The Tigers finally made the big decision, and there’s me without internet access.
It was a decision that seemed somehow both inevitable, but still surprising. It will be interesting to see what, if anything, they do with Frankie now that he is no longer the closer.
Today’s Lineup:
- Andrew Romine, CF
- Tyler Collins, CF
- Miguel Cabrera, 1B
- Nick Castellanos, 3B
- Justin Upton, LF
- Jim Adduci, RF
- James McCann, C
- Jose Iglesias, SS
- Matthew Boyd, P
Pitching: Matthew Boyd vs Zack Godley
Well one thing we know for sure…if the game is reasonably close and Sanchez gets to pitch…its not going to end up reasonably close…but on a day when 1-4 go 1/17 not much else matters.
Well my. 2/7 prediction is right on so far beacuse theres a good chance Tigers will drop all 4 in Anaheim…..in fact if they go 1-3 it wil be a good series. 2/2 will be better than they have done there in 20 years!!!
My budies bought tickets for Saturday night so we are going….why????…..we are 2-11 in attended games here….ouch!!!!
…not going to win many games when the pitcher (Boyd) has more hits than the top 4 hitters in the lineup
didn’t watch the game, but i see in the boxscore where Sanchez was able to pad his stats a bit (2 HR’s in 1 IN of work)
…as Jud noted, DET heads to Anaheim (4 games)…which has not been Disneyland for DET over the past couple decades
Silver-lining Jud, Saturday’s pitching matchup will be better than Friday’s (Zimmerman) – enjoy!
The rest of May looks dismal. If the Tigers go 10-11 the rest of the month, I would consider it a good month.
Holy Upton!!… Miggy and Victor are ALWAYS terrible in LA.. Upton picks them up…a bomb well into the rocks…..
Hey, did we trade Sanchez to the Angels?
+1
Holy Lettuce!.. Sh0rt porch shot right in the spot!…
I hope I can keep typing Holy……..!
I hope they save some for Saturday’s game.
good to have Kinsler back…and JD may return this weekend…
Fewest fans I have seen in 10 years for Tigers/Angels..usually 28-30000…the natives are not happy with the Angels… Even Angel fans are switching to Dodger fans and the Dodgers aren’t doing squat either…
Collins is like 0 for May.. They better not be kicking Adduci to the curb when JD comes in
Adduci dealing with some oblique injury…no details on the extent
Fingers did his Moya impression again.
Angels use that banana skin chalk for guys like Fingers…
He’s a DH in the making.. Cept he can’t hit either!
Fullmer is a Frickin Beast!
U don’t pinch run in the 8th for Martinez.. Why?..
You play your infield in with Martinez on 3rd why?..
A pretty deep fly ball sack by Collins and Martinez doesn’t go.. Why?..
…..managers make this game complicated and it’s not…
McCann, still getting that BP from his wife, solves this situation
Greene has filthy stuff and he is learning how to use it!
a good win in a place DET hasn’t won many over the past several years. on another positive note, McCann w/3 hits, could soon get on the right side of the Mendoza line
Zimmerman vs Shoemaker tonight… DET offense better show up against Michigander Shoemaker, who’s been very hittable (lot of walks) this year, because LAA will put up some runs vs Z
Zimmerman using smoke and mirrors so far…Giving up a lot of hard hit balls. Needs to start missing some bats if he is to be a good #3 for us. Nice win for the Tigers though I don’t like it when we score big and then can’t hit a pig in a ditch the next night… JD should be good for a bomb on his first AB tonight right?
Loved the interview of the actor from Detroit that was at the game…He played the manager in the movie “For the Love of the Game” with Kevin Costner playing the aging pitcher for the Tigers who pitched an “no-no” in his final game…Love the part when the manager comes out late in the game…to check on Costner and Costner says “Just pat me on the azz and get back to the dugout.”
Problem is Shoemaker over the past few years owns the Swing crazy Tigers.. Last night was great, but I for one will be shocked if this continues past last night..
Age and condition forced me to retire when it was still 5-1 but I see the boys finished the job. I was impressed by a couple of things: Fulmer, Jud is spot on he is a beast. Greene: another clean inning and even F-Rod pitched a good inning (although low leverage situation). Perhaps I am happiest about McCann who seems to have found his hitting stoke.
I am assuming Coleman is still having internet problems, so here is what I came up with:
Here’s tonight’s Tiger lineup:
1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
2. Nicholas Castellanos (R) 3B
3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B
4. Victor Martinez (S) DH
5. Justin Upton (R) LF
6. J.D. Martinez (R) RF
7. Alex Avila (L) C
8. Andrew Romine (S) CF
9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
JD’s first game back batting 6th. Alex catching. I was surprised McCann started against a right hander last night. I guess he is resting tonight because he did so well. No matter Alex has been one of our best hitters so far.
Wyandotte, MI native Matt Shoemaker goes for the Angels. Our batters need to stay in the strike zone tonight. Matt has K’d 34 in just 38 innings this year but also walked 18.
I have been at the stadium for two Shoemaker /Tiger games.. He makes them look like Little Leaguers… Swing swing swing at garbage.. Then I watch him against other teams and other teams light him up!… Hmmmm!
Who’s the new guy #28
There we go 4 crappy swings in a row including JD…. Now things are Shoemaker/Tigers normal
prior to tonight Shoemaker was 2-1 with a 1.01 ERA in four career starts against the Tigers.