Game 120 Overflow Thread
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 3:48 PM EDT
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PrintJarrod Washburn put the Tigers in quite a hole this afternoon. Did he feel a little too much sympathy toward his former mates in Seattle? Here guys, go on and hit it. He even did his best to make Russell Branyan forget his 0-for-4, four-strikeout performance by serving up a bazooka shot that could've landed somewhere near the Gem Theatre.
Even the sky had to cry about it, delaying the game by an hour.
But... He Who Has Come to Save Us, Alex Avila, just smacked a two-run single to cut the Mariners' lead to 6-5. We might have a ballgame here, after all.
We're going to the seventh inning!
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oh, we have a ballgame
just a question of whether it becomes one we’re glad to have kept an eye on all afternoon or not…
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It's amazing to me that any pitcher struggles in CoPa
It’s always considered to be among the more pitcher friendly ball parks.
by tigerfaninChicago on Aug 20, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm afraid to watch
Every time I do, it seems like the Mariners are scoring and the Tigers are flying out. :(
"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.)
Large BYB logo, hastily made.
Because I like playing with photoshop.
http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu161/Satrimmons/blessyouboys.jpg
Nicely done
We’ll get the BYB Sweatshop to work on this.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
what the hell did you do to the keweenaw peninsula!
nicely done otherwise
by Kurt Mensching on Aug 20, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
am I in the lake or something? in know people think we’re in the middle of nowhere, but that’s extreme…
I Like Pie
haha. I was having some issues with it.
So I decided to lop it off.
by StringTheory on Aug 20, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd like to do that with one of my coworkers
Everyone else has “issues” with him and would love to see him lopped off.
"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.)
obviously you've never been up here
or else you wouldn’t have lopped off the majestic beauty that is the keweenaw
I Like Pie
dang this rain
canceled some of the flights coming into houghton that were bringing international students. they’re coming in on buses from st. paul…
I Like Pie
Am I the only one
who saw Armando playing with a bat in the dugout?
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions
But as I said
That makes no sense. Why would he suddenly start giving up home runs?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
But that wasn't an issue in Seattle
And Comerica’s as much of a pitcher’s park as Safeco
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Just because it wasn't happening doesn't mean it wasn't an issue.
Plus the M’s defense in the outfield is much better and turned hits into outs helping Washburn out immensely.
Basically he dodged bullets but eventually his true form was going to come out.
The greatest outfield defense in the world isn't gonna help if you're giving up the fly balls he's been giving up in Detroit
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
You missed the point.
He was still getting hit hard but Safeco + defense made him look much better. He still gave up plenty of fly balls but somehow many of them didn’t go out.
He’s the same pitcher and he’s showing it (which is why I thought the trade was dumb). Washburn gives up plenty of fly balls and they’re starting to get out of the park. The question was never: why but rather when.
Because he had been lucky.
This had been pointed out in numerous places when the trade happened.
Lookout landing has a significant portion of their game thread to mocking the BYB thread since that’s exactly what they were saying over there.
Also, Comerica really isn’t a pitcher’s park anymore. It’s neutral at best.
I think Raburn’s sticking around. Going out on a limb here.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions
I do NOT want Freddy Dolsi back in the 'pen
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
No
He just homered on Sunday
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Still, 5 runs on 6 hits is pretty efficient
We haven’t stranded many baserunners today
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
Oh look, Brandon winning player of the game by a huge margin
What a surprise.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions
we are almost out of pinch hit magic....
Get carlos swinging!
by rook34 on Aug 20, 2009 4:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Don't think so
The only broadcast I’ve seen that on is Texas
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Clete bunts!
And I was just about to comment that they need to stop swinging for the fences. good boy, Clete.
Wow
That could’ve been a game-saving catch right there.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions
I would say no
that constitutes Seattle’s defense being unreal.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
Seattle and Minnesota, but Minnesota scores on everybody
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
someone is going to have to hit one out...
Where they can’t catch it.
by rook34 on Aug 20, 2009 4:21 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
gonna listen to the bottom of the ninth on the way home
and either arrive there happy or miserable. Kinda like every other day.
what if they tie it up and it goes extras?
What emotion goes with that?
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stomach pain?
"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 Good Seay has made an appearance
and now, time to reward him with a win
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Except it's a double
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
If that hadn't been Guillen on third
This game might be tied
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 4:32 PM EDT reply actions
just got home
and i see they are setting up the double play
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
i swear....
Our refusal to bunt the damn ball will drive me to insanity. Raburn? Swinging away?
by rook34 on Aug 20, 2009 4:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Okay, then...
Please don’t strike out, pop-up, or hit into a double play, Brandon :-(
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YESSSSSS
Carlos Guillen does not care. He will run your ass over.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions
Aw, man, with first base open, Clete can't do his specialty
Bases-loaded walk
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From the explosion of comments
I take it that something good happened?
"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.)
Sac fly collision at home plate
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I was scared to watch because everytime I came in the room the Mariners hit a homer
"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.)
Went from smashing something to wanting to hug someone in about three seconds.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, that was potentially dumb baserunning.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 20, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
i can agree with that...
but would somebody claim him on waivers or does he have a minor league option?
I Like Pie
No minor league option
If they tried to move him, they’d lose him. Which I don’t want.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
DEFINITELY watching the replay later.
Curses don’t affect replays. :)
"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 was awesome
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
The Cult
approves the shit out of this.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions
Good things have been happening in overflow threads recently
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just in time
i saw the most important part of the game
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
I'm heading out the door...
To go taunt all of Seattle right now. Pride = intact. Thank you Clete.
Find me on twitter @chollis
will you be in the news
As they show photos of someone standing on a rooftoop screaming “Go Tigers!” and flipping off passersby?
"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.)
Better than a 50% chance.
Find me on twitter @chollis
by motownchollis on Aug 20, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
way to sacrifice your face for the team, Raburn!
good thing it’s padded
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stoopid work!
Making me turn away from keeping an eye on the game while a walk rally was in progress….
Hey Dee, I hope you didn’t cause any trouble on the roads when Clete finished the M’s off :)
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Even though Wasburn has bee iffy...
We’ve somehow managed to win 2 of his starts
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
Iffy?
No, this is Jarrod Washburn. His shiny numbers were a mirage. Thankfully the Tigers overcame their own front office stumbles to win.
Perhaps there's some progress, though
Of the four home runs, only the Branyan home run was a BOMB. The rest were well-hit, but they seemed to be aided somewhat by the wind.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
wow laptop
had another spaz attack and didnt type the letters even though I hit the keys I see
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
apparently, we aren't civilized, or statnerdish enough for them
I got quoted as some sort of baseball neanderthal for not giving a shit about sabermetric stats :)
But, hey guess what, I’m beaming ear to ear right now, and those smart guys are crying in their starbucks, so…seriously, who gives a rip?
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Dude...piss off!
Screw you for having a real life to worry about and not looking at sabermetrics all day!!! Asshole!
That does seem like all they do, doesn't it?
We are one of the few blogs not to be concerned with that shit. Yay us!
lol
I am thinking about spending that extra $10 on the shirt now
Welcome to Detroit>>Where the weak are killed and eaten.
Rod is trying to harsh our Avila mellow
telling us not to get too excited about it. Pfft.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions
Can you find Miggy on X-mo trotting home?
I’d be forever grateful.
by StringTheory on Aug 20, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Once Miggy got that hit...
…I knew I couldn’t get out of the car and jinx it. So I drove around the block v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y about five times.
You’re welcome.
I'm jealous.
Thumbs up to hybrid drivers.
by StringTheory on Aug 20, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
I meant to work out today, and I’m not superstitious, but it seemed like every time I stepped on the treadmill, another Mariner would hit a home run. I started to get a little weirded out by it.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 20, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I've spent more than my fair share of time in driveways and parking lots for the same reason. :)
"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.)
LOVE LOVE LOVE the description for the 2nd Lookout Landing Game Thread.
“Could this game be going any better? I don’t think this game could be going any better.”
"I got a Chrysler that's as big as a whale and it's time to set sail"
WTF?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
I thought he said Chrysler but I wasn't sure
because that made no sense.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 20, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
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