Tigers @ Oakland 5/10

[tigermud]

Throw Strikes!!!!

 

[tigermud]

This is insane

 

[spockmaster]

freakin finally. all of that was with 2 outs...

 

[tigermud]

Can we trade Raburn for that Inge guy on Oak.

i'm sorry I tried really hard not to say that but couldn't resist.

 

[mattym]

How does the leadoff hitter reach base against Valverde in the bottom of the ninth?

a) walk
b) HBP
c) clean single
d) K, passed ball

Sorry. Like mud, I couldn't resist...

 

[tigermud]

Wow Valverde is in the pen, are you kidding me 10 runs and we end up using the closer still? wow Jim, just wow. that 8th inning never should have happened, I don't care if guys need work or not you don't mop up with go to guys, dammit JIM!.

 

[Thumb]

uhhh Ramon....

 

[tigermud]

Really

 

[spockmaster]

Wow Valverde is in the pen, are you kidding me 10 runs and we end up using the closer still? wow Jim, just wow. that 8th inning never should have happened, I don't care if guys need work or not you don't mop up with go to guys, dammit JIM!.

they should have been able to pitch effectively with an 8-run lead. not his fault they didnt.


also, he did use a mop-up guy...who gave up a grand slam to an awful player on his only pitch. blame the ineffective pitching, not leyland.

 

[mattym]

Boy, that's one of those plays--you look like Einstein when it works, when it doesn't it's re-he-heal ugly.

 

[spockmaster]

did i just see "missed bunt" in gameday? wtf is going on???




wait, did santiago just fuck up a suicide squeeze? WHY THE FUCK ARE WE TRYING THIS SHIT, JUST TRY AND HIT THE GODDAMN BALL

 

[spockmaster]

i will say this now though too: WHY THE FUCK IS VALVERDE ON WITH A 4 RUN LEAD???????



either he pitches a quick, useless inning that he shouldnt be in for or he fucks the game up. either way, its a stupid fucking decision.

 

[tigermud]

they should have been able to pitch effectively with an 8-run lead. not his fault they didnt.


also, he did use a mop-up guy...who gave up a grand slam to an awful player on his only pitch. blame the ineffective pitching, not leyland.

You go with the mop up guy first then the go to guys if you get in trouble not the other way around, He doesn't have to make it this hard on himself.

 

[mattym]

Happy happy happy my smart-aleck poll was proven wrong...

 

[Thumb]

1 up, 1 down...who is this guy wearing Valverde's jersey?

 

[tigermud]

did i just see "missed bunt" in gameday? wtf is going on???




wait, did santiago just fuck up a suicide squeeze? WHY THE FUCK ARE WE TRYING THIS SHIT, JUST TRY AND HIT THE GODDAMN BALL

Jim has out managed himself 8th inning on tonight. Maybe it's getting late EST time.

 

[spockmaster]

You go with the mop up guy first then the go to guys if you get in trouble not the other way around, He doesn't have to make it this hard on himself.

i would have used balester first too, but coke still needs to pitch better with 2 outs and an 8-run lead.

 

[mattym]

i would have used balester first too, but coke still needs to pitch better with 2 outs and an 8-run lead.

Totally agree. Just because guys are put in when perhaps they shouldn't be doesn't mean they have to pitch like crap.

 

[spockmaster]

Totally agree. Just because guys are put in when perhaps they shouldn't be doesn't mean they have to pitch like crap.

case in point with valverde right now. no way in hell should be be in the game right now, but somehow he's not fucking it up. i feel like ive been teleported to bizarro world the last 2 innings.

 

[Thumb]

Valverde 1-2-3 inning.

non-save situation.