Doubleheader today (Remember when they INTENTIONALLY used to schedule quite a few of these when they made the schedule)?

We need a victory. Anything less than a split and that big ole' strangling monster that's been looming in the shadows is going to finally stick his head out.:eek:

The Twins lost last night while we were idle so that's good.


Go Get em' Tigers!

CM Wang has been really good. The Tigers will need to get ahead of him early.

Pitching Matchups:

Wednesday: Nate Robertson vs. Chien-Ming Wang
Wednesday: Wil Ledezma vs. Randy Johnson
Thursday: Jeremy Bonderman vs. Jaret Wright

Hopefully Ledezma has a good game like he did in his first start...

First game. 0-0 after four innings.

Why is it I see a 1-0 and 4-3 loss in the cards for today? :hurt:

Please let us win one game. Please! :fingerscr

I hate to say this, but I really need a complete game shutout from Wang for my fantasy league.

I hate to say this, but I really need a complete game shutout from Wang for my fantasy league.


:laser::canada:

First game. 0-0 after four innings.

Why is it I see a 1-0 and 4-3 loss in the cards for today? :hurt:

Please let us win one game. Please! :fingerscr

Now it's a 2-0 game in the 7th. Wang is getting all ground ball outs, right to him. The Tigers have only hit a couple balls out of the infield and only have two hits. It's making me mad...
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Bats silent so far today as the tigs lose 2-0. Maybe the two days off hurt them.:( Lets hope they wake up for the night cap.

The Tigers may have set a new ground ball record today.

2nd game. Wow.

Monroe hit a 3 run shot into the seats with 2 on and 2 out and the Tigers down 1 run in the 9th.

Tigers up 5-3 in the 9th still. Hang on fellas.

What looked like a night of doom for the Detroit sports teams (Shock:frusty: )was saved by the 3 run shot by Monroe. This team lives by it's pitching and HR ball. It's hard for them to scratch out runs so the long ball get them out of trouble.

What looked like a night of doom for the Detroit sports teams (Shock:frusty: )was saved by the 3 run shot by Monroe. This team lives by it's pitching and HR ball. It's hard for them to scratch out runs so the long ball get them out of trouble.
Yep. What a clutch homer by Monroe. I was watching 30 days because I thought the game was over, and I changed it back, and the Tigers had a 5-3 lead. The Tigers really needed that game though. And it looks like The sox and Twins are going to lose lose!

"As the ball sailed high over him, Derek Jeter (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/5406/) didn't even turn around at shortstop. He just dropped his head between his legs and swiped the infield dirt with his hands". :laugh::thumb:



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Bosox must be thinkin', "Why can't we hold them to 5 runs over 2 games"? KC got Twinkies 4 to 3.
Die Twinkies Die!!!

Unfortunately, the ChiSox came back and won, too. But what a huge pick-the Tigers-up from Monroe last night. I hope Bondy is on today. And how about Leyland bringing in Andrew Miller to pitch in the 8th in the first game? Leyland has rocks as big as beach balls. :)

It's on ESPN now, 1 to 1 in the 3rd.
Bondo's flaking fast.

can somebody explain why Neifi Perez seems to get to play so much more than Omar Infante. I really don't know much about this game. But it always seems that Infante plays better...

Well another loss for the Tigers as the big unit shut the tigers down with the excpetion of 3 homers. The month of August was not good for the Tigers and we can only hope that the bats wake up in September and they play better than .500 ball. I am not even sure if 14-14 will be enough to secure them that playoff spot at this time unless the Sox and Twins beat up each other and have multiple games with the A's and Yankees left on schdule.

Even the Mets have now surpassed the Tigers as the team with the best record. We didn't expect the Tigers to be in the thick of things, but to lead the majors for the last 4 months and to see it crumbling before our eyes is almost as disappointing as seeing the Pistons collapse in the playoffs 3 months ago.

The Yankees looked beatable, but except for the homers, we could not get any rallies going to get any runs. Too many ground outs or strikeouts.:mad:

In the end, this maybe a subway series with the Yanks and Mets in the fall classic:( :ohwell:

Frickin' Neifi blew at least 2 plays today. I thought he was a 2sd baseman anyway. Where was Guillen? At least we put a scare in them with the late inning power.

August is known to be a tough month for baseball teams, and I remember looking ahead to the Tigers schedule for August and thinking it was going to be a bear.

At a glance, it lightens up somewhat in September and the Twins and Sox appear to have a tougher road.

That being said, nothing is guaranteed and we still need to play well. We'll see what happens.

Hang on to your hats

I know its a bit off topic, but did anyone see Alex Rios of the Jays knock the ball over the wall for a home run?

Buddy was about 10' from the wall trying to run down a fly ball. The ball hits him in the glove, bounces out and he tries to grab at it with his bare hand before it touches the ground.

Only problem is, he knocked the ball right out of the freaking park for a home run 2 run home run! :frusty:

What's worse was the score was tied in the 7th inning at the time and there were 2 outs. :mad:

Frickin' Neifi blew at least 2 plays today. I thought he was a 2sd baseman anyway. Where was Guillen? At least we put a scare in them with the late inning power.

Guillen was over at first base. Getting Perez was a waste. I think Infante is persona non grata for some reason with Leyland.

I know its a bit off topic, but did anyone see Alex Rios of the Jays knock the ball over the wall for a home run?

Buddy was about 10' from the wall trying to run down a fly ball. The ball hits him in the glove, bounces out and he tries to grab at it with his bare hand before it touches the ground.

Only problem is, he knocked the ball right out of the freaking park for a home run 2 run home run! :frusty:

What's worse was the score was tied in the 7th inning at the time and there were 2 outs. :mad:
That was pretty funny. I saw it on the Sportscenter top 10. I like Halladay's expression after it happened. If anybody didn't see it, here's a link to it: YouTube - Alex Rios helps Alex Cora complete home run (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lJb-E2y4lFU)

That was pretty funny. I saw it on the Sportscenter top 10. I like Halladay's expression after it happened. If anybody didn't see it, here's a link to it: YouTube - Alex Rios helps Alex Cora complete home run (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lJb-E2y4lFU)

Thanks for that link. That is the worst place that could have happened, too. Right-field corner at Fenway Park.

That was really funny. But talk about strange...remember Randy Johnson's fastball disintegrating that pigeon in midair...

Bird Ball (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/birdball.html)

Neifi is the worst. So far in Detroit, he has crossed home plate 1 time in 76 innings. 5 singles and no other hits. Batting .176 or something like that. What a joke.

Jamm, not as cool as Jose Canseco letting the ball bounce off his head for a homer.

Guillen was over at first base. Getting Perez was a waste. I think Infante is persona non grata for some reason with Leyland.

Yeah, I remember you posting misgivings about picking up Perez when that happened. I can certainly see why now. And it's not that I think Infante seems awesome, but my impression is that he had been decently reliable stepping in after Polanco's injury.

btw, does anybody know how long he's supposed to be out. i think they really miss his patience and consistency at the plate (i seem to remember he has one of the fewest strikeouts per at bat of any major leaguer).

i think they really miss his patience and consistency at the plate (i seem to remember he has one of the fewest strikeouts per at bat of any major leaguer).

Yes, he is the quintessential No. 2 hitter. He's about the only patient Tigers hitter consistently.

Tonight it's Saunders, 4-2, 4.78 E.R.A for the Angels against Verlander, 15-7, 3.42 E.R.A. Verlander needs a good game, he had a terrible last start. And we gained ground on the Twins and Sox because they both lost yesterday (the Royals are playing the White sox tough!) Hopefully we can gain another game on them both today...

If Nate could have fielded that nubber back to him it would have changed last nights game.
We weren't going to beat Wang anyway so good move by Jim.
Roaster's hasn't won in NY ever!
Let's see what Justin can do tonite. He's rested enough.

Is it raining in NY right now?

Is it raining in NY right now?

It is raining in NY

Can someone explain to me why no one swung at Mussina's first pitch?
Big fat first pitch strikes. Did they not know what they were looking for?
4-3 Tigs, Zoom on the bump.

Who-hoo! Go Tigers! I'm not really a fan of theirs in particular, but I'm a huge fan of anyone who's playing the Yankees. Still hard to imagine that the Tigers can actually win this series, but I guess crazier things have happened.

GO TIGERS!!!!!

Gotta like the fact that A-Rod went 0-4 with 3 strikeouts.

Watched this game all the way through. The Tigers played well, and I can see now why the pitching was so well-rated. I had seen games but not a bunch in a row and the ones I saw, the pitching was not that great.

They held a good team of hitters top to bottom, to a real-sub-par game.

Todd Jones and the whole bullpen looked great.

And Joe Morgan kept talking about how just one basehit in the last game could have put the Tigers up 2-0 right now.

They are FOR REAL!!!

Ol' Steinbrenner is gonna want Zoom Zoom now.

Thames had a nice game with three hits and Walker ended up with the win. The Tigers finally showed up. The rest of the games are going to be fun to watch...

Ol' Steinbrenner is gonna want Zoom Zoom now.

No doubt. I was at work and could only listen to the game occasionally...but it sounded like he had his best game ever. I heard a stat about him today that's pretty awesome...for relievers this season, he topped the majors for pitches at 100+ with a total of 230...the next closest was Farnsworth with a measly 19...and Zumaya's got better control.

man, for me this was total relief. i was teaching or in meetings just about all day except for a tiny slice of time around 1:15 or so. so I got to see the yanks load the bases and then i didn't see or hear anything more after that until just now. Here i expected the worst sort of drubbing and instead i see this superb result.

This has really been my novice season as a follower of baseball, but I get the feeling that it's much more up and down from day to day than hoops. Like one day the tigers beat a team 17-2 and the next day they lose 5-1 or something. Hard to imagine The pistons beating say the cavs by 30 one day and then losing to them by 15 the next night. So you really gotta take it one day at a time.

One thing I liked reading and that just increased my admiration for Leyland: his whole thing on instincts (pulling Verlander with the count at 1-1), sometimes you just gotta go with it and second-guessers be damned. I think he's right: you get a feeling that's something needs to happen and it's so easier to over think it and doubt it and anticipate negative outcomes and the flood of questioning that would ensue. but he just goes with it.

came home from work to watch some of it, then taped the last 2 innings...already watched zumaya work the 8th twice heh...a thing of beauty

ERNIE HARWELL!!!

JEEZ! it's great to hear his voice and smooth insight again!!! Good job by ESPN! Tigers up 3-0!

ERNIE HARWELL!!!

JEEZ! it's great to hear his voice and smooth insight again!!! Good job by ESPN! Tigers up 3-0!

Yeah, that was pretty sweet. Nobody better than Ernie. Damn, Rogers is pitching great.

Wow, Twins were swept by the A's.

Looks like they used up all their gas getting here and didn't save any for the trip back.

4-0 5-0 now! Let's go not-Yankees!

Rogers pitched his ass off tonight! Zoom-Zoom is smoking it now! Tigers up 6-0

Detroit Baseball BABY!

Rogers was amazing. I love dominant pitching performances like that. Against the Yankees no less.

How fitting for Jones to strikeout Matsui to end the game, on this most emotional of Detroit nights.

Comerica will be electric tomorrow night. GO TIGERS!

rogers was positively inspiring... the intensity was there. pistons take notes from this tigers club (and yes, flip, take notes from leyland)

Great stuff from the Tigers. So it's Bonderman vs. Jaret Wright tomorrow afternoon? I doubt the Yankees' team-wide offensive drought is likely to continue for very much longer...then again, the Yankees don't have very much longer to turn it around.

Ok the baseball playoffs are taking my mind off basketball for the time being.

Let me be the firast to say it; WE WILL HAVE A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BACK IN DETROIT IF THE TIGERS BEAT THE YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!

Then we can :dancingparty: until Flip ...:stirthepot: and we all...........:smash: something in our homes when Sheed.........:shout: an obsenity at Flip, who then........:twitch: out of control.................At least we have the Tigers to think about!!!!!!!

Chat this afternoon. Opens at 4:00 PM.

rogers was insane. todd jones summoned a 95mph fastball to end the game. the tigers played great offensively. what a fantastic game to watch. and getting to hear ernie call the game (he also did the 2nd inning on the radio) topped it off. i remember as a kid turning the radio on in bed and listening to ernie...he even got to say "stood there like the house by the side of the road" - simply awesome.

We have to win today so that we don't have to face Wang again. That guy is frustrating.

How big has Granderson been? Who expected that?

Granderson, Thames and Monroe have been doing it all season.
Let's not go back to NY.
Great move by Jim to sacrifice Nate against Wang. Verlander did Mussina, check. Roasters did Pizza Neck at "The Co", check. Now can Bondo handle Wright? I think Bondo was better on the road all year. Jim needs to pull out all the stops to keep us from going back to NY. There is no tomorrow for us in NY.

It is now 6:03 PM on Saturday. Bonderman has spent 40 pitches to get the Yankees out in 5 innings. He is just masterful.

Yes, now I can see why the Tiger's pitching was considered so good. They rock!!

I think I just heard that they Yankees have no hits yet today. Can that be right? No runs, but no HITS?? WOW :p_welldone: :cheers: :pound: !

Actually, no baserunners at all. Oh, CRAP!!! There is their first hit, in the 6th inning.

Way to go TIGERS! Now's the time on Sprockets when we dance!

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Way to go TIGERS! Now's the time on Sprockets when we dance!

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PLEAZ don't ask anyone to pet your monkey!

GREAT job by Bonderman! Over the last 3 games, the pitching staff has proved that they understand the significance of their role...flat-out AWESOME performances by all! And the team defensive play has been GREAT also!

Way to go TIGERS! Now's the time on Sprockets when we dance!

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you ah angulah und gorchus

Surprised there's not more excitment for the team here... this is really something special beating the bombers... wow! To Lazy, Army, Hatter, detteam and some of the ol' farts... ya'll know about how long it's been.... congrats to the Tigers... it ain't over by a long stretch, but to beat the billion dollar club is crazy good.
I'm truly thrilled by this.
Let's go Tigers!

I was sure we would get swept by the hated Yanks.

I'm elated. Now to get revenge on the A's for 1972 (I believe that was the year) when Joe Rudi, Reggie Jackson, Vida Blue, Bert Campeneris, and company beat Billy Martin and the Tigers. I remember it well.

I was sure we would get swept by the hated Yanks.

I'm elated. Now to get revenge on the A's for 1972 (I believe that was the year) when Joe Rudi, Reggie Jackson, Vida Blue, Bert Campeneris, and company beat Billy Martin and the Tigers. I remember it well.
Alright Darth, pickin' up whatcha layin' down... you're older than I thought.... and them goofy lookin A's Jerseys... & Rollie Fingers... that was a talented team... they also had a big time slugger that struck out 50% of the time?

Alright Darth, pickin' up whatcha layin' down... you're older than I thought.... and them goofy lookin A's Jerseys... & Rollie Fingers... that was a talented team... they also had a big time slugger that struck out 50% of the time?
Mike Epstein is all I remember. They also had Jim Catfish Hunter pitching and Sal Bando at 3rd base.

Pet his monkey!