Game 64: Tigers at Cardinals
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 7:35 PM EDT
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PrintDetroit Tigers at St. Louis Cardinals, Jun 16, 2009 8:15 PM EDT
Justin Verlander (7-2, 3.02) vs. 
Adam Wainwright (6-4, 3.49), 8:15 p.m. EST
After a disappointing series loss in Pittsburgh over the weekend, the Tigers continue Interleague Play in St. Louis. (Are the Tigers allowed to play the Cardinals at Busch Stadium during the regular season? When's the last time that happened?)
For some more on the Cardinals, check out Will Leitch's column at Deadspin today. Cardinals Nation is preoccupied with the possibility of losing Albert Pujols. Tony LaRussa is ticked off with his front office for not getting better players to help Pujols. And if the team's not making an effort to win, both LaRussa and Pujols might decide to move on.
But let's talk about tonight's game. We have a match-up of pitching aces, facing two lineups struggling to score runs. So we should expect a good ol' slugfest, right?
Adam Wainwright leads the Cardinals' pitching staff in wins, ERA, and strikeouts. He opposes the Tigers for the first time since... striking out Brandon Inge to win the 2006 World Series. Wainwright picked up the win in his last start, despite giving up 11 hits in seven innings, thanks to a 13-run outburst from the Cards' offense. (Contrast that with Wainwright losing his previous outing, despite giving up only two runs and three hits to the Rockies.)
Justin Verlander was outstanding in his last start, allowing one run and six hits to a White Sox lineup that's knocked him around in the past. Was that his best game of the season? It's probably in the discussion. But the fact that it's difficult to say for sure indicates just how well Verlander has pitched this year. He's allowed one run in his last 17 innings. Verlander last faced the Cardinals in 2007, pitching eight innings while giving up two runs and five hits.
Here are tonight's starting lineups (with a pitcher hitting eighth for the Cards!):
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Thank God
that Tigers-Cardinals ’06 feels like incredibly old news at this point.
As much as I love Curtis hitting 4th or 5th…. Don Kelly batting first?
Did they ever explain why Clete was sent down?
Yeah, I don’t expect him to be gone long. Something had clearly gone south with his swing, he was something like 2 for 23 in June at that point (with one grand slam, admittedly) after being phenomenal in May.
He’ll be back.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Clete....
……was sent down to work on his swing…..its way to long….needs to shorten it up a bit
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Lets get some early.....
…..runs for JV tonight guys
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 7:45 PM EDT reply actions
Leyland appears to still be reluctant to use Thames for whatever reason
He should be behind Migs playing LF with Grandy leading off.
I agree
I would also like to see Josh Anderson more consistently… his speed is a real weapon.
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 16, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Although with Thames in there
that would be tough
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 16, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Its.....
…..Very Strange why hes not playing LF…..Cant be becasue of the park and Defense…..St Louis park isnt as big as Comerica and Pitts park
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I hear the name Don Kelly
and I picture an old tyme baseball player, I don’t know why.
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
I couldn’t get into the game thread from the main site either…had to use the twitter link. I wonder what’s up with that.
I'll look into it
Two complaints so far.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
What happened when you try to get onto the site?
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
When I tried from work
the pc kept trying to load quicktime but from home, its fine.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
weird
I’ve had no problems today using SB Nation
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 16, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Evening fellas
So glad to hear that Willis isn’t pitching Saturday. I’ve got tickets for me and 12 of my friends, and I wasn’t looking forward to that at all.
Miner? Some random minor leaguer? No one has really stood out to me from @billfer’s minor league recaps.
Thank you kindly
And thank the Free Press for a story that is not worth the ink it would take to print it. That Free Press and their details, they’ll overwhelm ya’.
by SkylineSeats on Jun 16, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
It was literally just mentioned by Leyland before the game. They’ve got nothing more to actually go on right now.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
No, pitching is not a strength in the minors
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The minors
is not a strength in the minors right now.
by SkylineSeats on Jun 16, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
trade talk on radio today
apparently 97.1 was trying to start a Porcello, Wilkin Ramirez, and Clete Thomas for Roy Halladay trade rumor today.. Toronto is shopping Halladay I guess, but this doesn’t make much sense to me since we’d still have a shitty #4 and #5 guy and would be left with two less prospects… but figured I’d fill you guys in on what I heard.
I will say, DD needs to get creative and figure a trade out because we need help in the rotation and it’s not coming from within
I can't see them
trading Porcello. Makes no sense.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
Was that Valenti?
He is not, how do you say, knowledgeable about the baseball.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Halladay would fit in perfectly
with Dombrowski’s talent at signing guys who are at the end of solid careers.
Porcello is not going anywhere.
by SkylineSeats on Jun 16, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
last I heard Toronto was not even fielding offers.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't matter
He’s a terrible defender. That’s the fourth ball that he hasn’t gotten to tonight. A league average RF would have at least gotten 1 or 2 of those!
anything discussed on talk radio
i usually dismiss as reactionary, uninformed, poop
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
Their job is to generate discussion
and from what I’m hearing, there was a lot of intelligent conversations about this. Personally, I think it’s ridiculous long term, but an interesting idea for this year and maybe next year. Halladay would instantly make our Top 3 the best in the Majors, maybe ever. Porcello is 20 years old and has proven he’s filthy good for a few months, but he’s young and you never know with young pitching. Look at Andrew Miller. Plus, from what I’ve understood, Porcello might not even be a factor in August or September this year if we shut him down because of too many innings. In terms of winning this year, that deal is not that bad, but I would never pull the trigger on it because I’m a big picture type guy
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 16, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I dont have a problem with intelligent discussion
but from what I remember from 97.1 is that is was the aural equivalent of MySpace
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
Thanks, but no thanks. We need to make up our 4/5 starters, not lose a 3 for one of them. Doesn’t make sense to me.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought that was the 2008 Tigers offensive slogan.
by StringTheory on Jun 16, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone Remember Legendary....
…..lloyd for the gary Indiana Little League team…..he was awesome that year.
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Not much with that particular play
But he is by far one of the worst defenders out there. That was the fourth ball he let drop in tonight. A league average defender could’ve gotten to at least one or two of the balls that maggs let drop in tonight!
Any Trade Detroit Makes....
….to get a big name player ie Hawpe will include Ramirez
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions
What up Gang
Sure hoping we can win this series. What up Bblades..Tagne…Ian…Dchik….Wepri. We gone get this one right? We got Junior Varsity on the Mound…all we gotta do is hit! :)
Pre-game reading...
….since we’re talking about trades and whatnot…
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/06/discussion-what-should-the-tigers-do.html
is that _any_ michigan arbys
or are we talking detroit. because i could be talked into going to lapeer, but not detroit.
hihihi
I think italics are all HTML based, which won’t work in the titles? We’ll see with this posts’ title.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
oh I tried that Sunday
apparently it doesn’t work in titles
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Even if Don Kelly's slash line is
.30 points lower than what it was in AAA, he could be valuable in the leadoff spot.
Judging by my sailor's mouth already today
I’m going to have to paint the walls tomorrow if the Tigers don’t stop wasting opportunities.
The BYB Gear sweatshop is way behind
We blame the economy.
Oh, and outsourcing.
And Jeff Larish is probably somehow to blame.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
ehh
gamecast showed a ball for a pitch right in the middle on inge. I know he’s already out, but does the ump have a small strikezone?
Okay, I understand that Pujols is good
but come the hell on. I’d rather win by beating them than win by avoiding them. And if we’re going to lose, we better lose because we got beaten up by the best.
I disagree. We’re here to win baseball games, not “lose them the right way”.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve got tons of faith in JV. Since we can get by without tempting the gigantic bat of Albert, I’m glad we did.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
And yet
We’ve pitched Dontrelle every fifth day for a month.
by SkylineSeats on Jun 16, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's really baseball's biggest flaw
You can try to avoid other teams’ best players in other sports, but not just outright opt to not face them.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it’s a smart strategy. There’s more than throwswingthrowswingthrowswingthrowswing.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Man I think Ankiel is on my fantasy team, too :P
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
From what Mario and Rod said, he’s done the same thing this year. Best in the majors.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
In pepper
you’re out if you catch a bat tossed/handed to you…
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 16, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
And.... THAT'S
what you do with the bases loaded.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions
Didnt get run in in top of the inning.....
…..and home team does….Always happen
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions
yeah i'm taking the WAY under right now
swore on the balk, now it’s like, uhm, yeeeeah
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Please note I called 7th before the balk.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I say bottom of the 7th, Kurt loses his shit.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a fu&$ing Molina?!
That is not supposed to happen!
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
All those swings, they were going to go somewhere.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Flinch is a flinch, once he sets that’s it.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks Like .....
…..5 ot 6 innings tonight for Justin….already thrown 30 pitches
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions
You know for one damn game I'd like to have the HiDef feed on MLB.tv
instead of it pausing and switching to “standard mode”
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
I hated MLB.tv. I had it one year since the cable didn’t work in my room. I had to fake an address in Seattle (thanks internet real estate listings!) and have a friend set up a Seattle local phone number JUST so I could watch some damn Tigers games w/o blackout rules.
MLB is a stellar example of the one remaining major sport that just doesn’t get it when it comes to delivering their content with new technology.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It just irks me that I'm paying extra for something that only works 1/4 of the time
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
Weird
I love it. I’ve rarely ever had any problems with it…if it weren’t for MLB.tv being so reliable, I would never get to watch the Tags
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 16, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just having problems with the high-def feed
I’m paying extra for it and it never works for more than an inning or two
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
I got blacked out
of Oakland-San Francisco this weekend. WTF?
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Verlander: less drinking with randos at McFadden's in Pittsburgh on Saturday nights
more thinking about your next start :)
Welll this.....
…isnt good……JV doesnt have it tonight….get the bullpen up
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions
Now, where is that Circus music clip??
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
No Kidding....
…….Its been 1 inning and people are calling it…Hillarious
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s just Jeremy Bonderman Syndrome.
Remember that shit last year? He’d be awful in the first, then stellar the rest of the game.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe I’m remembering two years ago, since he was injured last year.
It’s all blending together.
by john.kmiecik on Jun 16, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Last Year?
what he just said!
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
I Wonder....
….why Evertt doesnt play more?
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions
Thats bunk.....
….If cabrera was 1 for 11 against Wainright hes playin…..hate how he does that….santiago is like 2 for last 20
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
agree
Santiago just reverted to being Santiago
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I know Sucks....
…..that means 1 2 3 inning
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
If there's been a worse week in Detroit sports...
I’d like to know when.
This team is gripping. The vets can’t knock in a run. The top of the first was a perfect microcosm of what’s going on with this team.
may not matter....
….with the tigs offense
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Horrible at bats.....
…..swinging at bad pitches…..Laird and Santiago
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:54 PM EDT reply actions
I Know......
……hes just gota lay off pitches that start below his knees….Not that hard
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes Rod,
Houston does it too.
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
He wasnt gonna get that....
…..no one would have….geez
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Magglio
His bat is off. His fielding is off a cliff.
Time to start thinking replacement? I can see why some people are wanting him traded.
I have Big Mig in a league
but we don’t do walks, so uhm, boo and whatnot.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
What if you don't count walks?
I’d venture to say most standard 5 X 5 leagues don’t.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Poor Beth
She’s much less annoying that that Toyota of Waterford woman
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
“where they’ve all” — annoying thumb dance over her shoulder — “got to go!”
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Geez.....
……This is tough to watch….Against another average pitcher we cant hit
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions
We got get another bat or two
and 2 starters…..thats hould deplete the farm system
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions
Yes....
…..its never brought up either
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
WHY DID CABRERA.....
……Take that….Polanco was rioght there!!!!
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:08 PM EDT reply actions
I'm on standard...
weird… I was just giving MLB.tv praises earlier haha
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 16, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
The Tigers Bats Need To Say.....
……F U Joboo…..I do it myself
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions
And now pitcher.....
….leads off next inning
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:15 PM EDT reply actions
Just got home from work...
What the hell happened to my man JV?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
I know I'm gonna sound like an idiot, but...
Huh?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
He's a little sore from the use and abuse he received after his last outing.....
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
hey guys, help me out here
what’s it mean when there’s a yellow dot on a base? It’s been awhile.
(how’s that for a softball?)
Lets get back...
In this damn game…right now! And what is this Ozzie playing for Ten Years with a torn rotator cuff??? Everytime I seen a highlight of his ass…he was doing flips!?! yeah right!
Okay Rod....
You can stop the Airplane monologue at any time….
“Their all sweaty…” I will stop now.
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
Adam Wainright????
Another average pitcher that we cant hit
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
We couldn't hit him in 2006, either
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Min Up 4 2 after 4.....
…..1st place was fun while it lasted
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions
when you you become Bennie Downer?
you’er the guy who is supposed to fire us up!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Its getting tough
Mack Ave……No bats…..Look lathargic…..Im sick of it
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
GUess I should
……ne used to it since we havwnt hot since the calender hit the month of may
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Fun Fact
On October 27, 2006, in Game 5 of the 2006 World Series, Wainwright struck out Detroit Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge with a slider to win the world championship.
That Wainwright struck out Inge?
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
I thought
You could just highlight the text and click on the B above the window. That’s how I always do it.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Are you going to share?
Or do we not have sufficient security clearance?
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
I know a few people from Snover
which basically means the whole town…
Actually when I was at SVSU I had a LOT of classmates from the thumb
yeah, practially half of my graduating class
went to SVSU. i was one of three at central and the only one to graduate from there. know anyone from marlette?
I know this happened on Sunday
but can I just say this is the furthest to the right I’ve ever been?
It feels…naughty
interesting
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
you have an odd
way of defining “fun.”
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Here's a fun fact
“You made out with your sister!”
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 16, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Fun Fact
Adam Wainwright is a practicing Christian. In the off-season, he resides on St. Simons Island, Georgia, with his wife Jenny and their 2 daughters, Baylie Grace, born September 10, 2006, and Morgan Addison, born October 22, 2008.
I've always wondered
How long one has to practice before they get it right? :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
People always say "practicing Christian"
I think it’s funny – like the joke about how they call it “practicing rhythm” because a couple never perfects it. :)
(Hence my parents had five kids.)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
You started it
With the fun fact that he is a “practicing Christian.”
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Yikes.
Just got in and I see this? Bleargh. :(
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
gidp
Gets out of the inning.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
One of These Days....
Im actually gonna sign in here…and get to chat with yall…while the Tigers are actually winning the damn game! Geez.
I know what you mean
I seem to have the same problem
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I think its time
To get in some players head….how bout Maggs…ride the pine for about two or three games…….see if that bat comes around after that.
The problem is...
That would only work if Magglio’s lack of power is intentional.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
anybody!
Thames …like I said…just for a few games…sometimes its all in your head…lose ur spot for a day….and bam! things can refocus themselves!
You should NOT test a Molina!
Josh Anderson says, Yadi got nut’n on me!
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
He was definitely out. Same with Granderson earlier in the game.
by StringTheory on Jun 16, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep.
I wish they would give us those when we really need them.
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
Uh oh
Enter the Robertson.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
This Current Tiger.....
……Team will not keep them in 1st place for very much longer
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions
Leyland
better figure out something quick…good thang is! u can win with pitching…and no hitting. but its hard to win with hitting…and no pitching!
Now Thats Funny.....
…..Robertson Look Good
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok.....
……Didnt see it……Wont be Robertson
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Look...
It’s not like these guys are a bunch of talentless hacks. I said this back during Spring Training, the Tigers have all the ability in the world. It’s going to boil down to realizing that potential, and right now they’re simply not doing in. As much as everyone wants to complain right now, I KNOW that Maggs and Polanco (and Laird, to a lesser extent) are much better hitters than what they’ve shown, and Armando Galarraga is a much better pitcher than what he’s shown recently. There’s obviously no easy solution, but there’s gotta be one that doesn’t involve kicking these guys to the curb.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
Then it would come down to the manager, wouldn't it?
The players have talent, no doubt. Could it be that Leyland doesn’t really know what he’s doing and 2006 was dumb luck?
Didn't Zach Miner do that last year?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I am sure he can....
and that may be the only thing that will get him released, which needs to happen. It pains me to say that. I really do like Nate, he’s a nice guy but he’s got nothing.
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
whoa!
Rose its gon b allright….we aint got rid of nobody but Dontrelle so far…but were working on Gallaraga and Maggs..lmao
Just tryin' to do my part...
Someone’s gotta be the voice of reason around here
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Why don't we forfeit
the games where our 4th and 5th pitch? Save everyone a lot of energy and worrying.
yeah
i think Ian already gave up. he must like to save his worrying for more important things than 4/5 games
he probably fell asleep
guy needs a lot naps, what can ya say?
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Who knows.
But there’s no sense in paying millions for a wasted roster spot. The best we can hope for is Nate feeling guilty and donating some of it locally.
by StringTheory on Jun 16, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Right now...
this is one bad baseball team. Mt. Leyland may erupt after this one. Embarassing. Especially given that he’s facing his pal LaRussa. Leyland will be personally offended by this performance.
Just Given Updates.....
…..im usually the guy thats full of optimisim……many will tell you in here……but its just a fact that Min will pass us sooner rather then later
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Well ...
Maybe the team will play better when they are trying to catch someone else. Sometimes teams don’t do as well as frontrunners and do better as chasers.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
I Dont Know....
….But its tough to be confident after watching this team play the last month
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Positivity!
I’m trying. It’s still June and there is time in the season.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Whew...
I’m glad they started that new rule this year, you know, the one that says the first game back after an off day doesn’t count…
but I do not hit as well with bases loaded
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Come On....
…..Give yourself some credit
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
sigh....
Im more worried about our plus minus ratio….than I am this loss. does that sound like a fan..or what?
or Man On Fire!
"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
You know, the bullpen's generally not bad...
but we SUCK when it comes to inherited runners.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
Nah...
I’m here till the bitter end
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
History Channel
Has a new Life After People.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
not sure how many people who weren't born into it would choose it right about now
But that Wombats lyric does sound right!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm impressed you know that lyric!
everything is going wrong but we’re so happy!
they might suck, but i still love me some baseball!
I admit
I had to google it.
I know a lot of music but that lyric I didn’t and I was intrigued by name dropping Joy Division.
Sounds like my type of music anyway
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
it was a freebie on itunes
and i fell in love with it. it may definitely inspire a dance party everytime it plays
I think you can dance to joy division without irony too, but either way!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
That's right!
(I’d turned the channel to The Rachel Maddow Show. I’m back now.)
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
So he is awake.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
I'm pretty sure Leyland could take me
Unless I got the proper leverage
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
He would
put his cig out in your eye!
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
lmao Ian
Proper leverage would be…somebody with gap power!
by TIGERSFAN40 on Jun 16, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Cookie dough ice cream is good
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
ha ha
I was involved in an ice cream discussion earlier today – trying to figure out what flavors different hockey players would be. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Are you still able to store that on your porch?
Or, has it finally warmed up, up there?
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
could probably leave it out overnight and it would be more frozen than it started
but it’s warm during the day finally!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
well
the tigres came into this game with a losing record in the national league. something had to give.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I should come to Detroit
Get me a case of Faygo….Stroll up Fenkell ave….and see If I recognize anybody from “87”
Robertsons era.....
……is higher then Willis…..Wow didnt think that was possible.
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
Giving up 4 runs without recording an out will do that do you
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
And that is why you walk him.
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
Albert.....
……is by far the best player in Basbeall
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions
I can respect a majestic home run
in a game already lost.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions
The crappy thing is...
BOTH of these offenses were struggling coming into this game. The Cards nearly got no-hit on Sunday.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
The crappy thing....
….abouts detroit offense is that its sucked since may 1st
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I left the last post early...
cuz we were getting our butts whooped…..I guess I should feel obligated to stay tonight.
by TIGERSFAN40 on Jun 16, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
If Im Miguel Cabrera
That would really piss me off! Hell, I can’t even finish typing this…and another one goes out!
Good night all. Long day tomorrow, meetings and what not. Not that the Tigers would understand what the statement “going to work” means……
"Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
G'night Zap
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Maybe it was going better while I was out of the GameThread?
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
Doesn't really look like it mattered much :P
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 16, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
still bad before you were here
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Tigers need to start playing better...
Rod’s starting to forget what day it is
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
Damn......
……2 game lead after tonight…….Really Really Sucks
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
That's better
"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
Problem is....
The Tigers are not the Pistons….I will fall off this bandwagon so fast, Leylands " no contract extension" ass head will spin!
on a lighter note-
Pudge ties Carlton Fisk for most games caught today (and he is hitting .257 with 5 HR)
He hit one tonight, I see
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Albert.....
…..is simply a beast…..man is amazing…..Best in baseball by far
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
now all we need is
back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back homeruns.
I got a problem...nevermind I just figured it out
I wont be buying mlb extra innings…ever again. Until after the All Star Break!
I Wonder....
…..If we got that run in the 1st……thats this game would have been differrent?
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
That's it for me
And nothing would make me happier than waking up tomorrow morning and kicking myself because I went to bed before a spectacular comeback rally
rotflmao
that’s comment of the day shit…right there. hehehehehe
by TIGERSFAN40 on Jun 16, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That's Easy BBlades...
Because the Pistons are not playing….or we wouldn’t be here!
by TIGERSFAN40 on Jun 16, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Id be here....
…..But watching the pistons
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
I said I was staying till the bitter end, now and forever.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Im here to see.....
……If leyland is gona blow up
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
If leyland was gone blow up
He would of did it…the day Dontrelle walked 8!
by TIGERSFAN40 on Jun 16, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah But....
…..he was embarreses tonight in front of his best friend and STL manager Tony Larussa…..I bet he explodes tonight
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Ya Never Know....
…..JV may have come out better knowing the offense may get something done…..baseball is funny like that
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
And he was only 1 strike away from getting out of the inning unscathed
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 16, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
yup.....
……Baseball is quirky like that
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
There is a cycle...
Struggling offense puts a lot of stress on the pitching staff. They try to do too much, and the result is an eventual implosion.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
that's easy Wepri
I wanted this win for you. I was gonna get drunk either way :)
by TIGERSFAN40 on Jun 16, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Ill do that...
But keep in mind…I dont drink when the Pistons are playing :)
by TIGERSFAN40 on Jun 16, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
lmao....she's kewl
I swear she’s the girl that worked at Popeye’s with me….back in 1909.
by TIGERSFAN40 on Jun 16, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Something else Since I'm here
If ur team is struggling…..hell with that day off shit, unless ur the catcher! shouldn’t Thames have been in this game somewhere. I dont even care bout the lefty right mess.
I thought so too but,
then Kelly hit that lead off triple (remember that?) and everything seemed good. I was delusional.
you're asking a lot
of a furry little squirrel. His powers aren’t unlimited.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Always remember,
Nothing is impossible when you have a special squirrel friend. WE CAN STILL WIN THIS THING!
I'm just worried
you might be taxing his powers.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Brad Penny
is being shopped by the BoSox, or better yet Cliff Lee may be up for grabs in a couple of weeks. Anybody think the Tiges make a move for either of them…
Cle Will Never Trade Lee.....
…..to a division rival…..and isnt Pennys ERA higher then Dontrelles?
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
from wikipedia
On June 14, 2009, Lee took a no-hitter into the 8th inning vs St Louis, striking out 6 and walking 2. Lee allowed 3 hits in a complete game shutout, improving his record to 4-6 and his ERA to 2.88.
Maybe that's what they need
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Watching some 'Rescue Me'
Oh, that Tommy Gavin! Such a scoundrel!
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
Family Guy.....
….in 25 mins on Cartoon Network
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
No thanks...
This game’s been bad enough.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
you know when family guy was good?
when it was on the cartoon network before Fox brought it back.
Turns out, Fox wasn’t as stupid as I thought.
But now if they’d bring Futurama back
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Hes the only pitching well out of the pen too
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
how sad is that?
and it’s 100% true!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn't that the truth!
Nobody in particular to pick on tonight. It’s not Pineapple’s fault, Everett, Laird, Maggs, Grandy, Leland, McClendon. Right now, I’m mad at all of ’em.
"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
in the words of my father
woohoo. one run. keep up the good work, guys. slap ’em on the ass leyland.
This is almost as bad.....
…..as George Bush trying to get out of a room at a press conference in China
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions
Oddly enough...
I missed all those games. I guess I preferred Pudge behind the plate.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it was his first and only
Verlander v Sabathia…Tigs won either 2-1 or 1-0….I’m not sure it was a while ago
when Polly hurt his shoulder. I remember that clear as day and Pudge used Polly’s glove.
"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
It was in Boston...
I DO remember that.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait...
Are you talking about when he played first base or second base?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 16, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
That comment's been deleted
in case anyone wonders where it went
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 16, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The Cardinals
Are a Superior Team! We had Kirk Gibson. They had Ozzie…who played for Ten years with a Torn Rotator Cuff! Go Figure!
/heavy sigh
I am without words to describe this game. :(
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
and you don't even have to blog about it! lucky!
I need a guest blogger some nights.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I would go off on a tangent
And liken each of the players on the team to an ice cream flavor or something. Best to keep most of my oddities to myself. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
And the lineup should be:
Kelly
Maggs
Grandy
Cabrera
Thames!
Inge
Polanco
Everett
Jackson
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 16, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
if its up to Leyland…It will be Inge…afterall…he tried the shit for a whole year!
by TIGERSFAN40 on Jun 16, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
the 18th Molina brother
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
2 game Lead.....
…..lets win a few boys!!!!
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
Tigers will get no hit tomorrow....
……Little reverse action now
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions
And Granderson will strike out four times. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
reverse jinxing
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Im Not Losing Faith....
…….Just changing up the faith a lil bit yall
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 16, 2009 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
he's not eating?!
stop looking for positives, Keating, this game sucked
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
good thing i'm not the manager
i’d totally be ozzie guillen.
Positives? The bleeping game ended, that’s positive right?
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 16, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
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