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If the Tigers manage to get swept at home, don't know who the hell you'd favor going down the stretch. Maybe, just maybe, the White Sox can wake up at home and get on a run again. The Royals and Twins are not just going to lay down against the heavily favored Tigers. And Scherzer's now at less than 100%, clearly. Very reminiscent of the 2000 and 2008 teams just dying down the stretch....with their rosters hobbled by injuries. 2005, it was more of a "oh my God are we really going to choke away a 15 game lead!!!!!!!!!!!" nightmare for day after day until the Crede homer off Riske.

Garcia Peralta Avila... Against Glen Perkins. For a simply incredible ONE GAME ALCD lead with 10 left to play.

JAMEY CARROLL also a Tigers' killer, ha!

Extra innings win by Twins, let's go 15!!!!

Twins go down 1-2-3. Mauer would have threatened the LF fence in the daytime....

Two hits in a row. One out.

Tigers have given up 18 unearned runs in only 15 games this season. White Sox have allowed 29 unearned runs ALL SEASON. And they keep the dominant AL ALBUQ in over both LEFTY set-up guys/loogies.

Mauer, Willingham and Morneau. Likely to see Coke or Downs, although both pitched already in the 1st game. If I'm Leyland, I go with Downs and try to keep the game tied, rather than risking the pretty bad Coke blowing it wide open. Interesting choice, though. With all that bad defense and 3 up, 3 down follow-up inning, the Tigers might be thinking they're going to choke away another chance to tie for the division lead...as long as Cabrera is prevented from beating them.

Twins and Tigers both looking horrible on whatever the hell just happened on that play. Tigers could have gotten out of in unscathed and threw another ball down the RF line. 2 errors, could have led to a LOT more than one run scoring. Equally bad execution by Twins with RISP, too. Momentum shifts back (somewhat) to Detroit, with the tie game at home and their bullpen with Alburquerque, Benoit, Dotel and Valverde rested. Last year, only 3 of 31 inherited baserunners scored off AL. Should have been ZERO there if not for horrible defense again by the Tigers. At the end of the play, the trail runner got caught out to dry between 3rd and home and was gunned down trying to get back to third. Whoever that was, the White Sox should sign him up for 2013. I think it was Revere, actually, thinking he might be able to score. Boesch threw the ball back in from the seat of his pants, sitting down on the ground.

Twins are in danger of becoming the White Sox if they blow the bases loaded situation. If AJ was catching, it would be 2-1 Twins, lol.

ANOTHER HUGE ERROR. Bad throw by Smyly pulls Fielder off 1B on the sac bunt try by Florimon. Once again, 5th inning strikes again today, bases loaded and no outs for Twinkies. 1 out, Revere hits the ball the one place you don't want in that situation, at one of the corners. Bases still loaded. Tigers escape here without a run scoring, they'll go on to win this game.

Peralta's range factor of -989 comes into play there. Should have been a tailor made DP ball.

2-4, 6.39 ERA for Walters this year. He's actually 1-0 against DET this year....pitched into the 6th both times. If they somehow lost this game, they might be committing hari-kari in DET tonight with all the opportunities they've been presented with this weekend.

Big catch by Quentin Berry saves Smyly from giving up 2 runs in the 1st inning. It was about time for some good defense from either Berry or Jackson. Someone's DUE for them...to make a good play, somewhere on the field.

Let's see. Late comeback, a couple of exciting opportunities with RISP. Weaver absolutely livid giving up a single run. Floyd waiting for the White Sox to pick up his option, meanwhile.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 04:26 PM) If the offense keeps this crap up for the next 10 games, it will be interesting if there's a scapegoat. Manto, probably. Can't expect Ventura to go anywhere, unless he just quits and decides it's not worth it after one season at the helm. That's entirely possible.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 04:23 PM) We should forfeit the remainder of the season. What an embarrassment. What a strange feeling, going to those Indians games will be, for someone. We could still be in first place by one game, the way we've been playing this week. Hopefully momentum (big victory today over KC on the road) or karma doesn't exist, or the Indians will sweep us and get revenge for 2005 during the final week of the season. I don't know. If the season ends like this....with these consistently atrocious performances, this offseason might be as equally depressing as last year's.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 04:23 PM) dead game thread because it's football sunday. And five losses in a row. And Jered Weaver on the bump. Might as well be wearing a Santana or Sabathia jersey.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 04:21 PM) No idea why Viciedo just hasn't been permanently benched (outside of facing LHP). He sucks at the plate and his defense has been awful of late as well. Would it really even matter? We were losing this game no matter what after we let Weaver off the hook in the first inning. The only surprise is how far along Floyd got before imploding.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 04:20 PM) f*** dumb ass in left f***s it up again, farmer just livid at AJ's game calling, can't wait till he's gone Doesn't even matter, Gavin just ended the game and made it academic. No need to call Viciedo names, it wasn't an easy ball to cut off with the backhand, and who really expected to beat Weaver in a must-win game for the Angels anyways? Probably nobody....as evidenced by the dead gamethread.

Bad Gavin shows up and gives up a rocket for his 46th double. The funny thing is that the Angels are kicking our asses all over the field, they're going to be 2 1/2 games back (at best) trailing the A's after today and we could still conceivably be 1 game up after losing an absolutely miserable 5 games in a row. Hahahaha. Crain warming. Strike Gavin Floyd from that playoff rotation. We have no rotation to speak of at this point.

walk=double for Trout Playoff rotation, if we survive: Sale, Floyd, Hector Santiago, lol Well, that was pretty much inevitable. Mr. Pujols now.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 04:11 PM) No desire for the organization to add Morel to the call up list says a lot. They could probably use him. He couldn't do worse than the big money guys in the line up. Don't be so sure. At least YOUK can work counts and get some walks, especially at USCF. Ianetta now 0/11 career against Gavin. Making the decision to go after Wells even more interesting. Wells gets a hit there, he's .400 career against Gavin Floyd, or 10/25.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 04:11 PM) 6 innings, no runs against Weaver with the worst stuff he's ever had against the Sox. Lowering his career ERA against the Sox to the 1.50's. But that would mean we should have ONE run, at least. You could start Ruffcorn, Broadway or McCulloch against the Sox this week and get a CG victory.

Dadgummit. Doubt Konerko could have scored anyway had it gotten down.