This is the start of something I will do as often as I can during this season since I'm sure you all have an interest in how the Tigers do, just as I have an interest in what the Sox do.

 

Records coming into play:

Cleveland: 23-23 (3rd in the Central, 9.5 games back of 1st)

Detroit: 33-14 (1st in the Central, 1.5 game lead on the Sox)

 

Pitching matchup:

Cleveland: Jake Westbrook (4-2) (4.98 ERA)

Detroit: Nate Robertson (4-2) (3.02 ERA)

 

Tigers are coming off a 4 game sweep of the Royals in KC, and are riding a 6 game winning streak. Cleveland meanwhile is beginning to show some signs of life, coming off a 11-0 thrashing of the Twins in Minnesota, getting them back to the 500 mark. They are also looking to avenge a 3 game sweep at home at the hands of Tigers 2 weekends ago.

 

Lineups to come.

Edited May 26, 200619 yr by tigerfan

Go Tribe!

 

(Thought I'd never say that)

f*** 'em up, Jake!

Tigers lucky Captian Cheeseburger doesn't pitch against them this weekend. Unfortunately we get to see him in our next series.

Tigers lucky Captian Cheeseburger doesn't pitch against them this weekend. Unfortunately we get to see him in our next series.

 

Who the hell is "Captain Cheeseburger" in their rotation?

Who the hell is "Captain Cheeseburger" in their rotation?

Sabathia

Who the hell is "Captain Cheeseburger" in their rotation?

LOL

 

 

Obviously CC.

Sabathia

 

 

Man, Sqwerty missed an "are" in there. I thought you were implying that there was a lucky Tigers pitcher who went by the name "Captian Cheeseburger". I'm sitting here thinking why in the hell Maroth or Robertson would be nicknamed captain cheeseburger...lol

 

Edited May 26, 200619 yr by mmmmmbeeer

NUKE DETROIT

Starting Lineups:

Cleveland Indians

1. #24 CF Grady Sizemore

2. #8 LF Jason Michaels

3. #2 SS Jhonny Peralta

4. #48 DH Travis Hafner

5. #41 C Victor Martinez

6. #33 1B Eduardo Perez

7. #1 RF Casey Blake

8. #20 2B Ronnie Belliard

9. #17 3B Aaron Boone

 

Detroit Tigers

1. #28 CF Curtis Granderson

2. #14 2B Placido Polanco

3. #7 C Ivan Rodriguez

4. #30 RF Magglio Ordonez

5. #26 1B Chris Shelton

6. #27 LF Craig Monroe

7. #33 DH Marcus Thames

8. #15 3B Brandon Inge

9. #39 SS Ramon Santiago

 

Go Tigers!

Sizemore leads off and hits a double to the wall, tries to go to 3rd, and gets thrown out.

Indians with a little threat brewing in the 2nd. 1st and 2nd, 1 out, and Blake hitting.

 

Make that 2 out, Blake popped out in foul ground.

How awesome is Soxtalk where we openly accept a Tigers fan doing pbp of the Tigers-Indians game?

 

I love it

 

 

I personally couldnt care less who wins this game...Cleveland has proven over the past 2-3 years that they are a second half team, so the bigger the hole they dig themselves, the harder it will be to make up ground on two teams. On the other side, Detroit is the best team in the majors(record wise ), and so if they lose, woo hoo.

Robertson gets out of the inning with no damage. Still scoreless heading to the bottom of 2nd.

 

Back to back singles to start us off in the 2nd. Thames stepping in.

 

Thames doubles in Shelton, Monroe to 3rd. 1-0 Tigers.

 

BTW, why are all my posts showing up in the same one? That's 3 now.

It's a board feature.

Ah I see.

 

Granderson singles, Shelton and Monroe both score. 3-0 with 2 outs.

 

Polanco strikes out to end the inning.

So if I make a post now and then make another one right after that, they will combine? If so, I didn't know of this new feature.

 

Is that it?

 

Whoa!

Apparently so. There has to be a timeframe around it, because I made two posts in a row earlier, with the 2nd coming a good hour so I'd say after the 1st one, and they were separate.

 

2 out walk to Shelton by Westbrook.

 

Nothing comes of it, as Monroe grounds out to end the 3rd.

How awesome is Soxtalk where we openly accept a Tigers fan doing pbp of the Tigers-Indians game?

 

I love it

I personally couldnt care less who wins this game...Cleveland has proven over the past 2-3 years that they are a second half team, so the bigger the hole they dig themselves, the harder it will be to make up ground on two teams. On the other side, Detroit is the best team in the majors(record wise ), and so if they lose, woo hoo.

Just wait 'til Rock sees this thread.

Who's Rock?

 

1st and 2nd, 1 out for the Indians in the 6th.

 

So much for the shutout. Peralta doubles down the right field line, and Maggs bobbles it. Both runners score and Peralta ends up at 3rd. 3-2 game now.

 

Robertson holds him. 3-2, bottom 6.

Who's Rock?

A person who will surely tell you your team sucks and your city is pathetic all while calling you a b****. He's full of love.

lol fun stuff lol. Leadoff walk to Shelton, followed by a Monroe base hit up the middle. Thames up next.

Cleveland comes back to get within 1 and bamn Westbrook puts a few on for Thames. The Indians have 0 pitching.

Thames walks on a 3-2 pitch. Bases full for Inge.

 

Sac fly for Inge. 4-2. Monroe moves to 3rd.

 

Santiago walks to reload the bags.

 

Granderson coming up. Before he does though, Westbrook is gonna come out.

 

Jason Davis coming in to face Granderson. His numbers:

2-1 ERA of 3.32

 

Triple for Granderson. 7-2.

Edited May 27, 200619 yr by tigerfan

Cleveland has the most pathetic pitching, this team isn't going anywhere until they find a way to sure up this pitching staff.