Tigers Win! Game 154 Afterglow
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 26, 2009 10:05 PM EDT
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The Tigers fell behind 5-0 after four innings, and it was looking bleak. Nate Robertson was looking like the pitcher we all feared he really was. And when was this team going to score a run again?
But then something clicked. Detroit began to chip away with a Miguel Cabrera solo homer in the fifth. And that apparently broke the seal, because from there, the runs and hits just kept coming. 11 more runs and 17 more hits, to be exact.
Tigers beat the White Sox 12-5! Full recap to come. But for now, enjoy the afterglow... and maybe, just maybe, a turning point for this team.
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Since NCDee has to pay for hotel internet ...
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Happy Tiger has arrived!
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
Oooh, that looks cool
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
now that is pretty cool
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Dude that is sweet.
I vote permanent addition to the afterglow posse.
by kendra.michelle on Sep 26, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
seconded
Zoidberg, aardvarks, and tigers.
We are such a bunch of goofballs.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Would we have it any other way?
Not a chance!
by MaggsIsMyTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
me neither
I didn’t mean it was a bad thing!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
"singles convention"
Lame, but also true.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Who knows, who cares.
Hard to be negative when the game goes this well I suppose.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 26, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy crap
The Rangers have scored ELEVEN runs in the fifth inning of their game, and they are still batting.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
who was pitching?
And how many in that inning, I wonder?
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Matt Garza started that inning
Joe Maddon has just put Jeff Bennett out of his misery. And it all started with a Pudge single.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
yay Pudge!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
And that's it
Hank Blalock flies out to center for the third out
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Geez
I just took another look at the Gameday recap and ALL ELEVEN RUNS scored with two outs.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright boys and girls
I have to pack and stuff. The ride home will be sooo much better cuz I get to listen to baseball!
happy packing
And have a safe trip.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
your sacrifice is appreciated
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
lol
No
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by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone usually goes 0-for in these types of games, though.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
from the Cell parking lot...
CRAM IT HAWK
by rook34 on Sep 26, 2009 10:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
what a win
glad I stuck it out and held faith and didn’t make negative comments every time something bad happened just 1/3 of the way into the game….
That's a wrap on the postgame
I’m out. Going to watch TV before my girlfriend and her drunk friends get back.
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totally unrelated to Tigers but...
Ichiro was ejected for the first time ever tonight. Apparently he disagreed with the strike zone after being called out on 3 pitches, so he used his bat to draw a diagram for the ump. I think that is a great way to get tossed.
lol
I’d expect nothing less than creativity from Ichiro in getting his first ejection.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
one of my favorite players
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
thanks
I knew he was a funny guy, but hadn’t seen a collection of some of his best.
I love how sometimes the athletes with the best sense of humour aren’t native English speakers – the reporters who have no patience to talk to them are missing out because they go for the easy interviews. A little effort would get a nice payback.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I don't think so
Retrosheet is a good place to go to find career ejections.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Ouch
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by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
probably not
His parents would let him have it.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Granderson has never been ejected
Neither has Inge. Polanco has been ejected three times in his career (twice last year). Everett’s never been ejected. Gerald Laird has been ejected twice (both last year). This is fun. I like looking up the seemingly “mild-mannered” guys.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Hee hee
Ramon Santiago and Edwin Jackson have never been ejected.
Magglio has been ejected three times in his career, but not since 2003.
Justin Verlander has been ejected once (I remember that game. It was against the Indians in ‘07, but he wasn’t pitching in that game).
I thought this was interesting: Pudge (who is not mild-mannered) was ejected once in 1993, and then wasn’t ejected again until 2001. However, he has been ejected at least once every year since 2001 (though he’s gotta get a move on if he’s gonna continue that trend this year).
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
More fun facts about ejections
Carlos Guillen has been ejected twice in his career, once in ’04 and once in ’05.
Fernando Rodney has never been ejected.
Miguel Cabrera has never been ejected.
Marcus Thames has been ejected once (last year). And his middle name is Markley.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha
Marcus Markley Thames. I like that.
by kendra.michelle on Sep 26, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
It's amazing what you can find out about middle names
Or, in some cases, first names. Brandon Inge’s full name is Charles Brandon Inge. Miggy is Jose Miguel Cabrera, and Everett is Jeffrey Adam Everett.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah. haha.
nobody beats rick’s name though. FREDRICK ALFRED PORCELLO THE THIRD
I can’t type it unless I use caps.
He sounds like he should be inheriting a hotel empire or something with that name.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
when I was in high school
There was a guy who graduated in my class who everyone called “Trip.” We all knew it was a nickname, but it wasn’t until all our full names were read at graduation that we realized his first and middle names were “Wesley Delwyn” and he was a Third. His family was Welsh originally and it was a family name.
No wonder he went by Trip. It was a lot simpler. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
yeah
If I ever run across him as a banker or something, I will recognize him instantly.
A few other people I would also know immediately – and be shocked they didn’t blow up a science lab at a university somewhere along the way during an experiment.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
no wonder Samara calls him "Fred Fred!"
I just thought that “Rick” was short for Richard!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I knew about Frederick
But I did not know about Alfred or “the third”
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Imagine if he went by his middle name
and they called him Alfie or something. Alfie Porcello is pitching Tuesday…hahaha
by kendra.michelle on Sep 26, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
funny
Jeff Everett sounds fine, Jose Cabrera sounds fine – Charles sounds WAY too formal, and “Chuck Inge” sounds really, really WRONG.
Although I could see Jeffrey Everett being slurred into “Jeverett.”
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Oops
See above comment
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I bet Curtis will never get ejected
it’s always SHOCKING whenever he does anything remotely emotional (in a negative way).
by kendra.michelle on Sep 26, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too
I don’t think I’ve ever seen him angry.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
same here
Either he will go through his career and never get ejected – or one day he will have an epic explosion, like he channels Lou Pinella for 20 minutes or so.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
ozziie had an epic meltdown after the game.
Get ready. It will be all over ESPN. He will likely be suspended. Epic stuff.furious with his own team.
by rook34 on Sep 26, 2009 10:34 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
understandable
When a team has a 5-0 lead and gives up that many unanswered runs, it would be enough to make a nun cuss like a sailor.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
he insulted his players
For watching football games before and after the game and not caring. With multiple f bombs. Bad even by ozzie standards.
by rook34 on Sep 26, 2009 10:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
mvp
after another stellar performance, theres no doubt miggy deserves the hardware this year
Just watch...
Sabathia will win the Cy Young and Jeter will win MVP…
That’ll make me protest the MLB for life.
Jeter as MVP wouldn't be horrible
Except that Mauer has been incredible this year.
If Sabathia wins the Cy, I’m going to be arresting sportswriters for stupidity.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
tell them to vote for hockey awards
Those have been screwed up royally for several years.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Speaking of hockey
I need you to talk me out of buying a Team USA jersey…
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by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I own no hockey jerseys of any kind
A few t-shirts, but that’s it. I refuse to spend that much money on an item of clothing that I can’t wear regularly. And the Olympics, for all the talk of it being a “movement” is just a blatant corporate money-grab-fest.
Besides, you might find yourself with the inexplicable urge to punch a cabbie. Don’t do it.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
See
I do wear them regularly. And I can get this one for 50 bucks.
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by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
who is it?
Or just an unnumbered one?
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Unnumbered
Though I’d kill for a Gleason.
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by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
does it look cool, though?
I find a lot of the national jerseys kind of boring. Although I like the crest on the Russian ones.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/55/212201084_1f1c25d513_o.jpg
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by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the logo
Ignore the patches and stuff.
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by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Kind of meh, I guess.
I wouldn’t get it. Kind of a boring design.
Why do you want to be talked out of it at that price, though? If you can afford it, and would actually wear it, why do you not want it.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
That's a good question
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by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, sleep on it
And see if you are still as interested in getting it tomorrow, maybe.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
absolutely
He’s been fantastic in a position that is incredibly challenging. Just ask Inge how tough it is to focus on calling a game and also trying to hit at the same time.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Aren't I always nice?
Well, most of the time, anyway. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
hello and welcome!
And we were all rookies once. It’s a pretty user-friendly setup – you should catch on fast.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Heh
If I remember correctly, I didn’t try to introduce myself. I think I just sort of tried to blend into the conversation.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I kind of did the same
Just listened to the conversation and just hopped right in. Everyone here is a fan of the same team, so it isn’t as though any major gaffes will happen by cheering for someone different, as sometimes happens in real life.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I opened with a fanpost
And ran away like a little coward.
Then came back with another fanpost and stuck around.
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by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I lurked here fairly regularly in '07, but not in '08 at all
I finally joined up in April. I think my first game thread was in the first Angels series (I’m thinking it was the second game, the one where Raburn made those bad plays in the outfield).
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I posted on the introduce yourself thread
after lurking this season for a couple months. can’t remember what game was my first thread, but it was a day game and JV pitched, in june
Bienvenidos
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
g'night, Poopz
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
they are probably taking extra time
To complete the bleeping.
by rook34 on Sep 26, 2009 10:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
their bleeper might be worn out
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
They should use a variety of noises
to mix things up. The same old BEEP gets old after a while.
by kendra.michelle on Sep 26, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
They use animal noises on Mythbusters
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Carlos Gonzalez sure is nice-looking though
What am I saying?!
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Emulating Ali?
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by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
My heart lies with Justin Verlander
But I know I’ve got a strange liking for Kurt Suzuki of the A’s as well.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
And like Rodney...
He got it done.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm After-Glowin'!!
Finally got back after returning the U-Haul that carried the Rally Mustang!! Man am I fired up.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Sep 26, 2009 11:16 PM EDT reply actions
Hi all, just got in
Sounds as if you guys were riding the roller coaster all night tonight! Did you all keep the faith or were ankles broken jumping off the bandwagon.
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 26, 2009 11:17 PM EDT reply actions
It was sweet justice
Good things started happening once the biggest source of negative vibes left.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
"keeping the faith" is pretty strong
But we tried to remain hopeful and wish our hardest for good things to happen.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I glanced at the score and saw 5-0. Must admit I was in the dumps.
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 26, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
Well, I said we were gonna have to outpitch Freddy Garcia
We did, just not in the way I expected.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
we were much bummed
But still hoping for a spark. Once they scored one run, the optimism picked up because it was a start.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I might have been venting as well.
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 26, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Got to try to keep it in perspective and enjoy the ride
It could be 10 years before we see another pennant race. I don’t mean that as a knock on the boys, it’s just baseball.
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 26, 2009 11:23 PM EDT reply actions
true
I was just thinking the other day, where this team was in 2003, and now this is their second real pennant race. They have gone from almost historically bad craptacular-ness to a respectable team, with regular winning records and everything. When I thought about the number of teams that descend to levels of horrible and never, never get out (Pittsburgh Pirates), it’s pretty amazing that the team has actually built something worth watching instead of staying bad.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Well said.
Illich, Dombrowski, and Leyland aren’t perfect, but that’s an amazing turnaround by any standard.
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 26, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
So often fans (and maybe management, too) just kind of assume that after a team is bad for a while, they get high draft picks and develop players and then naturally improve – but so often a team gets bad and just sticks there, sometimes for a very, very long time. To actually get out of such a deep hole is an accomplishment.
The Tigers have their weak spots and ups and downs, but the team is respectable now and far from being a joke. It’s something that a lot of fans would really like to see in their teams and haven’t yet.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
very true
We are lucky to have ownership that figured it out.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Sep 26, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
don't look now
but the Braves are 2-1/2 back of Colorado. which of those two would YOU rather not see in the World Series?
by TigerFanInCleveland on Sep 26, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions
Don't know, but I HATED the Braves when I was a kid
That’s kind of waned, though I still don’t care much for them.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Smoltz
I don’t know about you but it STILL pisses me off that John Smoltz, a Warren MI native, ended up a life long Brave.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Sep 26, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
As I was four years old when he was traded, I really don't have an emotional connection to it
But with the Tigers teams of the mid-90s, chances are he probably would’ve been sold for prospects eventually anyways.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember that
But Alexander was 11-0 I think, so he did what they got him for. I remember the race with Toronto that year – there was a series split I think, and after that I don’t remember the Blue Jays winning another game for the rest of the year, including a final series with Detroit. There was a lot of talk about how the one-game playoff would work if there was a tie at the end of the year.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
haha.
As a kid, I can remember pretending to be Mark Wholers while pitching and Chipper Jones while batting when playing home run derby.
by StringTheory on Sep 26, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
The playoffs need more Omar Infante and Jair Jurrjens.
by StringTheory on Sep 26, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I would be very happy for both guys.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Jair's a winner. I root for the Braves.
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 26, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I rather like them both
I’d probably pull for either one of those two if the Tigers don’t make it.
Of course if the Tigers don’t make it, I’ll probably have to be committed.
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by David Tokarz on Sep 26, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Last year I rooted for the Rays and the Dodgers in the postseason.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 26, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I rooted for the Rockies in 07
That was such an amazing run though, it was hard to NOT root for them. i could do that again though.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Sep 26, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm leaning toward the Dodgers this year in the NL
But that’s because I feel a connection through the Loons. :)
Last year I was really cheering for the Rays. Always like Carlos Pena (even when he was striking out so much). :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I like the Dodgers
I’ve watched a lot of their games on MLB.tv, also the Giants. Love those off-white home threads!
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 26, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
They're the team to beat, I think. I hope they don't celebrate too much.
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 26, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Carpenter-Wainwright and Pujols-Holliday certainly have to be the best
1-2 and 3-4 combinations.
by StringTheory on Sep 26, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
even when Bonds was still playing
Pujols always just looked scarier at the plate to me. Something about the way he would just gently move his bat up and down a little bit when he was in his stance and staring out at the pitcher, just like a snake coiled and ready to strike. Spooky.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
"Coiled"
is a great adjective for Pujols’ stance. I’ve also thought the same thing.
by StringTheory on Sep 26, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
g'night, Kendra
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Sorry-what did Ozzie do now?
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 26, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I never go on the ESPN website
I’ve gotten three computer viruses from them, and only get ticked at what passes for analysis sometimes.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
so did you get in any fights? :)
Hope not – you might get hurt.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
It was awesome.
I avoided getting in fights myself, but was witness to several. Sox fans who started the game nice (when they were winning) grew spiteful when we went ahead, saying that we’d get swept by the Yankees anyway. One group of guys started chanting Detroit Sucks on a constant loop. I went into a spirited impersonation of the Count as things got more ridiculous (ONE! ONE MORE RUN! HAHAHA!) It was hilarious.
doing the count at games
Is never not funny. :)
Awesomeness.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I noticed
What’s up with that?
Oh, wait, that’s right – there were minor-league football games going on today, which will have implications for the pro football games that will be previewed today and all morning tomorrow, then played tomorrow afternoon and evening, then recapped on Monday, rehashed on Tuesday, discussed from a fantasy perspective on Wednesday, then previewed Thursday and Friday before the next college games on Saturday again. Or something like that.
God, I hate ESPN.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
whoops!
I forgot the injury report, the wisdom of Belichek (sp), and the weekly Farve hangnail updates. And how Tom Brady is doing, and who has tweeted the most twit-like comments because they didnd’t think before hitting the send button.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
T.O.? Vick?
just wondering how theyre doing today.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Sep 26, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure the diva is complaining about not getting the ball enough and the dog-killer should be thanking whatever diety or force he believes in that he’s getting another chance to play football.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
ESPN.com is a shill for the network. Period.
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 26, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
just don't get my started on their hockey "coverage"
I could rant for days on that patronizing collection of insipid bullet points that they spew out so infrequently.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
//barfs
And Mike Green was a worthy nominee for the Norris Trophy. Because he scored so many goals.
MIKE FREAKING GREEN? HE BARELY PLAYED GOOD ENOUGH DEFENSE TO BE NOMINATED FOR THE SELKE, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! JUST ADMIT THAT THE MEDIA DIDN’T WANT TO VOTE FOR LIDSTROM BECAUSE THEY WERE BORED BECAUSE HE WAS SO CONSISTENTLY GOOD AND HAD THE AUDACITY TO NOT BE BORN CANADIAN AND PLAY FOR A GOOD CANADIAN TEAM, OR ACTUALLY HIT SOMEONE ONCE IN A WHILE BECAUSE HE IS SO SMART HE DOESN’T NEED TO! AND GETS @$%^^$## SUSPENDED FOR BEING INJURED AND SKIPPING THE ALL-STAR @$%^&## GAME!!!!!
For starters.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I was kind of irritated about the Norris too
I thought Mark Streit earned a little consideration for his work on the Islanders.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Sep 27, 2009 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
+1
ESPN sucks.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Sep 27, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Does anyone have idea idea what Konerko
means by “no kids across the board”?
by StringTheory on Sep 26, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Will we understand it?
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 26, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
if the white sox aren't in the Top 25
good luck. you won’t see Ozzie except for MLB network. good call ChrisDTX
by TigerFanInCleveland on Sep 27, 2009 12:04 AM EDT reply actions
I was at the game tonight...
Us Tigers fans were cheering louder than the Sox fans! We had chants going through the whole park!
I heard you on the radio!
We listened to AM 670 Chicago in the car, and you’d have thought it was Detroit radio.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Sep 27, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I could hear how loud the Tigers fans were on the television
Way to represent the visitors.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
come on stupid sportscentre
Show Ozzie’s ’splosion!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
getting closer
Showing the Cardinals now.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Yanks clinched at least the wild card, but not their division yet.
by StringTheory on Sep 27, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
maybe the Yankees clinched a playoff spot
and the Cardinals clinched the division?
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I also wore my Granderson jersey to the game tonight...
and I’ve come to the conclusion that’s why he broke out of his slump.
good a reason as any
I broke out my Throw Strikes shirt for the first time since the Loons season ended. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Did I see you trying to catch a wild pitch that bounced into the seats?
There was someone in a Granderson jersey who went for it and then was very disappointed that he didn’t get it.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't care about the dog-killer!
GIVE ME A CRAZY RANTING MANAGER!
ESPN sucks. :(
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I can take or leave Tiger Woods...
but that commericial where he tries to pay with the giant check is funny.
I like the announcers
pretending like he can’t see them until he gets peeved that he’s being stalked. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
So they tease it again and go to another commercial;
Plus the announcer sounded like he was trying to make up the tease as he went.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
better be after the next commercial break, then
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
we won't blame you
We’ll blame the self-proclaimed world-wide leader. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I don't want any more football
But that bulldog was cute.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 12:21 AM EDT reply actions
I'll prob be at my parents' tomorrow for the game
I shall take a photo of beauregard watching with me for you :)
please do
More cute animals are always good.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
He'll go perfectly with Cutie Pie and her baseball
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Inge would have had that
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Hey...did we win last night?
ESPN says the White Sox have a five-game losing streak.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 12:25 AM EDT reply actions
ESPN
The worldwide leader in rewriting sports history
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I caught that too
Well, clearly the Twins could not have been winning all those games either. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Either that, or they're psychic and the White Sox will have a five-game losing streak
Which means we win tomorrow. Yay!
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
But, hey, it's entertaining
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
off topic, whatever the topic may be
someone commented on a screen shot i have of donnie kelly on my flickr saying he’s “so sexy”
COMPETITION!??!
Not until they spam most of your photos with the same phrase.
by StringTheory on Sep 27, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
It might be my sister.
I apologize on her behalf.
by StringTheory on Sep 27, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
does your sister say "LOL" and " at least once before/after an actual sentence?
if so, it’s her. please make it stop.
Sorry.
I only meant it in the “she adores Rick too” sense.
by StringTheory on Sep 27, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
at least you can understand their taste
But no way do they know the stats like you do. If you listen closely, I’ll bet you can hear their airheaded giggles through the computer.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
yeah
one girl seems to have a clue about actual baseball, from the few things she’s said other than how hot rick is. the others, I dunno. haha
just tell them he's taken
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
that was pretty bleep-infested
I can see why, though. Since he wanted to actually play the major league players against the Tigers in an attempt to make the pennant race no easier than it had to be, he has to be ticked off that he might have actually gotten better effort from the minor leaguers.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
middle-aged white men in suits
Should never, never try to be cool by using words like “sick” to mean good, like the kids do. It doesn’t work with a tie.
And with Ozzie’s frustrated bleeps echoing in my ears, I am off – and hoping for more bleeps tomorrow, too. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
But I am already sad
I work until 5:00 tomorrow, which means I’ll almost undoubtedly miss the game
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
It sure does
I was impressed when I opened the site and saw over 300 comments in an AFTERglow
surely somekind of record
night all
BTW, my 6 yr old daughter scored her first goal in U-8 soccer. Great day all around!
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 27, 2009 12:48 AM EDT reply actions
WOO!
AND the Wolverine’s won…Penn State lost…tis a good day indeed.
Now if only Ohio State, the Twins and the Yankees had lost..I think it would have been nearly perfect
Twins can't figure out how to score less than 8 or 9 runs.
It’s not so bad that OSU won. As a Michigan fan hoping UM stay undefeated (a stretch, I know), I’d like OSU to also win out until the big one so that a win over the Buckeyes has some value in the voters eyes.
330+ comments, this has probably already been said, but......
If all of the games are like this from here on out, I’m going to be exhausted come that certain part of the year where 22 teams stop playing…….
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