Tigers Lose: Game 155 Shame
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 27, 2009 4:55 PM EDT
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PrintI suppose the Gods of Sports Justice weren't going to allow both the Lions and the Tigers to win for Detroit on the same day. And really, the Lions beating the Redskins probably used up all the good juju in the bottle.
The White Sox took a 4-2 lead with a three-run sixth inning, but the game really got away from the Tigers in the eighth as Chicago tacked on another four runs. The big blow was a three-run homer by Carlos Quentin off Fernando Rodney. (You know what happens when he pitches in a non-save situation...)
So Detroit loses out on a chance to possibly gain a game on the Twins. (Minnesota is down 4-1 to the Royals heading into the ninth inning.) Only two games will separate the top two teams in the AL Central going into the biggest series of the season, a four-gamer beginning tomorrow at Comerica Park.
Tigers lose to the White Sox, 8-4. Full recap to come. But for now, there will be wallowing.
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Let's make like 1987 versus the Blue Jays
And pay back those bastard, ungrateful and thieving Twins.
magic number is 6
thank you Greinke and Soria
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by TigerFanInCleveland on Sep 27, 2009 5:08 PM EDT reply actions
So if we take 3 against the Twins,
We clinch?
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
I guess a guy can dream...
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Sep 27, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
magic number 6
but they only need to win 5 to take it
To be honest with you...
I would gladly have the Lions go the next 10 years without winning a game if it meant the Tigers would win the World Series this year. I would make that deal without hesitation. Then again, I’m not a Lions fan.
I wasn’t able to see any of this game. I was able to listen to a bit of the bottom of the second and the bottom of the seventh. Jim Price seemed to think that Jackson’s stuff looked better today than it had against Cleveland. Would you guys concur?
Also, is anyone else just a bit concerned that even against the combination of Zack Greinke and Joakim Soria, the Twins STILL managed eleven hits?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
A number of the Twins' hits didn't leave the infield...
I’d feel worse if they were hitting the ball hard all over the yard. That didn’t seem to be the case. I don’t feel particularly good about anything today, other than the fact that we’re no worse off than when we started.
I am really, really nervous about this series with the Twins.
Like, really nervous.
Really.
For real.
Nervous.
With good reason.
But we don’t have to win the series. We only have to split. The pressure is just as heavy on them as it is on us.
Grandy is back. That’s big.
The biggest problem I see is Inge. I saw two games in person this weekend. He is both limited by his knees and all his horrible hitting habits have returned. He is basically an automatic out, and his fielding has slipped as well.
Maybe being home will help. But we’ve got to get something out of the guy or he shouldn’t be out there.
Well, Grandy went from stone cold to hot very, very quickly.
Hopefully the same can hold true for Brandon, especially since we need his glove. Granted, Curtis isn’t suffering from a knee injury, but…
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Inge did not look like a major league baseball player this weekend.
I love the guy, but he’s not doing us any good right now.
The puzzling thing is that this came off a game against Cleveland in which he made two very good swings for a single and a double
Plus last night in his first AB he hit a ball very hard to the wall that Quentin snared. It was after that that he started to look not-so-good (I’m not throwing in the Peavy start because, really, no one looked good against him).
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Bring on those Twinkies..
I was just thinking. This will likely be either one of the best or one of the worst weeks in my life as a Tigers fan.
Lets hope the boys come through.
Your wacky stat of the day from baseball-reference.
Curtis Granderson just set a franchise record for leadoff home runs. All-time, the Tigers are exactly at .500 (12-12) in games in which he has hit a leadoff homer. However, a lot of those wins came in ’06 and ’07. This year, they are 2-5 in games in which he hits a leadoff HR. Wtf?
At least it looks like Grandy’s starting to get hot again at just the right time.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
Just think
as bad as we have played recently…
all we need is a split with the twins these next 4…
easier said than done, but I have faith.
And for all those in Detroit and the surrounding areas, pack Comerica this next week. We are going to need to give the team some of our energy. Do it for Ernie.
We haven't played that bad in September.
We’re over .500. The thing with the Twins can be looked at in two ways: we haven’t put them away, but they’ve played .700 baseball and haven’t been able to catch us.
You're right
We’ve been very streaky about it, but we ARE over .500 this month. The Twins have been on another planet. Which leads me to this question: How in the world is it that once the Twins learn they’ve lost Justin Morneau, they suddenly play better than they had at any point that Morneau was with them?
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Cuddyer has covered his production.
Morneau, even when he was playing, was in a horrid slump for most of the second half, undoubtedly due primarily to his injuries.
I don't know what this means for the game
But according to the Weather Channel, it’s supposed to be very windy tomorrow.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
I suppose it depends on which way it's blowing.
Hopefully, it is blowing in when Cuddyer is hitting. That guy is on fire.
//crying
Talk about nervous – I’m already preparing to spend the next few days having the dry heaves or throwing up.
Work will be fun. Maybe I can convince everyone that I picked up a bug and it’s not because I’m a crazy insane baseball fan?
If this series weren’t in Detroit, I’d need to figure out how to drive to work, type on the computer, etc. while in the fetal position and rocking back and forth. As it is, it will be tricky enough remaining in a standing position.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I'll only be able to watch the first game
So it had better be a good win for the Tigers. I work Tuesday and Wednesday, but at least I’ll likely be able to watch the late innings in those games. Thursday really sucks because I have lab and it’s a day game. Our entire season could be hanging in the balance and I’ll be stuck pretending to counsel some TA on Nexium.
http://tigersamateuranalysis.blogspot.com
by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 27, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
stupid day game on a weekday
I’ll be busy all day Thursday, too – and I’ll be out for the evening on Tuesday, so I’ll not only be a nervous wreck, I’ll be a nervous wreck in the dark about WTF is actually happening!
Aren’t the pennant races fun?!?
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
and stupid Favre won the stupid game for the stupid Minnesota Vikings
so now everyone will be subjected to stupid kissing up of his stupid fun-loving nature and his stupid winningness until we want to puke all over the stupid place. Stupid Minnesota and their stupid teams.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
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