Comments on: Game 2009.137: Tigers at Royals http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Coleman http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129998 Coleman Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:31:23 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129998 Do they actually still make pennants? I still remember having my '72 Tigers pennant on a little wooden stick... They used to fly pennants at stadiums, but at some point they started using flags instead (square instead of tapered)... Do they actually still make pennants? I still remember having my ’72 Tigers pennant on a little wooden stick…

They used to fly pennants at stadiums, but at some point they started using flags instead (square instead of tapered)…

]]> By: billfer http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129995 billfer Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:44:19 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129995 But it's a race for the AL Central pennant But it’s a race for the AL Central pennant

]]> By: Andre in Chi http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129993 Andre in Chi Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:23:53 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129993 Thanks Shane, that explained a lot. Thanks Shane, that explained a lot.

]]> By: David http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129992 David Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:52:37 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129992 You realize that the race for the AL pennant hasn't even started due to the fact that there is only one AL champion, right? Right now it might be more appropriately termed we are in a -"race" for the playoffs. You realize that the race for the AL pennant hasn’t even started due to the fact that there is only one AL champion, right?

Right now it might be more appropriately termed we are in a -”race” for the playoffs.

]]> By: David http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129991 David Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:48:39 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129991 What if the bear is really hungry? What if the bear is really hungry?

]]> By: David http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129990 David Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:46:21 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129990 I don't get it I don’t get it

]]> By: Shane Trapped in Toledo http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129989 Shane Trapped in Toledo Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:40:40 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129989 As usual, Jason Beck is all over this. Check out his blog: http://beck.mlblogs.com/ As usual, Jason Beck is all over this. Check out his blog:

http://beck.mlblogs.com/

]]> By: Andre in Chi http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129988 Andre in Chi Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:36:06 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129988 Agreed, very confused when I saw Nate coming into the game. I can't find any explanation for this, and hardly a word of it in the News or Free Press, which I thought was strange considering how well he was pitching in a starting role. Billfer, please help us make sense of this!!! Agreed, very confused when I saw Nate coming into the game. I can’t find any explanation for this, and hardly a word of it in the News or Free Press, which I thought was strange considering how well he was pitching in a starting role.

Billfer, please help us make sense of this!!!

]]> By: Vince in MN http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129987 Vince in MN Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:00:06 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129987 I thought Robertson was back in the rotation. With Gagaragga demoted to mop up, who is our 5th starter? I thought Robertson was back in the rotation. With Gagaragga demoted to mop up, who is our 5th starter?

]]> By: Coleman http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129986 Coleman Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:23:08 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129986 This guy walks into a bar with an alligator on a leash. The bouncer says, whoa hold on, you're gonna have to leave, you can't come in here with an alligator. "But it's a tame alligator," the guy says... ...oh wait, I can't tell that one here, oops. This guy walks into a bar with an alligator on a leash. The bouncer says, whoa hold on, you’re gonna have to leave, you can’t come in here with an alligator.

“But it’s a tame alligator,” the guy says…

…oh wait, I can’t tell that one here, oops.

]]> By: Jeff Molby http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129984 Jeff Molby Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:30:15 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129984 <blockquote>Two campers are walking through the woods when a huge brown bear suddenly appears in the clearing about 50 feet in front of them. The bear sees the campers and begins to head toward them. The first guys drops his backpack, digs out a pair of sneakers, and frantically begins to put them on. The second guys says, “What are you doing? Sneakers won’t help you outrun that bear.” “I don’t need to outrun the bear,” the first guy says. “I just need to outrun you.”</blockquote>

Two campers are walking through the woods when a huge brown bear suddenly appears in the clearing about 50 feet in front of them.

The bear sees the campers and begins to head toward them. The first guys drops his backpack, digs out a pair of sneakers, and frantically begins to put them on.

The second guys says, “What are you doing? Sneakers won’t help you outrun that bear.” “I don’t need to outrun the bear,” the first guy says. “I just need to outrun you.”

]]> By: Stephen http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129983 Stephen Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:35:03 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129983 You guys realize it's not really a pennant race when no other team in the division is above .500, right? You guys realize it’s not really a pennant race when no other team in the division is above .500, right?

]]> By: Jerry the Tiger Fan http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129982 Jerry the Tiger Fan Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:59:47 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129982 Its tough to be mad about this one, even if we did have a 5-2 lead in the fifth inning, because of the huge road sweep of the Rays. After three dramatic road wins against the defending AL champs I'm not going to get steamed about this one. The good news is that Minnesota and Chicago also lost, meaning that we still enjoy the 6.5 and 7.5 game leads respectively that we started out with this morning. The added bonus being that one more game peels off the schedule for all three teams and the Tigers odds of winning the division get slightly stronger even on a night where we lose. Magic number is now 19. If Verlander can come out and give us a strong performance (and hopefully his 17th win) tomorrow, the magic number will shrink to at least 18 and counting depending on the result in TOR tomorrow night. If anyone had said last Friday morning before the trip started that we'd be 3-1 on this trip going into tomorrow's game, there probably isn't a man among us who wouldn't have taken it. We've got our ace going tomorrow. If he pitches like he is capable of and we continue to hit we will all have a happy Wednesday night. Go Tigers! Its tough to be mad about this one, even if we did have a 5-2 lead in the fifth inning, because of the huge road sweep of the Rays. After three dramatic road wins against the defending AL champs I’m not going to get steamed about this one. The good news is that Minnesota and Chicago also lost, meaning that we still enjoy the 6.5 and 7.5 game leads respectively that we started out with this morning. The added bonus being that one more game peels off the schedule for all three teams and the Tigers odds of winning the division get slightly stronger even on a night where we lose. Magic number is now 19.

If Verlander can come out and give us a strong performance (and hopefully his 17th win) tomorrow, the magic number will shrink to at least 18 and counting depending on the result in TOR tomorrow night. If anyone had said last Friday morning before the trip started that we’d be 3-1 on this trip going into tomorrow’s game, there probably isn’t a man among us who wouldn’t have taken it. We’ve got our ace going tomorrow. If he pitches like he is capable of and we continue to hit we will all have a happy Wednesday night. Go Tigers!

]]> By: Jeff Molby http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129981 Jeff Molby Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:59:20 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129981 Depends on what their plan for Rodney is. Lyon may be slated to throw 5 innings over the course of the next five nights. Regardless, though, you can't win squat without some help from the middle of your rotation. Given the current reliever workload paradigm, there will always be more high-leverage situations than there will be relievers qualified and avaible to handle them. None of us have access to meaningfully question individual decisions and you'll fail miserably if you try to make a case that our most productive relievers are being under-utilized. Depends on what their plan for Rodney is. Lyon may be slated to throw 5 innings over the course of the next five nights. Regardless, though, you can’t win squat without some help from the middle of your rotation. Given the current reliever workload paradigm, there will always be more high-leverage situations than there will be relievers qualified and avaible to handle them.

None of us have access to meaningfully question individual decisions and you’ll fail miserably if you try to make a case that our most productive relievers are being under-utilized.

]]> By: KW http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129980 KW Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:54:10 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/09/game-2009-137-tigers-at-royals/#comment-129980 He guesses a lot. It's apparent that it's his biggest flaw as a hitter. Not sure if you can learn to stop guessing, but if he did...look out. He guesses a lot. It’s apparent that it’s his biggest flaw as a hitter. Not sure if you can learn to stop guessing, but if he did…look out.

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