Tigers vs. a's Game 5 Thread Oct. 10

[wlvrnstlr4life]

And that will be strikeout number 103 this postseason.

 

[tazmac]

That was in the other batters box.....he is slumping bad!!

 

[biggunsbob]

Go with smyly vs crispn then benoit

I agree I think crisp worse side is his right...to worried to look it up

 

[bdtay1971]

Jesus, please put Kelly in CF if we advance!

 

[kalinecountry]

My God Jackson, what are you chasing in the left side batters box,

 

[Thumb]

I don't have an issue with it.

Me either.

That many times through the lineup and his command was starting to get a little iffy, now you bring in a fresh arm when they have 3 outs left and they have to try to adjust to a new motion from the mound.

 

[LGRW_9]

Just wow AJ.

Unbelievably shitty swing.

 

[johnny2x2x]

Idiotic

Cannot agree more and it will cost Leyland his job if Benoit blows it.

 

[xer0]

you kidding jackson?

pathetic

 

[tinselwolverine]

I don't know if anybody would agree with me, but if I have Justin Verlander in this situation, the way he's been pitching, in an elimination game, I'm keeping him in until there's a baserunner in the bottom of the 9th.

But that's just me.

 

[spockmaster]

I don't see what the big deal was. They were starting to square up his pitches more, his PC is getting up there, and his command was waning a bit.

Also, Benoit has been lights-out this year. No problem with this move.

 

[manchild98]

Me either.

That many times through the lineup and his command was starting to get a little iffy, now you bring in a fresh arm when they have 3 outs left and they have to try to adjust to a new motion from the mound.

I wouldn't have an issue either way...bring out JV or go to the closer. This is one of those hindsight situations where you have to hope the guy does his job. We've seen unhittable JV blow a game late as well.

 

[bdtay1971]

Is it me or does Torii look like he thinks he turned into Miggy?

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB...gs=yyyyyyyyy&sp_type=1&s_type=&league=mlb.gif
Verlander.

 

[tigermud]

Stop f'en whining katt

 

[wlvrnstlr4life]

Bringing Benoit in is just like bringing in Fernando Rodney. You have no clue what you're gonna get from one day to the next.

 

[bdtay1971]

Me either.

That many times through the lineup and his command was starting to get a little iffy, now you bring in a fresh arm when they have 3 outs left and they have to try to adjust to a new motion from the mound.

Yep and I think Verlander knew it too.

 

[Thumb]

Bringing Benoit in is just like bringing in Fernando Rodney. You have no clue what you're gonna get from one day to the next.

What?

Benoit has been as reliable as any closer we have had in years, including Valverde's perfect year.

 

[xer0]

Bringing Benoit in is just like bringing in Fernando Rodney. You have no clue what you're gonna get from one day to the next.

benoit has way better command than rodney

 

[mhughes0021]

I don't know if anybody would agree with me, but if I have Justin Verlander in this situation, the way he's been pitching, in an elimination game, I'm keeping him in until there's a baserunner in the bottom of the 9th.

But that's just me.

im keeping him in until hes hits 150 pitches.