Max St. Pierre ignites game winning rally as Tigers win 6-4
by BigAl on Sep 4, 2010 10:51 PM EDT
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PrintThe story of tonight's game?
I could go with the Tigers winning. Miguel Cabrera had two more RBI's, giving him 110 on the season. Austin Jackson had three hits, one a home run, and two RBI. Rick Porcello pitched seven solid innings, getting the victory. The Royals have found a legitimate Tiger killer in Kila Ka'aihue.
But there's really only one story in tonight's 6-4 win over the Royals. Max St. Pierre's.
Long-time Tigers farm hand St. Pierre spent the better part of 14 years in the minors before he got his shot at playing in the major leagues. The 30 year old catcher finally got the call to report to the big club when rosters were expanded on September 1st. But he had to wait till tonight to actually get on the field, getting the start due to Gerald Laird's back issues.
St. Pierre made the most of it.
With the game tied 4-4, St. Pierre's one out, 8th inning single, the first hit of his big league career, was the trigger of a two run rally. After reaching 2nd base, he was pulled for a pinch runner, Brennan Boesch. Ultimately, Boesch scored the game winning run on Jackson's single. The Tigers added an insurance run thanks to a passed ball, allowing Will Rhymes, another long-time farm hand getting his feet wet in the bigs, to score.
St. Pierre was greeted in the dugout as if he had hit a game winning home run, and had a smile from ear to ear. The scene had to warm the heart of even the most jaded of Tigers fans.
So the Tigers got the win. But the win is that much sweeter sweeter because Max St. Pierre will now have his name listed in the database at Baseball-Reference.com...as a major league ballplayer.
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would it be terribly mean of me
To hope that Laird’s back issues last just a little while longer?
"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)
Downright cruel.
Well, maybe just til the end of the season. I mean, they do have pain killers, right?
If you survived 2003, you can get through this!
He'd be going out on a high note!
From the game winning homer of course (not the pain killers)!
If you survived 2003, you can get through this!
just long enough for a full and complete recovery!
Back problems should not be pushed. Plenty of rest for G$. :)
"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)
Max's 1-4 does give him a better BA than Laird, right?
I mean, no need for sabremetrics here. Max is obviously a better hitter. On a serious note, he has a really good looking swing, one that looks like he actually cares about providing offense, unlike Laird who flails and gets lucky.
it's purely the feel-goodness
He’s up, I’d like to see him get a few games so he is more able to take it in and less dazed.
"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)
I love this game.
Sometimes the fairy tales come true.
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by NCDee on Sep 4, 2010 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Max's first hit
It was hilarious when Damon faked throwing the real one into the stands. The camera angle was perfect as the fake was hidden and the sleight of hand was flawless. I wondered how many people actually thought Damon handed the kid the first hit.
I did
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by JerseyTigerFan on Sep 5, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Total slight of hand. Then when he came off the field for a pinch runner, Damon was off in the on deck circle!
If you survived 2003, you can get through this!
was off in the on
I had to read that like five times before I got it : )
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by JerseyTigerFan on Sep 5, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Damon was away in the on deck circle?
he wasn’t in the dugout when Max came back after being replaced by a pinch runner
If you survived 2003, you can get through this!
that's better : )
the “off” and the “on” together with the “in” was just too much for my wee brain to process
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by JerseyTigerFan on Sep 5, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I did at first
Even when I was looking for it on the replay it was hard to see. He’s clearly practiced that.
"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)
I don't see one up on the net. MLB network "Quick pitch" showed the base hit, but not Damon's handy work.
If you survived 2003, you can get through this!
I get the feeling as cool as we find the story
the media outside michigan doesn’t give a crap. which I guess would be fine if they didn’t (not) take photos and didn’t control the video clips that can be online.
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 5, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
you should be able to see it
just by watching the archive of the FSD broadcast for that inning. If you have MLB.TV, that is.
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by JerseyTigerFan on Sep 5, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
It's stories like this that make me a baseball fan
and a Tigers fan!!
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had to miss the game but i just watched the archive of the 8th
so cool. so happy for max and the boys are really paying hard lately, it feels like.
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A point of spelling
It’s pretty common in French-speaking Canada to hyphenate “St-Something” instead of putting a period in it, like “St. Something”. I figure, the guy spends 14 years in the minors, we can at least spell his name the way his mom might: Max St-Pierre. :)
(I’m so stoked that he got a taste of The Show, and hope he sticks around for a while.)
His defense is pretty good
The bat, not so much. But I’d love it if he played at least a few more games.
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I want to see him use that cannon arm to gun down a runner
"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)
Me too.
I’ve heard all about it. I was really hoping KC would try to run on him.
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by Brand New Hero on Sep 5, 2010 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
there's no wrong spelling realy
the Tigers, the back of his jersey, say st. pierre. He asks for st-pierre. (wonder why they didn’t spell it that wy for him). I’m apt to go with st-pierre but it really isn’t worth worrying about.
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 5, 2010 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
question:
he’s 30 and spent 14 years in the minors? one can play in the minors at 16?
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by JerseyTigerFan on Sep 5, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
He started very young, as a young French Canadian growing up in Quebec city
Quite a story about his problems with alcohol, relationship with Glen Ezell, and sticking it out for a chance in the show one day. He’s always in Lakeland as an NRI or just visiting from minor league camp because they need catchers to warm up all the pitchers that are in camp early on. Leyland is no doubt living vicariously a bit through Max right now, as a career minor league catcher that never made it to the show.
If you survived 2003, you can get through this!
Missed the game, dadgummit
But nice that catcher Max was able to contribute. Says something about never giving up and all that jazz. My cockles have been warmed.
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