Inge-Credible Ending! Tigers 1, Royals 0
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 14, 2009 10:31 PM EDT
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The Detroit Tigers have apparently found their formula for winning. Don't allow the other team to score any runs, and then wait for the third baseman to do something awesome.
Yesterday in Boston, Justin Verlander took care of the shutout part (with help from Fernando Rodney), while Ryan Raburn handled the heroics on offense, driving home the two Tigers runs. Tonight in Detroit, Tigers fans got to see the Jarrod Washburn the team hoped they were getting when they traded for him two weeks ago. Facing Zack Greinke, the Tigers likely weren't going to score too many runs, so they needed good pitching on their side. Washburn gave it to them, shutting out the Royals for eight innings. He also didn't allow a hit until one out remained in the fifth.
But after Brandon Lyon finished off the shutout with a perfect ninth, the Tigers still had to put a run on the board themselves. That's where Detroit's usual third baseman took his turn with the Big Boi bat. Former Tiger Roman Colon missed with three off-speed pitches, and then threw the fastball Inge must have been sitting on. The pitch was high in the zone (and actually a ball), but Inge jumped on it, uppercutting high into the Detroit sky. The only question was where it was going to land.
How about off the bullpen dugout for a walk-off home run?
Ballgame. Two straight shutouts for the pitching staff. Continued heroics from the third baseman. And maybe a little bit of redemption for the Tigers' shiny new addition. Not a bad Friday night at all.
Comment of the Night:
PH Raburn!
maybe?
by actioncuse
And your runner-up, though you probably have to scroll up 30 comments or so for context. Although Rod Allen's "They love me" as the crowd below the FSD broadcast booth was calling for a foul ball he got was pretty funny. So was Jim Leyland's "We can still go out for dinner" in his post-game presser.
(Thanks to allikazoo for the screen shot)
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I missed this one, too.
Because I was at a Loons game – with my UNDEFEATED lucky shirt. :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
Casselberry...
Master of crafting the English language to include sports references and player names.
Oh, I can't take credit for "Inge-credible"
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 14, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
the only thing I ever see at The CoPa
is the notorious I-N-G-E…. I like Inge-credible
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Aug 14, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I've seen "Inge-credible" on the sign at Comerica Park before
I think it was the first game I ever went to.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 14, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
well hell
I guess I should start paying attention. But the notorious I-N-G-E, just doesn’t seem to suit him.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Aug 14, 2009 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Sports complaint moment.
I can’t stand people that are like “ohh, urghh, after hockey and basketball there’s like nothing until september, grr, whine”. HEY, there’s thing thing called baseball every freaking day all summer and it’s pretty freaking awesome.
I have no problems with it.
But I run into people who complain about how much they don’t like hockey and how boring it is all the time. Like what you like, don’t like what you don’t – but tone down the complaining.
(I despise basketball and detest football – but hockey and baseball cover the year pretty nicely.) :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
I don't understand curling at all
But I’ll watch it on television just because I find it intriguing. Not devotedly, but with some level of interest. I’ll watch lacrosse, too – but will turn off soccer.
It would be pretty freaking boring if everyone liked the same sports – I just don’t like people who belittle the sports they don’t like. I don’t say football or soccer or basketball are stupid – I just say they aren’t my thing, and if someone else likes them, fantastic.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
I sometimes like watching the putting.
But I have no interest whatsoever in learning how to play it.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
"I just say they aren’t my thing, and if someone else likes them, fantastic."
that’s a pretty good mantra for most things in life
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
having played all four of them major sports
i don’t have a hard time liking them since i know the rules really well and i know how the competition works.
I Like Pie
Not much choice for me, sadly.
I’m pretty much a baseball fan and that’s it. I’ll watch the Super Bowl and an odd football game or two, but that’s about it, and I don’t have a favorite football team (just teams I like and teams I don’t like). I don’t watch basketball at all, nor do I have a favorite team. Oddly enough, I don’t watch hockey, but I do root for the Red Wings.
Oh, and if the Olympics are on, I’ll watch pretty much anything they show. I’m an Olympics junkie.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 14, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
is anyone watching Baseball Tonight?
Vlad Guerrero got a base hit on a ball that bounced in the dirt before home plate
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
Vladimir Guerrero's strike zone:
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
not as good as screenshots but here's a try
that swing resulted in a hit
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In case anybody is wondering about the key to the perfect Dirty Martini
Feta Cheese stuffed olives. Live it, love it, learn it.
I'm here for the moment
I’m going to try to stay up a while to see at least part of the midnight replay.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
I'm here for now
leaving in a bit most likely
by kendra.michelle on Aug 14, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I just arrived
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 14, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm still here
not much to talk about though. unless someone wants to know about anything outside of baseball
I Like Pie
any topics to suggest?
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
if you are with your girlfriend
Then why are you hanging out in the internet with us? Does she not want to talk to you? :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
+1
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Aug 14, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
um...it's complicated
she’s in the room as well, on her computer. trust me, if it was up to me i wouldn’t be on the computer right now
I Like Pie
I guess Contreras reverted back to his old form
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 14, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
By the time I got home, it was the bottom of the eighth inning...
…so I STILL haven’t seen Jarrod Washburn pitch.
But I’ll be at the game tomorrow!
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 14, 2009 11:40 PM EDT reply actions
TAG!!!
I hope you have a blast!!!
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Aug 15, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Just a driving mix; my other ones are all old.
So it’ll be mish-mashed instead of all serious and workman like!
goodnight, alli!
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
but I just got here :(
looks like I missed a good game….maybe I’ll stay up and see if the A’s can hold on to this 7-6 lead…
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
Nope
7-7, and the White Sox have two on with 2 out
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 15, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
This is fairly ass backwards
The Red Sox put Buchholz in as a pinch runner. I think they forgot that they’re in the American League.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions
And with that…
I depart. Goodnight.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm watching the replay of that ninth inning right now
I think there were more Red Sox fans than Rangers fans at that game. Frank Francisco imploded.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 15, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
And now I'm not watching it
I made the mistake of trying to lower the video quality and I lost it entirely. MLB.tv works really funky on my computer.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 15, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Got it back, now
Not that my technical difficulties with MLB.tv makes for gripping reading.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 15, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
goodnight, sll.
Talk to erve eryone agian in the morning? :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
brandon lyon
everyone was ganging up on him before. I’ll throw out some stats that will impress some people and hopefully change their view on our most important player out of the bullpen.
3 ER over the last 33 innings pitched.
During that time, his ERA went from 6.43 to 2.95 that it is currently at.
18 hits during that time also, for a .54xx WHIP.
27 K’s to only 10 BB’s. He’s got his control working, which can’t be said about most relievers we have.
I think most people have warmed up to him now.
His stats are definitely living up to his billing, finally.
I know I have
at the first part of the season I was ready to send him packing, Buy he’s finally proved himself, imo. He looks good out there, now.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
This site....
just brought up a “Honey Bunches of Oats” pop up. W/annoying music.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
Random observation
Brandon’s hands look enormous in that screencap
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 15, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions
Inge
Great walk-off HR but JL & DD can’t have him continue to hit .180 and looking bad doing it most of the time with reduced range and more errors at 3B down the stretch. Kudos for his efforts and wanting to play through it but If his knee continues to give them that, they really ought to shut him down. Would an arthoscope and rest clean it up and get him back before October? Bring Larish back up and have him and Raburn do 3B in the meantime? They’ll hit better than .180
by martindownunder on Aug 15, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
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