Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

We're 6 back of Cleveland with 19 to go. That mandates absolutely no worse than 5-2 against them the rest of the way, and even then we'd need some help. 6-1 and we might screw around and win the Central. If we do any worse than 4-3, we're in trouble on all fronts. If Baltimore plays 10-9 the rest of the way, we need 11-8 to catch them. If we get our asses kicked by Cleveland again, our margin for error for ANY playoff spot is next to zero.

We've still got a series with KC left, too. 7 with Cleveland, 6 with Minnesota, and 3 each with KC and Atlanta, of all teams.

EDIT: The more I look at this, I think we may need a 12-7 finish to get in. Boston, Toronto, Baltimore and NY are going to eat each other over the next two weeks, so for the most part, they're going to come in around .500 the rest of the way. SOMEBODY in that group is going to win at least 10 more games. We're not going to be able to back our way into this one.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

And we might be right back in the same place we started with last night.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

Boyd's got nothing. And not much of that, either.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

It's 7-1 now. Someone else can drive. I'm done for the night.

Butt ****er pitching for Detroit.

[MissThundercat]

It's 7-1 now. Someone else can drive. I'm done for the night.

Butt ****er pitching for Detroit.

I'd like to thank the Tigers for participating in this year's playoff chase. You can pick up your complimentary fruit basket as you exit stage left.

[MaizeRage]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

*** happened to Sanchez? He cruised through the order the first time around, I change the channel for a minute, and now they're down 5-2.

[JF_Gophers]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

*** happened to Sanchez? He cruised through the order the first time around, I change the channel for a minute, and now they're down 5-2.

did you turn around again? its 6-5 now.

[MaizeRage]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

did you turn around again? its 6-5 now.

Didn't stay that way for long.

[MaizeRage]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

MIGGY!!

7-6 in the bottom of the 7th.

[MaizeRage]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition



Interesting way to win a game 9-6. Baltimore won and Cleveland will win, but Toronto and New York lost.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

And now we've got two messes in the rotation. Sanchez was pig**** tonight. We've got Verlander, Fulmer, Norris, Boyd........??

[MaizeRage]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

And now we've got two messes in the rotation. Sanchez was pig**** tonight. We've got Verlander, Fulmer, Norris, Boyd........??

This is 100% fueled by desperation, but: Farmer actually pitched pretty well last night.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

4-1 Cleveland. Same ****. Different month.

I am thiiis close to burying this team.

[bronconick]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

4-1 Cleveland. Same ****. Different month.

I am thiiis close to burying this team.

They're burying themselves, so feel free to jump off. I already did.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 9: The Carlos Guillen edition

Not yet, but I have picked out a plot and the shovels are close by.

Teams are adjusting to Fulmer. They're not diving at his off-speed stuff that is dropping at the plate, and he's struggling to locate much of anything else.