What would be your pre-game pep-talk?

[cmlfactor]

If you were managing the Tigers tonight...?

 

[cmlfactor]

Mine would be something like this:

"I know it would seem in the media that all the pressure is on us to not blow a 2 game series lead, but in reality the pressure is equally on both teams. We're both in the same boat - win or go home. I don't know about you, but I didn't play 166 games just to get sent to the golf course by a group of cast-offs and rookies. We're the better team. We're the more experienced team. The Oakland A's have written a beautiful story, it is true. Let's give that story an unhappy ending. Let's turn this golden coach back into a pumpkin. You have it in you. Our ace is on the mound. There is no excuse to not win this game. Do it."

 

[tinselwolverine]

Yeah, I'm sure Smokes is going to be saying something like that.

 

[cmlfactor]

Fuck Smokes....that's MY pre-game speech. If he uses it I'll sue. Lol...

 

[coulomb]

"Fuck Brandon Inge."

-ahaha

 

[tigermud]

This is prolly more like advice than a pep talk, they don't need a pep talk.. So my advice would be... Nobody expects you to win so relax and don't over swing, make them throw strikes and don't try to pull everything. I know you can hit better than you have been the only ones that can get you out, are yourselves, be smart. play with energy and run everything out!

And if you are batting in front of Miggy with men on base and less than two outs, mandatory two strikes before you lift the bat from your shoulders!

 

[@Stakesarehigh]

Everyone expects you to win this game...if you blow it you'll go down collectively as some of the biggest choke artists in recent tiger history second only to our 2009 club. Some of you were on that team so I'm sensing a pattern.

Jose you blew it last night so do us all a favor and grab a set of pom poms or go serve beer in the stands whatever I don't give a shit but you aren't seeing the field. I thought I was over this crap when Jonesy left...guess not...thanks a bunch.

DY please shave that mustache you look like an overweight black pedophile and as far as I know there aren't too many of those...

Rick...if I need you tonight please don't throw a single slider or I swear to god I'll come out there and kick you in the groin....speaking of groin some girl named Chelsea called and she said you might want to get checked out whatever that means...

Al if kissing the ball makes you pitch any better by all means next time use tongue.

Ramon...gonna need you to pick up my dry cleaning since we all know you won't be playing tonight.

Laird...good to see your 2009 clutch form (0-6 3k's) is back i was wondering what the hell was going on this season...I only started you those two games to piss off those tiger fans calling for my job...I hate those bastards.

JV we all know you'll go out and bust some heads today hopefully the rest of the team doesn't fuck it up...Prince and Miggy.....well I don't have much to say your way just try not to kill these guys after they hit a collective 0-17 around you two.

The rest of ya I'll save for the plane ride back.

Well I hope I've really driven my point home...just try not to screw this up.

 

[Mitchrapp]

"You guys suck, just don't suck"

"Shhh, Over here" - Leyland

"Who me?" - Verlander

"Yeah, we need you tonight, we need 9" - Leyland

"Haha, yeah Jose kind of sucks" - Verlander

 

[grandy]

"Win or we go home, bean Reddick if you get the chance"

 

[tinselwolverine]

"You guys suck, just don't suck"

"Shhh, Over here" - Leyland

"Who me?" - Verlander

"Yeah, we need you tonight, we need 9" - Leyland

"Haha, yeah Jose kind of sucks" - Verlander

This actually sounds like it might be pretty close...

Except you didn't insert the sound of Smokes spitting out little bits of tobacco that he had just sucked out of his filterless cigarette...

 

[Mitchrapp]

This actually sounds like it might be pretty close...

Except you didn't insert the sound of Smokes spitting out little bits of tobacco that he had just sucked out of his filterless cigarette...

I didn't know how to spell the bits that get spit out.

 

[tinselwolverine]

I didn't know how to spell the bits that get spit out.

Yeah, I'm imagining doing it and having a hard time trying to figure it out myself...

"Pfff." "Pfff."

Maybe something like that....

 

[manchild98]

"Everyone knows what's at stake tonight. You have the best pitcher in the game on the mound. Now get him some fucking runs and let's get ready to celebrate in front of their pyschotic shitbag fans."

 

[Mitchrapp]

"Lets win one for me" - Leyland.

 

[Thumb]

I'm actually a bit in agreement with Leyland...if they need a pep talk in an elimination game in the ALDS...a pep talk probably wont help them any.

 

[manchild98]

I'm actually a bit in agreement with Leyland...if they need a pep talk in an elimination game in the ALDS...a pep talk probably wont help them any.

He's right...that stuff is fan speak. Besides, not everyone is motivated by yelling and getting angry. That would never work on me. Plus it's baseball. How does being fired up work? I get it for football when you can go hit someone but not baseball.

 

[tinselwolverine]

"You guys suck, just don't suck"

"Shhh, Over here" - Leyland

"Who me?" - Verlander

"Yeah, we need you tonight, we need 9" - Leyland

"Haha, yeah Jose kind of sucks" - Verlander

Anyway, yeah...that's pretty much probably about how it went.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Yep, lol.

 

[tinselwolverine]

"Shhh, Over here" -

"Who me?" - Verlander

"Yeah, we need you tonight, we need 9"

When you think about it...it's not entirely unlikely that Kate Upton and one of her model friends had once said the same thing, or at least something similar, at some time in the recent past...

 

[drivergreg]

When you think about it...it's not entirely unlikely that Kate Upton and one of her model friends had once said the same thing, or at least something similar, at some time in the recent past...

And Verlander's reply was "Fuck that. I don't go half-in for anyone."