Tigers vs. rangers Game Thread May 16

[kalinecountry]

In the span of the last 42 batters faced, 7.2 IP, Verlander's ERA has gone from 1.55 to 3.17, his WHIP from 1.101 to 1.296.

 

[kalinecountry]

Verlander tied his career low in Bill James' Game Score with a 15 tonight.

 

[johnny2x2x]

I'm no expert, and I'm not qualified to analyze film, but JV's delivery looks more mechanical/stiff this season. Not sure if its becaus le of the training change, but something is different.

Rather have it happen in May than October. I have confidence hell get it sorted out.

 

[manchild98]

Nelson Cruz with 3 k's tonight.

 

[kalinecountry]

Evan Reed -- it's his Major League debut.

 

[manchild98]

Prince drops the ball in the run down....that's the kind of night it has been.

 

[turok]

dammit Fielder!!

 

[gotime909]

Nice f up Prince.

That would have been a funny debut. Get an out without throwing a pitch.

 

[manchild98]

Gives up his 1st bomb to Cruz.

 

[tigermud]

Washington keeps darvish in for 8 in a 10-4 game and he racks his career high for pitch count... I hate this Texas ranger team.

we only 5 games over .500 and have the same record as the freaking Indians who can't get anyone to come to their games... Oh the humanity

 

[turok]

Very disappointing outing by our ace SP and a fairly humbling loss.

 

[tigermud]

Could that thumb blister/cracked skin condition be a silent factor in these recent locate struggles he's having?

These guys never want to admit anything and try to push threw things, has to make ya wonder doesn't it?

 

[tomdalton22]

I thought that the Tigers would lose last night. I didn't think JV would take a huge dump on the pitchers mound. What a choke job out of him!

 

[hellifino]

ouch

 

[biggunsbob]

At 22-17 this team has underachieve up to this point.. The Bullpen and Smokey and a few terrible hitting days has cost this team at least 5-7 games this year albeit last nights was not one of them as our Ace was pounded. So frustrated with this team's management right now.. DD has done great by us getting us back but he has to step his game up..

 

[cmlfactor]

I can't believe we let that fuckface go 130 pitches and 8 innings. Once again no big hit with bases loaded comes back to bite us. And JV. Fuuuuuuuck. That game really couldn't have gone worse....

 

[turok]

Winning that game would have been quite the feather in the Tigers cap, and if JV had instead pitched a gem, it would have vaulted him into the forefront of the Cy race. Now he will have to be nearly flawless for several months to even get back into consideration. Meltdowns like this makes me much more apprehensive about how Justin would pitch in the potential postseason. But now that the pressure to be baseball's "best" SP has greatly lessened, maybe he should take advantage of it and just pitch more relaxed by knowing that he would have a long uphill battle. He doesn't have to be MLB's "ace of aces" anymore, just needs to be the Tigers' ace.

 

[tomdalton22]

Winning that game would have been quite the feather in the Tigers cap, and if JV had instead pitched a gem, it would have vaulted him into the forefront of the Cy race. Now he will have to be nearly flawless for several months to even get back into consideration. Meltdowns like this makes me much more apprehensive about how Justin would pitch in the potential postseason. But now that the pressure to be baseball's "best" SP has greatly lessened, maybe he should take advantage of it and just pitch more relaxed by knowing that he would have a long uphill battle. He doesn't have to be MLB's "ace of aces" anymore, just needs to be the Tigers' ace.

He seems to have bad games when the pressure is on. Even in the post season. In the ALDS he has good numbers, a little worse in the ALCS and in the WS he has been terrible.

 

[hellifino]

Winning that game would have been quite the feather in the Tigers cap, and if JV had instead pitched a gem, it would have vaulted him into the forefront of the Cy race. Now he will have to be nearly flawless for several months to even get back into consideration. Meltdowns like this makes me much more apprehensive about how Justin would pitch in the potential postseason. But now that the pressure to be baseball's "best" SP has greatly lessened, maybe he should take advantage of it and just pitch more relaxed by knowing that he would have a long uphill battle. He doesn't have to be MLB's "ace of aces" anymore, just needs to be the Tigers' ace.

well said

 

[cmlfactor]

Wait until you guys get a load of tonight's joke of a lineup. LOL.

Hopefully Ajax only needs the minimum 15 days...