Here's how Nathan performed against the 7-8-9 hitters:
T Plouffe walked.E Nunez hit by pitch.E Escobar walked.
― Andy K, Saturday, 14 June 2014 02:34 (nine years ago) link
https://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/856777741.gif
― Andy K, Saturday, 14 June 2014 02:48 (nine years ago) link
release him
― mookieproof, Saturday, 14 June 2014 02:50 (nine years ago) link
Wasn't a save situation, but I'm pretty his blown saves as a Tiger already exceed his blown saves against the Tigers.
― Andy K, Saturday, 14 June 2014 02:55 (nine years ago) link
pretty sure his
― Andy K, Saturday, 14 June 2014 13:17 (nine years ago) link
eugenioshortstop in the sky
― mookieproof, Saturday, 14 June 2014 23:29 (nine years ago) link
See you in Toledo, Verlander.
― Andy K, Sunday, May 25, 2014 3:01 PM (3 weeks ago)
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 02:02 (nine years ago) link
Maybe a week ago, there was a graphic on MLB Network that showed Verlander's pitch count (including playoffs), 2011-2014, as the equivalent of 10+ games more than the pitcher with the second-highest pitch count (CJ Wilson?). Scherzer was up there, too.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 02:37 (nine years ago) link
D Joseph relieved T Collins.N Castellanos doubled to deep right.A Romine singled to right, N Castellanos to third.E Suarez walked, A Romine to second.R Davis singled to left, N Castellanos scored, A Romine to third, E Suarez to second.D Kelly struck out swinging.B Holaday struck out swinging.V Martinez reached on infield single to third, A Romine scored, E Suarez to third, R Davis to second.J Martinez homered to left, E Suarez, R Davis and V Martinez scored.M Mariot relieved D Joseph.A Jackson struck out looking.
Nice to have Kelly get some swings here while Cabrera rested.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 02:43 (nine years ago) link
point park pioneers 4eva
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 02:45 (nine years ago) link
@beckjasonYes, they did sign 7th-rounder Joey Pankake.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 15:27 (nine years ago) link
interesting stat fact: justin verlander and max scherzer have combined to allowed 657,354 runs in the past two nights to the royals, first time that's ever been done at comerica park
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 18 June 2014 00:32 (nine years ago) link
That seems low.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 18 June 2014 01:04 (nine years ago) link
Please rain Wednesday and Thursday!
― peepee, Wednesday, 18 June 2014 01:38 (nine years ago) link
The torrential rains came 2 hours too late.
― peepee, Thursday, 19 June 2014 00:17 (nine years ago) link
Fucking hell.
http://www.freep.com/article/20140618/SPORTS02/306180162/detroit-tigers-brad-ausmus-joke
“I beat my wife,” Ausmus said. “I’m just kidding. No, luckily, my wife and kids are fantastic. I do get a little mopey at home, but my wife and kids are good. They’ve seen me be in a bad mood after a loss, so they’ve been great.”His joke drew some hearty laughs and some nervous laughs from the media and, after answering another question, he came back to it.“I didn’t want to make light of battered women,” Ausmus said. “I apologize for that if it offended anyone.”
His joke drew some hearty laughs and some nervous laughs from the media and, after answering another question, he came back to it.
“I didn’t want to make light of battered women,” Ausmus said. “I apologize for that if it offended anyone.”
― Andy K, Thursday, 19 June 2014 14:52 (nine years ago) link
Better response:
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― Andy K, Thursday, 19 June 2014 14:55 (nine years ago) link
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/06/18/is-alex-avila-tipping-pitches-blog/
Holaday starts, Sanchez, Chamberlain and Nathan keep the Royals off balanced, Tigers win 2-1.
― peepee, Thursday, 19 June 2014 21:23 (nine years ago) link
Ausmus had Chamberlain warming up FOR the 8th, and...
I Krol relieved A Alburquerque.M Aviles singled to right.M Bourn singled to right, M Aviles to second.A Cabrera homered to left, M Aviles and M Bourn scored.J Kipnis flied out to left.C Santana homered to left.L Chisenhall struck out looking.J Chamberlain relieved I Krol.N Swisher struck out swinging.
― Andy K, Saturday, 21 June 2014 02:09 (nine years ago) link
things are bad when you're screaming for joba
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 June 2014 02:16 (nine years ago) link
jd martinez is carrying the team
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 21 June 2014 02:17 (nine years ago) link
#formerastro
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 June 2014 02:20 (nine years ago) link
@beckjasonJ.D. Martinez named AL Player of the Week.
Thanks, Astros.
― Andy K, Monday, 23 June 2014 19:58 (nine years ago) link
Bullpen help:
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bq60HH4IMAAdfel.jpg
― Andy K, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 19:50 (nine years ago) link
RICK PORCELLO IS THE THIRD PITCHER SINCE 1900 TO WIN 10 OR MORE GAMES IN EACH OF HIS FIRST SIX SEASONS PRIOR TO TURNING 26 YEARS OLD.
*ducks*
― Andy K, Friday, 27 June 2014 03:44 (nine years ago) link
Seems Porcello is on pace for the same fWAR than 2013, but with a much lower k/9 and a lower GB%.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 27 June 2014 19:14 (nine years ago) link
The first year he had to deal with Fielder and Cabrera at the corners, he gave up a career high in hits allowed (the league high). The following year, his K/9 spiked from 5.5 (his current career average) to 7.2. His Ks went up by 35 and his hits allowed went down by 41.
I've always really dug him. Glad he now has Cabrera at first and a third baseman who can at least move laterally a bit. I'd love to see him supported by an elite infield.
― Andy K, Friday, 27 June 2014 20:55 (nine years ago) link
~~ TWEET OF THE YEAR ~~
@TonyPaul1984Random thought: #Tigers outfield sometimes reminds me of all those Little Leaguers shagging at the Home Run Derby.
― Andy K, Saturday, 28 June 2014 01:50 (nine years ago) link
Can Rick Porcello win 300 games?
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 28 June 2014 20:56 (nine years ago) link
that might be the least useful article i've ever read
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Saturday, 28 June 2014 21:14 (nine years ago) link
like not even shitting on wins here, that guy literally just wrote an article listing various wins-per-year totals that could get him to 300, without using a single statistic besides wins
is he an excitable 13 year old tigers fan, cause that's the type of thing i would've done at 13
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Saturday, 28 June 2014 21:18 (nine years ago) link
"could ricky p get to 300 wins? well. if you give him 13 wins per season through age 39, he'll end up with 260. but let's go nuts and say he average 38 wins a season through age 88. he will most likely reach 300 wins. now let's say global warming destroys civilization in a few years and no one cares about baseball anymore. in this scenario, he most likely will not reach 300 wins."
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Saturday, 28 June 2014 21:21 (nine years ago) link
Clutch stuff by Ian Kinsler
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 29 June 2014 00:35 (nine years ago) link
Majestic insight by Van Horn Street
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 29 June 2014 00:39 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku97f8D1LY0
― Andy K, Sunday, 29 June 2014 00:48 (nine years ago) link
Never forget:
http://www.annarbor.com/assets_c/2010/08/Rick%20Porcello%20Kevin%20Youkilis%20Brawl-thumb-300x401-50195.jpg
― Andy K, Sunday, 29 June 2014 00:54 (nine years ago) link
Porcello just threw a no-strikeout, no-walk, complete-game shutout.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 01:35 (nine years ago) link
...against the A's.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 01:38 (nine years ago) link
...and he has a 25-inning scoreless streak.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 01:43 (nine years ago) link
zero strikeouts tonight
9:4 K:BB over those 25 innings
weird
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 2 July 2014 01:51 (nine years ago) link
@susanslusserPorcello the first big-league pitcher since Jeff Ballard on Aug. 21, 1989, w/ CG shutout without a walk or a strikeout.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 02:01 (nine years ago) link
2h13m special
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 02:13 (nine years ago) link
that's a gregg maddux!
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 04:07 (nine years ago) link
Third-inning bunt sacrifice against a severely struggling pitcher? It's like Leyland never left.
Detroit - Bottom of 2ndHyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los AngelesT Hunter doubled to deep right.N Castellanos singled to right, T Hunter to third.A Avila singled to right, T Hunter scored, N Castellanos to second.E Suarez singled to left, N Castellanos to third, A Avila to second.R Davis reached on infield single to shortstop, N Castellanos scored, A Avila to third, E Suarez to second.A Avila scored, E Suarez to third, R Davis to second on wild pitch by H Ryu.A Jackson struck out looking.I Kinsler singled to left center, E Suarez scored, R Davis to third.M Cabrera singled to center, R Davis scored, I Kinsler to second.J Martinez singled to shallow center, I Kinsler to third, M Cabrera to second.T Hunter grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Martinez out at second.
Detroit - Bottom of 3rdHyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los AngelesN Castellanos doubled to left.A Avila walked.E Suarez sacrificed to pitcher, N Castellanos to third, A Avila to second.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 00:38 (nine years ago) link
Don Kelly got two hits off Zack Greinke.
Don Kelly was intentionally walked by Brandon League.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 19:48 (nine years ago) link
W LMar 31-May 18 27 12May 19-Jun 18 9 21Jun 19-Jul 12 17 4
― Andy K, Sunday, 13 July 2014 02:29 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsbbLptCMAA4ZMo.png
― Andy K, Sunday, 13 July 2014 14:03 (nine years ago) link
Checking Justin Verlander's 2014 season, he has 1.9 fWAR...and 0.1 bWAR. 1.8 seems huge to me.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 18 July 2014 19:17 (nine years ago) link
high babip, low strand rate. 4.02 FIP 4.88 ERA. SIERA's a reasonable 4.39. nothing in his batted ball profile seems to be off, he just isn't getting strikeouts and none of his pitches have positive pitch values besides the slider. fastball curveball and changeup all went from great to terrible in the past two years.
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 18 July 2014 21:04 (nine years ago) link
Sharp through three, gassed in the fourth and hanging damn near every curveball. He can't be fully recovered from his surgery.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 02:56 (nine years ago) link