The "A lineup" is out there, for all you Leyland watch dogs: Jackson, Boesch, Ordonez, Cabrera, Martinez, Peralta, Guillen, Avila, Betemit.
Ricky P is straight up dealing - faced the minimum through 3 innings, 1 H, 3 K.
Meanwhile, the tribe is up 3-1 at Texas and is threatening. I don't think they're going to go away as easily as many thought.
I agree, this is going to be
Wow, Avila just hit a bomb,
Wow, Avila just hit a bomb, and I mean a BOMB to straight away center. Probably a 450+ homer.
3-0 Tigers with Porcello cruising. Meanwhile the Tribe is also cruising, up 5.
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I came here half expecting to see RIK PORSELO HAZ NO-NO GOIN THRU 1 LOL
Tigers have a ton of games against the division, so it's theirs to win or lose it seems. Here's to winning the Central for the first time!
Trust me, I'm a scientist.
The tigers should have fired
The tigers should have fired Rick Knapp a long time ago the rotation (except Penny) has been really good the last month.
"A Michigan Man will coach a Michigan Team"
Need to back off Penny
He's not a Cy Young candidate anymore like he was whenhe came up with Florida... he's a 5-7 inning veteran who will give up 3-5 runs... in other words, 85-90% of the time he gives your team a chance to win. I'll take that in a 4 or 5 starter. In today's game you need a dominant ace starter who gets around 20 wins, a 2 & 3 slot starter combo that will win 30+ games between the two fof them, and a 4 & 5 starter with a .500-ish record with around 10 -12 wins each. You get that, you then need 10-20 wins from your collective bullpen. That's a formula to make you a consistent playoff contender in every division in baseball except the AL East.
"So I come out of Ohio Stadium after we beat the Buckeyes, and right there on the hood of my friend's car, some one took a dump, in the shape of an 'O'. no shit. Oh, sorry, bad pun."
Impressive
You, my friend, have just disected the science of pitching.
Hail To the Victors...In Ohio
Of all the teams in the
Of all the teams in the central not named KC, I'm least worried about the Indians.
Really? I think you can stick
Really? I think you can stick a fork in Minnesota. Cleveland is the closest and therefore worry me more than the Sox, but, all said, the division is the Tigs to lose at this point, and I don't think they will.
Porcello has been damn
Porcello has been damn impressive recently.
Damn impressive.
Roll tribe
Roll tribe
If blowing two-run leads in the 9th is rolling then yes, roll tribe.
i hate phil coke
i dont understand why leyland keeps bringing him in if he has truly sucked this year outside of april and may
But sir, but sir, BUT NOTHING
Agreed
Agreed. I wonder what Phil Coke's stats are with inherited base runners. It seems like every other outing he comes in and gives up a base hit or a walk.
Well Jimenez looks
Well Jimenez looks impressively mediocre tonight.
5 IP, 7H, 4 ER, 3 BB, though 7 K.
I'm happy with Fister.
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Fister?
Barely know her...
The awesome relief has killed
The awesome relief has killed them again. /facepalm.
Boesch with an RBI single in
Boesch with an RBI single in the 10th! Nice to see Boesch continuing the clutch ABs. What a year he's having.
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I was thinking the exact same
I was thinking the exact same thing. I want to see him wearing the Olde English D for many years to come!
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
Ballgame
Tigers win 4-3.
Incredibly efficient save
Incredibly efficient save from Papa Grande. 7 pitches, all strikes, 1-2-3 inning. Can't do it better, and he's the best in the business right now!
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
Wow
Michael Young with a 2-out, 2-run shot to tie the game with the Indians 7-7.
Me gusta.
No me gusta.
This is just about average for Indians fans. Hopefully the team doesn't blow this game.
Edit: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Personally I don't care
Personally I don't care either way. I kind of want the rangers to lose so that we get closer to squeaking by them for division series home field advantage vs. yankees/ red sox
In other baseball news, the
In other baseball news, the Pirates apparently haven't gotten over that controversial 19th-inning loss just over a week ago. They've now lost eight straight. Yikes.
I agree, this is going to be a tight pennant race all the way until the end. I'm pretty confident the Tigers will pull it off though.