Always A Tiger

[Justo]

dam bro tough loss, at least you got more then 2 hits though

[Woy]

Why haven't I posted in this yet? Nice work mike.

[mfbmike]

I should've won that one. I got thrown out trying to stretch a hit into a double with Josh Anderson. Also got caught in a run down between 3rd and 4th on a hit to right field. Baserunning errors cost me that one. :|

[DJ Rhude]

lol @ a guy going 1-4 and still being the hitting star....Felix pretty filthy tho

Gotta get that rubber game

[goDawgs1433]

I should've won that one. I got thrown out trying to stretch a hit into a double with Josh Anderson. Also got caught in a run down between 3rd and 4th on a hit to right field. Baserunning errors cost me that one. :|

Mike, there's a fourth base? lol. Just fuckin with ya. Tough losses to the M's.

[mfbmike]

3rd and home. You know what I meant. hahaha. that does sound kinda dumb though, 3rd and 4th. rofl.

[mfbmike]

Lopez Blows 3-2 Lead In The 7th; Tigers Swept By Mariners

(7-5) @ (8-4)


Carlos Guillen hit his first home run of the season and put the Tigers up 3-2 in the 6th.

Playing on the road in Seattle, the Tigers incurred a 7-3 defeat at the hands of the Mariners, with 24,519 fans in attendance at Safeco Field. By the time things were settled, starter Jeremy Bonderman was out of the game, though he did earn a quality start by allowing 3 runs in 6 innings of work. Aquilino Lopez, who gave up 4 runs and 5 hits in only 2 innings of work, took the loss in relief, his 2nd of the season, as he failed to the protect the 3-2 lead he was entrusted with. Migeul Cabrera was a catalyst for the Tigers offense, going 2 for 4 with 2 RBI's in the game.

The Tigers will look to bounce back as they begin a series with the Angels tomorrow night in Los Angeles. Rick Porcello (1-0 , 4.30 ERA) and Nick Adenhart (1-1 , 7.24 ERA) will face off under the lights at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.



Tigers Pitching:
Jeremy Bonderman 6IP | 7H | 2ER | 1BB | 3SO | 2.64 ERA
Bobby Seay (L, 0-2) 2IP | 5H | 4ER | 0BB | 0SO | 17.35 ERA

Mariners Pitching:
Ryan Rowland-Smith 6IP | 7H | 2ER | 0BB | 3SO | 3.17 ERA
Roy Corcoran (W, 1-0) 3IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 12.70 ERA

Tigers Lineup:
LF Josh Anderon 0-4 | K
CF Curtis Granderson 1-4
RF Magglio Ordonez 1-4
1B Miguel Cabrera 2-4
3B Carlos Guillen 1-4 | K
DH Marcus Thames 0-4 | K
C Gerald Laird 1-4
SS Adam Everett 2-4
2B Ryan Raburn 0-3

HR: Guillen (1)
RBI: Guillen (1) , Cabrera 2 (9)
R: Granderson 2 , Guillen

E: Guillen (1)

Mariners Lineup:
RF Ichiro 1-5
1B Mike Sweeney 3-4
3B Adrian Beltre 1-4 | K
DH Ken Griffey JR. 3-4 | K
2B Jose Lopez 0-3 | BB
LF Bryan Lahair 1-4
CF Franklin Gutierrez 0-4
C Kenji Johjima 3-4
SS Yuniesky Betancourt 0-4 | K

2B: Griffey Jr. (4) , Johjima (3)
HR: Griffey Jr. 2 (4)
RBI: Griffey Jr 4 (13) , Sweeney 2 (6) , Beltre (9)
R: Ichiro , Sweeney , Beltre , Griffey Jr. 2 , Johjima 2
GIDP: Gutierrez

E: Lopez (3)

SB: Ichiro (5)

Player Of The Game:

Ken Griffey Jr.

Griffey hit 2 dingers and brought in 4 runs which was more than enough to sweep the Tigers.

[mfbmike]

Series Review:



Things We Did Well:

- Nothing. We got swept. By the Mariners of all teams.

Things We Didn't Do Well:

- Hit .200 for the series. 2 hit by Felix Hernandez in the series opener. Every ball we made contact on seemed to be right in the glove of the Mariners defense.

- Only 6 runs brought in over 3 games. Average of 2 runs a game. Won't win many games like that, no matter who is in your pitching rotation.

- Are we star struck? Ken Griffey was homer-less until this series. He hit 4 home runs in 3 games on us. We trying to help him rank higher on the all-time home runs hit list or something?

- They averaged 5+ runs a game for the series. Pitching was a notch below what we saw in the first couple of series of the season. Bullpen was an issue as well. Aquilino Lopez will more than likely be sent back down to AAA.

[mfbmike]

League Roundup:





- Placed CF Jeremy Reed on the 15-day disabled list (Strained Pectoral)
- Recalled RP Brian Strokes from Triple-A Buffalo





- Placed RF Ryan Freel on the 60-day disabled list (Fractured Wrist)
- Recalled LF Lou Montanez from Triple-A Norfolk





- Placed SP Jon Lester on the 60-day disabled list (Torn Hamstring)
- Recalled SP John Smoltz from Triple-A Pawtucket





- Placed 1B Lance Berkman on the 15-day disabled list (Sprained Ligament In Knee)
- Recalled LF Reggie Abercrombie from Triple-A Round Rock





- Placed CF Rajai Davis on the 60-day disabled list (Fractured Leg)
- Recalled CF Chris Denorfia from Triple-A Sacramento

[mfbmike]

Ahh shucks.

Sweeps suck, unless youre holding the broom....

Atleast Ken is doing well.... :/

It was pretty rediculous. He showed flashes of his younger self against my pitching staff this series. I thought it was funny. Coming into the series, he had yet to hit a home run on the season. Yeah, he's got 4 now.

[mfbmike]

Series Preview:

(7-6 , 3rd in AL Central) @ (6-7, 2nd in AL West)


Angel Stadium in Los Angeles

Projected Matchups:

Game 1:


Rick Porcello 1-0 , 4.30 ERA | Nick Adenhart 1-1 , 7.24 ERA

Game 2:


Dontrelle Willis 2-0 , 1.46 ERA | Shane Loux 0-2 , 17.47 ERA

Game 3:


Justin Verlander 0-2 , 3.32 ERA | Jered Weaver 1-2 , 3.72 ERA

Angels Lineup:

3B Chone Figgins
LF Bobby Abreu
RF Vladimir Guerrero
CF Torii Hunter
1B Kendry Morales
2B Howie Kendrick
DH Juan Rivera
C Mike Napoli
SS Erick Aybar

Division Standings/Wild Card Race:

[Nash]

cleveland is off to a great start

[mfbmike]

Changes Being Made In The Tigers Dugout



After being swept by the Mariners in their last series and still struggling with Brandon Inge and Placido Polanco out nursing injuries, it was evident some changes needed to be made in the Tigers dugout.

Aquilino Lopez, (0-2 , 17.36 ERA) has not shown he is capable of being productive at this level right now and will be sent back down to Triple-A Toledo. He has blown numerous games for the Tigers this season and manager Jim Leyland has seen enough. Ryan Perry will be recalled from Toledo and has shown some some promise, despite being only 22 years of age. Perry (0-0 , 1.80 ERA) has put in 5 innings of work in 3 games so far with the Mudhens this season. Perry comes equipped with a mid 90's 2 seamer, a low 90's 4 seamer and a formidable slider.

Ryan Raburn was held hitless in the series against the Mariners and is batting .154 on the year after seeing increased playing time with Polanco out nursing a broken forearm. The Tigers have decided to move Raburn back to bench and allow Ramon Santiago to take over the starting role at second base. Santiago will bat out of the 9th spot as well.

Both Perry and Santiago will be ready to go for the Tigers upcoming game in L.A. against the Angels.

[MRN]

Good start, stay above 500.

[mfbmike]

at least you can play mlb now^^

:redface:

It'll hold me over until NBA2k10.

just wondering how many times have you hit triple digits with zumaya and whats the fastest.

His fastballs are always 98+. Hitting 100 on the radar gun isn't a rare occurence. I might've gotten up to 102 on a high fastball before.

Good start, stay above 500.

Thanks.

And before anyone freaks out about the Nick Adenhart thing, I obviously forgot to take him off the Angels roster before starting this. Don't :fighter: at me.