ALCS: A's vs. Tigers

[NorCal510]

LETS GO OAKLAND! :hat

[ducks]

lets go tigers
hope zito gets beat
I like him but I want him to resign with oakland and if he pitches bad they may be able to afford him

[NorCal510]

ducks: why such a retarded name?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

ducks: why such a retarded name?

Gee, I can't picture why everybody likes to make your their bitch.

[Burn531]

DET in 6

[ducks]

LETS GO OAKLAND! :hat
why did you choice norcal510
I choice ducks because I like ducks
not a retard choice

[NorCal510]

DET in 6
A's in 6

[Burn531]

A's in 6

That's a nice prediction.

[T Park]

Ill say Tigers in 7.

[DarkReign]

Tigs in 5 (from a guy who has f-ing idea what hes talking about).

[tlongII]

Should be a very tight series between 2 evenly matched teams. I'll say Tigers in 7.

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

Big Hurt's bat can't POSSIBLY stay hot for very much longer, can it?!?!

[jman3000]

lets go tigers
hope zito gets beat
I like him but I want him to resign with oakland and if he pitches bad they may be able to afford him
if you're a fan of oakland that statement makes no sense whatsoever. kinda like me saying that i hope a spur does crappy in the playoffs and helps us lose so we can afford him the next year.

[jochhejaam]

if you're a fan of oakland that statement makes no sense whatsoever. kinda like me saying that i hope a spur does crappy in the playoffs and helps us lose so we can afford him the next year.
Duck's is pulling for the Tigers, but apparently he's a fan of Zito's also.

[desflood]

DET in 6
:tu :cheer

[MajorMike]

A's in 5.

[Bob Lanier]

Ducks is a prophet.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Wow. Runners on 2nd and 3rd, no outs.

Robertson strikes out the side.

Game 1: Tigers

[jochhejaam]

Wow. Runners on 2nd and 3rd, no outs.

Robertson strikes out the side.

Living up to his nickname "Bulldog".

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Living up to his nickname "Bulldog".

I like his specs.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

And speaking about that, I love the emotion of playoff baseball. Each pitch you could hold your breath on. Where I sit at work, the TV is right above my monitor, so I have to lean back and look directly up to see the screen.

I'm trying to type volleyball stats in and would stop at every line just to watch the next pitch. Well, seeing Robertson mouth "Yeah" to that last pitch and getting pumped is what October baseball is all about.

And Kenny screaming after every strikeout last week was great.

[Marklar MM]

Rodney is pitching. If the A's don't score against him, I don't think they will.

[Marklar MM]

Anyway, I think Casey is done for a while.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Anyway, I think Casey is done for a while.

What happened? I just looked up and saw him limp away from the basepath.

[Marklar MM]

What happened? I just looked up and saw him limp away from the basepath.


Well, the one guy said that they don't know if he will be out a couple days or longer. I think Casey strained his calf muscle.

[Burn531]

Hopefully Casey's only out a couple days. We need him to advance.

[ducks]

Duck's is pulling for the Tigers, but apparently he's a fan of Zito's also.

very good
actually I like anyone who is playing the yankees
I am rooting for the tigers because they have not been there in forever
and my grandparents live near detroit

[Vizzini]

Question: Why is that "Raider Fan" is notoriuosly obnoxious, ill-mannered and dangerous, but A's fans are not that way? They are from the same city, the same area, and I am sure that there a good number of fans that root for both teams. Philly fan is just as notorious as Raider fan, but it is for all Philly teams across the board, not just the Eagles or the Sixers. I guess I am just wondering b/c you don't hear any stories of A's fan going into the other teams ball park, beating the crap out of some one wearing the opposing teams merchandise and finishing it off by "relieving" themselves on the now bloody and incapcitated fan. Can anyone help me out on this one?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Question: Why is that "Raider Fan" is notoriuosly obnoxious, ill-mannered and dangerous, but A's fans are not that way? They are from the same city, the same area, and I am sure that there a good number of fans that root for both teams. Philly fan is just as notorious as Raider fan, but it is for all Philly teams across the board, not just the Eagles or the Sixers. I guess I am just wondering b/c you don't hear any stories of A's fan going into the other teams ball park, beating the crap out of some one wearing the opposing teams merchandise and finishing it off by "relieving" themselves on the now bloody and incapcitated fan. Can anyone help me out on this one?

Probably because they can't keep that shit up for at least 81 games versus ten.

[Burn531]

Where the hell is Norcal at? His team starts to lose so he doesn't show? What a pussy!

[Marklar MM]

Oh snap....Neifi Perez is starting for the Tigers. We are intentionally trying to lose this game.

[sa_butta]

nevermind. Just saw Casey out with Calf injury.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Where the hell is Norcal at? His team starts to lose so he doesn't show? What a pussy!

Hey! David is a kicker for a 3-2 junior varsity football team.

Give the man the respect (stop laughing, I'm kind of serious) he deserves.

Seriously, stop laughing.

[Marklar MM]

Where is Guillen?

1st base. Casey is hurt, and Shelton was left off LCS roster. Guillen has most 1st base experience.

And yup, it is Neifi's fault.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

nevermind.

1B, I think.

[sa_butta]

1B, I think.Just pulled it up on Gamecast, but thanks for the update.

[Bob Lanier]

What did Pudge do to Verlander? Give the kid a Xanax.

[ducks]

go tigers

[ducks]

P. Polanco singled to center
- M. Ordonez singled to right, P. Polanco to second
- C. Guillen struck out swinging
- I. Rodriguez walked, P. Polanco to third, M. Ordonez to second
- C. Monroe singled to center, P. Polanco scored, M. Ordonez to third, I. Rodriguez to second
- A. Gomez singled to left, I. Rodriguez and M. Ordonez scored, C. Monroe to third

[ducks]

B. Inge hit sacrifice fly to center, C. Monroe scored

[ducks]

they are putting up a 4 spot so far only 2 outs

[ducks]

tigers are going to sweep

[ducks]

then they are going to rest days waiting for the mets

[NorCal510]

come on a's we gott this

[sa_butta]

YEAH
5-3 Tigers.

[ducks]

P. Polanco singled to center
- M. Ordonez singled to right, P. Polanco to second
- C. Guillen struck out swinging
- I. Rodriguez walked, P. Polanco to third, M. Ordonez to second
- C. Monroe singled to center, P. Polanco scored, M. Ordonez to third, I. Rodriguez to second
- A. Gomez singled to left, I. Rodriguez and M. Ordonez scored, C. Monroe to third
- B. Inge hit sacrifice fly to center, C. Monroe scored
- C. Granderson struck out swinging
- End of Inning (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)

[ducks]

come on a's we gott this
you got it right they got it where it is going to end :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant

and then zito is going to go to the diamondbacks and get paid

[Marklar MM]

you got it right they got it where it is going to end :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant

and then zito is going to go to the diamondbacks and get paid

I thought he was going to the Yankees.

[ducks]

nope I heard diamondback wants him
so he is going there
because the yankees do not go after pitching :lol

[ducks]

and then the diamondbacks will end up trading him to the yankees like they did with randy johnson

[ducks]

J. Verlander
has a hell of a breaking ball

[ducks]

baseball needs to spend up their games

[ducks]

Swisher struck out swinging
he struck out 2 now
he is pulling an a-rod!

[Marklar MM]

The Tigers will get him.

Verlander-23
Bonderman-23
Robertson-29
Zito-28
Rogers-ancient

I would love that pitching staff.

[ducks]

6K verlander

[ducks]

The Tigers will get him.

Verlander-23
Bonderman-23
Robertson-29
Zito-28
Rogers-ancient

I would love that pitching staff.
tigers need to address other areas not pitching

[Marklar MM]

Scutaro just pooped his pants

[RogerIsEatingASandwich]

Swisher struck out swinging
he struck out 2 now
he is pulling an a-rod!

Nahh, he's gotta start commiting some errors to pull an A-Rod :spin

[Marklar MM]

I would say Chavez is the one who is pulling an A-Rod.

[Marklar MM]

Guillen's head must feel pretty good right now.

[RogerIsEatingASandwich]

Damn, Tigers are killin' them. 7-3

[Marklar MM]

7-4 with Chavez homer.

[Marklar MM]

POS...just walk his ass for the rest of the game.

[resistanze]

Rodney is a fucking beast.

[Pistons < Spurs]

8-5

[Marklar MM]

Rodney is a fucking beast.

;) He is the scariest pitcher on the staff...for his own teams fans.

Granderson homerun.

[Marklar MM]

Shit...Bradley is up with 2 men on in bot 9. Can he tie the game.

[Bob Lanier]

Jones choking like mad...

[Marklar MM]

Jones choking like mad...

Actually, this is a normal outing for him. LOL.

[Marklar MM]

Big Hurt...gonna hit a Grand Slammer.

[Bob Lanier]

Thomas fly ball, Tigers 2-0.

[Marklar MM]

Yeah Bitches Yeah Jonesy Came Through After Another Roller Coaster Inning. I Am Posting In Caps And I Dont Know Why.

[resistanze]

Fan psychosis.

[ABDENOUR POWER]

The Tigs are the shit. There is no way anybody can deny it any longer.

[ducks]

Thomas had five hits in the first round -- including two homers in Game 1 of the ALDS -- but went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts and is hitless so far in the ALCS. ... Guillen had been 12-for-17 lifetime against Loaiza before striking out in the fourth. ... Oakland's Jay Payton singled in the fourth for an 11-game postseason hitting streak. ... The A's set an ALCS record with six straight strikeouts late, topping the five straight K's by Boston's hitters against the Yankees on Oct. 12, 2004.

[ducks]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Jim Leyland trusted his gut and changed designated hitters, going with little-used Alexis Gomez for Game 2 of the American League championship series.

The result: a 2-0 advantage heading home to Motown.

Gomez hit a go-ahead, two-run single and later added a two-run homer to lead the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, a somber night following the death of former A's pitcher Cory Lidle in a plane crash earlier in the day.

Milton Bradley homered twice for the A's, and beat out an infield hit with two outs in the ninth inning that loaded the bases. But closer Todd Jones retired Frank Thomas on a harmless fly for his second save of this postseason.

Leyland, who turned around the Tigers in his first season as their manager, benched righty Marcus Thames and his 26 regular-season home runs in favor of a player who hadn't been on the field in nearly two weeks and spent much of the year at Triple-A Toledo. A career minor leaguer, Gomez had just one home run in the majors and contributed only six RBIs in 103 at-bats this season.

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"We just took a shot that maybe, by chance, a lefty may have a shot," Leyland said beforehand.

Leyland already had to reshuffle his lineup to replace Sean Casey after the first baseman injured his calf in Tuesday's opener. The moves paid off and the Tigers won their fifth straight postseason game.

Game 3 in the best-of-seven series is Friday at Detroit's Comerica Park, featuring Rich Harden for Oakland against former A's pitcher Kenny Rogers.

Harden, who returned to make three late-season starts after missing more than three months with an elbow injury, did not pitch during the division series sweep of the Minnesota Twins. Rogers pitched shutout ball against the New York Yankees in Game 3.

A moment of silence was held before the national anthem for Lidle, who most recently pitched for the Yankees on Saturday in Detroit and spent the 2001 and '02 seasons in Oakland. His picture was shown on the main scoreboard.

Both teams did their best to focus on baseball and put their grief aside for a few hours.

The switch-hitting Bradley homered from both sides of the plate, drove in four runs and managed not to spill coffee on starter Esteban Loaiza this time.


AP - Oct 11, 10:38 pm EDT
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Eric Chavez also homered for the A's, who didn't know until arriving at the ballpark that Lidle had been in the small plane. His old Oakland jersey hung near the dugout.

Hard-throwing Tigers rookie Justin Verlander struck out six and wasn't shaken by an early deficit -- and he got plenty of support.

Curtis Granderson hit a solo home run off Huston Street leading off the ninth, Craig Monroe had two RBIs and Brandon Inge drove in another run at the bottom of the order with a sacrifice fly for the wild-card Tigers.

Detroit left the Bay Area with the comfort of knowing that all eight road teams to take a 2-0 lead in LCS history have gone on to reach the World Series.

The A's took an early lead by getting a hit in their first opportunity with a runner in scoring position -- in Game 1, they tied a postseason record by going hitless in 13 at-bats in those situations.

But Oakland couldn't hold this edge.

Both teams brought their infields in with a runner on third and one out in the first two innings, apparently anticipating a low-scoring pitcher's duel.

Instead, the Tigers' bats came up big in the fourth.

As patient as Detroit has been in these playoffs, Loaiza threw more strikes early and retired six straight batters after Carlos Guillen's leadoff double in the second.

Then, back-to-back singles by Placido Polanco and Magglio Ordonez started the rally.


AP - Oct 11, 10:36 pm EDT
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Guillen struck out and Loaiza walked Ivan Rodriguez before Monroe's RBI single brought a mound visit from A's pitching coach Curt Young. Gomez followed with a two-run single off Chavez's glove at third base, and Inge added a sacrifice fly a night after his three-hit, two-RBI performance.

The Tigers quieted the sellout crowd of 36,168 for a second straight night. Detroit has won five straight since dropping Game 1 of the division series to the Yankees -- the club's first time with five straight victories since a seven-game winning streak from June 23-30.

Gomez followed Monroe's two-out single in the sixth with a home run over the right-field wall.

This was Gomez's biggest performance yet, though the 28-year-old Dominican did hit four home runs on Aug. 7 against the Columbus Clippers to tie an International League record and had a 12-game hitting streak in Triple-A.

Casey, whose No. 21 jersey hung in the dugout, could be sidelined the entire series with a partially torn muscle in his left calf and underwent an MRI exam earlier Wednesday. Guillen shifted from shortstop to first to fill in, while Neifi Perez got the nod at shortstop despite his .200 batting average in 21 games with Detroit this season.

Guillen gave the Tigers a scare when he landed awkwardly on the bag on Jason Kendall's groundout in the fifth. But Guillen was fine and went to the mound to encourage Verlander a few minutes later.

Verlander, a 17-game winner in his first major league season, reached 100 mph in the first inning but threw a wild pitch on his 10th offering of the game -- which allowed Mark Kotsay to reach third after a one-out double. Bradley followed with a broken-bat single to left for a 1-0 lead. Bradley went to second on a balk, and Leyland began to come out to argue before being sent back to the dugout by plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.

Verlander allowed seven hits and four runs in 5 1-3 innings and four relievers finished it.

Loaiza, who pitched Game 2 against the Twins in the Metrodome but got a no-decision, looked little like the guy who earned AL pitcher of the month after an unbeaten August. He was tagged for nine hits and seven runs, struck out five and walked one in six innings.

[ducks]

Leyland, who turned around the Tigers in his first season as their manager, benched righty Marcus Thames and his 26 regular-season home runs in favor of a player who hadn't been on the field in nearly two weeks and spent much of the year at Triple-A Toledo. A career minor leaguer, Gomez had just one home run in the majors and contributed only six RBIs in 103 at-bats this season. THAT IS CALLED MANAGING RIGHT TORRE

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"We just took a shot that maybe, by chance, a lefty may have a shot," Leyland said beforehand.

Leyland already had to reshuffle his lineup to replace Sean Casey after the first baseman injured his calf in Tuesday's opener. The moves paid off and the Tigers won their fifth straight postseason game.

[brian3]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Jim Leyland trusted his gut and changed designated hitters, going with little-used Alexis Gomez for Game 2 of the American League championship series.

The result: a 2-0 advantage heading home to Motown.

Gomez hit a go-ahead, two-run single and later added a two-run homer to lead the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, a somber night following the death of former A's pitcher Cory Lidle in a plane crash earlier in the day.

Milton Bradley homered twice for the A's, and beat out an infield hit with two outs in the ninth inning that loaded the bases. But closer Todd Jones retired Frank Thomas on a harmless fly for his second save of this postseason.

Leyland, who turned around the Tigers in his first season as their manager, benched righty Marcus Thames and his 26 regular-season home runs in favor of a player who hadn't been on the field in nearly two weeks and spent much of the year at Triple-A Toledo. A career minor leaguer, Gomez had just one home run in the majors and contributed only six RBIs in 103 at-bats this season.

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"We just took a shot that maybe, by chance, a lefty may have a shot," Leyland said beforehand.

Leyland already had to reshuffle his lineup to replace Sean Casey after the first baseman injured his calf in Tuesday's opener. The moves paid off and the Tigers won their fifth straight postseason game.

Game 3 in the best-of-seven series is Friday at Detroit's Comerica Park, featuring Rich Harden for Oakland against former A's pitcher Kenny Rogers.

Harden, who returned to make three late-season starts after missing more than three months with an elbow injury, did not pitch during the division series sweep of the Minnesota Twins. Rogers pitched shutout ball against the New York Yankees in Game 3.

A moment of silence was held before the national anthem for Lidle, who most recently pitched for the Yankees on Saturday in Detroit and spent the 2001 and '02 seasons in Oakland. His picture was shown on the main scoreboard.

Both teams did their best to focus on baseball and put their grief aside for a few hours.

The switch-hitting Bradley homered from both sides of the plate, drove in four runs and managed not to spill coffee on starter Esteban Loaiza this time.


AP - Oct 11, 10:38 pm EDT
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Eric Chavez also homered for the A's, who didn't know until arriving at the ballpark that Lidle had been in the small plane. His old Oakland jersey hung near the dugout.

Hard-throwing Tigers rookie Justin Verlander struck out six and wasn't shaken by an early deficit -- and he got plenty of support.

Curtis Granderson hit a solo home run off Huston Street leading off the ninth, Craig Monroe had two RBIs and Brandon Inge drove in another run at the bottom of the order with a sacrifice fly for the wild-card Tigers.

Detroit left the Bay Area with the comfort of knowing that all eight road teams to take a 2-0 lead in LCS history have gone on to reach the World Series.

The A's took an early lead by getting a hit in their first opportunity with a runner in scoring position -- in Game 1, they tied a postseason record by going hitless in 13 at-bats in those situations.

But Oakland couldn't hold this edge.

Both teams brought their infields in with a runner on third and one out in the first two innings, apparently anticipating a low-scoring pitcher's duel.

Instead, the Tigers' bats came up big in the fourth.

As patient as Detroit has been in these playoffs, Loaiza threw more strikes early and retired six straight batters after Carlos Guillen's leadoff double in the second.

Then, back-to-back singles by Placido Polanco and Magglio Ordonez started the rally.


AP - Oct 11, 10:36 pm EDT
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Guillen struck out and Loaiza walked Ivan Rodriguez before Monroe's RBI single brought a mound visit from A's pitching coach Curt Young. Gomez followed with a two-run single off Chavez's glove at third base, and Inge added a sacrifice fly a night after his three-hit, two-RBI performance.

The Tigers quieted the sellout crowd of 36,168 for a second straight night. Detroit has won five straight since dropping Game 1 of the division series to the Yankees -- the club's first time with five straight victories since a seven-game winning streak from June 23-30.

Gomez followed Monroe's two-out single in the sixth with a home run over the right-field wall.

This was Gomez's biggest performance yet, though the 28-year-old Dominican did hit four home runs on Aug. 7 against the Columbus Clippers to tie an International League record and had a 12-game hitting streak in Triple-A.

Casey, whose No. 21 jersey hung in the dugout, could be sidelined the entire series with a partially torn muscle in his left calf and underwent an MRI exam earlier Wednesday. Guillen shifted from shortstop to first to fill in, while Neifi Perez got the nod at shortstop despite his .200 batting average in 21 games with Detroit this season.

Guillen gave the Tigers a scare when he landed awkwardly on the bag on Jason Kendall's groundout in the fifth. But Guillen was fine and went to the mound to encourage Verlander a few minutes later.

Verlander, a 17-game winner in his first major league season, reached 100 mph in the first inning but threw a wild pitch on his 10th offering of the game -- which allowed Mark Kotsay to reach third after a one-out double. Bradley followed with a broken-bat single to left for a 1-0 lead. Bradley went to second on a balk, and Leyland began to come out to argue before being sent back to the dugout by plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.

Verlander allowed seven hits and four runs in 5 1-3 innings and four relievers finished it.

Loaiza, who pitched Game 2 against the Twins in the Metrodome but got a no-decision, looked little like the guy who earned AL pitcher of the month after an unbeaten August. He was tagged for nine hits and seven runs, struck out five and walked one in six innings.

holy shit you write a lot

[Marklar MM]

holy shit you write a lot


HAHA. You know ducks can't form a sentence correctly, let alone a new article.

[Vizzini]

Gametime for Friday's game has been moved up to 4:30 EDT b/c of concerns for the weather in Detroit.


My ass that there where concerns about the weather. The only concern over the weather was whether or not the ALCS has to be played b/c no teams from Boston or New York were involved. On the bright side, it looks like I will have Friday night free to go watch "The Departed", so that is pretty cool.

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

It's so obvious they moved it up for the NYM to be on in primetime alone. Tomorrow afternoon's weather forecast calls for a chance of showers. Tomorrow night? Overcast and chilly. Makes complete sense to me.

[sa_butta]

It's so obvious they moved it up for the NYM to be on in primetime alone. Tomorrow afternoon's weather forecast calls for a chance of showers. Tomorrow night? Overcast and chilly. Makes complete sense to me.Primetime or no primetime I think the Tigers are the team to beat.
GO TIGERS.

[tlongII]

Is anybody from Detroit going to any of the games? How hard are tickets to get?

[NorCal510]

Message to all: FUCK YOU ALL

[Burn531]

Is anybody from Detroit going to any of the games? How hard are tickets to get?


Impossible when they went on sale. I think they said within 30 minutes of being on sale they were sold out. Ebay and Stubhub tickets are 100 dollars plus per ticket. Standing room was $95 last I checked on stubhub.

[Vizzini]

Is anybody from Detroit going to any of the games? How hard are tickets to get?


I went to Ticketmaster.com yesterday was able to secure 4 tickets in the nosebleed for about $100, but I didn't pull the trigger b/c I wasn't assured I could get any of my friends to get off of work on short notice, and the fact that it is going to be cold as hell during the game made me decide to save my money.

[DarkReign]

It is sooooooooo cold right now. I hope Oakland brought their winter skin. About 30-35 degrees with 20+ mph winds.

[tlongII]

75 degrees and sunny here. October is probably my favorite month of the year. :)

[Bob Lanier]

I (heart) Polanco.

2-0 Tigers after one. Granderson still hitting well, Monroe starting to heat up.

22 pitches in the first inning for Harden.

[Marklar MM]

I (heart) Polanco.

2-0 Tigers after one. Granderson still hitting well, Monroe starting to heat up.

22 pitches in the first inning for Harden.


Ya. Harden was having control problems.

[sa_butta]

Double for Polanco.

[ducks]

can the a's make it intersting :sleep :sleep :sleep :sleep :sleep

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Harden at 81 pitches through 4, Kotsay with 2 nice catches to keep it 2-0.

[Bob Lanier]

Monroe HR to deep left center, 3-0.

Harden with 29 more pitches than Rogers through 5.

[Bob Lanier]

Rogers mows down the top of the As order again.

:clap

[ducks]

sweep
can tigers win 10 in a row in the postseason
and is that a record?

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Harden out in 5 2/3. He had some control problems but pitched pretty well considering...

[Bob Lanier]

Rogers mows down the middle of the order in 12 more pitches.

He's talking to himself again. :elephant

[sa_butta]

sweep
can tigers win 10 in a row in the postseason
and is that a record?lets not jump the gun. I will just be happy if and when they make it to the WS.

[sa_butta]

Rogers mows down the middle of the order in 12 more pitches.

He's talking to himself again. :elephanthe is having a hell of a game only 2 hits going into the 7th :elephant :elephant

[Bob Lanier]

Top of the As order facing Todd Jones going into the 9th.

Don't let Thomas get a grand slam opportunity this time.

Kendall grounds out.

Kotsay grounds out.

Bradley grounds out.

Tigers lead the series 3-0.

[ducks]

is it over yet I just woke up from my nap watching the a's play

[ducks]

T. Jones relieved F. Rodney
- J. Kendall grounded out to third
- M. Kotsay grounded out to second

[ducks]

- M. Bradley grounded out to shortstop

is this the best jones pitched

[ducks]

no ball left the infield

[Marklar MM]

- M. Bradley grounded out to shortstop

is this the best jones pitched

He gets a 1-2-3 inning every now and then...usually once every 10 games.

[ducks]

oh

[Burn531]

Message to all: FUCK YOU ALL

Who's this to?

[NorCal510]

we're screwed

[T Park]

Fuck that Yak again, you'll feel better chump.

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

Stick a fork in those gA'ys.
They're DONE!!!!

[jochhejaam]

He gets a 1-2-3 inning every now and then...usually once every 10 games.
Aw, come on Marklar. It's much more often than that.

Personally, I don't care how he looks as long as we still have the lead when he's finished. That's what happens the majority of the time when he comes in.

Go Jonesy!!!!

[ShoogarBear]

I told you all that celebrating after beating the Yankees would lead to a Tiger letdown.

:smokin

[jochhejaam]

I told you all that celebrating after beating the Yankees would lead to a Tiger letdown.

:smokin
Just think of what would have happened to the A's if we hadn't had the letdown (although it's hard to improve on 3-0).
Scary!

[Marklar MM]

Aw, come on Marklar. It's much more often than that.

Personally, I don't care how he looks as long as we still have the lead when he's finished. That's what happens the majority of the time when he comes in.

Go Jonesy!!!!

:). Jones didn't have a 1-2-3 inning until the Minnesota series that Bonderman completely lost it in the 8th, which was around the 95th game. At least that is what I think I heard during the game.

[NorCal510]

Fuck that Yak again, you'll feel better chump.
tpark your fat ass should never talk
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/bigzak2525/014_14.jpg

a chubby burger redneck like you talking that smack means nothing to me... its like a 5 year old saying yu stupit

[BUMP]

the winner of this series will just get sacrificed to St Louis or the Mets anyway. it means nothing

[Marklar MM]

Yes it means nothing. The WS doesn't need to be played because the AL will win.

[DarkReign]

the winner of this series will just get sacrificed to St Louis or the Mets anyway. it means nothing

Arent you the Yankee fan?

[Marklar MM]

Ya'll see that sign from an A's fan at the game.

One side said "Lets go Oakland", or something like that.
The other side said "Please Win One".

[Marklar MM]

The wrong Bonderman showed up so far. :(

[sa_butta]

Not a good start. I hope they can close them out today.

[Bob Lanier]

Take Bradley's other leg out already. :bang

[sa_butta]

Take Bradley's other leg out already. :bangNo shit he is killing us almost single handedly.

[sa_butta]

Fuckin Haren:madrun

[Marklar MM]

Fuckin Haren:madrun

Definitely...Tiger hitters can't figure him out.

[sa_butta]

OH SHIT HR Payton!!

[sa_butta]

Bonderman is suckin ass today.

[Marklar MM]

We can't score. We are turning into the A's games 1-3.

[Bob Lanier]

Granderson delivers!

[Bob Lanier]

Monroe delivers!

[sa_butta]

tying run (Monroe) in scoring position

[sa_butta]

Damnit. Good inning, we are back in it.

[Burn531]

Fox announcers are terrible.

[Bob Lanier]

That was a questionable fielding decision by Guillén. Thomas is slower than I am.

Almost time to bring Rodney in?

Now Polanco screws up. Still a 3-2 game, though.

[Bob Lanier]

Maggs line-drive homers to left on the first pitch of the 6th, tie game.

Guillén singles on his first pitch, no outs.

[sa_butta]

Ordonez Home Run

3-3

[Bob Lanier]

Haren's gone. Pudge up next.

[Bob Lanier]

Who does this umpire think the As are, the Yankees?

[Marklar MM]

Santiago Santiago Santiago... :flipoff

[sa_butta]

Santiago Santiago Santiago... :flipoffFUCKIN FUCKER.

[sa_butta]

Should be a 3 and out coming up.

[Marklar MM]

The only reason Santiago is playing is because he is a good defensive shortstop. He can't hit worth a shit.

[Marklar MM]

OK. That strike 3 on Jimenez sort of evened it out for us.

[Bob Lanier]

HUGE break for the Tigers there.

[Horry For 3!]

3-3 now

[Bob Lanier]

Polanco = :bling

Ordóñez up.

[Marklar MM]

Polanco = :bling

Ordóñez up.

Ordonez will strike out or get double play.

[Marklar MM]

YES. He didn't swing at anything..woot. Walk.

[sa_butta]

Or walk.

[Bob Lanier]

You'd probably be right if that weren't such a wide pitch. :lol

Guillén up with the bases loaded and one out.

[sa_butta]

Come on Gillen...

[Marklar MM]

OOOO Street in the 7th.

[Marklar MM]

fack

[Bob Lanier]

Time for a HR from Frank Thomas.

Or not. Excellent pitch.

[Marklar MM]

LMAO. Bradley is like "Aww fuck that...he gon be out by a mile...I will just not run."

[Bob Lanier]

:lol

:flipoff :smchode:

:pctoss

[Marklar MM]

Grilli...you are going to not have a car tonight. I would just sleep in the clubhouse.

[Marklar MM]

WOOHOO. LEDEZMA gettin laid tonight.

[Burn531]

Throwing strikes helps.

[Marklar MM]

Holy shit. Almost jacked a 2 run homer.

[Bob Lanier]

:elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant

[Marklar MM]

Magglio Home Fucking Run Fucker

[Pistons < Spurs]

And the Tigers are in the World Series!!!!

[sa_butta]

Holy Shit That Kicked Asss

Were Going To The World Series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sa_butta]

:elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :elephant :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

[Horry For 3!]

Once I heard the sound of the bat hitting the ball, I knew that was gone.

Even though it was off my boy Huston Street, I wanted the Tigers to win since they haven't won in forever.

[T Park]

What a way to go into the world series.

Winning 7 in a row, capped by a walk off 3 run jack by your best guy.


Didn't he tie it up earlier?

2 homers, 4 RBIs.

Wow.

MVP of the series obviously.

[T Park]

Could we have a repeat of the 68 world series?

[Marklar MM]

What a way to go into the world series.

Winning 7 in a row, capped by a walk off 3 run jack by your best guy.


Didn't he tie it up earlier?

2 homers, 4 RBIs.

Wow.

MVP of the series obviously.

He showed up one game out of four. Polanco did more then him. Ordonez just won the most important one.

[ShoogarBear]

All that celebrating the Tigers are doing, you'd think they won the World Series.

I predict a big letdown against the NL.

:smokin

[sa_butta]

Just being there is something to celebrate about, they havent even been there in 22 years.

[DarkReign]

All that celebrating the Tigers are doing, you'd think they won the World Series.

I predict a big letdown against the NL.

:smokin

:lmao

Keep it going, Shoog.

[DarkReign]

Holy fucking Tigers!

[Burn531]

:elephant :elephant :elephant

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

Teams that I hate that got beat iin the playoffs:

Dodgers? Check.
Yankees? Check.
And finally the A's? Check.
As I said previously, you can pretty much set your watches as to when the seasons of both New York and Oakland are going to go right down the crapper. It's even better when they both go down at the hands of what many consider an underdog.
Congratulations, Tigers.

[ABDENOUR POWER]

Anyone seen NorCal lately? :elephant

[NorCal510]

im here, i knew we were finished after game 3 no way were we gonna win 4 straight the way we're hitting

[Burn531]

Norcal's favorite player -----> http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061015/capt.d6048b4117af452ca87d8de351fa389a.alcs_athleti cs_tigers_baseball_dts256.jpg

[ducks]

I am glad they won
it was a great close game
it was exciting
which more baseballs were that exciting

[ducks]

when are the a's going to address their problems
no speed
no players to use the hit and run
no players that can steal basebases
works ok doing the regular season but postseason is a different story

[FreshPrince22]

All that celebrating the Tigers are doing, you'd think they won the World Series.

I predict a big letdown against the NL.

:smokin

Isn't this EXACTLY what people were saying after the Tigers closed out the Yanks and were going crazy on the field and with the fans? 4 games later, how'd that turn out?

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Please let it be the Mets so they can roll both NY teams. Please?

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

And the Tigers are in the World Series!!!!


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[T Park]

When did Johnny Damon put on a Tiger uni?

[T Park]

Please let it be the Mets so they can roll both NY teams. Please?

I was rooting for a rematch of the 68 world series :)

[FromWayDowntown]

I was rooting for a rematch of the 68 world series :)

If it's the Cardinals that meet the Tigers in the World Series, it will be the 3rd time for that matchup -- they each won a series against the other: the Cardinals in '34 and the Tigers in '68.

[Marklar MM]

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[ShoogarBear]

Isn't this EXACTLY what people were saying after the Tigers closed out the Yanks and were going crazy on the field and with the fans? What idiot would say something like that?

[ShoogarBear]

If it's the Cardinals that meet the Tigers in the World Series, it will be the 3rd time for that matchup -- they each won a series against the other: the Cardinals in '34 and the Tigers in '68.
The 34 Cardinals, of course, were the Gas House Gang, with Dizzy Dean and Frankie Frisch.

No, I did not see them play. I read Nice Guys Finish Last.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

The 34 Cardinals, of course, were the Gas House Gang, with Dizzy Dean and Frankie Frisch.

No, I did not see them play. I read Nice Guys Finish Last.

Of course you didn't see them play...I figure parents didn't take their newborns to games at that time.

[T Park]

I figure parents didn't take their newborns to games at that time.




I thought you would say, as a young teenager, he had no means of transportation, all he had was the skinny tire he rolled along with a stick in the street.

[DarkReign]

Isn't this EXACTLY what people were saying after the Tigers closed out the Yanks and were going crazy on the field and with the fans? 4 games later, how'd that turn out?

Thats exactly why he said it. Saracasm ftw...