It was just announced that Jered Weaver will not pitch any more this season. That means that Justin Verlander will end the season with the best ERA (2.40), most wins (24), and most strikeouts (~7,000). Congrats to JV.
It also appears Miggy is going to win a batting title. He's got another double tonight.
3-0 Tigers, Middle 2nd.
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most strikeouts (~7,000)
yep, pretty close.
This is home...
Pardon my ignorance, but how
Pardon my ignorance, but how does he have 7000 ks? Didn't he start something like 35 games this year -- so wouldn't that be 200 Ks/game?
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Too subtle for me, especially
Too subtle for me, especially since you gave the other stats as real values. If you had said ~eleventy billion, then I would have gotten it.
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Noted.
Noted.
COYS and lets go Detroit FC!
So a figure that is 28x above
So a figure that is 28x above the current number is still too close?
In that vein...
Michigan stadium was filled to the brim with 3,214,512 people for the game against ND!
This is home...
Seriously man? The Big House
Seriously man? The Big House would have to be like, the size of Chicago or something to fit 3,214,512. Ann Arbor isn't even big enough to hold a stadium that big. Besides, I just googled it and there was 114,804 at the Notre Dame game. I suggest you get your facts straight or get out of here.
MUAHAHAHAHA! MUAHAHAHA!
Well, that is about the
Well, that is about the number of people that will claim, years from now, to have attended the game on 9/10/11.
and 114,804 can say...
fancam or gtfomc
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... of course by that #, you
... of course by that #, you mean 3,214,513-- gotta save one for Fritz
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7000 is subtle????? Nothing
7000 is subtle????? Nothing gets past you
He throws so quickly that he
He throws so quickly that he can pitch strikes to people in the past.
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So that's what they've been
So that's what they've been working on at the LHC...
Any word on why they shut down Weaver?
Did they just want to limit the innings on his arm for the future?
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They didn't want him to have
They didn't want him to have another one of those meltdowns that lead to a bench clearing brawl......
Oh wait, that's his brother...
Never mind.
Your "limit the innings on
Your "limit the innings on his arm for the future" seems spot on. From an ESPN LA article:
Manager Mike Scioscia feels it's important to honor the integrity of the playoff races, but has to watch out for his players, too.
"We have to look out for these guys moving forward to be able to do this again next year," he said. "We're going to try to go out there and win. There are tons of times during a season where a guy misses a start or is pushed back for a variety of reasons. This is one of those times. If we had maybe 10 more games left, you might see these guys pitch later in the week, but right now they're really on fumes and need to just take a backseat."
Also, to the OP: Weaver's first name is spelled Jered, not Jared.
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Noted
and fixed. Thanks.
I knew that, too. I guess I'm subconsciously still mad at him for buzzing Avila's tower.
not to be confused
with one of the best scenes of top gun,
Wherever you go, Go Blue!
Because you can't have one
Because you can't have one without the other...
you can buzz
my tower anytime.
and if I appeared first as an elderly man and not as a young one
Betemit with a HR to deep
Betemit with a HR to deep right.
4-0 Tigres.
This is home...
Wow
Betemit just hit one about 425. Just bashed the shit out of it. Glad to see he's healthy.
4-0, los Tigres.
The story line for me is the
The story line for me is the return of Wilson Betemit. He has been out since like August 16th or so, and his status was highly equivocal. With all due respect to Bradon Inge, Betemit is swinging a better bat right now, and with him back in the line-up there are fewer holes.
Missing Ann Arbor
September 16th.
September 16th.
It's not very hard to swing a
It's not very hard to swing a better bat than Brandon Inge.
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My favorite picture of Inge:
My favorite picture of Inge:
Betemit
has been dealing with a sore knee. Hopefully, it won't be a major issue going into the post season.
So who are we rooting for?
So who are we rooting for? Rays to beat Yanks or Boston to beat Orioles? I wouldn't be surprised to see the Yankees roll over to help ensure the Sox get eliminated from post-season contention. I would rather face the Rays in the playoffs, if I had to choose.
It's win-win
I'd rather face the coldest* team in baseball (the Red Sox), especially with their lack of rotation depth. At the same time, it would be really fun to watch them finish their Yakety Sax conclusion to the season by missing the playoffs.
*Okay, so the Twins are probably colder. But you get my point.
I can see that argument.
I can see that argument. Upon further reflection, I also think I'd rather have our hitters teeing off at Fenway, instead of the Trop (which is considered the second least-friendly hitters park in MLB.) It just feel like, even with their meltdown, Boston has more weapons and a higher ceiling than Tampa and if that slip gets switched, they could be real dangerous.
So what you're saying is
The team that plays outdoors has a higher ceiling than the one in the dome. Seems obvious to me...
i...
I see what you did there.
That being said, I would much rather them both win tomorrow, or both lose, and play in a 1 game playoff. If Price throws tomorrow (he should) he will be out for game 1, and I would imagine Beckett would pitch on short rest for the 1 game playoff as he is the Ace. That would leave both Aces out for the first game which would be HUGE!
On the other hand, they could just as easily be playing Texas since the Angels appear to be laying down for them to have an easier route to the World Series.
Wherever you go, Go Blue!
Awesome news.
This takes away the dilemma that Tigers fans would have been facing for Weaver's last game of the season. I was worried it would come down to seeing Weaver get the win (and possibly the league ERA title) and have the Rangers (who they are playing lose), or have Weaver pitch terribly (saving Verlander's triple crown) but risking another win for the Rangers, which could take away the possibility of us having home field advantage.
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I just would have cheered for
I just would have cheered for both offenses to dominate, leading to a win in extras for the Angels (and thus a ND for Weaver).
Ideally yes
But it isn't terribly likely, given that LA's offense is fairly mediocre and Texas has one of the best lineups in the league.
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But hey
We don't have to worry about that situation any more at least.
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Fuck ND.... oh my bad, just a
Fuck ND.... oh my bad, just a natural reaction when I see those letters.
Miggy gets #30.
Miggy gets #30.
Miggy at 30
+ batting title + ellsbury mistakes + caught up to Bautista in OPS= MVP?
Angels just scratched Erwin Santana tonight as well
Tyler Chatwood to start in his place. Damn you Scioscia!!!!
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Was it just my imagination,
Was it just my imagination, or did Rod pretty much call Miggy's homerun when he saw where Cleveland's catcher was set up?
Rod is a surprisingly sharp
Rod is a surprisingly sharp dude. Behind the goofy expressions and the drawl is a really, really good baseball mind.
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I think you're kinda missing the forest for thr trees. Who cares about ERA The llarger issue that the Angels, by scratching their two best starters, are screwing the Tigers' chances to gain home-field advantage.
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Putnam
Pioneer grad, and former Michigan pitcher/dh/star/etc Zach Putnam just came in and threw a 1-2-3 inning. He struck out Inge (anyone can do that), but also got Miguel to hit a harmless fly ball to center field.
That seemed close, after he
That seemed close, after he gave up like 5 runs (?) the other night. Wasn't he only winning ERA by a small margin?
Also, did he get the crown in the whole MLB or just the AL? if it's the MLB he's like the 9th or 10th person to do it. amazing.
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JV had the most wins (24) and
JV had the most wins (24) and strikeouts (250) in the majors, however Kershaw (the NL triple crown winner) had an era of 2.28 to Verlander's 2.40. We also have the batting champ and the leader in saves. Come on postseason!
Strikeout total wrong...it is closer to elevnty gagillion.