Grapefruit League Gamethread: Braves at Tigers
by Kurt Mensching on Mar 8, 2010 12:00 PM EST
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Atlanta Braves (4-2 )
at Detroit Tigers (3-2)
When: 1:05 p.m.
Where: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland
Media: None in Michigan
Tigers pitchers: Max Scherzer starting
Tigers lineup: Thomas CF, Santiago SS, Kelly 3, Cabrera 1B, Larish DH, Boesch RF, Ramirez LF, Avila C, Sizemore 2B.
Braves pitchers: RHP Tim Hudson starting
Braves lineup: Infante SS, Cabrera CF, Heyward RF, Glaus 1B, Hinske DH, Diaz LF, Ross C, Conrad 2B, Thurston 3B.
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When does Willis throw again? I guess we’re at the point now where SP’s go as long as they can now…
by Grubby stadiumdrives.com on Mar 8, 2010 12:16 PM EST reply actions
dunno
sometimes Beck posts a list of other pitchers scheduled to go but he hasn’t today
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SP go about 3 innings their second appearance, four third, etc
by Kurt Mensching on Mar 8, 2010 12:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
This has probably already been asked
but is there a way to watch ST games without (a) going to Lakeland or (b) paying a billion dollars for MLB TV?
Check out Detroit4Lyfe
FSD will broadcast a few starting next week
and I think 2 of them will be on ESPN.
as for “other” ways to watch, I don’t know
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Other pitchers
According to this morning’s game notes:
Tigers: Willis, Coke, Zumaya, Thomas
Braves: Mike Dunn, Jo Jo Reyes, Stephen Marek, Lee Hyde, Eric Cordier
oh jeez there's game notes for spring training?
I checked sometime last week and didn’t see any so I assumed they weren’t posting them. cool
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Thanks!
I’m interested to see how Dontrelle looks after a week to reflect on a pretty good outing…
by Grubby stadiumdrives.com on Mar 8, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
interesting from the game notes
CASEY CROSBY will be joining the Tigers for today’s game… WF where you at?
He is not mentioned in the pitching rotation but joining the club, anyone care to explain why he would be “joining the club” for this game? General love for the Bravos? Better seats to see Maxamillion’s eyes?
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by JoelZumayaKegStand on Mar 8, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
Coke
I’m wondering how seriously Dave and Jim are still considering having Coke be a starter… it’s very early in spring, but he looks much more effective than any of the other candidates for the #4 or #5 spots. I would love to see how he fares over 5 innings.
But if Willis figures it out, having Willis and Robertson at the back end of the rotation could be fun.
A lifelong Tigers fan
A better taste?
That will make your tongue numb.
by ChrisDTX on Mar 8, 2010 1:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
fun
hmmm. as much as i like to rag on Willis, you’re right, that would be great if he found the magic fairy dust and everything got better again. However, the ghost of Blass says probably not.
Willis and Coke after Robertson and Mando.....
……All for guys going after 1 starting pitching spot on back to back days
Apropos of nothing
but exactly what in the holy hell is Russell Coltrane Martin doing in the photo on the right sidebar? It looks like he’s the catcher’s bodyguard, nobly jumping in front of a bullet.
Infante then gets tagged out rounding the base too far
I think. It got confusing
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
well, i have a ton of things to accomplish here on spring break
so i’ll be in and out. hope the tigers kick some arse today
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I am here to hang for a bit...
than I’ll join real life again.
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by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
heck no.....
only out was on a baserunning error.
by BennieBladesFan on Mar 8, 2010 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, I have to take my cues from Kurt, DDBB, and the rest of the BYBers who know more about Scherzer than I do
If they say he’s gonna be good, I have to take their word for it. The only observation I had about Scherzer from watching D’Backs games is that he had trouble getting deep into games.
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
God I wish I could see him throw right now...
his mechanics intrigue me.
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Scherzer must have small hands and smell like cabbage....
….because he’s running that Merry-Go-Round like a champ.
by Robocop on Mar 8, 2010 1:22 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
oh good lord
is this what happens when I’m too busy dealing with other shit to salivate over the slow ass box score?
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I don't think so, because if that were true he wouldn't have been pulled so quickly
There’s no way he could’ve been near his pitch count.
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
Some ground ball of some sort
Then a fly out for out 3
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
on a routine play?
damn it! i want him to back up Inge at 3rd
by Cecil_Fielder on Mar 8, 2010 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
I Think weve got.....
….Raburn and Santiago for that……Not enough spots.
by BennieBladesFan on Mar 8, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
Gotta go y'all.
catch ya on another thread.
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I wish
Listening to Braves radio on Gameday Audio
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
you know, other than the fact that they can't pronounce single syllable words
I like these ATL announcers. At least they describe the game and it’s easier to follow than when Jim starts meandering.
Boesch should take lessons from Larish
who worked the count. Boesch got giddy and started hacking.
by Cecil_Fielder on Mar 8, 2010 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
ok, what inning are we at, please?
finally sitting down to listen
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he still only has 7 AB's
which I don’t understand at all. haven’t they played 5 games too?
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I know he didn't play yesterday
I’ve been told that the Yankees are trying to figure out whether they want him batting second or seventh
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
so I guess we've determined
chris may not leave to get food, and I have to listen from the beginning of games
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What's really a pain
is that the sandwich wasn’t even that good. And it apparently ruined Max Scherzer’s mojo. Bad Subway!
here's my thingking
since starting pitchers go 7+ innings in the real season, and only are going a couple here, and our buddy Fu is a situational guy that should only go a couple of batters in the real season, then he should only be going about half a batter in spring training. He’s way over his pitch count!!
Have we been able to determine why
Matt Diaz is pronounced “Die As”, as opposed to “Dee As” like everyone else? What is he, some sort of asshole?
I actually know
They told the story once when the Tigers were playing the Braves. Apparently his great-grandfather was an immigrant from Spain, and the people he worked for pronounced his name wrong, so he just changed the pronounciation
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
this is pathetic!! haha
just keep singing to ourselves… itsonlymarch8itsonlymarch8itsonlymarch8
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I think the entire team has been stricken with a case of malaria these past 2 days
it’s the only explanation, really.
dudes better improve by the time I get there wednesday
or face my wrath.
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or something. Also, I will totally buy you a beer if you can get Casper Wells’ autograph, signed “Casper Wells, bitch”.
by ChrisDTX on Mar 8, 2010 1:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
oh my god
I shall make it my mission.
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You could also think TimByrdakTimByrdakTimByrdak
He had a horrible spring training in 2008, to the point where he was released by the Tigers, and he’s pitched well for the Astros ever since.
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Or, if you're an Atlanta broadcaster, "Avia"
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
The Atlanta broadcasting team gave birth to "Ray blow"
as an alternate pronunciation of Rabelo. I feel like you should know these things.
even though the 3B kicked the damn ball
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thanks for the prompt updates btw
my head’s already spinning due to pre-trip nonsense. I’m going somewhere else right after I get back from FL and I think I need a xanax agghhh
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I won't be able to do it for the whole game
At some point I gotta take a break to do some housework
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
I was out for a while.
Did we seriously just finish the second inning? After a full hour? What is this, Yankees-Red Sox?
Thanks for the warning
this could be an NC-17 performance.
by ChrisDTX on Mar 8, 2010 2:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
monday monday
can’t trust that day
Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday mornin’ you gave me no warnin’ of what was to be
Oh Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me
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Seriously...
I was all excited to log on and see how the Boys were doing, and then i see the box score.
:(
And is the slowpoke box score on Tigers.com the only way to follow the game?
oh one more question… Does MLB audio online also have local blackouts like MLB.TV???
I was thinking of buying mlb.tv so i could watch while at work and school, but then i realized that I WOULDNT BE ABLE TO SEE ANY TIGERS GAMES??? what a rip…
So, is mlb audio the same way??? I live right in the metro area….
Gameday Audio does NOT have blackouts
Even during the regular season
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
turner's gonna pitch in relief wednesday
yayayayay
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I still like Infante
I have had a love affair with 2nd baseman for the Tigers since i was a kid… Started with Lou and then went to Fryman, then Infante, then Polanco… I guess Sizemore will be my new Tiger…
I seem to have a thing for catchers
Although currently my favorite Tiger is Verlander
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
I probably...
should have said man-crush instead of love affair… that just did not sound right lol…
cant wait till these are on tv
but the box score and this thread will have to do when sitting here in class
haha i guess it wont
when they do get on tv Ill probably just skip… its only art history. Just want to see some live game action
yup, already plan on skipping next Monday
and Opening Day as well. Its a straight from the book class so luckily I can learn it all on my own
I'm out of class by the time the game starts on Opening Day
Unfortunately, I have an exam at 12:30 on the day of the home opener, so I can’t skip that.
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
Braves 8, Tigers 1
Braves 8, Tigers 1
After the second inning.
Scherzer gives up 5 runs, all earned, on four hits (including a two run homer to uber-prospect Jason Heyward) and 3 BB’s with no K’s in only a third of an inning before being pulled. That’s his second rocky performance in two tries, but still early to be alarmed.
Ni follows getting 1.2 innings in, giving up 3 more runs, on 3 hits and another BB with one K. That’s a bit longer than Ni would normally pitch, but I’m sure that his stay on the hill was extended so JL could keep everyone’s work regimen in tact.
Kelly has committed a throwing error playing 3B for the Tigers.
Jeff Larish has driven in the only Tiger run, scoring Pacman on a base hit. Cabrera has a hit for Detroit.
Al’s kid has drawn a BB, and Sizemore has hit into a DP.
Pacman = Santiago
Clete Thomas = Cletus
http://www.tigersbythenumbers.com/2008/08/examining-tigers-infield-defense-to_11.html
Check out who the sponsor of Santiago’s page is on Baseball Reference. Cool
Atleast were not Royals fans...
Alex Gordon out for up to 5 weeks with a broken thumb… ouch… that guy cant catch a break….
Or Dodger fans...
Russ Martin out 4-6 weeks with a groin pull…
Man today is a bad day for a guy in my fantasy keeper league… he has both Gordon and Martin as keepers lol…
MLB channel
Is showing Yanks Phills…. Jose Contreras is pitching for the Phills right now..
They are also doing some kind of text message voting for something… I missed what the vote is for, but Leyland and Pinella were the last 2 choices…
I have....
I have a hotkey on my laptop that automatically types out “D-Train gives up a leadoff walk.”
you need to start reading the thread before commenting, dude
heh
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I'm just teasing
but it might help you get up to speed :)
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Yep
And I don’t blame him for walking Heyward
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
yeah I was thinking that might have been unintentional/intentional
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I seem to remember that Willis did okay in non-MLB games last year too
but then lost it in front of 40000 ppl.
does anyone else remember it that way?
exactly....
,……he was awful last spring
by BennieBladesFan on Mar 8, 2010 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
I don't really remember that
I remember Juan Rincon having a really good spring training and then not carrying it over into the regular season
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
He struggled mightly....
….int the spring…So this is a very good sign.
by BennieBladesFan on Mar 8, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
he swings at everything. 2K today
send em to the minors and tech em patience, patience
by Cecil_Fielder on Mar 8, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
Hes had enough....
…..chances….Only reason hes stil around is that hes left handed.
by BennieBladesFan on Mar 8, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
i agree.
clete and larish strike out a lot too. but at least they take some pitches! boesch just goes up and hacks!
by Cecil_Fielder on Mar 8, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
I believe he drew at least one walk last week
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I like Clete though....
…..he hustles and can play mulipple outfield positions
by BennieBladesFan on Mar 8, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
joel is a right-hander, atlanta broadcasters. thanks for playing though
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They always postitive Detnew.com...
Already has a article about Scherzer gettting lit up today…
probably just to update the fans, as tom gage is actually in lakeland
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I know...
It just seam that they are always reporting on the negative… I know thats not true though, just my own perception.
understandable, lynn henning can be like that
tom’s usually not so bad, to me anyway
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Lynn Henning's been in a fairly good mood recently, though
Especially when he can write about Casper Wells
by SabreRoseTiger on Mar 8, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
Another hit
Zoomer has more problems than just his health
If that heater is straight, it can be 101 on the gun, and he’ll still get killed
a few posters did, myself included
but Fu Te Ni needs to step it up with Seay, Coke, Thomas (who’s out of options), and Schlereth on the roster.
I'm gonna do an overflow after this half inning
just so you guys know. I’d wait but I might get pulled away later
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If wells and Larish PLay Well....
…this spring maybe we can get a young 3b prospect in a trade…..Or strieby….Any 2 of those 3 could land us a good prospect.
I'm thinkin we'd keep Strieby
If he can play the OF he might be able to take over after Magglio moves on
Went to the game.. Just got back to the hotel
Overall, a pretty poor performance across the board in my book. Though the highlights of the day were definitely Dontrelle’s performance. Got a well deserved standing ovation from the Tiger faithful after a quick inning. Also, the hype about Heyward is real. He hit a monster shot in the first. Guy looks to be a real 5 tool player. Bad performance from Casey Crosby. Boesch struck out multiple times and didn’t look that great, but Nunez made some great plays at short, which was promising.
Verlander.Porcello.Crosby.Scherzer.Turner: the future..?
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