Game 75: Tigers at Astros
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 28, 2009 1:00 PM EDT
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Detroit Tigers at Houston Astros, Jun 28, 2009 2:05 PM EDT
Edwin Jackson (6-4, 2.40) vs. 
Russ Ortiz (3-3, 3.47), 2:05 p.m. EST
After losing the first two games of this weekend's series in Houston, the Tigers try to salvage a win this afternoon. Detroit has lost six of its last seven road games, with trips to Oakland and Minnesota coming this week.
Before his past two starts, the Astros' Russ Ortiz put together a streak of 17.2 straight innings without giving up a run. In his two outings since then, he's allowed five earned runs in 13 innings. Giving up the longball might have something to do with that, as Ortiz has served up three in those two games. Before that, he'd gone seven starts without allowing a home run. In 12 appearances at home this season, Ortiz is 3-3 with a 3.21 ERA.
Edwin Jackson is winless in his last three starts for the Tigers, which just doesn't seem right, considering he's allowed fewer than three runs in each of those outings. It might help if his lineup scored more than three runs for him, which Detroit hasn't done in his last six appearances. (Though the Tigers did eventually put up five runs in Jackson's last start, rallying after he'd left the game.)
Jackson's control was a bit off against the Cubs, as he issued four walks. (Apparently, getting a handle on his slider was something of an issue.) But he hasn't had back-to-back games with high walk totals, so if he follows that pattern, he should be sharp today. Jackson is 3-3 on the road this year, with a 1.89 ERA in eight starts.
Magglio Ordonez is back in the lineup, after getting last night off. So is Gerald Laird, whose back spasms apparently cleared up.
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Starting Lineups
TIGERS
1. Curtis Granderson CF
2. Placido Polanco 2B
3. Miguel Cabrera 1B
4. Marcus Thames LF
5. Brandon Inge 3B
6. Magglio Ordonez RF
7. Gerald Laird C
8. Adam Everett SS
9. Edwin Jackson P
ASTROS
1. Michael Bourn CF
2. Jeff Keppinger SS
3. Lance Berkman 1B
4. Carlos Lee LF
5. Geoff Blum 3B
6. Hunter Pence RF
7. Ivan Rodriguez C
8. Kazuo Matsui 2B
9. Russ Ortiz P
by Ian Casselberry on Jun 28, 2009 1:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What happened to G-$ yesterday? I think he got hit in the bean bag on Friday, but yesterday?
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
back spasms. he cringed when he picked up a wild pitch and came out.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have ESPN cued so I can take in some soccer today. Just so you know!
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be watching soccer
but following the game through the thread
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
same here
Watching a little of Tommy Hanson before 2
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm back,
and I brought the bats with me. I found them thrown out on the side of the road, but everything should be back to normal now.
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, you're the anti bennieblades!
He stays away from the gamethread, Tigers win. You stay away, Tigers lose! Remember your duty to the team!!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the sky is falling?
THE SKY IS FALLING!
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have the determined what kind of "lump" is in Robertson's elbow?
I feel for him, but that’s funny….
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 1:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i think his entire body is a lump
…of poop
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That should be said by Triumph!
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's who I was channeling
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the freep said
surgery is scheduled for Tuesday
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just remove the arm all together.
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, it has come to that. I love Nate, but it would be for his own good.
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Arm transplant.
Borrow one from Nolan Ryan or something. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Billfer could tweet the surgery!
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's hoping for a win for a change!
Although I won’t be able to watch for a bit – need to go lawnmower shopping in a few. :(
Hopefully it will be a quick transaction, as right now I look like I live in a little house on the prairie since I had to wait for a couple paychecks after my old mower went kaput.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Intestinal Fortitude!
Rod’s going to be on his game today….
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope we can
Get a win for Edwin today.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And when he's actully in the game
instead of rallying after he leaves. That’s annoying.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just want to say, billy mays died this morning and I am sad.
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays … entertainers are dropping like flies lately.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BILLY MAYS HERE for the Detroit Tigers!
You want pitching, we’ve got pitching!
You want defense, we’ve got Brandon Inge!
Watch as Edwin Jackson pitches a gem, right before your eyes!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And when their uniforms get dirty?
thats right! they clean them with OxiClean!
by Ohio Tiger on Jun 28, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he can repair lousy pitching arms with that kneadable epoxy stuff.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s it! I couldn’t remember what it was called.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lmfao
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
has anyone seen those pittsburgh pirates commercials?
they are ripping off billy mays. trying to sell tickets to games with an annoying pitchman
by Ohio Tiger on Jun 28, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
kaboom, and he's gone?
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
too soon?
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think so.
He’d probably get a kick out of one of his catch phrases being used – they will never die, at least. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I am totally okay with it.
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll be yelling at the TV in his honor
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The scene from The Outsiders just popped into my head
Let’s do it for Billy!
I root for the Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings and yes, the Lions.
www.twitter.com/zajareich
by ReichardZ on Jun 28, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing like having two on and no out, huh OMR?
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Russ Ortiz is a bit chunky. Kind of a pear-shaped pitcher.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I for one will be happy
when we get to Oakland
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
other than those 10 p.m. games
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A-freaking-men to that.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hallelujah.
the NL is driving me nuts.
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hear ya
I usually take a nap when I come in from work so I can keep my eyes open for the West coast games.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems like
Laird and Polly take a beating more so than the other guys
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Clean Shaven Lance Berkman
looks like a fat Jay Leno
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 2:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is there a “skinny” Leno?
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
fatter I guess
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very nice
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
pirates rip off billy mays in their ads
by Ohio Tiger on Jun 28, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they're ripping off the sham wow guy
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are they assaulting hookers?
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kurt,
are you writing the text questions?
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they thought they could get away with it since your attention was elsewhere
you should sue….for front row tickets for the BYB bunch
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Text your answer to **&^"
Are you tired of Interleague play? Text your answer to…..
Mario just read that one off.
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
USA! USA!
can someone get a hundred gallons of bug spray to that stadium in South Africa, stat!???
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why?
Are they playing in Cleveland? :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
turn on ESPN for about three seconds, and you’ll know what I’m talking about….
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my god
From the volume of the sounds, those mosquitoes must be the size of jumbo jets!
I’m getting twitchy just listening to it. :D
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
funny I though Brazil's anthem would have been a Samba
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 2:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
thames swung at the worst 3-2 pitch lol
by RudeMood19 on Jun 28, 2009 2:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We must avoid the
sweep!
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
does anyone else
want to burn down a belle tire because of all the commercials they spam the games with?
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone else lose
audio on FSD just now?
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yes.
i was sad because i love mario’s comments
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
the banter is amusing
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
must be a cable-satelllite thing
i can still hear them on MLB.TV
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It has returned
comcast is crap. That’s my theory
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Comcast = Satan.
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've got charter.
it’s the only thing in our area…
speaking of that, anyone else in da UP?
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Concrap
is all that’s available here
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
houghton
enjoy the storm coming your way
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh I will
been too damn hot.
those look like gigantic dark clouds, but it’ll probably miss the city, everything does
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
straight-line winds and rain
woke me up by shaking the house
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too hot?
What, a sweltering 65 degrees up there?
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
it was around upper 80s for four or five days.
Looks like October outside now though
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's been in the high 80s lately around here, and muggy
however, snow is right around the corner!
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blech. :(
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yoopers (or adopted yoopers) + 80s does not turn out well. We feel as grumpy and disgusted as a wet cat.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a yooper, even
But I’ve never liked hot, sticky weather. The only way I survived Baltimore summers was going from an air-conditioned apartment to an air-conditioned train to an air-conditioned workplace and back again.
Laughing at the incompetent winter drivers helped make up for it, though. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How hot is too hot?
I’d be happy if it never got past about 75 – assuming it wasn’t humid. Eighty is miserable.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good morning all.
Just got home from the store…My surprise, still scoreless. :)
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Minnesota is already up by 3 runs.
I really don’t want to head to the dome only up 3 games.
by StringTheory on Jun 28, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's 99 here already Going to 105 today
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That would kill me.
Is it dry, at least? I was okay in San Antonio as long as I stayed in the shade and stayed hydrated, because it was so dry there.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
of course, we’re used to 6 months of 15 degree temps and 20 feet of snow
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I remember
Heat wave back there at 60
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ridiculous touch by Dempsey, that was sweetness….
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Finally Dempsey's coming through when it counts
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GOAL USA!!!!
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 2:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That is very cool.
I don’t follow soccer at all, but that doesn’t mean I don’t understand what a mismatch the game is with Brazil.
And I love the underdog. :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's part of the fun of the USA team
you never know what they’re going to do.
Also it’s real fun when they’re on the road in soccer crazed nations that hate us.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How can you hate a team that you are good enough to beat most of the time?
That makes very little sense. Maybe the soccer fans are all crazed by the sounds of the giant insects.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
typically they’re on the road in our own region, and the USA is typically better than any team north of south america.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, USA is ranked 14th in the world right now by FIFA. Might get back to the top 10 after this month’s result. So it’s not that the team is bad. It’s below the best of south america and europe, of course, but can hold its own most of the time. Though that World Cup 2006 was a disappointment, they still tied the WC champions
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just got back from downtown TC and Moomer's
sat down and saw the score….almost not even real surprised anymore
once again, thank god Baroque told me about that website so I can at least watch this
by Tagne13 on Jun 28, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YESSSSSSSSS GOALLLLLLLLLLLL
dempsey!!!!
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 2:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pudge looks like he lost weight. I bet it’s the Texas heat.
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 2:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
or, apparently, the texas humidity
No thanks!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah, now we now why robertson stinks
a cist in his elbow! explains everything!
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 2:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is that the news today?
Did they put him on the DL?
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe I'm wrong here ...
But if I were a pitcher, and was having numbness in the fingers of my pitching hand, I think I might have mentioned it to someone so that, maybe, it could be taken care of so I’d stop sucking as a pitcher?
That would seem to be logical.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
then again…when you know you’re one step away from getting released…I can kind of understand why Nate might have been withholding that factoid….
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially a teammate of Bonderman and Rogers
because you know there’s reason to be worried about your health if that happens, not just your career
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow 3 of our 5 man rotation
of ’06 winners, is down!
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone know if Maroth is still pitching?
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow only JV is left..
Reminds me of Final Destination movies
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
last I heard he was with the Blue Jays in the spring
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wonder if he's on LV 51"s?
I should check
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK...
The Twins are winning, so you idiots can feel free to get your shit together ANY TIME NOW.
by BigDaddyJC on Jun 28, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
six nations
france, spain, mexico, US, Texas, Britain?
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
conferderate flag
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
England I’ll buy – but I don’t know if France ever held sway over the Texas area.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mexico was under french rule for a period of time
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now I remember
One of Napoleon’s relatives, wasn’t it?
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
tricky Aflac question
United States, Mexico, Spain, Texas for sure.
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
spain france mexico repub of tex us and confederacy
i may have cheated.
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
When did France hold that area?
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She does claim to be a teacher. Maybe history is what she teaches?
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is my minor
lol. but i have to cheat to find answers, so take that how you will.
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you’re a teacher, you can pass it off as “reaearch.” :)
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or RESEARCH, even
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've never thought dates were important
all you have to do is look in a book or online. lol
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly
If you can look it up quickly, why waste brain space storing it?
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
same with lab values
for blood and such
by Tagne13 on Jun 28, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
napoleon
when he put his brother on the throne, maximillian i think it was
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i didn't think britain had the flag
but i completely forgot the confederacy
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The flags of six nations have flown over Texas. They are:
Spain (1519-1685; 1690-1821)
France (1685-1690)
Mexico (1821-1836)
Republic of Texas (1836-1845)
Confederate States of America (1861-1865)
United States of America (1845-1861; 1865- )
courtesy of this!
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
talk about a textbook counterattack!
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice play by davies
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think ...
That Brazil came into the game taking the US lightly?
No matter how many mind games you play, sometimes you just can’t convince yourself that another team is actually a legitimate competitor.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they whipped the US 3-0 about 10 days ago
maybe they expected that team more than the team that beat spain.
But the US is playing incredibly inspired, better than I’ve seen this group of players probably ever
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I asked ...
Because the coach of the Russian hockey team in the Olympics in 1980 talked about how no matter what he said, he couldn’t get his team to get their previous drubbing of the US team out of their heads before the game in the Olympics. They just couldn’t believe the Americans were a legitimate threat, no matter how much he told them that they could lose.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I pray to Wieters
they don’t allow those horn things during the world cup
by Tagne13 on Jun 28, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the giant mosquitoes?
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LANDON DONOVAN 2-0 USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL
2-0 USA!!!!
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by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Since when did this turn into a soccer thread?
by demondeaconsbaseball on Jun 28, 2009 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Baseball, soccer, and history
We are a versatile group. :)
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a bunch of bon vivants and racounteurs
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the baseball faithful
have to stuggle to stay afloat in here
;)
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
Trying to use this as a refuge from pointless sports I don’t care about… thanks guys.
by demondeaconsbaseball on Jun 28, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
depends on which game is more exciting, I suppose
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and I thought the bats were supposed to work better in hot weather.
they are blowing the theory of 2007.
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AC is kicking in the Maid.
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by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
case in point
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously. It’s a nice stadium. But football is not meant to be played with a roof!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a shopping mall
with a football field in the middle… like Minnesota has a mall with a roller coaster in the middle
by Boney on Jun 28, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
EXACTLY!
Who but wimps could go winless for an entire season?
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
take it easy
some of us still like the Lions
by Boney on Jun 28, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Twinkies are going to have an open air park.
Heh. That should be fun early and late in the season.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I HATE HUNTER PENCE
That is all.
by demondeaconsbaseball on Jun 28, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do we sweep Brewers and Cubs....
and then let these guys beat us????
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we realllllly need the designated hitter?
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the astros are like 16-8 in June
so it’s not like they’re dropping games to the Nationals
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait is it 2-0 or 3-0
been following on gameday and the score went down between glances
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2-0
3rd run called back due to a ground rule double
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
shite!
walk it off binge! rub some dirt on it!
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Houston is cursed
Everyone is getting hurt. :(
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Inge: turned his ankle at first
Laird: hit a double that bounced off the wall
Inge: yelled at laird for not hitting a homerun and making him haul ass on a sore ankle
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh that’s funny. Brandon telling laird to make the ball get over the wall so he doesn’t have to run like that. good stuff.
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Inge's leg looked fine on that one
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ESPN Gamecast blows
it showed the score being 3-0, and then I got my umbrella out so I didn’t get hit by the falling clouds… and then it corrected itself and said 2-0
by Boney on Jun 28, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hilarious
Inge razzing Laird about not hitting it out so he could jog. :)
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Inge....
Yahoo through fantasy baseball had something about Inge’s knees hurting lately, but I haven’t read anything from the local papers about it. Anybody?
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by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
damn... Tommy Hanson pitching ok for Team Boney today
working out as a good free agent pickup for me
by Boney on Jun 28, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
soccer question
What the heck is “stoppage time?” The clock isn’t stopped at all.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What?
I know nothing about soccer – just if the ball goes in the net, it’s good for you, bad for the goalie.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
sounds like my soccer knowledge as well
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s just not my sport.
Unlike some people who don’t like a sport (say, hockey) I don’t rip anyone who does like it, though.
Not everyone likes Italian food or Mexican food – it doesn’t make one better than the other, just that different people have different tastes.
(Although I also know that the goalies are the only guys who can hold the ball with their hands. And I do like the no commercial thing – I wish that would catch on with other sports.)
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
instead of stopping the clock on an injury or other such things, they just add the time on at the end of the half.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
extra time
they play at the end of the game to make up for time wasted during “stoppages”
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why can’t they just stop the clock during pauses? Tradition?
There is a button for that somewhere. It would make more sense than just tossing extra time on at the end.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
good question
I just like to think of it as the fun quirks of soccer.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"fun" and "soccer" don't go together in a sentence
in my world
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Bourn(e) Failure
the never before seen 4th movie of the action packed trilogy.
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I read the books years ago, and it made me leery of seeing the movies. Including the fourth one. ;)
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ludlum's a great author
though i’ve never read the original books. After seeing hte movies first, it seems too weird
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
great movies
i’ve never read the books either—basically for that reason
and…..WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GRANDY!
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard good things about the movies.
I’ll probably see them sometime, because it’s been a long, long time since I read the books.
My fiction tastes have switched from pure thrillers to more detective-ish novels in the last few years.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the movies are incredible
Probably one of my favorite series, if not my No. 1.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think BYB needs a book discussion off-day thread
Make it so, Ian
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oooooooohhhhhh ....
I love books. Possibly too much, actually. :)
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know … you haven’t seen me in a bookstore before. :)
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have over 1000 books in my house. And it’s a tiny house, too – only about 800 square feet.
Those home shows where someone goes through all a family’s junk and tells them to cut everything in half so they clear out the clutter? The man who wants me to reduce my books by half is the man who gets his arm ripped off before I beat him to death with it. :)
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well if you ever want to open
a used bookstore, you’ve got great feed stock!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm too attached!
It would be like selling small children. And not someone else’s children, either, but ones I was actually emotionally connected to. :)
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK. 3up 3 down
Rally time….Let’s go boys!!!!
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Home run Granderson!
Tie game 2-2.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dirty Curty!
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by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Go on wit cho bad self Grandy!
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You must learn!
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by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone else hate Kevin Youkilis?
I think the worst part about him is his batting stance
by Boney on Jun 28, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I kinda like Youk
Would like him a lot more if he played for Detroit, but he’s not bad.
by demondeaconsbaseball on Jun 28, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t stand him, or 90% of the BoSux.
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by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was on man versus food yesterday!
stupid boston
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate Jim Thome's stance the most
and the home runs he hits off ot it, too, probably
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is the most awkward batting stance I’ve ever seen!
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That hand is going to swell up something awful. :(
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
did he take one for the team?
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caught a pitch on the back of the hand.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the noise just soudned awful
I thought “oh crap. Get your ticket to Oakland, Scott Sizemore” but hopefully it doesn’t come to that. I don’t think it will.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would be cool to see
the batter just catch the wild pitch
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh frick….1st minute answer from Brazil….
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
let's hope the tigers and soccer scores aren't going to be the same
unless the tigers and US win
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
looks like EJ is still dealing….2 ER through 6….get the man some run support!
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
poor Maggs.
Had to say it once today.
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not saying it wasn't working as well as we hoped
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we’ll never know!
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by densogirl on Jun 28, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are we done with the NL for the rest of the season once we get finish the Craptros series?
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
until the world series ;)
Optimism!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
beating the NL all those times in 2006 didn't work
so they were trying a new strategy this season, right?
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm. making them think they are better than us?
setting them up for the slaughter later? sure!
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
long term planning
That’s why Leyland makes the big bucks
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that won’t necessarily be the Astros, either.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
USA just got away with one….that ball was all the way in….
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
scared me
thought brazil had scored while I wasn’t looking…confused me, cuz I didn’t think the Tigers ever had the lead….
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
I wondered if the Tigers were leading too. Especially after the OWNED comment confused me!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my bad
i meant, there goes the lead TO the astros…no run support for jackson again…
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What was that we were saying about Hunter Pence before?
I remember some hatred.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
te words "in play, run(s)"
does look good
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
for the love of October….for the love of October… for the wins in October
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this is gonna be a loooooong 20 minutes
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
US still clinging to a 2-1 lead over Brazil?
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
coulda been 2-2, thank goodness they didn’t review it
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how does overtime work in soccer?
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
15 minutes, switch sides, 15 minutes
then hockey-style shootout
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
#$%$ shootouts
I despise them in hockey – I’m sure I hate them in soccer, too.
Crappy skills competition sideshow gimmick way of using individual efforts to decide who wins a team game.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dislike anything that makes it an individual effort, too.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
does that make a homerun a bad thing?
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, if strikeouts are fascist
so home runs must be too right?
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
Because it is within the normal procedures of the game.
It would be a bad thing if, instead of playing extra innings when the game was tied after nine innings, they just had the managers pick five batters from each team and they had a home run competition to decide the “winner.”
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
tell me about it
2 of the last 4 world cups have been decided on penalties, including 2006 when Italy took out France…
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not sure what system they have in place now….I think it’s 2 15 minute halfs, then PKs if it still tied
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
byrdak
we should have never let him go. i was so confused when we did because he was decent!
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
does Curtis have to do this all by himself again?
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I see 2 runs here.....
…..Curtis Pride told me so…..in ,my mind
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 28, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
bobby seay
continuing to be the best reliever the tigers have
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+2
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
seay me mow these suckers down
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
isn't it time
for another polanco home run?
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RALLY! RALLY!! RALLY!!!
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well the Tigers better
or today is gonna suck!
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this sucks…
brazil just may have finished the deathwatch….
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry. :(
I just flipped over and saw the 3-2 score.
At least they put a scare into a team when no one thought they had a prayer of even getting to this point. That’s good, right?
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
but losing when you’re up 2-0 really is no fun at first
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got my rally cap and rally chew
Lets go Tigers!
by demondeaconsbaseball on Jun 28, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
who was it that said something about a same score in both games?
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't me!
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
got a head on it….not the direction….
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Our last 7 game winning streak was preceded by a sweep. This one is concluded with a sweep.
by StringTheory on Jun 28, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
thought we started with a win against stl?
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if it's sweep - sweep - swept
Same end result as though they took 2 of 3 in each of the series. Just feels more disappointing.
But not dead yet!
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
inge with a chance to take the lead….
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to say I called it
but that was really more like wishful thinking coming true :)
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOOOOOOOOOO
brandon INGE is my hero!!!
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BINGE!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Inge is a Big Boi!
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by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WHOA BABY!
b-inge drinking time!
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
in honor of Billy Mays
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Clearly he was REALLY ticked at Laird and had to demonstrate how to properly hit it out of the park.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can just imagine
Inge hits the dugout and tells laird, “That’s how you do it!”
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
did you call Inge ...
or someone else, though?
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope Just called 2 runs....
….Curtis Pride Rally
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 28, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Next step – the Rodney-coaster ride.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Inge celebration....
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Brandon and Curtis are going to duke this homerun battle out till the bloody end!
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well I hope Fernando took note about walks
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hope he's wearing his THROW STRIKES underwear for luck.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who's got the coaster?
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
do mine eyes deceive me?
Ramon is in FOURTH place for homeruns on the team?
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There's the Rodney-coaster picture!
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thames Down 1 - 2....
….amd draws walk….Just as huge
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 28, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Man was country patient today…
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s time to let Rodney start buying my lottery tickets.
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 4:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
correct
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think so.
He deserves it for sure.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah.
We might have to add “Poor Edwin” to the “Poor Maggs” list.
by StringTheory on Jun 28, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
PLEASE ...
GIDP
GIDP
GIDP
GIDP
GIDP
GIDP
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
PLEASE DON'T HURT US, PUDGE!!!
"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams
by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
please Pudger, don't hurt 'em?
sorry, couldn’t resist :)
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take the popout
One more…
by demondeaconsbaseball on Jun 28, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
97 at the letters
watch pudge swing
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
or groundout to third
I’ll take it
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jun 28, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whooooo!
"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. "
by Zappatista on Jun 28, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh my gosh that was beautiful. thanks for the win.
by wepri31 on Jun 28, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it's like jekyll and rodney
he’s great at saving games, terrible otherwise
by mrsunshine on Jun 28, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
so many asterisks could be added to that statement
like
*except when he walks the bases loaded
or
- except when he turns a three run lead into a one run nailbiter before finishing the job
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only Problem Is....
…..He hasent done that in save situations this year…..been solid….Era under 1.00 in save situations.
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 28, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
other than walking the bases loaded in chicago … and st louis.
chicago should have been a blown save but Lyon took that one.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well right....
……But thats it…..Not to shabby.
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 28, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was thinking about the Hoffpauir blast against the Cubs a few days ago, but I guess that was only a 2 run lead, cut to 1…
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup.....
…..Thats gona happen from time to time…..remember theres only like 6 lights out closers in baseball….Fernando is doing just fine
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 28, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know I’m on his side…just saying that the original statement needed a couple of qualifiers to it :)
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woohoo
Talk about stressful… go Tigers!
by demondeaconsbaseball on Jun 28, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whew ...
How apropos is it that the final out was a grounder to Inge after he hit the 2-run winning homer?
Shitty start, awesome ending.
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Needed that!
disappointing soccer result, especially after the two goal lead….
But the Tigers just redeemed this day nicely!
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
8-2 in the last 10 games. Not too shabby.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 4:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and from jason beck on twitter
@beckjason: Inge/Granderson are 1st pair of Tigers with 18 HRs by the break since … Fielder and Tettleton in ’91.
by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Coming to my time zone manana.
Stay up and stay tuned. They do good out west
by VegasTigers on Jun 28, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
seeya cats later…
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good evening, everyone!
Hope to catch you tomorrow night. :)
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by Baroque on Jun 28, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Houston fans @ crawfish boxes complaining….rightfully….about that fan interference that robbed them of a run in the 4th….
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by ahtrap on Jun 28, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Luke French will start in Minnesota in place of Figaro.
by StringTheory on Jun 28, 2009 6:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Man....
….didnt get much a shot…..One bad inning and down he goes
by BennieBladesFan on Jun 28, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like I missed a good one!
But set the DVR before I left for work. Ha! ’Ya gotta love a walkoff.
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by densogirl on Jun 28, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just read that the Tigers sent down Figaro
and called up French
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Jun 28, 2009 7:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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