04-30-12--DETROIT VS KANSAS CITY (Cancelled)--7:05 PM

[IdahoBert]

1952 Topps baseball card of Ted Gray

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From Detroit, Michigan





It's the Detroit Tigers
vs
the Kansas City Royals







April 30, 2012 7:05 PM

cancelled due to locust plague






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[IdahoBert]

[Antrat]

FIRELEYLAND BAD PITCHING VALVEDRED SUCKS ARGHRGH!Q!!!!@!

[jaymo]

FIRELEYLAND BAD PITCHING VALVEDRED SUCKS ARGHRGH!Q!!!!@!

Good chance of rain tomorrow. Unfortunately it should be clear by game time.

[smr-nj]

Bert - Every now and then we need to stop and say THANKS for these awesome game thread starters you create.

They really are wonderful.
And appreciated by everyone.

You da bomb.

[Yoda]

This certainly should be easier than playing at Yankee Stadium.

[IdahoBert]

Bert - Every now and then we need to stop and say THANKS for these awesome game thread starters you create.

They really are wonderful.
And appreciated by everyone.

You da bomb.

Leave it to the best real Yankee fan on earth to notice, too!

[PuNk42AE]

KC: L. Hochevar (2-1, 4.98)
DET: D. Below (2-0, 0.00)

[TheCouga]

If facing Hochevar can't get this offense back on track, nothing can.

[FloridaTigers]

Sign Inge, just to cut him again. Let's do this.

[Casimir]

I think the train gets back on track. Looking at the past few series:

Win 1 of 3 in Chicago. Disappointing because its against the White Sox, but not surprising because its on the road.
Sweep 3 of 3 in Kansas City. Terrific, 2 of 3 expected, 3 of 3 is terrific.
Win 1 of 4 at home against Texas. Expected a series split, Texas is a very good team. Not too shocking that the series went 1-3, it wouldn't have been too shocking if it went 3-1.
Swept out of 3 at home against Seattle. Simply inexcusable.
Win 1 of 3 in New York. Probably expected.

[DontGotSheed]

My liver needs a Tiger win tonight.

[davidsb]

[T&P_Fan]

My liver needs a Tiger win tonight.

Seconded.

I want to see someone hit for the cycle.

[davidsb]

I want to see someone hit for the cycle.

Alex Gordon maybe?

[waffel]

A-Jax has been crushing the ball lately. My money is on him.

[Yoda]

Austin was on a 3 for 32 slump, then had a 4-hit game a couple days ago, but has since gone 1 for 9. :/

I feel he has safely returned to 2011 form, but we'll see.

[The Truman Show]

I think Below has a good chance at passing Orel Hershiser for the consecutive scoreless innings streak.

[IdahoBert]

Nice!

[copper95b]

We need this. A lower then average team and a home game. Just need a little confidence booster. Eat'em up Tigers!

Predicting 10 runs by the Tigers tonight also.

[alwaysthrowheat]

Austin was on a 3 for 32 slump, then had a 4-hit game a couple days ago, but has since gone 1 for 9. :/

I feel he has safely returned to 2011 form, but we'll see.

I disagree. He wasn't going to hit .500 for the whole month, 3/32 happens. It's a bad week. During that slump over five games, he was 3/22, but with 0 strikeouts. His K% has dropped, and his BB% has raised. If those rates are still up in another 3 weeks, I'll be extremely encouraged. Plus, he now has a sustainable (.345) BABIP.

[TigersSlappy]

Detroit Tigers ‏ @tigers
4/30 lineup vs Kansas City: Jackson CF, Boesch RF, Cabrera 3B, Fielder 1B, Dirks DH, Avila C, Peralta SS, Kelly LF, Santiago 2B. Below P.

[CapitalTigers]

Detroit Tigers ‏ @tigers
4/30 lineup vs Kansas City: Jackson CF, Boesch RF, Cabrera 3B, Fielder 1B, Dirks DH, Avila C, Peralta SS, Kelly LF, Santiago 2B. Below P.

Excellent line up against a righty.

[DontGotSheed]

After the defensive tom-foolery Don Kelly has displayed lately, why not DH him and put Dirks in LF?

[The Truman Show]

After the defensive tom-foolery Don Kelly has displayed lately, why not DH him and put Dirks in LF?

One bad play does not a defender make.

[thefunk]

Random question...

with Cabrera holding his own at 3B, will we ever hear rumblings from the top about moving Castellanos to 2B?

[CapitalTigers]

Random question...

with Cabrera holding his own at 3B, will we ever hear rumblings from the top about moving Castellanos to 2B?

No idea, but Castellanos could always be a huge trade chip.

[DontGotSheed]

One bad play does not a defender make.

He had another one in the Seattle series too.

But, that one play....was pretty bad.

I was just poking fun, Don Kelly is an above average defender. And the least of our worries.

[The Truman Show]

Random question...

with Cabrera holding his own at 3B, will we ever hear rumblings from the top about moving Castellanos to 2B?

If Castellanos moves, it'll be to corner OF. But it would make more sense to move Cabrera to DH.

[Gehringer_2]

If Castellanos moves, it'll be to corner OF. But it would make more sense to move Cabrera to DH.

Or back to 1st after Prince become totally immobile and we pay some 2nd tier team to take the rest of his contract.

[TigersSlappy]

After the defensive tom-foolery Don Kelly has displayed lately, why not DH him and put Dirks in LF?

So he can be moved into the IF later in the game? Or to RF? If at DH you can't use him on defense.

[TigersSlappy]

No idea, but Castellanos could always be a huge trade chip.

...and/or a C, and various arms....we might be able to put together a mighty attractive package for someone with an above average 2B to trade, if that team exists.

[The Truman Show]

Way too early in his development to be talking about position changes or trades for Castellanos.

[DontGotSheed]

So he can be moved into the IF later in the game? Or to RF? If at DH you can't use him on defense.

Whats wrong with Ryan Raburn or Danny Worth taking either of those later in the game?

[Yoda]

Still too early to worry about moving Castellanos. He's a couple years away yet and no idea how Cabrera will be performing then.

[TigersSlappy]

Mario Impemba ‏ @mario_impemba

Victor Martinez is in the clubhouse today. Says doctors say there is a "good chance" he could be back in September.
Retweeted by DKnobler

[TigersSlappy]

James Schmehl ‏ @jamesschmehl
Delmon Young is in the clubhouse, dressed in workout gear, but is unavailable to the media.

[TigersSlappy]

Whats wrong with Ryan Raburn or Danny Worth taking either of those later in the game?

I don't know that there's anything wrong with it, just that Donnie BB gives you more lineup flexibility than Dirks.

[John_Brian_K]

Mario Impemba ‏ @mario_impemba

Victor Martinez is in the clubhouse today. Says doctors say there is a "good chance" he could be back in September.
Retweeted by DKnobler

I just like the idea of him being in the clubhouse....ALOT.

Keep bringing him around for home games and let the dude rehab and rest when we are on the road....still rehad and rest while we are at home as well, but a couple hours a day hanging in the clubhouse could do wonders for both the team and Victor.

[TigersSlappy]

So where can the Tigers turn, other than to the defending MVP and their $366 million corner infield bookends? Why, to Drew Smyly of course. Through his first four starts, Smyly sports a 1.23 ERA. The Elias Sports Bureau notes that Smyly is the first pitcher since 1900 to allow one run or fewer in each of his four appearances in the majors, with all four appearances being starts. He won't keep pitching at a Justin Verlander pace, of course. But there's reason to feel optimistic if you're a Tigers fan, or even a fantasy owner: Smyly carved through two of the best offenses in baseball in his past two starts, striking out 14, walking four, and allowing just two runs over 12 innings against the loaded Yankees and Rangers.

The Rays rule while the Angels and Marlins are falling off the map - Grantland