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QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 09:59 PM) It's easy to be mad at the offense, but Verlander is really damn good. Those last 2 batters were just ridiculous. Come on bullpen, that's probably it for Verlander, we've got a shot if you hold together.

Holy Hell. Seriously you can't do anything more than that.

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Spectacular pitch.

Rios gets the callout

Come on Q! Get him in!

By the way...that's an excellent spot/situation for the bunt.

And there's Brent trying to be aggressive on him after 3 tentative at bats.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 09:40 PM) I thought that too last year, but it seems his arm angle has flattened out and his fastball looks like a balloon to righties. That's entirely because of the lack of release point consistency, I'd say.

Welcome back JC.

Shroom that!

Just barely survived.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 09:34 PM) I have no clue how Sale's ever going to be a starter. Righties get too good of a look against him. That's a really difficult angle for them to hit though, especially on offspeed stuff. His problem right now is release point. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he's tipping pitches as well considering how he struggles to find his release point every outing.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 09:30 PM) There has to be a word out there that eludes me in describing Dunn. Pathetic? No. Disgusting? No. Deplorable? No. Despicable? No. Abomination? No. Heinous? No. I will come up with something soon. Something that really sticks. From now until he snaps out of it I'm just going to refer to him as "Boo."

Verlander almost snapped off another of those to Beckham it just came in high.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 09:28 PM) What was the attendance? 31k.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 09:26 PM) That pitch has not been called all night. With 2 strikes though, that was a nasty hook. Verlander's going to get the benefit of the doubt on that kind of thing.

Boo.

Come on Boo, we need something here.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 09:21 PM) Hearing Hawk praise VMart, it makes you wonder just how hard we went after him? Would have been nice to have him instead of Dunn if Dunn's going to start to resemble a pitcher at the plate. Coming into last offseason, I would have preferred Dunn without a doubt in my mind.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 09:20 PM) Well without Crain this game is pretty much over as Sale is going to be left in there and then Marquez or Bruney will finish it off while Verlander sails through the next two Crain is available tonight.

Cabrera hasn't looked comfortable today. Think he might have been out last night?

Uhoh, we got the Wild Sale tonight.

What's funnier, Juan Pierre hitting a HR or Alex Rios GIDPing?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 09:11 PM) Now a good changeup won't be that slow, really. It shouldn't be hard for him to pick up a slower curveball, though. And the changeup would be very effective just based on the movement/spin mirroring his fastball. A good changeup for Jackson would come in at 83-84 or below. It doesn't have to be good though, just anything below 84 would do the job. Something to change up the hitter's eye.