Comments on: Game 149: Tigers at Rangers http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:11:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave BW http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106084 Dave BW Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:47:35 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106084 "So… the Detroit Tigers are kinda like the Traveling Wilburys. " Exactly -- a group that somehow became less than the sum of its parts. “So… the Detroit Tigers are kinda like the Traveling Wilburys. ”

Exactly — a group that somehow became less than the sum of its parts.

]]> By: Smoking Loon http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106079 Smoking Loon Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:28:33 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106079 From the Free Press: "This was the Tigers’ sixth loss this season in which they scored seven or more runs. All six of those losses have come since the All-Star break. Several of those defeats came when any chance the Tigers had at making the playoffs slowly slipped away." I didn't know this, especially the second sentence. (Is it possible to know something you don't know even less than you know it?) "“We’ve just done a very poor job at any point in the game of protecting leads - for whatever reason, whether it be the starter or the bullpen,” Leyland said." That's undoubtedly true. Would make something interesting to investigate statistically. I'm back in business, baby! From the Free Press:

“This was the Tigers’ sixth loss this season in which they scored seven or more runs. All six of those losses have come since the All-Star break. Several of those defeats came when any chance the Tigers had at making the playoffs slowly slipped away.”

I didn’t know this, especially the second sentence. (Is it possible to know something you don’t know even less than you know it?)

““We’ve just done a very poor job at any point in the game of protecting leads – for whatever reason, whether it be the starter or the bullpen,” Leyland said.”

That’s undoubtedly true. Would make something interesting to investigate statistically. I’m back in business, baby!

]]> By: Smoking Loon http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106075 Smoking Loon Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:02:19 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106075 I understand the 2006 Yankees a lot better now. So... the Detroit Tigers are kinda like the Traveling Wilburys. Well, OK, more like the Traveling Marlins. I understand the 2006 Yankees a lot better now.

So… the Detroit Tigers are kinda like the Traveling Wilburys. Well, OK, more like the Traveling Marlins.

]]> By: Dave BW http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106074 Dave BW Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:31:16 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106074 "who are The Beatles? j/k :P" The Beatles were what people worshiped before the ascension of the True Gods, the 2006 New York Yankees. John Lennon was kind of like Alex Rodriguez -- always talented, always controversial, and always a little jealous of the adoration visited upon his "partner", Paul McCartney/Derek Jeter. George Harrison saw himself as equally talented to Paul and John, but was never happy with his role -- much like Gary Sheffield. And Ringo? That's Johnny Damon: a great guy who was content with workmanlike production, and happy to leave the headlines to John/Alex, Paul/Derek, and George/Gary. I hope this has helped. “who are The Beatles?

j/k

:P ”

The Beatles were what people worshiped before the ascension of the True Gods, the 2006 New York Yankees. John Lennon was kind of like Alex Rodriguez — always talented, always controversial, and always a little jealous of the adoration visited upon his “partner”, Paul McCartney/Derek Jeter. George Harrison saw himself as equally talented to Paul and John, but was never happy with his role — much like Gary Sheffield. And Ringo? That’s Johnny Damon: a great guy who was content with workmanlike production, and happy to leave the headlines to John/Alex, Paul/Derek, and George/Gary.

I hope this has helped.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106073 Amanda Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:12:22 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106073 who are The Beatles? j/k :P who are The Beatles?

j/k

:P

]]> By: Smoking Loon http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106071 Smoking Loon Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:09:16 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106071 "heard that the Beatle’s broke up" Look how I spelled The Beatles. I feel like Kenny Rogers. “heard that the Beatle’s broke up”

Look how I spelled The Beatles. I feel like Kenny Rogers.

]]> By: Dave BW http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106070 Dave BW Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:05:17 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106070 Don't worry about it, Sean. And btw, I actually thought of Grandy's Dandies once, too, and I laughed about it for at least five minutes. Don’t worry about it, Sean. And btw, I actually thought of Grandy’s Dandies once, too, and I laughed about it for at least five minutes.

]]> By: Smoking Loon http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106066 Smoking Loon Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:36:11 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106066 "Sean: Are there really people who don’t recognize Beatles songs, for crying out loud?" Yeah, Dave, that was pretty lame. I needed some kind of lead-in for the Beatle's breakup joke, a joke that still amuses me as much as when I first encountered it 20-30 years ago. Everyone has a joke they should retire, and that's mine. Well, maybe I have several. “Sean: Are there really people who don’t recognize Beatles songs, for crying out loud?”

Yeah, Dave, that was pretty lame. I needed some kind of lead-in for the Beatle’s breakup joke, a joke that still amuses me as much as when I first encountered it 20-30 years ago. Everyone has a joke they should retire, and that’s mine. Well, maybe I have several.

]]> By: Dave BW http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106063 Dave BW Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:23:39 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106063 Sean: Are there really people who don't recognize Beatles songs, for crying out loud? One time I met a kid who didn't know who Paul McCartney was, though. It seems to me that someone would have to actually TRY in order to avoid that bit of information for, say, seventeen years. Sean: Are there really people who don’t recognize Beatles songs, for crying out loud?

One time I met a kid who didn’t know who Paul McCartney was, though. It seems to me that someone would have to actually TRY in order to avoid that bit of information for, say, seventeen years.

]]> By: Chris in Dallas http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106062 Chris in Dallas Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:48:40 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106062 Ryan: The 5 free passes were a little troubling, and he was hit pretty hard a few times. But compared to the way he looked back in April/May, he was a million times better. Ryan: The 5 free passes were a little troubling, and he was hit pretty hard a few times. But compared to the way he looked back in April/May, he was a million times better.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106061 Ryan Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:22:37 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106061 Very, very nice to see Dontrelle look like a major-league caliber pitcher. Still a guy I'm rooting for. Very, very nice to see Dontrelle look like a major-league caliber pitcher. Still a guy I’m rooting for.

]]> By: ron http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106059 ron Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:03:25 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106059 Smoking Loon(Tommy), (Admiral) you are on fire! You could teach our Tigers how to step it up a notch when called upon. Smoking Loon(Tommy), (Admiral) you are on fire! You could teach our Tigers how to step it up a notch when called upon.

]]> By: Smoking Loon http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106058 Smoking Loon Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:56:08 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106058 A seafaring man deep in the heart of Texas! The Tigers' season is in Davy Jones's locker, matey. We're in the horse latitudes, no sign of land. Thanks, Amanda. Didn't know if any of you young whippersnappers would even recognize the song. It was mostly for old fogeys like me and Ron. By the way, Ron, I heard that the Beatle's broke up. Can you confirm? Did someone make up Grandy's Dandies already? A seafaring man deep in the heart of Texas! The Tigers’ season is in Davy Jones’s locker, matey. We’re in the horse latitudes, no sign of land.

Thanks, Amanda. Didn’t know if any of you young whippersnappers would even recognize the song. It was mostly for old fogeys like me and Ron.

By the way, Ron, I heard that the Beatle’s broke up. Can you confirm?

Did someone make up Grandy’s Dandies already?

]]> By: Smoking Loon http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106057 Smoking Loon Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:39:22 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106057 FYI I’m fairly certain that the guy who cooked my breakfast at Denny's this morning was Kyle Farnsworth. He looked hung over, and put everything right over the plate. The server might have been Gary Glover, not sure what he looks like. But when I tried to order an English muffin and a cup of coffee, he wouldn't let me, insiting that I get the Grand Slam breakfast instead. Weird. FYI I’m fairly certain that the guy who cooked my breakfast at Denny’s this morning was Kyle Farnsworth. He looked hung over, and put everything right over the plate. The server might have been Gary Glover, not sure what he looks like. But when I tried to order an English muffin and a cup of coffee, he wouldn’t let me, insiting that I get the Grand Slam breakfast instead. Weird.

]]> By: Dave BW http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106056 Dave BW Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:20:47 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/09/game-149-tigers-at-rangers/#comment-106056 FYI I'm fairly certain that the guy who delivered my couch today was Joel Zumaya. I assume it will lead to a two year DL stint, just to warn you. FYI I’m fairly certain that the guy who delivered my couch today was Joel Zumaya. I assume it will lead to a two year DL stint, just to warn you.

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