Tigers vs. rays Game Thread August 22

[tigermud]

never fails smokes is such a dumbass

 

[dpinsea]

why the fuck is valverde in there......... so dumb.

 

[cmlfactor]

Jimmy...you're going to give me a stroke...

 

[tigers99888]

You've got to be joking me..

 

[mikem2780]

Just doesn't make sense after that stressful inning yesterday. He won't be available tomorrow now

 

[biggunsbob]

There is no sense wasting your closer with a 4 run lead.

 

[dpinsea]

cleveland game should be over but brendan ryan commits his third error of the night. Runners at the corners

 

[kalinecountry]

aspirin for everybody.

 

[Thumb]

1st and 3rd in cleveland 2 outs...

 

[biggunsbob]

Just doesn't make sense after that stressful inning yesterday. He won't be available tomorrow now

I agree with you..

 

[tigers99888]

Just doesn't make sense after that stressful inning yesterday. He won't be available tomorrow now

Maybe he's not confident in Penny..

 

[Mitchrapp]

I'll take one of those aspirins.

 

[sggatecl]

I get the feeling that Leyland is OCD and a creature of habit. Like..since he pitched Benoit, he felt an overwhelming, inexplicable urge to use Valverde right after. That's the only thing that makes sense to me.

 

[tigermud]

it never makes sense, you bring in a mop and if he gets in trouble you pull him ASAP why is this such a hard concept to grasp even more so when your closer has sucked all year on non save situations. It's just so damn stupid.

 

[Mitchrapp]

ASPIRIN, NOW.

 

[mikem2780]

Just doesn't make sense after that stressful inning yesterday. He won't be available tomorrow now

Maybe he's not confident in Penny..

Who is?

 

[jimrice]

Another reason why the save is a retarded stat. People are freaking out over bringing a guy in with a 4 run lead, and would cry bloody murder if he didn't come in with a 3 run lead.

Is that the least bit logical?

 

[justinrose74]

Injuns lose

 

[tomdalton22]

I think JL knows that there is no chance that Penny gets the team in position to win tomorrow. I sure don't.

 

[Mitchrapp]

WELL that helps.