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QUOTE (CWSOX45 @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 11:33 PM) I'm sure they'll bring in a position player, someone like Matt Tolbert will pitch 7 scoreless innings in relief with 8 ks. The possibilities are endless with this club, it really is unreal. Almost as unreal was if Pablo Ozuna would have pitched in the World Series instead of Buehrle. It's Schlereth or a starter for the Tigers next. Tigers with 15 LOB, Minnie with 9 so far.

At least I get to watch Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez in one hour...I'll just assume the loss and go to see MACHETE.

I hope they have to use Blackburn or concede the game at some point...they're not going to use Capps.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 11:22 PM) Seriously, Ramon Santiago must have quite the envelope full of cash sitting in his locker room from the Twins. He must be a member of the Pakistani cricket team. 7 double play balls tonight blown, the Verlander/Rhymes one leading to 3 unearned runs in the 5th.

I hope Joe West never gets to eat dinner because every restaurant is closed and he gets a severe case of gastritis and/or the couple next to his hotel room bangs their bed against his wall all night long.

Tigers just booted two double plays in a row. Unreal.

Goodbye game-ending double play. Thanks INGE. Great. INGE=TEAHEN, lol

Overrated! Mauer K's on 3 fastballs in a row? I think he only struck out one time his entire high school career...

This is almost getting to be more upsetting than a 2nd half of the season White Sox game with the way it's heading... Joe Mauer double play ball please.

Dad-gummit... Odds of this run not scoring? 10%? What the heck is it with the strike zone now? That's ridiculous.

QUOTE (CWSOX45 @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 11:11 PM) Glen Perkins? Jeff Manship? Blackburn just came back too, but he pitched so well I don't think they're concerned about him for the moment.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 11:09 PM) Really bad decision to pitch Duensing here. Just not worth it, especially when you're up 4 games and you have the health of Baker in question. This is his normal throwing day...but you can be sure this his start against the Rangers this weekend will be under the microscope.

Raburn is the best hitter on the Tigers now after Cabrera and Jackson. Peralta was really out at 1B...thankfully we get the break there, and the Twins' bullpen has been decimated. Crain threw 40, Capps wasn't available due to overuse, Fuentes has a back problem and the Twins decided not to call up any pitchers from Rochester.

Wow, for once Mauer didn't get the call. C'mon, big two out hit, Casper the Friendly Ghost is hitting .379 now. Crain extended to 40 pitches....gets the charitable call on the inside strike with the full count.

71-2 when leading after 7 69-1 when leading after 8 Despite having one more blown saves than the White Sox, the Twins have lost just a few times in those situations. We've lost what, at least 6-7 games in the second half alone when we've had the lead late???

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 10:36 PM) It was just amazing to me the freak numbers that man was putting up with no protection, lots of injuries, and that team as bad as they've been not to mention the respect he gets with his IBB. He was near triple crown status just a week ago. (I thought he was going to catch Josh in average, only Bautista and his freak year in homers is what Miggy probably would not catch) I would say now it's still Hamiltons to lose, but now Konerko is more of an MVP candidate/runner up than Cabrera. Just watch, Cano, Bautista, Hamilton and Cabrera will all finish ahead of Konerko somehow.

Well, that would have been a walk-off homer at the HHH. and Valencia was a 19th round draft pick, of course.

Don't throw this kid Valencia a FB. 8/11 this series, hitting .341 and the Tigers have a guy out there with an 8.84 ERA against him. And he's supposed to have big-time power in batting practice but it hasn't showed up yet in game situations.

What's funny is the Tigers and Sox will have identical 5-10 records against MINN this season. There's your division, right there. But losing 8/9 at that park, the Tigers and White Sox both are feeling the Piranha Jinx up there...and this includes the 2006/09 Twins chasing down the Tigers from seemingly insurmountable division leads.

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 10:27 PM) Typical Twins-like game for us as sox fans. They either get the lead, somehow the other team ties it, then they win it in the 9th/extras or the other team is leading, and the Twins come back late to win it. Not holding my breath on the Tigers winning this one, but I'll stay optimistic. Hey, maybe they are paying us back when we beat them to force a game 163 against the Twins last season. Miggy was my MVP a week ago (sorry Josh, he was beating you in every statistical category minus average, teams be damned). Now, he is quickly costing himself that award in my eyes at least. Not to mention the fact that Cabrera mysteriously disappeared due to "biceps tendonitis" and yet Hamilton's playing with two cortisone shots in his knee in the last 30 days. Who do you think the voters will pick, especially with how the last week went down for the Tigers and Cabrera in 2009? And the Rangers are in first, the Tigers are the definition of underachieving.

That's four botched double play balls by the Twins tonight. Amazing. Just horrible play between Hardy and Casilla.

Pretty amazing to hit a ball oppo right down the RF line over that 23 foot wall. Not easy to do. Where did this come from? C'mon Tigers, at least take the lead and make it interesting.

Casper Wells' first career homer. The Twins have given the Tigers about 5 "unearned/sloppy" runs this series, but Verlander/Rhymes messed up that double play and I almost gave up. Then almost gave up again. This will really really suck if the Tigers don't win after coming back to tie it twice. It was bad enough that Baker was knocked out with a sore elbow, Verlander was pitching with a 2-0 lead. Cabrera has sucked A-S this series....had the bases loaded with no outs in the first and struck out and they only scored one. And I think there's a rule that the Twins automatically score when they lead off the 7th/8th/9th with a walk or single. 4 homers for the Tigers tonight on a night the ball shouldn't be carrying...even with the Twins playing sloppy baseball, they're still not far off from three one-run victories, despite everything.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 04:54 PM) So why would you trade a young, cheap, left handed pitcher under control for 2 more seasons for prospects? Why wouldnt you trade an overpaid, older left handed pitcher who can net us some players and free up cash for signings? If you are rebuilding you dont trade cheap young good pitching, if you are contending you dont trade young cheap good pitching. Its just making a move to make a move, the Sox are a MUCH better team with Danks on it. Even if you give him Jon Lester-type money he is still a bargain. 5 years/30 million is a steal for a pitcher of his caliber. They should be focusing on giving him that offer instead of dealing him because you think you can. Out of all the rotation he is by far the last guy I trade. I trade Peavy, Buehrle, and Floyd in that order before I unload Danks. If I told you that you could get Mark Buehrle at age 25 for the next 5 years at a total cost of 30 million, you take it. Thats what we could have with Danks IMO. Did everyone just go blind after a few rough starts by Danks? He is STILL the best guy in the rotation after those hiccups (save for the short time Jackson has been here). He's been our Ace all season. Why would Danks take that money now, when he only has to wait two years to become a FA? If you could go back in time 2 years and offer Danks that deal again...but that's not realistic. He can easily make $15 million the next two seasons just from going to arbitration or year-by-year (like Crede and Jenks), so he would be only receiving $15 million for his first four years of free agency? No way. Danks is going to get a HUGE payday from someone. That eventual number will be closer to $150 million than $15 million.

I don't see how Danks can go from Lester/Sabathia to netting us something so insignificant... Or how Buehrle being traded is going to get us anything back in return but a team possibly willing to take on his salary commitment and maybe a fringe prospect of the Felix Diaz/Jon Adkins/Nick Masset/Sean Tracey variety.