A.L. Central Smack Talk 2014

[Fountain City Blues]

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[broncosmitty]

Knew I liked the Panamanian Asian for a reason. (Don't let me downnnn.... Bruce!)

 

[Howie115]

I was screaming at Ausmus to get Avila off the bases, then I was just screaming. Didn't see that coming. (Tigers do love hitting walk offs at Comerica off Oaklands closers.)

Ha ha, yep. This time on the night the team celebrated the '84 team's 30th anniversary. Coincidentally, the last walk-off grand slam for the Tigers was off the bat of Carlos Pena in 2004 -- on the weekend of the '84 team's 20th anniversary. The last one before that was by Lou Whitaker in 1994 -- 10 years after '84.

 

[gandydancer]

Ha ha, yep. This time on the night the team celebrated the '84 team's 30th anniversary. Coincidentally, the last walk-off grand slam for the Tigers was off the bat of Carlos Pena in 2004 -- on the weekend of the '84 team's 20th anniversary. The last one before that was by Lou Whitaker in 1994 -- 10 years after '84.

I am making some coin in 2024. Going to Vegas baby...

 

[gandydancer]

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[HammerDown]

 

[Wazmankg]

Damn, I was going to walk over and get a ticket on the street yesterday but decided it was too hot & muggy and headed home. Should've gone. Watching I was just hoping he'd keep the inning alive to get to Kinsler & Miggy.

 

[Nosferatu]

Looks like this is when the Twins will begin slipping away from the rest of the division. 90+ loses four years in a row, gettin' kinda tired of this!

 

[dougplayer]

walk off grand slam! that's HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


how sweet on the night the Tigers honor the 1984 world champions.


you can sense some thing about this 2014 team....just like the 1984 team.


HEART!!!!

 

[dougplayer]

Ricky P looking sharp again. all star?? I think so.
always great to see a ham and egger having his career year.


11- 3 the kid is having a great year

 

[navamind]

0 strikeout CG? Wow.

 

[navamind]

saw this on BBTF. Last 10 shutouts with 0 walks or strikeouts:

The second to last one was by Roger Clemens.

Last 10...
Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt IP
1 Jeff Ballard 1989-08-21 BAL MIL W 5-0 9.0
2 Roger Clemens 1987-07-21 BOS CAL W 3-0 9.0
3 Neil Allen 1986-07-20 CHW NYY W 8-0 9.0
4 Mike Caldwell 1979-06-04 MIL CHW W 6-0 9.0
5 Dave Roberts 1978-05-26 CHC STL W 6-0 9.0
6 Jim Barr 1976-07-23 SFG HOU W 3-0 9.0
7 Al Fitzmorris 1974-06-04 KCR BAL W 8-0 9.0
8 Ross Grimsley 1971-07-18 CIN SDP W 3-0 6.0
9 Dave Koslo 1952-06-15(2) NYG STL W 3-0 7.0
10 Morrie Martin 1951-07-19(1) PHA DET W 5-0 9.0

Hard to fathom Roger Clemens being on such a list.

 

[gandydancer]

Clemons yes, Porcello no. He is not a strike out pitcher by no means.

 

[broncosmitty]

Looks like this is when the Twins will begin slipping away from the rest of the division. 90+ loses four years in a row, gettin' kinda tired of this!

One of my favorite games ever was a rainy Sunday at Comerica. There were about 5,000 of us in attendance. (Before everyone left in the third)Your Twins AA team (essentially) was facing what could have been the worst team ever. But Dimitri Young wasn't having any of it. The Tigers could have won every game in September in '03 and still lost 95. Three years later they were in the WS. Minny will be fine. (Nolasco got my memo tonight. "Stop Sucking Balls Moneybags!")

 

[broncosmitty]

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Cool as hell Tram was there to see it in person. (In fucking blue jeans no less)

 

[Howie115]

0 strikeout CG? Wow.

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Clemons yes, Porcello no. He is not a strike out pitcher by no means.

Yeah, Rick's career high in Ks was 142 (last year). Prior to that, it was 107. He has 62 this year at the mid-way point. But there were few balls squared up on Porcello last night, and he had tons of first-pitch strikes with no walks. 17 ground ball outs. Hitting that heavy sinker must have felt like hitting the rosin bag.

Strangely, Anibal only had 2 Ks the night before. I thought the A's hitters used to strike out a lot.

 

[Howie115]

LOL at Torii Hunter's post-game quote, after he did not have a single putout in right field: "To be honest, it was pretty boring out there."

 

[Howie115]

The last time a Tiger pitcher threw a CG shutout with fewer than 100 pitches: Armando Gallaraga's 28-out perfect game in 2010. (I will NEVER refer to that game as a "one-hitter".)

 

[HammerDown]

 

[navamind]

Tigers have looked real good lately. A's ran into 'em at the wrong time. Doesn't help they threw Jim Johnson out there when Chavez was in trouble. Game was over the second he stepped on the mound.

It's good to see Verlander's looked better as of late.