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Detroit Tigers, Volume 1 - The Lou Whitaker version

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And the Rangers tie up their game with the Indians with a two-run homer on their final out. Very interesting.
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The Rangers ended up winning pushing the division lead to 4 games. 50 games to go for the Tigers. I'm thinking 24 to 25 wins gives them a pretty solid shot at winning the division.
 
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The Rangers ended up winning pushing the division lead to 4 games. 50 games to go for the Tigers. I'm thinking 24 to 25 wins gives them a pretty solid shot at winning the division.
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85 wins? Division title? I don't know. I still think it will take 88 wins, even though the Indians and Sox seem to be just as apathetic about making a run. BUT, 85 wins is right where I thought they'd end up. Have to feel good about JV and Sherz going the next two games. Get to see Ubaldo in Cleveland and Baltimore always gives us fits out there.
 
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streaker said:
85 wins? Division title? I don't know. I still think it will take 88 wins, even though the Indians and Sox seem to be just as apathetic about making a run. BUT, 85 wins is right where I thought they'd end up. Have to feel good about JV and Sherz going the next two games. Get to see Ubaldo in Cleveland and Baltimore always gives us fits out there.
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Who in this division is getting to 87 wins? That would mean 55-55 Cleveland finishing 32-20, 53-58 Chicago finishing 34-17, 51-61 Minnesota going 36-14, and Kansas City being the only remaining team after a bizarre series of plane accidents. The schedule is pretty back-loaded with divisional games which will make things interesting, but odds are it's not going to take much to win the division.
 
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Streaker!!!!

I love how Mario and Rod handle those situations.

It always begins with a close up of a player, followed by an awkward silence, and then one of them will finally speak up and say "Sorry folks, someone out there is acting dumb, we'll get back to the game shortly", followed by some more awkward silence.
 
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Martinez tries to score on a grounder to 2nd and wipes out his knee. Great.
 
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bronconick said:
Martinez tries to score on a grounder to 2nd and wipes out his knee. Great.
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Sounds like it's nothing serious.

Tigers pull out another one-run win. Cleveland jumped out to a 3-run lead in the 7th against Texas and then gacked it up in the bottom half of the inning.
 
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If the Tigers do win the division, they had better find a way to get those guys in from 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Verlanders shoulders are big, but not that big.
 
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I don't know how in the world an MLB hitter can be behind on an 82 mph fastball, but Jackson managed to do so, striking out to open today's proceedings.
 
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Bruce Chen strikes out the side to open the game.

I think I'm going to go get groceries and mow. I don't like where this is headed.
 
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You know, if Cabrera ran the ****ing bases hard, he would have been safe at 2nd. :mad:
 
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They may not make it through this half-inning. It's getting downright evil out there.
 
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Weather delay, and one of the grounds crew almost got run over by the tarp. Twice.
 
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Just one of those games where we needed better pitching. V-mart's absence is painfully obvious to the lineup, the man has been money this season. I also think they rally in the 8th inning if Peralta isn't thrown out at third on a perfect play. They are 8-4 this season against KC, with 9 or 10 of those games being settled by one run.
 
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Dombrowski extended through 2015, Leyland through next season.
 
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DD and Iron Lung gets extensions.

I don't mind either. Dombrowski is likely better than anything they could find to replace him with, and Leyland likely comes along with the package.
 
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Bronco said:
DD and Iron Lung gets extensions.

I don't mind either. Dombrowski is likely better than anything they could find to replace him with, and Leyland likely comes along with the package.
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We are missing the Hammer meltdown post.

DD isn't part of a Leyland package, IMO- or Leyland would have gotten a multi year deal.

I am not a big Leyland advocate- I think there is talent out there that can manage today's game better and get more out of his players. DD has to decide after next year who that may be and act on it or this franchise will be stuck in the same gear. Leyland hasn't proven a thing past 2006 (and choked away the division title then too.) I do think he is hamstrung by the limited personnel he has or will have (Guillen, Ordonez, Raburn and Inge will all be memories after this season maybe) and the talent pool he has in the minors. If DD doesn't make a splash in FA or trades in the off season, look for more slightly above .500 ball from this franchise.
 
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streaker said:
We are missing the Hammer meltdown post.

DD isn't part of a Leyland package, IMO- or Leyland would have gotten a multi year deal.

I am not a big Leyland advocate- I think there is talent out there that can manage today's game better and get more out of his players. DD has to decide after next year who that may be and act on it or this franchise will be stuck in the same gear. Leyland hasn't proven a thing past 2006 (and choked away the division title then too.) I do think he is hamstrung by the limited personnel he has or will have (Guillen, Ordonez, Raburn and Inge will all be memories after this season maybe) and the talent pool he has in the minors. If DD doesn't make a splash in FA or trades in the off season, look for more slightly above .500 ball from this franchise.
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I think Leyland is probably done after next season - as in retirement.

I agree that some of Leyland's moves make me scream (like keeping the order the same when giving a normal starter a day off), but they do play well, and fundamentally are sound for what players we have. I'm sure there's some managers out there that would be better, but like Dombrowski, I'm happy with the devil I know.

Now, of course, if the Tigers **** the bed against Cleveland, then the extensions would be terrible. :p
 
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If it were more than a 1 year deal for Marlboro Jimmy, I'd have a real problem. But this isn't too bad. They had to extend Dombrowski. His work has warranted it, even given the issues that he has failed to resolve the past two seasons.

Bronco pretty much sums up my feelings. I think Jimmy is done after next season.

Rain delay in Cleveland. They showed a shot of the video board during the delay, and they're showing the Bugs Bunny cartoon where they show the conga line around the bases. Nice.
 
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If it were more than a 1 year deal for Marlboro Jimmy, I'd have a real problem. But this isn't too bad. They had to extend Dombrowski. His work has warranted it, even given the issues that he has failed to resolve the past two seasons.

Bronco pretty much sums up my feelings. I think Jimmy is done after next season.

Rain delay in Cleveland. They showed a shot of the video board during the delay, and they're showing the Bugs Bunny cartoon where they show the conga line around the bases. Nice.
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Gotta love the classics!
 
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