OT: Tigers, 8/25
I apologize if I'm stepping on someone's toes by starting this. If I have, please say so and it won't happen again. I promise not to post-whore here, either.
1-0 after 1/2 inning following Cabrera's RBI groundout. Two causes for concern here. One, it's usually trouble when the Tigers only get 1 in the first. That seems to be all they get all night when that happens.
Two, Aubrey Huff has been nothing better than steamed shit on moldy rice since his arrival. With Clete hitting in front of Cabrera (usually, lately) and Huff hitting afterwards, it's a miracle that Cabrera doesn't have about 150 walks and only about 45 RBI. There's not much reason to pitch to him, yet teams still continue to do so.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:28 AM ^
gets the job done...again. Not one of his better outings overall, but he buckled down when he needed to.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:30 AM ^
Here's hoping Edwin can pitch well tomorrow because Rodney's probably getting the night off tomorrow. I'm liking this Tiger offense in LA.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:34 AM ^
Miner may not be the prettiest pitcher, but it's funny to see him sweat profusely in jams.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:00 PM ^
Zach Miner seems like a super nice guy, a guy I'd probably have a beer with, but man alive I hate him as a pitcher.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:04 AM ^
Great win, finishing with the usual heart attack from FR.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:27 AM ^
...the second coming of Todd Jones*.
*Ignoring the fact that they are different in virtually every single way except for both being closers who would scare the living crap out of me every time they pitch.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:05 AM ^
No dude, Rodney is totally way, way better than Todd Jones. Huge upgrade.
August 26th, 2009 at 9:06 AM ^
Sommy, I'm starting to hate this. FACTS:
Todd Jones Fair ERA (they it counts unearned runs, balances park effects, and adjusts for the quality of the defense behind him, further, for relievers, it dings them when they allow inherited runners to score - something that doesn't impact their own ERA) in his 3 last years as Tigers Closer:
2006: 4.35
2007: 4.18
2008: 5.39
Rodney's Fair ERA this year: 3.58.
Further, if you like conventional stats, Rodney has a 3.42 ERA and a 1.27 ERA.
Todd Jones ERA and WHIP in his last 3 years:
2006: 3.94 ERA, 1.27 WHIP
2007: 4.26 ERA, 1.43 WHIP
2008: 4.97 ERA, 1.62 WHIP
As a matter of fact, the last time Todd Jones had a season as good as Rodney is having was 1997.
Stop beating the Todd Jones drum, because there is not a single quantifiable measure you can point to in order to claim Jones was better.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:41 PM ^
No, I agree. HUGE upgrade over Todd Jones. Definitely. Totally not worse than Todd Jones.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:43 PM ^
a hint of sarcasm there, Sommy? Because if you're being sarcastic, then keep going right ahead and ignoring those things we call numbers.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:48 PM ^
I use the eyeball test. Kinda like what people who can't admit that Pryor was a good QB last year do when they start claiming that he throws "balloons" all the time.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:46 PM ^
FACT 1: Todd Jones likes born-again Christian Rock. Rodney eats rocks and born-agains for breakfast.
FACT 2: Todd Jones strikes out batters because he only throws strikes. Rodney strikes people out because even he doesn't know where the ball is going (incidentally, this is also the reason both pitchers scare the bejeezus out of people).
FACT 3: Rodney doesn't write a column for the Free Press complaining about bad fans who boo the closer. Todd Jones does. Er, did.