IGT 08/23 Tigers at Matsuzakamets

[Guest Kong76]

Daisuke on the hill!

[Edgy MD]

We retroactively won the posting auction!

[dinosaur jesus]

So is a gyroball called that because it's like a gyroscope, free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin? Or because it spins slowly like a hunk of lamb and beef on a spit, dripping delicious juices? And if it's the second, then how are you supposed to pronounce it? A waitress the other day asked me if I wanted Euro meat on my Greek omelette. I had no idea how to answer that.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He'll be wearing uniform number 16.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: He'll be wearing uniform number 16.

Is 16 the Mets designated big name Japanese pitcher number?

[seawolf17]

I read once that the teen numbers are your "ace pitcher" numbers in Japan. 18 specifically, I think, although of course we retired 18 for Darryl.

[G-Fafif]

Eric Young, Jr. � LF
Daniel Murphy � 2B
Marlon Byrd � RF
Ike Davis � 1B
Wilmer Flores � 3B
Juan Lagares � CF
Travis d�Arnaud � C
Omar Quintanilla � SS
Daisuke Matsuzaka � RHP

That's a lotta letters at the bottom of the lineup.

[Ceetar]

G-Fafif wrote: Eric Young, Jr. � LF Daniel Murphy � 2B Marlon Byrd � RF Ike Davis � 1B Wilmer Flores � 3B Juan Lagares � CF Travis d�Arnaud � C Omar Quintanilla � SS Daisuke Matsuzaka � RHP That's a lotta letters at the bottom of the lineup.

wonder which one's the better hitter.

[Frayed Knot]

So Greg Burke gets promoted after a month in the minors, throws five pitches (one hit out of the park), then gets demoted again (quite possibly to resurface in 10 days time).

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: So Greg Burke gets promoted after a month in the minors, throws five pitches (one hit out of the park), then gets demoted again (quite possibly to resurface in 10 days time).

As long as there is an injury it'll probably only be 9 days.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Has anyone been counting how many times Greg Burke has been promoted and demoted this year?

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Has anyone been counting how many times Greg Burke has been promoted and demoted this year?

his wife.

[Zvon]

That's the first time I did not see Byrd busting it, off the foul ball by Jackson in the first. He didn't have a chance for it, I don't think.

Tori Hunter says HI THERE DAISUKE! with a no doubt kaboomer. He blasted that outta Citi.

[Zvon]

After a K on Jackson to start the game the Tigers smack 3 hits in a row. The homer and two singles. Is this any way to eat up innings? He better settle down. We need at least 5 from him, I figure.

Gets a shallow pop up to center. Nice

[Zvon]

Gets out of it with minimum damage.
1-0 Tiggers

[smg58]

EY got the memo that V-Mart is catching his first game in two years.

[Zvon]

smg58 wrote: EY got the memo that V-Mart is catching his first game in two years.

Yea. Base hit and steals second first thing. I like

[Zvon]

UGH! Well, at least he allowed Murphy to get to second. Great point by the booth. Young could have gone back to second, where he would have stayed and Murphy called out.


Dont matter. Byrd drives in Muffy.

[Zvon]

Fister brings back old Ike.

[Zvon]

Young with a nice diving catch. He popped up from that grab faster than he went down for it. Saves a run.

1st and 2nd, 2 out, tied 1-1.

[Zvon]

Hunter doubles over Lagares head to straight center. Breaks the tie.

Cabrera follows with a 3 run boom.

5-1

[Lefty Specialist]

So I'm thinking this whole Dice-K thing may not end well.

[Zvon]

Lefty Specialist wrote: So I'm thinking this whole Dice-K thing may not end well.

Well, it's certainly not starting well. I guess his performance is a secondary consideration, as eating innings would be the first.

[Edgy MD]

Is Hisanori Takahashi available?

[Guest Kong76]

Satoru Komiyama is still playing with the Chiba Lotte Marines.
He's 47 according the Wikiwonderpedia. Let's give 'em a ring.

[Edgy MD]

That's the Daisuke we're paying $100 million for.

[Zvon]

That was a 1-2-3 inning! If we pull him and release him now it ends well!

[Edgy MD]

Lagares runs down balls like a good cop running down punks.

Two straight scoreless from the nu guy. Time to sorta rock.

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("Sweet Jane" + "It's All I Can Do")

[Edgy MD]

Infield hit for the slow guy. (Cabrera = slower.)

[Edgy MD]

They have d'Arnaud's statistical display say "H/AB: 1/12," as if that somehow lightens the blow of .083