The Tigers are a uniquely frustrating team: when they are good, they really do seem like they belong in the playoff picture. Then they flail against batting practice pitchers and throw out starters like Not Ready Yet Zimmermann and It Is What It Is Pelfrey, and give up a load of runs, and struggle against the mighty White Sox and Twins etc. So I fully expect them to run the table against the Indians here to get your hopes up, then tank shortly after.
Today’s Glass Half Fulmer Lineup:
- Kinsler, 2B
- Maybin, CF
- Cabrera, 1B
- V Martinez, DH
- JD Martinez, RF
- Upton, LF
- Aybar, SS
- McCann, C
- Romine, 3B
The Lettuce is hot, and not wilting.
And the baseball gods smile on the Tribe by hiding the ball from Upton.
And Upton smites the gods! Ok…you only owe us one run now!
JUp with a two run credit!
Is Sanchez sharing his pitching secrets with Kluber?
Our crack TV crew was disappointed when Davis scored because it put the game out of grand slam reach. That’s sick. We might get to see Mark Lowe mop this thing up. An impressive game by a team chasing a playoff spot.
1-5 follow up their 3/20 yesterday witha rousing 1/17 today…hey Miggy its really hard to be Positive these days!…but Brads not worried!
Embarrassing!
Stay positive, remember all the good things about this game, there was….., and also …., and don’t forget ….,not to mention……. Lots of good stuff.
Mario, we just missed. Only 2 Grand Slam home runs short of the victory!
My last comment for tonight (you’re welcome!). Fulmer did not look great tonight or in his last start. Any chance that breaking his routine of pitching every 5th day may have totally screwed up his timing and mechanics?
Brad….”its just one loss”!!….thanks for the insight agsin, Brad
Ok, hindsight is usually 20-20 but just think back to when Brad made the decision to hold Fulmer back to open against the Indians. If he had used Fulmer in his regular start against the Twinkies, he might have won the game, although our offensive show of only one run doesn’t make it a sure thing. I do think Fulmer would have kept us in the game longer than Pelfrey. But Brad even mismanaged Pelfrey when the Indians scored the 2 runs in the 2nd and then allowed him to pitch to Dozier with 1st base open, game over. One win more at this time of the year is very big. That would have put JV on the mound last night. We were playing around like we were 1 game behind the tribe instead of 6. How many times this year has Brad showed similar lack of common sense and how many games has this cost us? 3-4-5, more?
I meant 9@3 or 10@2! Do they still have tie breaker games?