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Awesome...terrible hitting, terrible relieving, terrible managing. Got to split the next two, or the season could be in jeopardy. With our remaining schedule, 4 down is going to be hard to make up when they have Verlander and Jackson starting 40% of their games.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 01:35 AM) Hell this keeps up we will be 4 back in no time.... You see our schedule next week? Scary!

QUOTE (JohnStamos @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 01:33 AM) Thorton hasn't exactly been lights out lately either. Noone in our bullpen has been. Even if Thorton gets you out of the 8th unscathed you would probably have to bring in Jenks or Liney in the 9th and then what? You complain Ozzie didn't save Thorton? You play to get through the 8th and score in the top of the 9th. Go back and look before the inning, I wanted Thornton in the game to start the 8th.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 01:34 AM) the umpiring crew for us as of late has sucked Yet no one on the coaching staff says a f***ing word

Wow, PK with a day to remember. Stoney called that one brilliantly.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 01:30 AM) i was prepared for the perfunctory grand slam from Inge, so that's good. That was a good job by Pena in a tough spot.

Let Rodney get wild. At least Getz/Beckham might bat this inning.

QUOTE (JohnStamos @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 01:28 AM) Seriously who the hell do you expect to pitch in that situation? Thorton hasn't been lights out lately and Dotel threw 2 innings earlier. I think you would have complained regardless of who Ozzie put in there. Yep, I have been such a huge supporter of Linebrink this season. Thornton's been fine lately. If they can get a run off of him, I'll tip my cap.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 01:27 AM) Sorry...but I still can't get over how far off the line Beckham was. Runner on 1st in a tie game with one out. Geez-us...that's 101 right there. Somebody F'd up if they told him to play there...or he's not smart enough to know that (and the excuse of he's only been there a few months doesn't fly with me there)...you still know that IMO. That's the coaching staff. What pisses me off more is it was an inside fastball to Ordonez, which should easily cause Beckham to guard the line.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 01:27 AM) Who would you rather use? Dotel...Linebrink should be pitching in games that we're losing. He's just terrible now, and is pitching like someone who has no confidence his arm's going to hold up.

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 01:25 AM) Heartless f***s It's a self-fulfilling prophecy today. You and I sensed it early on it seems.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 01:25 AM) Unreal. What a choke job by the entire f***ing team. Tigers are playing this like it's an important game. We're playing like it's an April game. If Quentin doesn't bat in the 9th, I'm going to be livid.

f***ing pathetic...just a disaster of a day so far. I hate Linebrink so much, put his ass on the DL please!

This would be so fitting if he walks him.

Oh boy, Clete Thomas up. He seems to bat .500 whenever I see him.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 01:20 AM) the tigers announcers are the worst in baseball

Throw that slider low here

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 02:17 AM) who was ozzie yellin at out there on the way to the mound he looked pissed The 1-2 pitch to Ordonez could have been a strike, but this umpire sucks.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 02:16 AM) I think the Sox want Sherrill. Thornton's arm is going to fall off by September. he's going to cost a fortune. It wouldn't be worth it at all. I still pray KW waits until the last few hours before the deadline, because we could be sellers instead of buyers.

Are we allowed to boo Linebrink?

Linebrink has been quite a good player for the Tigers this year. Looking at possibly 3 losses to them this year. Not surprising given they can hit fastballs and nothing else.

Ozzie has got to stop pitching Linebrink. Hawk is livid that Beckham wasn't guarding the line.

There we go, nice location!

If Granderson does damage here, I'm going to be so pissed.

So Linebrink is coming in to face Granderson instead of Thornton?