Go Tigers! Hopefully Cabrera has detoxed enough to actually contribute today...
Geofferson
10-06-09, 11:50 AM
Go Twins! My office is a couple blocks from the Dome and it's already busy w/ Twins fans.
rabbit77
10-06-09, 12:35 PM
Go either team!
ETA: throughout the playoffs
dvd-4-life
10-06-09, 01:05 PM
Is this the first time ever that the Tigers have had to play a tie-breaker game?
Red Dog
10-06-09, 01:26 PM
Is this the first time ever that the Tigers have had to play a tie-breaker game?
They came close to one in 1987. They clinched the East on the final day of the regular season by beating the Jays (they were actually a game behind the Jays going into the final series and swept it).
dvd-4-life
10-06-09, 03:16 PM
They came close to one in 1987. They clinched the East on the final day of the regular season by beating the Jays (they were actually a game behind the Jays going into the final series and swept it).
Yeah-It was the asshat manager for Toronto that lost the series. He refused to use his closer in the middle game(said he was saving him for the last game-LOL. Hells Bells-save him for a spring training game-dumb ass!!!). I forgot who it was Henke or Eichhorn. Turns out-they didn't need a closer for the last game. I think Alexander beat Flanagan 1-0.
Red Dog
10-06-09, 03:33 PM
Yep - it was a classic pitching duel, but it was Tanana vs. Key.
It was Henke (Eichhorn was the primary setup guy). I vividly remember Doyle Alexander that year - they got him mid-season from Atlanta and he was on fire, going undefeated in about 10 starts over the last 6 weeks or so. Of course, Atlanta made out pretty well in that trade - they did get John Smoltz.
dvd-4-life
10-06-09, 03:43 PM
I think the Blue Jays are still saving Henke(no wonder they haven't won lately). You gotta go by the book even though it might prevent you from winning a championship.
zuffy
10-06-09, 05:31 PM
Nice play!
JumpCutz
10-06-09, 05:54 PM
3-0 Tigers! :banana:
wirefan
10-06-09, 06:06 PM
So Porcello is throwing repeatably over to first because he's worried about a steal - so the Twins then have their best hitter intentionally walked? Seems smart....
Geofferson
10-06-09, 06:12 PM
3-1 ;)
Daryl
10-06-09, 06:55 PM
Awesome job, Porcello! :up:
KingSmoth
10-06-09, 07:08 PM
Don't really care who wins, but without having my own team to root for this postseason, I'll pull for the Twins in this case. They lost 163 last year, so it's only fitting for them to pull through this time.
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 07:31 PM
Wow, OC.
FiveO
10-06-09, 07:32 PM
Metrodome Magic :lol:
Daryl
10-06-09, 07:33 PM
Keep trying to show people how fucking smart you are, Leyland. Miner? WTF?! Yet another LBL: Loss by Leyland.
naitram
10-06-09, 07:37 PM
yeahyeahyeah
Daryl
10-06-09, 07:44 PM
Maggs!!
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 07:44 PM
This game is the shit.
wirefan
10-06-09, 07:48 PM
Leyland gem (via TBS announcers):
"This is not the year not to run out a ground ball"
As opposed to other years?
wirefan
10-06-09, 07:58 PM
So if you're going to bring Nathan in with one out in the 8th, why not just have him start the 8th when you had the lead?
VinVega
10-06-09, 07:59 PM
Nathan in, top 8, 1 out. Runners on 1st and 2nd.
This thing is slipping away, you have to put him in.
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:00 PM
So if you're going to bring Nathan in with one out in the 8th, why not just have him start the 8th when you had the lead?
Good point. There's no tomorrow if you lose. You can only hope for a split against the Yanks, so he should have gone in. Who cares if he's burned out for ALDS game one?
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:17 PM
A bunt and a blooper in the top of the 9th and the Twins season is on the line.
wirefan
10-06-09, 08:21 PM
What the hell was Polanco doing? Was he lifting up his back leg to try and get hit by the pitch?
EDIT: And Tigers playing great - called 3rd strike while I guess trying to get hit by the pitch and Granderson doubled off 1st on a line drive
naitram
10-06-09, 08:22 PM
holy shit this is too much
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:22 PM
Double play on a line drive! You can't get doubled off there if you're on 1st. Game still tied into the bottom of the 9th.
RoyalTea
10-06-09, 08:23 PM
I'd like to see a replay. I thought he beat the throw back to first.
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 08:23 PM
Man, I'm so glad the postseason is here. Although it'll be tough to get a game more entertaining.
namrfumot
10-06-09, 08:24 PM
What channel is this game on???
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 08:24 PM
Tbs
Daryl
10-06-09, 08:25 PM
and now Mauer will end it on a homerun. What a disaster. :(
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:26 PM
The homer hankies are counter productive. You make less noise if you can't clap your hands because you're spinning a rag over your head. ;)
naitram
10-06-09, 08:27 PM
listening on the radio here, though if I stick my head outside I could probably hear the Dome from here
huh?
10-06-09, 08:27 PM
I love postseason baseball. This game has wet my whistle.
P.S.- I know this counts as a regular season game, but you know what I mean.
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:28 PM
Come on Punto, punt one out.
naitram
10-06-09, 08:29 PM
winning run is on
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:29 PM
I love postseason baseball. This game has wet my whistle.
P.S.- I know this counts as a regular season game, but you know what I mean.
It's October baseball. If you don't like this shit, you're not a fan. :banana:
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:30 PM
Get the bunt down.
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:30 PM
Punto to 2nd with one out. Good bunt.
Daryl
10-06-09, 08:30 PM
:lol: @ Lyon twice hitting the same spot as Nathan's "strike" to Polanco for 2 balls.
Daryl
10-06-09, 08:33 PM
Wish I could quickly put $100 on Mauer winning this game in about 3 minutes.
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:34 PM
Inge with an amazing diving play. Not sure if Punto would have scored, but still...incredible.
Daryl
10-06-09, 08:34 PM
dammit, they walk him
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 08:36 PM
For now, this is about the best the Tigers could have hoped for.
And it turned out for them. Wow, this is nerve racking stuff.
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:39 PM
Top of the 10th. Who doesn't like bonus baseball? :)
naitram
10-06-09, 08:40 PM
who needs to win playoffs when you're a Twins fan :)
naitram
10-06-09, 08:46 PM
:suicide:
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:46 PM
Wow, a weak relay allowed the runner to score all the way from 1st.
I wonder how much the 0-1 slider being called a ball affected the next pitch?
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 08:47 PM
I honestly don't care who wins since I like both teams, but I'd like to see the Twins tie this up. :)
bunkaroo
10-06-09, 08:48 PM
Wow, a weak relay allowed the runner to score all the way from 1st.
I wonder how much the 0-1 slider being called a ball affected the next pitch?
Yeah I really hate to see this game potentially hinge on a bad call.
Deftones
10-06-09, 08:51 PM
wow. just when you thought it was over.
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 08:51 PM
Holy shit!
bunkaroo
10-06-09, 08:52 PM
Jesus Christ this game is nuts.
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:52 PM
I honestly don't care who wins since I like both teams, but I'd like to see the Twins tie this up. :)
Is this like the Buffalo Wild Wings commercial where we root for it to go on forever? :lol:
Nice way to play a single into a triple. Twins have life yet!
Deftones
10-06-09, 08:52 PM
cuddyer is lucky as shit he kept his arm out to hook the bag. he slid over there son of a bitch
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:53 PM
Wow, nice save by Laird. I'll take a wild pitch here.
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:54 PM
Rodney is over throwing.
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 08:55 PM
Is this like the Buffalo Wild Wings commercial where we root for it to go on forever? :lol:
Yes. And with Marsh's strike zone...who knows?
ETA: :banana:
Now Det needs to get a DP.
Daryl
10-06-09, 08:57 PM
I can't fucking believe this. We're cursed.
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:57 PM
OMG! How could you NOT get a glove on that??? Tie GAME!
Deftones
10-06-09, 08:57 PM
wow. goes from being Tigers game in hand to being Twins game in hand. nuts.
naitram
10-06-09, 08:57 PM
hold on folks!
wirefan
10-06-09, 08:58 PM
wow.... Polanco's got get that...
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:58 PM
Polanco got a lazy start on that ball.
Deftones
10-06-09, 08:58 PM
OMG! How could you NOT get a glove on that??? Tie GAME!
looked like he chicken winged it.
VinVega
10-06-09, 08:58 PM
Come on Punto, Punch-N-Judy it out of the IF for the win!
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:00 PM
High and tight. Next one...low and away.
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 09:01 PM
I am going to marry this game.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:01 PM
5-5 into the 11th! Buffalo Wild Wings, here we come! rotfl
wirefan
10-06-09, 09:01 PM
wow...
Deftones
10-06-09, 09:01 PM
jesus christ. insane. that might've been one of the worst jumps i've ever seen, though.
Daryl
10-06-09, 09:01 PM
Wow - what was he doing? Horrible jump from third.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:02 PM
Look at how short the LF was playing. Punto needs to get on the juice. He needs to hit it further. ;)
naitram
10-06-09, 09:02 PM
dammit!
raven56706
10-06-09, 09:02 PM
holy cow... that turd on 3rd couldnt even make it... looked like prince fielder was running it in
Goat3001
10-06-09, 09:02 PM
And just for all the people that haven't gotten over the fact that they realigned the divisions (14 years ago)....
Thank you Bud Selig for realigning the divisions so we can all enjoy the best baseball game of the season. :up:
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:04 PM
Crain really throws some gas, doesn't he?
LickTheABCs
10-06-09, 09:04 PM
unbelievable game..
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:07 PM
I'm already staying up watching other teams. I'm going to have no sleep once the Yanks get going.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:09 PM
How long before the SP start warming up?
wirefan
10-06-09, 09:12 PM
Bobby Keppel?
Alright folks - let's get some starters up! Jackson, Verlander? Blackburn, Pavano? Let's play 20innings!
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:12 PM
Bobby Keppel?
Alright folks - let's get some starters up! Jackson, Verlander? Blackburn, Pavano? Let's play 20innings!
rotfl
A position player may need to start for either team against the Yanks tomorrow.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:13 PM
We roll on into the bottom of the 11th.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:15 PM
So are we supposed to say Let's get Denarded here?
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:16 PM
Holy shitballs! Granderson with a web gem.
wirefan
10-06-09, 09:16 PM
Nice catch... there have been a few poor plays, but the defense has been tremendous for the most part.
And for the record - regardless of what this batter does you walk Mauer next.
EDIT - or induce a routine groundball (at least the fans stopped with the stupid MVP chant)
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 09:18 PM
Nice catch... there have been a few poor plays, but the defense has been tremendous for the most part.
And for the record - regardless of what this batter does you walk Mauer next.
Yeah, having Kubel out has got to hurt.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:19 PM
Wow, O-Cab had a good case with that outside strike 3 call. Bad umpiring.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:20 PM
Mauer swinging at the 1st pitch? Weak ground out to 2nd. On into the 12th.
wirefan
10-06-09, 09:21 PM
Could you imagine if this game was played early before the MNF game?
naitram
10-06-09, 09:21 PM
weak sauce, Joe
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:22 PM
Could you imagine if this game was played early before the MNF game?
Heh. I noticed they were able to remove just about all of the NFL markings on the field. I thought that paint was hard to get off the fake grass. The Metrodome grounds crew did an awesome job. :up:
raven56706
10-06-09, 09:22 PM
wow... this is insane
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:24 PM
I'm in for the duration now. If this game goes until 1am, I'm still here.
raven56706
10-06-09, 09:24 PM
whoever wins this game... be prepared for the yankees..
wirefan
10-06-09, 09:26 PM
Still don't see how you could possibly have Bobby Keppel getting a decision (either way) in a play-in game.
lordwow
10-06-09, 09:29 PM
This game is pretty awesome.
Deftones
10-06-09, 09:29 PM
how many mental mistakes can you make in a game. throw to 2nd there!
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:29 PM
Delmon Young is an idiot. Man did the Rays kill the Twins on that trade.
Quack
10-06-09, 09:30 PM
Keep it going for us Yankee fans :)
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:31 PM
Even if the Tigers score, I'm not going to sweat it. The Twins will either tie or win the game in the bottom of the 12th.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:32 PM
Marsh has been terrible tonight. Inge was hit by that pitch.
Deftones
10-06-09, 09:32 PM
twins get a break there. that definitely hit inge on the jersey.
naitram
10-06-09, 09:32 PM
who's sweating? :helpme:
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:34 PM
who's sweating? :helpme:
Not me. You Twinkies fans have the Tigers right where you want them!
lordwow
10-06-09, 09:34 PM
Nice play.
wirefan
10-06-09, 09:34 PM
Wow - smart play to go home
Deftones
10-06-09, 09:34 PM
is there a play we haven't seen in this game yet? :lol:
naitram
10-06-09, 09:35 PM
Not me. You Twinkies fans have the Tigers right where you want them!
lol ummm yes?
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:35 PM
High drama in the "almost playoffs."
naitram
10-06-09, 09:36 PM
good God get out of this inning...
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:36 PM
3-1, sacks jacked...yikes.
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 09:37 PM
*holds breath*
Unbelievable is absolutely right.
lordwow
10-06-09, 09:37 PM
This is probably the most exciting game since Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS.
Daryl
10-06-09, 09:37 PM
Mother#@$%!%
naitram
10-06-09, 09:37 PM
ya baby!
raven56706
10-06-09, 09:38 PM
holy shit!!!!
Deftones
10-06-09, 09:38 PM
wow. let's just call this the world series.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:38 PM
Booyah! On to the bottom of the 12th!
Go get an antacid naitram, we roll on!!!
rotfl
naitram
10-06-09, 09:39 PM
i need a smoke...
GuessWho
10-06-09, 09:39 PM
what a clutch strikeout!
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:39 PM
wow. let's just call this the world series.
Oh hells yeah. :banana:
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 09:40 PM
This game has added 10 years onto Leyland's age. He's now umm...Methuselah.
Daryl
10-06-09, 09:40 PM
nothing like swinging at ball 4
nickdawgy
10-06-09, 09:40 PM
Go Twins. What a great game.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:40 PM
Rodney has got to be out of gas by now.
wirefan
10-06-09, 09:40 PM
Rodney still in - impressive (until he gives up the game winning HR)
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:41 PM
Alright kids...this is where the Twinkies win it.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:43 PM
Alright, Gomez over to 2nd with one out. Time for a bloop to win it.
naitram
10-06-09, 09:43 PM
i've said that the last four innings
FiveO
10-06-09, 09:43 PM
What a game...
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:44 PM
i've said that the last four innings
Yeah, but I'M saying it now. :lol:
edclem
10-06-09, 09:45 PM
holy crap
what a finish!
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 09:45 PM
Shit, over already? :(
lordwow
10-06-09, 09:45 PM
What. A. Game.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:45 PM
Yeah, but I'M saying it now. :lol:
Game over! May I quote myself by saying, what a great post that was.
rotfl
Deftones
10-06-09, 09:46 PM
game over. wow. honestly, i would've been happy to see either team make it, but i probably like more of the twins players and organization.
naitram
10-06-09, 09:46 PM
NY here we come!
rabbit77
10-06-09, 09:46 PM
Just got home. What I miss?
wirefan
10-06-09, 09:46 PM
So SC leads with Farve right?
FiveO
10-06-09, 09:46 PM
woohoo!!!
rabbit77
10-06-09, 09:46 PM
J/K great game. I caught most of it on the road and with XM radio I got to listen to both sets of announcers. Good times.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:47 PM
naitram, FiveO, starmann and all my Twinkies fans, congrats. I really like your team a lot, but I gotta root against you in the next series. Enjoy tonight though, what an amazing game! :up::up::up:
Daryl
10-06-09, 09:47 PM
hopefully Leyland quits on the Tigers like he has everywhere else in his career
KingSmoth
10-06-09, 09:47 PM
Wow. What a game.
TheDude
10-06-09, 09:47 PM
Great game. Always forget how great playoff baseball can be (even if it's not technically a playoff game).
Not sure what to say about the Tigers. Leyland is a good manager and they could do a lot worse.
Jacoby Ellsbury
10-06-09, 09:54 PM
Wow, the twins might be the weakest AL playoff team in a while. What a putrid rotation. Average lineup. Above average bullpen.
VinVega
10-06-09, 09:55 PM
Call me crazy but I'd rather have seen the Tigers... (even with Verlander)
I wouldn't. The Yanks play very well against the Twins. They already lost to the Tigers in the ALDS a couple of years ago. Did not want to repeat that debacle.
lordwow
10-06-09, 09:55 PM
I, for one, am hoping that that Yankees live up to Raven's signature.
FiveO
10-06-09, 09:56 PM
Wow, the twins might be the weakest AL playoff team in a while. What a putrid rotation. Average lineup. Above average bullpen.
Winning 17 of the last 21 to win the division is weak performing all right :)
SuperBatMan
10-06-09, 09:58 PM
I'm not a very big fan of baseball at all, and really only watch when the playoffs start, but this was one HELL of a game.
naitram
10-06-09, 09:58 PM
naitram, FiveO, starmann and all my Twinkies fans, congrats. I really like your team a lot, but I gotta root against you in the next series. Enjoy tonight though, what an amazing game! :up::up::up:
You called it! Fun sharing it with ya tonight.
Twinies may be the biggest underdogs in post-season, but we sure as hell have a fun time getting there. Payrolls-shmayrolls
raven56706
10-06-09, 10:00 PM
I, for one, am hoping that that Yankees live up to Raven's signature.
good luck with the Angels... thats all i gotta say about that
VinVega
10-06-09, 10:00 PM
Wow, the twins might be the weakest AL playoff team in a while. What a putrid rotation. Average lineup. Above average bullpen.
Are you really concerned about the Angels as a Red Sox fan? The Angels have a mental block when it comes to playing the Sox. Sox take the ALDS in 4.
Jacoby Ellsbury
10-06-09, 10:01 PM
Winning 17 of the last 21 to win the division is weak performing all right :)
statistically weak. Doesnt mean they cant win it all, but they gotta be what 25:1 odds They have to be the biggest underdog in the playoffs.
starman9000
10-06-09, 10:02 PM
naitram, FiveO, starmann and all my Twinkies fans, congrats. I really like your team a lot, but I gotta root against you in the next series. Enjoy tonight though, what an amazing game! :up::up::up:
Thanks Vin, that game had me so happy and mad so many times. I was cursing Cassila up and down as the worst player ever in MLB and then he pulls it out. :)
My goodness, I'm so glad that game started at 4.
wirefan
10-06-09, 10:03 PM
Why do the TBS announcers keep repeating that idiotic Leyland quote:
"Especially this year, it is not a good year to not run the ball out"
Do they not know how stupid that is when you take a second to think about it? What year is a good year to not run things out?
Trevor
10-06-09, 10:03 PM
Wow, the twins might be the weakest AL playoff team in a while. What a putrid rotation. Average lineup. Above average bullpen.
:hscratch: 3rd best hitting team in all of baseball. 5th best in runs.
But yeah, weak pitching. Losing their best by mid-season didn't help.
Jacoby Ellsbury
10-06-09, 10:03 PM
Are you really concerned about the Angels as a Red Sox fan? The Angels have a mental block when it comes to playing the Sox. Sox take the ALDS in 4.
its baseball, I think the sox have as good a chance as anyone. The favorites have to be the yanks, sox and phillies with Cliff Lee. Yanks finally realized pitching wins rings, $1.5B later.
Trevor
10-06-09, 10:05 PM
Winning 17 of the last 21 to win the division is weak performing all right :)
Yep, this has to be one of the best comebacks of all time, right? First team ever to come from 3 down with 4 to play.
raven56706
10-06-09, 10:07 PM
Any Tiger fans in here?
lordwow
10-06-09, 10:07 PM
Probably the best winning streak at the end of the season since the Rockies.
Jacoby Ellsbury
10-06-09, 10:08 PM
:hscratch: 3rd best hitting team in all of baseball. 5th best in runs.
But yeah, weak pitching. Losing their best by mid-season didn't help.
Theres 8 teams that make the playoffs. Twins are in the AL so thats a .25 runs more than any NL team on average. So they are probably 4th or 5th in runs scored in the AL, would be my guess.
stat check:
Twins are 3rd in batting with all 4 playoff teams in the top 4 in the AL. They are 5th in runs, which is 4th best of the 4 playoff teams.
starman9000
10-06-09, 10:10 PM
Nice game by Detroit. I agree that it wasn't an epic collapse by them, they played consistently throughout the year, the Twins just picked it up. Still...1st place from May 10th until today has to hurt, especially with all the extracurricular crap the past 2 days with Miggy.
bunkaroo
10-06-09, 10:12 PM
Happy to see the Twins win. This one is a crusher for either losing team. Twins facing second game 163 loss vs. Tigers having to live with relinquishing an almost season long stay at the top of the division.
Gotta say I will pull for the Twins against the Yanks but I have to think it will be like the White Sox last year - over in 4 with the AL East division winner on top.
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 10:13 PM
Why do the TBS announcers keep repeating that idiotic Leyland quote:
"Especially this year, it is not a good year to not run the ball out"
Do they not know how stupid that is when you take a second to think about it? What year is a good year to not run things out?
It's not exactly profound, but in context he's talking about playing hard for fans whose city is struggling. It's a nice sentiment. He didn't just say, "Hey, this year, run hard for once."
Daryl
10-06-09, 10:13 PM
Not sure what to say about the Tigers. Leyland is a good manager and they could do a lot worse.
That would be quite hard (to do worse). Yet another 2nd half swoon for the Tigers under Leyland. I know they won't fire him (God knows they should have last year AND the year before) so our only hope is that he quits like he has everywhere else.
Trevor
10-06-09, 10:17 PM
Theres 8 teams that make the playoffs. Twins are in the AL so thats a .25 runs more than any NL team on average. So they are probably 4th or 5th in runs scored in the AL, would be my guess.
stat check:
Twins are 3rd in batting with all 4 playoff teams in the top 4 in the AL. They are 5th in runs, which is 4th best of the 4 playoff teams.
So you're still calling that an average lineup?!
3rd best average in all of baseball, 5th most runs. Of course the few teams better than that are the other playoff teams.
Daryl
10-06-09, 10:18 PM
Gerald Laird finished with 10 men LOB, one short of the AL record
B.A.
10-06-09, 10:18 PM
Unbelievable game - most stressful "regular" season game that I can remember watching.
One hell of roller-coaster of emotions.
Fuck the Yankees.
God Bless the Minnesota Twins.
wirefan
10-06-09, 10:25 PM
It's not exactly profound, but in context he's talking about playing hard for fans whose city is struggling. It's a nice sentiment. He didn't just say, "Hey, this year, run hard for once."
It's a crappy sentiment - if times are good, don't worry so much about running hard? It seems like more of a guilt trip to get rich players to run hard 4 times a game. Hey fans we know times are tough - that's why this year we are really going to try.... (and try not to blow a 0.26 on the breathalyzer before a key game), because we care....
When is it a good time not to especially try and play hard? Detroit's been suffering for decades - it just gets more publicity the last year or two. Where was that sentiment 2 years ago? 5 years ago?
dstrauss
10-06-09, 10:28 PM
Yep, this has to be one of the best comebacks of all time, right? First team ever to come from 3 down with 4 to play.
They won the games they had to win, but they got lucky in that it was a very weak schedule. Since August 20th, they played a grand total of FOUR games against teams with a positive run differential. But give them credit, they won those games.
Geofferson
10-06-09, 10:33 PM
Amazing game tonight -- one of the best games I've seen in a long while. This 'toilet' of a Dome just won't go away though. ;)
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 10:37 PM
When is it a good time not to especially try and play hard? Detroit's been suffering for decades - it just gets more publicity the last year or two. Where was that sentiment 2 years ago? 5 years ago?
25% unemployment and people are buying tickets to watch you play. That's all he's saying. A guilt trip? Okay, but no more than any manager ever gives millionaire players. And on top of all of that, he probably made the comment in passing and the announcers latched onto it. It's not exactly a big enough deal to get upset about.
starman9000
10-06-09, 10:40 PM
It is shitty though, that every sports team, college or pro, out of Michigan they try to make this huge deal about how it is so important to them. I mean, it's a high if your local team wins it all (not that I'd know), and provides you a distraction, but it's not lasting.
Mad Dawg
10-06-09, 10:47 PM
It is shitty though, that every sports team, college or pro, out of Michigan they try to make this huge deal about how it is so important to them. I mean, it's a high if your local team wins it all (not that I'd know), and provides you a distraction, but it's not lasting.
People latch onto sports in tough times, partially because of the distraction, so it's no surprise that some of those folks may have a sense of "duty" or something. Even if that is silly.
Again, it isn't some all-time great sports quote, but Leyland wasn't saying that he's never cared about players playing hard before. I mean, how much pregame talk is actually worthwhile, groundbreaking stuff? This was no different than any other feel-good cliche.
bunkaroo
10-06-09, 10:50 PM
Well I feel bad for Detroit because even though that have a decent looking rookie QB I don't think the Lions are going to do much, and I think this is year the Red Wings start slipping. I guess that leaves the Pistons which I know jack about.
mgbfan
10-07-09, 01:17 AM
They won the games they had to win, but they got lucky in that it was a very weak schedule. Since August 20th, they played a grand total of FOUR games against teams with a positive run differential. But give them credit, they won those games.
Maybe that had something to do with their deficit going into the stretch run...
Hell of a game. As a Minnesota sports fan, I'm strung out. We had the Twins-Tigers series last week, then the weekend drama of pulling even. Then we had Monday Night Football vs. the Packers. Now this. And the playoffs start TOMORROW? Against the YANKEES?
I need some antacid.
TheKing
10-07-09, 02:48 AM
I had to work this evening, so I was only able to watch parts of the first 5 innings. The rest I had to listen to at work.
This game reminded me of why I fell in love with baseball in the first place. It really had everything that makes baseball stand out from the other major sports. The tension was ratcheted up every inning. From the 7th inning on, there was drama every half inning. It was like the two minute warning in football over and over again.
Those last 5 innings were like a boxing match. Back and forth, back and forth, the Tigers putting the Twins on the ropes, only to see the Twins slip out and land a quick jab. I texted my friend in the 12th, and said to him that it was time for the knockout blow, and sure enough Casilla came through and the Twins, battered and bruised, were the ones left standing.
But they didn't get out of it unscathed. This was a war tonight, and was really a microcosm of the entire season for these teams. Tigers start out in front, the Twins claw their way back, only to see the Tigers almost put it away. But in the end the Tigers make a huge blunder, and fail to take advantage of their opportunities to put it away.
Bottom line, it was the best baseball game since the Padres/Rockies game of '07.
Tarantino
10-07-09, 03:37 AM
I'm rooting for the Twins throughout the playoffs.
TheKing
10-07-09, 04:50 AM
It is shitty though, that every sports team, college or pro, out of Michigan they try to make this huge deal about how it is so important to them. I mean, it's a high if your local team wins it all (not that I'd know), and provides you a distraction, but it's not lasting.
It also helps pump more money into the community. Getting a World Series is big financial windfall for the city that gets it. From the hotel taxes to the added revenues to businesses around the stadium, to the extra work for stadium employees.
It isn't just a distraction, it delivers revenue.
starman9000
10-07-09, 07:29 AM
It also helps pump more money into the community. Getting a World Series is big financial windfall for the city that gets it. From the hotel taxes to the added revenues to businesses around the stadium, to the extra work for stadium employees.
It isn't just a distraction, it delivers revenue.
Sure there is some but it's not going to save the city. They were doing the same thing with the Spartans in the final four (I'm talking the media here), and there was no financial windfall to follow save for some shirt sales if they had won. I'm just saying, if they want to pump up Detroit teams for being the saviors of a down and out city, then they are setting it up people for a let down. And the rhetoric has clearly been different for Michigan teams lately, which doesn't seem fair to their teams or their fans.
12thmonkey
10-07-09, 09:13 AM
As a Cub fan who has had his hopes dashed again this year, I have to say that last night's Tigers v Twins game has completely revitalized my love of the game.
I had no allegiances either way, but that was an absolute blast to watch.
And clearly the Twins have their work cut out for them in NY...
SonOfAStu
10-07-09, 10:37 AM
I didn't expect them to make it, but this Pirates fan will be pulling for the Twins in this postseason. Hell - I may even try to go to game 3 this weekend if they're going to be THAT entertaining.
Trevor
10-07-09, 11:43 AM
I shouldn't admit this, but I only watched about a third of the game. Being a Minnesota sports fan has taught me a lot of heartbreak, and watching the Twins get so close to the division title and lose, a second year in a row, would have been too much.
So I'd watch a bit, then pause it and go watch a movie or run an errand. When they fell behind 3-0 I almost decided to just walk away and only watch the DVR if they came back. But then I'd occasionally peek at the score online, or look at it streaming on my iPhone; see that they had come back, and watch a bit more.
The 9th thru 11th innings were too stressful to watch. I finally decided to grow a set and I watched the 12th inning, then backed up and watched the whole game.
Hard to fully explain, I'm sure I sound like an idiot. I'll save a copy of the full game and likely re-watch it a couple times over the years. But in the heat of the moment last night, it was too much. If I was there I would have been fine; but being at home with plenty of less stressful things to do (watch horror films for the challenge) made it easy to skip most of it live.
mgbfan
10-07-09, 12:24 PM
Hey man - how could you possibly give up on a team that did what the Twins did? Stick with them man. The victory is so much sweeter when you were there all along.
starman9000
10-07-09, 12:26 PM
I shut the game off in anger about 4 times :) (turned it on each time about 2 seconds later though)
FantasticVSDoom
10-07-09, 12:59 PM
I shut the game off in anger about 4 times :) (turned it on each time about 2 seconds later though)
This is pretty much my MO for any important game involving teams I root for when they are close...
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