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Game 59: Tigers at White sox, 2:05pm

Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox, Jun 10, 2010 2:05 PM EDT



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3 game series vs White Sox @ U.S. Cellular Field

Tue 06/08 WP: Brad Thomas (3 - 0)
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Detroit Tigers
@ Chicago White Sox

Thursday, Jun 10, 2010, 2:05 PM EDT
U.S. Cellular Field

Max Scherzer vs John Danks

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

 

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Max "Use The Blue Eye" Scherzer

#37 / Pitcher / Detroit Tigers

6-3

215

R

R

Jul 27, 1984



W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2010 - Max Scherzer 2-5 10 10 0 0 0 0 52.2 65 43 39 9 22 43 6.66 1.65


vs


John Danks

#50 / Pitcher / Chicago White Sox

6-2

210

L

L

Apr 15, 1985



W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2010 - John Danks 4-5 11 11 0 0 0 0 70.0 66 30 28 4 23 57 3.60 1.27


Uh, well. I think we all just want this game to be less painful than yesterday. Yeah.

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Tigers lineup: (edited, Maggs scratched) Jackson cf, Damon lf, Raburn dh, Cabrera 1b, Boesch rf, Guillen 2b, Inge 3b, Laird c, Worth ss

White Sox lineup: Pierre 7, Vizquel 5, Rios 8, Konerko DH, Quentin 9, Kotsay 3, Pierzynski 2, Ramirez 6, Beckham 4

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Ordonez scratched with left oblique soreness. Raburn hitting third as dh. Damon in left and Boesch in right.

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 1:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Holy comments Batman

did you guys forget about the whole ‘overflow thread’ idea last night?

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 1:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Ok

I’m tempted to read through the 500 or so that I missed but I think I might break Sean Casey here.

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I finished my exam sooner than expected, so I get to watch this game after all. Yay!

But boo at not having Maggs in the lineup. He has the best numbers by far against Danks.

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by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 10, 2010 2:08 PM EDT reply actions  

shit yeah! as chad would say

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

GIFs that win

This is one of them.

My two favorite teams are the Tigers and Brewers. Drunk tigers. That sounds about right.
Me in 140 characters

by ReichardZ on Jun 10, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

K!

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 2:12 PM EDT reply actions  

oh, for fuck's sake.

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 2:15 PM EDT reply actions  

really???

a homer to visquel?

I Like Pie
I Dislike Raburn

by mrsunshine on Jun 10, 2010 2:15 PM EDT reply actions  

here we go again?

I’d rather not, really, Max, seeing the scoreboard get updated by 7 runs at a time on the White sox side was really annoying.

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by ahtrap on Jun 10, 2010 2:16 PM EDT reply actions  

MaKKKs

too bad he gave up the home run to el abuelo

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 2:19 PM EDT reply actions  

I really wish

I had a dollar and/or a pair of headphones right now

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 2:32 PM EDT reply actions  

I don't like this.

I’m grumpy. I just want some runs. Is that too much to ask, Tigers?

by kendra.michelle on Jun 10, 2010 2:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Seriously

I don’t think anyone on this team has been robbed of hits/lineouts more than Laird.

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by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 10, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sweet, headphone issue resolved

Though I’m using the oldest computer speakers known to man now.

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 2:39 PM EDT reply actions  

v nice, max

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 2:41 PM EDT reply actions  

what is going on in this game?

I’m only following on gameday, but its frustrating that no one appears to be hitting.

by Ohio Tiger on Jun 10, 2010 2:50 PM EDT reply actions  

no one is hitting

that’s about all there is to say about it

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

picked a bad time to get injured

the only fantasy thing I’m doing has weekly changes, rather than daily management, and I decided to give Maggs a shot this week. Now I’m stuck watching him rest his oblique all week.

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by ahtrap on Jun 10, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

you'll take one or two runs given up any day

Because, you’d think the offense could scratch together two or three. Right?

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by ahtrap on Jun 10, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

seriously. have you seen it?

please alert it there is a baseball season in progress.

by Kurt Mensching on Jun 10, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

well, there was that inning the other day

Actually, I’d turned to watch a few minute of basketball at that point, and all of a sudden the TIgers went from 1 run to 7 runs on the board, so I didn’t actually SEE it happen.

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by ahtrap on Jun 10, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Which is too bad

Giving up one home run but being good otherwise should not be punishable with absolutely zero run support. This must be how Zack Greinke feels on a regular basis.

by kendra.michelle on Jun 10, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Greinke gave up 7 runs to the Twins in his last outing

I’m not really feeling that sorry for him right now

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by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 10, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

it was 6

only the second time he gave up that many all year. freaking royals

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

So

Did John Danks really just strike out the side?

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:05 PM EDT reply actions  

thank you G$

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Damn

Did that ball go as far as I think it did (watching gameday)?

Also, way to work 7 pitches out of him, Danny.

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:15 PM EDT reply actions  

not really, no

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Looked like it hit the warning track

Oh well…

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

... and here comes Mr. Swing at Everything

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

In Moneyball it was Miguel Tejada

I was referring to The Cleaner.

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

omg a baserunner

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey, a baserunner!

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:17 PM EDT reply actions  

You think...

“YES! A BASERUNNER!” And then you remember that Raburn is batting next

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:19 PM EDT reply actions  

no kidding. Raburn is useless. Not the end I wanted for F*ckChicagoWeek

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's striking out more

And walking less. And getting unluckier on balls in play.

Free Casper Wells!

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

+1000000000

obvs

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Dammit Raburn

This is why we can’t have nice things

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 3:21 PM EDT reply actions  

That's my job during the year

Just substitute “medical files” for Communications Department Files.

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

We're only down by 1

Have some faith.

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Truth

If Miggy remembers who he is for one at bat we’re tied.

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

I swear, max's changeup leads to more doubles than swings and misses

at least it seems that way most of the time

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:25 PM EDT reply actions  

…….

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Faen! (Will not translate that)

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Jeez...

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:28 PM EDT reply actions  

yeah, jim, I'd be pissed too

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:29 PM EDT reply actions  

It's in AAAA

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I am supposed to stay sober tonight, but this game and all the Hawks-fluffing is making it hard to do that

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:30 PM EDT reply actions  

I am

My liver needs to rest up for Saturday

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

same here. It just hurts to see all this Chicago success

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll take it

if it means a win on Saturday. If not… well yeah, Sunday will be a long day.

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

well at least we're gonna have to be able to beat the Pirates...

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not that team

But I’ll take a win from the Tigers too.

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh, the whole USA vs. England thing?

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

well, go USA! I chose them and Brazil as my teams. But for each year, I care less and less for football. Just too much of it here

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't want to see Brazil win again

especially now that they’re playing more of a European-style game. I’d like to see a new winner if possible.

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah, they are not the team they used to be, but they’ve been my team since 94 so..

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

let's just say

if the usa beat england and the tigers lost for a month straight i’d still be happy.

probably makes me a bad tigers blogger but I don’t care!

by Kurt Mensching on Jun 10, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

haha I can imagine. When Norway beat Brazil back in 98 the whole city of Oslo exploded

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

when the usa beat spain last year ...

uhm… ok, I got nothing. But some of us were pretty happy!

by Kurt Mensching on Jun 10, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

haha

nice

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Please put one right in Boesch's wheelhouse

I won’t rip on him for a week. I swear!

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Trade his ass.

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

double play FML

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:34 PM EDT reply actions  

oo bullpen time

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:36 PM EDT reply actions  

or not

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

we're not gonna get to the bullpen at this rate

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by ahtrap on Jun 10, 2010 3:37 PM EDT reply actions  

didn't catch that

A little high for a one hitter.

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by ahtrap on Jun 10, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

*facedesk

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Who the f*ck wears white sox anyway?

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:39 PM EDT reply actions  

In funny Chicago news:

Toews got a 1,3 mill Conn Smythe bonus which will count against the cap next year.. ahhahahahaa

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:42 PM EDT reply actions  

oh hi

i came back from food-getting and it looks like i haven’t missed anything.

I Like Pie
I Dislike Raburn

by mrsunshine on Jun 10, 2010 3:44 PM EDT reply actions  

hey batters, max is TRYING to make up for his past suckage

hit it where they ain’t

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:44 PM EDT reply actions  

If we lose this series...

… I dub F*ck Chicago week the worst week ever. This is a team we should be able to beat.

Where did our offense go? I feel like I could do a better job batting (no I couldn’t)

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:45 PM EDT reply actions  

I can't

Hawks hatred has been part of my life for 15 years and I have learnt to hate the Sox too. I guess that in reality every week is F*ck Chicago Week

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

couldn't do worse, anyway

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by ahtrap on Jun 10, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

FINALLY

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Here we go...

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:48 PM EDT reply actions  

G$, offensive savior! ??????

Gotta love opposing bullpens

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Psst, Austin....it's really still April, I swear

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Great

Here comes Mr. Swing at Everything.

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:50 PM EDT reply actions  

you may now shut up

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

If it works, it works

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

wouldn't it be swell

if Damon could do soomething here

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:52 PM EDT reply actions  

cmon tigers

I Like Pie
I Dislike Raburn

by mrsunshine on Jun 10, 2010 3:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Walk Damon...

..we all know Raburn is gonna ground into an septuple play anyway

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 3:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey guys

I’m really glad we have our #3 hitter up in this situation.

……….

by rcpratt on Jun 10, 2010 3:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Did he at least hit a flyball?

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Demote him

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:57 PM EDT reply actions  

I took a look at his strikeout and walk numbers

He’s getting unlucky, but he’s also striking out too much and not walking enough.

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

KILL

I Like Pie
I Dislike Raburn

by mrsunshine on Jun 10, 2010 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

guess not

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 4:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Goddamnit Leroy

Goddamnit.

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 4:01 PM EDT reply actions  

+1

I have no idea what you said, but I’m pretty sure it was profane.

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

you are right

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

this week sucks

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 4:02 PM EDT reply actions  

fucking squandeRAGE

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by ahtrap on Jun 10, 2010 4:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Why exactly did Scherzer start the 8th?

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 4:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Why waste the bullpen

if the offense isn’t going to score anyway?

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Because you can save the starter's arm for the future

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hell if I know then

Jim is probably too excited that he gets to smoke cigarettes to notice anything else right now.

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 10, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

And he walks a guy

What part of homer-walk does not scream PULL THE STARTER THAT’S THROWN OVER 100 PITCHES AND IS TIRED?

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

3 batters too late

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

jesus h. hetfield

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 4:04 PM EDT reply actions  

from bad to worse

I’m so pissed off right now

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by ahtrap on Jun 10, 2010 4:04 PM EDT reply actions  

why are people questioning miggy?

instead of just hating ryan fucking raburn, the worst fucking player in the majors right now (at least laird does something, occasionally)

by redwingxviii on Jun 10, 2010 4:04 PM EDT reply actions  

just got word the new supervisor is coming over

bye guys, bye stupid tigers.

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by allikazoo on Jun 10, 2010 4:05 PM EDT reply actions  

I guess I at least have to

credit the Cell for playing Seek & Destroy. Metallica makes me feel better

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 4:05 PM EDT reply actions  

I already like you

Same here

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

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by David Tokarz on Jun 10, 2010 4:06 PM EDT reply actions  

time to revisit preseason expectations

preseason expectations: 70 something wins, no offense to speak of

following a couple of weeks of inspired play: maybe win division, these rookies are great!

current expectations: 70 something wins, no offense to speak of

by redwingxviii on Jun 10, 2010 4:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Not in my experience

The fewest wins I’ve seen them get since giving them my undivided attention is 74.

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by SabreRoseTiger on Jun 10, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

you've missed some bad ones!

that said, this team just doesn’t have it on offense. too many terrible at bats. if “terrible at bats” was a stat, i’m sure we’d lead it. fucking raburn

by redwingxviii on Jun 10, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

preseason expectation: 82 wins

following a couple of weeks of inspired play: 85 wins
now: 80 wins?

by Kurt Mensching on Jun 10, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

i'm a little wider

preseason: 78
couple weeks: 87
current: 75

i think we’re now a little worse than Day 1, given we’ve DFA’d some guys, Porcello is junk for the time being, and my general anger

by redwingxviii on Jun 10, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

baseball is kind of glacial

because the season is so long.

They’re not as good as they were the first 5 weeks nor as bad as they are the past two or so weeks. Things will even out.

But you could probably do a +/- of four wins on my guesses.

by Kurt Mensching on Jun 10, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

we're just guessing

we’re in the same ballpark though. it’s not like either of us is saying 60 or 100 wins

by redwingxviii on Jun 10, 2010 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Seeing as I am kinda new here...

.. I guess I should shamelessly self promote and say that if you like dumb, profane attempts at Red Wings blogging or get turned on by Norwegian accents, then you should check my blog.

Also, feel free to add me on twitter @FightNightatJoe, but I tweet too much and swear a lot, so I would advice you not to

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 4:09 PM EDT reply actions  

haha thanks

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 4:14 PM EDT reply actions  

that' it I guess...

Swell to spend this time with you all…

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by Andy from FightNight on Jun 10, 2010 4:24 PM EDT reply actions  

I hate getting shut out

Somebody get this impotent offense some Viagra!

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