Tigers vs. rangers Game Thread May 16

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup:
Dirks LF
Hunter RF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Martinez DH
Avila C
Peralta SS
Kelly CF
Infante 2B
Verlander P

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_16_detmlb_texmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=330516113&teams=detroit-tigers-vs-texas-rangers
Tigers vs. rangers Game Preview.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/6341/justin-verlander
Verlander vs. rangers.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/32055/yu-darvish
Tigers Hitters vs. Fyu darvish.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...1&mode=preview&vkey=preview_web_away&c_id=det
Justin Verlander meets Fyu Darvish in ace vs. ace showdown.
Tigers right-hander to face off against Majors' strikeout leader in opener.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/05/detroit_tigers_gameday_xxxxxxx.html
Detroit Tigers Gameday: Don Kelly in center field; pitching matchup highlights series opener.
from Mlive

The Tigers go back to their standard lineup (sans Austin Jackson) for the showdown with Yu Darvish. Don Kelly returns to center field, batting eighth.
Keep in mind as you watch Justin Verlander tonight: He said yesterday that he did some “fine-tuning” between starts after his struggles with fastball command doomed him last Saturday against the Indians, but the work was no major adjustment by his standards.
“Just trying to get my body in sync,” Verlander said Wednesday.
With the routine he maintains between starts, especially when he’s on normal rest, any major side work mechanically would be out of the ordinary for him.
“It’s never anything major with me,” he said. “Just fine-tuning.”
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

Evan Reed will wear #57 for the Tigers.

From what I can see, aj putzstinkski and wart face ogando are on the DL, along with P Harrison, feliz, and lewis.

 

[cmlfactor]

Jimmy's man-love with Kelly is seriously going to give me an ulcer.

 

[turok]

Jimmy's man-love with Kelly is seriously going to give me an ulcer.

Yeah...whazzup with Kelly getting so many damned starts Jimmy?

 

[tigerfantroy]

Why would you bring up one of your top prospects and sit him 3 out of 4 games. Makes no fucking sense. Also I think Ogando started last night which means we won't see him

 

[kalinecountry]

Why would you bring up one of your top prospects and sit him 3 out of 4 games. Makes no fucking sense. Also I think Ogando started last night which means we won't see him

ogando was just put on the DL.

 

[Thumb]

Spock just checked his computer and saw Kelly was starting in CF again.

 

[kalinecountry]

Spock just checked his computer and saw Kelly was starting in CF again.

LOL. I love how you guys do those .gifs

 

[kalinecountry]

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2013/ballot.jsp?partnerId=ASG13_HP_MW
2013 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot. Vote for deserving Tigers players.

 

[jas5lf]

Spock just checked his computer and saw Kelly was starting in CF again.

He's not the only one doing that. Fuck.

 

[jas5lf]

Damn this Darvish prick.

 

[Thumb]

Bleh, Dirks makes him throw 7 pitches, Hunter and Cabrera combined to make him throw 4.

 

[jas5lf]

I hope JV's got his best stuff tonight. We're going to need it.

 

[johnny2x2x]

Shit!

 

[Thumb]

Did Kinsler trip? That didn't look like he was trying to slide.

 

[Thumb]

Shut the fuck up Rod..."they knew they were not going to get two"....really? They knew Lance two-atificial-knees Berkman was going to beat that out?

 

[tigermud]

First pitch strike

Darvish 3 for 3
Jv 1 for 4

 

[kalinecountry]

Did Kinsler trip? That didn't look like he was trying to slide.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8268/8745074683_5a880336e8_o.gif

 

[gotime909]

That 1 run might be enough tonight....

 

[johnny2x2x]

Going to be a long night at the plate I'm afraid.

 

[Thumb]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8268/8745074683_5a880336e8_o.gif

If he was diving into a pool I'd maybe give him a 8.0