Game 2010.046: Tigers at Mariners

Jeremy Bonderman and the Tigers take on Jason Vargas and the Mariners on get-away-day.

Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners – May 26, 2010 – MLB.com Gameday

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52 responses to “Game 2010.046: Tigers at Mariners”

  1. ouchudied Avatar
    ouchudied

    Wow. Lets try to make the play at the plate somewhat close next time

    1. jud Avatar
      jud

      hey Lamont! what could you have possibly “NOT” been thinking there . He was out by 30 feet!!!!!!!

      1. Coleman Avatar
        Coleman

        Raburn didn’t exactly do the best job of running either

  2. Smith Avatar
    Smith

    What a catch Boesch!! And right in front of some Tigers fans, awesome!

  3. ouchudied Avatar
    ouchudied

    ARE YOU KIDDING ME BOESCH? Almost committed suicide there, he smashed his head against that railing

  4. jud Avatar
    jud

    Boooooooooooesch…the web gem of the year ..no doubt

  5. Robetoy Avatar
    Robetoy

    Geez…Raburn knew the play wouldn’t be close…he probably hesitated cos he knew he’d be out…Way to go Gene LaSquat

  6. ian (seattle) Avatar
    ian (seattle)

    can you guys see me? im the guy in the stands with a hat

  7. jud Avatar
    jud

    hey Inge 5 balls and 1 strike should not make a strikeout!

  8. Smith Avatar
    Smith

    I’d rather see a pitcher at the plate than Everett. He’s pretty awful.

  9. ouchudied Avatar
    ouchudied

    That was one of the ugliest plays that I have ever seen. A ball not cleanly fielded followed by a ball not picked up cleanly, followed by an ugly throwaway to first base, and the whole time Bard is limping to second base with a pulled hammy

    1. Smith Avatar
      Smith

      Reminds me of a recent world series… Brought back horrific memories of pitchers trying to field.

    2. jud Avatar
      jud

      and an ugly run

      1. jud Avatar
        jud

        by Bard

  10. Coleman Avatar
    Coleman

    It’s nice to see that our pitchers’ fielding is already in postseason form…

    1. jason Avatar
      jason

      yuk yuk yuk

  11. jud Avatar
    jud

    Worth has a cannon …not many people can throw Itchiro out on a DP like that

  12. ouchudied Avatar
    ouchudied

    I’m a little confused by this Vargas fastball – he’s getting tons of swings and misses on it even though the pitch is in the strike zone, yet he is dialing it up at 87. Deception on his part or ineptitude on the Tigers part?

    1. Coleman Avatar
      Coleman

      Let’s see if the same thing works for him the 2nd time through the line-up

      1. ouchudied Avatar
        ouchudied

        Looks like it didn’t

      2. BigMax Avatar
        BigMax

        The answer appears to be “no”

  13. jud Avatar
    jud

    atta Magggssssssss!

  14. Coleman Avatar
    Coleman

    Or-gone-ez!

  15. Coleman Avatar
    Coleman

    It’s hard to believe, but Boesch will get his 100th AB in this game and is still hitting .350…Austin Jackson suddenly may not even be rookie-of-the-year on his own team…

    1. Andrew in Toronto Avatar
      Andrew in Toronto

      I’ve been meaning to look it up… has any team ever been 1-2 in rookie-of-the-year voting?

      What about two guys from the same team being back-to-back rookie-of-the-month winners?

      1. Zoidfarb Avatar
        Zoidfarb

        Off the top of my head, didn’t Whitaker and Trammell finish 1-2 in ROY voting back in ’78 or whenever their first year was?

        1. Andrew in Toronto Avatar
          Andrew in Toronto

          Nope, Paul Molitor was #2 in 1978. Trammell was tied for 4th.

          http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1978.shtml

        2. Coleman Avatar
          Coleman

          Whitaker finished 1 and Trammell finished 4

        3. Coleman Avatar
          Coleman

          1984, Alvin Davis of Seattle was ROY, and Mark Langston finished 2nd

      2. Mark in Chicago Avatar
        Mark in Chicago

        It’s happened a couple times, the most recent being 1989 when Jerome Walton and Dwight Smith of the Cubs did it.

        Trammell finished 4th in ROY voting in 1978 when Whitaker won it. Paul Molitor finished 2nd.

        I’m not even trying to look up ROMonth winners…. 😉

  16. BigMax Avatar
    BigMax

    Awesome at bat by Raburn. Too bad it didn’t go out.

  17. jud Avatar
    jud

    I kind of like the “new Bonderman” He is a pitcher more than a thrower!

  18. jud Avatar
    jud

    Everett how about that !

    1. Smith Avatar
      Smith

      Is that his first RBI of the year?? 🙂

      Just kidding… It’s interesting that Everett has more 2B’s (5) this year than RBI’s (4).

      Oh, and AJax is a stud.

  19. jud Avatar
    jud

    don’t you think when you become an adult you would change your name
    to Rowland OR Smith…..just askin??

  20. Coleman Avatar
    Coleman

    Well Gene Lamont is 2-3, how about that

  21. jud Avatar
    jud

    Inge tried to hit that ball to right!
    Inge tried to hit that ball to rgitht!
    Inge tried to hit that ball to right !…did you see it!

  22. jud Avatar
    jud

    Ra____Burn great play!

  23. jud Avatar
    jud

    Excellent job Bondo..keep up the good work!

  24. jud Avatar
    jud

    hey Jimbo don’t you think 5 bombs in a row is a bit much ….that’s it give up the lead NOW take him out frickin Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  25. Coleman Avatar
    Coleman

    This is turning into what may be the most depressing game so far this season

  26. vanguy Avatar

    Nice quality start by Bonderman.
    Too bad Ryan Perry imploded.

  27. Mcb Avatar
    Mcb

    I’m not sure leyland can manage a pitching staff

  28. ouchudied Avatar
    ouchudied

    wow Jimmy. I can’t believe he did not pull Perry, unbelievable. I don’t understand what the —- he is thinking sometimes.

  29. Smith Avatar
    Smith

    Eh, Perry had a bad outing. It happens. However, I’m disappointed he was left in so long. The damage could have been minimized much earlier.

    1. Kevin in Dallas Avatar
      Kevin in Dallas

      Agreed. This one is on JL.

      1. kathy Avatar
        kathy

        Coleman’s hit would have been enough for me to yank him. California Dreamin Jim needs to wake up.

  30. jud Avatar
    jud

    and no one in the post game interview will be allowed to ask Jimmy ” Did you leave him in to long?? because if you ask that question, they will throw you out of the interview room….Jimmy’s never wrong!

  31. Mark in Chicago Avatar
    Mark in Chicago

    I had to catch this on Gameday and stepped away for the 8th inning so I couldn’t watch it “live”. But here’s what I see:

    – leadoff single after falling behind. it happens.
    – K’s Bradley. Perry gets ahead and puts him away, nice.
    – Home Run. Oops. This isn’t good, but again, it happens.
    – single. OK, now maybe we have a problem. Visit to the mound to buy time or fix a flaw. Was anybody warm yet? I don’t know. This is really the earliest you can justify pulling Perry, otherwise we’d all be screaming about smokey “overmanaging” the bullpen.
    – double. Serious problem now, it looks like Perry isn’t fooling anybody. Is anybody warm yet? Coke ends up being the guy called on, but there’s been a string of right handed batters, so Perry is your best bet. Is Zumaya available? Hard to justify pulling Perry here with a light-hitting righty coming up. Who do you go with? Bonine? You need a strike out or a popup, and if Zumaya isn’t an option…
    – two-run single. Now Smokey puts Coke in the game.

    So I review all that and I find it tough to blame Leyland, but admittedly I’m missing some information. Mainly: 1) when did somebody else start getting warm and when were they ready? and 2) Was Zumaya available?

    If someone was ready early in in the damage and Zumaya was available, then I think Leyland deserves the bulk of the blame for not getting Perry out of there sooner. But if someone didn’t start throwing until AFTER the home run and/or Zumaya can’t be used, then what exactly were Leyland’s options here? I think in that case it’s much tougher to pin blame on Leyland. This loss sucked, but that doesn’t mean it was somebody’s fault (and many of you know I am not a big fan of Leyland).

    If anyone can provide more info on those two questions, I’d like to hear it so I have an accurate picture.

    1. Tbone Avatar
      Tbone

      Zumaya was available and was warmed up with Coke in the pen prior to the double. I peg this one on the skipper.

      1. Mark in Chicago Avatar
        Mark in Chicago

        If that’s the case, then yeah I would agree with you.

  32. Joey in Portland OR Avatar
    Joey in Portland OR

    Ugh this one was brutal to watch. There were a good amount of Tigers fans at the game too. (who all looked shell shocked in the 8th)

    And we blew the streak, the Tigs were 3-0 when Everett got an RBI before this.