It’s Kansas City again and another three-game “showdown.” I’m not worried about the Royals. I’m worried about the last 4 games of the season.
Pitching. It’s become quite the liability. The next few games might make it look like it’s all better, but then there are 7 more against two teams that can hit Detroit. I’d rather see 10 more against KC, myself.
But it’s September, or Septober, as the case may be, and the Tigers are more than in it. Enjoy the suspense and the possibilities. Every game has that playoff feeling to it already. Not such a bad thing.
http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/9/17/6350919/the-joe-nathan-signing-has-failed-pull-the-plug-on-him
…some more less-than-supportive words and troubling stats regarding Mr. Nathan
Thanks for sharing Stormin. The key point I picked up in this was that Leyland changed horses (closers) in a middle of stream. I dare say he didn’t do such in a vacumn, rather discussed it with his coaching staff and even the closer losing the job and the closer inheriting the job. Let’s hope Ausmus does similar.
Its now or never starting tonight boys…we need a 4 game lead for the last series with the Twins!
America’s Game Jud….we live for this. Go Tigers! We are behind you!
Avila out of the line up which is unfortunate as he spanks Vargas’ pitching. Meanwhile Castellanos struggles against Vargas at 0.083. Billy “The Pester” Butler is batting deep in the line up to bother JV.
We do live for this!!!!
Big hit for Suarez…Asmus has been doing a good job switching Suarez and Romine around…The hitting is secondary to the fact that we are getting good SS play and a few big hits!
Lets hope now for two things…
1. JV doesn’t give them right back
2. Tigs don’t take the rest of the night off
Great Strart!!!!!!
13 pitch inning for JV, well done. McCann appears to be an Avila hitting understudy.
Great start, gotta get these guys early!
2 ugly bad break balls in a row…shut them down JV….
That might have been Butlers first out in his career with RISP vs JV
I don’t know whether JV was pitching around Butler but Infante is hitting .118 against him.
The two out pitches to Butler and Infante were excellent pitchers pitches…
I keep forgetting about KC’s makeup game.
In the last couple years the contending teams have played their way OUT of the playoffs. Lets see what happens with the A’s..Mariners..Royals..Indians……..the pressure to WIN is unreal!
How about McCann…hit..sb…R…….atta boy!…he looks like Lance Parish!
There’s a rumor that the Upton girl was in the KC club house before the game today.
Alright, is it crazy to think that that the boys should conserve a few for the rest of the weekend?
Hey! Lets just do this all weekend…looks like a lot of fun to me!
Tbran gets comment of the game.
Go Tigers!
My brother is at this game…I fear for his life.
How do you spell “statement?”. 10-0!
I don’t want to jinx it, but this has got to be one of JV’s best outings of the year.
1 down….2 to go!.JV was totally focused tonight!…not a lot of breaking balls, not a lot of extra speed…but he kept the ball down and on the edges!..best We have seen him in a long long time!
Our men hit the Royals in the jaw! Let’s see if the Tigers can keep them down on the mat.
Always a challenge, but it was great to take the first game.