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Sweet ill bet you can expect those #'s to rise to the top 3 in each category.
Tigers are now 4th in runs scored and 7th in batting average.
Sweet ill bet you can expect those #'s to rise to the top 3 in each category.
Grilli is GONEEEE!!!!
Traded to Colorado.
Polanco's back and his bat is smokin'!
He's been back for the last 6 games, and over his last 5 he has 10 hits in 21 at bats, with 2 HR's (both tonight), 2 doubles, 7 runs scored and 5 rbi's.
Granderson's just as hot, after breaking his finger and missing the first 3 weeks of the season he's batting (in 7 games) .348 with a .500 OB percentage, 11 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR's, 5 rbi's and 7 BB's.
And they are up 6-2 on the Yanks in the top of the 9th.
The irony is that he had given up only 4 hits in his last 11+ innings.Grilli is GONEEEE!!!!
Traded to Colorado.
They were due for a bad game, and got it, an 11-1 beat-down from the Twins.
Didn't watch the game, but considering the score, I assumed Armando had a bad game, but he only gave up 2 earned runs in 6 innings. It was the bullpen that got smoked.
Verlander's up today, time for a good game from him.
Zach Miner should not be pitching in the Major Leagues...
Went to the game tonight, uhg!
pfffffffffffffffffffft..............
I'm not sure which team the Tigers are right now. The one with giant bats and bad pitching, or one with sluggish bats and mediocre pitching. Either way, they need to get some wins strung together
I see some Motivational Posters in the near future with the Tigers organization in the crosshairs.
Rightfully so, I say. What a disgrace.
Dontrelle Willis sucks!
1.1 IP 3 H 8 R 8 ER 5 BB 2 K 2 HR
He should come pitch for the Rangers, he would fit right in
Ya he is pretty horrible. Thats why he agreed to be sent down to the minors to fix mechanics.
First post in almost 40 days here (and for good reason).
5 of the last 6 including a sweep of the division leaders, and still 96 games to play.
A bit of hope, and a bit of a reason for optimism.
Hopefully he hasn't become a head case like a couple of pitchers, who in the middle of a stellar career, could never find the strike zone.
Any way, it's good to have him back (as in back to the minors until he works out his problems).
Willis deal makes no sense
DETROIT -- Dave Dombrowski has made a lot of good moves as general manager of the Tigers.
Signing Dontrelle Willis to a three-year, $29 million contract extension, however, wasn't one. It may, in fact, turn out to be one of the worst moves by an executive in this town in a long time.
The blockbuster deal with the Florida Marlins for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis made sense. Dombrowski looked at it as production over potential in dealing promising prospects for proven veterans. Dombrowski's goal was to win the World Series.
Huge mistake
Cabrera's deal made sense -- even at eight years, $152 million.
Willis' pact? No way, no how. <hindsight is 20/20, I don't remember Parker critizing the deal when it was made>
Dombrowski rewarded the left-hander on merit? A 10-15 record and 5.17 ERA last season in Florida?
That was a huge mistake.
And it's glaring now that Willis (0-1, 10.32 ERA) has been sent to the minors to work on his control.
On Monday, Willis walked five and allowed eight earned runs to the Indians in 1 1/3 innings. He has allowed 21 walks in 11 1/3 innings.
No one is sure when -- or if -- Willis will be back. Sadly, Dombrowski might have just given up all that loot for nothing.
"Anytime you don't have performance, you're not happy about it," Dombrowski said before the 2-1 victory over the White Sox on Thursday. "If it's Dontrelle's case or someone else's, you don't want to say you have regrets. I don't want to be flippant about that.
"But it's a situation where realistically, you make a lot of decisions and thought it was the right decision at the time."
What's the rush?
In reality, Dombrowski should have waited.
He should have made sure Willis was back to the form he showed in 2005 -- 22 victories.
But it was obvious in spring training Willis still was struggling.
"The reality of the situation is that when you trade for him, you make the decision that you're comfortable to give him a long-term deal," Dombrowski said. "We wouldn't have traded for him if we didn't feel comfortable to give him the deal.
"Even with all the inspection that we had -- we were aware of all the statistics -- when we watched him pitch, we felt he was throwing the ball better in September."
Dombrowski basically has written off Willis in the near future.
"My philosophy is more so, I want to get him where he can for sure help us in 2009," Dombrowski said. "And if he comes back before that, it's a bonus."
For all Dombrowski has done right, he has shown a tendency of prematurely giving guys long-term deals before they have actually earned them.
Willis' pact might go down in dubious history.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...6130398/&imw=Y
Why post a Parker article? At least its not a Drew Sharp article. Willis' mechanics are all screwed up right now. He is overthrowing everything, and as good old Rod Allen has stated, he stands to far to the left side of the rubber, which rite now is causing everything to go outside.
To tick you off?
Okay, enough with the jokes. Tigers are on a bit of a roll, winning 6 of 7 (still 8 back, but my interest has been piqued). The pitching has been lights out, and the hitting clutch. It'll be interesting to see what the new kid from Toledo does in his pitching debut today. Bonine has gone 25-4 over the past two years, and with that record, Leyland said he's "earned a shot".
Rogers and Verlander have pitched great for the last few weeks and Galarraga has excelled all season. Rodney's rehab is over (2 innings last night, 1 slow roller infield hit, 3 K's, 24 of his 27 pitches for strikes), and Zumaya (hit 100 on a pitch Wed.) is due back Thursday.
So, as of now we have 3 solid starters, plus Robertson who's won 3 of his last 4 (pitching subpar, but getting good run support), and hopefully Bonine pans out.
Six in a row, 8 of the last 9, and they've picked up 5 games in 6 days on the division leading White Sox.
Notable:
Marcus Thames, with a homerun tonight, has homered in 5 straight games, and his last 8 hits have been homeruns.
edit: His homerun last night traveled 465 feet to dead centerfield, a part of the ballpark previously reached by only one other player, B. Bonds.
Last edited by jochhejaam; 06-18-2008 at 06:27 PM.
Ive been lurking/watching since the Wings and Pistons seasons' ended.
I'll start to get excited when theyre 0.500. Not a moment before.
Understood. They were virtually unwatchable during their 10-21 streak.
10-2 since then, and they've moved past the Indians (another shock, along with the Tigers and Mets) into 3rd place.
Take away our 0-7 start and the 10-21 slump and we're a stellar 24-10, best win percentage in the Majors.
^^^Intended as humor only.
Update
Tigers have gone 12-3 over the last 15 games. Currently 36-39 (it's tough climbing out of a 24-36 hole!)
Last 5 series:
Indians (H) - Won 2 of the last 3 in a 4 game serise
WhiteSox (H) - Tigers Sweep 3
Dodgers (H) - Tigers Sweep 3
Giants (A) - Tigers won 2 of 3
Padres (A) - Tigers won 2 of 3
Up next
Against Cardinals - 3 @ Detroit
Against Rockies - 3 @ Detroit
Tigers 5 games out of first in the Central.
Just so it out there, all I ever want from the team (no matter the sport) is to be compe ive.
Tigers look and play compe ive. Ive been watching/listening pretty damn regularly. Its fun again when you know they arent going to lose before the first pitch is thrown.
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