OT: Wednesday MLB Open Thread

And I thought this was going to be a thread about the Modern Languages Building.

The only way Dunn gets near a baseball is if it's covered in steak sauce.

I wake up excited every time I know Verlander is pitching that day. Also, obviously not baseball, but AHHHH  NHL PLAYOFFS START TONIGHT!

Does someone have an online feed for the game?  Any help would be very much appreciated stuck at work...

In other good news, Victor Martinez did not need a second surgery and could possibly return by the end of the season.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120411&content_id=28399110&vkey=news_det&c_id=det

These 1pm games are killing me.  I really want to watch Verlander pitch!

Jeremy Hellickson was hit in the head by a ball during batting practice prior to today's game. Supposedly he was responsive and alert, but still went to the hospital of course. Hope he's okay.

ED: Supposedly he was hit by a homerun ball while he was throwing in the bullpen, so at least it wasn't a line drive. That's good news.

Oh, and Go Tigers.

Go cards!!! 5-1

Did Jim just say that Verlander has worked 6+ innings in 40+ something consecutive starts?

5 pitches 2 outs!!

Great first inning. That's why it's so important for AJax to consistently get on base. 1-0 Tigers after 1.

JV working extremely efficiently. 17 pitches, 2 Ks through 2 innings.

Could someone post a link for live audio or video of the tigers game that's compatible with the iPad? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

1-3 Giants @ 1-3 Rockies. Will Timmah rebound from his first inning debacle on opening day? Who wins this game?

Unconventional double play!!  I like it!

Blast. Ben Zobrist just broke up JV's no hitter in the 5th. Still, Tigers up 1-0 heading into their half of the 5th.

Note to self: don't ever start anyone in fantasy baseball when they're playing Verlander. They will do poorly.

Headed to the 9th in Motown. Verlander has thrown 81 pitches through 8 innings, just unreal. Assuming he comes in to finish off the complete game shutout, he'll face Tampa's 9, 1, and 2 hitters.

JV stays in there.  1 down, runners at 1st and 3rd, Carlos Pena is up...

...and walks on a wild pitch

Verlander's worked himself into a jam here in the 9th. Bases loaded, 1 out, Longoria up.

Edit: Check that; Jeff Keppinger scored from third on a wild pitch ball 4 to Pena. And Longoria just singled, so now the bases are loaded, with one out. And Leyland's bringing in... Schlereth? Are you kidding me?

0.55:  About what the banks are paying these days in interest.

Hey, everyone remember the people that ripped on Leyland last week for taking Verlander out instead of letting him pitch the 9th in the opener?

Gosh, why is Schlereth even in Detroit?

I understand Leyland putting Verlander in for the 9th, but why do you put one of our worst relief pitchers in with the game on the line.

Don't worry guys, Clete Thomas is leading off the 9th. He'll score two runs by himself.

/s

EDIT: mlb.com gamecast made me look like an idiot by saying Thomas was up next. Disregard comment.

Well, I guess if there's any good news in all of this, it's that we're facing Fernando Rodney now.

You put Verlander in, but you don't put Schlereth in when you have Dotel sitting on the bench.

I'd rather not put in a pitcher who just had a rough outing last Sunday who is supposedly a "lefty-lefty specialist" when you have about 5-6 other guys who can get the job done.

I really would have preferred a thread about the Modern Language Building.