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QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 03:22 PM) Montero not looking too shabby so far. LOL

They better get their heads out of their asses. The Tigers are playing the Bosox and Yanks now. We play them in a brutal August without too much rest, and our september looks like s***. They end the season playing a bunch against the Royals. You cant win a division early on, but you can sure f*** yourselves out of one. We are not a strong second half team, we havent been in a while. We usually jump out to a lead in the division, then have problems in August, and then either survive or die in September. I will be curious to see Buerhles next start with AJ behind the dish.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 01:51 PM) I wish our hitters had half of the plan at the plate that the Rangers hitters do. Hawk and DJ are talking about how the same way people attack Buerhle is the way we should attack the Rangers pitcher.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 01:49 PM) Buehrle's going outside a lot again, and they're hitting it hard. He needs to run some cutters inside to setup that outside pitch. If he just goes outside, the hitters start diving over the plate, and when a ball comes back over the plate it gets crushed.

Thank 2 things for that bunt. One is the extra drills before the game. the second is the SodFather and the tilt of the lines.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 01:41 PM) When are we going to stop playing someone in LF that has absolutely no clue out there? There's no excuse for a WS contender to have such a butcher playing out there. They have been having him take fly balls out in center in preparation for Andersons suspension.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 01:39 PM) Horrid job there by Anderson. No kidding, he has to keep back on that and back up the play a bit. If Ozuna is laying out, he needs to back it up.

One thing interesting about Widger today. He is calling more pitches inside with Buerhle on the bump than he has all year long. When Buerhle runs that cutter in on the right handers, he dominates. Andeson will a nice layout catch to rob Hairston of a hit to right center.

Widger bought new sunglasses.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 01:26 PM) If it was Mack, everyone here would be all over him. Just making sure it goes both ways. Especially because BA is a terrible hitter. If you think that Mack and BA are in the same f***ing league in defense then I would get a new prescription for your glasses.

Crede crushes one. 2-0 Good Guys

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 01:21 PM) Where was the backup. WTF was BA doing? He was watching Ozuna throw himself on the ground after a bad jump.

Here is a gameday photo of Reindeckpecker.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 09:27 PM) The important question: was a game gained? Uh no. Tigers won. Nice game still.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 09:16 PM) There were really no other options, unless you want Thornton to come in and face all of those righties. Him or Bobby and we don't want BObby going 2 if we can help it. THere weren't many options open to him. Cliff is missing location, and getting rocked when he leaves pitches over the plate. Just saying there are no options and letting him get rocked night after night is not the answer. I am sure KW is working on something. Loyality aside this team is built to win this year.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 09:10 PM) Really, how many more times does Ozzie need to put Politte in the game to get it through his head he shouldn't be pitching unless the game is out of hand one way or the other? How long was Boone Logan on this team.

Pitch selection question here. We keep throwing breaking crap on 2 strikes after the hitter cannot catch up to heat. You can use the breaking pitch as a show me, but then go up and away with gas. We just helped him out by throwing a slider in that situation. WTF is Mack in center at this point in the game. We have the lead, we need defense.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 11:00 PM) Anyone like to see Montero get another shot? How about real major leaguers who know how to throw strikes, not walk people, nor s*** the bed. Nice f***ing pen for the reigning world series champs. This is our achiles heel. This is our 5th starter crap. The bullpen comes out, it might as well be Felix Diaz or Arnie Munoz running to the mound. Same f***ing thing.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 10:39 PM) The funny thing is that everyone's going to blame Mackowiak's defense for the loss tonight, but the turning point of the game was Pods running like my grandmother on Young's double, and letting GM Jr. score. Of course, Ozzie was begging for GM Jr. to be stealing on that pitch as soon as he brought in Nelson. I would add in: lack of ability to foul off tough 0-2 pitches. We've been striking out looking at an absolutely alarming rate. Kinsler battled his ass off in the 9th inning, and ended up winning the game. Our hitters dont swing at the low and away pitch because its not the nice center cut fastball down the middle they can pull for a homer. Oddly when we sit outside all night long with our pitchers, the opposing teams catch on and drive the ball into right. See the Buerhle inning the other night for that approach.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 05:59 PM) I think the ACLU is good because they take positions that a normal lawyer or law firm could not take. Yes they take extreme positions, but there are plenty of people out there trying to strip our constitutional freedom every day. One group dedicated to trying to expand constitutional protection's is not really going to hurt. Yes that is what they are doing in this case. Working for the person who wants to f*** children, their freedom to f*** children has been deprived by our moralistic society. Thank God the ACLU is here to keep their dream alive. Making sure their constitutional protections are there, so one day in a perfect world they will have the ability to make their dreams come true. The ACLU is worthless pile of dogs***. The devil wouldnt even represent this filth in their attempts to f*** kids. Yet they jump up there with smiling faces and bravado.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 10:32 PM) Yep...we need a brand new center fielder. I will take a brand new bullpen over a brand new CF.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 10:28 PM) SWING THE f***ING BAT! Another right hander goes down away.

Another pitcher hitting the outside corner against one of our righties.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 10:24 PM) I should be happy Detriot lost, but it just makes me more angry that we s*** down our legs AGAIN, and could have gotten a game back from them... We should be taking advantage of the team we are trailing playing s***ty ball. Yet we are playing worse ball.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 10:21 PM) Wait. That ball was crushed off the wall. I wish I was watchin it on the TV. or the tivo. Anderson catches that ball. Mack almost got to the ball, and Anderson is 10 times the fielder that Mack is.