7/7/09 -- Kansas City Royals (Chen) vs. Detroit Tigers (Verlander) -- 7:05 PM

[InfanteIago]

Awful.

[wolverinefan]

Bloomquist grounds to Inge.

Verlander with 55 pitches

3-1 Kansas City

[Eric Cioe]

Originally Posted by djb6

what the catcher interfence a good call? What happened?

Freel hit Laird's glove on the backswing.

Brutal inning. You can't really blame JV for his pitch count because he hasn't been throwing balls. He's had a couple ABs where he gets a bunch of 2 strike fouls, and those destroy a pitch count.

[DaBishop]

I just want to apologize...I traded for Verlander on my fantasy team during his ridiculously awesome stretch. Clearly it's my fault that he now sucks ***!

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

I've never seen anything like this. How can KC either completely miss pitches or foul them off weakly 90% of the time, and then one the one time they actually make contact in play, they drill it. WTFrigg.

What is Justin to do?

[InfanteIago]

This is when the hitters need a good approach at the plate and make Chen work.

[tater6]

Originally Posted by Eric Cioe

Freel hit Laird's glove on the backswing.

What? That wouldn't be interference.

[MoTownTigers15]

Originally Posted by ScrubBeaterUpper

I've never seen anything like this. How can KC either completely miss pitches or foul them off weakly 90% of the time, and then one the one time they actually make contact in play, they drill it. WTFrigg.

What is Justin to do?

No clue, it seems like the past 5 times justin has been out including tonight he has not had his A game

[Eric Cioe]

Originally Posted by ScrubBeaterUpper

I've never seen anything like this. How can KC either completely miss pitches or foul them off weakly 90% of the time, and then one the one time they actually make contact in play, they drill it. WTFrigg.

What is Justin to do?

He doesn't have control of his curve today, so that hurts. But he seems to have a nice change today, so he should break that out more second time through.

[djb6]

Meh, the tigers just need the ASB.

[budman]

imagine that..a two strike hit with 2 outs and runners in scoring position. what a concept.

[sabretooth]

Wow, a first-pitch soft grounder to SS by Maggs. Stunning.

[Eric Cioe]

Another quick inning for Tigers offense. Inge had the only quality AB that inning.

[KleShreen]

Thanks, Raburn and Magglio, for swinging on the first pitch for no apparent reason when our pitcher has thrown 55 in two innings.

[wolverinefan]

Ordonez grounds to Bloomquist at short on the first pitch

Chen with 25 pitches

3-1 Kansas City after 2

[djb6]

Ordonez out on one pitch...Just plain awful

[InfanteIago]

Originally Posted by KleShreen

Thanks, Raburn and Magglio, for swinging on the first pitch for no apparent reason when our pitcher has thrown 55 in two innings.

Leyland still loves McClendon.

[tigersrok]

Compare the Royals' approach at the plate to the Tigers' pathetic approach. This is brutal to watch. 1/2 of the hitters seem to bat with no plan at the plate at all, just hack.

[Eric Cioe]

Originally Posted by budman

imagine that..a two strike hit with 2 outs and runners in scoring position. what a concept.

Let's start simple, with runners. Then we'll work up to scoring position. Then we'll work up to getting two strikeouts without already being out. Then the clutch hit.

[budman]

i just walked in the door from a nice summer walk to see the 3 run double. i am going for another walk. can't watch this tiger team right now, horrible approach in their at-bats.

[wolverinefan]

Butler K's looking

[sabretooth]

There's the curveball.

[budman]

Originally Posted by Eric Cioe

Let's start simple, with runners. Then we'll work up to scoring position. Then we'll work up to getting two strikeouts without already being out. Then the clutch hit.

so sad and yet so true.

[djb6]

Gamecast put those two balls right down the middle of the plate.

[atomicrod]

Verlander needed that inning.

[Eric Cioe]

What a play on both ends.

You know, that's a refrain this year. Lots of times when Inge or Everett or Santiago make a great play on the left side, Cabrera scoops their less-than-accurate, rushed throws like a pro.

[wolverinefan]

Guillen grounds to Everett in the hole. Everett dives and throws to Cabrera, who makes the pick, although it looks as he wasn't on the base, but we'll take it!

Verlander with 66 pitches

3-1 Royals

[Eric Cioe]

Originally Posted by atomicrod

Verlander needed that inning.

He needs about 4 more just like it.

[tater6]

Originally Posted by Eric Cioe

What a play on both ends.

You know, that's a refrain this year. Lots of times when Inge or Everett or Santiago make a great play on the left side, Cabrera scoops their less-than-accurate, rushed throws like a pro.

The replay showed Cabrera's foot wasn't on the bag.

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

Chen looks oh so hittable.

[budman]

hopefully we don't make chen look like cy young like we have so many times this year.

[djb6]

Good ab from Everett there

[InfanteIago]

Time for Granderson to wake up.

[wolverinefan]

Nice AB for Everett, as he draws a walk.

[sabretooth]

What??

[wolverinefan]

Granderson K's.

Chen and Olivo start runnning off the fielder, although there are only two outs.

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

You know Chen blows when it takes 5 pitches to K Curtis.


Polly HR!

[wolverinefan]

Polanco homers to left.

3-3

[JonBenke]

Originally Posted by DaBishop

I just want to apologize...I traded for Verlander on my fantasy team during his ridiculously awesome stretch. Clearly it's my fault that he now sucks ***!

Yeah, way to make it about yourself, not the team

[InfanteIago]

Tie game, Polanco ties it up with 2 run HR.