Bron is staying in Cleveland or going to the Knicks, not driving up 75
Sheed Is Gone.....
……Pathetic…….hes rumored to Cleveland……YOU CAN HAVE HIM CLEVELAND!!!
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
He can be signed.....
…..for cheap becasue of the injuries
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm hoping for
Kirilenko…and a piece of ham on a beach. And tears.
Tagne13
lmao..ur prolly right, we will be saying…Bosh needs to get his ass down on the low block ..in about 60 games!
by TIGERSFAN40 on Jun 12, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
The Penguins.....
…..are a great team….looks like it there time
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
They are built on five years worth of tanking for high draft picks and have an immature whining twit for a captain. And yet they are heralded as the next dynasty in the league even before they do anything.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Wow.....
…..thats what you are supposed to do with draft picks…..Just becasue the Lions dont do it doesnt mean otehrs teams cant
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 12, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
The Lions shouldn't be used as an example for anything...
Unless it’s the worst thing ever. The Pens have made smart decisions (even trying to sign Hossa for $40 mill or so) and picked up guys like Guerin, held onto Malkin and promoted Bylsma (Grand Haven whooo). Solid organization.
True ...
But that doesn’t make them worthy of excessive praise, and it doesn’t mean that anything should be handed to them. They were annointed a “model organization” for being bad and benefiting from it, and Sidney Crosby was declared the one-and-only “face of the NHL” since before he was drafted, and despite the fact that Malkin is a better player on his team and Ovechkin is far more exciting.
They have been pushed and pushed as the flagship franchise of the league until many other people are sick and tired of them.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Agree on some
For my money, I’d rather watch Ovechkin, partly because he’s toothless and batshit crazy, but also a more exciting player. Malkin is maybe a better board to board player but you how do you seperate a team in rebuilding mode and one that tanks? They’ve tried signing and resigning players and that hasn’t worked. And you know what? They’re back in the SCF and going into the 3rd period with a 2 goal lead. Sick as it makes me to say. Pittsburgh almost moved out of Pittsburgh less than 4 years ago!
to be fair
the penguins have only scored 1.75 on CBC
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
what you were doing wasn't working
I blame what you chose for dinner
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 12, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Worth a try.
Although the NBC announcers have been dreadful, so you might want to keep an airsick bag handy.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
"Sorry"
is a word I’ve heard them say about 75 times this finals as they’re talking over each other. Tight Crew.
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