Always A Tiger.

[The Messenger]

Has Manny signed in your chise? None of the free agents have signed in mine.

[chazmaniandevil]

dude, apparently no1 signs FA's during the year, so manny remains unsigned

[chazmaniandevil]

but that turns injuries and cpu trading off

[chazmaniandevil]

injuries?

[The Messenger]

but that turns injuries and cpu trading off

Exactly what I was thinking. I don't wanna see the same teams every year.

[mfbmike]

Watch out for Alexei Ramirez that cuban bitch is awesome lol

Yeah, my boss is Cuban and is constantly ranting and raving about this guy. lol.

No, manny or any of the other FA's have signed as of yet. Unfortunate.

I'll have an update in a bit. Gotta get a pacers update in first.

[mfbmike]

Tigers Open Up Series With White Sox With A Loss

(3-4) vs (2-4)


Jeremy Bonderman got off to a very slow start in today's matchup giving up 6 runs in just the 1st 2 innings.

The Tigers lost an AL Central contest today to the White Sox, with Chicago winning by a final score of 9-5. Gary Sheffield went 2-4 and drove in 1 run. Carlos Guillen drilled a 3 run shot in the bottom of the 7th in what looked like a possible Tigers comeback. Jeremy Bonderman got off to a very shaky start but did work deep into the game, hurling 7 innings. He allowed 6 runs, 12 hits and 1 walk dropping his record to 0-2. The Tigers and White Sox play again tomorrow, with Edwin Jackson (0-1. 10.80 ERA) and Gavin Floyd (0-0, 17.18 ERA) the scheduled starters.



Tigers Pitching:
Jeremy Bonderman (L, 0-2) 7 IP | 12H | 6ER | 1BB | 4SO | 7.36 ERA
Zach Miner 2 IP | 4 H | 2ER | 0BB | 1SO | 4.15 ERA

White Sox Pitching:
Mark Buehrle (W, 1-0) 8 IP | 7H | 4ER | 0BB | 3SO | 5.78 ERA
Scott Linebrink 1 IP | 2H | 1ER | 0BB | 1SO | 9.64 ERA


Tigers Lineup:
CF Curtis Granderson 0-4 | K
2B Placido Polanco 1-4
RF Magglio Ordonez 2-4 | K
1B Miguel Cabrera 2-4
DH Gary Sheffield 2-4
LF Carlos Guillen 1-4
3B Brandon Inge 0-3 | K
C Gerald Laird 0-3
SS Adam Everett 1-3
PH Marcus Thames 0-1 | K

HR: Polanco, Guillen
RBI: Polanco , Sheffield , Guillen 3
R: Polanco , Ordonez , Cabrera , Sheffield , Guillen
2B: Ordonez
GIDP: Polanco , Cabrera

White Sox Lineup:
CF Jerry Owens 2-5 | K
SS Alexei Ramirez 4-4 | BB
RF Jermaine Dye 2-5
LF Carlos Quentin 3-5
1B Jim Thome 0-5 | K
DH Paul Konerko 1-4
C A.J. Pierzynski 2-4 | K
3B Wilson Betemit 1-4 | 2K
2B Chris Getz 1-4

HR: Quentin , Konerko , Pierzynski
R: Dye , Konerko , Pierzynski , Owens 2 , Ramirez 2 , Quentin 2
RBI: Pierzynski , Quentin 2 , Dye 3 , Konerko 3
2B: Dye 2
GIDP: Dye 2

Player Of The Game:

Carlos Quentin

Quentin batted 3-5 including a home run, and 2 RBI's while coming in for 2 White Sox runs.

[The Messenger]

Bonderman got rocked. He gave up 6 runs in 2 innings, why'd you leave him in?

[mfbmike]

Bonderman got rocked. He gave up 6 runs in 2 innings, why'd you leave him in?

After those 6 runs he was solid. Dunno. Have to learn to pitch with him somehow. Through the good times and bad I guess. lol.

Damn, Bonderman looks like he got shelled. 12 hits is a hard day at the office.

Are you starting to hit better now?

I think so. Not striking out as much and starting to generate more than 1/2 runs a game. :happy:

[Justo]

dude your screenshots look sexy lol. do you have an HD tv?

[The Messenger]

dude your screenshots look sexy lol. do you have an HD tv?

Yeah he does. Both Clutch and Mike are rocking 1080p that's why their screens are so high quality.

[Justo]

i think my 2K9 screens would look better if i had HD but i gotta save my money and buy one

[mfbmike]

Tigers 8th Inning Rally Falls Just Short; Lose 2nd Straight

(3-5) vs (3-4)


Carlos Guillen turns a foul ball into an out in the Tigers loss at Comerica.

Detroit couldn't get past their long-time rivals in this one. The Tigers narrowly lost to the White Sox tonight, as Chicago picked up a key AL Central victory at Comerica Park. Marcus Thames gave the club a small jolt, driving in 2 runs on a pinch hitting base hit to start a rally in the 8th. Edwin Jackson was the starter and loser, despite giving up only 5 hits (and 3 runs) in relaively short outing. The Tigers pitching staff gave up 3 homers in this game, making it very hard for the Tigers to scrape out a win..Tomorrow afternoon's game at Comerica Park, featuring a matchup of Dontrelle Willis (0-0, 1.59 ERA) and Bartolo Colon (0-1, 13.50 ERA), will mark the end of the series. The Tigers will look to avoid the sweep.



Tigers Pitching:
Edwin Jackson (L, 0-2) 6 IP | 5H | 3ER | 1BB | 5SO | 7.36 ERA
Bobby Seay 3 IP | 4H | 2ER | 0BB | 6SO | 6.00 ERA

White Sox Pitching:
Gavin Floyd (W, 1-0) 7.1 IP | 5H | 3ER | 0BB | 5SO | 8.18 ERA
Octavio Dotel (H, 1) 0.2 IP | 1H | 1ER | 0BB | 1SO | 5.06 ERA
Bobby Jenks (S, 1) 1 IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 2SO | 0.00 ERA

Tigers Lineup:
CF Curtis Granderson 1-4 | 2K
2B Placido Polanco 0-4 | K
RF Magglio Ordonez 1-4
1B Miguel Cabrera 0-4 | 2K
DH Gary Sheffield 0-4 | K
LF Carlos Guillen 1-3 | K
3B Brandon Inge 1-3
C Gerald Laird 2-3 | K
SS Ramon Santiago 0-2
PH Marcus Thames 1-1

RBI: Granderson , Thames 2
R: Guillen , Inge , Laird
GIDP: Santiago

White Sox Lineup:
CF Jerry Owens 0-5 | 2K
SS Alexei Ramirez 2-4
RF Jermaine Dye 0-3 | K
LF Carlos Quentin 2-4 | K
1B Jim Thome 1-3
DH Paul Konerko 1-4 | K
C A.J. Pierzynski 1-4 | 2K
3B Wilson Betemit 1-3 | 3K
2B Chris Getz 1-4 | K

HR: Quentin , Konerko , Betemit
R: Ramirez , Quentin , Konerko , Pierzynski , Betemit
RBI: Dye , Quentin , Konerko , Betemit , Getz[
2B: Ramirez
3B: Ramirez
SF: Dye

Player Of The Game:

Alexei Ramirez

Ramirez earned extra bases on both of his hits with a double and triple, and came in to score once in the Sox win.

[Miggy]

Damn cuban........

[mfbmike]

Tigers Rock Colon, Avoid Series Sweep

(3-6) vs (4-4)


Magglio Ordonez belts a 2 run homer to left off of Bartolo Colon.

The Tigers pounded Bartolo Colon for 5 runs as the Tigers were able to pick up a win and avoid getting sweeped by their division rival White Sox. A crowd of 29,997 fans at Comerica Park went home happy lastnight, as they saw their tigers pull out a close 5-3 win. Magglio Ordonez drilled his 1st homer of the season, a 2 run shot in the 6th. Miguel Cabrera also solo'd right after him as part of back to back jack's from the Tigers. Adam Everett also brought in a run on a single as part of a 4 run inning. Dontrelle Willis went a solid 7 innings to earn his 1st win of the season, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits and striking out 5. Joel Zumaya tallied up his 2nd save of the season despite walking 3 batters in the 9th. The Tigers managed to turn a double play to get Zumaya out of a bases loaded jam and to end the game. The Tigers begin a 9-game road journey tomorrow night in Seattle, facing Mariners ace, Felix Hernandez (0-2, 9.31 ERA) in the series opener, while Justin Verlander (1-1, 1.69 ERA) will get the nod for the Tigers.



Tigers Pitching:
Dontrelle Willis (W, 1-0) 7 IP | 8H | 3ER | 0BB | 5SO | 2.84 ERA
Fernando Rodney (H, 1) 1 IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 1SO | 1.50 ERA
Joel Zumaya (S, 2) 1 IP | 0H | 0ER | 3BB | 0SO | 2.25 ERA

White Sox Pitching:
Bartolo Colon (L, 0-2) 5.2 IP | 10H | 5ER | 0BB | 1SO | 10.24 ERA
Scott Linebrink 2.1 IP | 5H | 0ER | 0BB | 1SO | 6.42 ERA

Tigers Lineup:
CF Curtis Granderson 1-4 | 2K
2B Placido Polanco 2-4
RF Magglio Ordonez 2-4
1B Miguel Cabrera 3-4
DH Gary Sheffield 1-4
3B Carlos Guillen 1-3
C Brandon Inge 3-4
LF Marcus Thames 1-4
SS Adam Everett 1-4

HR: Ordonez , Cabrera
RBI: Cabrera , Guillen , Everett , Ordonez 2
R: Polanco , Cabrera , Inge , Ordonez 2
2B: Granderson
SF: Guillen

White Sox Lineup:
2B Chris Getz 0-4
C A.J. Pierzynski 4-4
RF Jermaine Dye 0-4 | K
LF Carlos Quentin 1-4 | K
1B Jim Thome 1-3 | BB
DH Paul Konerko 1-3 | BB
SS Wilson Betemit 1-4 | K
CF Ryan Anderson 0-3 | 2K
3B Josh Fields 1-4 | K
PH Alexei Ramirez 0-0 | BB

HR: Konerko
R: Pierzynski , Konerko , Fields
RBI: Pierzynski , Quentin , Konerko
2B: Fields , Pierzynki 2
GIDP: Thome , Konerko , Fields

Player Of The Game:

Magglio Ordonez

Ordonez drilled his 1st home run of the season, bringing in 2 runs and coming across the plate twice himself twice as well in the Tigers win.