Game 112: Tigers at Red Sox
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 11, 2009 6:00 PM EDT
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PrintDetroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox, Aug 11, 2009 7:10 PM EDT
Rick Porcello (10-7, 4.30) vs. 
Junichi Tazawa (0-1, 10.80), 7:10 p.m. EST
It's a battle of rookies tonight at Fenway Park, as the Tigers try to even up their road series with the Red Sox.
Junichi Tazawa makes his first start for Boston, taking what would've been John Smoltz's turn in the starting rotation. He'll be pitching against a team that was also interested in procuring his services during the offseason. The 23-year-old made his major league debut over the weekend at Yankee Stadium, coming into the 14th inning of a scoreless ballgame. Unfortunately for him, Tazawa served up a two-run, walk-off homer to Alex Rodriguez, making his debut less than memorable (at least for Red Sox fans). In 20 minor league starts this season, Tazawa was 9-7 with a 2.55 ERA.
After working to smooth out his mechanics and the pace at which he pitches, Rick Porcello has put together two impressive starts. Thanks largely to a sharper sinker, and keeping his off-speed pitches lower in the strike zone, Kid Rick has allowed just three runs and eight hits in those last two outings. And in his last start, Porcello didn't allow a hit in his first four innings. The last time he faced the Red Sox didn't go so well, however. At Comerica Park, Porcello didn't make it out of the fifth inning, giving up three runs and seven hits (one of them a homer by Jason Bay).
With Porcello pitching, Alex Avila should return to the Tigers' lineup tonight. Will his bat stay hot after sitting out the last three games?
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Lineup
1 – C. Granderson cf
2 – P. Polanco 2b
3 – C. Thomas lf
4 – M. Cabrera 1b
5 – C. Guillen dh
6 – M. Ordonez rf
7 – A. Avila c
8 – B. Inge 3b
9 – R. Santiago ss
I wish Cabrera was third also. Even Pujols bats 3rd
But I guess the big question then is who bats cleanup?
Tammy
Might check in later
depending on whether the cable/internet guy showed up at my apartment or not…
My parents are hanging out over on this side of the lake this week, and when I set the appointment up, the guy on the other end of the line said there just needs to be someone over the age of 18 there for the appointment. Cracked him up when I said, my parents are in their 70s, I think they qualify."
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Tazawa
Will he be the next rookie pitcher the Tigers make look like a ROTY candidate?
vandalism ftw!!!!
:)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
I have a great feeling about tonight's game, PEOPLE
I am pumped!!!!!
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I know you have a man-crush
on Pedroia but if comes to us or him ,he’s going down…
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careful
Tag might be wearing his lucky Pedroia shirt. It worked last night! :)
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sorry!
I didn’t know it was supposed to be a secret. At least on the internet, no one knows if you are wearing a lucky shirt or not. :D
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
it may have worked there, but it didn’t work here…..DAMMIT
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Well tag
it should NEVER be anyone in an old English D
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glad you are pumped
Because I won’t be able to watch. I forgot I have my crocheting group meeting tonight.
(It started as a few people getting together to work on projects, but since I’m the most experienced of the bunch it’s kind of morphed into me helping them fix their clusterf***s – and that is exactly what we call them.)
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owwowowowowowowo
well I hope you have fun…. we will miss you :o)
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it's fun most times
Someone always brings cookies, for one thing. :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
I like stuff like that
that’s why i took a cake to our staff meeting on monday
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hi folks!
i need a win tonight. i just did EIGHT loads of dishes (i’m not talking like three or four plates here). my housemates basically gave up on doing theirs and i wanted a clean counter…
SO WIN TIGERS DANGIT
OK I got 20 mins left on the clock before leaving work
Let’s score and make me happy for my drive home!!!
Tammy
dude has 2 innings experience.
We are doomed.
by rook34 on Aug 11, 2009 7:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
At least he saw some pitches?
I’ll grasp at all the silver linings I can fabricate.
Polly takes the opposite approach
switching patience levels with Grandy
+1
would you care to make a Maggs prediction too?
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there is nothing
more important than tiger baseball
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Plunking
It’s like the hottest thing in Baseball right now.
In Tazawa's Defense
His control looks abyssmal so it was probably an accident
almost
the baseball gods are in your favor
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
I don't think
Porcello will retaliate, would he?
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i like how fsd
put up 2 out instanly then had to take it back
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Where is all this speed
and power coming from with Maggs?
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come on Binge!
Help my real team and fantasy team in unison!
Is it Possible
he was Afraid of Our Lord and Savior at the plate
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I would be more afraid of that
GROWTH on Inge’s upper lip…myself.
"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"
Hey guys
Sorry I’m late, I was eating dinner. GO TIGERS!
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 7:27 PM EDT reply actions
I LOVE THESE GUYS!!!!!
and the boston pitcher
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you know
I have a friend that LOVES hockey…..LOVES IT
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We should try and get Tazawa out early
And see if we can talk them into using him again tomorrow
Rick, you have run support
Use it wisely.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 7:30 PM EDT reply actions
Rick
Pretend you’re pitching against the Mud Hens
Normally I'd be upset that we left 3 on base.
But how can I complain? Only half of them even actually got a hit.
FYI
Ramon saw what…7 pitches with the bases loaded and made contact.
Just saying I’m still upset about last night
Glaring at Kid Rick
I will beat Victor myself
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ok- you know what's sad about this, kedra?
It was written before you were born and I used to dance to it when I was in my 20’s….hahaha but I love it
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hahaha
My musical tastes in no way reflect my age (not saying I listen to MC Hammer all the time but you know)
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
I don’t even listen to it anymore – ever.
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Good start...
…but lets all keep on our assorted clothing garments…we need 24 more outs.
this is how every inning should start
with the leadoff man batting
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
Cabrera's been hit in 3 straight games right?
eff Victor. As Rod pointed out, he didn’t even get hit
they should walk polanco
if they were smart
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
Pedroia=Grinder
I could use a chicken bacon ranch grinder from Mancino’s right now…..
"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"
Wasn't there speculation of Armando missing his next start?
…Did anything become of that?
how convenient
“Armando, you don’t look so good”
“But I’m fine coach”
“Nope, you look like hell. Go lay down till I tell you that you feel better.”
Yeah they had to take him out :(
too much pain
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
oh god
its not possible to kick a ball over the monster is it
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Raburn FAIL!
Geez Ryan, how many times do you pracitce PHing in the middle of an at bat during spring training?
Yuck...
…I’m stuck in Philly and the only game on TV is the Yankees on YES… Scott Richmond has conceded 7 Hits and 1 Walk through 2 innings. Ugly.
Im going to need a play by play
I dont have the game available for my viewing pleasure out here.
Rick Porcello
Is a fucking MAN. Body slam that bastard
YOUKLIS
What a dick, he’s going to body slam a 20 yr old kid? Suspension? I hope so.
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but youk
charged him, rick was stepping away and youk grabbed him and rick defended himself
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Yes
it was self-defense definitely. Youk came at him full force
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
I have it going too. I am fn shaking
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So has Rick been tossed?
Updates for people who are out of town please!
i look at facebook for 2 seconds
and everything goes to hell
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Porcello has got
AMAZING poise. Look at the kid. Unaffected by a charging bearded Youks. Unaffected by a legion of BoSox fans.
FUCK THAT
And youklis? He should be tossed too
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WTF
They damn well better throw Youk out too
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 8:00 PM EDT reply actions
bring in miner
and have him plunk the next guy too for good measure
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Ouch
With out bullpen thats no bueno. Youk tossed too or is the MLB still letting the Red Sox be the favorite son?
So they lose Rick tonight, plus there will probably be a suspension somewhere
that’s one way to limit the innings
once in the ribs last night
now in the back … Have fun sleeping standing up you waste of facial hair
Only the back. It just looked like a 2-seamer got away from him.
by StringTheory on Aug 11, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
This is the biggest bunch of horseshit
EVAR
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Don't know if anyone said this already,
but there’s even boston announcer saying that Rick didn’t do that on purpose.
heh
we were just talking about that earlier
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I think now is a perfect time to just say
fuck.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions
youkilis is a gutless fucker
attacking a 20 year old, AND getting body slammed in the process….fucking dumbass
Well
Kid Rick is officially a Detroiter. Welcome to Detroit Kid Rick.
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i got it on the laptiop
about 5 minutes too late
porcello mightve landed a punch under there, so an ejection is automatic if he did
so the trade off is
youk for ortiz and porcello for lambert. SCA-REWED
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
Youk for Lowell actually
but still, not okay
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
im still mad about that
if it was intentional, rick wouldn’t have adamantly cried out “what! what!”….youkilis is a douche
he has now passed AJ
fun times apparently
So I look at the game day play by play, and wonder what happened to Miggy, but then decide to read the rest of the thread to see what’s generated 300+ comments in less than two innings….and I glance back over at game day to see what happened in the last 5 minutes, and apparently NOTHING happened….but then I see Kid Rick and Youk tossed…
so much for nothing going on :)
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Baroque
will be sorry she didn’t stick around now
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GET HIM OUT OF THE GAME
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This, right here
is why swearing isn’t banned.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 11, 2009 8:09 PM EDT reply actions
aaaand now it's tied
I really hope Leyland didn’t order Porcello to retaliate right away, because….well, there’s the reason right there…
If it was a managerial decision, he should have waited until he had plausible deniability, like in the 5th or 6th inning.
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Kenny Rogers
Now would be a great time for you to come out of retirement.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 8:11 PM EDT reply actions
What inning is the earliest we've ever done a new game thread?
Cuz I’m thinkin’ tonight may set a new record.
I'm sorry...
…Cabrera has to leave the game because of a beanball to the wrist, and Youk takes one in the number and acts like a little bitch, and it’s advantage Red Sox? Give me a fucking break.
by Todd Jones Save Manual on Aug 11, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions
Who am I?
I have a 43.20 ERA. I am ridiculously awful. I am, for some reason, still pitching right now.
/wrists
PRAISE AVILA
So he’s got some defense too. /bows
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions
I think...
…the Red Sox should have to replace Francona with Grady Little.
by Todd Jones Save Manual on Aug 11, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions
This is like the minor league game I was at last night
manger pulled a Pinella though and threw a helmet at the dugout…and kicked dirt
so...
youk and francona for porcello
I reject this trade
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
I've been talking about a bench clearer for days
I just didn’t think it would be here, today.
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I know
and the outcome of it was, shall we say, less than spectacular
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
I just mean him getting tossed and Lambert coming in when we have a 3-0 lead
by kendra.michelle on Aug 11, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Foxsports mainpage right now is ironic
Frontpage starts “Remember the good old days of a beanball war? Nowadays, we get a lot of bluster and not much real action”
** Overflow Thread **
Just finished the second inning.
Yet somehow this game doesn’t seem as long as last night’s.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 11, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions
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