As if I needed another reason to hate the Twins: Tigers waste Scherzer's gem, lose in 10
by BigAl on Sep 2, 2010 12:11 AM EDT
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PrintMy thoughts on tonight's heartbreaking 2-1 loss to those damn Twins can be summed up in one word.
waste: /weɪst/ Show Spelled [weyst] verb,wast·ed, wast·ing, noun, adjective–verb (used with object)
1. To consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste a dominant Max Scherzer performance; to waste a marvelous Austin Jackson catch.
2. To fail or neglect to use: to waste an opportunity to score.
3. To destroy or consume gradually; wear away: The Tigers gradually waste my hopes for this season away.
4. To wear down or reduce in bodily substance, health, or strength; emaciate; enfeeble: to be wasted by a lack of hitting or hunger for runs.
5. To destroy, devastate, or ruin: a year wasted by a long and futile season.
6. Slang. to kill or murder. What I want to do to the Twins...WASTE THEM.
Max Scherzer was DOMINANT. Nine full innings, one run, four hits, nine strike outs. 106 pitches, 76 for strikes. It doesn't get much better than Scherzer was tonight. If there is one thing we can take from the loss, it's seeing Scherzer continue to blossom into a top of the rotation pitcher.
As great as Scherzer pitched, the Twins' Francisco Liriano was almost as good. The the Tigers couldn't do much of anything against Liriano and five Twins' relievers, though they were able to scratch across a run in the 8th inning on a two out Jhonny Peralta single.
Unfortunately, Scherzer couldn't stay in the game indefinitely. So Ryan Perry came in to start the 10th inning. And it went just how you'd expect a game in Minnesota to go...badly and painfully.
Perry was ineffective for the second night in a row, starting his night off by committing a cardinal sin. He walked the leadoff man, Michael Cuddyer. The base on balls, as you'd expect to happen against the Twins, came back to bite the Tigers in the nether regions.
Cuddyer proceeded to steal 2nd, and score on a one out single from Danny Valencia.
Game over, with a gem of a performance from Scherzer totally wasted.
But as a life-long fan of the Tigers, I expected the game to go down in that fashion.
Because there's three certainties in a Tigers fan's life. Death, taxes, and the Tigers losing in God awful fashion in Minnesota.
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Max Scherzer Facts (AL Ranks)
- ERA (3.45)
- K (152)
- K/9 (8.37)
- FIP (3.87)
- xFIP (3.97)
- WAR (2.6)
Not too shabby. The bottom 3 stats don’t include tonight, either. 2 top 20 pitchers in the rotation is a good starting point for 2011.
by ChrisDTX on Sep 2, 2010 1:27 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Stupid auto-format
Those rankings are 13, 14, 10, 15, 20 and 23.
by ChrisDTX on Sep 2, 2010 1:30 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Updated nerd stats
3.73 FIP (#20), 3.88 xFIP (#12), 3.0 WAR (#18)
by ChrisDTX on Sep 2, 2010 12:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
According to my own rudimentary note taking...
The Tigs are 0-6 in extra inning games since the All-Star game (and were 3-1 pre-ASG).
Just to let you guys know.
I’m willing to take one for the team. I will burn down the entire city of Minnesota. Sure, the years of Sodomy and Prison time will be tough, but I’ll be able to sleep better at night know the city will never harm another Tiger again.
Because I'm the Lynch... and I'm awwwesome!
by Terrence J. Lynch on Sep 2, 2010 2:29 AM EDT reply actions
if you take out Favre at the same time
You may even get shortened time for humanitarian reasons – doing a good thing for all humanity. :)
"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)
by Baroque on Sep 2, 2010 7:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The city of Minnesota?
"'Over'? Did you say 'over'? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no!"
by rubberbiscuit on Sep 2, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe we can get him to throw in the
state of Chicago while he’s at it.
In a long distance relationship with the Tigers--and, yes, we're doing fine.
Chicago is a -land
so that’s gotta be like way bigger than a state. like iceland or greenland.
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 2, 2010 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It's just another loss
More to come so be prepared. I just read a story about Mark Prior. He’s playing on a team the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League. Maybe the Tigers should scout him.
Do we have room on the IR list for him?
Granderson was my Tiger, then Sizemore, then Willis. Since they're all gone, I'm taking Raburn and hoping the pattern holds.
Max S (the pitcher) did a good job.
I was hoping his catcher would be Max S (the catcher).
I am also now hoping for a finish above .500.
Delaware Gary
Mad Max is legit.
In what has now become pretty much a lost cause, I’m so excited to see Max pitching this well. This is the guy I knew we were getting from the Dback’s… even when everyone else was complaining about his horrendous start. Max has a ton of potential and I hope he builds on this strong streak he has going and continue it next year. A full year of JV and Max on top of their game would give us a lethal top 1-2 in that rotation.
As the M's proved with Felix/Lee
You need more than a strong 1-2 punch. There’s a lot of work to be done to improve this club. But, yes, having Verlander and Scherzer (and Cabrera, of course) is a good start.
by ChrisDTX on Sep 2, 2010 12:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Perry/Coke
I agree with the strong praise being given to Max, he has been incredible. But how long will Tigers management continue to sit back and allow Perry to come in and give away ball games? How long will they have Coke try to battle through injuries? I am not saying that we have tons of depth (clearly) with our relievers, however with Perry unable to effectively pitch strikes and Coke pitching with some type of “dead arm” injury problem, I believe that we are long overdue in putting these guys on the DL (we are good at inventing injuries) and bring in some young talent. When I say talent, I also do not mean Weinhardt, as he has performed worse then these two. I would like to see Wise, Simons, and why not see a little more from Sborz.
The Chairman of the Steve Yzerman for President fan club.
by Christopher Horvath on Sep 2, 2010 1:46 PM EDT reply actions
you don't have to use the DL now, it's September
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 2, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Good point...
I was not sure if we would be able to get all these guys up with the 40-man roster limitations.
The Chairman of the Steve Yzerman for President fan club.
by Christopher Horvath on Sep 2, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
But if they want to call someone up that's not on the 40 man roster...
they will need to move a player to the 60 day DL to make room
Ordonez, Guillen, Worth are on the 15 day DL
Thomas is on the minor league DL but could be called up and put on the 60 day DL
(but then they’d have to pay him a pro rated 400K instead of 65K- no big deal)
Some players have to get added by Nov 20 anyway to be protected from the Rule 5 draft
Furbush, Putkonen, Simons, Gagnier, Iorg, Wise are rule 5 eligible, I think
I think Crosby has another year because he was drafted out of High School
Others that were signed before or during the 07 season are rule 5 eligible
I think Villareal, Marte, and some more
If you survived 2003, you can get through this!
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