2013 Season, Game Post

Game 2013.117: Tigers at White Sox

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69-47, 1st place, 7 games up. Yes, 7.

Well, all good things must come to an end, and my 3 week old son has now witnessed his first series defeat of his young life. He was hysterical about it, btw.

But, as many said in yesterday’s thread, if there’s a good loss, this series was one of them. Two late inning rallies to tie the game off of the greatest closer of all time, and a solid drubbing in between. The runners left on was a little silly (26 total in the 2 losses), but that’s going to happen from time to time when you get on base a lot. The Tigers lead the majors with a team OBP of .347. (Since I already know the follow-up, here it is – .842 – OPS with RISP, good for 2nd in the majors; oh, and 2 outs – .788, 2nd again. So let’s table any of that talk until it’s convenient again).

You know, JV wasn’t all that bad yesterday. He pulled it together after a rough start and gave the Tigers a fighter’s chance. Which they took advantage of. Kind of. But I was very encouraged by JV’s 5th, 6th and 7th yesterday. That’s the JV of old. I think that we impart a super-hero invincibility on him, but he’s just another guy. Who makes $20M a year and dates Kate Upton. In all seriousness, I can’t help but wonder how much his struggles this year have worn on his psyche and caused him to question things that had become instinct to him. So I think there’s a lot of good that can come out of yesterday’s effort.

How about those Miggy bombs? Remember when Magglio won the batting title in 2007? I remember Jim Price mentioning on the air that he asked Magglio if the ball was “slow” during a hot hitting streak. Maggs replied “yes, and big too.” I’m certain that’s what Cabrera is seeing right now. He’s a monster among men.

So now we start a 3 game set against the White Sox which should draw several hundred south-siders over the next few nights. Here are your matchups:

Monday: Fister v. Sale

Tuesday: Scherzer v. Santiago (Hector, not Ramon)

Wednesday: Porcello v. Danks

The matchups don’t exactly lineup to what we saw last week because, well, the White Sox need rest and all that.

Lineups and more thoughts coming tomorrow.

 

36 thoughts on “Game 2013.117: Tigers at White Sox”

  1. Good write up Kevin. You must be doing such during 2AM feeding with your son. I am sure he appreciates the quite time with Dad to discuss Tiger ball!

      1. DL is only 7 for a concussion, but they need to take as long as necessary and not rush him back after only one week.

    1. Then again, Peralta might have been positioned better where he could have made that play without leaving his feet (sorry, couldn’t resist).

    2. The offense is as advertised as well. What are we looking at for the future: .250/.300/.350? Will he save enough runs with his glove to compensate? Boy, I hope he is that good.

      1. He is tied with Ichiro for the lead in infield hits. To paraphrase an old saying, infield hits don’t slump.

  8. and then again maybe without his PEDs Peralta wouldn’t have come close to makibg that play….just sayin!

  9. All those in favor of trundling Albequirky back to Toledo say “aye”.

    It’s done then.

  10. Hunter swing two was in the Left batters box…swing three was in the Right batters box….nice trip to the plate!

  12. I don’t know what ” trundling” is but if it has to do with Al Al being shipped out..then..AYE!

    1. I don’t have the Internet, or I’d look it up. I wonder, though, if it is akin to being hoisted with one’s own petard.

      1. petard |piˈtärd|
        noun historical

        PHRASES
        hoist with (or by) one’s own petard: have one’s plans to cause trouble for others backfire on one.
        [ORIGIN: from Shakespeare’s Hamlet ( iii. iv. 207); hoist is in the sense [lifted and removed,] past participle of dialect hoise (see hoist ).]
        ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French pétard, from péter ‘break wind.’

        By the way, the next time you read some Shakespeare and come across some unusual word or phrase, keep in mind that there were no dictionaries to reference in those days to check to make sure of the correct meaning. The man had some large vocabulary methinks.

        2. That no dictionary thing works both ways–Shakespeare could make stuff up if he wanted, and no one could correct him.

    1. Things just returning to normal (regressing to the mean?). The Streak was, well, a streak.

  15. The Indians lost. KC up 5-2 over MIA. If they win, they will be in 2nd place. We have 11 games left with KC.

  16. trundle |ˈtrəndl|
    verb [ intrans. ]
    (of a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way : ten vintage cars trundled past.
    • (of a person) move in a similar way : she could hear him coughing as he trundled out.

        1. Definitely the case with Avila, also Martinez to a degree and Cabrera has been lately. Not so with Fielder though, as he lumbers around the bases (wish he’d do more “lumbering” with his bat, but that’s baseball).

  17. Sale can shut down just about anyone so this lose was easy to take….lets get the next two!!….

    this just in ….:::White Sox to reinforce the fences all around the field to protect the fanes from line drives in case Albequerque pitches again!

  18. DET’s lineup tonight
    CF: Austin Jackson
    RF: Torii Hunter
    3B: Miguel Cabrera
    1B: Prince Fielder
    DH: Victor Martinez
    LF: Matt Tuiasosopo
    2B Omar Infante
    C Brayan Pena
    SS Jose Iglesias

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