Always A Tiger

[chazmaniandevil]

Edit. I gotcha. I read it wrong, b/c the poster typed it wrong. You're correct that it should be 3-6-1.

If it were 3rd to 1st to P, it would be 5-3-1. 6 is shortstop.

As a former pitcher, this is much more difficult than it looks. You gotta bust arse to get over there, stop, find the bag with your foot, while stretching for the ball. It's an underapreciated skill .... and sucks when you leave too much of your foot on the bag, and a jagoff runner takes it out on your ankle (spikes ya).

ya, but it still doesnt make much sense

why would a third baseman throw to first who throws to a pitcher for a double play?

[Justo]

ya, but it still doesnt make much sense

why would a third baseman throw to first who throws to a pitcher for a double play?

-First baseman makes a diving stop at first
-First baseman throws to third for the first out
-Third baseman throws to the pitcher covering first for the double play

[chazmaniandevil]

6-3-1 doesnt start with the first baseman though, your thinking of 3-5-1

[mfbmike]

lol my bad guys, meant 3-6-1 there. Edited. 1st baseman to short stop to pitcher at 1st.

[mfbmike]

Team Stats Comparions

[mfbmike]

Pujols' 3 Run Shot In Extras Gives Cards Walkoff Victory In 2nd Straight Game

(39-26) @ (37-30)


The Cardinals celebrate in front of their home crowd after Albert Pujols walk off home run.

For the second straight game, the Tigers couldn't get the bats working, and for the second nd straight game, the Tigers lost to the Cardinals in walkoff fashion. This time in extras, thanks to a 3 run shot off the bat of Albert Pujols. The Cardinals won by the count of 4-1 in 10 innings.

Justin Verlander went 7 innings, allowing 1 run and 6 hits, but he didn't factor into the decision. Juan Rincon was pinned with the loss out of the bullpen, as he came into the extra-inning affair late and gave up 3 runs in a third of an inning. The club was paced, well not "paced" per se, by Brandon Inge, who had a hit and an RBI in 3 at-bats.

The Tigers will look to avoid the sweep tomorrow night, with Edwin Jackson(5-1, 3.03 ERA) looking to get his 5th straight win. It won't be easy though as he will be facing off against Chris Carpenter (6-1 , 2.53 ERA).



Tigers Pitching:
Justin Verlander 7IP | 6H | 1ER | 1BB | 8SO | 2.37 ERA
Nate Robertson 2IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 3.54 ERA
Juan Rincon 0.1IP | 3H | 3ER | 0BB | 0SO | 3.21 ERA

Cardinals Pitching:
Todd Wellemeyer 7IP | 2H | 0ER | 0BB | 2SO | 2.92 ERA
Ryan Franklin (W, 3-1) 3IP | 2H | 0ER | 0BB | 1SO | 1.57 ERA

Tigers Lineup:
LF Josh Anderson 1-4
CF Curtis Granderson 0-4 | K
RF Magglio Ordonez 0-4 | K
1B Miguel Cabrera 1-4
SS Michael Young 0-4 | K
2B Placido Polanco 1-3
3B Brandon Inge 1-3 | K
C Gerald Laird 0-3
P Justin Verlander 0-2

PH Carlos Guillen 0-1

RBI: Inge (24)
R: Young
SAC: Polanco
GIDP: Young

CS: Polanco (4)

Cardinals Lineup:
LF Colby Rasmus 2-5 | 2K
2B Skip Schumaker 3-5
1B Albert Pujols 4-5
RF Ryan Ludwick 1-4 | 2K
CF Rick Ankiel 0-4 | 2K
SS Khalil Greene 0-3 | BB
C Yadier Molina 0-4
3B Brendan Ryan 0-4 | K
P Todd Wellemeyer 0-3 | K

PH David Freese 0-1

2B: Rasmus (5)
HR: Pujols (17)
RBI: Schumaker (21) , Pujols 3 (46)
R: Rasmus 2 , Schumaker , Pujols

E: Greene (7)

Player Of The Game:

Albert Pujols

Pujols hit 4 for 5, including the 3 run blast that sent the Tigers to their 2nd straight loss.

[Justo]

Walk-Offs against you are FTL.

[mfbmike]

As soon as I saw Rincon's slider hang I said, "Fuck."

[Justo]

yea i do that to. i threw a cutter to Adam Dunn that was supposed to paint the corner but Rich Hill released it wrong i guess and right across the plate it went

[mfbmike]

First time in here, you know I'm following mike, tough loss.

Cherry popped.

Welcome.

[mfbmike]

My gut feeling told me to pitch around him or int walk him, but had I done so, bases would've been loaded.

Trust me, both of these losses have been hard to take. It's not everyday I get shutout or held to 1 run.



Quality right hand pitchers have been giving me hell.

[Miggy]

:stone: fucking pujols.....

[mfbmike]

:stone: fucking pujols.....

rofl.

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[mfbmike]

Article coming.

[mfbmike]

The Tigers Need A Left-Handed Bat



Enough games have been played to identify weaknesses in the Detroit Tigers roster and highlight areas of concern going forward if this team intends to maintain its division lead.

The Tigers have only been able to put 1 run up on the board in their past 2 games against the Cardinals. Both of those games were against quality right-handed pitchers. It's obvious they need to go get another hitter.

He should be left-handed should also feature the ability to hit the ball with some regularity.

The Tigers have been rumored to be in deep trade talks with the Atlanta Braves for outfielder Garret Anderson but nothing is confirmed at this point.

However, there are a number of other options that the Tigers could pursue at the trade deadline as well.

The Tigers have also looked at Nick Johnson out of Washington the past few seasons when the trade deadline neared, but they never pulled the trigger on the big first baseman. Detroit would likely have to give up a long reliever like Nate Robertson or a middle reliever like Brandon Lyon and one other player to get a deal done.

Aubrey Huff would be a nice fit from the Orioles, but his price tag may be too high. Adam Dunn could also be had but is terrible defensively and the Tigers already seem to have an abundance of power on their lineup. Luke Scott out of Baltimore and Jeremy Hermida in Florida won’t necessarily be traded, but they are also names to keep in mind.

If the Tigers manage to acquire a left handed hitter, he will likely come off the bench. However, the lineup can always be re-assembled.

Either way, Detroit needs to find a hitter soon and allow the lineup the time needed to work consistently.