The 2009 Baseball Season Thread

[tigerbob]

Twins smoking Royals 10-0 thru 4.

ChiSox skunk Tigers 8-0.

Still plenty of time for either team to blow it. But if the Twins win the division they will do so at a canter, if the Tigers make it they will limp in.

Either way, if the Tigers don't win tomorrow (and the Twins lose tomorrow), they will have to throw Verlander Sunday in which case they likely won't have a chance against the Yankees.

Pitching coach Chuck Hernandez was replaced this season by Rick Knapp who has made a big difference. For my money, hitting coach Lloyd McClendon needs to go this offseason. Our batting has been shockingly bad all season. If we don't make the playoffs, that's where the blame lies. I hate laying the blame at one door, but never has a team's main deficiency been clearer.

 

[Oddball]

Twins let those scrubs back in the game!

10-7 thru 7 1/2.

 

[tigerbob]

Twins let those scrubs back in the game!

10-7 thru 7 1/2.

Holy shit! Where's the remote????

 

[tigerbob]

Twins let those scrubs back in the game!

10-7 thru 7 1/2.

Holy shit! Where's the remote????

Bugger. That was the final score.

 

[Paulie]

That AL Central race is a slobber knocker!

 

[Oddball]

AL Central race is a battle between a team that should've run away with it, and a team that seems to get better the more key players they lose.

Maybe if the Rochester Red Wings played in the playoffs and the Twins just went fishing......

 

[Oddball]

They took down those heinous drapes that were hanging over the upper right field seats, to pack more peeps into the Metrohump this weekend.

 

[Paulie]

Tigers have to win tonight or they're gonna have to use up Verlander in the last game and not have him for a potential tie breaker playoff.

 

[JakeStarkey]

LA should have closed the division out three days ago, but nooooooo, of course not. Two games to go, Rockies one game behind having won last night. This reminds me of the Astros overtaking the Dodgers in the last three games of the season in 1991, I think it was. It rests on Kershaw tonight.

 

[tigerbob]

Tigers have to win tonight or they're gonna have to use up Verlander in the last game and not have him for a potential tie breaker playoff.

That's the case whatever happens but the Tigs are losing 5-1 anyway, just to make sure.

I've got tix for the home closer tomorrow, but it's not going to be the celebratory atmosphere it could have been.

It's been a bloody depressing 3 days in the Motor City. My son scoring a hat trick at soccer today was the only bright spot.

 

[Modbert]

That's the case whatever happens but the Tigs are losing 5-1 anyway, just to make sure.

I've got tix for the home closer tomorrow, but it's not going to be the celebratory atmosphere it could have been.

It's been a bloody depressing 3 days in the Motor City. My son scoring a hat trick at soccer today was the only bright spot.

The Lions Cursed The Tigers.

 

[tigerbob]

That's the case whatever happens but the Tigs are losing 5-1 anyway, just to make sure.

I've got tix for the home closer tomorrow, but it's not going to be the celebratory atmosphere it could have been.

It's been a bloody depressing 3 days in the Motor City. My son scoring a hat trick at soccer today was the only bright spot.

The Lions Cursed The Tigers.

This is the price we pay for one lousy Lions win?????

 

[Modbert]

This is the price we pay for one lousy Lions win?????

Yes. The same will go for the Red Wings.

The Lions winning upset the natural order of things, now it needs to be rebalanced.

 

[tigerbob]

Game over.

Tigs outscored 21-4 over the last three games, and it's all tied up at the top of the Central.

I would say they're choking, if they hadn't been doing this shit all year.

 

[tigerbob]

This is the price we pay for one lousy Lions win?????

Yes. The same will go for the Red Wings.

The Lions winning upset the natural order of things, now it needs to be rebalanced.

Harsh, but fair.

 

[Modbert]

Game over.

Tigs outscored 21-4 over the last three games, and it's all tied up at the top of the Central.

I would say they're choking, if they hadn't been doing this shit all year.

And as my post states above, the Red Wings are cursed as well. They lost 5-3 tonight after giving up 3 in the 2nd period.

 

[Modbert]

Harsh, but fair.

Well if it's as God himself was like: "You motherfuckers, I bet for the Lions to lose and you screw up? That's it! I can't curse Washington any longer, so suffer Detroit teams!"

 

[tigerbob]

Game over.

Tigs outscored 21-4 over the last three games, and it's all tied up at the top of the Central.

I would say they're choking, if they hadn't been doing this shit all year.

And as my post states above, the Red Wings are cursed as well. They lost 5-3 tonight after giving up 3 in the 2nd period.

Yeah. I watched that too. And I watched Michigan lose in overtime. Crap day.

 

[Modbert]

Yeah. I watched that too. And I watched Michigan lose in overtime. Crap day.

On the bright side, Michigan is doing a lot better than last year no?

 

[Xenophon]

Watched both games on MLB, the Twins did their best to lose, the Tigers just stunk.

Now its must win time for both.