Game 120: Mariners at Tigers
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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PrintSeattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers, Aug 20, 2009 1:05 PM EDT
Ryan Rowland-Smith (2-1, 3.60) vs. 
Jarrod Washburn (8-7, 2.95), 1:05 p.m. EST
Can the Tigers get a series win and end their homestand on a high note before taking their show to the west coast? Or will the Mariners once again take two out of three in a series at Comerica Park?
Ryan Rowland-Smith has allowed just two runs in each of his past two starts, the last one being a three-hit effort at Yankee Stadium. And this is despite wearing those same sports glasses that Nate Robertson does. (So it's not the glasses, apparently...) Rowland-Smith has a 3.48 ERA against the Tigers in five career appearances. (And I swear I'm not just building him up to avoid the same jinx I cast with Ian Snell last night.)
After three starts in a Tigers uniform, Jarrod Washburn finally showed the skills that made him such a hot commodity at the trade deadline. Matched up against Zack Greinke, Washburn shut the Royals out for eight innings, holding them to three hits. But it's going to be pretty weird facing guys who were his teammates just over two weeks ago, right? How could it not be? So who has the advantage? Which side has a better read on the other's tendencies?
Curtis Granderson gets the day off today, either because of Rowland-Smith being a lefty or because of his 0-for-13 slump. Or probably both. Clete Thomas thus gets the start in centerfield, and Placido Polanco will lead off. Elsewhere in the lineup, Carlos Guillen and Aubrey Huff also take a seat. Ryan Raburn is in left, and Marcus Thames is the DH (batting second).
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I’m never able to converse during day games on weekdays. This is going to feel so weird for me.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
yup
I had PLANNED on getting some yard work done – so of COURSE there are rain showers moving through the area!
It’s okay, though – at least I have this option. :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
no kidding
An honest attempt to be productive foiled by mother nature.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
This is the first time I'll get to see Jarrod Washburn pitch in a Tigers uniform
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 12:24 PM EDT reply actions
Starting Lineups
MARINERS
1. Ichiro Suzuki RF
2. Franklin Gutierrez CF
3. Jose Lopez 2B
4. Mike Sweeney DH
5. Russell Branyan 1B
6. Kenji Johjima C
7. Jack Hannahan 3B
8. Josh Wilson SS
9. Michael Saunders LF
TIGERS
1. Placido Polanco 2B
2. Marcus Thames DH
3. Ryan Raburn LF
4. Miguel Cabrera 1B
5. Magglio Ordonez RF
6. Brandon Inge 3B
7. Clete Thomas CF
8. Gerald Laird C
9. Adam Everett SS
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions
No pregame show today, I take it?
They’ve got Spotlight Curtis Granderson on (ironically). That episode is so out of date now and I’ve probably seen it about 50 times thanks to rain delays, etc.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 12:34 PM EDT reply actions
Holy cow
The sun was shining not five minutes ago, and now dark clouds are rolling in and the wind is picking up.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
There was some rain that came through here this morning
…but right now it looks like everything is going to slide up to my north.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
it's even worse farther north
The Traverse City area looks to be getting hammered on radar.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
It was raining here for like 3 minutes but -
now the sun is out.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
same here
Just a few brief showers and then the sun comes back out.
I can deal with that.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Hiiiiiii Alli ;o)
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
by Detroitchik on Aug 20, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Buenas tardes
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope
say hi to me as many times and in as many ways as you’d like hehe
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
oddest wave ever :)
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sorry in advance
in addition to the game monday night being on ESPN2, I will be there, and I have proven to be a curse in the past. :(
ESPN curse is powerful
Maybe you will actually cancel it out.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
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well get some good photos
and we’ll forgive you
Tammy
by VegasTigers on Aug 20, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
are you driving there? or flying?
Tammy
by VegasTigers on Aug 20, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
good afternoon
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
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which seems to be a trending good thing
we won last thursday’s mlb network game
Tammy
by VegasTigers on Aug 20, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Maggs
I see Magglio is in the lineup again today. I really think it only makes sense to release him, but when is it going to be?
I agree, to an extent
If Illitch has an open checkbook, definitely. But realistically, I think the numbers are a $15 million difference. We could give that money to JV this offseason in arbitration. I love Maggs, but he is not worth $18 million next season.
I have scheduled mindless stuff for the next four hours
so I can follow the game.
I’ve done my part, boys. Time to do yours.
I will be working out for the first half-hour or so
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Working in Seattle
I’m nervous. My Tiger pride is on the line today as the season series is tied up. If we lose today, I’ll have to take crap from all 8 Mariners fans here in Seattle.
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At least he has millions of dollars to console him.
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by motownchollis on Aug 20, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Better than all the money in the world.
Maybe.
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by motownchollis on Aug 20, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
awwwwww
Kind of sweet.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
It's still early out West.
I’m still drinking coffee and waking up, so I’m sure the sweetness will wear off.
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by motownchollis on Aug 20, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Ichiro
Makes the rest of that lineup look like crap.
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(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
lol
I loathe the Suxes and Wankees… but just have a dislike for the M’s
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
To me, the M's are on the same level as the Yankees and A's
They exist. I don’t have a strong feeling for them one way or the other. And they sure are more favorable than the Indians or Red Sox
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm confused
I thought Leyland said Avila was gonna catch Washburn? I mean, I don’t particularly care either way, I just wondered.
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Has the man ever stuck to what he’s said?
by StringTheory on Aug 20, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
He DID give Grandy the day off
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't recall hearing that
but that doesn’t mean anything. Just like how if he did say that, it doesn’t really mean anything.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
who's going down?
Leyland says he needs more bull pen pitchers for the road trip. Who’s gonna get sent down?
i am reallly ready to not see....
Ichiro for a good long while.
by rook34 on Aug 20, 2009 1:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
7 for 10 in this series
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Okay, either Laird is standing on a step
Or he is a foot and a half taller than Washburn
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Probably on a step
I don’t think G$ is that tall
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks a little damp in Detroit...
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by motownchollis on Aug 20, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
just a narrow band, though
All the rest of it is north.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
I have to watch the game on game day
while working…. blahhh.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
I wish I had mlb tv here
stupid gamecast moves way slower than reality. I will probably watch the replay tonight, just because.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
There are certain things that
my co-workers have to do on there own, I think the state refers to it as licensure.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
sedated molasses
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Would Rowland-smith's wind-ups go the opposite direction?
What with him being from Australia and all…
after each strikeout
He struts around the mound in the opposite direction from other pitchers. :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Those were some of the slowest ground balls I have ever seen
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pouring buckets here
Probably hitting you next. It doesn’t last long, though.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
The apocalypse is coming.
Everett is going to hit a home run.
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by motownchollis on Aug 20, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Opie?
nahhh that’s only happened a couple of times this year…
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
Dark skies, rain....
It’s a sign, I’m telling you.
Either that or it’s just Midwest weather…
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by motownchollis on Aug 20, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
good afternoon
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Yay, Brandon!
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Can you imagine the exchange that guy will have with his wife?
“How was the game today?”
“Oh, not much. Just had Brandon Inge fall into my lap.”
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She'll be so jealous.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
And now the sun comes back out.
Time to turn the lights back off. Michigan Meteorological Whiplash.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Zumaya could learn a thing or two from Inge's form
Zoom needs to get a little more vertical
by Detroit4lyfe on Aug 20, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
His shoulder can't support the complete vertical stand.
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by motownchollis on Aug 20, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That girl is already wearing a rally cap
she has very high expectations and wants none of this trailing 1-0 in the 2nd bull.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions
Pudge does that...
I remember he wore the high socks once, had a good game, and did it the rest of the week.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
Oh, please don't remind me
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I read in USAToday that Clete and Alex Avila have lockers next to each other.
Nice opportunity for the Auburn-Alabama rivalry to continue.
Speaking of Auburn/Alabama
anyone read the article in NY Times about SEC’s new blogging policies etc… i glanced at it. seems pretty absurd
by Detroit4lyfe on Aug 20, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I read that
The NHL has a lot of issues involving bloggers, too – each team has a different policy, with some blatantly hostile (Edmonton Oilers) and some treating them fairly well (New York Islanders). I think the msm is somewhat hostile to them, but I pointed out to a friend that if the msm writing compared favorably to the insight, analysis, and quality of the best blogs, they would have nothing to worry about. When a newpaper article contains so many factual errors that I can locate them with about 30 seconds of checking on the internet, I don’t think the writer has anything to talk about.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Huh
And Gerald Laird is demonstrating the exceptionally rare Long Pants Rally.
Usually it’s the other way around.
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Ugh
Did not realize there was a game at 1:05… am not sure if it’s worth watching/gamedaying at this point.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
Sure it is!
I got home in time for the bottom half of the inth innning yesterday and turned it on.
Oh…wait…perhaps not.
I think so
B
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Aug 20, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Well would you give anyting up in exchange for Lambert?
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, enjoy your off-day, White Sox
Cuz you aren’t getting another one for a LOOOOOOOOOONG time.
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ooooooh
im scared
"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 20, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
good piece on MLIVE's It's Just Sports on Miggy as an MVP Candidate...
I don’t know if Ian linked to it or not but some pretty good stats pulled together although the overall piece is full of contradictions and i dont think there is any doubt that Mauer should be MVP if season ended today…Anyway, Cabrera’s defensive #s are better than gold glover Texeira’s this season
hide, quick!
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
or run outside to take a picture
That’s what I’d be doning, actually. :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
BAH
Two outs down. Only needed one more!
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Well that's game
I’m gonna go play some NHL 09, maybe come back in an inning or two to see if the offense has started working.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
Just got it too
Picked up it, Mass Effect and Saints Row for like 50 bucks.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 20, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
You guys better figure out your offense
Carlos isn’t in the lineup to bail you out of the shutout.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions
needed one strike to get out of it...
Walk. Bomb. Deep trouble.
by rook34 on Aug 20, 2009 1:47 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'm going to go do some work
and prepare for incessant ridiculing in the office tomorrow
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I'll join you.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Well, the Tigers haven't done much against Ryan Rowland-Smith in his career
You expected that to change?
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Tigers offense in picture form
Although for true accuracy, the string should be frayed and the handle should have chips out of it. :(
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
at this point
It should be a team picture.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
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it is just ridiculous.
We simply cannot score. At all.
by rook34 on Aug 20, 2009 1:54 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Poor Washburn
From the moment he gave up one run, he had a loss. The rest is just piling on.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
This is awful.
Not only do we lose this game, but there is a week or so of no baseball ahead too! Freaking west coast…
Plus, we should cut Rodney.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Because some guy thinks he's a waste of DNA
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
A guy who was banned months ago, by the way.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
but the joke still floats around from time to time
What a legacy. :D
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just because :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
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This officially makes no sense
Why would Washburn only give up 11 home runs with the Mariners and give up six already with the Tigers? Outfield defense has nothing to do with that.
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They haven't done a player of the game in a while
As if it will be anyone but Brandon, at least at this point.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 1:58 PM EDT reply actions
it will give you a headache
Switch the channel and get a cookie instead. That’s my plan.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
collectively....
They appear to be in the plane already, into their second beverage. Disgusting.
by rook34 on Aug 20, 2009 1:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
But why would they do that?
That’s a dumb thing to do.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you guys hear that all the starting Angels
are batting at least .300. I like that offense!
Tammy
WTF?
I’m getting some weird message from comcast saying I cannot view because of digital network enhancements. Anyone else? I’m in Oak Park.
RABURN!
He doesn’t want to get sent down for a pitcher.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions
Has anyone else noticed this?
Whenever Rod says the opposing pitcher is not pitching inside, the VERY NEXT PITCH is always inside?
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Raburn’s making sure he’s not the odd man out.
But could that guy get more excited about catching a home run ball?
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions
Clearly Raburn would like me to continue watching the History Channel.
And so I shall do so. :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
I like to watch Life After People
But I would not recommend watching 4 episodes in a row. You will become really depressed.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
no kidding
The book the series is based on (concept-wise, at least) is tremendous – “The World Without Us” by Alan Weisman. I didn’t know at the end of it whether to be depressed at how many environmental insults the human species has inflicted on the planet, or depressed that so little of what we are so proud of amounts to anything, or wonder that for all our attempts to divorce ourselves from the forces of nature we are still a completely native creature of the Earth, no matter how much we might think not.
Extremely thought-provoking.
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Whoa
Franklin Gutierrez just got his revenge for running into the wall a few weeks ago.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe that's why he was on cruise control
made it look like he was pimpin’ it but I bet he was thinking about the wall
by Detroit4lyfe on Aug 20, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
He has one option left for this year
Next year will be decision-making time
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on Clete
prove your worth. Raburn did.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions
Now if they just do this with some guys on base…
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions
I would like to point out that I have no opinion on the Raburn vs. Clete debate
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Ryan Raburn has been in every Tigers game I've been to
(So has Inge, Polanco, and Granderson, but they’re everyday players)
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he was referring to the home run derby
Not actual games
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
actually I have an angels throw blanket
they gave away at a game I went to in, like, 2005. maybe i should take it. heh
if nothing else
You can use it to smother an annoying fan.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
don't think of it as them batting .300....
think of it as them missing 70% of the time.
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Brandon Inge, the All-Star Story
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He used to wear long pants all the time a couple years ago
I wonder why he switched last year.
Meh, if he weren’t a catcher, he’d be an either/or type for me.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
noticed that
Looked awkward.
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It's like he wasn't sure whether he wanted to dive back or not
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
i know i ask this sort of question often...
But why wasn’t everett bunting?
by rook34 on Aug 20, 2009 2:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Because Laird is not the tying run
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Two more of those and we'll have a run!
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
seeya, poops
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
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I'll say it again
Makes. No. Sense.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Washburn certainly gives up some bombs.
I can’t remember the last time someone hit one that far in Comerica Park.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions
I think Delmon Young’s was a few feet further. But that’s by far the furthest to right field I’ve seen. That was almost in the Jungle.
by StringTheory on Aug 20, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Does seattle really have 6 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk?
if so, that’s what I call efficiency!
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I mean, how often does a WHIP of 1.00 translate to an ERA of 9.00?
this game, judging just by the box score, makes no sense
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That's why I'm not a fan of sabremetrics
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Neither am I
What stats I follow are pretty much limited to what’s used in fantasy baseball. When you start throwing PECOTAs and UZRs at me, I lose interest.
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is it just me
or is that thought missing something?
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I got depressed.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
That happens to me a lot
It happened last night. I asked “Where is everybody?” and then realized I had to refresh the page, so my question looked really stupid
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I suppose I'll watch the Reds game for the time being
Though I don’t have much interest in either the Reds or the Giants. It’s only one channel up, though, and I have no idea what else to watch.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
G$ probably has a better shot at pulling off a suicide squeeze....
…than he does a grand slam.
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do they have an estimate of when the game will start again?
i have an hour drive and listening to the game would be a great way to spend it (especially with 5 more runs on the board)
If it’s like the rain we got here in Ann Arbor, it’ll blow through pretty fast.
We got a quick downpour, but now it’s almost sunny here.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
any chance they restart or is this one...
Going to be called early?
by rook34 on Aug 20, 2009 2:47 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
mercy rule?
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
From what everyone is saying
That rain should blow through pretty fast
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I think they'll restart it
it should blow through pretty fast
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Can we just restart the whole game from the first inning :-p
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I have just returned from
purging, involuntarily due to the score.
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
hey Ian
Any way you could put that Bless you Boys site logo on a t-shirt? With the Tiger-rized Michigan on it the way it appears in the masthead? Or do you know if there’s already a t-shirt like that out there?
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That is definitely possible. I have to find an image large enough to fill up a t-shirt, though. Otherwise, it would be like a pocket-sized logo.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I've wondered the same thing but didn't want to be a nag.
It would be a gorgeous design, though.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
I'll look into it
More time in the afternoons with these west coast start times coming up.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
But think about how boring Dead Golf would be.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
Well, the Reds game is over
Now I have nothing to watch again.
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History Channel is killing dinosaurs
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
(Currently, and sadly, on a self-imposed team-specific puck sabbatical.)
What a coincidence
Tyler Florence is making rainy day food on food network
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 3:30 PM EDT reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym54tv8DFac&feature=player_embedded entertainment til the game starts
He did a pathetic job of avoiding the police.
by StringTheory on Aug 20, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Game's about to start up again
For all you who were watching something else
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lmao
he did not. He has rewarded his faithful followers
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"Avila has done it again...?"
Um…isn’t that his first pinch-hit?
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We are unforsooked!
We must have displeased him somehow last night.
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I think he's pinch-hit twice before
Has a walk and a strikeout. This is the first time he got a base hit.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
You are a poet
and you didn’t even know it
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The bat's nice...
…but how’s his glove? I still haven’t made a good assessment on that either way, and the last thing I want is a catcher who is all bat and no defense.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d say Laird calls a better game and is better defensively, but with his pretty much guaranteed flyouts lately, I am liking Avila more and more.
Yeah, but...
IMO, the two positions that you shouldn’t sacrifice defensively are catcher and shortstop
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
** Overflow Thread **
We might have a ballgame, after all!
Game 120 Overflow Thread
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