Tigers' win streak of 12 longest since 1934
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 14, 2011 5:52 PM EDT
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3 ... for now.
By the way, if Texas wins tonight, the magic number is 2. If Cleveland wins tonight, the magic number remains 3, but the Tigers would be 3 games above the Rangers in the AL standings.
KEY STAT
4 unanswered runs by the Tigers? I don't know. I can barely write this post I am so excited.
KEY PLAY
Jim Leyland pulled all the right strings in the ninth inning, as pinch hitters led the rally. Ryan Raburn hit a home run, Magglio Ordonez walked, and Alex Avila hit a two-run homer for the tie.
In the 10th, Carlos Guillen drove in the game-winning run. Victor Martinez doubled with one out, and Will Rhymes scored the run as the pinch runner.
KEY THOUGHTS
Wow. That's all I got. Wow. Wah. @#$#! Whatever you choose to go with. Need a bit more than that?
Do you believe it? Do they even believe it? Who can believe it? It seems unreal. The Tigers have now won 12 in a row. That hasn't happened since 1934. Forgive me, but that's a bit before my time. So I don't have a big frame of reference here. The Tigers have won so many games (87 now) they're actually 1/2 game above the Red Sox in the standings.
Honestly I don't even know how to blog here. I don't want to concentrate on the negative (Brad Penny's start) and I just discussed the positive (everything after Brad Penny's start.
Credit the players. Credit Carlos Guillen for making the most of his start. (He also hit a home run). Credit all the Tigers players for fighting in a game when they could have been happy with 11 and got on the plane. Credit Jim Leyland.
There's a heck of a lot of credit owed to a heck of a lot of people with this club right now. So celebrate the good, I say.
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Bwahahahaha!
I love this team.
I loved listening to Jim Price simply laugh in the background as Dan called those last two home runs.
Valverde striking out the side? OMFG! It’s almost not fair right now (almost).
Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.
by murrajo on Sep 14, 2011 6:03 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Dan and Jim were both having a chuckle
by playoffbeard on Sep 14, 2011 6:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was more than prepared for defeat
Penny pitching + Afternoon game = an automatic loss in my book
It was like the Matrix when NEO was dead, then came back to life. All of a sudden the Tigers saw the Matrix code and put on some whoop ass in the 9th inning.
by Keith-Allen on Sep 14, 2011 6:05 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Let me fix that for you
Penny pitching + Afternoon game = an automatic loss in my book
"I believe in a good kick in the ass. This— I believe. " -- Walker Percy
I tweet about stuff sometimes @jackhitts.
un-be-lievable
i am beyond excited for the series in oakland. seats are so cheap there too! found a couple on stubhub, 2nd row behind the tigers dugout for 30 bucks a piece.
look for me in my official (circa 2003) tigers jacket
I posted this in the Afterglow thread
but in case you don’t visit there and wonder about some of our frequently used images, Alli did a fine post last year that still explains a lot. I’d forgotten about some of them.
http://www.blessyouboys.com/2010/4/4/1402179/the-byb-encyclopedia-of-nicknames
"Some guy told me I should walk with the Lord. I'd rather walk with the bases loaded" Ken Singleton
Post a confidence poll now....
…and add 110 as an option for me.
That rug really tied the room together.
Even I'm at 90 today
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by David Tokarz on Sep 14, 2011 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
key play: OZZIE CHOSE TO FACE AVILA INSTEAD OF INGE
by playoffbeard on Sep 14, 2011 6:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
That call made absolutely no sense. I think I would have more success pitching against Inge than any White Sox pitcher against Avila.
by SpartanBoiler on Sep 14, 2011 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. Why would you not pitch to the Mendoza straddler
by playoffbeard on Sep 14, 2011 6:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
maybe because Inge is the hottest hitter on the team right
He’s hitting .500 since our winning streak started.
Could it be
Leyland out-thinking Ozzie. Put the righty in, knowing he would bring in righty pitcher. Then…
AVILABOMB!
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That is the only thing that makes sense
Leyland had to be one move ahead of Ozzie. Which is rather embarrassing for Ozzie, not to take anything away from Leyland. As a manager you should always think of the potential moves your opposition will make in response to your own. He didn’t (you would have to believe, because who would rather pitch to Avila over Inge?) and they lost as a result of it. Go Tigers!
That means he stays with Sale for a two-inning save, who is shaky against righties.
That doesn’t sound like the ideal situation, either. Santos was warmed up, is great against righties, and pretty decent against lefties.
But it's also Brandon Inge
If he was bringing someone else off the bench — even somebody like Raburn — I could see Ozzie getting a bit nervouse. But, again — Brandon Inge. I haven’t looked at the career numbers against Inge (too lazy right now), but unless they’re overwhelming that Inge kills Sale — and I doubt they are, since he’s been in the league all of a year and a half —just stick with him there. ESPECIALLY if you know Leyland has a few more guys on the bench, like Alex Avila.
"I believe in a good kick in the ass. This— I believe. " -- Walker Percy
I tweet about stuff sometimes @jackhitts.
Great post from exasperated White Sox poster. On SSS in the gamethread. And who could blame him:
Oh for crying out loud, 5.5 months in and he still hasn’t learned
Pierre gets on late in a game with no one out. OZZIEBOT ACTIVATED: order sacrifice, thereby ensuring yet another IBB to Konerko.
That might have been even more puzzling to me. Why not give Ramirez a crack at it with nobody out? Konerko’s going to get walked either way — unless, of course, Ramirez gets a hit there and you have runners on first and second with no one out. I don’t think Leyland’s going to load the bases in that situation. So why even give up the out on the SAC bunt?
"I believe in a good kick in the ass. This— I believe. " -- Walker Percy
I tweet about stuff sometimes @jackhitts.
To avoid the double play mostly
This season, Ramirez has hit into 19 double plays with a man on 1st in 114 Ab’s. That’s 16.7 % of the time. Alexi also has just a .321 OBP, so he makes an out 67.9% of the time. With those high odds of hitting into an out, bunting becomes an option that most managers would consider.
That bunt strategy also forces Leyland to IBB Konerko. You have about the same odds of scoring the one winning run with 1st and 2nd with 1 out (.429), than with man on 1st, with no outs (.441). The double play is now on, but it will likely only take one ball in play to win the game. When Pierre stole 3rd base, all AJ needed to do was hit a sac fly.
Another option was to have Pierre try to steal 2nd base, then bunt him over to 3rd. Then Konerko gets IBB’d again. Same result.
I’m not saying that bunting is good or bad, only that it is an option. I don’t blame the strategy. I’d only blame AJ Pierzinski.
SURREAL
since there 10th straight win ive been ok with a loss….aaahhhhh stress free tigers baseball
I'm never okay with a Tigers loss
Break their spirits, I say.
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by David Tokarz on Sep 14, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Leyland
proving everyone waiting for the collapse and wanting him fired wrong, 1 game at a time.
this is just unreal. so much fun. I honestly thought all year we were going to win the Central and nothing changed my mind. Not how the Indians were playing, not how the Sox were playing, not even us when we played poorly… but I could have NEVER imagined this.
No longer the Founder, President and CEO of the Ryan Raburn Fan Club
it's like you're in my head!
I was confident that they would take al central all year. But this is unreal.
Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.
by murrajo on Sep 14, 2011 7:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How many times did we hear that
we won’t EVER win the division if Leyland is our manager? Probably a million times.
Leyland deserves some credit for killing the boogie man.
Seems like all the buttons he's pushing set off an alarm.
No hose needed here, these Tigers are too hot to handle.
by Boeschlander on Sep 14, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
All I can do is shake my head and laugh...at the White Sox
Penny pitching and I had class all day so I chucked this one down as a loss. Last I checked it was 5-3…get home and read that they ripped another one off. Unbelievable.
Back off man, I'm a scientist
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Saw the Raburn homer during a break in my seminar
Went to get a snack, came back, saw the Avila homer and freaked.
My cohort thinks I’m insane. I’m okay with that.
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by David Tokarz on Sep 14, 2011 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't believe this streak
Verlander For MVP
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That highlight video with the article is simply fantastic
Batter after batter just looking foolish
Don't Panic!
I went to lay down after the 8th inning thinking...
… this games over, Penny broke the streak… I had the game on in my room, then I saw Raburn hit the PH HR… then Maggs walked, then the trickery by Jimmy Leyland pinch hitting Inge which forced Ozzie to make a change (Santos), then Leyland pinch hitted Inge for Avila… and well you all know the rest of the story…
I CAN"T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW!!!
This team is unreal!!
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Should of kept Casper Wells
I keed, I keed. This is…I don’t know what the word is. Amazing seems too low key. Awesome is too dude-broey. I guess I’ll have to resort to the tried-and-true method of adding a swear into the middle of a word. Faneffingtastic!
by ChrisDTX on Sep 14, 2011 7:53 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Tigers
I ask again, where are all the DD and JL haters?
Tucked away forever!!!
I still don't like Leyland.
I’m beyond ecstatic at how well we’re doing, but in no way am I going to automatically become a fan of Leyland just because we’re having our first above .500 record after the break since he’s been here. Yes I know we went to the World Series in ‘06, but we had the division lead and then ended up barely skating in to the post season on the wild card so let’s just keep things in perspective. If we’re all being honest with ourselves, we will admit that with the talent on this team we should have been leading this division by a 4-6 game margin since before the break. We didn’t because of Leyland’s management.
Am i overflowing with joy that we’re dominating September instead of blowing it in September? Hell yes. Does that mean I’m going to become a Leyland nuthugger because this is the first time the Tigers have performed in September since he’s been here? Hell no.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over yet expecting different results. William Clay Ford, you are insane.
by Lionsrmycrack on Sep 15, 2011 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope they clinch with a win tomorrow, I suppose.
The Cleveland game will already be done. However, we would clinch at 1am. Guess it’ll be a late night for me if the Indians win.
Just Feel It !
This feels like ’68. I knew it was special when Detroit lost the first game then when nine in a row and never looked back. This feels like ’72 when Al Kaline goes 22 for his last 44 at bats and personally drags the Tigers into the playoffs. This feels like ’84 when Detroit starts out 35-5 and I honestly wondered if the Tigers could win 130 games. This feels like ’87 when Detroit laid a hit on Toronto at the end of the season and forced themselves into the playoffs. My advice. Just Feel it.
Just when you think you've seen it all..they do this.
Heard it on the radio and nearly jumped of my seat when I heard Avila tied it up in the ninth. I then knew the Tigers were going to win…man on second, 2-0 pitch to Guillen, set it up perfectly for Papa Grande.
Bless you boys
From USA Today. Apprently Lloyd is superstitious. And stinky.
(The Tigers) become a little fearful of McClendon, who has not changed his underwear during the streak so as not to jinx it.
“Guys are getting a little uncomfortable standing next to me now,” McClendon said. “They believe they can’t be beat. So if this thing keeps going, it can ugly.”
"Some guy told me I should walk with the Lord. I'd rather walk with the bases loaded" Ken Singleton
now this sounds like a blog post idea! thanks
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 14, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Lloyd's underwear?
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by David Tokarz on Sep 14, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
if you can't have fun with lloyd's underwear on a blog, you're in the wrong media format!
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 14, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
and
Cue the parody Twitter account in 3…2…1…
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by rock n rye on Sep 15, 2011 8:52 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
OMG THIS TEAM I CAN'T EVEN
I didn’t see the game because I was in lab, so I knew the score but not how they pulled it off. Just watching the end of the late night FSD replay now. This is just… #nowords
WOW.
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by Baroque on Sep 15, 2011 1:45 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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