Tigers Win! Game 157 Afterglow
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 29, 2009 10:10 PM EDT
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PrintIt's just never easy, is it? Why even bother thinking it could be?
The Tigers built a 5-0 lead behind two-run doubles from Magglio Ordonez and Brandon Inge, and a fierce effort from Justin Verlander. But you knew the Twins had a rally in them. Because they never go away. Minnesota chipped away at the lead with two runs in the sixth and eighth innings.
Curtis Granderson restored a two-run cushion with a leadoff homer. He ended up giving that run back, however, by badly misjudging a Nick Punto drive to left-center field. The ball went over Grandy's head, driving in Delmon Young. But Fernando Rodney got Denard Span to fly out to left field to close out a win the Tigers badly needed.
Detroit restores its two-game lead in the AL Central, and reduces its magic number to four. Tiger Town finds balance and relief. For tonight, anyway.
Tigers win, 6-5! Full recap tomorrow. It's been a long day. But for now, enjoy the afterglow!
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I have arrived
just in time for the afterglow!
by kendra.michelle on Sep 29, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
I watched bits and pieces of both games
First game I saw through the top of the 4th on gameday during my lecture, then had a class where I don’t use my laptop so no gameday, then saw the 10th (tears) on TV. Second game I saw until the 3rd or 4th and then had a meeting at 8 but took my laptop with me and followed on gameday and came back to watch the end on TV. So that’s how my day went. hah.
by kendra.michelle on Sep 29, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
This thread has been Gary Busey approved
I’m sorry it cracks me up every time
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
His teeth are creepy
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by StorminNormanCash on Sep 29, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I just want to know what he is so excited about
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
Carl Pavano
He sucks.
I know he’s done well against the Tigers, but they should batter him tomorrow.
"I want a Bonine no-hitter pretty bad."
uh… that could be a long wait
Carl Pavano looks like Matt Garza
The Tigers usually hit Matt Garza pretty well. Maybe we can hypnotize them into thinking they’re facing Matt Garza?
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
WHY are we watching Ron Gardenhire's interview?
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
He's not glowing, but Happy Tiger is still happy
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
Hahahahahaha
Mickey Yorke’s ad lib: “Well, they’re turning out the lights on Ron Gardenhire and so are we”
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions
That's not the first time they've done that, either
I remember them doing that after a game the Twins won. That pissed me off.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
You forget...
Carl “Tiger Killer” Pavano. He owns us. It’s the only reason the Twins picked him up.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Luck adjusted, that ERA should be 4.04 (his FIP)
Pavano hasn’t been horrid this year, he’s merely gotten unlucky.
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by David Tokarz on Sep 29, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
This was a good day for the boys.
Took two steps closer to the prize, the bats were alive, starters were magnificent. The confidence level is soaring in the Tiger clubhouse.
Baseball Geek
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 29, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
Seriously?
I appreciate your loyalty but today seems like it started off by leaving men on base and ended with almost blowing it. And it wasn’t pretty in between. There’s no excuse to not give Porcello more than ONE RUN of support!
We’re 2 steps closer, that is true, but we gotta answer the call against a pitcher who is in our heads tomorrow, which kinda sucks.
Haha, Jim
“What sticks out in your mind about this one?”
“Well, we won the game.”
by kendra.michelle on Sep 29, 2009 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
Count on Leyland to get to the point
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
"Do something they haven't done this season"
My first thought was “They haven’t won consecutive games against the Twins this season.” Seriously, that was my first thought (but it is true).
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
I think that's what they were aiming for
That just wasn’t my first thought.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
can't do one without the other!
actually you can. but you know …
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I love you, Justin :-)
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions
It's really bad that I was really bored the other day and tried to draw parallels between our AL Central foes and Doctor Who villains.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Crap, is Soria injured?
The Royals had Farnworth trying to close out a 3-2 game against the Yankees, and he’s blown it.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
And apparently he sucks so much that I took the "s" away from the middle of his name
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I checked the Royals website
No mention of it there. Although Soria did get a two-inning save against Minnesota. Maybe Trey Hillman wanted to rest him.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Get ready to go the distance, Greinke
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
And by the way, the Greinke vs. Twins matchup will be on big Fox, apparently
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
What's that site where you can check which game you're getting?
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Keep in mind
Hillman is an idiot.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Sep 29, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Greinke
Pitches against Minnesota on Saturday :)
Take one more from the Twins, one from Chicago, Greinke wins, and there’s the pennant, right?
If only it was that easy
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Sep 29, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Wouldn't he have to get his legs iced, then?
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, he'll just take a couple hours in the ice bath
Well, probably until an hour before Thursday’s game.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
They’re the Rangers.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Was at the bar for this one, celebrating my girlfriend’s internship. We were all up and down all night, hanging off every pitch. If you’re not an emotional wreck at the end of these two games, you’re not a Tigers fan.
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*no but seriously no Twins fans
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Nice
I remember that stat around like 55. No idea it had improved that well.
Didn’t Rodney have a blown save though? Wonder how that game turned out.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Won in 12th
Just pulled it up. Forgot about the extras on that one. Good call!
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The funny thing is
Rodney didn’t pitch all that badly in that game. He gave up a leadoff triple in a one-run game, but if I remember correctly, Clete kinda played it into a triple.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Good piece of news from the White Sox.
Buehrle makes his final start tomorrow. He will not pitch Sunday against us.
Rather deal with Peavy.
As long as Polly can bat in all nine positions: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/p-pvb.cgi?n1=peavyja01#choice=&bats=&minPA2=0&year_game=career&opp_id=DET&orderby=BA&orderbyb=Name&minPA=0&orderbydir=DESC&orderbydirb=ASC&n1=peavyja01&as=pitcher
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Peavy is the kind of right handed power pitcher that just kills us.
But I doubt he can be as good as he was on Friday. That was criminal.
Alli feels the same about Pavano
Optimism! Whee
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
His K/BB ratio is 22 against the Tigers.
Yes. 22. Next closest for him is 8 against the Yankees.
TWENTY. TWO.
Bound to come down to Earth, right?
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
You have to bet against streaks.
There is no reason for him to keep beating the hell out of us. He is an average major league pitcher this year. That’s an improvement over his previous status of Massive Waste of Talent.
He's damn near always been average
2004 was his only good year, he’s been in the league since 1998 (taking off 2006… what happened there)?
Yet we CAN’T. SOLVE. HIM. Annoying.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
It's really hard to say
The hard stats say we’d rather see Buehrle, but he’s got a knack for annoying starts at bad times for us.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Just based on how each is pitching right now, I'd almost want to face Buerhle instead of Peavy
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
giant WHEW!
Split the double header and right back where they started this morning, but with a slightly smaller magic number.
And I feel like my heart has been mangled like an old dishrag, I’m such an emotional wreck. I love / hate the playoffs. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I know
We won the last game and I still wanted to curl up into a ball and cry.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
And I am most definitely NOT the crying type
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm too mentally weary to cry, though.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
although I would have sobbed if the Twins took both
After throwing up.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Wow, has it been a long day...
…and it’s not gonna get much better tomorrow. School (including exam), then work, while I spaz out about this game. You guys don’t realize you’ve gotta be a really good actor to be a successful retail pharmacist.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions
Good game(s) from a Twins fan
I envy you for having Justin Verlander on your team. I was hoping for a Twins sweep today, but I’m happy both games today were close, exciting games.
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Sep 29, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions
now the elitist dorks at ESPN
Have no choice but to pay attention to the teams in flyover country. Take that, coasties! :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Agreed, great baseball today.
Too bad most of the nation is ignoring us.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
and I was thrilled
When Johan Santana went elsewhere. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
well, we envy you for having joe mauer
at least the honest fans do! the rest are just lying to themselves
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 29, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
and a closer
Don’t forget how lucky they are for having a real closer.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Well done, compadres
held down the fort nicely!
Minor hiccups always forgiven when there’s a W behind your team’s name :)
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So if we win the next two we clinch?
Math and I are not friends, so I have a bit of trouble trying to figure this stuff out on my own. haha.
by kendra.michelle on Sep 29, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
yes
That is correct.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
It's understandable
Took me an entire season to understand the games back concept.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 29, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah you would clinch
see the chart here for all of the possible outcomes
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Sep 29, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
or you coulda looked at my fanpost from yesterday
I didn’t go in for any of that fancy chart bizness though
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Oh, didn't even see it! My bad.
Definitely will check it out.
by kendra.michelle on Sep 29, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I do not like to make predictions on individual players.
But at some point this weekend, Thamesy is going to hit a big home run for this team.
He’s much more selective, and he’s getting good swings. It’s a mattter of time.
"And our brave heros walk off into the sunset"
I have a similar photo of Pudge and Bonderman from last year or year before.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
well, i caught part of the second game
left the cafe after work and we were winning 5-0. kind of suprised to see the final score honestly, but the win was the important part. tomorrow we HAVE to beat pavano. nobody deserves to be this lucky against a team!
I Like Pie
Man, I am exhausted
And I haven’t studied one bit. Good night all.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 29, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
that was just an exhausting day of baseball
Thanks be to the baseball gods that there is only one game tomorrow. And I’ll be able to watch it this time. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Magic Number 4
And all of you were worried. I still am until we hit Pavano! Put every masher in the lineup for ESPN.
Grandy
Polo
Mags
Cabrera
Marcus
Carlos
Avila
Inge
Santiago
No weak spots in the line-up card pleeze!!!
I like that lineup
Won’t happen though.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Sep 30, 2009 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I would change it a little though
CF Granderson
2B Polanco
RF Ordonez
1B Cabrera
LF Guillen
DH Thames
C Avila
3B Inge
SS Santiago
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by David Tokarz on Sep 30, 2009 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions
ESPN is making stuff up again
From their game preview:
Bonine lost his only start against the Twins on July 2 at the Metrodome as Mauer’s hit sparked a five-run third inning in a 7-0 win.
The Tigers were off on July 2. Bonine hasn’t started against Minnesota this year.
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ESPN is useless.
I guess they are pretty accurate about football, but I don’t like football so I can’t judge. They certainly talk about it enough.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
who does check their facts?
ESPN on tv showed Zack Greinke’s stats this season against the Twins last week. He was like 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA … before meeting them for the first time all season.
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 30, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
The thought just occured to me...
In two games, the Tigers held Joe Mauer to one hit. That’s pretty impressive. Now, if they could just stop with the wild pitches.
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I'm scared that he wll make up for it. :(
Everyone has to have a few bad games sometime – I just want him to have a few more bad games.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
A fun fact from alcentral.tumblr.com
“No major league team has remained in first place from May 10 (when the Tigers took possession of first) — or sooner — until losing the division title in the last week of a season, according to STATS LLC. EVER.”
Wonder how many teams have come down to the wire like we have
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by David Tokarz on Sep 30, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
tonight's lineup wish list...
Here’s the lineup I HOPE we see tonight:
CF Granderson
2b Polanco
RF Ordonez
1b Cabrera
DH Huff
LF Raburn
C Avila
3b Inge
SS Santiago
A lifelong Tigers fan
+1
Put Guillen at DH
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Sep 30, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
If that's the case
Perhaps Avila could DH and Laird could catch? I have bad feelings about taking Laird’s glove out of the lineup.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 30, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
G$ needs to be in the lineup for the pick off
but huff absolutely stinks… we need Carlos to bat behind Biggy. Huff is no protection for him and If Leyland puts Clete in front of Biggy tonight, I swear i will jump out of my bleacher seat, run into the dugout and strangle him. Maggs must be in the Lineup tonight. His #’s are the best in the AL in September. Period.
It Should look like this:
1. grandy CF
2. Polly 2B
3. Maggs RF
4. Biggy 1B
5. Carlos DH
6. Raburn LF
7. Inge 3B
8. G$ C
9. Santiago SS
by Detroitchik on Sep 30, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
looks about perfect to me
so don’t expect to see it anytime soon
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 30, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
So if we hear about a crazy lady running across the field
We will know who it is. ;)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
yes
I may not make on to FSD, but i am certain to make it in the FreePress. :o)
by Detroitchik on Sep 30, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Live blogging from prison would be awesome.
We might have to add you as a special correspondent, if that happens.
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 30, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm with you on Maggs
But I don’t like Guillen against Pavano… he’s 0-13 against him this year. Ouch.
I’m willing to put Huff out there again. He’s too good to keep struggling. If not Huff, then Thames or Clete, but I’d save Guillen as a pinch hitter.
A lifelong Tigers fan
Never mind
Beck says Avila’s gonna catch. I need to learn to read game previews before I post
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 30, 2009 12:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
line-up
Why and the hell would anyone want Huff in instead of Guillen?? have you seen the last 2 weeks??
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