Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

[bronconick]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

Not gonna lie. Might prefer facing the Yankees to dealing with the Rays.

[alfablue]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

Forgive me for not going back to the start of this season threads- but who won the bet- streaker or hammer?

Hope you guys share it at a Tigers playoff game. Of course, streaker- if you get tickets to the home games on Monday and Tuesday, i don't expect to see you at Yost for either night (actually, i'll not be there Monday, anyway).

Never expected them to do this well, so I'm happy. regardless what happens.

[streaker]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

Forgive me for not going back to the start of this season threads- but who won the bet- streaker or hammer?

Hope you guys share it at a Tigers playoff game. Of course, streaker- if you get tickets to the home games on Monday and Tuesday, i don't expect to see you at Yost for either night (actually, i'll not be there Monday, anyway).

Never expected them to do this well, so I'm happy. regardless what happens.

Hammer and I didn't bet this season. He won last season. But, I did say the Tigers would win 84-86 games. They exceeded my prediction based on some excellent late season trade deadline moves.

I'll be at Yost on Tuesday only. I haven't been to the Copa in a couple seasons.

I can't say I'm happy about the BS, classless move by Scioscia and the Angels mailing in their Texas series. But, based on how they acted in Detroit last time, I'm not surprised.

Having a series here would have put a ton of pressure on the team, IMO. They showed no fear on the road this season and I actually think Verlander would have won his 25th game if he was pitching on the road. I'll take my chances going into NY with two of the top performing pitchers in baseball the last few months.

[geezer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

Last year I nailed it when they finished .500. This year I picked 91 wins, pretty close but happy to come in low.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

Okay. We're less than an hour from first pitch.

To me, the key for the Tigers is pretty obvious. Verlander and Fister must pitch like they have the past two months. We're in a 5-game series. The pitching must deliver at least two wins from the Verlander and Fister starts, or we're dead. Those two can start a maximum of 3 games in this series. 2 of 3 from them and then split between Scherzer and Porcello. The math is pretty simple, and it depends on the big two.

P.S. Jhonny Peralta is batting 8th. Ryan Raburn is hitting 7th tonight and playing 2B. Umm, yeah...................

[bronconick]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

Okay. We're less than an hour from first pitch.

To me, the key for the Tigers is pretty obvious. Verlander and Fister must pitch like they have the past two months. We're in a 5-game series. The pitching must deliver at least two wins from the Verlander and Fister starts, or we're dead. Those two can start a maximum of 3 games in this series. 2 of 3 from them and then split between Scherzer and Porcello. The math is pretty simple, and it depends on the big two.

P.S. Jhonny Peralta is batting 8th. Ryan Raburn is hitting 7th tonight and playing 2B. Umm, yeah...................

Peralta's 1 for 17 with 5k vs. Sabathia.

Of course, Leyland throws Raburn (.174) and Inge (.190) out there instead of Santiago (.293) and Betemit (3 for 5), so who farking knows.

Not exactly confident with this lineup.

[Hammer]

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That's fine that Peralta gets dropped down in the lineup, but.......Ryan Raburn. You watch. He'll field a grounder near the bag at 2nd and somehow hit Verlander in the eye socket with the ball while trying to throw the batter out at first. If you want to find a way to * things up, Raburn's the guy to do it.

[Hammer]

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DELMON!!!

1-0, top 1.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

It's nice to get the early lead, but I generally don't like what happens when we only come up with a single run in the 1st.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

Starting to rain at the stadium. Get ready for a long evening, boys.

[bronconick]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

Starting to rain at the stadium. Get ready for a long evening, boys.

I suggested elsewhere based on the early weather predictions that they start Penny tonight and bring Verlander in the 2nd or 3rd after the rain delay.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

We might see the tarp after the 1st.

Verlander struggling early.

[MUhawks628]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

Raburn didn't F up!!!


Yet....

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

A ball hit to Raburn, and 5 runs don't score as a result. Progress, I suppose.

[MUhawks628]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version

Blah.