08-14-11--DETROIT VS BALTIMORE--1:35 PM

**IdahoBert** · 08-12-2011, 01:44 PM

Greetings from Baltimore, Maryland - 1940

From Baltimore, Maryland

It's the Detroit Tigers
vs
the Baltimore Orioles

August 14, 2011 1:35 PM

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**IdahoBert** · 08-12-2011, 01:47 PM

Posting early because I'm gone this weekend. Going to my wife's family reunion in Eastern Idaho. They are all cowboys, right out of Brokeback Mountain. Talk like it, look like it; minus that other stuff the movie's really about. I think.

**IdahoBert** · 08-12-2011, 01:48 PM

**IdahoBert** · 08-12-2011, 01:51 PM

Doug Fister smiled when he heard
me mention your name.

**IdahoBert** · 08-13-2011, 09:25 AM

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**Tim Mitchell** · 08-13-2011, 09:33 AM

How about a 12-2 game?

**byco42** · 08-13-2011, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by Tim Mitchell

How about a 12-2 game?

Be more specific.

**thefunk** · 08-13-2011, 12:10 PM

Man do we need a win tonight.

**thefunk** · 08-13-2011, 12:37 PM

Edit: wrong thread! We'll need a win tomorrow afternoon as well

**treyKemper** · 08-13-2011, 11:00 PM

**thefunk** · 08-13-2011, 11:20 PM

go get 'em, tigers.

How about a laugher?? I'm thinking 4-2.

**Titus Tiger** · 08-13-2011, 11:39 PM

the IRON

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**Titus Tiger** · 08-13-2011, 11:42 PM

time to clean up on Oreos pitching

**jackson_cannery** · 08-14-2011, 12:01 AM

Hopefully Leyland lets Fister go more than 2 innings in this one. Come on Leyland.

**wingedwheel** · 08-14-2011, 12:14 AM

**Sports_Freak** · 08-14-2011, 03:08 AM

Papa Grande could use a day off. Tigers against a LH pitcher? Should be a win. Raburn at 3rd base, "maybe" Jimmy says.
It's gonna rain again for Fister, we'll be lucky to get this one in.
Think maybe the Twinkies and Royals could actually win for us?

**IdahoBert** · 08-14-2011, 04:06 AM

**sagnam** · 08-14-2011, 04:16 AM

**Lousluggage** · 08-14-2011, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by Sports_Freak

Think maybe the Twinkies and Royals could actually win for us?

Well, the Mariners won for me last night, so anything is possible. ;)

Hope they get it in. Maybe the Tigers will get the sweep for us. :)

**byco42** · 08-14-2011, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by Sports_Freak

Papa Grande could use a day off. Tigers against a LH pitcher? Should be a win. Raburn at 3rd base, "maybe" Jimmy says.
It's gonna rain again for Fister, we'll be lucky to get this one in.
Think maybe the Twinkies and Royals could actually win for us?

Valverde is not being taxed right now. His pitch counts in his last three saves are 12, 13 and 15.

**Freehan_1968** · 08-14-2011, 09:12 AM

**Tim Mitchell** · 08-14-2011, 09:22 AM

OK.
How about a 12-2 Tiger win so we wont have to worry about relying on Miggy or Smokes to screw it up?

**kdog** · 08-14-2011, 09:25 AM

Guillen on the DL with a sore wrist. Rhymes up.

**Antrat** · 08-14-2011, 09:36 AM

Now I'll have to follow Rhymes' twitter again.
sigh.

**Casimir** · 08-14-2011, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by Sports_Freak

Papa Grande could use a day off.

No worries, Perry is back in the pen.

**kdog** · 08-14-2011, 10:11 AM

Jackson 8, Dirks 7, Ordonez 9, Cabrera 3, Martinez dh, Peralta 6, Raburn 5, Avila 2, Santiago 4.

Lefty starter for Baltimore.

**IdahoBert** · 08-14-2011, 10:28 AM

No Rhymes at second today. Hens are on the road.

**Yoda** · 08-14-2011, 10:29 AM

Well that's interesting. Santiago over Betemit?

**Yoda** · 08-14-2011, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by IdahoBert

No Rhymes at second today.

Anybody got a peanut?

**wockenfussy** · 08-14-2011, 10:32 AM

I read in the Yahoo preview for today's game that the Tigers last 8 wins have been by 1 run. Is this indicative of a team that isn't really very good and is enjoying a bit of luck? Or does it show they're the sort of team that can win the close ones during the dog days of this race?

2011 Detroit Tigers Schedule, Box Scores and Splits - Baseball-Reference.com

**kdog** · 08-14-2011, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Yoda

Well that's interesting. Santiago over Betemit?

They haven't played Betemit against a lefty starter in awhile. Splits this year aren't good and worse than career norms.

**Lousluggage** · 08-14-2011, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by Antrat

Now I'll have to follow Rhymes' twitter again.
sigh.

You follow twitter?

There's only one person's twitter I occasionally look at. :)

**kdog** · 08-14-2011, 10:48 AM

-Valverde and Coke will not pitch today.

-Boesch will not be in the lineup until Tuesday at the earliest.

**Antrat** · 08-14-2011, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by Lousluggage

You follow twitter?

There's only one person's twitter I occasionally look at. :)

Don't get sassy with me, lady.

**T&P_Fan** · 08-14-2011, 10:54 AM

A sweep here would sure be nice. Maybe the dang Twins can win a game too.

**MSUBrian11** · 08-14-2011, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by IdahoBert

No Rhymes at second today. Hens are on the road.

they are in Lehigh Valley which is 2 hours from Baltimore.

BTW, looks like this game will get rained out. If it does, I'd like to see Fister start Monday, keep Verlander in normal spot Tuesday, and put Porcello in Penny's spot on Wednesday. It would give Rick 2 extra days of rest, and get rid of Penny.

**Yoda** · 08-14-2011, 11:25 AM

It's raining two hours before game time and it's all moving away. If there's a 30 minute delay to the start that will probably it. I'm guessing it starts on time. It most definitely won't be postponed.

**thefunk** · 08-14-2011, 11:29 AM

Thank you yoda. I hate blanket statements like 'this one will get rained out'. Sooooooooo depressing.

**kdog** · 08-14-2011, 11:30 AM

You can't start skipping starters this early in the process. We are ahead in the division. No need to be reckless with the starting pitchers. And you can't go to the well of moving Verlander up everytime.

**Yoda** · 08-14-2011, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by kdog

You can't start skipping starters this early in the process. We are ahead in the division. No need to be reckless with the starting pitchers. And you can't go to the well of moving Verlander up everytime.

They skipped Penny just last week. I agree they shouldn't do it too often though.