Game 88: Tigers at Yankees
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 6:00 PM EDT
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PrintDetroit Tigers at New York Yankees, Jul 17, 2009 7:05 PM EDT
Luke French (1-0, 1.93) vs. 
A.J. Burnett (8-4, 3.77), 7:05 p.m. EST
Your wait is over! After four days without meaningful baseball, the Tigers return to the field to take on the team with the second-best record in the American League.
Some people might feel that's a tough draw coming out of the All-Star break, but I think it's good to jump into the deep end right away. Against a lesser opponent, the Tigers might have a little trouble shaking off the rust. But they'll have to be sharp right away against the Yankees. And this would be a great time for Detroit to make a statement that they should be taken seriously in the American League.
Facing A.J. Burnett to begin the second half of the season is a tough way to live, though. He's given up two runs or fewer in his past five starts. In his last outing, however, Burnett was a little bit shaky, allowing four walks and seven hits in 6.1 innings of work. He also threw only two strikeouts, tying his lowest total of the season. Burnett has a 3-1 record in five career starts against the Tigers, despite an 8.03 ERA. He beat Detroit both times he faced them last year, however (though he posted a 5.73 ERA).
Welcome to the big leagues, Luke French. Sure, he's had four major league appearances to this point, but starting in Yankee Stadium carries a bit more with it. Besides that, maybe you've heard how frequently balls are flying over the fences in the new place. French has been good in his first two starts, giving up a total of four runs in 11 innings. But the Twins and Royals don't have the same ammunition in their lineups that the Yankees do. Joe Girardi's crew has scored 495 runs this season, 30 more than their next closest competitor (the Red Sox).
However, the Yankees have apparently had problems against pitchers they haven't seen before. (Hmm, that sounds familiar.) Or they haven't, depending on who you read. And if you look at Burnett vs. French and think "total mismatch," remember that you may have been thinking the same thing before French opposed Zack Greinke in his last start. How'd that one work out?
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Starting Lineups
TIGERS
1. Curtis Granderson CF
2. Placido Polanco 2B
3. Miguel Cabrera 1B
4. Marcus Thames DH
5. Clete Thomas RF
6. Brandon Inge 3B
7. Josh Anderson LF
8. Gerald Laird C
9. Adam Everett SS
YANKEES
1. Derek Jeter SS
2. Johnny Damon LF
3. Mark Teixeira 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez 3B
5. Hideki Matsui DH
6. Jorge Posada C
7. Robinson Cano 2B
8. Nick Swisher RF
9. Melky Cabrera CF
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 6:13 PM EDT reply actions
Something's gotta give?
From Peter Abraham:
A TEST: The Yankees are 5-15 against teams that lead their respective divisions at the moment.
CENTRAL SUCCESS: The Yankees are 16-5 against teams from the AL Central.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions
Those are some interesting numbers....
Fo’Soe.
"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. "
Watching the pregame show...
Anyone else notice that the sound during interviews is HORRIDLY out of sync?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
Headline: "Irish to face Army at Yankee Stadium"
Sounds like some crazy war headline. “I was there the day the Yankee army fought and died valiantly against the Irish in their big ol’ stadium”
Throw Strikes shirt is lucky
Wore it to the Loons game last night and the home guys won! Granted, there was some epic squandering and it was a lot more interesting than it had to be when they gave up four runs in the eighth inning and then let the first two guys on base in the ninth (it would be wonderful to have a bullpen), but a 9-5 win is still a 9-5 win.
I take partial credit for wearing the shirt, because it was advice that was eventually heeded – to good effect. :-)
(Got a few compliments on it as well – and some guys that I wasn’t sure if they were reading or just staring at my boobs. Not many oglers, thank god.)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
as a guy
it’s rather awkward complimenting a girl’s shirt if it has a saying printed over their boobs.
I don’t get the point of having words on the butt anyway. It makes no sense to me.
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I've found that often no written cue is needed.
Especially if the little tart was poured into her pants and forgot to say “when.”
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Saying "I like your shirt" is fine
It’s the lingering wordless stares that are bothersome.
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If a girl wears a shirt with words there,
it’s fair game to comment on. Just don’t do the “lingering wordless stare” like Baroque mentioned.
yup
Take the time to read the shirt and then tell her you like it while you look her in the face. Anyone who takes offense to that is clearly too dumb to read herself, so she can’t understand that some people can actually make sense out of all those letters strung together in non-random order.
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I'll tell you something
If Miggy has the same contact as he did at the end of the 1st half, he will have 3-4 homers this series. A bunch just missed at Comerica, but they will go out in the Bronx.
Rod
“Now they MUST score this run in the first inning.”
He knows the importance of not squandering. :-)
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at the Braves-Mets
Watching Maddux’s number get retired and Jair Jurrgens. Have fun
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
by rock n rye on Jul 17, 2009 7:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
or mine is not working
maybe yours is and u just didn’t want that YES shiza
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relying on you guys right now
my MLB.tv is not working…someone want to step up and give me an out by out, hit by hit, play by play?
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yeah good call
I’ll just use that. Although I enjoy the good talk here
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I had trouble with mine too, BUT
go to MLB.com and open the radio feed. That will come up, and then change it to the tv feed and it will work.
"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. "
MLB TV PROBLEMS....
I didn’t read the thread above, but if it isn’t working open the radio feed first and then the tv feed will work. (yes, I just repeated but I wanted to make sure you all saw 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. "
0-8 vs. the Red Sux....
That has to burn their ass.
"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. "
thankfully they took their frustrations out on the Twins
hopefully they do not continue to take them out on the Tigers!
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Cleetus showing off the arm....
had him dead.
"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. "
you wish he hadn't walked a lefty
he’s a soft tossing lefty. he’s there to get those guys out!
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
He lives vicariously..through himself.
"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. "
I don't normally drink beer, but when I do I prefer dos equis
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What gives?
not the best free advertising, is it?
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Anybody having problems with mlb.com.
Clean out your cache completely and then restart your browser. At the first of the season I had to do that (after reading about it on the support forum. ) Everybody was bitching about the same thing but once I cleaned out my cache as someone suggested, it worked and has worked ever since.
there is a support forum where someone is usually there to help
http://www.mlbsupport.com/forum/
or you can see if there are other technical probs right now and there may be ideas to work around already
I feel like a broken record but
open the radio feed first. It will work. Then hit the drop down in the middle of the window and click on the tv feed. It will work. (last time, promise)
"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. "
where it shows the radio call letters.
click on that and it will drop down. then you can select fsn-d.
"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. "
Polanco gets a single?
Makes sense to me. :-)
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high = groggy (sometimes)
Maybe you actually ARE high and don’t realize it. :)
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the look on his face was priceless
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Kmann
look back up ^ and see if it works.
"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. "
Sorry!
It is stupid, but that is how I had to get into mine today (and other assorted days) so I figured it would work for you too.
"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. "
Imagine actually paying for the shit!
Especially depending on where you live.
"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. "
Somebody needs to get that kid a sammadge! He is so freaking skinny. So is Ervin Santana. I was at the game he pitched against JV in June. He is a rail too….
"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. "
speaking of, where is mr kessle caseal storm the castle berry?
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I always picture Ian
waking up abruptly like Clooney in Oh Brother.
“ah, my hair!”
"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. "
I miss his morning-hair avatar on twitter
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
short hair fine, long hair is fine
it’s that in the middle hair that goes all anti-gravity! I’m fast catching up to that point
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of looking 12 years old....
Miggy looks like a little kid with some dirt on his chinny-chin chin.
"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. "
while we're in commercial break
This was so funny at the minor league game last night. I like to watch from the outfield, because there are the fewest people there and I can get a clear view unobstructed by loose children or cotton candy vendors. Most of the kids can be seen roaming the lawn behind the home bullpen, so when a ball is foul in that area they swarm to the railing and wait for it to be tossed into the crowd.
Well, partway through the game a ball was dribbled foul in the bullpen area and one of the relievers picked it up, and the hordes of small children raced to the railing to wait for it. He turned his back to the kids and made a motion exactly like a bride tossing her bouquet – but he hung onto the ball instead and the kids all looked around for the ball and then returned to the railing. He faked them out three times – it was exactly like a dog when you fake tossing a tennis ball and he runs off about ten feet, then looks around confused because the ball disappeared. He finally did toss it to the kids, but it was so funny seeing the mass of kids flowing back and forth like a school of fish looking for the baseball.
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If you walk Josh Anderson
well… you can walk anyone….
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"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. "
I was watching the tour de france this morning
And… Luke French is pitching tonight… Positive omen, yeah I think so…
"Classic Cano"??
Like the dude is 43 and headed to the hall….
"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. "
got the email from NY Times about 815
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
on the 40th anniversary of the moon landing
For his exhaustive and enthusiastic coverage of NASA, Mr. Cronkite was sometimes called "the eighth astronaut." During the first moon landing in 1969, Mr. Cronkite "was on the air for 27 of the 30 hours that Apollo 11 took to complete its mission," The Museum of Broadcast Communications notes.
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/walter-cronkite-iconic-anchorman-dies/
Swisher
As much as I dislike the yanks, I really like swisher, he’s kind of like a decaffeinated Eric Burns… I like him more when he fouls out to Miggy at first…
Yay, GRANDERSON!
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Take that, Lynn Henning!
Grandy goes BOOM!
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 8:31 PM EDT reply actions
Get him, Ian!
"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. "
Grandiggity!
He IS a BIG BOI!
"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. "
OT, kind of....
I think JPM has secret (or not so) lustings for Mr. Wilson. He just can’t stay away!
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9820618/Hard-to-believe-the-Pirates-will-retain-talent
"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. "
is Rod on drugs?
“if Anderson had done better at the lead off spot it would have been easier for Leyland to keep Anderson at the lead off spot”
That, right is genius, pure circular reasoning genius
I wish I could remember the sequence that makes that happen.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
that's what I did the last time I got a gray box
Someday when I have nothing better to do I’ll have to pay attention to the order and try a bunch of combinations to see if I can figure out what keystrokes function as a “summon gray box” spell.
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Gotta like the hustle though....
"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. "
I was gonna say Big Mig shoulda hustled more
but I think that was his hustle
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, fuck
Really? They’re incorporating Batting Stance Guy into broadcasts?
I mean, good for him. He made the most of… whatever skill that is. But geez, just let people find him on YouTube.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 8:38 PM EDT reply actions
Secretly, I'm probably jealous
Had I known 15 years ago this was possible, I’d have tried.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I beg to differ
Squandering seems to be quite marketable – judging by the Tigers, anyway. :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
You know what mlb.tv?
Go screw yourself. I don’t have time for your silliness.
Technology, can’t live with it, ….
Maybe we could skip the third one, and pick it back up at 4?
"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. "
Bingo.
"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. "
excellent thinking!
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Anderson = colander :(
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The polar bear is so much sadder.
Because, really, they have to have a good life, right?
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
In captivity, of course.
"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. "
Sets up the double play - right?
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E-5, that's a bit harsh...
Most 3B would have looked up after slipping and sat on the ball cause they wouldn’t have a throw…
Hey now
Nothing like a double play when you need it.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Talk about luck
Give the Yankees extra outs, and most of the time you don’t live to tell the tale.
party suites have a 3 hundred dollar food credit
What does a party suite cost that they can give you 300 dollars (4 beers) worth of food?
isn't that supposed to be followed by a rick-rolling link?
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, right
I saw the article here, for anyone interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
NOT A RICK-ROLL
for dogs only
Not people food.
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one of those things is not like the other
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey I changed my plans for next week
Do you think I can do the Falls, Shipwreck Museum/Lighthouse on Whitefish Point, and travel back home to Saginaw all in the same day?
you'd have one hell of a long day if you did
it’s no short walk into the falls and it’s a pretty decent drive from there up to the shipwreck museum.
but i’m sure it’s possible
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
How long do think it takes to go through the museum?
It’s not that large, is it?
I’d probably go:
leave hotel in Soo, drive to Whitefish (1 and 20 min drive) and do that stuff, then drive to the falls in the afternoon (30 min drive???), eat, drive home (3 1/2 hour drive)
the museum is actually pretty small
I think you can handle it.
I think the falls are more than a 30 minute drive from whitefish though. I think they’re probably a solid 30 minutes west of Paradise, and if I recall Whitefish is about 30 minutes north of Paradise too. But it’s been awhile.
The falls will take you the most time, I think it’s probably a two mile walk into them. At least it felt like it when I was there. You keep going and going and going and going and going.
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate math in my head so I'm going to type this out...
leave at 8, get to museum by 9:30, spend a couple hours and get a quick bite, leave by noon, get to falls by 1, spend 3-4 hours, leave by 5 at latest, then about 3 and a half hour drive home….around 8:30ish at the latest
seem reasonable?
Probably not the BEST way to enjoy the scenery and that
but I don’t really have the money for an extra night at the hotel so this’ll have to do
Of course this is all dependent upon how hungover I am after taking my license exam.
if I recall correctly
the roads suck the traffic lollygags, so you’ll have plenty of time to look out the window while swearing.
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Just when I think you can't get any dumber, you go and do something like this
AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!
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haha
Couldn’t is right tense… rest is right, though ;-)
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For those of us who can only follow the game here...
What’s the score and what’s the deal with Mr. Anderson?
by Todd Jones Save Manual on Jul 17, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions
by "here"...
can you open up a different window or tab? If yes, open up that gameday link provided somewhere above…
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3-2 Tiges up
Anderson just threw out Posada for the 3rd out to end the 6th and keep the lead… He had a bit of a fielding problem earlier…
3-2 Detroit
Anderson made a big error earlier — ball right through his legs. But he redeemed himself with a laser (as the kids say) to home plate to get Posada out.
3-2 Tigers
And Anderson gunned down Posada at the plate to end the last inning.
(Earlier he let a ball go right through his legs for an error.)
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the knight rides again
with a little help from his friends
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did you hear about the trophy Inge presented?
He gave his pitcher a trophy for “lowest ERA in the home run derby” because he also pitched for Magglio when he only hit a couple homers.
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Phil Hughes, huh?
Didn’t he used to be the next big thing?
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next hot Yankee starter
I think he was the one that the Yankees ruled out of any trades because they were so high on him. You can never tell with pitchers, though.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
BTW, if any of you know who he is and haven't flipped to cable news yet...
…Walter Cronkite is dead at 92.
by Todd Jones Save Manual on Jul 17, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions
I love the way
that Granderson just kind of dismissed Selig as insignificant. :)
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"I'm doing good. Yourself?"
Cracks me up every time.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Anybody going to Granderson's wine tasting event
for donating money to the Grand Kids charity?
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Chuckling
because, you know, kids and wine go so well together :)
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We actually have a deal at one of the grocery stores in town here
where buying wine benefits the local children’s hospital. Go figure.
Really?
No one is going? I figured a bunch of people donated and thus, got the free autograph and the invite….
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If you see a headline like this on ESPN.com, what would you think?
“Judge discards SEC lawsuit vs. Cuban”
It’s a real headline up there right now….my first reaction was along the lines of, “What, did the Mavs owner try to buy the Alabama football team or something?”
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first glance
I wondered what the Securities and Exchange Commission was doing in Havana since the US and Cuba aren’t really speaking to each other.
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combine the two
I wondered what Cuban did to the securities etc.
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
My dog knows when the game gets serious
She’s hiding in the bedroom, it sounds silly, but it really is sad, like Damon’s double…
My only surprise
was that Damon’s double wasn’t a home run.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
well....at least he's not walking anyone
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pull him?
Pull him right over the side of a cliff. :(
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anxiety disorder?
Maybe he just needs to go on the DL for a bit…
Grienke and Votto style, not Willis style…
He really needs to start thinking about it
Zumaya is pitching his way to mop-up duty.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Good job Zumaya
Keep earning your paycheck dumbass
lol
(At both the picture and at Justin Zumaya.)
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I think it's my fault
I was talking about the difference between female fans and airheaded groupies, such as a female fan would know that a batter couldn’t bunt with two strikes because if it was foul he’d be out, and a groupie (whatever the baseball equivalent of puckbunny is) would be all, “I LOVE Jason Verlander! He is so a-DOR-able!”
Then when Verlander was pitching like crap I started calling him Jason instead of Justin, and then I started calling other pitchers Jason when they were pitching like poop … and that is why when pitchers are crummy some of us have begin referring to them as Jason.
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I think Rod said it
They’re swinging like they know what’s coming
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 9:39 PM EDT reply actions
If they get a triple they hit for the cycle this inning
that’s pretty sweet isn’t it… no, no it’s not, never mind…
How can you put Zumaya in in this situation?
You know it’s pouring. Hard to see them go beyond this inning. You just need to hold the lead. And you put in Zumaya.
Somebody please tell him that he can QUIT SUCKING NOW!
"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"
Breaking news: Zumya to the DL
right after Leyland pulls him and I bump into him in a dark alley. Seriously though this guy is done … again!
by tigerfaninChicago on Jul 17, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions
That's fine with me
I’m not a fire Jim Leyland guy but if Leyland puts him in the 7th or 8th inning again with a lead he should be fired. Last 9 outings (counting tonight) he has 4 blown saves and 8 earned runs allowed … he is done!
by tigerfaninChicago on Jul 17, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
"Zumaya probably will not be available tomorrow" -- Mario
“Sweeter words have never been spoken to me.” — Kurt
I think that’s Leyland’s intent at this point.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
If we could only package
Nate, D-Train, Mags, and Zoom to….oh say, the Nationals for …oh NOTHING. I would be happy, I think.
"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"
Leyland's totally leaving Zumaya out to hang here
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe Leyland didn’t want to get all wet walking out to the mound.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Shall we take bets on a bases-loaded walk?
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
I'll take the Overlander on that bet
… maybe I better not.
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
and the FSN guys find another cute girl in the crowd
it seems there are no over-weight middle aged guys at the game tonight
Rod is wondering if Leyland is thinking if Zumaya will be available tomorrow?
I know what Verlander is thinking………he hopes Zumaya is NOT available tomorrow!
If I have to throw 150 pitches
and duct tape my shoulder together in the seventh inning, there is no way I am coming out of the game.
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And then he’d punch out anyone who tried to take him out of the game.
With his game face on, he looks mean and nasty (and not the good kind of nasty, either).
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crush them under his heel, with a sinister laugh
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I've gotten to the point where
working out and cleaning my apartment sounds more appealing than this
talk to you guys later
Bill Simmons trying his best to jinx Phil Hughes on Twitter
It’s official: Phil Hughes is baseball’s best set-up guy. No touching this guy. Dominant. He may never give up another run.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions
I remember back in '06
an ESPN guy suggesting Zumya maybe the next Mariano Rivera … not so much
by tigerfaninChicago on Jul 17, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Simmons wore out his welcome with me long ago. Predictable. Regurgitation. Jack ass.
"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"
I don't read him much anymore
But I love his podcast.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Josh Anderson singled
take that Bill Simmons … your Phil Highes opinions are just B.S.
by tigerfaninChicago on Jul 17, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
White Sox up 6-3
Someone might want to fill these idiots in on the news.
Adding to Zumaya's pain
Watching Hughes strike out batters like he used to.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
All his outs have come via the K?
Wow Tigers; they call that epic fail where I come from.
5 k's for Hughes, one for Burnett
it seems our lineup is making up for lost time.
by tigerfaninChicago on Jul 17, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
If Phil Hughes pitches 2 innings tonight
does that mean he won’t be available for the remainder of the weekend?
by tigerfaninChicago on Jul 17, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
There's a bright side
30+ pitches now.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
K K K K K K in two innings, did they say?
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
Ill ive got to say is......
…….Thanjs Joel
by BennieBladesFan on Jul 17, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
Bennie!!
Howdy! We missed you around here. :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
I know....
…….just gard to keep up in here sometimes
by BennieBladesFan on Jul 17, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Understood
Just wondered how you were. Just check in once in a while so we know you’re okay. :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
LOL, WOW
That was Tex’s first home run since June 12.
Slumping bad? Just play the Tigers, it’s a cure-all.
Really?
Well fuck you MLB.com, thanks for the phony facts!
Phil Hughes has gone 15 innings without allowing a run
Only allowed six hits during that span, too.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
I can't believe I waited 4 days for this!
Let’s go Jackson and Verlander over the weekend!
by tigerfaninChicago on Jul 17, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
C'mon
if it gets to the top of the ninth we do have Grandy, Polanco and Miggy … there’s atleast a glimmer of hope.
by tigerfaninChicago on Jul 17, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
What I mean is that I think they’ll call the game.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
home team postpones a game before it starts, ump controls the game as soon as it does.
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 17, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
of course
who wants to see us actually make a come back only to hand the game over to Rodney.
by tigerfaninChicago on Jul 17, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Me.....
……..Hes perfect in save situations
by BennieBladesFan on Jul 17, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough
if it’s a tie though count me out.
by tigerfaninChicago on Jul 17, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Goodnight, folks
Maybe I’ll check the news tomorrow and find that after a rain delay the Tigers came back to win the game in absurdly dramatic fashion – but regardless, French was very good and I hope the Tigers have better luck this weekend. And by “better luck” I mean “less flammable bullpen” of course.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
Zumaya
The weapon of self destruction yet again. Ugh.
Thanks to my wife for letting me have the computer back.
by fluffstuckinWI on Jul 17, 2009 10:22 PM EDT reply actions
Kurt or Ian or somebody
help me with this. I don’t understand! This was a tweet from @Official_Tigers today “Taking the D train to the Bronx…”
Oh never mind. I get it now. Ya, I am a jack ass. When I read it earlier today I was not feeling it, but now it’s clear…and funny.
"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"
HA
I wonder if he/she realized what that looked like.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey Ian,
if you aren’t going to use Lincecum in the Grandy League (you know, leave him on the BENCH (?)) I will gladly trade you anyone you wish outside of Miggy the Piggy!
"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"
Ah, nuts
I thought he was pitching tomorrow.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
This would probably be why I’m almost in last place.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
While I am continuing to entertain myself...this probably won't end well.
ESPN has selected the July 26th Tigers game for its “Sunday Night Baseball” national telecast. (AP)
White Sux.
"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"
Yay
Nothing like embarrassing ourselves on national television and having the likes of Jon Miller and Joe Morgan comment on it.
Those games serve to make me appreciate what we have in Mario & Rod.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jul 17, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
agree
ESPN never supports the Tigers, neither does Fox for that matter
by VegasTigers on Jul 17, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Hello, boys and girls...
Been watching the game, just not at the computer. Really strange sort of struggle for Zumaya. Usually he doesn’t give up multitudes of hits like that. If he gives up a bunch of runs there’s usually walks involved but he didn’t walk anyone until Nick Swisher, and that was long after the home run (which, by the way, may have been again a result of poor pitch selection, as a left-handed hitter can usually handle a low fastball better than one that’s elevated a bit). Still, the question remains as to how to get him turned around and back to being the dominant lights-out guy that he was earlier in the year. He ain’t old and he ain’t injured (as far as I can tell, though he’s been known to hide injuries in the past), so there’s a solution to be had. It’s just a matter of finding it.
Also, has anyone else noticed that there have been no radar gun readings tonight?
By the way, I swear I saw Dick Cheney sitting next to the Yankees’ dugout (that might be the problem right there).
I’m off to take a shower. I shall return.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Jul 17, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions
Has any prognosis been given re: the weather?
I was really looking forward to a normal Friday night just once after technological problems last week, 16 innings the week before, a 3-hour-plus game the week before, 3 hours of rain delays the Friday before that…
by Todd Jones Save Manual on Jul 17, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions
I wish I had some rain. :(
Just dropped to 109 here
by VegasTigers on Jul 17, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Weird weather here in Indy.
Low tonight of 51! High tomorrow of 67. That is crazy. It’s usually 93 this time of year. I’m not complaining though.
"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"
Well, that's encouraging...
…for my deadline, anyway.
by Todd Jones Save Manual on Jul 17, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, we'll be moving to an Overflow Thread shortly
I wanted to wait until a decision was made on the game.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions
Okay, I am not that savvy about computer technology so help me out.
Is there an issue if the thread becomes too big? I would assume so, or there would be no need for the overflow. I just don’t understand the in’s and out’s…dude.
You don’t have to explain, but I would like to know.
"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"
I'm not sure if there's a number where it becomes completely unmanageable
But in terms of load times, it seems to help when the threads are capped around 500-600 comments.
by Ian Casselberry on Jul 17, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
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