Jeremy Bonderman and Paul Maholm do battle at Comerica Park tonight.
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132 responses to “Game 2010.061: Pirates at Tigers”
Adam
A-Jax CF
Damon DH
Raburn LF
Cabrera 1B
Boesch RF
Guillen 2B
Ingeworm 3B
Lard C
Worth SS
Bonderman P
andre
“Lard C”
Intentional?
Chester Lemon
This Ordonez absence is starting to be a major concern. We really need his bat in the three spot.
Coleman
Today’s Lineup:
CF – Hey the Glove Don’t K
DH – OK But I Got That Presence Thing Going For Me
LF – R3L2O-K-burn
1B – C’mon Even Pujols Slumps Sometimes
RF – Bash Boy
2B – Wait How Come I Don’t Get to Bat 3rd
3B – Please Pitcher Don’t Look in the On-Deck Circle
C – About to Click Slowly UpwardsToward Mendoza
SS – Hey Look I’m Not Everett
P – Looking For Mr. Snappy
Adam
Definitely intentional. Too bad I got completely outclassed by Coleman
Coleman
Uh-oh…my sensors are picking up evidence that a Clown Show game may be immanent
kathy
hysterical
Coleman
Unless you were a Pirate fan, in which case it’s tragical
kathy
I suspect “our” team is really the Pittsburgh Pirates. That team in Pittsburgh is the real Detroit team. Jim made a deal.
Coleman
Yes, and it was a very complex deal involving lifetime employment for past Pirate managers, pizza-favorable zoning law changes by the Pennsylvania legislature, and a Stanley Cup for the Penguins.
ouchudied
Gerald Laird up with the bases loaded and no outs. Here we go.
Coleman
Nooooooooo!!! Maybe Inge shoulda swung even though it was a ball…
ouchudied
Bah, Guillen was definitely safe there, that was a great slide
Coleman
Oh c’mon Carlos…I can’t believe somehow Laird ends up hitting into a DP on that
Coleman
OK I take that back, Carlos was actually safe
Vince in MN
Click gets the ball out of the infield.
Nice lineup tonight. The only thing missing is Kelly playing 1st base and batting cleanup. I guess Leyland is giving him the day off.
Vince in MN
3 hits and a walk = 1 run. Go Tigers.
Jud
now 5 hits and 2 walks …..go tigers
ouchudied
Hey not as bad as the Mariners first inning tonight – 2 hits, 2 walks = 0 runs
Vince in MN
Anybody know what the line below the Mendoza Line is?
Coleman
Hey, the B.O.O.B.s can’t do it all themselves. We have a slumping leadoff hitter, a slumping clean-up hitter, a semi-slumping 2-hitter, and a .170 3-hitter. We’re gonna need some good bounces and some Pirates-being-Pirates.
ouchudied
There is the first step to the pirates-being-pirates— not being able to complete a pick-off attempt
Vince in MN
Clearly the Tigers-being-Tigers vs Pirates-being-Pirates gives the advantage to Pittsburgh tonight.
Vince in MN
Runner on 2nd, nobody out, and of course Raburn pulls the ball to 3B.
Jud
a runner on second no outs ….Jimmy looks at that situation as the beginning of a three run home run
Vince in MN
An unintentional intentional to Cabrera. I’m surprised we haven’t seen more of that.
ouchudied
Also surprised that Maholm would walk Raburn with Cabrera up after him
Coleman
Carlos GIDPuillen
Jud
if The Tigers could somehow just swing at strikes in this game they might hvae 7 runs or more by now…
Coleman
I’ve seen about enough of Raburn. Why not give Wilkin or Casper another spin? Please don’t tell me we’re gonna hang on to Raburn all season as a kind of shadow 3rd-string catcher or something (he’s no longer needed as a backup infielder if we keep Worth and Kelly)
Vince in MN
We’re gonna hang on to Raburn all season as a kind of shadow 3rd-string catcher or something.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
ouchudied
7-8-9 coming up. This is where we are going to start making moves
Coleman
It says a lot about this game that I was actually thinking cmon Carlos, no DP, that way Inge gets a shot…
Jud
gee! this is sure keeping my on the edge of my seat!
Coleman
Now that I think of it Vince I wouldn’t have been able to resist either.
Well, one guy who’s gotta love Raburn is Maggs because half of Detroit is praying for his oblique about now…
Jud
ANOTHER lead off runner on….
Jud
way to go Jimmy unless he did that one his own then way to go Austin
Vince in MN
Perhaps relieving Maholm is a strategic error by the Pittsburgh manager.
ouchudied
Rayburn: get a hit and I’ll stop putting an unnecessary y in your name
ouchudied
Rayburn it is, Ryyan.
Vince in MN
Perhaps allowing Raburn to bat here is a strategic eror by the Detroit manager.
Scott
this team is the pits! He K’s on a pitch over his head?? Once again, get a man to 3rd and it’s over. K and a DP…….disgusting!….. 🙁
Jud
sure glad Raburn is up here……at least he didnt hit into a triple play
Coleman
Hence the nickname R3L2O-K-burn.
Like we couldn’t see that coming a mile away.
I’m totally Rabummed. This one’s on Uncle Marlboro.
Joey C.
That was a horrible at bat by Raburn. Even by his standards.
ouchudied
So I guess we should be happy that Cabrera didn’t hit into a DP there…
dredford
Letting RR bat, at any time, in any situation, on any day, against any pitcher, in any weather, in daylight or at night, against any team, in any spot in the order, should be considered a federal offense with the perpetrator subject to prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.
So should getting caught in a rundown between third and home. Does anyone remember the phrase “make sure it goes through” before you head for home? Like in Little League? Thought so.
ouchudied
Jackson getting caught in a run down prolonged the inning. Without Meek seeing Jackson breaking home Meek would have gone to second and easily get a DP
Scott
see? I told you. Any other major league pitcher would’ve gotten the DP…..DISGUSTING!!
T Smith
This is just painful.
ouchudied
So the Pirates-are-pirates after all….. So far
Joey C.
Good lord we needed a break like that.
T Smith
Well, that’s one way to win.
Scott
and the failure to get that DP kills ’em…..
Coleman
Hmm, what was that phrase? Pirates-being-Pirates?
Jud
i find all of this hard to believe……I still can’t get past Raburn batting this inning…or ever.
On the downside, Smoking Man just decided that Raburn in the 3 slot is good luck…
Jud
I think Raburn won trhe game there by not hitting into a triple play…..Smokey does it again!
ouchudied
Why not let Bondo start the inning? Hes at 91 pitches and had retired 12 straight in a row…
Vince in MN
Well, you see it is the eighth inning and time to bring in the setup man. It says so, right there in the book.
Vince in MN
Why pull Bonderman – he was only at 91 pitches.
Coleman
And why pull Raburn for Kelly?
Oh wait, nevermind, I thought of why. Actually he should have made that move earlier, maybe the inning before the 1st…
TPB in Troy
call me capt. obvious but JZ better start firing some strikes or this one is going to get away from the offensive jaugernaut aka the tigers
Joey C.
Unbelievable.
Coleman
Then again, Tigers being Tigers…seriously, 3rd base stolen in a 1-run game with 1out??
Joey C.
I love how Rod is talking about something has to give between Zumaya’s “fastest fastball in the universe,” and McCutchen’s “fastest hands in the national league,” immediately after 2 guys get base hits against the fastest ball in the universe.
TPB in Troy
would someone please remind the Tigers that they are playing the Pirates — perhaps they have been fooled by the unis
Scott
excuse me, I’ll be back – I gotta go puke…… 🙁
TPB in Troy
no need to panic, Inge Laird and Worth are due up in the bottom half
Vince in MN
It’s sort of like watching a train wreck in slow motion – horrific yet fascinating at the same time.
If or when the Tigers lose this game, they need look no further than the 23 LOB by individuals tonight… 12 hits by Det, 4 BBs and two errors provided by Pitts… and only 3 runs?! it does not compute.
TPB in Troy
“Tour de Mendoza” — I like it
Coleman
Laird should take heart though, at least until all of the samples have been tested, since there are rumors of Raburn partaking of R3L2O-K-enhancers
T Smith
I’m calling for a Guillan walk off
ouchudied
Well Rod was right about something…
Coleman
I recommend the Tigers win now and skip facing that Jones dude next inning.
Coleman
Thank you for seeing the wisdom in my recommendation.
Jud
speaking of someone who was due….Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaarlosssssssssssssssss!
Vince in MN
Thank god that’s over.
Coleman
Carlos GWuillen
Jud
how come all games aren’t this easy????????????
Coleman
Clearly they didn’t want to walk Guillen and have to face Inge, so Carlos got something good to hit. Thus player of the game = Inge.
Scott
only against the Pirates. Any other team would’ve won in regulation 9. I’ll definitely take it however…. 🙂
Coleman
Well, they had that 2-run-error-by-1b-card up their sleeve, saved for just such an occasion…
Keith (Mr. X)
Guillen making me a believer again.
kathy
We gotta play hard 9 innings, take every at bat, it’s a long season, stay focused, stay healthy, play 9 hard innings, etc., etc. Carlos has a tendency to repeat himself.
Coleman
Lost in the excitement of this fine display of how to win a baseball game:
Wassup with Miggy?
Wassup with pulling Bondo and then pulling Papa? (although it mostly worked)
Wassup with Raburn still on the team, much less batting third?
What are we gonna do about all the R3L2O fail.
Speaking of which, Raburn career (including a great 2009 season) R3L2O: 50 PA 18K
Yep, he strikes out 36% of the time (he’s at 44% so far this year). That’s beyond frustrating. To put that in perspective, career Inge–who’s picture you will see someday when you look up strikeout in the dictionary–has struck out 40 times in 248 PA (16%).
Vince in MN
Pulled (oblique) Miggy – might be out til Tuesday – still sore, but better according to Beck.
Pulling Bondo – by the book move by a by the book manager – dumb.
Pulling Valverde – It will be very rare for him to have to pitch more than 1 inning, and likely he will never pitch 2 full. OK move, he was probably warmed up anyway.
Not Pulling Raburn/Raburn batting third/Raburn on the team – dumb, dumb, dumb. Add another dumb dumb dumb dumb if he plays tomorrow.
R3L2O fail – uh……. fire the hitting coach…….. yeah that’s it.
Keith (Mr. X)
Zumaya probably needed the work. The last time he pitched was Tuesday.
jud
I finally figured out how to watch MBL but listen to Dan Dickerson and Jim Price so in the second inning they debate and try and justify why Leyland bats Raburn 3rd, Here’s what they came up with after talking about it most of the half inning….Smkoey does it so he won’t have to move other guys around in the batting order…………and all this time we thought there was some stupid reason why he does it…….and I thought he got his lineups run off at Kinko’s and it was just easier to only cross off one name….
Keith (Mr. X)
A few years ago many people complained that he “tinkered” with the line-up too much. Now that Willis and Everett are gone, we’ve got nothing better to complaint about.
Kevin in Dallas (in Houston for the weekend)
Great, great stuff tonight guys. Coleman, one of your best performances. Considering your hot streak, JL is gonna rest you tomorrow for Dmitri Young, and bat the sausage in the 4 hole.
Didn’t Valverde pitch last night? That’s why he’s on a short leash, I think.
I don’t get the Bondo pull after 91 either.
Coleman
Maybe I can at least come off of the bench in the 8th and make some defensive posts.
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132 responses to “Game 2010.061: Pirates at Tigers”
A-Jax CF
Damon DH
Raburn LF
Cabrera 1B
Boesch RF
Guillen 2B
Ingeworm 3B
Lard C
Worth SS
Bonderman P
“Lard C”
Intentional?
This Ordonez absence is starting to be a major concern. We really need his bat in the three spot.
Today’s Lineup:
CF – Hey the Glove Don’t K
DH – OK But I Got That Presence Thing Going For Me
LF – R3L2O-K-burn
1B – C’mon Even Pujols Slumps Sometimes
RF – Bash Boy
2B – Wait How Come I Don’t Get to Bat 3rd
3B – Please Pitcher Don’t Look in the On-Deck Circle
C – About to Click Slowly UpwardsToward Mendoza
SS – Hey Look I’m Not Everett
P – Looking For Mr. Snappy
Definitely intentional. Too bad I got completely outclassed by Coleman
Uh-oh…my sensors are picking up evidence that a Clown Show game may be immanent
hysterical
Unless you were a Pirate fan, in which case it’s tragical
I suspect “our” team is really the Pittsburgh Pirates. That team in Pittsburgh is the real Detroit team. Jim made a deal.
Yes, and it was a very complex deal involving lifetime employment for past Pirate managers, pizza-favorable zoning law changes by the Pennsylvania legislature, and a Stanley Cup for the Penguins.
Gerald Laird up with the bases loaded and no outs. Here we go.
Nooooooooo!!! Maybe Inge shoulda swung even though it was a ball…
Bah, Guillen was definitely safe there, that was a great slide
Oh c’mon Carlos…I can’t believe somehow Laird ends up hitting into a DP on that
OK I take that back, Carlos was actually safe
Click gets the ball out of the infield.
Nice lineup tonight. The only thing missing is Kelly playing 1st base and batting cleanup. I guess Leyland is giving him the day off.
3 hits and a walk = 1 run. Go Tigers.
now 5 hits and 2 walks …..go tigers
Hey not as bad as the Mariners first inning tonight – 2 hits, 2 walks = 0 runs
Anybody know what the line below the Mendoza Line is?
Hey, the B.O.O.B.s can’t do it all themselves. We have a slumping leadoff hitter, a slumping clean-up hitter, a semi-slumping 2-hitter, and a .170 3-hitter. We’re gonna need some good bounces and some Pirates-being-Pirates.
There is the first step to the pirates-being-pirates— not being able to complete a pick-off attempt
Clearly the Tigers-being-Tigers vs Pirates-being-Pirates gives the advantage to Pittsburgh tonight.
Runner on 2nd, nobody out, and of course Raburn pulls the ball to 3B.
a runner on second no outs ….Jimmy looks at that situation as the beginning of a three run home run
An unintentional intentional to Cabrera. I’m surprised we haven’t seen more of that.
Also surprised that Maholm would walk Raburn with Cabrera up after him
Carlos GIDPuillen
if The Tigers could somehow just swing at strikes in this game they might hvae 7 runs or more by now…
I’ve seen about enough of Raburn. Why not give Wilkin or Casper another spin? Please don’t tell me we’re gonna hang on to Raburn all season as a kind of shadow 3rd-string catcher or something (he’s no longer needed as a backup infielder if we keep Worth and Kelly)
We’re gonna hang on to Raburn all season as a kind of shadow 3rd-string catcher or something.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
7-8-9 coming up. This is where we are going to start making moves
It says a lot about this game that I was actually thinking cmon Carlos, no DP, that way Inge gets a shot…
gee! this is sure keeping my on the edge of my seat!
Now that I think of it Vince I wouldn’t have been able to resist either.
Well, one guy who’s gotta love Raburn is Maggs because half of Detroit is praying for his oblique about now…
ANOTHER lead off runner on….
way to go Jimmy unless he did that one his own then way to go Austin
Perhaps relieving Maholm is a strategic error by the Pittsburgh manager.
Rayburn: get a hit and I’ll stop putting an unnecessary y in your name
Rayburn it is, Ryyan.
Perhaps allowing Raburn to bat here is a strategic eror by the Detroit manager.
this team is the pits! He K’s on a pitch over his head?? Once again, get a man to 3rd and it’s over. K and a DP…….disgusting!….. 🙁
sure glad Raburn is up here……at least he didnt hit into a triple play
Hence the nickname R3L2O-K-burn.
Like we couldn’t see that coming a mile away.
I’m totally Rabummed. This one’s on Uncle Marlboro.
That was a horrible at bat by Raburn. Even by his standards.
So I guess we should be happy that Cabrera didn’t hit into a DP there…
Letting RR bat, at any time, in any situation, on any day, against any pitcher, in any weather, in daylight or at night, against any team, in any spot in the order, should be considered a federal offense with the perpetrator subject to prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.
So should getting caught in a rundown between third and home. Does anyone remember the phrase “make sure it goes through” before you head for home? Like in Little League? Thought so.
Jackson getting caught in a run down prolonged the inning. Without Meek seeing Jackson breaking home Meek would have gone to second and easily get a DP
see? I told you. Any other major league pitcher would’ve gotten the DP…..DISGUSTING!!
This is just painful.
So the Pirates-are-pirates after all….. So far
Good lord we needed a break like that.
Well, that’s one way to win.
and the failure to get that DP kills ’em…..
Hmm, what was that phrase? Pirates-being-Pirates?
i find all of this hard to believe……I still can’t get past Raburn batting this inning…or ever.
thank you for being the Pirates
10 Tiger hits. 2 Pittsburgh errors. We’ve scored 3 runs.
On the downside, Smoking Man just decided that Raburn in the 3 slot is good luck…
I think Raburn won trhe game there by not hitting into a triple play…..Smokey does it again!
Why not let Bondo start the inning? Hes at 91 pitches and had retired 12 straight in a row…
Well, you see it is the eighth inning and time to bring in the setup man. It says so, right there in the book.
Why pull Bonderman – he was only at 91 pitches.
And why pull Raburn for Kelly?
Oh wait, nevermind, I thought of why. Actually he should have made that move earlier, maybe the inning before the 1st…
call me capt. obvious but JZ better start firing some strikes or this one is going to get away from the offensive jaugernaut aka the tigers
Unbelievable.
Then again, Tigers being Tigers…seriously, 3rd base stolen in a 1-run game with 1out??
I love how Rod is talking about something has to give between Zumaya’s “fastest fastball in the universe,” and McCutchen’s “fastest hands in the national league,” immediately after 2 guys get base hits against the fastest ball in the universe.
would someone please remind the Tigers that they are playing the Pirates — perhaps they have been fooled by the unis
excuse me, I’ll be back – I gotta go puke…… 🙁
no need to panic, Inge Laird and Worth are due up in the bottom half
It’s sort of like watching a train wreck in slow motion – horrific yet fascinating at the same time.
LOB:
Guillen – 6
Raburn – 4
Inge + Laird + Worth – 2
oh no!! They subbed their first baseman. Our secret weapon is gone….. 🙁
Message to JL, Avila is on the bench
We world is now spinning backwards
Click.
Whoohoo, Click gets a hit.
took that one on the cup……he’s hurtin’ now…..
Smokey just got owned.
perhaps an uwise move by Mr. Laird given a tie game and 2 outs.
It’s sort of like watching a train wreck in slow motion – horrific yet fascinating at the same time. Wait a minute, didn’t I say that already?
twinkies lost, 3-2.
Twins lost.
the poor man’s Rahm Emanual is now at the plate
Valverde looked awesome. As usual.
Wow. That fork Valverde is throwing made the Pirates hitters look stupid
now THAT’S the way a closer should perform. Except it’s not a ‘closer’ situation. Well, a minor detail….I guess.
Papa Grande don’t care from no “closer situation” stuff…he ain’t no Rodney
Potatoes are good for you
well Kelly in Raburn out…the reason smokey didn’y PH Kelly with the RH pitcher in the 8th was …..Raburn was due!…
Actually he was playing the percentages–he was trying to stay out of the DP, and odds said that Raburn would K in that situation.
KC Pitcher Brian Bannister gave up 11 runs in 3+ innings tonight – just sayin’.
Hey man even the best have off nights.
Any word on when we can expect Maggs back? I really miss him.
The Pirates have returned
I’m waiting for this guy to throw the ball into the stands on one of these pick-off attempts.
AJAX!
Now lets get him in.
Haha, pitch out all you want, I’m AJAX dammit…
If only Raburn were still in the game, he could drive him in…
God I love baseball.
C’mon Kelly, get with the program, the 3-hitter is supposed to swing at every pitch…
Miguel is pressing.
ok the win is 90′ away. Can they do it???
God I hate baseball.
this is pretty painful to watch…I must be a glutton for punishment or something……
That’s weird, cause they just said, Coke was replacing Valverde, haha, that would be crazy
Befitting a Clown Show, it would only be just for this game to be decided by an error.
Smokey is actually pissed that he took Raburn out….cause he was “Due”
Hmm, wonder what Tabata has on his mind with the free pass he just got?
A couple more clicks for Laird and he will have to relinquish to Raburn the yellow jersey in the Tour de Mendoza
If or when the Tigers lose this game, they need look no further than the 23 LOB by individuals tonight… 12 hits by Det, 4 BBs and two errors provided by Pitts… and only 3 runs?! it does not compute.
“Tour de Mendoza” — I like it
Laird should take heart though, at least until all of the samples have been tested, since there are rumors of Raburn partaking of R3L2O-K-enhancers
I’m calling for a Guillan walk off
Well Rod was right about something…
I recommend the Tigers win now and skip facing that Jones dude next inning.
Thank you for seeing the wisdom in my recommendation.
speaking of someone who was due….Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaarlosssssssssssssssss!
Thank god that’s over.
Carlos GWuillen
how come all games aren’t this easy????????????
Clearly they didn’t want to walk Guillen and have to face Inge, so Carlos got something good to hit. Thus player of the game = Inge.
only against the Pirates. Any other team would’ve won in regulation 9. I’ll definitely take it however…. 🙂
Well, they had that 2-run-error-by-1b-card up their sleeve, saved for just such an occasion…
Guillen making me a believer again.
We gotta play hard 9 innings, take every at bat, it’s a long season, stay focused, stay healthy, play 9 hard innings, etc., etc. Carlos has a tendency to repeat himself.
Lost in the excitement of this fine display of how to win a baseball game:
Wassup with Miggy?
Wassup with pulling Bondo and then pulling Papa? (although it mostly worked)
Wassup with Raburn still on the team, much less batting third?
What are we gonna do about all the R3L2O fail.
Speaking of which, Raburn career (including a great 2009 season) R3L2O: 50 PA 18K
Yep, he strikes out 36% of the time (he’s at 44% so far this year). That’s beyond frustrating. To put that in perspective, career Inge–who’s picture you will see someday when you look up strikeout in the dictionary–has struck out 40 times in 248 PA (16%).
Pulled (oblique) Miggy – might be out til Tuesday – still sore, but better according to Beck.
Pulling Bondo – by the book move by a by the book manager – dumb.
Pulling Valverde – It will be very rare for him to have to pitch more than 1 inning, and likely he will never pitch 2 full. OK move, he was probably warmed up anyway.
Not Pulling Raburn/Raburn batting third/Raburn on the team – dumb, dumb, dumb. Add another dumb dumb dumb dumb if he plays tomorrow.
R3L2O fail – uh……. fire the hitting coach…….. yeah that’s it.
Zumaya probably needed the work. The last time he pitched was Tuesday.
I finally figured out how to watch MBL but listen to Dan Dickerson and Jim Price so in the second inning they debate and try and justify why Leyland bats Raburn 3rd, Here’s what they came up with after talking about it most of the half inning….Smkoey does it so he won’t have to move other guys around in the batting order…………and all this time we thought there was some stupid reason why he does it…….and I thought he got his lineups run off at Kinko’s and it was just easier to only cross off one name….
A few years ago many people complained that he “tinkered” with the line-up too much. Now that Willis and Everett are gone, we’ve got nothing better to complaint about.
Great, great stuff tonight guys. Coleman, one of your best performances. Considering your hot streak, JL is gonna rest you tomorrow for Dmitri Young, and bat the sausage in the 4 hole.
Didn’t Valverde pitch last night? That’s why he’s on a short leash, I think.
I don’t get the Bondo pull after 91 either.
Maybe I can at least come off of the bench in the 8th and make some defensive posts.