.227, huh? Ouch. That explains it. Thanks.

Sometimes they’ll list the same pitch twice in a row by mistake, except that you don’t realize it till you notice that the batter’s still up with 3 strikes or 4 balls. You figure it out when you see something like (83/slider) twice in a row. I probably shouldn’t trust what they call the pitches, either. Or the speed. 68 mph fastballs?

When there’s a long delay that isn’t obviously for a pitching change, it usually means something really good or really bad happened. If the opponents are batting, I get nervous. Pretty nerve-wracking. I wish they’d just spit out a half-inning at a time.

Last night in the 9th, I saw that the first Yankee runner was awarded 2nd base on FIELDER INDIFFERENCE. Ha! Didn’t Miguel look intense enough? Was he snacking again? Do they outsource the play by play to India now or what?

Thanks. I posted before I saw a comment from Adam that would have enlightened me. I was kidding about Jones’s motivation, but I was truly unaware that the save situation was determined only by the circumstances prevailing when the pitcher entered the game.

There’s another rule I’m unclear on. Pardon me if it’s a stupid question, but can a position player stay in the game as DH if he is subbed for defensively?

The Todd Jones Show is fun and all, but I’m ready for a closer who doesn’t pitch to the score. I swear he does that just to get a save. I hate that guy. Right up until the 3rd out.

Jones didn’t get a save. He can’t turn a non-save situation into a save situation and then get one. If someone else had come in relief for him, THEY could have earned the save.

1) He’s 30 years old.
2) He’s a career .227 hitter in the minors.

At some point someone is going to be asking about acquiring him…

The new goatee is channeling Pudge’s inner Polanco.

(I’ve decided to gao against every instinct I have in an effort to change our fortune. Think George Costanza.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER put in Rollercoaster with a 4+ run lead – NEVER.

I was totally mellow just a few minutes ago. Now I feel like I just did a triple shot of espresso with a Red Bull chaser.

Enter Todd Jones. Good Grief! I was totally mellow just a few minutes ago. Now I feel like I just did a triple shot of espresso with a Red Bull chaser. That man is unsafe for anyone with a pre-existing heart condition.

I like this Pudge leading off thing. Any comments I’ve made to the contrary were in jest.

The Todd Jones Show is fun and all, but I’m ready for a closer who doesn’t pitch to the score. I swear he does that just to get a save. I hate that guy. Right up until the 3rd out.

Seemed like Guillen had an icky night at the plate, beyond the 0. OK, there was that sac fly.

Was the curve that struck out Granderson that good, or did he look bad? Way to come off the bench and mot-o-vate though, Curtis. Really exciting.

Is the Yankee infield that bad, or were all those errors and infield hits that tough?

I liked all those play-to-win touches, the pickoff, the stealing and taking of extra bases, even Pudge trying unsuccessfully to take third on the fly to right. Was Thames’s groundout to 1B that advanced the runner just chance, or did they actually have a hit and run going there?

I was groaning to see Miner back out for the 8th, but i guess he acquitted himself well. I had been even more surprised to see Rogers back out for the 7th. I was relieved (as relieved as Rogers was – pun) to see him get the hook after the double, but seeing the name Miner made me queasy. The queasiness didn’t pass quickly.

I think I’d like to see the Tiger hit a home run again sometime soon. Doesn’t mean you can’t manufacture runs, too, in between grand slams.

How was Sheffield looking? Did he tear the cover off that double? He seemed busy in left tonight.

Seemed like vintage Rogers. In and out of jams. I like it when he’s getting his breaking and off-speed stuff over, as it “appeared” to me he was. But it also seemed like the Yankees were hitting him HARD when they did.

4 hits in a row to chase the starter. Sweet. I was disappointed that the Tigers couldn’t cash in on late-inning chances, but it was good to see them at least awake that late in the game. But… you didn’t need to be clairvoyant to know the Tigers might need even more than 6. I wasn’t relaxed at 6-1. I’m positive no one here was.