Tigers vs Royals, April 30th

[spockmaster]

kc said in the notes thread he wouldnt be back till later, so i figured id give making the game thread a shot today.

lineup:
Jackson CF
Boesch RF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Dirks DH
Avila C
Peralta SS
Kelly LF
Santiago 2B

Below P

Game Preview: http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...1&mode=preview&vkey=preview_web_home&c_id=det

Gameday: http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_04_30_kcamlb_detmlb_1



Honestly it doesnt look good for starting on time or maybe even playing tonight. Matt Mowery tweeted a pic of the tarp still on the field a few minutes ago and the radar shows that the rain band stretches from where i am in kzoo all the way past Detroit, so if they play the game tonight Id bet on a delay.

In terms of the lineup, its nice to see Dirks rewarded with his nice defense saturday with another start at DH and Kelly's huge botched play from friday earned him another start in left. *facepalm*

 

[spockmaster]

tarp on the field:

 

[Thumb]

Wow, 6 of 9 batting from the left side.

 

[spockmaster]

Wow, 6 of 9 batting from the left side.

for his career lefties hit hochevar for an .802 OPS vs .718 OPS for righties in about the same amt of innings (just over 300 for each).

 

[gotime909]

I seem to remember after releasing Inge, Leyland proclaiming that they were gonna run Raburn out at 2nd every day. He hasn't played there yet.

...not that I'm complaining

 

[spockmaster]

lol im trying to remember the team actually doing something the way they said they were going to for longer than 5 minutes.

 

[gotime909]

lol im trying to remember the team actually doing something the way they said they were going to for longer than 5 minutes.

No doubt.

"Brandon's gonna have to earn AB's, the best guy is gonna win the job" (paraphrased) Leyand during spring about the 2B job.

 

[spockmaster]

Dickerson said on the radio theyre in a rain delay to start, didnt say how long.

 

[tigermud]

not looking great for a short delay it will either be canceled or not start till around 8:30-9 IMO.

 

[spockmaster]

not looking great for a short delay it will either be canceled or not start till around 8:30-9 IMO.

given what the radar looks like, id agree with this.

 

[tazmac]

Rain is now passing through Battle Creek. Maybe an hour or an hour and half.

 

[manchild98]

I seem to remember after releasing Inge, Leyland proclaiming that they were gonna run Raburn out at 2nd every day. He hasn't played there yet.

...not that I'm complaining

I thought someone said Raburn has a tight hamstring or something like that. That's why he hasn't played.

 

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I thought someone said Raburn has a tight hamstring or something like that. That's why he hasn't played.

Well that was yesterday.


And...game postponed till Sept.

 

[spockmaster]

game postponed till sept 24th. looks like i made a game thread for naught XD

 

[Thumb]

Game to be made up on Monday, September 24th.

Lost our final off day before the end of the season.

 

[jas5lf]

Seems like MLB has been quicker to call games this season than any other year I can remember.

 

[gotime909]

I thought someone said Raburn has a tight hamstring or something like that. That's why he hasn't played.

He played left field yesterday.

 

[gotime909]

Not sure I get the whole skipping Below in the rotation thing after today's rain out. He's scheduled for Sunday now. Kind of a long layoff...

 

[Thumb]

Maybe because have was stretched out and warmed up quite a bit, and threw a lot of BP pitches waiting on the rain?

 

[servinthed]

Not sure I get the whole skipping Below in the rotation thing after today's rain out. He's scheduled for Sunday now. Kind of a long layoff...

Tigers expect Fister to be back by then, I'd doubt that Below will be needed in the rotation after today.