Tigers baby!

[Steve]

Playoffs start tonight!

[tugboat]

I hope Magic Max has the good stuff going, going to be a great series..

[css merrimac]

Max pitched "excellent" mowing down batter after batter!! He made a serious mistake by giving up that 2-run homer which brought Oakland to withing' one 1 to tie. He settled-down after that and got the next 3-out. The relief pitchers did their work and the Tigers won!!    I started blowing the air-horn and shouting!!   I could only hear it on radio while driving--wished I could have watched it. Tonight-I shall be able to sit but not relax and view the game. It makes me nervous...lol...I know Oakland has a number of all power-hitters!! I will be sitting on the edge of the couch..."strike-em'-out!! 


Tonight Verlander--will have to see if he still has his pitching abilities and hope to win game 2--or--he may fall apart early like he has done in the past. I wish him Success!! 

[LoveTheFishies]

Oakland makes me nervous.  They have done some damage this year.  Time for Verlander to earn his money.  Does anyone else notice that the Tigers never seem to try and steal?  Whats up with that.  We have a couple guys that are speedy.  Austin Jackson should be at least trying.  Jose Iglesias is a speedy one too.

Anyway, Go Tigers...and Wings...and UofM...and MSU.

[Steve]

That's part of the issues I have with Leyland and the way he manages the team. We have two guys now that have speed, yet very rarely does he ever give the sign for a straight up steal, or a squeeze play when needed. Small ball is what wins tight games, and just putting the thought of stealing in the other teams mind works for you as well.

Max was excellent last night, I expected nothing less though he's been perfect this year. I'm really looking forward to seeing what JV does tonight. Hopefully he does a job worthy or his pay and we can go up 2-0.

[css merrimac]

Oakland makes me nervous.  They have done some damage this year.  Time for Verlander to earn his money.  Does anyone else notice that the Tigers never seem to try and steal?  Whats up with that.  We have a couple guys that are speedy.  Austin Jackson should be at least trying.  Jose Iglesias is a speedy one too.

Anyway, Go Tigers...and Wings...and UofM...and MSU.

** I agree with you about Oakland....they make me nervous also. At anytime-they will "explode" and get a number of runs and the Tigers may not be able to match them.  **

[css merrimac]

There are players on the Tigers team that when they come to bat-you know they are an almost an automatic out. When I see them at bat--good grief--that's an out and they are!! 

Dirks-Avilia-Castellanos-both Pena's-Kelly-Tuiasosopo and Santiago. Fielder--for awhile went into a bad slump and couldn't get on base unless he was walked-or-hit by pitch.!! LOL 

Iglesias is a good shortstop--but lacks hitting.

[LoveTheFishies]

There are players on the Tigers team that when they come to bat-you know they are an almost an automatic out. When I see them at bat--good grief--that's an out and they are!! 

Dirks-Avilia-Castellanos-both Pena's-Kelly-Tuiasosopo and Santiago. Fielder--for awhile went into a bad slump and couldn't get on base unless he was walked-or-hit by pitch.!! LOL 

Come on wild pitch.   

[css merrimac]

There are players on the Tigers team that when they come to bat-you know they are an almost an automatic out. When I see them at bat--good grief--that's an out and they are!! 

Dirks-Avilia-Castellanos-both Pena's-Kelly-Tuiasosopo and Santiago. Fielder--for awhile went into a bad slump and couldn't get on base unless he was walked-or-hit by pitch.!! LOL 

Come on wild pitch.   

>>> L O L ... 

[Steve]

I don't know what was worse tonight. Watching the Tigers not able to push even a single run across the plate, or having to endure 3.5hrs of crap announcing by Dennis Eckersley & Buck Martinez.

[css merrimac]

Well..the Tigers lost game 2 of  the play-offs. Never even got a run. Back to the way they played 2 games ago--men on base--left them there. Their offense is pathetic.....Period!! They at least leave with 1-out-of 2 games in Oakland. Time to go Home and hopefully their bats will come alive and finish the A's in Detroit.....that is --IF--the can bat offense comes alive instead of this past game. I feel sorry for Verlander--he did quite well--his team let him down again!! The offense was Terrible. 

[Steve]

Well..the Tigers lost game 2 of  the play-offs. Never even got a run. Back to the way they played 2 games ago--men on base--left them there. Their offense is pathetic.....Period!! They at least leave with 1-out-of 2 games in Oakland. Time to go Home and hopefully their bats will come alive and finish the A's in Detroit.....that is --IF--the can bat offense comes alive instead of this past game. I feel sorry for Verlander--he did quite well--his team let him down again!! The offense was Terrible. 

True that our offense is struggling at the moment, but credit also has to go to that kid Gray, he pitched a beautiful game tonight which did not help our already struggling offense.

[css merrimac]

I don't know what was worse tonight. Watching the Tigers not able to push even a single run across the plate, or having to endure 3.5hrs of crap announcing by Dennis Eckersley & Buck Martinez.

** I can handle the-chat-it's the Lack of Timely Hitting and getting runs in that bothers me. Back to the way they were. Now people know why the sports reporters etc. have said the Tigers have No Offense to bring runs home and it's poor timing for them to have weak/poor hitting!! **

[css merrimac]

Well..the Tigers lost game 2 of  the play-offs. Never even got a run. Back to the way they played 2 games ago--men on base--left them there. Their offense is pathetic.....Period!! They at least leave with 1-out-of 2 games in Oakland. Time to go Home and hopefully their bats will come alive and finish the A's in Detroit.....that is --IF--the can bat offense comes alive instead of this past game. I feel sorry for Verlander--he did quite well--his team let him down again!! The offense was Terrible. 

True that our offense is struggling at the moment, but credit also has to go to that kid Gray, he pitched a beautiful game tonight which did not help our already struggling offense.

** Yes-the Oakland pitcher did a fine job-and so did Verlander. Offense..??..what Tiger Offense..??..if any-it's trivial!! Jackson-Hunter-Fielder-Martinez-(and of course Miggy-has trouble because of his strain/injury-but at least he got a hit)-. just were useless. I sure hope it changes in Detroit...otherwise, it's over.  **

[Steve]

Come on now we didn't get here by chance Our offense is a very streaky one all Tiger fans know that, it's been that way all season so we know what to expect. There's been numerous times this season where we went 3 games in a row scoring only 1 or 2 runs then came back and put up some 10+ run games right after that stretch. There's still plenty of ball left to play it ain't over till the last pitch of the game.