Tigs 5/2 Lineup vs Royals.

[bassburns]

5/2 lineup vs KC: Jackson CF, Boesch RF, Cabrera 3B, Fielder 1B, Raburn LF, Peralta SS, Avila C, Eldred DH, Worth 2B. Verlander P #Tigers

http://twitter.com/#!/tigers

Brad Eldred, I hope you hit a 500 ft HR today!


A. Jackson cf
B. Boesch rf
M. Cabrera 3b
P. Fielder 1b
R. Raburn lf
J. Peralta ss
A. Avila c 0
B. Eldred dh
D. Worth 2b
Verlander P.

 

[jdeb]

Eldred looks like a Mike Hessman type to me.

 

[cmlfactor]

Raburn batting 5th. Good grief, Jimmy. Apparently if you're the left-fielder on this team, you bat 5th. Lazy...just lazy. Anyone else have another way to explain it?

 

[Mitchrapp]

You might be right about that LF theory.

 

[durtymrclean]

He probably doesnt want a string of consecutive outs if he put raburn, eldred and worth back to back. That would be a whole inning wasted.

 

[biggunsbob]

B.. i updated the line-up.. I was have trouble with the twitter link... Have computer issues all morning.. Ron is gone all day.... To the Hospital..

 

[tomdalton22]

Raburn batting 5th. Good grief, Jimmy. Apparently if you're the left-fielder on this team, you bat 5th. Lazy...just lazy. Anyone else have another way to explain it?

I see a lot of outs from 5-9!

 

[jimrice]

Raburn batting 5th. Good grief, Jimmy. Apparently if you're the left-fielder on this team, you bat 5th. Lazy...just lazy. Anyone else have another way to explain it?

Raburn, at this point, is probably the most likely right handed hitter to get a hit among Peralta, Eldred and Worth. He obviously wants to avoid double left handers at 4-5.

Why Peralta is in front of Avila is the real mystery to me.

 

[Thumb]

Raburn batting 5th. Good grief, Jimmy. Apparently if you're the left-fielder on this team, you bat 5th. Lazy...just lazy. Anyone else have another way to explain it?

The DH has batted 5th last few games.

The only other guy in the lineup I'd rather have 5th is Avila, and Smokes don't like to bat him that high.

 

[Thumb]

GameDay Link:

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_02_kcamlb_detmlb_1&mode=gameday

 

[mjsb2]

To this point in the season...AJax is the AL MVP.

 

[Thumb]

To this point in the season...AJax is the AL MVP.

Huh?

 

[bassburns]

Yeah apparently this guy hasn't heard of Josh Hamilton.

 

[bassburns]

hey another 1st inning of give up runs....

 

[johnny2x2x]

At work, wish I could watch, how does JV look so far? How's his velocity and movement?

 

[jimrice]

At work, wish I could watch, how does JV look so far? How's his velocity and movement?

Not too sharp so far. He's leaving some balls up.

 

[jdbaker1]

Come on Rugburn.

 

[jdbaker1]

Tigers really making sanchez throw a lot of pitches here.

 

[johnny2x2x]

Not too sharp so far. He's leaving some balls up.

I hate to say this and I might get flamed for it, but he hasn't looked himself since that 131 pitch night the other week. Velocity is slightly down, location off a little, and his breaking pitches are sometimes flatter. Guys are seeing his pitches better.

 

[biggunsbob]

No run support for JV again... So freaking frustrating because this guy really stinks that is pitching for KC