R.I.P. 2013 Detroit Tigers

[TrustMeIamRight]

Congrats to the A's. The better team won the series. Detroit's bats just disappeared the last month plus of the season. It doesn't matter who was on the mound -- Detroit made them look like a Cy Young candidate, topping it off by being no-hit by Henderson Alvarez in the last game of the season.

Worst possible time for the entire team to start struggling at the plate. It seemed as soon as Cabrera's injuries caught up to him, the rest of the lineup lost faith in their own swings.

Well -- Represent the AL better than Detroit did last year!!!!

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Peralta says fuck you

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Quick - start another defeatist thread!

 

[hokiehi21]

lol

 

[OutlawImmortal]

They had all the pitching to go far too. Didn't see this coming. Got to give props to Oakland for battling even though they had lost Game 1.

 

[HammerDown]

Is this a reverse jinx thread?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Is this a reverse jinx thread?

I dunno, but I posted "no hitter no hitter no hitter" in just about every GDT I could find before we broke it up.

Don't ban me for spamming please.

 

[hokiehi21]

Is this a reverse jinx thread?

The OP can play it off like that, but I really believe he gave up on his team in the 5th inning only down 3-0.

 

[David_son]

Isnt this kinda normal for you guys...


and has Leyland won anything

 

[hokiehi21]

and has Leyland won anything

World Series with the Marlins in 1997. He's won both A.L and N.L pennants and 3 manager of the year awards.

 

[hokiehi21]

Into the late innings we go. Gonna be an exciting finish. Whose gonna be the "Juan Uribe" tonight?

 

[mr.hockey4242]

So how long they gonna throw Scherzer here?

JV game 5?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

So how long they gonna throw Scherzer here?

JV game 5?

I honestly have no idea what the game plan is here. Verlander in game 5 makes a lot of sense though.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

I honestly have no idea what the game plan is here. Verlander in game 5 makes a lot of sense though.

I think its a let it play out approach. If he goes 1 or 2 quick innings and the Tigers get the lead...its probably Veras/benoit time. And Max could go game 5.

But if this baby stays tied. Are they planning on having him go 3,4,5 innings? That may mean JV has to go(not that its a bad thing).

We'll see.

 

[hokiehi21]

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

I think its a let it play out approach. If he goes 1 or 2 quick innings and the Tigers get the lead...its probably Veras/benoit time. And Max could go game 5.

But if this baby stays tied. Are they planning on having him go 3,4,5 innings? That may mean JV has to go(not that its a bad thing).

We'll see.

The bullpen is our biggest weakness. With the day off for traveling and stuff, it makes sense to go with our biggest strength (starting rotation).

Oh no...

 

[hokiehi21]

Coco Crisp has got to be one of the most underrated players in the game. This dude is on fire.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

CoCo having an incredible season. Just getting clutch knocks everytime I see him.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

The OP can play it off like that, but I really believe he gave up on his team in the 5th inning only down 3-0.

I did the same thing when Detroit was down 3-0 in game 3. I was trying to give the team some mojo.

Now that it is 4-3 -- the game is definitely over though, so it doesn't matter.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Congrats, Oakland. Detroit showed in game three they can't come back after being down a second time in a game. Well played. Best of luck the rest of the way.