so, how about them Tigers?!?

[Apple_Jacker]

It was fun, Oakland, but it's time to go home. Bring it on, Boston!

 

[naughty240]

Verlander pitched great! I may go to game 1 at Fenway. $200 for a cheap bleacher seat but man after last year I'd pony up.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

I live in Tennessee now but I was trying to plan a trip up to Michigan very soon. Maybe I'll head to the Detroit side instead of Kalamazoo

 

[Homercidal]

I almost can't believe they won. Verlander was awesome as usual, and he finally got a few runs to back him up!

I'm just glad I don't have to look at Oakland's uniforms any more! I spent half an hour trying to adjust the saturation on my TV!

 

[Apple_Jacker]

They looked damn good last night too!

 

[Homercidal]

They looked good last night again, but couldn't hold on at the end. No good reason for losing that game. Don't pitch to Ortiz. Take a walk and the run.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

They looked good last night again, but couldn't hold on at the end. No good reason for losing that game. Don't pitch to Ortiz. Take a walk and the run.

Agreed!

 

[pluchar]

They are no cubs!

 

[jbaysurfer]

Save for a miraculous gift in game 4 Verlander never even gets the chance. A's lost that more then the Tigers won it. No worries, I'll be rooting for the Tigers over the Red Sox.

MLB would institute a hard cap if they cared about competitive balance, but they don't want the Marlins, A's, KC's of the world to be in the fall classic when they could keep their NE cronies' pockets lined. If you got Bud Selig drunk on HB, he'd tell you that's also the reason the A's have a stadium deal in place in SJ, but can't get the red tape cleared for it to go forward.

Sour grapes from an A's fan...I admit it. But hats off to Verlander's game 5, that's why he makes the big bucks...and best of luck going forward, but I wouldn't bet on it. Boston's payroll is #4 and Detroits is only #5

Edit: PS PP, it's not the A's' fault your tv sucks.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Save for a miraculous gift in game 4 Verlander never even gets the chance. A's lost that more then the Tigers won it. No worries, I'll be rooting for the Tigers over the Red Sox.

MLB would institute a hard cap if they cared about competitive balance, but they don't want the Marlins, A's, KC's of the world to be in the fall classic when they could keep their NE cronies' pockets lined. If you got Bud Selig drunk on HB, he'd tell you that's also the reason the A's have a stadium deal in place in SJ, but can't get the red tape cleared for it to go forward.

Sour grapes from an A's fan...I admit it. But hats off to Verlander's game 5, that's why he makes the big bucks...and best of luck going forward, but I wouldn't bet on it. Boston's payroll is #4 and Detroits is only #5

Edit: PS PP, it's not the A's' fault your tv sucks.

Miraculous gift eh? How many strikeouts did he have again? ;-) Better luck next year!

 

[jbaysurfer]

Miraculous gift eh? How many strikeouts did he have again? ;-) Better luck next year!

Bases loaded, no outs 3-0 count.......did the pitcher not get INTO that mess to start with? The A's choked away the series in one half of an inning in game 4, you're welcome. Don't pretend you weren't sweating that series. LMAO...

I will reiterate, I ain't mad at the Tigers, I'm mad at my A's for choking. I hope the Tigers beat the redstockings all around. GL to your boys.

 

[Bulls Beers]

Verlander is pretty good tonight, but Lackey is a beast....Go Sox!!!

 

[fbold1]

Is baseball still being played?

 

[Bulls Beers]

Is baseball still being played?

Nope. Sox win...Yeah baby!!!

 

[davekippen]

JV has to be so pissed. That guy pitches his ass off time after time and his guys just dont score. Is he cursed or something?

It aint over yet.

 

[Bulls Beers]

Is he cursed or something?

Nope. Lackey just pitched better...

 

[Ridire]

Nope. Lackey just pitched better...

But Verlander has pitched, what 21 innings in the post season with one run given up? But how many runs has his offense scored in those 21 innings?

 

[davekippen]

but verlander has pitched, what 21 innings in the post season with one run given up? But how many runs has his offense scored in those 21 innings?

this!!!!!!

 

[Bulls Beers]

But Verlander has pitched, what 21 innings in the post season with one run given up? But how many runs has his offense scored in those 21 innings?

Who cares about the last 21 innings. It only took one run for the Sox to win tonight.

Again, Lackey was better.

 

[Ridire]

Who cares about the last 21 innings. It only took one run for the Sox to win tonight. Again, Lackey was better.

But every pitcher is an all star when they face Verlander lately. Team is the second most proficient scoring team in MLB but have been shut out 4 of the last 6 JV starts.

 

[jbaysurfer]

But every pitcher is an all star when they face Verlander lately. Team is the second most proficient scoring team in MLB but have been shut out 4 of the last 6 JV starts.

It's like you're surprised that other teams have good starting pitchers too. LOL...I feel for Verlander though, he's doing his part.

 

[Ridire]

It's like your surprised that other teams have good starting pitchers too. LOL...I feel for Verlander though, he's doing his part.

Surprised that other starting pitchers are good? That's silly. But surprised that a team that averages 5 runs a game is shut out 4 times in his last 6 starts? Yeah, that's a little surprising.

 

[jbaysurfer]

Surprised that other starting pitchers are good? That's silly. But surprised that a team that averages 5 runs a game is shut out 4 times in his last 6 starts? Yeah, that's a little surprising.

Yeah, it is silly. That's why I LOL'd. Look, your ace goes against other aces, stuff happens. I acknowledged straight out that he was doing his part, but sometimes I think fans of certain teams think "damned our luck!" when in reality, it's just the same luck other teams deal with all the time.

A good example is the A's fans thinking it's crap luck to have to face Verlander twice in a 5 game postseason series including the game 5, then having to do it again the following year. Ya dig? All teams have some improbably poor luck to deal with time to time.

 

[passedpawn]

Surprised that other starting pitchers are good? That's silly. But surprised that a team that averages 5 runs a game is shut out 4 times in his last 6 starts? Yeah, that's a little surprising.

It's early in the series. If Cabrera actually is the second coming of JC, and Fielder isn't at an overnight lockin at the Golden Corral, they'll continue the hitting that got the Tigs to the ALCS. I'm loving this series, even without the Rays a part of it.

(My smack talk about the Rays is officially over till next season, ugh)

 

[Ridire]

Yeah, it is silly. That's why I LOL'd. Look, your ace goes against other aces, stuff happens. I acknowledged straight out that he was doing his part, but sometimes I think fans of certain teams think "damned our luck!" when in reality, it's just the same luck other teams deal with all the time. A good example is the A's fans thinking it's crap luck to have to face Verlander twice in a 5 game postseason series including the game 5, then having to do it again the following year. Ya dig? All teams have some improbably poor luck to deal with time to time.

Based in this, I think you completely misunderstand me. There's no "damn the luck" going on here. I'm allocating blame, is all.

All I am saying is this: Lackey pitched a very good game. But Verlander pitched a better game. To point to the one run given up as proof that Lackey was better yesterday ignores the other side of the equation. The other side of the equation is that Tigers hitters have clearly declared JV start days to be vacation days for the past month or so.

"Damn the luck" never (or at least VERY rarely) enters into sports talk with me. I'm just saying before you hand Lackey the Cy Young award, look at how poorly that lineup hits in every Verlander start. They make everyone look good when Justin is on the mound.

 

[jbaysurfer]

Ridire, it's all good man.

 

[Ridire]

Ridire, it's all good man.

It's much more good after that second inning.

Here's my theory of why Leyland's a genius. He orchestrated the steroid suspension of Peralta early in the season knowing he could manipulate a trade for Iglesias that would result in Peavy moving to Boston and pitching in the 2nd inning of game 4 of the ALCS. Brilliant.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Looking great so far tonight!

 

[davekippen]

3 game series now! Go Tigers!

 

[TxBrew]

I'm going to pretend this thread is about tigers.

Anyone else like it when they growl? I sure do.