Tigers-Rangers of Texas Game 2 Open Thread
October 10th, 2011 at 7:31 PM ^
there. The only problem is the Tigers will have to find a way to score off Ogando if he is still in there. They can't seem to solve him at all.
I didn't catch it, did they say Young was out of the game because he reaggrativated his injury or was he taken out for defensive purposes?
October 10th, 2011 at 7:32 PM ^
defense
October 10th, 2011 at 7:33 PM ^
Wow, pinch hitting for Inge who has been a life-saver in defensively. I don't think I'm a huge fan, but we are upgrading the outfield defensively, so I guess it's a push with a better bat.
EDIT: Ugh...
October 10th, 2011 at 7:33 PM ^
don't like it now, when defense is at a huge premium at this point.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:34 PM ^
overmanaging everything right now.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:38 PM ^
That's extreme. I don't think I would have made the move, but it makes sense. Inge's ability to get a hit off of Ogando was basically 0.
So, you go with the double switch and bring Kelly in at 3B and Dirks into left. While Inge has made some huge plays this game in the field, we'd be much more likely to lose the game on an error in left field by Young than anything Inge could prevent that Kelly couldn't.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:42 PM ^
out of the game when Inge got removed
October 10th, 2011 at 7:35 PM ^
Ogando owns us. Please get to the 10th inning and give Cabrera and VMart a chance at a homer...
October 10th, 2011 at 7:35 PM ^
turn on one here
October 10th, 2011 at 7:35 PM ^
Come on Don! Someone be clutch right now!
October 10th, 2011 at 7:38 PM ^
Tiger at 2nd
October 10th, 2011 at 7:39 PM ^
FFFUUUUUCCKKK send him! Make them make a play!
October 10th, 2011 at 7:39 PM ^
send him you dumbass!!!
October 10th, 2011 at 7:39 PM ^
All year you send runners. And NOW is when you decide not to?
October 10th, 2011 at 7:40 PM ^
OMFG I THOUGHT YOU WERE FAST SANTIAGO! Omg, Cabrera please...
October 10th, 2011 at 7:40 PM ^
musta been sick of criticsm and didnt feel like having a play at the plate.
interesting considering the year and i woulda thought santiago would get a better jump with 2 outs. cabrera is going to get walked so lets go vmart?
October 10th, 2011 at 7:41 PM ^
Terrible call holding that runner
October 10th, 2011 at 7:43 PM ^
there was going to be a good chance he was going to be out if he sent him.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:41 PM ^
I suppose they walk Cabrera to get to Martinez with the base open? Still, Martinez leads the league in avg with risp. Interesting here.
No way I would have taken Ogando out. He was dealing there.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:47 PM ^
That was painful. That should have been it. Have a bad feeling right now, you can't miss huge opportunities like that in the playoffs.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:41 PM ^
taking Ogando out. The Tigers can't seem to hit him at all. Wonder with Miggy struggling somewhat in the playoffs, if Texas may walk him with first base open?
October 10th, 2011 at 7:46 PM ^
Are we going to strand in this series?!?
October 10th, 2011 at 7:51 PM ^
Not sending Santiago wins the Worst Call of The Year award.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:52 PM ^
I thought Lamont was generally poor all year in those situations, but I actually agreed with holding him. Chances are, he would of been thrown out by a good margin. He was just getting to third when the ball was being thrown back in.
October 10th, 2011 at 10:13 PM ^
Send him and make them make the play.
If you don't play to win, you won't win.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:49 PM ^
The offense has been a no show all playoffs. From Avila and his pathetic batting and Victor inability to show up. not looking good for the Tigers
October 10th, 2011 at 7:55 PM ^
I have a bad feeling that Texas will win it now in the bottom of the inning. The Tigers just are squandering their oppurtunities to score so far in this series and the big boys aren't coming through right now.
Uh no Valverde in a non-save situation. Here we go, forget about it.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:51 PM ^
walking napoli? really? he's a K candidate for sure.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:51 PM ^
i swear weve left 54 men on base in 18 innings
October 10th, 2011 at 7:52 PM ^
great decision there leyland.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:53 PM ^
I love when the batter swings and it hits him
October 10th, 2011 at 7:54 PM ^
there. I don't blame them.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:55 PM ^
Why don't they send the runner on third there? If he gets thrown out, runners advance anyways.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:56 PM ^
because it would be 2 outs and no more sacrifice is possible
October 10th, 2011 at 8:02 PM ^
1 out, a run scores 65.4 percent of the time. Runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs, the run scores 26.6 percent of the time.
October 10th, 2011 at 8:06 PM ^
Sorry... mental lapse. Thought for some reason it would still have been 1 out even if he had been thrown out.
October 10th, 2011 at 8:07 PM ^
but if a runner is thrown out after a fly out, there can't be less than 2 outs. Ever.
October 10th, 2011 at 8:06 PM ^
Derp.
October 10th, 2011 at 7:57 PM ^
GOT EM!!!!
October 10th, 2011 at 7:57 PM ^
Great play by MIGGY!
October 10th, 2011 at 7:57 PM ^
hell yes
October 10th, 2011 at 7:58 PM ^
scare anyone else by making it look like he thought about touching 1st before going home??
October 10th, 2011 at 7:58 PM ^
Dear god. How? Oh well, now we have their closer pitching a long inning at least!
Let's score in this inning their top is coming up soon.
October 10th, 2011 at 8:03 PM ^
out of that, but would somebody please get a clutch hit to make it mean something. Problem is. Texas still has a couple of their best relievers left in the pen, the Tigers have used their best guys already.
October 10th, 2011 at 8:08 PM ^
I don't agree with how much they are bunting this game. Bunting with Peralta with a struggling Avila and Dirks coming up. Don't agree with that at all.
Edit: The Tigers have now left 12 guys on base. I mean seriously guys, could somebody come up with one clutch hit. They were generally coming up with those hits in the second half.
October 10th, 2011 at 8:08 PM ^
to 2nd doesn't actually even increase your chances of scoring.
October 10th, 2011 at 8:28 PM ^
You cannot simplify the situation into this statement.
Does this statement account for the potential to hit into a double play by not bunting? And it certainly doesn't consider possible pitching matchups, re: double play.
Bunting is almost as much about staying out of the double play as it is getting a runner into scoring position.
EDIT: I say this as someone who isn't a fan of bunting. I'm genuinely interested in your reasoning/research behind this statement.
October 10th, 2011 at 8:09 PM ^
They're both left handed which is significantly easier against this guy with the action on the fastball. There wasn't really a great option; you can always pray for a huge hit off a fireballer like that with a fastball hittier like Peralta but he wasn't feeling it.
It did almost work, to be fair. That looked pretty decent off Alex's bat.
October 10th, 2011 at 8:06 PM ^
2-25 in the playoffs? how?