Game 71: Cubs at Tigers
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 6:30 PM EDT
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PrintChicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers, Jun 24, 2009 7:05 PM EDT
Rich Harden (4-3, 5.27) vs. 
Rick Porcello (8-4, 3.54), 7:05 p.m. EST
Last night's thrilling finish extended the Tigers' winning streak to five games, and put them a season-high eight games over .500. Can they keep the good times rolling tonight?
In his last start, Rich Harden was bombed by the Indians for seven runs and seven hits in five innings. Two of those hits were three-run homers. It was easily his worst outing of the season, resulting largely from falling behind hitters and leaving pitches up in the zone. Maybe Harden was tired out, as it was only his second start since coming off the disabled list for a strained back. In five career starts against the Tigers, he has a 3-1 record and 3.48 ERA.
Rick Porcello ended Detroit's four-game losing streak last Thursday, with an impressive 97-pitch performance in the grueling St. Louis heat. He allowed just one earned run in 5.2 innings, picking the Tigers up when Justin Verlander and Edwin Jackson couldn't, and winning his second straight start. Porcello has a 3-2 record and 4.22 ERA in six starts at Comerica Park.
Lineup-wise, it's the same for the Tigers as last night, except for Adam Everett back at shortstop and batting ninth.
The Tigers will also be holding a Twitter event tonight during the game, if you're interested. From 7 p.m. until the seventh inning stretch, Ron Colangelo, the team's VP of communications, will take questions from fans at @Official_Tigers. You'll also have a chance to win tickets. Other guests will be answering questions, as well, but we don't know who those will be yet. I'm guessing players and coaches won't be among them.
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Starting Lineups
CUBS
1. Alfonso Soriano LF
2. Ryan Theriot SS
3. Derrek Lee DH
4. Micah Hoffpauir 1B
5. Milton Bradley RF
6. Jake Fox 3B
7. Kosuke Fukudome CF
8. Geovany Soto C
9. Mark Fontenot 2B
TIGERS
1. Curtis Granderson CF
2. Placido Polanco 2B
3. Miguel Cabrera 1B
4. Marcus Thames DH
5. Don Kelly LF
6. Brandon Inge 3B
7. Magglio Ordonez RF
8. Gerald Laird C
9. Adam Everett SS
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 6:35 PM EDT reply actions
Stupid question maybe
but how do you send tweets on Twitter? I update my status all the time, but do you really just start with @OFFICIAL_TIGERS and then just type and press “Update”? Then where does your message show up?
oh, and it shows on their @OFFICIAL_Tigers
if they’re using the web site, or whatever program they use for twitter it may be in a different spot
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
programs are really the best way to use twitter, if you haven’t tried one. I like Tweetdeck, but there are others.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Twhirl is pretty good for Macs
I root for the Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings and yes, the Lions.
www.twitter.com/zajareich
Porcello on Espn.com today
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&page=starting9/090624
hope its not a curse….
missed some exicitng things while at work today
US whoops Spain, and Maggs cuts his hair???
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
Magglio
better go out and there and play longball tonight. I am officially in mourning.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
I feel it too
Actually I love it. As soon as I saw it I said… Maggs knows… Detroit Chicks dig the longball.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
It’s just hair. The great thing about hair is that you cut it and it grows right back!
It’s got to feel a lot better with the hot weather to have that sheared off. If I didn’t have my hair long enough for a ponytail, I’d do the same thing.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Apparently my subconscious is still not accepting reality...
It looks to me like someone else stole Magglio’s jersey and went out to play right field.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Going home
Well, I gotta listen on XM radio on the way home. Clocking out of work. See ya all later.
That hurts!!!
"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
The Big Tilde!
"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
Am I the only one who thinks he looks OLDER?
Maybe it’s cuz I’m about ten years younger than Magglio?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, Yea. It's so square.
"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
Ha !
I am in mourning… He’d better go yard tonight
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
Howdy!
Peeps are yummy. :-)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Because even their butts smell delicious
I root for the Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings and yes, the Lions.
www.twitter.com/zajareich
I have a feeling this tweet won't be replied
@OFFICIAL_TIGERS Can you get Rod Allen to say that I’m country strong on the air?
Any reason why when I press Follow on the Official Tigers page
It says I’m following, I refresh and I am no longer following?
That crap has been happening to me all day when I tried unfollowing randos/spammers
It would say im not following them and then go back to the home page and I’d be following the same number of people as before
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 24, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
me too
I blocked a spammer and they’re still there.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
No one would have this problem
if instead of blocking spammers ninjas would hunt them down and kill them. It would be a tremendous service to society.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Do you need to be following someone for them to get your tweet?
cuz if so, I am very pissed at Twitter at the moment.
Don't take it personally
I’m sure there are hundreds if not thousands of tweets going their way.
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 24, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
There, there ...
/pats consolingly on the shoulder
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
I always feel so left out on this internet thing
All I ever wanted for Christmas was for Mr. Twitter Tiger Guy to answer my question. Ho-hum.
But thank you.
1-2-3 inning
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Polanco with the Breathe Right strip
Is this a trend in the clubhouse?
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 7:19 PM EDT reply actions
Maggs was sporting one last night
Did Polanco have one on, too?
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Tweet from my younger brother
@OFFICIAL_TIGERS Has anyone in the dugout taken advantage of the Arby’s 3-HR free sandwich deal?
BigMig had to be on that
Dmitri Young heard about that and asked for a trade back to Detroit.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Tigers PR guy is doing a twitter event
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
when I watch a baseball game on TV, I want it to be focused on … baseball.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Why would you name your Child
Milton Bradley?
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
I don't think that is so bad ...
It’s mostly just really funny.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
$pon$or$hip dollar$
Is the only reason I can think of. Advertising like that shouldn’t come free.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
http://www.nameoftheyear.blogspot.com/
Funny names to your hearts content.
I root for the Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings and yes, the Lions.
www.twitter.com/zajareich
I hate Bud Selig.
I know I have harped on this before, but I didn’t think about it being blacked out since I watched the game on WGN last night at a pub. But, this has to be the stupidest fucking rule they could have come up with! There NOT EVEN PLAYING IN CHICAGO!!? I am calling my senator.
"A drug is not bad. A drug is a chemical compound. The problem comes in when people who take drugs treat them like a license to behave like an asshole. "
it truly is stupid
if you can’t get the game on TV, why in the world would they block you out? Hiding the product is not great marketing, far as I know.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Very little
Top second, runner on first, no outs, 3-2 count – so something might be happening soon.
UPDATE: No outs, men on first and second.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
I wanna see Lou
go apeshit while the Cubbies are in Detroit
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
Inge is a pretty good fielder
ALMOST a triple play!
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
I walked out of the room just a minute...
What did I miss?! There’s a lot of shouting going on.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
Near triple play turned by Mr. Inge
Fox beat out the throw to first, though
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Deivi Cruz, Damion Easley, Shane Halter
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 24, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Wasn't Halter the one who played every position in a game?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Easley was good that one year.
at least Randy Smith thought so
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
each had one, maybe two, good seasons. I think Cruz hit 280 and 300 a couple seasons and then Easley hit like 280 with 25+ bombs and close to if not 100 RBIs his all-star year…. The other years were pure mediocrity-suckiness
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 24, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I am going to the game tomorrow too...
I hope Galarraga can do it
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
ill be at the game
when they come down to houston friday through sunday (only got tickets for friday but am thinking about going in on Sunday’s game too)
by Motown'sFinest on Jun 24, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm getting worse at judging balls off the bat on TV
I fell like I’m 5 and expect a home run every at bat
Maggs Knows
Detroit Chicks Dig the longball…. he’d better go yard. Poor Maggs
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
Nope
Not a home run
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
One would think they didn’t have actual before and after pictures.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
All they'd have to do...
Is get ahold of his 2005 press photo. Same difference.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
really though
we were in lower right field box
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
Did you know
His father’s name is Maglio- 1 G. When he was born his father his father wanted the extra G in the boy’s name …..for luck
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
I still can’t get over naming his daughter after himself.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
It's
Part of the culture… Latino’s do things like that
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
He's not the first one I've heard of who has done that...
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Lots of people at the movies today
Presumably to look at Ms. Fox.
Team Casselberry opted for ‘The Taking of Pelham 123,’ which was a’ight.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Official Tigers just answered the question "How the hell does this work?"
My question remains unanswered.
Crushing blow.
How apropos
That Rodney would be the one to start a cutting trend.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Out of curiosity...
What WAS the reaction around here last year when Brandon Inge shaved his head? Cuz that looked awful.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
needs to shave his crumb catcher though
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Who?
Maggs, Rodney, or Inge?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
These guys are
playing great defense tonight
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
Now Soto's got some nice-looking hair...
And he’s Puerto Rican. Too bad he’s not hitting this year.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
MitdaKayo
Loved the “Behind the Music” question! Hahahaha!
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions
Schadenfreude?
Or got your eye on someone in particular?
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
heh heh, heh heh heh
he said ass dribble
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe if DD has incriminating pictures of Mark Shapiro
by David Tokarz on Jun 24, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Ouch
Nice one, if still a bit painful. Yes, I was a Mark Sanford fan…
by David Tokarz on Jun 24, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
What cracks me up ...
Is he actually thought that he could get away with it. What, he didn’t think he’d get recognized at the airport?
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Granderson will oblige
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Affirmative. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Awwwww
You beat me to it!
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I have been trying for the last several hours
but it ain’t letting me follow people today, for whatever reason.
And glad you enjoy my tweets. They amuse me at least.
What was your question?
Some of us aren’t tweeters … or twitterers … or twits, or whatever.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
If Tigers employ Megan Fox to be official mascot, do we automatically win the division?
His response … “Seriously”. I’m still trying to decide if he means, “Seriously, we will” or “Are you kidding me?”
Well, if nothing else...
Full counts WILL get the pitch count up
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Still
Let’s make Harden work to get his outs.
by David Tokarz on Jun 24, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
That might be okay
Harden will be out of there after the 5th
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
long as it's not in the outfield stands
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Or the center field shrubbery
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
that was good Don
now we can get the double play
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
The kid has thrown alot of balls tonight
22
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
What a difference a year makes
Last year, someone gets on base I’m thinking “Oh Crap”
This year, “Here’s comes the double play”
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
and hey, the second part is true
no matter which team is up to bat!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
POW!
That was way out of the park.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Cabrera homer to deep left
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
/smacks upside the head
It’s better than chocolate ice cream.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
honestly, i think #1 in the "do not do when cabrera is batting" list is "do not throw baseball down middle of plate knee high"
apparently, harden missed that one…
so the key to hitting is just to ...
sit and turn?
I wish I knew that back in college …
Because the voters are ignorant pretentious snobby weinies.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
what i hate, is that if he played in new york or boston, he'd be in already
has his eligiblity passed?
"because he played in detroit"
seems the most likely answer
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Because
Detroit Tigers are like the redheaded stepchildren of baseball
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
what is this "Nats fans" of which you speak?
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I've seen some guys around campus wearing Nats caps...
But I get the feeling it’s more fashion than fan devotion
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 24, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Ask if they can name a few players off the roster
It works with separating hockey fans from the pretending herd. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Yesssssssssssss
hahahahaha. he swung!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
I think I would go
We would have to look into the Wi-Fi
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 24, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I like that idea
We’ll form a committee to explore the possibility!
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
They've been efficient innings though.
I remember doing the math once. He’s on pace for a season of about 2,600 pitches. For comparison, Sabathia at 20 threw over 3,000.
by StringTheory on Jun 24, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
right
it makes more sense to quantify the strain put on the arm in terms of pitches thrown vs. innings, since innings can vary greatly in terms of pitch count
by Motown'sFinest on Jun 24, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
this is a sweet pic, she doesn't have the boob job yet
but even with the boob job she has today, she’s still nice haha
I would submit that it was not intended to be a "Rally Megan"
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 24, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Gerry helping out his pitcher
Jim Price is sporting wood right now
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
So, with home runs by Laird, Soto, and Cabrera … pity no Arby’s if the three home runs include opponents. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
Thats what I was wondering
Where the hell is zach??
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
What he really needs is to
damn another team….
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
Maybe he should accept an assignment if he wants some innings.
by explosivo2k2 on Jun 24, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
87 before the inning
The more we keep him under 100, the better
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 24, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
BYB Game Threads
are starting to look like Detroit4lyfe’s old Sunday Night Anti-debreastants posts…..
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 24, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
i wonder if they are extending porcello here
in light of the possiblity that they might skip him in the rotation on the next go round
Matt Kemp is hitting .314 on the season
and is batting 9th for the Dodgers tonight
Torre…you’re killing me
No, it seems slow for me, too
We might have to do overflow.
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Nate has 5 years service time. He can’t be sent to the minors without permission
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 24, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Still time to be right. :(
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
my son
Just said the same thing to me. Porcello looks like he’s gonna cry, mom.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
Rod: "If Miner's fortunate enough to throw a strike."
He says that like Miner has no input as to where the ball goes.
Yeah
they’ve squandered the no outs bases loaded a couple times now for us
by Detroit4lyfe on Jun 24, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
WHEW.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
I was in the bathroom for the last 5 minutes
and I’d say my piss was decidedly more fun than having to watch that.
Um, yeah
we’re gonna have to ask you to go ahead and accept an assignment at AAA Toledo.
http://old-english-d.blogspot.com
Off topic but on the Toledo news this afternoon
They were talking about a Larrish broken bat hit an 8 year kid in the face. Stopped the game for like 20 min and he was taken by ambulance…. All I heard was broken nose. Apparently Larrish was pretty shaken up by the ordeal.
G-money
every time Rod/Mario calls him that, it makes me laugh—has he even seen New Jack City?
http://old-english-d.blogspot.com
A bases loaded walk for the Tigers
i didnt know that was allowed
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
Except for Nate of course...
We even offered to pay his contract in full and they still wouldn’t take him.
SOOOO much better
when the other team does it
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 24, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
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I LOVE THESE GUYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and the Tigers aren’t too bad tonight either. HA!
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
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