I will start by saying I am an Inge fan. Does anyone else think that he could have gotten to that slow roller between third and short in the eighth inning that scored the tying run? Seemed like it would have been a routine play for him.

I try not to do it but I find myself watching the games and seeing plays that Inge could have made at third if he were there.

Inge is sort of like the Delfino of the Tigers. He's a great defender. His offense is potent, but inconsistent. His versitility allows him to play multiple positions.

As far as the win being "great" or not... they were jumping around the field like they just won the World Series, so I think it was an emotional win at least. Call it a confidence builder since they were able to come back in the 9th against a very good team.

5-7-08
TIGERS 10, SOX 9

We were Polanco away from season being over. That was a terrible win. You cant lose TWO 4-run leads and be a playoff team. The Central dv is there for the taking but we have to be 10 games over .500 by Allstar break.

All egos aside, here's our best lineup:

CF- GRANDY
2B- POLANCO
1B- CABRERA
RF- ORDONEZ
DH- GUILLEN
LF- THAMES
SS- RENTERIA
C- PUDGE
3B- INGE

and if JL dont get that, he needs to go. Shef needs to be treated like the 40 yr old that he is.

5-7-08
TIGERS 10, SOX 9

We were Polanco away from season being over. That was a terrible win. You cant lose TWO 4-run leads and be a playoff team. The Central dv is there for the taking but we have to be 10 games over .500 by Allstar break.

All egos aside, here's our best lineup:

2B- POLANCO
CF- GRANDY

1B- CABRERA
RF- ORDONEZ

LF- THAMES
DH- GUILLEN
SS- RENTERIA
C- PUDGE
3B- INGE

and if JL dont get that, he needs to go. Shef needs to be treated like the 40 yr old that he is.

I would like to try this order for 10 games. Let's see if we can jump start the bats and tighten the defense. These are our best players though. We are not a running team so if Polanco can get on base we may be able to take advantage of Grandersons power early.

It's the pitching.

It's the pitching.

You always come on and say this after they score 5 or more runs. What was the excuse last week when starting pitching is keeping teams to four runs and we score 1?

How many runs are the pitchers allowed to give up?

We have the 2nd highest ERA in baseball.

We've allowed 194 runs and the only team worse is Texas, with 195.

Our division leading Twins have allowed 138 runs.

So, we've given up 41% more runs than they have.

Atlanta has only given up 120 runs, so we've given up 62% more than them.


If the pitching doesn't drastically change, we are destined to lose in the playoffs even if we somehow out-hit eveyone in our division. We would be like the Phoenix Suns.

It might be over...
Justin V is not competitive and for sure not dominant.
Couple that with Rogers weak shoulder and we are .530 at best.
See ya next year.

Verlander is 1-6 with a 6.43 ERA. He's supposed to be our ace. Looks like he's having his sophomore slump a year too late.

This team has alread trotted 17 pitchers out there this season and it's only about a month and a half into the season.

Just doesn't look good. Maybe the Tigers should look into bringing Barry Bonds in, contrary to common sense? He would take spotlight away from others and make them uncomfortable.

Just doesn't look good. Maybe the Tigers should look into bringing Barry Bonds in, contrary to common sense? He would take spotlight away from others and make them uncomfortable.
HaHa
why not

Just doesn't look good. Maybe the Tigers should look into bringing Barry Bonds in, contrary to common sense? He would take spotlight away from others and make them uncomfortable.Only if he can pitch :P

Only if he can pitch :P

Tigers have DH spot. Pitchers only hit in the other league.

Have a nice day.

:hoops:

I canceled my mlb.com subscription. No way am I going to keep watching these guys. 16 wins in 38 games isn't enough to justify my $19.99 a month.

Man, this thread is getting sad.

Man, this thread is getting sad.

I'll continue to follow the team, of course, as most of us will, but at some point you have to wonder when they're gonna turn it on. The season is nearly 25 percent over. Lucky for them, the Central looks like a free-for-all.

I'll continue to follow the team, of course, as most of us will, but at some point you have to wonder when they're gonna turn it on. The season is nearly 25 percent over. Lucky for them, the Central looks like a free-for-all.

I'm just sort of commenting on the progression in general:

We can't pitch (me)---see ya next year (TFD)---maybe Barry Bonds is the answer (Mik)---you don't know the rules idiot (Mik)---I'm cancelling my subscription (Gaz)---etc.

I still think it is possible that they can make the playoffs, but I agree with you that we probably don't have a team that is cabable of winning it all. Cheering is futile.

I'm dumb enough to listen for signs of hope.
And rebuff the dispare.

Jeremy Bonderman is leading this team down the path of mediocrity. We need pitching...

Power pitchers...their arms fall off. Sooner or later you got to throw junk. So mix some junk in there.

I think I figured it out guys.
Tigers can't deal with all the Wing and Piston euphoria.
As soon as the Wings and the Pistons finish up, magicly Rogers and Verlander will find their zone. They're jealous.
If not we got nothing.
Big win streak middle of June.

I'm just sort of commenting on the progression in general:

We can't pitch (me)---see ya next year (TFD)---maybe Barry Bonds is the answer (Mik)---you don't know the rules idiot (Mik)---I'm cancelling my subscription (Gaz)---etc.

I still think it is possible that they can make the playoffs, but I agree with you that we probably don't have a team that is cabable of winning it all. Cheering is futile.
Barry is not an answer. :MusicBigGrin: He could've been a distraction, but I guess now that he's facing the legal issues he's a definite no-go. And what rules are you talking about?

Well another Verlander start another Tiger loss. He pitched well enough to win, but the Tiger bats have been silenced by those same KC pitchers that beat them the first 3 games of the season and they got shut out 2-0.

As poor as the Tigers have played, amazingly enough, they are only 5 games out of the division lead. With all this talent, you have to think at some point they will start to play baseball.

As poor as the Tigers have played, amazingly enough, they are only 5 games out of the division lead. With all this talent, you have to think at some point they will start to play baseball.

The question is whether it will happen this year.

As poor as the Tigers have played, amazingly enough, they are only 5 games out of the division lead. With all this talent, you have to think at some point they will start to play baseball.

I love your optimism, BL. I wish I could share it. Two runs scored in 18 innings against KC in the past two games. I have a tough time getting excited about that. I've never seen a team underperform so badly. Again, however, maybe we expected too much and failed to realize the pitching wasn't so good.

I love your optimism, BL. I wish I could share it. Two runs scored in 18 innings against KC in the past two games. I have a tough time getting excited about that. I've never seen a team underperform so badly. Again, however, maybe we expected too much and failed to realize the pitching wasn't so good.


The pitching has been decent the last two games...good enough for two Tiger victories if they had just scored 4 runs in each game which they are capable of..

The pitching has been decent the last two games...good enough for two Tiger victories if they had just scored 4 runs in each game which they are capable of..

OK, but overall the pitching has been pretty miserable -- the starting pitching in particular. Team ERA is the worst in the bigs and their WHIP is close to the bottom. Oakland, a team with half the payroll of Detroit's, has the best ERA. But maybe it's coming around.

OK, but overall the pitching has been pretty miserable -- the starting pitching in particular. Team ERA is the worst in the bigs and their WHIP is close to the bottom. Oakland, a team with half the payroll of Detroit's, has the best ERA. But maybe it's coming around.

The teams slugging percentage with runners in scoring position is near the bottom of the league also. It is not all pitching.

When we get the pitching the bats are silent; when we get the hitting the pitchers are gas station attendants. We need to figure a way to get the two on the same page.

Maybe Leyland needs to turn his batting order upside down. Lead off with the number 9 hitter and let Granderson bat last?

sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

im going all the way to arizona this weekend to see this?

They must have let Bobby Higginson back in the dugout....:skull::messer::hanged2: :yukpuke: :gettinghanged: :loser: :help2: :bored: :puke:

sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

im going all the way to arizona this weekend to see this?Ya might wanna consider driving to Sedona instead ;)

Ya might wanna consider driving to Sedona instead ;)


My mother will be visiting Sedona this weekend with friends, can you meet up with her and give her some spending cash...:)

Remember how we owned Minn the WS year? That put us over the top.
Now KC owns owns us. That might put them over .500...great for them.
The new time table is June 15. We should be winning then.

My mother will be visiting Sedona this weekend with friends, can you meet up with her and give her some spending cash...:)
WHAT THE HELL IS SEDONA?:nerd2:

WHAT THE HELL IS SEDONA?:nerd2:

You know that desert resort getaway about 120 miles north of Phoenix


Official website of the Sedona Tourism Bureau (Arizona) (http://www.visitsedona.com/)

Sedona is probably a more fun place than a Tigers game, at least nowadays.

Well, I see our Tigers found yet another way to lose last night. Here are some moves I'd like to see made:

1. Release Sheffield.
2. DH Guillen and don't let him play the field anymore.
3. Re-insert Inge at 3B; keep Cabrera at 1B. As much as I hate Inge's bat, he is part of the heart and soul of the 2006 team and the team misses that leadership on the field. Our defense is pretty poor to boot.
4. Play Santiago at 2B and SS at least three games a week total and lead him off. Give both Renteria and Polanco some time off to ponder their .260-.270 BAs.
5. Move Granderson down in the lineup. Grandy is awful right now, and he is doing nothing to begin rallies.
6. Release Miner and move Galarraga to the 'pen. Galarraga can be the long-inning relief guy. It looks like this team will need it.
7. Get Joyce some more at-bats just to see if he can stick.
8. Trade Thames before the deadline for some minor-league pitching. We don't need anymore right-handed hitters and he should have a shot to go somewhere he can play more than once every two weeks.
9. Fire the hitting coach. The pitching is a huge problem but that was expected. The hitting, however, was expected to make up somewhat for the poor pitching, and it hasn't. Not saying firing the hitting coach will help but something must be tried.

What a joke that 7th was. They let a pop-up fall.
At least Bondo pitched well and didn't get the loss.

Watching the Tigers lose all the time makes me appreciate the Pistons even more. Making the ECF 6 seasons in a row (4 teams left) is like making the baseball playoffs 6 seasons straight. Tigers have the talent to do it, It's just not happening.

I'd fire Chuck Hernandez. The pitching has gotten progressively worse since he came here for the 2006 season.

I'd fire Chuck Hernandez. The pitching has gotten progressively worse since he came here for the 2006 season.

If you want to do that, fire Leyland, too. They're buddies and I doubt Leyland would take a Hernandez firing lightly.

Tigers laid another egg as Robertson certainly pitched well enough to win. There's too much pressure on the pitching staff who doesn't expect much from the offense nowadays.

As the season progresses this team is getting more entertaining to watch than Comedy Central :\

Tigers laid another egg as Robertson certainly pitched well enough to win. There's too much pressure on the pitching staff who doesn't expect much from the offense nowadays.

Tigers gave up an average 3.3 runs per game in the three game series and still lost 2 of the games?? Those high price batters should be a shame of themselves :(

Tigers laid another egg as Robertson certainly pitched well enough to win. There's too much pressure on the pitching staff who doesn't expect much from the offense nowadays.

This is the main problem with this team. The hitters are pressing and the pitching is trying to throw shutouts to compensate. It is putting too much pressure on them so they are walking batters and and putting themselves in "high-pressure" situations and failing. They are a staff that "should" be pitching to contact but can't afford to with this offense.

It's the hitting.

It's the hitting.
Right now it is the hitting. When they managed to score runs pitching was atrocious. They just can't put them both together.

It's the pitching.

It's the hitting.

Finally you see the light. :MusicBigGrin:

Quote:
Originally Posted by TaShawn http://www.pistonsforum.com/images/pfv2/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.pistonsforum.com/tigers-baseball/8326-tigers-08-season-thread-post144233.html#post144233)
It's the pitching.

Quote:
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It's the hitting



Finally you see the light. :MusicBigGrin:

Its the team and it may be over ...unless they can stay within five games of the division lead thru the Allstar game and turn it around then.

Well this weekend SUCKED. First, they lost my luggage in Denver. Come to find out they send it to PHIladelphia, instead of PHOenix. I asked them why would they think I'd come from the East Coast ALLLL the way to Denver to go BACK to Philly!!???? So I went to Friday's game in the crap I wore on the plane.
First, let me say that Diamondback park is one beyoootiful setting. We sat above the 3rd base line and thechairs were comfy and majestic. The food was soso but I enjoyed my two hotdogs, fries and 2 beers. The popup dropped by Guillen and Renteria looked like a play out of Parenthood. We pitched well enough to win but ...o well.
Second, I had a great time also at saturdays game. We were 20 rows up behind first base. Great seats. Joyce had a cool home run. There were about 25 Tiger Fans with us and we OWNED the stadium. We booed everytime someone in a Dback jersey stood up. It was funny. Todd Jones gave us gas again, but after we won, it seemed better than a Stanley Cup.
I finally got my luggage last night 'round 10:00PM. Tigers lose 4-0.

17-27

...still just CANT GET RIGHT!

Well this weekend SUCKED. First, they lost my luggage in Denver. Come to find out they send it to PHIladelphia, instead of PHOenix. I asked them why would they think I'd come from the East Coast ALLLL the way to Denver to go BACK to Philly!!???? So I went to Friday's game in the crap I wore on the plane.
First, let me say that Diamondback park is one beyoootiful setting. We sat above the 3rd base line and thechairs were comfy and majestic. The food was soso but I enjoyed my two hotdogs, fries and 2 beers. The popup dropped by Guillen and Renteria looked like a play out of Parenthood. We pitched well enough to win but ...o well.
Second, I had a great time also at saturdays game. We were 20 rows up behind first base. Great seats. Joyce had a cool home run. There were about 25 Tiger Fans with us and we OWNED the stadium. We booed everytime someone in a Dback jersey stood up. It was funny. Todd Jones gave us gas again, but after we won, it seemed better than a Stanley Cup.
I finally got my luggage last night 'round 10:00PM. Tigers lose 4-0.

17-27

...still just CANT GET RIGHT!
You mean you didn't have time to stop by the arena Saturday afternoon to boo the Phoenix Mercury for stealing the Shocks" ring. At least to get a close up of Candace Parker stealing the glory from Tarasi and Cappy

Interesting article here. Leyland blows a head gasket:


The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Leyland fires back on Grilli's remarks (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080520&content_id=2736697&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb)


Tom Gage, Tigers beat writer for the Detroit News, said a lot of Leyland's language had to be deleted. Wow, I'd love to see the video of this or hear the audio.

Interesting article here. Leyland blows a head gasket:


The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Leyland fires back on Grilli's remarks (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080520&content_id=2736697&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb)


Tom Gage, Tigers beat writer for the Detroit News, said a lot of Leyland's language had to be deleted. Wow, I'd love to see the video of this or hear the audio.

Those are some strong words. And I kind of understand where he's coming from. They should really just be playing and trying to get it together.

Good omen so far for Detroit as JV is holding on to a 7-1 lead in the 5th....

Grilli was right on. U sign players to make a TEAM. Casey wasnt OR WOULDNT beg to be the starting 1st baseman. I miss him. Rats...

Looks like Willis is going through the bully first.
Galarraga is staying

21 runs in two games...thats more like it...pitchers give up 12 runs in two days...same ole stuff there , but at least a 2 game mini win streak in progress. :cheers:

A sweep for the Tigers and Brandon back in the fold. A double and triple yesterday and a three run Homer today.

If only we could play Seattle every day.

If only we could play Seattle every day.

or the Rangers as we feasted on their pitching too outscoring them 37-10 back in April in a 3 game series..of course they are playing a little better now.

When is the last time the Verlander, the Gambler and Bondy all picked up consecutive victories??:noidea:

When is the last time the Verlander, the Gambler and Bondy all picked up consecutive victories??:noidea:

2006??

2006??


Probably then or the first half of 2007.

Let's see if they won't lose three.

Another missed play by Guillen at third and this time it cost us a ball game. Double play ball in the second could have got them out of the inning with one run but instead they get 4.

Put Inge at third and let Guillen and Sheff take turns DH'ing. Put your best defense on the field when your pitching is not going to shut the opposition down. Besides; Brandon was starting to come out of his slump. Let him keep going.

Another missed play by Guillen at third and this time it cost us a ball game. Double play ball in the second could have got them out of the inning with one run but instead they get 4.

Put Inge at third and let Guillen and Sheff take turns DH'ing. Put your best defense on the field when your pitching is not going to shut the opposition down. Besides; Brandon was starting to come out of his slump. Let him keep going.


Inge has 5 hits in his last 32 at bats (0.156 batting average).

Inge has 5 hits in his last 32 at bats (0.156 batting average).
yeah, i remember when Ted Williams hit a robust 0.406!! There's a number that rolls off the tongue!!!!

Were any of those hits game winners.

tigers lead 12 to 3....woooooooooooo!

tigers lead 12 to 3....woooooooooooo!

Man, it was 6-3 and I just turned to the Wings game for a second....

Man, it was 6-3 and I just turned to the Wings game for a second....


LOLOLOLOL, ol friend! 19-3!!!!:pound::pound::pound:

i got Tigers on my PC at MLB.com and Pistons /red wings on split screen TV...And a 6 pk of Miller Lite...all I need is Jada Pinkett and I'm in Heaven!!,,......Noah just asked me to pass another 16 oz!!:pound:

Nice, Tigs bats heating up

i got Tigers on my PC at MLB.com and Pistons /red wings on split screen TV...And a 6 pk of Miller Lite...all I need is Jada Pinkett and I'm in Heaven!!,,......Noah just asked me to pass another 16 oz!!:pound:


The heck with the other stuff...all I would need is Jada:)


Maybe the tigers should have saved some of those runs for the next couple of games....

It was such a bad night for the Pistons, Magglio Ordonez scored more points than Tayshaun Prince today.

It was such a bad night for the Pistons, Magglio Ordonez scored more points than Tayshaun Prince today.


Not only that but the tigers outscored Pistons in both the first and second qtrs

Stupid Tigers. 0-0 in the bottom of the 10th, 2-out. Torrie Hunter steals 2nd while NOBODY was paying attention. Dolce then throws the ball to the backstop on an intentional walk allowing Hunter to 3rd. Luckily, they get a bounce out to end the inning.

Tiger lose in the bottom of the ninth 1-0 as Bobby Seay walks in the winning run on four straight pitches with the bases loaded. I guess he was on Michigan time and was tired and just wanted to get back to the hotel:)

The Tiger were shut put for the 8th time which leagues the majors..

You all recall Jair Jurrgens the guy the Tigers traded to the Braves for Rinteria.

He has had 10 starts with a record on 5-2 and an ERA of 2.64. That my friends would make him the Tiger ace if he was still here. I say that as I saw Rinteria come up twice today with runners on base and he could not knock them in. he is however 3rd on the Tiger list in RBI with 24

I went to bed with the game scoreless because I said to myself, "They don't know how to win, and they won't win this game." Looks like the Gambler did his job though.

This team can score 19 runs one game and then struggle to score even one.

He has had 10 starts with a record on 5-2 and an ERA of 2.64. That my friends would make him the Tiger ace if he was still here. I say that as I saw Rinteria come up twice today with runners on base and he could not knock them in. he is however 3rd on the Tiger list in RBI with 24

Why don't we just call the Braves and declare take-backs? It's not fair... we were supposed to be ripping them off.

Jurrjens has done OK. He's no world-beater though. He couldn't get through 5 innings yesterday.


Jair Jurrjens - Atlanta Braves - MLB - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8091)

His stats are OK, but this team probably wouldn't give him enough run support.

Tiger lose in the bottom of the ninth 1-0 as Bobby Seay walks in the winning run on four straight pitches with the bases loaded. I guess he was on Michigan time and was tired and just wanted to get back to the hotel:)

The Tiger were shut out for the 8th time which leagues the majors..

You all recall Jair Jurrgens the guy the Tigers traded to the Braves for Rinteria.

He has had 10 starts with a record on 5-2 and an ERA of 2.64. That my friends would make him the Tiger ace if he was still here. I say that as I saw Rinteria come up twice today with runners on base and he could not knock them in. he is however 3rd on the Tiger list in RBI with 24

What? no one corrected me?? It was the bottom of the 12 inning not the ninth as the Tiger pitchers with the Gambler leading the way went 11 and a 3rd innings without giving up a run....

But alas the team that scored 54 runs in 4 games last week could not get not a single 1 in twelve innings last night after their playoff brothers (Wings and Pistons )had prevailed earlier across the country in Motown.

Tiger lose in the bottom of the ninth 1-0 as Bobby Seay walks in the winning run on four straight pitches with the bases loaded. I guess he was on Michigan time and was tired and just wanted to get back to the hotel:)




Actually, it was the bottom of the 12th, not the 9th.

Actually, it was the bottom of the 12th, not the 9th.
Thanks I needed to know that the guides and editors were reviewing all content:)

I noticed the error, but let it slide.

Actually, it was the bottom of the 12th, not the 9th.


It was the bottom of the 12th in Detroit, but only the bottom of the 9th in California... 3 hour inning time difference.

It was the bottom of the 12th in Detroit, but only the bottom of the 9th in California... 3 hour inning time difference.


:pound:Oooh, good one!

:pound:Oooh, good one!

Remember, When a clock is hungry.....It goes back four seconds....:pound:

Jurgens is 5 and 2
That's some BS...don't know how or why.
He had some promise here, but that kind of talent ?

What? no one corrected me??

I noticed it Dre, but figured it was late and besides, I didn't want to sound like Bill Laimbeer. HE may work for peanuts, but I don't.

Ok well tonight it was the bottom of the ninth and they lost again by one run.

That's two consecutive wasted pitching performances by Rodgers and Bonderman as the Tigers bats took the nigh off and the relievers walked batters who eventually scored on push other runners across the plate. the bad then about tonight is that Bondy had only thrown 83 pitches and JL yanked him...what's a pitcher got to do around the Tiger clubhouse to get a chance at a complete game victory? many certain tiger victories were blown last year due to the Leyland hook...give us break and let the guys pitch if the still got something left in the tank.

Jim Leyland has some uncomfy news about Carlos Guillen

Yes, like me, the Detroit Tigers' current third baseman would prefer that Jim Leyland be the person to let the world in on the little secret that he's battling hemorrhoids.
"He can hardly move — he's got hemorrhoids so bad. He's been playing with hemorrhoids that probably need to be lanced. He probably shouldn't have been out there (third base on Monday) ... he could hardly walk."
Yikes ... and here we thought that playing for the Tigers was embarrassing enough.
link: Jim Leyland has some uncomfy news about Carlos Guillen - Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Jim-Leyland-has-some-uncomfy-news-about-Carlos-G;_ylt=AohLz74Hw1iu0tnZST1MrA2FCLcF?urn=mlb,84830)

Unbelieveable, he can barely walk.

Can't they just keep that stuff secret? I don't want to know that. Call it a groin injury or something.

The Tigers were 2 outs from a pitcher getting a complete game in a Tiger uniform and it would have been the first since Verlanders no hitter last June.. But Gallarraga gives up a two run dinger in the bottom of the ninth and of course JL pulls him to bring in Todd J to retire the last 2 batters.

At least one Detroit team won away on the road last night.

We've now had several strong pitching performances in a row. Could be a turning point.

Also, Inge was looking very solid at 3rd base.

We've now had several strong pitching performances in a row. Could be a turning point.

Also, Inge was looking very solid at 3rd base.

Inge made two plays at third base the other day that Guillen doesn't make. He is solid down there and needs to be there every day (except when Pudge needs a break).

I am hoping that the pitching has turned the corner and the bats heat up with the weather.

Bonderman has a blood clot. Strange that this news and the news about Franzen's blood clot come out on the same day. What's Ilitch putting in his pizza's? :cold:

Tigers' Bonderman likely out for the season | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press (http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080607/SPORTS02/80607024/1048/sports)

Guess which team has the longest winning streak in the major league?

TIGERS!!!

We've given up 2 runs in the last 3 games. 1 by Verlander. 1 by Rogers. And tonight 7 scoreless for our ace, Gallaraga.

We are only 2.5 games out of 2nd in our division. The Sox are catchable. We just need this pitching to keep it up.

Guess which team has the longest winning streak in the major league?

TIGERS!!!

We've given up 2 runs in the last 3 games. 1 by Verlander. 1 by Rogers. And tonight 7 scoreless for our ace, Gallaraga.

We are only 2.5 games out of 2nd in our division. The Sox are catchable. We just need this pitching to keep it up.

Hopefully hitting can maintain this pace. Maybe Cabrera woke up, finally. And hopefully Granderson can get it going. That would be big.

Told ya that once Willis was sent down to the A league, it woke up the pitching staff feeling that they could be next....
Dodgers have now been shut out two nights in a row, so we may have caught a team struggling and need to take advantage of it.

I told you guys after Wings and Pistons give some attention back to the Tigs they'd get going. Mid June baby.
I would be happy with JUST a little 10 and 5 run. We're 30 and 9 against NL, last 2 years.

Tigers hold on to win 5-4 with a sweep of the Dodgers after sweeping the White Sox last week.

After Robertson and Baustista hold the Didgers scoreless through 8 innings, Booby Seay and Todd Jones almost blow the lead giving up four runs in the ninth.

Six in a row now for the Tigers and next up is the struggling Giants...lets see if we can get 2 of those and get back in this race.

I told you guys after Wings and Pistons give some attention back to the Tigs they'd get going. Mid June baby.
I would be happy with JUST a little 10 and 5 run. We're 30 and 9 against NL, last 2 years.


Not quite, TheeTFD. Nice try. You said on May 9 that the season was over:

It might be over...
Justin V is not competitive and for sure not dominant.
Couple that with Rogers weak shoulder and we are .530 at best.
See ya next year.


http://www.pistonsforum.com/tigers-baseball/8326-tigers-08-season-thread-26.html#post144312

I think I figured it out guys.
Tigers can't deal with all the Wing and Piston euphoria.
As soon as the Wings and the Pistons finish up, magicly Rogers and Verlander will find their zone. They're jealous.
If not we got nothing.
Big win streak middle of June. Qoute Me #270
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Hey look, we get to be a little wishy-washy here.
Worst case senario...530

I think I figured it out guys.
Tigers can't deal with all the Wing and Piston euphoria.
As soon as the Wings and the Pistons finish up, magicly Rogers and Verlander will find their zone. They're jealous.
If not we got nothing.
Big win streak middle of June. Qoute Me #270
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Hey look, we get to be a little wishy-washy here.
Worst case senario...530

Translation: "Oops. I screwed up big time, tried to lie my way out of it, and got called out. My bad."

Whatever it is, but the Tigers' season looks a bit more promising. I am not ready to say that all is well, but they are getting closer and the team seems to be clicking.

I think I figured it out guys.
Tigers can't deal with all the Wing and Piston euphoria.
As soon as the Wings and the Pistons finish up, magicly Rogers and Verlander will find their zone. They're jealous.
If not we got nothing.
Big win streak middle of June. Qoute Me #270
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Hey look, we get to be a little wishy-washy here.
Worst case senario...530

No worries, Thee. Nothing wrong with going out on a limb once a while. That's what fans do.

This team does not have the starting pitching to contend deep into the playoffs. There will have to be some activity at the trade deadline. Imagine running Nate Robertson out there in a crucial ALCS or ALDS game? I know he's been pitching better lately, but he's not the guy I want in the clutch. Galaragga is really key, I think. If the guy can continue to pitch this way, he's my No. 3 and Nate is No. 4 and whoever (Bonine) is No. 5.

Look out for Cleveland. They'll have a better second half.

There are too many good teams in the American league that should wake up. Tigers will need to play .700 ball the 2nd half to make the playoffs.

Translation: "Oops. I screwed up big time, tried to lie my way out of it, and got called out. My bad."
I didn't think it was that big of a deal.

I didn't think it was that big of a deal.

It's just this mentality of giving up on "your team" that bugs me. You see it in chat all of the time. The Pistons go down by 10 points in the first half and everyone says "game over". The Tigers get off to a slow start and the "season is over".

If people are going to give up on their teams and make these hasty claims, they should get called out when the team turns it around.

It's just this mentality of giving up on "your team" that bugs me. You see it in chat all of the time. The Pistons go down by 10 points in the first half and everyone says "game over". The Tigers get off to a slow start and the "season is over".

If people are going to give up on their teams and make these hasty claims, they should get called out when the team turns it around.


I know I felt bad because of what I said when the Wings won it all. I had said they were too soft back 4 months ago. My thing though is to try and make predictions. :)

Whatever it is, but the Tigers' season looks a bit more promising. I am not ready to say that all is well, but they are getting closer and the team seems to be clicking.

Hey Mik are you going to be able to get over to see one of the games this week at AT & T Park?

It's just this mentality of giving up on "your team" that bugs me. You see it in chat all of the time. The Pistons go down by 10 points in the first half and everyone says "game over". The Tigers get off to a slow start and the "season is over".

If people are going to give up on their teams and make these hasty claims, they should get called out when the team turns it around.
You forgot about Amir Johnson.

Hey Mik are you going to be able to get over to see one of the games this week at AT & T Park?
I dunno, it's kind of chilly out there. :stirthepot:

On a more serious note, I would love to, I already missed the A's series here in Oakland, but not really upset as Tigs were swept. I may go to a game.

You forgot about Amir Johnson.
Who would that be in the case of Tigers - Clevlen or Larish? Maybe both? How about that, if Cleveland and Larish don't get consistent playing time, Tigers won't go anywhere.

There. You heard it here first.

Who would that be in the case of Tigers - Clevlen or Larish? Maybe both? How about that, if Cleveland and Larish don't get consistent playing time, Tigers won't go anywhere.

There. You heard it here first.

What's the player's name on first base?

I dunno, it's kind of chilly out there. :stirthepot:

On a more serious note, I would love to, I already missed the A's series here in Oakland, but not really upset as Tigs were swept. I may go to a game.


What's the temps up there in the bay area? It's 95 down here in Socal today and the next three days in fact..

What's the temps up there in the bay area? It's 95 down here in Socal today and the next three days in fact..
Don't confuse bay area with san fran. We're in 70's and the city is in low 50's.:cold:

What's the player's name on first base?
The starters don't matter as they can't take us all the way. It's all about the bench.
And that Cabrera dude sure has a mind of his own.

Re all:
It's Skoo's fault, he said this team would run off with the Central. I agreed but it would only walk away from the rest of the league.
Besides what do you do when your team, consensus 90 wins, just comes out choking on it's own vomit ?
And the first time Beer has an opinion worthy of comment, I'll be there laughing.
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Hey, no Amir no Finals. And i forgot to add, no Flip.

It's just this mentality of giving up on "your team" that bugs me. You see it in chat all of the time. The Pistons go down by 10 points in the first half and everyone says "game over". The Tigers get off to a slow start and the "season is over".

If people are going to give up on their teams and make these hasty claims, they should get called out when the team turns it around.
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Oh my goodness, I agree. But I learned to whine here. Like everybody else I try to fit in. [But why would I try to fit in with a bunch of whiners?]

The starters don't matter as they can't take us all the way. It's all about the bench.
And that Cabrera dude sure has a mind of his own.

I'm not asking you who is on second. Just tell me what's the name of the player on first base.

I'm not asking you who is on second. Just tell me what's the name of the player on first base.

Isn't a coach somewhere over there? The first base coach?

Tigers down 8-4...top of the 9th. Gave up 5 runs in the 8th to lose the lead. We have bases loaded with only 1 out, top of the 9th...Can they pull it out ???

Verlander struck out 7, but I guess his pitch count of 98 was to high after six innings so JL pulled him and Freddy Dolsi pitched one inning before collapsing in the eight. Doesn't appear that Rodney was ready either.as he could only retire one batter and gave up 3 runs in that killer 8th inning.

Tigers tried to make a comeback in the ninth by getting two runs via a Grandy, bases laoded single, but Rinteria stuck out prior to that bat also with the bases loaded.

Six game win streak is over...lets start another one tomorrow night....

Verlander struck out 7, but I guess his pitch count of 98 was to high after six innings so JL pulled him and Freddy Dolsi pitched one inning before collapsing in the eight. Doesn't appear that Rodney was ready either.as he could only retire one batter and gave up 3 runs in that killer 8th inning.

Tigers tried to make a comeback in the ninth by getting two runs via a Grandy, bases laoded single, but Rinteria stuck out prior to that bat also with the bases loaded.

Six game win streak is over...lets start another one tomorrow night....

no sadly wasn't the pitch count, its no DH that did him in, there was a runner on third with one out when his spot came to bat... so he was pinch hit for and the run was gotten in so he did have a chance for the win.

Isn't a coach somewhere over there? The first base coach?

Mikhail, have you ever seen this classic?

YouTube - Abbott and Costello "Who's on first" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPrm6luPmME)

Mikhail, have you ever seen this classic?

YouTube - Abbott and Costello "Who's on first" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPrm6luPmME)
I've heard it, I believe. You have to remember I am coming from a different country so I am not necessarily familiar with all the american classics.
:MusicBigGrin:

I've heard it, I believe. You have to remember I am coming from a different country so I am not necessarily familiar with all the american classics.
:MusicBigGrin:

Then you need to get with it.:gun1:

Marcus Thames is a monster.

Tigers win 5-1 and Thames hit a 455 foot home run. Kenny what's his name pitched well. Things are looking up. Maybe even Bonderman comes back and ...........sorry, I fell asleep and began dreaming.

Thames. 8 straight hits of his have been HR's. That HAS to be an MLB record. It just has to be. I don't even need confirmation to know that it is.

Looks like we have solved our left fielder/ DH problem. He's hitting a heavy .250, that is for sure.

Thames. 8 straight hits of his have been HR's. That HAS to be an MLB record. It just has to be. I don't even need confirmation to know that it is.

Looks like we have solved our left fielder/ DH problem. He's hitting a heavy .250, that is for sure.

he's 2nd actually mark McGwire has the record with 11, and only reason I knew that was I watched the game.... lol

he's 2nd actually mark McGwire has the record with 11, and only reason I knew that was I watched the game.... lol
yep and they confirmed it today on ESPN:) Still it is remarkable feat. Sounds like the stuff Willie Horton used to do in the 60's

Now, if he can remain consistent and get consistent playing time...
Also, Tigers are looking at pitcher Garcia, who is recuperating after the surgery and should be ready to pitch in abou a month or so. He's a FA.

yep and they confirmed it today on ESPN:) Still it is remarkable feat. Sounds like the stuff Willie Horton used to do in the 60's


Willie hit the flag pole in Tiger stadium once. The ball was STILL RISING... His home runs were mostly line drives.

Wow. 11? That's amazing.

Tigers win 8th out of 9 and are only four games below .500. Too bad the team does not play in the National League. Galarraga has been a huge surprise. I wonder what they thought of him during spring training.

Tigers win 8th out of 9 and are only four games below .500. Too bad the team does not play in the National League. Galarraga has been a huge surprise. I wonder what they thought of him during spring training.
Can we give Dombrowski credit for digging out this guy?
:MusicBigGrin:

Tigers win 8th out of 9 and are only four games below .500. Too bad the team does not play in the National League. Galarraga has been a huge surprise. I wonder what they thought of him during spring training.


I remember someone saying about a month ago that since there would be no room for him when Willis returned that he be sent back to the minors???:sssh:

I remember someone saying about a month ago that since there would be no room for him when Willis returned that he be sent back to the minors???:sssh:

It was a possibility because there weren't many other players with minor league options. It definitely wasn't anything that the Tigers wanted to do.

It was a possibility because there weren't many other players with minor league options. It definitely wasn't anything that the Tigers wanted to do.


Has Dontrelle pitched any games for Lakeland yet? I haven't heard anything.

#33 bats about .250, been with the Tigs since 2004
---He hit 10 dongs in his last 11 at bats---. Only Mark McGuire had a longer streak. Needless to say the guy has been carrying the team during this win streak.
Nice come from behind win yesterday 7-5 over Padres and beat them again today 5-3
Verlander got his first road win ! :)

10 wins out of their last 12 games. Pretty impressive including 7 and 2 vs the California National league chumps..teams

If they can keep up at least a .700 clip the thru the end of July they could over take the Sox and the redhot Twins...The only issue right now is that they still have to overcome at least 6-7 teams ahead of them just to secure a wildcard spot.

Still got time though with 87 games left.

I remember someone saying about a month ago that since there would be no room for him when Willis returned that he be sent back to the minors???:sssh:


What you talking about...Willis???:)

Dre, I think .700 is possible and would love it. But .600 from here out would get the job done. Sox just got sweep. They don't scare me. Twinks do though. We might need to take the division.

9 out of 14 american league teams are over .500 ball. Our goal should be to win the division. There are just too many variables and too many hot teams outside the division to worry about the wild card. I have a feeling that the wild card will finish better than us no matter how well we do. (.600 ball rest of the way gives us 88 wins - sounds about right)

9 out of 14 american league teams are over .500 ball. Our goal should be to win the division. There are just too many variables and too many hot teams outside the division to worry about the wild card. I have a feeling that the wild card will finish better than us no matter how well we do. (.600 ball rest of the way gives us 88 wins - sounds about right)

Agree that the division should be the goal here. We are only 5 back and we have made up about six games in the last two weeks so plenty of time to make a move. Just have to hope that winning momentum is in place and they don't stumble into a slump, regress and lose all that the have gained in June.

To bad they won't have Bondy to assure that they get there, but if Gallaraga is for real, he and Thames might be the keys that carry the team. Leave Sheffield and Willis on the dl until we are sure they can contribute.

The announcers the other day threw out the stat that our starting pitchers have about a 2.5 ERA in the last 25 starts. Now that they are rolling and we have more options in the pen, and Thames has become a stud, and Polanco is on fire, etc... things are looking up.

Also, Bonine has been OK so far. I didn't get to watch Zumaya yesterday, but he looked pretty decent in his first outing.

We swept the Sox and the Cubs swept the Sox. Can't ask for much more than that.

Tigers have been on a roll winning 12 of their last 15 if I am not mistaken. However, the schedule was on their sice as the only decent team they beat was Sox. Other than that they dealt with the bottom dwellers. Lets see how they do against better opposition. It looks like they are on the right track, and I hope they can maintain this winning pace. Cabrera needs to get going though, they need his production.

The announcers the other day threw out the stat that our starting pitchers have about a 2.5 ERA in the last 25 starts. Now that they are rolling and we have more options in the pen, and Thames has become a stud, and Polanco is on fire, etc... things are looking up.

Also, Bonine has been OK so far. I didn't get to watch Zumaya yesterday, but he looked pretty decent in his first outing.

We swept the Sox and the Cubs swept the Sox. Can't ask for much more than that.

Next up...rematch of the Cards from 2006 W/S..As long as our pitchers don't have any fielding or throwing errors :), we should be take two of three from them at home and possibly sweep the Rockies over the weekend. Then the test is in Minneapolis next week.

Next up...rematch of the Cards from 2006 W/S..As long as our pitchers don't have any fielding or throwing errors :), we should be take two of three from them at home and possibly sweep the Rockies over the weekend. Then the test is in Minneapolis next week.
Pujols iz out, so the series is there for the taking. Rockies are another beatable opponent. Lets hope Tigs can go 5-1 on this homestand before heading to Minneapolis. After that it is Tigers' another favorite opponent - Seattle. So, potentially we can be looking at 9-3 stretch.
Go Tigers!
P.S. Sheff hit another homer for the Lakeland.

Pujols iz out, so the series is there for the taking. Rockies are another beatable opponent. Lets hope Tigs can go 5-1 on this homestand before heading to Minneapolis. After that it is Tigers' another favorite opponent - Seattle. So, potentially we can be looking at 9-3 stretch.
Go Tigers!
P.S. Sheff hit another homer for the Lakeland.

SWEET! Sheff hit another homer?!?!?! in single a :twitch:

Sheff is back now.
Did pretty good without him.

Sheff is back now.
Did pretty good without him.

Sheff with a 2-run homer in his first game back. Very nice to see.

The gambler struggled tonight and this looked like the old tigers....lets hope they rebound and get the next two from the cards.....and then sweep the Rockies....

Dang Shock lose too:yellowprison:

Rogers and Dolsi got bombarded tonight. Not a great beginning to the series. White Sox won, so the lead grows.

Sounds like his career is probably over. Too bad...I thought he did a great job backing Pudge.

DETROIT -- Tigers catcher Vance Wilson, 35, has experienced another setback in his efforts to recover from a right elbow injury.

The Tigers said Wilson underwent yet another surgery on the elbow Tuesday at Detroit Medical Center because of a tearing of the previously grafted ulnar collateral ligament.

Team officials called Tuesday's surgery a "right elbow reconstruction revision." Tigers' Wilson suffers another setback with more surgery (http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/SPORTS0104/806250451/1361)

Sounds like his career is probably over. Too bad...I thought he did a great job backing Pudge.

Tigers' Wilson suffers another setback with more surgery (http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/SPORTS0104/806250451/1361)

Yeah, looks like he's done. He was good with pitchers, I have to admit that much.

The Tigers lost the first game to St. Louis?? That's it, I'm DONE with this team!! Let's see how they like losing ME as a fan!! It'll make a comeback playoff berth seem just bittersweet!

Tigers load the bases with nobody out and don't score? Ordonez bounces into double-play and Cabrera grounds out. Not good.

2 outs in the 4th...Granderson walks, Polanco singles, and Guillen crushes one into the RF seats

After a 2 hour, 25 minute delay, the Tigers are playing ball again. Who is still with me?

The game is still on. Tigers waste another opportunity to go on top scoring just one after loading the bases with nobody out.

Well, Tigers finally cash in in the 9th inning and win this game. They had 19 hits, but only managed 8 runs because of double-plays, strikeouts, etc. Pitching was shaky, except for the last couple of guys. Zoom needs to get his control in order. Sheff has been great coming off that injury and went 4-5 driving in the winning run.

Finally after blowing opportunities and trading runs with the Cards, Sheff comes thru in the bottom of the night to knock Clete thomas in after he doubled to open the ninth. Sheff was 4/5 and his one RBI was the game winner.

Take one tomorrow and we are back on target

Finally after blowing opportunities and trading runs with the Cards, Sheff comes thru in the bottom of the night to knock Clete thomas in after he doubled to open the ninth. Sheff was 4/5 and his one RBI was the game winner.

Take one tomorrow and we are back on target

Especially since Sox lost.
Minni is hot, I believe they won 8 straight.
Hey, what's happened to Thames? What did he get ejected for?

I echo your sentiments Mikhail...everyone else is asleep..:)

Especially since Sox lost.
Minni is hot, I believe they won 8 straight.
Hey, what's happened to Thames? What did he get ejected for?

Don't know I missed it and I am only following the gamecast. Once they get 5 game over .500 I will order MLB Audio...:)

Don't know I missed it and I am only following the gamecast. Once they get 5 game over .500 I will order MLB Audio...:)

:)
I don't think I'll be doing any of that. You may be able to get some video streams at Myp2p.us | Myp2p.eu + Myp2p.nl | Watch live free sports on your pc! (http://www.myp2p.us). Quality is poor, but it's better than nothing.

:)
I don't think I'll be doing any of that. You may be able to get some video streams at Myp2p.us | Myp2p.eu + Myp2p.nl | Watch live free sports on your pc! (http://www.myp2p.us). Quality is poor, but it's better than nothing.
Thanks, I may try it tommorrow.

last season I paid $14.95 to hear the audio and in 2006 I was able to tap into radio stations from all over the country via my computer to follow the tigers march to the works series. Thiose same stations switch to MLB Audio last year.

Hey, what's happened to Thames? What did he get ejected for?

It was a 3-2 count and he took a curve ball that was clearly outside. He started moving toward first and the ump called him out. He instantly got up in his grill and basically forced the ump to eject him. The whole sequence took about 1.5 seconds.

The ball wasn't that close. Way outside.

It was a 3-2 count and he took a curve ball that was clearly outside. He started moving toward first and the ump called him out. He instantly got up in his grill and basically forced the ump to eject him. The whole sequence took about 1.5 seconds.

The ball wasn't that close. Way outside.

outside yes.... but to close to take and start for first base without it being called... even the announcers said it was borderline.

Probably didn't help his case by throwing the bat and heading to first without the call being made, umps hate being "shown up" and he was in the umps face so fast it was the easy call. Can't argue balls and strikes no matter what. The announcers mentioned something about him being frustrated over something that happened in the previous half inning that i missed.

Arguing balls and strikes is the one area where managers and players need to restrain themselves. The umps will call you out every time if you show them up.

Arguing balls and strikes is the one area where managers and players need to restrain themselves. The umps will call you out every time if you show them up.
MLB needs to think really hard about installing some technology to call balls and strikes. The umps sometimes play too much of a factor.

I personally disagree with the commonly held philosophy that the umps should add their own "flavor" to the game.

It would be like a tennis line judge adding his flavor. It's either in or it's out.

In baseball, it's either a strike or it's not. It is so easy to define and would be fairly easy to implement an electronic strike zone, that I can't believe it's not happening.

They already have the technology to trace the ball's trajectory and can show you where it is at any point in time. The left to right part of the strike zone is the easy part to define, because it is the same with each hitter. The low to high part of the zone would be a little more complicated, but still very do-able. Each player would be fitted when they join the MLB and their strike zone would be entered into the system. So, when Marcus Thames steps up to the plate, the computer would know that his strike zone extends from 18" off the ground to 40". There would be a virtual box floating above the plate and the pitcher would either throw the ball through those coordinates or he would miss.

You'd still have the homeplate ump to make the call and he would wear an ear piece that would signal when the pitch hits the strike zone. To a fan, there would be no difference. To a pitchers, batters, and managers, they would all realize that arguing is futile.

It's the one part of the game that is slightly riggable and it could be eliminated tomorrow. What a pure sport it would be (except for the steroid thing...).

Tigers win in the bottom of the 10th inning on a walk-off-walk. 3-2.

The keep up their winning ways of taking 2 of 3 vs the NL. Over all 9/12 and then add the Sox sweep that is 12 of 15.

Tigers win in the bottom of the 10th inning on a walk-off-walk. 3-2.

The keep up their winning ways of taking 2 of 3 vs the NL. Over all 9/12 and then add the Sox sweep that is 12 of 15.
And 14 of 18 adding the last 3 of the Injuns series.
Need to keep it up. It would also help to win the first game of the series.

And 14 of 18 adding the last 3 of the Injuns series.
Need to keep it up. It would also help to win the first game of the series.


They are like the Pistons...don't turn it on until they get behind one game:)...then they win the series... So that's six series in row right?

You'd still have the homeplate ump to make the call and he would wear an ear piece that would signal when the pitch hits the strike zone. To a fan, there would be no difference. To a pitchers, batters, and managers, they would all realize that arguing is futile.

I agree with this. Would love to see the balls and strikes called from up above and then relayed to the ump. Purists would scream, but I'd rather see fairness.

I would add that they shouldn't wait that long with an instant replay. It would be lots quicker than having umps huddle for a decision on fair/foul, etc. or having manager come out and argue. If someone is sitting upstairs, ala NHL, the decision would take seconds to make.

Amen to electronic calls of balls and strikes.
11 for 14 is .781 win ratio.
we leap frogged two teams. can you dig it?

Looking good tonight with the rookie on the mound.

Jurrjens shuts out Toronto for 7 innings so far...

BO9 baby!

Impressive outing by a rookie. He gets better with every game. Rockies have been struggling as of late, though. But I'll take it in every way. Granderson went 4-5 with 2 triples. And that another rookie, Clete Thomas, he went 3-3 with a walk filling in for Thames. There are some good young players on the team, and the future is not looking all that bad.

Another win tonight. This time after Jones blows his first save of the year. He gives up 4 on the top of the 9th to put Rockies on top 6-5 only to have Cabrera double in Rayburn and Polanco to win it 7-6. This is huge. Maybe will get Cabrera going.

Took 80 games, but Tigers finally get back to .500 for the first time since the first day of these seaon where they were 0-0.

So far 17-8 in June including 16 of their last 20. Made up some games, but still stuck on five games back since the Twins and Chisox have matched our winning ways the past 10 days...Twins finally lost tonight after winning 10 games in row.

Go get'em Tigers, the race and the season is not over....

We're winning games in the late innings. Couldn't do that in April.

Took 80 games, but Tigers finally get back to .500 for the first time since the first day of these seaon where they were 0-0.

So far 17-8 in June including 16 of their last 20. Made up some games, but still stuck on five games back since the Twins and Chisox have matched our winning ways the past 10 days...Twins finally lost tonight after winning 10 games in row.

Go get'em Tigers, the race and the season is not over....
I think Tigs get Twins in the next couple of series. Chance to catch up.

Well after going 19-8 in June, the Tigers start off 0-2 in July and are shut out for the first time since May 31st..7-0 by the we are hotter than you Twins .

Hopefully they rebound and take out the struggling Mariners and Indians and win 5 out of the next 6 before they meet up with the Twins again prior to the All star Break. Mags and Inge should be back to help out in the second season as the make a run to stay within reach of both the twins and Chisox,

Well after going 19-8 in June, the Tigers start off 0-2 in July and are shut out for the first time since May 31st..7-0 by the we are hotter than you Twins .

Hopefully they rebound and take out the struggling Mariners and Indians and win 5 out of the next 6 before they meet up with the Twins again prior to the All star Break. Mags and Inge should be back to help out in the second season as the make a run to stay within reach of both the twins and Chisox,
Considering that Tigers are missing a third of the lineup, the Detroit Mud Hens struggle to keep up with better teams in MLB. Hopefully the players can come back fairly soon to keep this move up in the standings.

I was hoping we could snuff the Twinks. But Bo9 got the ball up and Twinks rode it.
I hope they don't hang their heads. I'll take another 19 and 8.

Well still hanging around .500. And that's a good thing. Split with Sea. and 2 of 3 from Cle.
Indians had us down 6 - 2 or so and the Tigs came back late. to win 8 - 6.
This line-up has some pop it just needed 3 mo. to heat up.

4 games with Twinks next. At home. then 3 days rest. Then 3 at Bal. Then Chi comes to town. We can come out of this at .512. And we're on our way.

Twinks aren't letting us past them. 1 for 4 at home against them. But all isn't lost yet.
2 of 3 against Bal. and division leader Chi. and it's all good.
Our Dee is still sub-par so if we make the P/Os we won't go far.
All of these things improved over the last 45 days:
starting pitching
middle relief
hitting through out the order.

Finally got over the hump against KC 19 - 4. Zack Miner the beneficiary.
then we get Chi.

Finally got over the hump against KC 19 - 4. Zack Miner the beneficiary.
then we get Chi.
There are still more a couple with KC. I am worried that after the explosion last night the offense is going to go into the shell for the next few games.

7-1 win. 3 games over .500

Now 5.5 back of ChiSox and 4 back of Minni. Weekend series against Chicago looks pretty big at this point.

Gallarraga had the perfect game after six innings, but then as he heads for the mound in the bottom of the 7th he gets jinxed by ESPN News who announced at that time that he has nine outs to go for the perfection....

Well as soon as you say ESPN and no hitter or perfect game in the same sentence, the Royals David De Jesus leads off the 7th inning with a single to right to breakup the perfecto and cancel the celebrations. Galarraga gave up 2 more hits and a walk in the inning allowing the Royals to get a run and the Tigers won 7-1

Tigers sweep, but Texas blows 8-4 lead to lose to White Sox, so Tigers still have 5.5 games to make up.

Tigs had no business losing to KC to start the season. 180* turn around.
I think they win the series against Chi.
no games to waste.

Tigs had no business losing to KC to start the season. 180* turn around.
I think they win the series against Chi.
no games to waste.
Tigers struggled against better competition. That's been the problem as of late as they beat up on the likes of KC and Colorado. But they lost 3 of 4 at home to Minni who after that got swept by Yankees in NY. I guess we'll see if Tigers can really compete and play meaningful games once fall rolls around.

They were 0-7 against KC. But KC came out hot, then the league caught up to them.
Long up and down season.

Only 3 teams in all of baseball have scored more runs than the Tigers this year.

Det- 507 runs
Bos- 517
Cubs- 530
Tex- 557

Now that the bats are consistent, our good pitching is getting rewarded when it happens. Gallaraga, Verlander, and Rogers are putting together some great starts lately.

This series is massive.

poor Texas, they can barely stay above .500

poor Texas, they can barely stay above .500
If they could get any pitching they'd be really dangerous.

Anyone heard from Skool lately? I think it has been a while since he posted anything?

Tough loss for the Tigers. Leading almost the entire game and losing it in the 9th, to the White Sox...

HOW'S THIS!!!????


I HATE TODD JONES!!!!

I HATE HIM WITH THE INTENSITY OF TH HATE THAT I HAVE FOR FLIP MURRAY 'AND' SAUNDERS X 1000!!!!!!!!!!!

other than that...how yall doin?

Yea, that was a bad loss.

Skool...nice to hear you're alive, well, and

NOT LIKING TODD JONES

like some of the rest of us.

HOW'S THIS!!!????


I HATE TODD JONES!!!!

I HATE HIM WITH THE INTENSITY OF TH HATE THAT I HAVE FOR FLIP MURRAY 'AND' SAUNDERS X 1000!!!!!!!!!!!

other than that...how yall doin?

Just call him FLIP JONES

At least Todd didn't walk the lead-off batter....again

I never like the high ERA closer.

the ERA of the whitesox two finishers: 1.75
the tigers two finishers: 5.05


nuff said

season's over.........again...tigers will finish 84-78

Tigers Trade:

The Yankees have acquaired catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers. Detroit will get right-handed pitcher Kyle Farnsworth, who played with the Tigers previously in 2005.
link: ESPN - Yankees find their catcher for stretch, trade for Rodriguez - MLB (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3511535)

Tigers Trade:

The Yankees have acquaired catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers. Detroit will get right-handed pitcher Kyle Farnsworth, who played with the Tigers previously in 2005.
link: ESPN - Yankees find their catcher for stretch, trade for Rodriguez - MLB (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3511535)
Does that even make sense? Is Inge going to become a full-time catcher? Who is going to back him up?

Tigers Trade:

The Yankees have acquaired catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers. Detroit will get right-handed pitcher Kyle Farnsworth, who played with the Tigers previously in 2005.
link: ESPN - Yankees find their catcher for stretch, trade for Rodriguez - MLB (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3511535)


WOW! I would have liked to see them get a promising minor leaguer though. I hate Farnsworth. But I guess the management still thinks the Tigers can get to the postseason.

WOW! I would have liked to see them get a promising minor leaguer though. I hate Farnsworth. But I guess the management still thinks the Tigers can get to the postseason.
Had to get something for Pudge before he would've just walked away for nothing, I guess.

Farnsworth is a FA after this season.

Farnsworth is a FA after this season.

And I doubt he'll re-sign with Detroit. He had a chance to re-sign before and he declined.

this has to go down as the worst couldashouldawoulda season's in Detroit sports history:

1. renteria for jurjjens
2. guillen cant play SS or 1B
3. inge wants to play 3B
4. cabrera cant play 3B
5. sheff got old
6. jones got old
7. no backup catcher
8. bondy is out
9. willis is way out
10. jacque jones was a bust

wowwwwwwwwwwwww..how are we 54-52?

this has to go down as the worst couldashouldawoulda season's in Detroit sports history:

1. renteria for jurjjens
2. guillen cant play SS or 1B
3. inge wants to play 3B
4. cabrera cant play 3B
5. sheff got old
6. jones got old
7. no backup catcher
8. bondy is out
9. willis is way out
10. jacque jones was a bust

wowwwwwwwwwwwww..how are we 54-52?

At least Galarraga came out of nowhere as a pleasant surprise. Even with all of those negatives, we'd be in a virtual tie for 1st if Verlander would have come out of the gate strong.

Still in it though, just barely.

At least Galarraga came out of nowhere as a pleasant surprise. Even with all of those negatives, we'd be in a virtual tie for 1st if Verlander would have come out of the gate strong.

Still in it though, just barely.

Definitely still in it. We play in the Central Division. I like the Twins to win it at this point. They have the Tigers' number every season it seems.

I think the theory behind this trade is that with Farnsworth coming out of the pen, the Tigers will blow fewer close games than they would with Pudge and no closer.

I wonder what Inge thinks of all of this? I forget the name of the Triple A catcher that was here briefly a month or so ago but as I recall he had no bat to speak of.

Kinda sad to see Pudge go...it's like the end of an era.

Dombrowski said that Inge is the catcher for this and the upcoming season. Also, they're recalling the guy from AAA (Sardinha) that can't hit worth a lick.
And Robertson is getting shelled by Indians. Teams are batting .313 against him on the year and .344 in June.

Dombrowski said that Inge is the catcher for this and the upcoming season. Also, they're recalling the guy from AAA (Sardinha) that can't hit worth a lick.
And Robertson is getting shelled by Indians. Teams are batting .313 against him on the year and .344 in June.


Why Robertson is still in the starting rotation is beyond me...but since Bondy and Willis are MIA, I guess we are stuck with him.....:yellowprison:

Why Robertson is still in the starting rotation is beyond me...but since Bondy and Willis are MIA, I guess we are stuck with him.....:yellowprison:
The bullpen sucks so bad... Tigers come back from 8-1 to 8-7, then Jones comes in and the next thing I know it is 11-7. They come back once again, and Rodney blows 12-11 lead in the 9th. This is just sickening. At least Cleveland's bullpen is just as bad and Tigers got to Lee.
How do they expect to win anything at all?

Bobby Seay is simply unhittable.

Bobby Seay is simply unhittable.
Who do Tigs have there to pitch in the 11th?

Who do Tigs have there to pitch in the 11th?


Bobby Seay, of course. Bobby can pitch all night.

Tigers pull this one out. Huge win after being down big throughout the game against the best pitcher in the league. Bullpen stinks and I can smell the stink all the way out here in Cali.

ESPN - Trade of Griffey to White Sox now requires MLB's approval - MLB (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3512365)

Chicago gets a boost getting Griffey. He still has power at 38. Doesn't look as if Tigers are going to make any deals.

That was an awesome game last night. What a jam we got out of in the 12th(?). Bases loaded and 0 outs!

That was one of the longest games I've ever sat through.

That was an awesome game last night. What a jam we got out of in the 12th(?). Bases loaded and 0 outs!

That was one of the longest games I've ever sat through.
This is what many expected from this team - strong hitting with weak bullpen.

That was an awesome game last night. What a jam we got out of in the 12th(?). Bases loaded and 0 outs!

That was one of the longest games I've ever sat through.

I went to bed after the 12th inning. :(

After winning that game, Tigers lose the next one. I thought this would've been something that they could lean on, but Verlander struggled and offense didn't do much at all. Now that so-called "big win" doesn't mean jack.

I could've sworn I heard the Tigs picked up 2 players from the Pirates ???

Tigers' call for more arms unanswered | Tigers.com: News (http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080731&content_id=3231726&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det)


Kyle Farnsworth will join the Tigers on Friday at Tampa Bay. No other relievers will be coming with him.

Though team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski said he had "some discussions" with other clubs Thursday, none resulted in a deal ahead of the 4 p.m. ET nonwaiver trade deadline. He doesn't expect those talks to continue into August, leaving Wednesday's swap of Ivan Rodriguez for Farnsworth as likely Detroit's lone move of the trading season barring any new discussions.
Though the search for bullpen help continued into Thursday, the asking prices remained high -- too high for a club that no longer boasts the depth in the farm system to give up many prospects. With demand around the league for help in the bullpen, that's what it was going to take.

Pudge struck out in his first at bat as a Yankee.

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I have to admit, it's weird to see him wearing the NY uniform.
MLB.com is quick.

Willis inconsistent in loss to Sarasota | Tigers.com: News (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080801&content_id=3234737&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det&partnerId=rss_det)


Dontrelle Willis took another step in the right direction Thursday night, though he remains off the Detroit Tigers' radar for now.

Willis allowed a run on five hits over five-plus innings for the Class A Advanced Lakeland Flying Tigers as they suffered a 1-0 loss to the Sarasota Reds at Ed Smith Stadium.
The former All-Star struck out three and walked three in the longest of his four outings for Lakeland. The left-hander faced 21 batters, inducing nine groundouts and three fly balls. Detroit sent Willis (0-1) to Lakeland in June to straighten out his control problems. Though he pitched well enough to win Thursday, he again struggled to throw strikes at times.

Tigers get a good start by Galarraga, then blow it late. And they get swept by the Rays. Leyland said there might be changes coming...

This loss was Leyland's. Seay was pitching great and got pulled for no reason...then Rodney blew the game as he's been prone to do lately. Stupid loss to go back under.500

I guess we expected more than this team is capable of. They are a .500 team and their bullpen stinks even with Farnsworth in there. They need to cut a couple of people lose, bring up a couple of youngsters and go after some pitching in the offseason.
Looks like Jurrjens trade took Tigers out of playoff contention. If he's in there, likely there're 5-6 more wins on the table.
Of course, you don't know this until you make that trade. Galarraga kind of made up for that, but still...

Tigers get a good start by Galarraga, then blow it late. And they get swept by the Rays. Leyland said there might be changes coming...

What kind of changes is he talking about? What is left to do? How did Sheffield and Thames do last night? Do we have pitching prospects to bring up? Not sure what changes he is thinking of?

What kind of changes is he talking about? What is left to do? How did Sheffield and Thames do last night? Do we have pitching prospects to bring up? Not sure what changes he is thinking of?

Well, for one, get rid of Rodney.

I was at Yankee Stadium yesterday (for the first time) and saw Pudge play well for New York. I looked up at the out-of-town scoreboard and saw that the Tigers were up 4-1 and turned to my buddy and said, "The Tigers will find a way to lose this game, you watch."

Well, for one, get rid of Rodney.

For what? A round of peanuts for the dugout? What are you going to get for him?

For what? A round of peanuts for the dugout? What are you going to get for him?

Release his sorry behind! He isn't worth the roster spot they spend on him. I've read this a few times regarding him and I agree whole-heartedly, what good is 95 mph if you can't get it over the plate. HE"S our closer!!?!??!??!! See you in 09!