I.S.T. Tigers vs. MFYs

[metirish]

Pull this fucker will ya?

[smg58]

The Yankees needed to bunt more that inning.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sports medicine practice advertising during the Tigers radio broadcast uses the opening for the Four Tops "I'll Be There" as background music. Then the station uses the opening to the Stooges' "Lust for Life" as the lead-in back to the broadcast.

Big Michigan-area loyalty among the music programmers.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Getting to the pen with 10 outs to go is OK. Either they come up short or burn some dudes that could be pitching tomorrow.

And Granderson makes a run-saving catch. Boo.

[Frayed Knot]

By the time Leyland calls for Alburquerque
we'll be cryin'


I realize Jimmy Webb isn't a Detroit guy, but I couldn't resist.

[Gwreck]

This one is going to game 5.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Frayed Knot wrote: By the time Leyland calls for Alburquerque we'll be cryin' I realize Jimmy Webb isn't a Detroit guy, but I couldn't resist.

The radio is just played Bob Seger's strut. I get what MGIM is complaining about.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Luddawmighty, Granderson's good in center.

[MFS62]

I listened to the middle part of the game while driving home and didn't see either of the catches mentioned in this thread. How good were they? Good? Very Good? Or Agee/ Swoboda good?

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Both were very good.

First may have been aided in overall goodness by a poor first-step decision but still was outstanding athletic play anyhow on a ball that was crushed. Catch 2 was your standard issue horizontal layout, I was losing interest in the game at this point and as far as I'm concerned it actually never happened.

[MFS62]

Thanks.
Later

[Frayed Knot]

Yes, very good catches emphasized by the fact that they were at very critical points - especially that first one.

[HahnSolo]

Why the hell, after a leadoff walk in the first, are the Tigers bunting? With Burnett on the mound, no less.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I think the book says you play for the loss at home.

I don't know. You got an offense like the Yankees, I'd think it's obvious that you play for multiple runs, particularly in the first.

Managers are crazy.

[Frayed Knot]

GAME FIVE - John New (Ivan Nova) vs Doug Fister

Inning One: Tigers (Kelly & Young) go long on back to back pitches in top 1 ... Yanx go in order in the bottom half

2-0

[Frayed Knot]

Number of hits by Yanqui batters through two innings = One
Number of ball/strike calls Yanqui batters have agreed with = less than that

[bmfc1]

Did Girardi just panic?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Whoa, Joe yanked Nova already, Hughes in to start the 3rd.

I'm gonna have to take John & Suzyn outside for a long run.

[Fman99]

So here's to you, Mister Fister. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you...

[Fman99]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Whoa, Joe yanked Nova already, Hughes in to start the 3rd. I'm gonna have to take John & Suzyn outside for a long run.

OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS! GIRARDI HAS GONE TO HIS BULLPEN ALREADY! OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN, ONCE AGAIN I'M PANTY PUDDLING IN EXCITEMENT!



IT'S MORE GOO FROM THE SHREW! IT'S A CLIMAX FOR THE BATTLE-AXE! A CREAMER FOR THE SCREAMER!

[metirish]

Sabathia up and warming , come on you Tigers.

[metirish]

[Centerfield]

Two things I'm hoping for here in this top of the fifth:

1. Tigers put the game out of reach
2. Sabathia's arm falls off

[Fman99]

Would love to see Motown open it up here against Fudgie the Whale.

[metirish]

Centerfield wrote: Two things I'm hoping for here in this top of the fifth: 1. Tigers put the game out of reach 2. Sabathia's arm falls off

i dig your thinking

Tigers get one more run

[Centerfield]

Sabathia gives up a run. Love it.

[Fman99]

After loading them up in the fourth and getting a run Fister gets the first two guys in the 5th on two pitches.

I am erect with hope.

[HahnSolo]

This pitch tracker thing is awful. The graphic shows a different location from where the pitch actually went.

Oh, yea, go Tiggers!

[metirish]

A solo shot from Cano that he may well still be admiring, then Rodriguez hacks at the first pitch.


3-1 Tigers