OT: Tigers
Every time I think that Clete Thomas needs to shorten his swing and stop trying to be a home run hitter, he does something like this...
Damn.
He does need to shorten that swing a bit still, but I will take it tonite!
think Verlander would still be mowing down batters in the 8th. What a great rebound from the 1st, nice win.
Yea, after that first half inning I was feeling like Chicken little...good to see I'm just irrational as always.
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:07 PM ^
I think it's completely understandable that you were feeling "chicken". I was too. The Tigers have rarely been able to dig themselves out of a hole of any depth (and 5 runs is certainly deep enough). I had no faith that we could generate enough offense to overcome 5 runs plus whatever else they put. Thankfully I was wrong.
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:01 PM ^
The Tigers pulled off a White Sox. Get down by a lot of runs, and then storm back.
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:40 PM ^
your 2009 Baltimore Orioles! Here to save your favorite contenders from sliding in their pennant races! We'll be here all season! See ya at the ballpark!
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:46 PM ^
Could this series at home, against the O's, with these pitching match-ups, come at a better time?
August 3rd, 2009 at 10:57 PM ^
is a machine. How many pitchers in baseball would have made it through 8 innings after throwing 25 in the first while giving up five runs on six hits? Simply amazing. Also, Clete has quickly become one of my favorites. Very good defender too.
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 PM ^
I am not disagreeing with you but clete ticked me off on the Triple vs. the Tribe. Clete clearly,(at least to my blind ass), took his eye off the ball as he jumped for it, costing Porcello a W.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:15 AM ^
He was scared of the wall. That pissed me off too.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:43 AM ^
+1 for you sir, I was furious. Part of me thought it should be considered in error.
If you watch the replay he jumped over where the ball was and to the right of it.... he had absolutely no idea where it was.
Hopefully he'll know what to do next time. Congrats to him on his first ever walk-off though.
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:12 PM ^
Verlander, very very good indeed. I'm just sad he didn't get the win for tonight. He deserved it.
Also, who would've thought old Marcus Thames still had some good fielding left in him?
August 3rd, 2009 at 11:22 PM ^
Well, he's only 32 (and has played less than 500 career games). I would hope he could still field.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:17 AM ^
Thames and good fielder should never go in the same sentence unless it is sarcasm.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:57 AM ^
Big W, especially considering losing to the Orioles is a big no-no. I'm excited to see Washburn take the mound tomorrow - it will be nice to have a lefty who's (knock on wood) reliably solid!
are actually pretty good with some good young hitters like Luke Scott, Nick Marakais(sp?), Matt Weiters, etc. They don't have the pitching to be a true playoff contender. That should change in a few years once they have the top pitching prospects get called up from the minor league. I believe 3 of them are among the top 25 overall prospects in the MLB.
that you didn't include Adam Jones on that list of young O's hitters. I like his game.
Mr. Verlander was able to keep his composure.
Great game Mr. Verlander!!