Game 134: Tigers at Rays
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 4, 2009 6:30 PM EDT
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PrintDetroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays, Sep 4, 2009 7:38 PM EDT
Justin Verlander (15-7, 3.38) vs. 
Jeff Niemann (12-5, 3.80), 7:38 p.m. EST
After splitting a four-game series last weekend at Comerica Park, the Tigers and Rays get together for a rematch in Tampa. Since Monday, Detroit swept the Indians at home, while the Rays lost two of three to the Red Sox at Tropicana Field. Tonight's starting pitchers meet again after opposing each other last Sunday.
Jeff Niemann was robbed of a win in Detroit, giving up just three runs in seven innings. He couldn't get through the eighth, however, and the Tigers rallied against Grant Balfour, thanks to an improbable three-run homer from Placido Polanco. At home this season, Niemann has a 5-2 record and 2.67 ERA in eight starts.
While Niemann was deprived of a victory, Justin Verlander was rewarded for persevering through eight innings. It's not like he didn't deserve the win, however (which tied him for the American League lead in that category). Verlander really only made two bad pitches, and both were smacked out of the ballpark. The win extended Verlander's record versus the Rays to 3-0 with a 4.20 ERA. He's 7-5 with a 4.39 ERA on the road this season.
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Lets go Tigers!!!
Lets get JV another W and get him closer to the cy!! Oh yeah and get us closer to the playoffs.
Anybody else see the Brandon Inge story on Sportscenter just now?
THey interviewed that kid who asked Brandon to hit him a homerun.
Ooooh, missed it
Hopefully, that gets replayed or posted online.
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 4, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Starting Lineups
TIGERS
1. Curtis Granderson CF
2. Placido Polanco 2B
3. Clete Thomas RF
4. Miguel Cabrera 1B
5. Aubrey Huff DH
6. Carlos Guillen LF
7. Brandon Inge 3B
8. Gerald Laird C
9. Adam Everett SS
RAYS
1. Jason Bartlett SS
2. Carl Crawford LF
3. Ben Zobrist 2B
4. Carlos Pena 1B
5. Pat Burrell DH
6. Evan Longoria 3B
7. Gabe Gross RF
8. Dioner Navarro C
9. Fernando Perez CF
someone wanna do the math for me?
if JV is 7-5 with that ERA on the road…
that makes him 8-2 with what ERA at home? Gotta be pretty spectacular, doesn’t it?
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The Twins have Pavano on the hill.
Considering he’s not going against the Tigers, he’ll probaby get smoked.
Can someone explain
why a team from Tampa Bay plays in a dome
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
used to be Leningrad
Beautiful, beautiful city. Lovely architecture. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
If I lived in Florida
I would never go inside. Even if it was a hurricane
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
My parents lived there for a year
needless to say they moved back to Michigan after that one year. haha.
by kendra.michelle on Sep 4, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
It hasnt been warm all year
I’m sick of this 65 BS in August/September. Although it was better today
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
It's definitely the rain
The Marlins are perpetually in a rain delay. They’re building a new ballpark which has a retractable roof.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
hello!
They FINALLY let me out of work! (Although I guess I finally let me out of work, since I figured if I spent another couple hours taking care of stuff, it would make my life easier on Tuesday.)
No one to blame but myself. Including for the starving.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
school looking busy this semester I take it :)
What are you studying?
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Yeah, but this isn't from classes
This week I’m busy with my job as a student leader in the writing/arts program I’m doing. Classes start on the 8th. I’m an English/Spanish major :)
by kendra.michelle on Sep 4, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
that sounds like fun
I wish I had time to pick up a second language. Had two years of Spanish in high school, but that’s it.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
There is K number one. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
The Twins are like Michael Myers
Everytime someone kills them they come back
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
but Cleveland
has been goo in 2nd half and was suprosed we swept them. I expect them to win 2 of 3 with no reason or justification whatsoever.
in honor of Polly's fielding and general baseball excellence :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I so love that.
Almost as much as the defiant anteater. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
yikes
Looks like all the fans are okay – no one skewered.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
G$ is now broke. :(
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Huff steal home
They’ll never see it coming
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
flyout for a change
Just to mess with us.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
New team rule idea...
You squander, you wear the Gazoo helmet.
Something tells me no squandering will happen.
by MaggsIsMyTiger on Sep 4, 2009 8:02 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
epic squander....
Welcome back to the road, guys.
by rook34 on Sep 4, 2009 8:05 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
unless jv pulls some houdini stuff...
Big inning in the works.
by rook34 on Sep 4, 2009 8:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
crap crap crapity crap :(
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Top of the 2nd will come back to haunt us
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
maybe not
Maybe a later inning will have a more epically haunting squander. The unknown awaits!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
homer time!
Just like last game. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
He doesn't have much confidence
in the competence of the home plate umpire, either.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
sick?
Poor thing. :(
Get plenty of fluids and rest. And maybe think about turning off the game. ;)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Started as a sore throat over the last few days, now it’s just heavy congestion. Downing water like mad.
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Come on JV
You do realize you don’t HAVE to throw a ridiculous number of pitches every start, right?
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
WOW G$!!!!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Perhaps the Master and Ruler can learn to play some outfield.
G$ is a difference maker behind the plate.
Oh, one more thing.
Jason Bartlett has attempted 29 stolen bases this year. Of these, he was caught stealing on five.
Four of those times, Laird was firing the cannon.
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*sigh*
I’m not questioning it or anything of the sort or telling Joe to stop, I was just saying if you are Maddon, if you are managing the Rays… stop giving him the steal sign with Laird on.
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This is way off topic
but the banner on Yahoo’s team page for the Wings has “Redwings” all as one word. It’s Red Wings damn it.
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
stupid Yahoo
How many more Cups do they have to win to get their name spelled correctly? ;)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Hopefully zero
It’s Deadwings, guys. Deadwings. :D
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Not that it means much
but Verlander’s velocity is stuck in traffic on the bridge between Tampa and St. Pete
As long as he didn't throw the ball in the stands.
Like some {cough} MiltonBradley{cough} outfielders.
hey guys
just got back from my job. i have beef jerky, apple smirnoff, and some corn chips.
LET’S GO TIGERS!!!!
I Like Pie
i got it for the girlfriend mostly
i don’t mind it, but she loves it. i can’t drink beer either, because i have a bad reaction to hops…
I Like Pie
I hope
You don’t plan on mixing them together.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
i'm doing so at the moment
not only that, i have frito lay bean dip for the chips. and i have some chocolate if i need it.
I Like Pie
Come on Curtis
You don’t want to have 3K.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
At least he put that one in play.
I love Grandy, but we need more from him. Seems like it’s a bomb or nothing lately.
white sox up 3-0 as well
but they’re beating up on paul byrd…who i didn’t know played for boston…
I Like Pie
Anybody else having a (NOTHER) problem with mlb feed?
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
thank you Miguel!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
There are an awful lot of Tiger fans in the crowd. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
don't know
Just sounded like a lightly-attended home game when that ball took off.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
He lives in Florida,
so maybe on of his mistresses in attendance?
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
I used to be one of them!
I lived in Clearwater for 3 years, and there are a lot of transplants down there….(nobody is from Florida, in Florida).
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
The espn Gamecast animation of Mig's HR
had the ball almost left the entire screen.
by BarbaroGarbeyc1984 on Sep 4, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions
the dinner lands
Sounds like a magically delicious place. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
when I was in college
Some of my friends started referring to Pizza Hut as “Jabba” (for Jabba the Hut). We’d talk about going to Jabba for dinner, and crack ourselves up. But that is what passes for humour when it’s three in the morning and you are still studying for a chemistry exam. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
so here's a poll for you folks
who would you rather have happen? white sox lose all to boston, or boston loses all to white sox?
I Like Pie
If you throw in a sweep of Tampa
I’ll take three Chisox wins. I’d like to have the wildcard in reach, just in case, you know?
I like the Rangers a little
so I want to see the Nation go down. The Pale Hose are no longer a threat to the Tigs.
Jim Leyland would never walk someone in that position.
It’s something I’ve always wished he would do.
MEMO:
You CANNOT steal on Gerald Laird. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
pelota
Spanish
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
sorry about the size.
I thought I made it smaller….
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
G$
Gunning down Rays without mercy.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
And that's why I don't mind that he's only hitting .220
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I had a guy chuck a can of corn at me during half time at a Bay City Wester v. BC Central showdown...
I was in the marching band.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
so strange
Why would anyone even bring a can of corn to a game? Stupid.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Those of us who go/went to BC Western...
are called Corn Chuckers. It doesn’t help that Central are our arch rivals.
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Corn Chuckers
Well, that makes sense then. Whenever I hear about people tossing odd things at a sporting event I can’t help thinking about footage I saw of a soccer game in Europe somewhere apparently on “Road Flare Giveaway Night” because the “fans” were tossing lit road flares on the field.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
guillen
looking better than i would have suspected in the field. still a below-average defender, but his bat makes up for it.
scary to think what the roster would look like without Guillen …
As long as he's not drawing a ton of attention to himself,
then his bat will more than make up for it, as you said.
Hi guys, visiting family in Detroit
Pitcher’s duel, eh?
I'm hittin' .361, don't y'all mess with me.
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 4, 2009 9:25 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
laird's liner right there is a good example of why ...
BA is a less than perfect statistic
So is the heckler there tonight?
And if so, who is his target?
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Yeah, I thought it was kind of funny when Zaun was still with the Orioles
Rick Dempsey is one of the Orioles’ television analysts. Imagine having your uncle doing color commentary on you (“I remember going to his Little League games…” He seriously said that one time).
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
His name is Raymond
Other than that, I can’t tell you.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Please come back, scoreboard
I suck at keeping track of the count.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
it was just there an inning ago
But it wasn’t showing the balls and strikes, I think.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Pudge is getting quite a bit of playing time for a "backup"
I certainly won’t complain, though :-)
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Pudge is hitting in the .250 range, which is low for him...
…but Teagarden’s only hitting around .200.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahahaha
No, he wouldn’t.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
The Phillies, creepily in my opinion,
have the late Harry Kalas’ sport coat and white shoes in their dugout every game.
That is a little creepy.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Apparently
Victorino tried to throw up his hands and say a ball was unplayable, but the ump didn’t acknowledge it and the dude got an inside the park HR
Scoreboard back
Yay!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Don't worry
JV just blew a 98 MPH fastball by Longoria
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
My nieces are hogging the only TV here.
Damn you Disney!
I'm hittin' .361, don't y'all mess with me.
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 4, 2009 9:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
The home uniform ain't too shabby, either :-)
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
oh of course not. nothing beats the whites.
however it seems like the away uni fits a little better. IN MY OPINION :) hahaha
I was just about to tell Polly to get that cracker...
but he doesn’t deserve one after that.
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Clete and Curtis haven't had a clue vs. Niemann
by BarbaroGarbeyc1984 on Sep 4, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Niemann: Good changeup?
The lefties don’t seem to look that good against him.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Somebody tell me
why Clete is on this roster? (I know, I know this site is like the Clete fan club or something)
That two-run triple he got yesterday was sure forgotten quickly.
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 4, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
We are not irrational
Clete has come through with some clutch hits and he’s pretty good in the field, too.
I agree but it would take one helluva double to
get Miggy to score from 1st
by BarbaroGarbeyc1984 on Sep 4, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Huff is getting pinch-hit for
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes Rod....
we heard you the first time.
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
Man, Huff sure is elusive
It seems like I never see him. By the time I get home, he’s been pinch-hit for or he never started
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He was jogging out to the mound
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Clete batting 3rd or anywhere above the 5 hole
FAIL
I’m fine with Clete and appreciate his solid defense and clutchness (I was at the game last year where we won in extra innings on his walkoff walk), but he should NEVER be batting so low in the lineup considering his offensive performance the last 3 months.
I haven't been home that long...
But it seems like the first pitch JV has thrown to every hitter has missed way wide.
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Rod Allen
broadcasting tigers game, calling home runs, and obsessively complementing verlander’s lower half
I Like Pie
Looks like Roy Halladay has found it again
He had struggled in a couple starts recently
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Paul Byrd went from shutout to getting the crap beat out of him
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I just realized...
that I have none, except an encouraging photo for polly.
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why not a rally tiger?
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Fernando Perez looks like he's out of the '70s with that mustache
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that's nice to see
Nate having fun again. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
and his buddy
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
You have to consider who he has behind him
Laird and Everett
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed.
Especially after your starter threw a great game.
by BarbaroGarbeyc1984 on Sep 4, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Inge must not have visited a children's hospital today....
"Without deviation from the norm, 'progress' is not possible."
If we lose, I hope someone asks Leyland what the hell he was thinking there.
Breaks every rule of baseball.
Yeah, but Thames is either gonna homer or strike out 85% of the time
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
that pitcher
Falls over like my four year old nephew after he throws. How the hell can he field anything?
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I mean he catches himself with his GLOVE HAND!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Or maybe he's pitching drunk.
I have never seen anything that consistently dumb-looking in a professional athlete in my life.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
JL got bailed out.
But removing Laird was a big mistake considering our relievers put a ton of guys on base.
I liked the walk
But Rodney better not be giving up baserunners, cuz they’re gonna run like crazy
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd like it more if they brought in a righty so Ramon could hit.
Everett is untrustworthy in these situations.
by BarbaroGarbeyc1984 on Sep 4, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
and sometimes he delivers anyway :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Good thing Nate switched to sugarless.
Course, that stuff has a lot of alcohol sugars in it, and they can do a number on your lower digestive track.
So don’t block his way to the locker room.
thank you Opie!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Admit it
Someone was about to question why Everett wasn’t pinch-hit for.
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insurance runs woo hoo!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
This has been a baffling inning.
Not that I’m complaining. it’s just defied whatever logic I might have applied to baseball.
by BarbaroGarbeyc1984 on Sep 4, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Baseball cares not for logic.
:)
That’s one reason why I love it.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
good for you
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I just wish Kevin Rand was nearby
in case the heimlich is required.
by StringTheory on Sep 4, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Nate looks like a chipmunk with glasses and a baseball cap.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
scoreboard has been very wonky all game
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Polly likes his crackers...
I’ve been saying it all along.
And if I ever meet Polly in person, I’m bringing a cracker for him.
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I don't mind it so much
I rooted for the Rays in the postseason last year, so I got used to it.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Oops, I should really have opened an overflow thread
Wow, comments picked up. It was going slow there most of the night.
Sorry about that, but I think we’ll keep it here.
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 4, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
My brain picked a good time to wake up it seems
So, rally in the 9th again eh?
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"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Perhaps he's having flashbacks to what happened at the Trop last year?
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I had erased that from memory! Months of therapy!
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 4, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
That happened on my birthday
That makes it hard for me to forget
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
OMG
these Rays announcers are trying to break the worlds record for most retarded commentary in the history of ever. Full transcript later.
Laird might have gotten Usain Bolt.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
come on, Fernando
You can do this.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
pathetic
i know you like to make it interesting, but that’s just terrible. at least a hit would have been better. two straight walks are sad and heartless
I Like Pie
THROW STRIKES, JACKASS!
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
very apropos
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
And Rodney is getting squeezed
The last two balls on gameday have totally been strikes
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
Boy, they sure looked low and outside by my eyes.
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 4, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
hey, don't shoot me
I can’t watch…
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
In fairness, Tampa’s center field view is pretty far off set to the right
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 4, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, I don't mind him getting hit hard,
but giving up walks is inexcusable.
by BarbaroGarbeyc1984 on Sep 4, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
we are visual people
And speak in images.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
+1
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
also this is nothing
We’ve been a lot crazier in some other games.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Heard some stat last time they played the Rays
About Pena having more home runs than singles….sheesh
Kurkjian was saying he could become the first player ever
to hit below .220 with 40+ HRs.
by BarbaroGarbeyc1984 on Sep 4, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
1 out
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
You had to ask?
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Officially the ump
But doesn’t mean we have to like it.
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
28 of them heart attack inducing
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
And of those 30
He’s never pitched THIS badly.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 4, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
just one run
I had visions of a tie game with one swing. A double play still gets them out of it.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
I think if your Jim...
you have to show faith in Rodney. Whether we like it or not.
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SWING!!
Down goes Pat the Bat… 1 more
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I think it would have to be a class-action lawsuit
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 4, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Throw something up...
you’ve just been peppering the bottom part of the strike zone.
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What, just because I don't automatically agree with the thread?
I’ll exit then I suppose.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 4, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably aiming for the dugout.
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd believe it.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
Was there some milestone we were unaware of?
Or was he that pissed?
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
pissed, I think
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bouncer to first
Thank the baseball gods.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
It's too bad watching Rodney doesn't burn more calories
I’d’ve lost at least 50 pounds this season
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at least it gets the heart rate up
That has to be worth something.
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Bottom line:
+12 over .500
6 game lead.
by BarbaroGarbeyc1984 on Sep 4, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
+1
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Throwing the ball into the crowd
is the most emotion I’ve ever seen out of him…. I kinda like it…. Kinda
And that anyone could save games
If Fernando can do it….
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
wrong comment
Do’h…
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
And they're one of the best teams in baseball.
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Had to listen to that on radio
Jim Price and I are spent.
I'm hittin' .361, don't y'all mess with me.
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 4, 2009 10:42 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah I got both the radio and TV going (don't ask)
Dan Dickerson injected more drama into that final out than was necessarily. He made it sound like a real close play, but it really wasn’t when I saw it.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, someone said it earlier
Rodney was due for one of those. Hopefully he’s not gotten back into one of those “Rodney phases”
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Tampa’s camera angle is terrible. On TV, those pitches looked like balls.
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 4, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Also
You could not see the ump’s strike call.. he would like sneak behind the right-handed batters and shake his first in front of him. Instead of emphatically pointing to the his right and yelling something vaguely resembling “strike!”
by explosivo2k2 on Sep 4, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Taco Bell
doesn’t give as many runs as Rodney, but the important thing is the cushion is 6. And JV may have bolstered his Cy Young candidacy.
celebration time!
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my fingers
Are sore from crossing them so hard.
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
GO CRAZY!!!
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I hear harp music :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
that sounds like another nickname for Miggy...
and as Zoidberg would say: “Hooray! Recognition!”
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Migcules?
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
that works, actually
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just gumbercules...
because it sounds cool. and because Miggy is nimble like Gumby yet strong like Hercules.
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Hooray!
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice way to start off the long weekend...
A weekend in which I don’t work at all.
(I still have schoolwork, though)
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At least you have labor day off
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by David Tokarz on Sep 4, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
No Tigers, though
That’s okay. I’m looking forward to the Dirty Jobs marathon on Discovery.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm gonna pay for it next weekend
I’m closing next Saturday.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Sep 4, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
dang...
that’s all get to do at work. It’s what happens when employees get fired. All of a sudden I’m a “vet” and can handle it all. They forget the fact that I haven’t been working at meijers 90 days yet.
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You know, we all ARE pretty visual.
When we go to a game next season, we may need to communicate via posterboard signs and scribbled cartoons. :)
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." -- Winston S. Churchill
shit we need to get on the plans for that again.
I want to put up a post before the regular season’s over
I'll bring Jesus Zoidberg....
or I’ll make a t-shirt that says “Hi, I have MadPoopz.”
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