07-06-12--DETROIT VS KANSAS CITY--7:05PM

[IdahoBert]

Tiger Stadium, May 3, 1977

Photo by Tom Hagerty
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From Detroit, Michigan



It's the Detroit Tigers
vs
the Kansas City Royals









July 6, 2012 7:05 PM




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[DaYooperASBDT]

Win, dammit. :-)

[Lousluggage]

At first I thought the guy with the long hair in front had a white horn growing out of his head, but then I realized it was the arm of one of the guys further back.

Looks like I need more caffeine.

[Shelton]

Must win.

[wockenfussy]

At first I thought the guy with the long hair in front had a white horn growing out of his head, but then I realized it was the arm of one of the guys further back.

Looks like I need more caffeine.

That's exactly what I thought.

[PuNk42AE]

KC: J. Sanchez (1-4, 6.80)
DET: D. Smyly (3-3, 4.54)

[theroundsquare]

I didn't know the Motor City Striders went back that far. I'll be sweltering at this one. I hope the Tigers don't help Sanchez get well.

[Statik]

KC: J. Sanchez (1-4, 6.80)
DET: D. Smyly (3-3, 4.54)

I look at this game as a win-win in most cases.

A) Nice start for Smyly. Tigers Win, huZZah!

B) Smyly continues to regress, and gets smoked. Tigers lose...but then call up Turner. Turner did a nice job in his spot start, and he is a big piece of the team's future, so he has to be up here to start cutting his teeth...that might as well be now if Smyly can't get it done.

[Yoda]

Smyly did well his last start, giving up just 3 hits and a walk in 5 innings, to go with 4 k's. The three earned runs were a bit unlucky. His ability to strike people out make me think he'd do better in the 2nd half than Turner would if he were up.

[Antrat]

1. CF Austin Jackson
2. RF Quintin Berry
3. DH Miguel Cabrera
4. 1B Prince Fielder
5. LF Delmon Young
6. 2B Ryan Raburn
7. SS Jhonny Peralta
8. C Alex Avila
9. 3B Ramon Santiago

[T&P_Fan]

I dislike that Cabrera is DHing.

[tiger337]

It looked like Cabrera was limping around a bit after a play a couple of games ago. That might be why he is DHing. I don't mind at all that he's DHing...except that it means Young is in the field.

[PuNk42AE]

This will be the 3rd time on the season that Cabrera has been the DH.

[John_Brian_K]

I LOVE that Miggy is DH'ing. Best player on the team playing EVERY single day in this stiffling heat, give him a 'day off' staying cool in the dugout. Plus just knowing his personality I can see him in the clubhouse before the game joking about how much better he will hit not having to worry about defending!

[drownwithyou]

Detroit Tigers' Delmon Young the AL's 'least valuable' player, ESPN's Jayson Stark says | MLive.com

Sounds about right.

"Young is careening along with as many double-play balls (seven) as homers, a .296 OBP, a 58-9 strikeouts-walks ratio and a .236 batting average (with two home runs in 25 games) against teams from his division. 'He couldn't do less,' muttered one scout, 'if he were in a coma.'"

[IdahoBert]

"Young is careening along with as many double-play balls (seven) as homers, a .296 OBP, a 58-9 strikeouts-walks ratio and a .236 batting average (with two home runs in 25 games) against teams from his division. 'He couldn't do less,' muttered one scout, 'if he were in a coma.'"

Ha. No kidding.

[waffel]

I realized I play a lot like Delmon in my work co-ed softball league. I swing at the first pitch regardless of location, I poorly play the field, and generally goof off in the dugout.

[T&P_Fan]

I realized I play a lot like Delmon in my work co-ed softball league. I swing at the first pitch regardless of location, I poorly play the field, and generally goof off in the dugout.

How do you feel about Jewish people?

[robgrave]

Got a not so good feeling about this series. Last time we played them, they weren't hitting. This time...good luck, Smyly.

[waffel]

How do you feel about Jewish people?

I love Jews like Miggy loves alcohol.

[Turnbuckle]

listening to the pre-game with Leyland and Dan Dickerson talking about the Royals' starter Sanchez and his wildness - nice to hear Leyland say he's starting Berry over Boesch with the reasoning that (paraphrasing) "Boesch tends to swing at bad pitches and strike out, Berry's better at taking a pitch and could draw a few walks".

Don't like Delmon in the field - Raburn's made a few nice plays to make up for a lack of production and Cabrera will get a bit of a breather over the break - but at this moment it's really a push for who I'd rather have between Delmon and Boesch.

[TigersSlappy]

Miggy dancing the two step before the game with Shannon Hogan, he's ready to trot tonight.





Tom Gage ‏@Tom_Gage
If good moods translate into good games, #Tigers Cabrera - DHing tonight - is headed for something special

[Antrat]

Why does Shannon look taller than Miggy in that picture?

[Sports_Freak]

1 1/2 hour rain delay?

Royals played a night game last night, I sure hope they're tired.

Delmon in the field is a sorry joke. Raburn isn't much better in LF. Berry is probably our best LF defender. I don't see why people scream about Boesch in RF, he's not that bad. Not great, but decent.

[T&P_Fan]

Why is Shannon so awful?

[TigersSlappy]

Why is Shannon so awful?

She's got some powerful looking calves though.

[TigersSlappy]

Gordon K's to kick things off.

[T&P_Fan]

Back to back punch outs for Smyly.

[TigersSlappy]

Escobar K's 2 UP, 2K

[TigersSlappy]

Hosmer pops out to Avila, looks like the Arkansas boy likes the heat.

[jbhappy]

Nice to see Prince not cleaning anyone's clock on that popup.

[thefunk]

good start for smyly.

[T&P_Fan]

1 1/2 hour rain delay?

Royals played a night game last night, I sure hope they're tired.

Delmon in the field is a sorry joke. Raburn isn't much better in LF. Berry is probably our best LF defender. I don't see why people scream about Boesch in RF, he's not that bad. Not great, but decent.

Raburn is a much better defender than Young in LF.

Someone explain to me the difference between UZR and UZR/150. Either way, Raburn is better than Young in LF.

[TigersSlappy]

Jackson K's. Berry lines out to SS.

[JAYB]

How do you feel about Jewish people?

I laughed out loud a little...

Go Tigers!

[Turnbuckle]

1 1/2 hour rain delay?

Royals played a night game last night, I sure hope they're tired.

Delmon in the field is a sorry joke. Raburn isn't much better in LF. Berry is probably our best LF defender. I don't see why people scream about Boesch in RF, he's not that bad. Not great, but decent.

Boesch is atrocious in the field this year going by fangraphs. On pace to do worse than Delmon Young ever did in the outfield. Fielding stats are a little wonky, but Boesch doesn't accel at much of anything in the field.

[HighHeat]

Did AJAX really K on a 90 mph fastball right down the pipe or was gameday off???

[T&P_Fan]

Berry with a single stolen from him, if that were Peralta at short it would have been a single all day. Nice defensive play though.

Cabby with a single. That guy just finds a way to get on base.

[TigersSlappy]

Single to RF for Miggy.

[T&P_Fan]

On second look the royals had a shift on for Cabby, that should have been an out all day, but the 2B was up the middle.