Tigers vs. a's ALDS Game Thread 3 Oct. 9

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup:
Jackson CF
Infante 2B
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Young DH
Peralta SS
Dirks LF
Garcia RF
Laird C
Sanchez P

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_09_detmlb_oakmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2012/OAK201210090.shtml
Tigers - a's Game Preview.
from Baseball Reference

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=321009111&teams=detroit-tigers-vs-oakland-athletics
Tigers - a's Game Preview.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/6472/anibal-sanchez
Sanchez vs. a's.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/30041/brett-anderson
Tigers hitters vs. anderson.
from espn

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/10...3-preview-detroit-tigers-at-oakland-athletics
Tigers - a's Game Preview.
from blessyouboystigersblog

Tigers repeat lineup for Game 3; time announced for potential Game 5.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland is sticking with the same lineup for Game 3 that he used in Game 2.
He's hoping for the same result, too.
Avisail Garcia will make his second career playoff start in right field, batting eighth behind Andy Dirks, who will start in left in Game 3 of the AL division series Tuesday night.
A win against Oakland tonight and the Tigers will advance to the American League Championship Series for a second straight year. A loss and they're back Wednesday for Game 4, which is set for 9:37 p.m.
If a series-clinching Game 5 is necessary on Thursday, it will begin at 9:37 p.m, too. Both games would be televised on TNT.
Tonight's lineup is stacked with right-handed hitters in an effort to combat A's left-hander Brett Anderson, who returns from a right oblique strain he sustained falling awkwardly off the mound in a start at Detroit on Sept. 19.
The A's lineup in Game 3 is the same Oakland manager Bob Melvin used in Game 1 with Derek Norris starting behind the plate, not George Kottaras, who started Game 2.
from Mlive

 

[biggunsbob]

Going to have to miss the first part of the game my daughter has a band competition. ... Somebody find a cat and do some work LOL....

 

[Mitchrapp]

Come on Sanchez. I hope we win tonight, I want to celebrate and not worry if the wrong eye Max comes to pitch the next day.

 

[Thumb]

I wanna win tonight just to shut the A's and their whine ass fans up with a sweep.

Most of them basically think they'd be up 2-0 if it started in Oakland, and MLB screwed them.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I wanna win tonight just to shut the A's and their whine ass fans up with a sweep.

Most of them basically think they'd be up 2-0 if it started in Oakland, and MLB screwed them.

I wonder if it was reversed if we would think the same?

 

[Thumb]

I wonder if it was reversed if we would think the same?

JV can beat any team in any ballpark, the way I see it we were going to get game 1 no matter where it was assuming we got a couple runs, which we did.

Obviously we won game 2 via walkoff, might have been different, but who knows, thems the breaks.

 

[Mitchrapp]

JV can beat any team in any ballpark, the way I see it we were going to get game 1 no matter where it was assuming we got a couple runs, which we did.

Obviously we won game 2 via walkoff, might have been different, but who knows, thems the breaks.

I understand that but if we had the better record and went on the road to start we might think differently because it is a really stupid format.

 

[byco42]

Used to be that there was no HFA save for the fact that it alternated every year. It was not an issue at one time.

 

[tigermud]

I wanna win tonight just to shut the A's and their whine ass fans up with a sweep.

Most of them basically think they'd be up 2-0 if it started in Oakland, and MLB screwed them.

Do you think any of them noticed the Yankee's, Nationals and Reds all did just fine starting out on the road? LOL. poor Bernie's.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Used to be that there was no HFA save for the fact that it alternated every year. It was not an issue at one time.

That was such a long time ago.

 

[xer0]

go tigers!

sweep those whiny A's. i've already seen enough brandon inge this series.

 

[Thumb]

go tigers!

sweep those whiny A's. i've already seen enough brandon inge this series.

Inge is about to be a FA...so you never know....>

 

[tonyballs]

Go tigers!!!!

 

[Thumb]

Flash streams Tigers @ A's:

http://www.vipboxsports.eu/watch/84...ics-:-2-0-tigers-lead-live-stream-online.html

http://www.vipboxsports.eu/watch/84...ics-:-2-0-tigers-lead-live-stream-online.html

 

[jdbaker1]

I am having a mind blank, if the Tigers win and Baltimore wins who has HFA, the Tigers because they are division winners or Baltimore because they have a better record?

 

[tonyballs]

I am having a mind blank, if the Tigers win and Baltimore wins who has HFA, the Tigers because they are division winners or Baltimore because they have a better record?

It would have to go to the division winner, no? Now, i'm confused..lol.

 

[Thumb]

I am having a mind blank, if the Tigers win and Baltimore wins who has HFA, the Tigers because they are division winners or Baltimore because they have a better record?

I believe it's always who has the better record (minus the WS), Tigers will not have hfa at all this year.

The National have HFA all through the playoffs because they are NL, and have the best record.

 

[tonyballs]

I believe it's always who has the better record (minus the WS), Tigers will not have hfa at all this year.

That rule needs to be addressed.

 

[lonesometiger]

Tigers are the # 3 seed/Division winner. But so far Tigers are the only home field to carry two games.

 

[jdbaker1]

I believe it's always who has the better record (minus the WS), Tigers will not have hfa at all this year.

The National have HFA all through the playoffs because they are NL, and have the best record.

That's what I thought but then I second guessed myself. Still would rather face Baltimore though.