Comments on: Game 2009.153: Tigers at White Sox

By: billfer

billfer — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:13:14 +0000

I bet Eddie Bonine is sad you slept through it. That was a hell of a performance.

By: charlie

charlie — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:10:53 +0000

we need a new hitting coach to have the same effect that knapp has had on the pitching.

By: T Smith

T Smith — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:42:51 +0000

If nothing more, I’m in awe of the irony of this post.

By: MCM

MCM — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:04:21 +0000

At least Bonine has some confidence going into his next start…

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:33:12 +0000

Everett’s not so bad vs. LHP. The only guy I would’ve rather seen in there is Thames.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:26:41 +0000

“You have a roster of 33 and you pinch hit with the worst batter in the american league!”

He’s far from that vs. LHP.

By: T Smith

T Smith — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:41:32 +0000

You slept through this game? Blasphemous! How can you now tell your incredulous grandchildren of some bygone era, of a simpler time before the end of the Mayan calendar, when you actually witnessed Adam Everett pinch hit for the DH (and in lieu of 33 other qualified hitters on the bench) with a game on the line that may have determined the pennant?

By: T Smith

T Smith — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:26:15 +0000

Oops… i keep thinkin’ Punto is playing 3rd… Dunno what his overall average is, but .213 sounds about right.

But now that you mention it, Tolbert (frickin Tolbert!) hit a clutch home-run in in Twins first win over the panty hose, which I believe was the deciding factor the Twins win in that crucial first game …

By: Coleman

Coleman — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:22:57 +0000

I remember what a shock that was…Delaware! It’s still a state, and people live there and everything!

By: Jud

Jud — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:17:59 +0000

did the Tigers play today ?? I slept thru the game hoping a loud crack of a Tiger bat would wake me up

By: stephen

stephen — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:14:23 +0000

The one thing I am certain of is the fact steve forbes won the delaware primary. It is a night I will never forget.

By: Coleman

Coleman — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:10:08 +0000

“I’ve always said bat Inge ninth and we’re fine. Bat him seventh, you aint winning a pennant.”

Ironically, we’ve done best as far as W/L in games where he has hit either 6th or 8th…

And we’re GONNA win a pennant with him batting 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th…

By: Coleman

Coleman — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:06:56 +0000

And I hit enter too soon, and left out his Low Leverage numbers from last year:

.156 / .588

My point–if I have one–is that it’s not just that he seems to do better in high leverage situations, but also that he seems to do more poorly than you would expect in low leverage situations, which is something slightly different.

By: Kevin in Dallas

Kevin in Dallas — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:05:44 +0000

Edit: I spoke to soon. Any DE ’96 primary reference = post of the night. I don’t even care if it is accurate (is it?).

How about Ahmadinejad on LKL tongiht? That’s a lot what I envision arguing with Ozzie Guillen would be like. “Leht mee esk jou a queestion umpire-guy. Jou know what a beisball striike ees? Haou meeny beisball stiikes jid jou know es bout? Me oyes cabron?”

By: stephen

stephen — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:58:24 +0000

Ah coleman, I am no match on a thumbs only device for your dexterity. You have already outflanked my argument. I retire for the night. The tigers are still winning this.