Game 121: Tigers at Athletics
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 21, 2009 9:00 PM EDT
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PrintDetroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics, Aug 21, 2009 10:05 PM EDT
Edwin Jackson (9-5, 2.85) vs. 
Gio Gonzalez (4-3, 5.88), 10:05 p.m. EST
After doing what they do at home, winning four out of six, the Tigers hit the road once again, hoping they can do something different than what they've been doing. Against one good team and one less-than-good team, can Detroit expect to win three games? How about two?
Gio Gonzalez had been on quite a roll for the A's, winning three of four starts and allowing four runs in 24.2 innings. (He also struck out 26 batters in that span.) In his last outing, however, Gonzalez stumbled rather notably. Against the White Sox, he gave up six runs (five earned) in five innings, while walking six batters. As Gonzalez said himself, "You can't hide that." In two career starts against the Tigers, Gonzalez has an 0-2 record and 14.85 ERA. Giving up nine runs (eight earned) in one of those games will do that to a pitcher.
Edwin Jackson hasn't looked too sharp in three of his last four starts for the Tigers. Part of the problem has been getting a feel for his slider. Without that, opposing batters have been able to foul off pitches and make Jackson work more. Or they've just flat-out hit him, with 18 in his last 10 innings, including four home runs. Jackson has faced Oakland once this season, holding them to one run in seven innings. The Tigers' offense also scored 13 runs for him that night, so maybe they can continue a recent trend of giving him four runs or more.
Athletics Nation has your SB Nation opposing view for this weekend's series.
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Need to win tonight
Would be a great way to start the weekend creating space between us and the Sox.
Starting Lineups
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
ATHLETICS
1. Adam Kennedy 3B
2. Rajai Davis CF
3. Kurt Suzuki C
4. Scott Hairston LF
5. Ryan Sweeney RF
6. Mark Ellis 2B
7. Jack Cust DH
8. Daric Barton 1B
9. Cliff Pennington SS
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 21, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions
I just wish Boston could lose without the Yankees simultaneously winning.
But for the lesser of two evils, I will buy at least one of them getting knocked out of the playoffs.
"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.)
Short of a meteorite striking Fenway
I’ll take the Yankees over Boston. Are you happy, Youkilis? You turned me into someone who roots for the Yankees.
I know
It comes down to who is closer to the cliff and can be pushed off. Boston is closer to the edge, so they get the kick in the pants.
But it makes me want to shower.
"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.)
+1
And I made a bet with my uncle that the Tigers will have a better season than the Yankees. That most likely won’t be settled until the playoffs now anyway.
I still want Boston to lose. Because of Youkilis and because my brother likes the sux, I hope the Rangers and/or Rays finish ahead.
Anyone watching the Little League game on ESPN?
The kid they have doing interviews in the stands is better than at least 80% of the grownups I’ve heard in the same role. :)
"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 it looks like the old ladies have the most stamina. :)
"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.)
Me either.
I’m running on caffeine and hoping the Tigers will help me stay up. Otherwise, I claim no responsibility for bizarre grammatical constructions as I get tired. :)
"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 find my self checking the pregame line up......
and looking for Avila everytime…and when he is not in the line-up I feel like the kid sitting at home with his little league jersey on waiting for the rain to stop…so bummed…can you tell I like this kid a little????
funny image
Don’t worry – not being a starter is only an opportunity for him to be a pinch-hit-hero.
"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.)
laird is good enough
the idea is that I give the benefit of the doubt to Leyland that he calls a better game and had a big part in getting Verlander and Jackson to the all-star game, as well as getting Porcello into a position to get ROTY before Avila came around. Plus Laird is tops in the AL in throwing out base-stealers. He doesn’t allow walks and singles to become RISP.
Of course, Avila is a great player and I don’t feel we are weak at catcher. Before Avila was around we didn’t have depth, now we have a late inning PHer available that has proven he can hit in clutch situations for power.
^ This
(Although I must admit, in years past, I felt like you did whenever Pudge wasn’t in the lineup)
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn’t they release him? That’s almost as bad as V-mart night.
by StringTheory on Aug 21, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I was at "Victor Martinez bobblehead night"
It was almost sad because I talked with some fans and a lady made a trip to Cleveland because Victor was her favorite player. That trip was booked in March, and he was traded 1 day before that. We still got bobblehead, and the Tiger’s won in 12 innings on Rodney’s only BS(tehehe).
Normally I’m a hostile fan that will taunt losing fan’s teams, but I didn’t because the Indians fans were friendly and were not hostile towards the Tigers.
Indian fans are OK.
There were alot once when the Indians played at Comerica park when I was there. Now Cavalier fans were a different story. They were mean at the Palace
Tammy
Bobbleheads
Give me nightmares. Sooooooo creeeeeeepy.
"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 bobbleheads of Pudge and Verlander
They were on sale where I work after the ’07 season and they are STILL in the trunk of my car. I never took them out.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Jumper cables, kitty litter, and bobbleheads - emergency supplies.
I really find bobbleheads seriously creepy – I got a couple at Loons games and managed to give both of them away in short order. One of them I gave to a friend at work for his brother (it went over very well – he liked it so much that he showed him his empty beer can collection).
"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 promise, one of these days I WILL get them moved into the basement
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
normally stuff like this is better to have at home
but by all means, get 200 on the road. we can’t afford not to have it away.
Good evening, by the way
I have to get up at 7 AM, and yet here I am.
(This dedication will not be able to hold me through the Angels series, as I will have to get up at 6 AM those days and I have school, not work).
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4th place teams on the road...
and Edwin Jackson was the starter too.
too many similarities!!! and they are all bad somehow because that was the last game I was at
they get bonus points for the Tigers visiting
"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.)
Evening...
Sox and Orioles locked in an Olympian battle of squandering. 1-1.
Oh, it’d be nice to get the first punch in tonight.
Go Tigers!
Please don’t suck.
"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.)
You know, in thinking about it
Even though Washburn’s #s look ugly, we’re 3-1 in games he’s started. Who knows where we’d be if we had French pitching those games. He’s helped us more than he’s hurt us, and we’re still in first. I’ll still be awfully happy if he turns it around, though. And before you asked, I have no idea what inspired this. I was just thinking about Washburn, and it lead to this.
That my have been my first ever gameday-watching fist pump.
by StringTheory on Aug 21, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
good morning
I had an hour and a half nap by accident.
by Kurt Mensching on Aug 21, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
once caffiene processes maybe
til then, vocabulary tough
by Kurt Mensching on Aug 21, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
caffeine :)
What a wonderful, wonderful molecule.
"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.)
then no excuses!
Some of us haven’t had naps.
"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'd have an energy drink but I DO have to go to bed right after this game ends
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
And it doesn't show you what the count is
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe it's because of the late start
They figure that a larger scoreboard would be easier for us to read when we are up past our bedtimes.
"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.)
Whoa, the score graphic looks weird
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
Ah, technical difficulties
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Os with an attack of Stupid....
caught stealing 3rd. Markakis triples in the fourth run anyway. What a freaking stud.
4-1 Os.
According to Mario, they are having issues with their balls
and strikes. That’s why the graphic is messed up.
LOL at the guy who caught that
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions
evening, poops
"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.)
Raburn strikes early this time.
He hit that so hard he knocked the guy in the stands over!
"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.)
hey guys
had an awesome time watching Bill Nye and getting drunk. and we’re already winning!
how is everyone tonight?
I Like Pie
is that what you do for fun in Houghton these days?
by Kurt Mensching on Aug 21, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
no
normally i drop off confused international students without fully explaining things to them due to a language barrier
I Like Pie
hey there
Does one have to get drunk when watching Bill Nye?
"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.)
Intoxicating Alcoholic Drink of Science!!!!
No, but I feel like I have to get drunk to enjoy close Tigers games. (Enjoying my first of many cold ones as we speak)
"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 a t-shirt
I’m thinking of getting it, but haven’t decided yet. http://store.xkcd.com/xkcd/#StandBackScience
"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 think I like these A's jerseys
Are they black or a really dark green? They look sharp.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 21, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
Detroit should have a black alternate that they wear home.
Wouldn’t be bad for those cold April games.
Black shirt, white english D, could look good…….
navy blue
Just switch the colors and there you go.
"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.)
blech
Too much orange looks like the Philadelphia Flyers – or the Islanders hunting orange unis.
"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'm not usually one for opposing players
…but I do enjoy Kurt Suzuki. What can I say, I like Asian boys and catchers.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
Radar gun's still missing, though
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
and it's still in old person font size
"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 a small old television
So I thought the same thing. :)
"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.)
Cripes, EJ.
As an aside, Hard to Kill is on some cable channel. One of the most unintentionaly hilarious movies in history.
I still prefer Oakland's all-whites uniform
by Kurt Mensching on Aug 21, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
agreed. The simple whites are sharp…just not as sharp as the Tigers whites.
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
I LOVE our home whites
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
tigers have the best home unis in baseball
sorry yanks! wait, i’m not.
by Kurt Mensching on Aug 21, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah the 50-yard line behind the mound made me laugh
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
ha.
I had no idea that was used for the Vikings. I’m not a close follower of football.
by StringTheory on Aug 21, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Not too many folks in the stands out there....
I know there are a couple of Indy Car teams/drivers in attendance though. They are racing at Infeneon on Sunday.
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
Does he still have long hair in it?
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
correction:
Mags is scary, let alone the photo. And even scarier than that….his contract.
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
I just realized that was an elephant last year
I couldn’t figure out what it was before that. I think the A’s use that as their mascot
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Ooh. I’ll have to bookmark that tool for future personal chat reference.
by StringTheory on Aug 21, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
From Wiki.
They are also known as “the White Elephants” or simply “the Elephants”, in reference to then New York Giants’ manager John McGraw’s calling the team a “white elephant”. This was embraced by the team, who then made a white elephant the team’s mascot, and often incorporated it into the logo or sleeve patches.
by StringTheory on Aug 21, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
you missed an early Raburn 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.)
all of them?
"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 scoreboard's a little slow on the uptake tonight
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions
He swung at that
But apparently should not have
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Which means that 60% of the time, we fail
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
but that is amazing
they have scored 553 runs so far this year (I guess 554 now) so 222 of their runs have come with 2 outs.
Scoring two out runs, I think
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Of all the Tigers' runs this year
40% of them have been scored when there were already two 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.)
Everett showing some fire!
If only he could hit the ball like he hit that dirt.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 21, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions
Definitely a surprise
You’d think the Sox would enjoy the Oriole appetizer before the meat of their schedule comes up.
And our outfield defense
rears its ugly head…..AGAIN.
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
It really should have been a bloop out. Not even a single.
by StringTheory on Aug 21, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Strange things happen on the west coast
You’ll see me saying that a lot over the next week
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
lol
“Holliday remnants”
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions
crap
"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.)
will someone please pack for my trip
I prefer watching us do dumb things more than packing. that is how much I dislike it.
Do what we guys do
Four t-shirts, jeans, done.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 21, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
well, you know me
I am nearly that low maintenance. but the effort of picking which ones and putting them in the bag aojfadifsdhfsdf
You could always do the Mark Messier bit...
he was known to get on planes with the clothes on his back and a wad of cash with which to use for the trip.
If you have a wad of cash handy.
problem is guys need just boxers and socks
Underwire bras take up a surprising amount of space.
"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 could make a dirty comment about how on this trip
I shouldn’t need many articles of clothing.. oh wait.
I have to baby them
Or the wires get bent and they don’t fit properly. Guys’ undergarments are so cheap compared to how much women have to spend to get something that fits properly.
"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.)
how's your girlfriend?
"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.)
She's okay
She just needed to cry and talk about it for a while but she’s doing much better now :)
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
breakup
"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.)
She and her boyfriend broke up
I knew it was coming though, her bf is a good friend of mine also and he talked to me about it earlier today so I was prepared
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
It’s for the best though, he’s going 600 miles away to college in 6 days
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
if anyone is wondering
it’s 4-3 MN over KC in the middle of the ninth. one of those runs was josh anderson misplaying a span triple which turned into a run…
I Like Pie
And one of those runs came against Kyle Farnsworth
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Me
And if I need to, I will say it every single time
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Rod said it
Why worry about Cust at first?
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 21, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
BRAIN FART
Edwin, that was moronic.
"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.)
So maybe I should turn this off
I walked in the room where my parents were watching the game and they scored. Now this shit happens. Maybe I’m bad luck :\
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions
Looks like it would have been Raburn.....
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2009/08/tigers_keep_ryan_raburn_up_go.html
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
once again JL is putting a guy in the 3rd slot that he plans to send down
I don’t get it. He did that earlier this year too (Don Kelly if I remember correctly).
West coast, man
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
Brayan Pena just hung a blown save on Joe Nathan
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe it's a weird night everywhere.
Sox gag at home. The Invincible Nathan blows a save. Our pitchers cannot field.
Well, that’s not so weird.
Don't the Orioles tend to play the Sox real tough, though?
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but with that schedule coming up...
they have to take two of three this weekend. Well, they don’t have to. But given Peavy’s recent bad news…they are getting a bit nervous over here.
Peavy have a setback, I take it?
But, yeah, I noticed that Road Trip from Hell that they’ll be on
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
He was scheduled to go in New York next week...
but didn’t feel good after his last minor league start. No estimated date of return as of today, but he tried to lower expectations heavily.
The A's bunt sometimes.
"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.)
Every time Polanco lines one to right field,
I think it’s a single. But it always ends up being caught.
HOLY SHIT RABURN
He REALLY doesn’t want to go down!
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
Raburn
Does he plan on alternating homers and errors all game?
"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.)
As long as his homers outweigh his errors
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently, Miggy was too
And he should not have been
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
He read that MLive article
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
geico commercial
I really don’t know how many more times I can stomach the 3 doors down song at every break on mlbtv
Mentioning that song should be considered the only vulgar language on this board. :P It can spark one of two horrendous songs getting stuck in one’s head.
by StringTheory on Aug 21, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Is this a recent development
Cuz yesterday all I was getting was a screen saying “This game is in a commercial break”
I still remember when they showed Pac-Man during the commercials
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I know that the Angles' name drama is funny, but not everytime you mention the team
work harder guys, everyone does that joke.
I love how Mario always talks about the Aflac duck traveling with them
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
We had someone come through the drive-thru at the pharmacy...
Who tried to tell us his mother’s insurance was Aflac (which, by the way, does NOT cover prescriptions). It gave me this funny mental image of the duck driving up to the pharmacy drive-thru
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
did you read the interview with Rod that Ian linked to earlier
I thought it was very good. I think he is better than any other analyst I have listened to
I'll bet the duck has no trouble deciding what to pack. :)
"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 don’t think he’s ever come closet to 20. He got to 10 really fast once though.
by StringTheory on Aug 21, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
At first I read "Tim Horton"
I guess I must be hungry
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Even better
Our Tim Horton’s has a Cold Stone in it
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't actually have a Tim Hortons nor have I been to one
but I see the commercials for the doughnuts and the coffee and they look good. Cold Stone would be good too. Mmm maybe I’ll have some ice cream with strawberries on it…
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
and Thomas fails again
But remember, we’re supposed to give left handed hitters a pass against left handed pitchers…….for some reason.
Didn't think the answer would be so obvious
Thought one of the two would have come outside of the Big Three.
or it was before 98
But yeah, what was the answer?
What was the answer?
I missed it.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
Two normally ultra-reliable closers have stumbled in that game
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I am making toast
And I have some Smartfood popcorn for later (or for tomorrow)
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm liking my ice cream and strawberries idea
so I think I’m going to get that at commercial.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I still have chocolate mint ice cream in the freezer
"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 had ice cream at Cold Stone earlier today
Cake batter ice cream. Yum!
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too :)
but I would use vanilla which we also have for the strawberry combo
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I destroyed one of those Thin Mint Blizzards at Dairy Queen tonight.
Children were frightened by the sight of it.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 21, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I really really want one of those.
Like really. It’s a big deal.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Always remember, especially at this hour
that beer has food value, but food has no beer value.
Jeez, Tigers - WAKE THE HELL 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.)
Rod did NOT just say that!
“Jim’s been able to give the guys a blow when they need a blow”
what a great leader
Jeez. If this wasn't Oakland,
these fastballs right down the middle would be getting hit or at least fouled off.
Jax is settling down
He looked like shit early
by BigDaddyJC on Aug 21, 2009 11:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Are you crazy?
Edgar Renteria was totally worth it! Think about it, if we didn’t get him, and he didn’t suck so bad, we wouldn’t have Adam Everett! So really, we traded Jair for Adam Everett.
by explosivo2k2 on Aug 21, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
if we didnt trade him to the Braves
he more than likely would have been in the Cabrera deal
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com
That's probably true
And really, the only guy that’s delivered for the Marlins so far is Burke Badenhop, and he’s on the DL right now.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
DRINK THE DOMBROWSKI KOOL AID!
It’s refreshing.
by explosivo2k2 on Aug 21, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for that Mario and Rod
Now I want to cry. **** you Renteria
by BigDaddyJC on Aug 21, 2009 11:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Agreed
Unfortunately, it’s the wrong ballpark
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
true that.
It’s awesome with the new internet we got. But I can’t hang around here much when I’m 3 minutes behind :(
And I wish I could maximize it on my other monitor without it minimizing every time I click on my main monitor. Ugh.
I think so you can DVR it
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
he needs to learn how to be....
a hitter with two strikes…..if it looks like its close swing….put a bat on the ball and hope something good happens
I have only anecdotal evidence
but it seems to me that Marcus can work a count pretty well when he gets down. I know tonight doesn’t back that up. But he can foul of some good pitches.
OT, kind of....but this was/is in my backyard after the storms the other night...
It used to be a part of the mighty oak tree in my yard…kind of like Marcus…it has fallen!
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
With that sun, it looks like a scene from Lord of the Rings
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
Those storms were country strong for sure.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Ya, a little...but not from this tree.
I have sycamores too (which are awesome trees, as long as they are in somebody elses yard!) The river is actually ride past the grass line. I took this right after the storm. It was crazy. Stormed for 30 minutes or so, and then the sun came right back out.
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
nice picture
"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.)
Raburn
your defense is killing us, but your offense is carrying us, so we can’t really be mad at you.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah!
Does someone have a trumpet or something?
by explosivo2k2 on Aug 21, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Raburn hates the west coast
Remember his series in Anaheim back in April?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions
YIKES
I thought for sure that wouldn’t be in time!
"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.)
He bobbled a ball in LF earlier
got the guy to 2nd, scored as a single and E7
by kendra.michelle on Aug 21, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I may have a liking for Kurt Suzuki...
…but PLEASE throw strikes to him
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by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:30 PM EDT reply actions
At least the term isn't redlighting them
That sounds worse.
"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 has been one odd, odd game so far.
"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'm telling ya
It’s the west coast.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course, it is the West coast, where strange things happen.
So not a surprise.
"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.)
So...Raburn has to hit another home run to make up for this error
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Aug 21, 2009 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
** Overflow Thread **
You are warriors for staying up!
Game 121 Overflow Thread
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 21, 2009 11:34 PM EDT reply actions
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