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"We looked terrible in this series with guys on base. Day after day we had guys out there, and we looked like we had no idea how to knock a run in."

-- Jim Leyland on the Tigers' 1-for-26 performance with runners in scoring position at Yankee Stadium

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Quite an observant deduction, Mr. Leyland.

"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"

by Zappatista on Jul 20, 2009 9:10 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

They didn't just look like it

they really didn’t know how

by Tagne13 on Jul 20, 2009 9:16 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

also, sighz

hooray, it’s monday

by allikazoo on Jul 20, 2009 9:20 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

besides it just being Monday

It’s another off day so we (and the team too) get to stew over that truly offensive performance over the weekend for another day. Hopefully, Seattle pitchers are the cure for what ails the Tigers, but with King Felix in the mix, who knows?

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by ahtrap on Jul 20, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Attempt at being voice of reason:

The Tigers actually rank 3rd in the AL in OPS with RISP for the season. So let’s chalk this up as a minor glitch.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/team/_/split/39/league/al/sort/OPS/order/true

Of course, I wasn’t able to watch any of the games vs. the Yankees. Had I experienced it all live, I’m sure I’d be singing a different tune.

Cheer for The Only Colors: Green and White!

by KJ@theonlycolors on Jul 20, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Leyland had an old-school quote sort of related to this after Saturday’s game. I can’t remember the exact wording, but it was along the lines of “People talk about OPS and that’s great, but gimme a guy who can drive in a run.”

by Ian Casselberry on Jul 20, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think everyone knows, or should anyway

to go 1-26 can only be described as a fluke. It’s a long season, you see streaks go both ways. And far as i remember, that one came in the second inning of the first game, didn’t it?

still, it was not fun to watch the futility all weekend, and the tigers are near the bottom in many statistical categories, so it really didn’t surprise anyone much either.

by MackAveKurt on Jul 20, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well Leyland didn't do much to help them either

Where was the bunting, hit and runs, anything to spark them. Jim used to be alot more creative, “before” they extended his contract

by VegasTigers on Jul 20, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I agree

he was doing a lot of “suicide” plays and manufacturing runs. Complacency does not suit us well. But I still have tons of faith in Tigers. They are a team full of scrappers. I never count them out of anything until after the last strike. In spite of Leyland.

Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.

by Detroitchik on Jul 20, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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