*** Official Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers Game Thread (6/18) ***

[alnorth]

12:08 pm

The first-place Royals @ The swirling down the toilet bowl Detroit Tigers

Jeremy Guthrie VS. Drew Smyly

Vegas Odds: DET -139, KC +129

[Dartgod]

1n f0r the win!

[Bob Dole]

Don't want to wake up from this sweet dream.

[BlackHelicopters]

In for TEN in a row

[penbrook]

I hope J Guts has the good side of him today

[BlackHelicopters]

Rain in DET?

[TLO]

In for the win!

[Why Not?]

10 me boys. 10 me

[penbrook]

Here's a fun fact!!

Royals are the first team in MLB History to score most runs off Cy Young winners in back to back games: 17ER/10IP

[Toadkiller]

Sneaking and watching this one at work. In for the win!

[KChiefs1]

Good or Bad JGuts?

[KChiefs1]

Bless You Boys Blog:


Game 68 Preview: Royals at Tigers

For the first time this season, the Tigers are looking up in the standings. Drew Smyly takes the mound looking to get Detroit back into first place.

Time/Place: 1:08 p.m., Comerica Park

SB Nation blog: Royals Review

Media: Fox Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network

Pitching Matchup: RHP Jeremy Guthrie (3-6, 4.04 ERA) vs. LHP Drew Smyly (3-5, 3.58 ERA)

Finally, right? After facing a pair of starters outperforming their preseason expectations, the Tigers finally get right-hander Jeremy Guthrie, the only Royals starter with an ERA above 3.50. Not so fast, Tigers fans. After getting blown up by the Seattle Mariners over a month ago, Guthrie has a 3.10 ERA in 40 2/3 innings in his last six starts. His 25:13 strikeout-to-walk ratio during that period isn't pretty (like usual), but he has held opponents to a .657 OPS on a relatively modest .283 BABIP. If that were not bad enough for the Tigers' chances, consider this: Guthrie's 3.10 ERA in the last month would rank second on the Tigers' roster by over a run and a half.

Overall, Guthrie is essentially the same pitcher he has always been. His season-long ERA, FIP, and xFIP are nearly identical to 2013's final numbers, and his strikeout and walk rates have not changed much either. He is allowing a higher percentage of fly balls this season at the expense of a lower line drive rate, resulting in a 28 point drop in BABIP. He is still homer prone, especially when pitching outside the expansive confines of Kauffman Stadium. Of the 13 home runs he has allowed in 2014, nine have come on the road. However, he has only given up two long balls in his last six starts (four of which came at home).

Drew Smyly delivered the best start of his young career in the last series between these two teams, holding the Royals scoreless through seven innings. He only allowed two hits and two walks while striking out six and was as dominant as we have ever seen. That Royals lineup did not feature the likes of Salvador Perez and Lorenzo Cain, but Smyly's platoon splits will be a helpful weapon against Eric Hosmer, Alex Gordon, and Mike Moustakas. The trio of lefties has combined for eight hits in the first two games of this series, including a pair of home runs. The righties may still pose a problem -- Smyly's OPS against righties is at .861 as of this morning -- but facing them without runners on base (assuming Ned Yost continues to alternate righties and lefties tonight) will be an improvement.

Hitter to fear: Billy Butler (.625/.667/.750 in 9 plate appearances)
Hitter to fail: Alex Gordon (.071/.188/.071 in 16 plate appearances)

As one might expect given our constant discussion of his platoon splits, the Royals' righties hit Smyly well. Billy Butler has done the most damage, with five hits in eight at-bats. Butler has tormented the first two starters in this series as well, racking up four hits and three RBI. Salvador Perez homered off Smyly in their only matchup, while Alcides Escobar's .636 OPS is about all you can expect out of Alcides Escobar's bat. Mike Moustakas has bucked the lefty trend with three hits in seven at-bats, but Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon have struggled their way to just three hits in 26 combined at-bats.

Outlook

Last season, the Tigers lost the first three games in a four game series against the Oakland Athletics in August. If it were not for a ninth inning comeback off former A's closer Grant Balfour, they would have been swept at a fairly pivotal point in the season before an important series with the Cleveland Indians. Granted, they were not in the same type of funk that this year's team is, but the team was 9-11 in its previous 20 games before Torii Hunter's walkoff home run landed in the bullpen. There are signs of life, particularly on the offensive side of the ball, and a solid starting pitching performance should see them get back into the win column.

Prediction

Miguel Cabrera hits a first-pitch homer today.

[TLO]

I'd normally feel pessimistic about a game like this.

Fuck that noise.

Let's go win 10 straight bitches!!

[Unsmooth-Moment]

In for 10.

[KChiefs1]

This is interesting:

www.royalsreview.com

Lots of Bad Contact, Historically

We know that the Royals make a lot of contact. How do they rank historically?

As the rate of strikeouts in the MLB has increased, the Royals have bucked the trend by making lots of contact. The problems with this strategy as employed by the Royals have been documented. I'll skip the long of it and give you the short of it: the Royals are really good at making contact with pitches out of the zone, which leads to easy outs on balls in play.

The fact that the Royals are striking out less while the rest of the league is striking out more piqued my curiosity. I wanted to see how the Royals ranked historically in this whole business. So, what I did was to get the data on a team level for 1969 to now*. I then compared each team's strikeout rate to the league average by dividing the team's strikeout rate by the league average strikeout rate and multiplying by 100. I'll call this K%+. A 100 K%+ means a league average K% for that year. Below 100 means a lower strikeout rate than average, and above 100 means a higher strikeout rate than average.

Here is a table of the top 10.

*Data current as of the morning of June 18th, 2014.

Season Team K%+ wRC+
1969 Braves 71.7 92
1986 Red Sox 73.4 103
1982 Indians 74.2 96
2014 Royals 74.4 90
1980 Rangers 74.4 107
2002 Angels 75.6 105
1984 Yankees 75.7 108
1981 Indians 76.8 94
1979 Yankees 77.6 99
1988 Red Sox 78.2 115

You'll notice that your 2014 Royals place 4th. This means that the Royals, relative to league average since 1969, are striking out at the 4th lowest rate. They are striking out about 25.6% less than league average. A fat lot of good that's done them.

Place your attention on the wRC+ column. See the Royals' number. Be disappointed. The Royals have a 90 wRC+. Of the teams who strike out so little, this 2014 Royals team has the worst offense. To find the first team with a wRC+ below 90, I had to go down several rows to the....2000 Royals, who had an 89 wRC+ and struck out about 20.6% less than league average, which ranked 23rd.

Out of a desire to see the car wreck magically turn into a train wreck, I delved further down the list. The 1999 Rockies were the next team on the list with a wRC+ below 90 (it was 84) and a K%+ below 100. The very next team was the 1992 Royals, with a wRC+ of 88 and a K%+ of 83. The 2001 Royals make an appearance with a wRC+ of 82 and a K%+ of 83.8. Here's a line graph of how wRC+ and K%+ have progressed over time for the Royals.

Historical_wrc__and_k__

There are a lot of numbers below 100 for both K%+ and wRC+. The point, here, is that the Royals, now and historically, are really good at not striking out, and therefore making contact. The second and much worse point is that the Royals, now and historically, are really bad at turning that contact into a good offense.

To be fair, this analysis has changed as the Royals have accumulated more games under Lord Sveum's tutelage. When I first gathered data, the Royals were at an 81 wRC+. The next iteration had them at an 84 wRC+. They are now at the totally arbitrary but magical cutoff of 90 wRC+. It's fun how much things can change in a hot streak. We're in first place now, and stuff. Their relative suckitude is getting better as the season rolls along, but the larger point still stands.

It seems that some sort of organizational philosophy has pervaded through ownership, GMs, coaches, eras, and decades. Only in the late 70s did the Royals consistently produce an above average offense while striking out less than league average. The Royals are still trying to live in the time of disco. Not this disco. This disco.

Disco is dead.

All data courtesy of FanGraphs.

[ROYC75]

You and I are in for the win,
as the Royals shoot for number ten,
because watching these Royals is like TV in heaven,
you know it's been a long time since I last saw them lose number 7,
with all Royals fans happy just like as me,
because a win today will be win # 23.

[ROYC75]

12:08 pm

The first-place Royals @ The swirling down the toilet bowl Detroit Tigers

Jeremy Guthrie VS. Drew Smyly

Vegas Odds: DET -139, KC +129

Going to miss you today with the game thread updates. I still have no clue as to how you do these.

[RockChalk]

Can someone please post a game stream link once it has started?

Thanks in advance

[Ceej]

Daddy is in.

Also, who was the poster that said something along the lines of, "watch we will sweep the yanks and cards" right after the 'Stros swept us.

Not exactly the same, but pretty damnded close and much props.

[duncan_idaho]

Can someone please post a game stream link once it has started?

Thanks in advance

You can almost always get to one by going to strikeout.co

[mr. tegu]

Can someone please post a game stream link once it has started?

Thanks in advance

http://www.strikeout.co/baseball/232279/1/detroit-tigers-vs-kansas-city-royals-live-stream-online.html

[RockChalk]

http://www.strikeout.co/baseball/232279/1/detroit-tigers-vs-kansas-city-royals-live-stream-online.html

You can almost always get to one by going to strikeout.co


Thanks to both :thumb:

[ChiefsCountry]

Daddy is in.

Also, who was the poster that said something along the lines of, "watch we will sweep the yanks and cards" right after the 'Stros swept us.

Not exactly the same, but pretty damnded close and much props.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showpost.php?p=10655976&postcount=79
:p

[Ceej]

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showpost.php?p=10655976&postcount=79
:p

Well played, sir. :thumb:

[Anyong Bluth]

iN 4 ten

Wins and runs scored.

[BlackHelicopters]

Let's do this

[Dartgod]

Can someone please post a game stream link once it has started?

Thanks in advance

I can't stream the video here at work, so I listen to the radio broadcast from here. Props to whoever posted this last week.

http://www.1370kwrt.com/

[TLO]

I have some serious gas.

[stonedstooge]

Let's demoralize their asses with 5 runs again early today

[TLO]

not a fan of Infante leading off, but whatever.

[BlackHelicopters]

No hitter gone

[SPchief]

There you go Hos

[ROYC75]

Hos with a hit....

[Three7s]

Get em a victory for me today. I'm at work. :(

[ChiefsCountry]

I can't stream the video here at work, so I listen to the radio broadcast from here. Props to whoever posted this last week.

http://www.1370kwrt.com/

No problem. Over the years I have always found that little AM station in Kansas or Missouri that keeps their stream on. This year its in Missouri. :thumb:

[stonedstooge]

WE'LL TAKE IT 1 ZIP

[BlackHelicopters]

Great luck

[SPchief]

LMAO LMAO when it's going good, its going good

[TLO]

Are you serious right now?

[BlackHelicopters]

Unreal

[Toadkiller]

We got them scared and making errors!

[petegz28]

When you're going good, you're going good

[petegz28]

We got them scared and making errors!

That wasn't an error. The ball hit the bag.

[Dartgod]

LMAO LMAO when it's going good, its going good

Yeah, we have been catching A LOT of breaks during this streak.

[TLO]

LOL

[SPchief]

LMAO LMAO LMAO Holy crap

[stonedstooge]

LITTLE LEAGUE TIGERS DEFENSE

[BlackHelicopters]

Un fucking believable

[RockChalk]

Yeah, we have been catching A LOT of breaks during this streak.

No apologies

[Ceej]

LITTLE LEAGUE TIGERS DEFENSE

I was thinking the same thing.

[Bob Dole]

It's like watching the anti-Chiefs. Getting all the bounces and breaks.

[BlackHelicopters]

Another early lead

[TLO]

Let's see which Guthrie we get today. 6IP and 3 or less ER's would be just fine with me.

[Bob Dole]

That wasn't an error. The ball hit the bag.

That's why you charge the grounder instead of waiting on it.

[BlackHelicopters]

Keep the ball in the park JGuts

[Raiderhater]

It's like watching the anti-Chiefs. Getting all the bounces and breaks.
It's like watching the anti-Royals.

[C3HIEF3S]

Nice glove

[SPchief]

Nice snag

[BlackHelicopters]

Quick glove JGuts

[RockChalk]

KKKKKinsler

[eDave]

Easy peasy

[BlackHelicopters]

Good inning

[BlackHelicopters]

Let's get some more!

[TLO]

Moose's average is on the rise! .175 now.

[BlackHelicopters]

Nothing doing

[TLO]

Good play!

[eDave]

Fucking Brady being interviewed live on ESPN.

Sound bite, sound bite, sound bite. What's the point?

[BlackHelicopters]

Lock it down JGuts

[KCGal]

May I just say I seriously can't stand Soren Petro. Listened to him today and he is so condescending at how excited people are.

The Royals took first place yesterday and it was a game of beauty. 2 home runs off of Max Schurzer, Cain robs a Detroit home run and then I believe throws the guy out at first base, the wild pitch bounce right back to Salvy to make the 3rd out with bases loaded.

That game was pure entertainment. If your obsession the day after a game like that is scolding everyone for being excited then I question why you even follow baseball. The intelligent baseball fan knows these games don't happen very often and they are smart enough to enjoy the moment.

[Three7s]

May I just say I seriously can't stand Soren Petro. Listened to him today and he is so condescending at how excited people are.

The Royals took first place yesterday and it was a game of beauty. 2 home runs off of Max Schurzer, Cain robs a Detroit home run and then I believe throws the guy out at first base, the wild pitch bounce right back to Salvy to make the 3rd out with bases loaded.

That game was pure entertainment. If your obsession the day after a game like that is scolding everyone for being excited then I question why you even follow baseball. The intelligent baseball fan knows these games don't happen very often and they are smart enough to enjoy the moment.
What was he saying, exactly?

[SPchief]

Holy crap, that's just lucky

[TLO]

May I just say I seriously can't stand Soren Petro. Listened to him today and he is so condescending at how excited people are.

The Royals took first place yesterday and it was a game of beauty. 2 home runs off of Max Schurzer, Cain robs a Detroit home run and then I believe throws the guy out at first base, the wild pitch bounce right back to Salvy to make the 3rd out with bases loaded.

That game was pure entertainment. If your obsession the day after a game like that is scolding everyone for being excited then I question why you even follow baseball. The intelligent baseball fan knows these games don't happen very often and they are smart enough to enjoy the moment.

William the Irish will be along shortly to lecture you about 810.

[BlackHelicopters]

K

[eDave]

Holy crap, that's just lucky

Was gonna say. Probably safe if he played that so why not I guess. Didn't see what the spin was on the ball.

[SPchief]

Sit down bitch

[mr. tegu]

This is like a real life Angels in the Outfield. And on that play in the infield.

[KCGal]

What was he saying, exactly?

A lot of the Royals haven't accomplished anything, calm down, blah, blah, blah.

How you cannot come away from that game highlighting how awesome Cain was, that ridiculous wild pitch bounce back to Salvy, blowing up A Cy Young winner, and the actual intricacies of how awesome that game is is beyond me. I mean what the hell are you following baseball for if not for these moments?

[TLO]

This is like a real life Angels in the Outfield. And on that play in the infield.

Was thinking the same thing. LMAO We must have pleased the baseball gods in someway.

[Mr. Laz]

I missed it. How did Hosmer score from second on an infield single? LMAO

[ChiefsCountry]

You mean a sports radio host is taking the opposite view of what is popular opinion right now. I'm shocked at that development.

[BlackHelicopters]

Another K

[SPchief]

I missed it. How did Hosmer score from second on an infield single? LMAO

Roller up the middle that rolled over the mound, then the 2nd baseman just stood behind the bag waiting on the ball, ball hits the bag and careens into LF

[KCGal]

William the Irish will be along shortly to lecture you about 810.

I can't stand Soren and i know better, but I had to tune in to listen to people share in my excitement. Only to hear him lecture me about how smart he is and it's a long season. No Kidding! That's why you enjoy the good games!

[Mr. Laz]

JGuts brings the high heat

[SPchief]

Roller up the middle that rolled over the mound, then the 2nd baseman just stood behind the bag waiting on the ball, ball hits the bag and careens into LF

And it was with 2 outs so Hos was running

[BlackHelicopters]

I missed it. How did Hosmer score from second on an infield single? LMAO

Hit up the middle hit the bag and Hosmer kept going from third.

[Three7s]

A lot of the Royals haven't accomplished anything, calm down, blah, blah, blah.

How you cannot come away from that game highlighting how awesome Cain was, that ridiculous wild pitch bounce back to Salvy, blowing up A Cy Young winner, and the actual intricacies of how awesome that game is is beyond me. I mean what the hell are you following baseball for if not for these moments?
That sounds like Petro to me. He's been through a lot of Royals seasons, including the fluky 2003 season, and I think he's just harder to convince, as many of us are. If they keep winning, everyone will come around.

[BlackHelicopters]

Quality inning

[TLO]

I can't stand Soren and i know better, but I had to tune in to listen to people share in my excitement. Only to hear him lecture me about how smart he is and it's a long season. No Kidding! That's why you enjoy the good games!

I agree 100%. That's why my radio station stays on 610, (unless TMZ sports comes on late at night). KC fans deserve to be excited, because lord knows we've had more than our share of dissapointment.

[eDave]

Whatcha gonna do?

[BlackHelicopters]

Done in the third

[sedated]

A lot of the Royals haven't accomplished anything, calm down, blah, blah, blah.

That's fine if he does that all year, but when the Royals were stinking it up earlier in the season he had written them off as a division/playoff contender just like everyone else.

[KCGal]

That sounds like Petro to me. He's been through a lot of Royals seasons, including the fluky 2003 season, and I think he's just harder to convince, as many of us are. If they keep winning, everyone will come around.

I too have been through the losing seasons. All the more reason to enjoy a good streak when it happens. Otherwise I don't get the point of following baseball because we all know the odds are the Royals will not win the World Series. I am not even convinced they will make the playoffs. But I'm sure as hell gonna enjoy it while they are playing some good baseball.

[BWillie]

Guthrie dealing today, thinking he's strike out pitcher

[BlackHelicopters]

Sit down bitch

[BlackHelicopters]

JGuts rolling

[Mr. Laz]

Infante with the uber casual catch in short RF

[C3HIEF3S]

Damn, just foul

[eDave]

Close

[ROYC75]

Damn, close Billay!

Since the 1st inning, I have been slammed here at work.

[stonedstooge]

Good to see Belly finally hustling

[BlackHelicopters]

Belly with the hit

[RockChalk]

Damn, just foul

He is dialed in right now

[ROYC75]

Billy on 1st !

[Mr. Laz]

Yost better not have Gordon bunt.

[RockChalk]

Yost better not have Gordon bunt.

Why? Then you only need two or three more sacrifices to get Billy home

[BlackHelicopters]

Heads up play

[Ceej]

Let's go Moose.

[ROYC75]

Come on MOOSE !

[ROYC75]

Fly out to LF..... on to the bottom of the 3rd.

[Mr. Laz]

moose hits a high fly when we needed a simple single

[BlackHelicopters]

On to the bottom of the fourth

[Three7s]

Smyly looking pretty good....

Gonna have to get to that bullpen.

[BlackHelicopters]

Shit

[ROYC75]

Tiggers 1 on

Miggy up

Need a DP

[Don Corlemahomes]

If we are buyers at the deadline, fuck outfield.

We need somebody at third who isn't a punchless douchebag.

[BlackHelicopters]

Sit down Cabrera

[BlackHelicopters]

Lock down JGuts

[baitism]

Why was Guthrie even throwing over there? Pitchers who do that crap drive me up the wall.

[Three7s]

I'm a little bit more weary of Martinez than Cabrera. That dude never strikes out and is one of the most well-rounded hitters in the MLB.

[Mr. Laz]

Hos just missed it

[WhawhaWhat]

May I just say I seriously can't stand Soren Petro. Listened to him today and he is so condescending at how excited people are.

The Royals took first place yesterday and it was a game of beauty. 2 home runs off of Max Schurzer, Cain robs a Detroit home run and then I believe throws the guy out at first base, the wild pitch bounce right back to Salvy to make the 3rd out with bases loaded.

That game was pure entertainment. If your obsession the day after a game like that is scolding everyone for being excited then I question why you even follow baseball. The intelligent baseball fan knows these games don't happen very often and they are smart enough to enjoy the moment.

Considering that this team is loaded with guys that think they are the best thing since sliced bread even though most of them haven't accomplished anything, I don't really want them getting big heads about being in first place on June 17.

If they are in first place on Sept 29, then start celebrating but only for a day.

[stonedstooge]

OH MY GORDO

[SPchief]

Alex F Gordon!

[C3HIEF3S]

4 straight gold gloves.

[BlackHelicopters]

Great catch!!

[ROYC75]

Gordo !!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumb:

[BlackHelicopters]

Gordon!!!!!

[Old Dog]

Hell of a grab

[eDave]

Damn. Royals are on fire right now. Love it!

[BlackHelicopters]

On to the fifth

[petegz28]

what a fucking catch!!!

[BlackHelicopters]

Got to get to the bullpen

[BlackHelicopters]

Dyson looking bad

[mikey23545]

Man the bats have gone stone cold...makes me nervous...

[SPchief]

Omar! He's just taking it to his old team

[stonedstooge]

OMAR WITH THE DINGER 2 zip

[petegz28]

Omar!

[BlackHelicopters]

Infante'!!!!

[Dartgod]

Man the bats have gone stone cold...makes me nervous...

I'll take a 1-0 victory.

[ROYC75]

Omar with the solo !:thumb: PBJ

[BlackHelicopters]

Giving it to his old team

[baitism]

Rex is so damn stupid.

[Ceej]

MOARRERRR HOMERUNS

[mikey23545]

I'll take a 1-0 victory.

I guess I've gotten spoiled the last couple of days.

[Dartgod]

I guess I've gotten spoiled the last couple of days.

Make that 2-0

[BlackHelicopters]

MOAR

[mikey23545]

Make that 2-0

Maybe I should keep talking about the bats being stone cold... LMAO

[mikey23545]

If Guthrie can just claw his way through another couple of innings...

[duncan_idaho]

I like Smyly a lot... good pitcher, hits spots and mixes speeds. That big curve is pretty nasty.

Love watching Guthrie hold this lineup off, though.

[Dartgod]

Maybe I should keep talking about the bats being stone cold... LMAO

I really love us destroying their top two pitchers, but I wouldn't mind showing them that we can beat them in a pitchers duel too. Leave no doubt who the better team is when we head back home.

[Mr. Laz]

Guthrie's 4-seamer is rockin' today

[SPchief]

Guthrie just dealing

[BlackHelicopters]

Rolling through 5

[stonedstooge]

Guthrie just dominating the Tigers

[Bambi]

I love when our #5 dominates

[BlackHelicopters]

JGuts!!!!!!!!

[mikey23545]

Guthrie at 72 pitches...Can he make it through 7?

[Bob Dole]

Guthrie having a career game so far.

[baitism]

Pear-ez. Is it really that hard to say Perez?

[Dartgod]

Pear-ez. Is it really that hard to say Perez?

Pay-rez?

[BlackHelicopters]

Bottom 6. Lock it down

[ROYC75]

Nice play Moose

[Mr. Laz]

Is it possible that the Royals have finally gotten over the mental hurdle to winning? :grovel:

[SPchief]

Filthy

[BlackHelicopters]

Sit down bitch

[Anyong Bluth]

9 k's already. .

Bravo, JGuts!

[ROYC75]

Way to go Guthrie...9th K in the 6th inning

[SPchief]

First walk of the day

[BlackHelicopters]

Damn walk

[ROYC75]

Guthrie having a career game so far.

Having a very good game.

Now he faces Miggy again.

[ROYC75]

Damn,Cain trying to knock the wall down to get a foul out

[ROYC75]

Come on Gut... Get that 10 K here

[SPchief]

:clap:

[BlackHelicopters]

Great inning

[WhawhaWhat]

Hope Cain didn't fall apart there.

[AndChiefs]

Hope Cain's alright.

[ROYC75]

flyout to center.

[mikey23545]

Eat shit, Cuntbrera!

[BlackHelicopters]

On to the 7th

[BlackHelicopters]

Hope Cain is ok.

[BigCatDaddy]

Be nice to get Smiles out of the game this inning.

[BlackHelicopters]

Lo Cain!

[SPchief]

Gets the hit, looks like he's hurting a bit though

[BigCatDaddy]

Another sac bunt coming up?

[ROYC75]

Cain on

Moose up

[ROYC75]

Another sac bunt coming up?

If Cain steals, yes, Moose should bunt

[BlackHelicopters]

C'mon Esky

[ROYC75]

Moose F4

Esky up

[BigCatDaddy]

If Cain steals, yes, Moose should bunt

Should have anyway. Get Cain on with 2 cracks at an insurance run. oh well.

[BlackHelicopters]

Shit

[RockChalk]

Gets the hit, looks like he's hurting a bit though

He always does. He looks like Roaf used to between plays..then the ball is snapped and he just railroads people.

[Three7s]

Moose swinging at 2-0 and pops out......

[blake1771]

i think he was safe.

[Three7s]

No review?

[Old Dog]

that's ungood

[ROYC75]

Damnit Cain ! Pick off.

Not so sure he wasn't safe

[BigCatDaddy]

Damnit Cain ! Pick off.

Not so sure he wasn't safe

Tough to say with the Umps big ass in the way.

[BlackHelicopters]

One more good inning from JGuts

[ROYC75]

Esky F7

Bottom of 7 now up

[Old Dog]

The Tigers feed showed Wakamatsu in the dugout on the phone....turned around and said, "He's out"

[mikey23545]

Man the bats have gone stone cold...makes me nervous...

.

[BlackHelicopters]

Then Davis and Holland

[ROYC75]

One more good inning from JGuts

Would be good..... any signs of trouble, go to the pen, his pitch total is up on a hot day.

[ROYC75]

that was close

[BlackHelicopters]

One out

[Mr. Laz]

last couple of pitches by JGuts have been right down the pipe

[BlackHelicopters]

Damn

[ROYC75]

Damn, solo shot Tiggers 2 - 1

[Anyong Bluth]

Deep flies are tempting fate...

edit: knew it

[mikey23545]

FUCK!!!!

[BlackHelicopters]

Lock it down

[Old Dog]

just find us 1 more out Guts

[BlackHelicopters]

2 outs whew

[Mr. Laz]

good thing Guthrie has own Avila all day

[duncan_idaho]

Every time I listen to the Tigers broadcast, I can't help but think of Ronald from the movie Cedar Rapids...

http://www.cinemablend.com/images/news_img/23100/Isiah_Whitlock_Jr_23100.jpg

Also: Hook him.

[Anyong Bluth]

A lot more nervous with the 1 run lead

[BlackHelicopters]

One more JGuts

[Mr. Laz]

holy shit

:eek:

[Anyong Bluth]

1 more out. Do it

[blake1771]

i'm not so sure he had to jump like that. looked awkward.

[BlackHelicopters]

Shit

[Old Dog]

too close....damn

[mikey23545]

OK, see ya Guthrie.

[Mr. Laz]

gas can Herrera

[ROYC75]

Damn, Damn 2 close's

Almost a HR

Almost a hell of a catch by Gordon.

Double

[Anyong Bluth]

Bout time to get him out

[baitism]

Would it kill Ned to bring Davis out one batter early? This is stupid.

[ROYC75]

Pitching change

[blake1771]

Ned has never had a quick hook. he almost always leaves his pitchers in too long.

[Old Dog]

Would it kill Ned to bring Davis out one batter early? This is stupid.

Disagree....Let Hererra get the one batter, then Davis and Holland

[OmahaChief]

Ned being Ned.....fresh Pen, nope will not use until almost too late. We win despite his poor managing.

[ROYC75]

Would it kill Ned to bring Davis out one batter early? This is stupid.

I agree... why not now if this game goes extra innings we need Kelvin later.

[duncan_idaho]

Listening to the Tigers' broadcast always makes me jealous.

Their color guy is so much better than Hudler...

[stonedstooge]

That'll work Kelvin

[BlackHelicopters]

Whew

[Old Dog]

On to the 8th

[ROYC75]

If we win, of well.

[Dartgod]

Now. Lets get that run or ten back.

[BlackHelicopters]

Some insurance would be nice

[BigCatDaddy]

2-1 Davis and Holland vs the Tigers pen. I'll take that.

[CaliforniaChief]

Yeah, let's add a run or two here. Please. Pretty please.

[stonedstooge]

Let's get that run back

[BlackHelicopters]

Speed do

[BlackHelicopters]

Steal a base

[CaliforniaChief]

Great job Jarrod. C'mon boys, manufacture one here.

Steal and THEN bunt.

[ROYC75]

Nice ..... Bunt single by Dyson.

[stonedstooge]

Cro-Magnon Man coming in

[ChiTown]

2-1 Davis and Holland vs the Tigers pen. I'll take that.

THIS!

[duncan_idaho]

Great job Jarrod. C'mon boys, manufacture one here.

Steal and THEN bunt.

Chamberlain has always been slow to the plate (because he's an unathletic chucker). That combo + Avila should be enough to make you feel good about Dyson swiping one here.