Tigers baby!

[Steve]

Game 3 is a day game today, starts about 4pm just in case anyone didn't know the start time for today.

[LoveTheFishies]

Hope you took your blood pressure medicine or a valium today Steve. 

[Steve]

I don't think even that'll help

[LoveTheFishies]

Can't hurt.  Now the pitchers have to wait and try to stay relaxed while the power and dumb scoreboards act up.

[four_by_ken]

My plan worked!

Now to get home to watch the game!

[Steve]

My plan worked!

Now to get home to watch the game!

LOL. Hurry up and get home because there is vintage Verlander on display today. He's flat out DEALING! 6 K's in a row the past two innings

[four_by_ken]

Once again... no support from the bats for Verlander.

 

[css merrimac]

They had their chances to score...but as usual...they left the men on base. In the 8th. inning...the Tigers had men on 1st and 3rd.. with one out and all Miggy had to do was fly-out to tie the game. He swung at pitches that were "away" from the plate, shouldn't even swing at those pitches--way away from plate--they were "surprised" he even did that!! He struck-out and then Fielder does his usual strike-out. End of efforts and of course--Martinez gets on in the 9th and Peralta--well--double-play.... ....and of course nothing-as usual. They blew another chance to get ahead a game....Verlander did very good--team-mates failed him again. 

It was a pitcher's duel--1 run would be the deciding factor, and it was. Their bats really go to sleep at times. Jackson and Hunter have surely slipped in these play-offs.

[Steve]

Yep yet again no offense to help a great pitching effort. I really hate to say it because I really like him...but I'm starting to feel like Prince was a $214million mistake. He is to big to be real good with the glove, he has no speed, and honestly his bat has not been good all year. He's no different than our old first baseman Sean Casey use to be only costs more.

Leyland needs to wake the hell up and get Jackson off the lead off spot. We start every inning with one out already just because of Jackson and that fact Leyland is so pig headed that he wont swap Omar to lead off rather than Jackson. Tori has not been quite up to usual par but he still has been doing better than most  the rest of the guys.

Martinez, Peralta, and Infante plus the starting pitchers seem to be the only ones that decided to play in the post season.

The team is not playing up to snuff at all, Leyland lost whatever talent he had for being a skipper about 3 years ago and when you combine those two things it spells the end of the season. I won't totally give up on us but it honestly is not looking very good at this point unless something changes.

[Steve]

So far so good. Thank God he FINALLY moved AJ out of the leadoff and put Tori in there. That's already paid off with Tori batting in 2 runs so far. Just gotta hold this lead and hope he doesn't go to the bullpen before need be.

[css merrimac]

So far so good. Thank God he FINALLY moved AJ out of the leadoff and put Tori in there. That's already paid off with Tori batting in 2 runs so far. Just gotta hold this lead and hope he doesn't go to the bullpen before need be.

*** I agree with you and it has been quite a diff-game tonight. The skipper-finally-made a line-up change that has proven to be what the Tigers needed.  ***

[LoveTheFishies]

I was happy to see Austin get a steal.   Couldn't believe Miggy got one.  LOL, even if it was from defensive indifference.

[Steve]

Tonight was a totally different game from the past two series for us. I was not feeling too upbeat about our chances before the game. Soon as I heard the lineup change about an hour before start time that made me feel a bit better about this game. Now that it's 2-2 series with Sanchez tomorrow then Max after that as well as the good hits and steals tonight I thinking things may be looking up even more now.

Prince REALLY needs to get going though. I like Prince but man that guy is making 214 million and not doing anything at all for us for the past year to be honest. If he would start hitting even a bit then we'd be looking so much better for our chances.

I am really impressed with Iglesias as well. Not only does he have some super fast hands, but wow can he get down that first baseline in a hurry to beat out a throw

[css merrimac]

The Tigers did a Good Job tonight with their offense and defense!! Relief pitcher Smyly did well and then in the 9th inning came...."oh no Benoit"....I hated to see that pitcher again!! Once again-he gave away another run before "finally" closing out the game. Hasn't Leyland seen/learned enough-NOT-to put Benoit to pitch..??..what if it was Tigers 3 and Boston 2 and the run came back and tied the game because of Benoit..??..sorry----but I believe it is Unwise to place him on the pitchers mound unless you are leading by 7-10 runs!!!!!  Benoit is "the answer" to losing won games!! 

I can't believe Miggy stole a base...LOL...  .... I watched the replay of it and laughed.!! He can't run well due to his injuries etc. That was great!! 

I am quite pleased with tonight's Tigers performance--they tried hard and Won!! Nice going team--I wish you Success and a Win tomorrow in Detroit and in Boston to "wrap it up and finish it off".!! 

[Steve]

Yeah Benoit really makes me stress out anytime he comes in. He has good days and bad days and you never know what you'll get. Back when Valverde went down the tubes and we were looking for who the closer role was gonna go too I was really hoping Smyly would get it. I know he's young but he has the type of stuff that can get guys out and he does seem to handle stress situations quite well.

Yeah I was laughing when Miggy stole 2nd as well. I was looking down working on something and heard them say Miggy steals 2nd base and I looked up and said "WHAT??"