rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 1, 2009 Porcello and Perry make the big league roster. Verlander, Jackson, Miner, Galarraga, and Porcello are the rotation for now until Bondo comes back. Bonine, Lyon, Perry, Rincon, Robertson, Rodney, and Seay are in the pen. Thats what is going to be the opening day pitching situation. Clevlen is being shopped around, Hessman was put on waivers, Larish is likely to be the last man on the 25-man roster. So here it is, the opening day roster. Granderson CF Polanco 2b Ordonez RF Thames DH/LF Cabrera 1B Guillen DH/LF Everett SS Inge 3B Laird C Anderson OF Santiago IF Larish IF/OF Treanor C SP Verlander Jackson Galarraga Porcello Miner RP Bonine Robertson Seay Rodney Lyon Perry Rincon http://www.freep.com/article/20090401/SPOR...90401041/?imw=Y Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted April 2, 2009 I'm excited to see what Porcello can do. And for the love of god, let's hope the Bullpen can stay healthy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 Opening Day tomorrow!! And here's what I like best: Normally, the Tigers play a game, then the next day there's a day off right away. Ugh. Not this year though. Here's the lineup: CF Curtis Granderson 2B Placido Polanco RF Magglio Ordoñez 1B Miguel Cabrera DH Carlos Guillen C Gerald Laird 3B Brandon Inge SS Adam Everett LF Josh Anderson P Justin Verlander No shockers, although I'm honestly very worried about this lineup. Having to bat Gerald Laird sixth does not inspire my confidence. I'd bump Inge up a spot - there's a clear correlation between his batting average and how much catcher he plays. Now that he's not catching, I think we'll see something much closer to the '04-'06 Inge than last year's version. And I think we'll see Guillen returning to shortstop quite a bit this year to make room for Thames' bat. Even Guillen worries me though - he's quite obviously on the decline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) I don't think Guillen will play much SS. We have Everett and Santiago who will take the load at SS. Guillen/Thames/Anderson will platoon in LF with Thames and Guillen taking the DH whenever the other is in the field. Anderson I don't think will get many starts with Guillen and Thames bats. They are just too good to take the bat out of their hands on any consistent basis. heres a link to supplement my post: http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article...sp&c_id=det Edited April 6, 2009 by rwfan007 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 Yeah, I'm pretty sure we'll see Guillen in LF and Thames DH'ing most days. I think this team can do well if they build some chemistry. It seems more of a team this year rather than a collection of names. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) Jays lineup tonight... 1. Scutaro - SS 2. Hill - 2B 3. Rios - RF 4. Wells - CF 5. Lind - LF 6. Rolen - 3B 7. Overbay - 1B 8. Barajas - C 9. Snider - DH SP - Doc Halladay Bench: McDonald - SS/3B/OF Millar - 1B/DH Barrett - C Bautista - 3B/1B Remaining rotation: Litsch Purcey Romero Richmond Bullpen: Tallet Downs Camp Frasor Carlson League Ryan 15-day DL: Casey Janssen 60-day DL: Shaun Marcum Dustin McGowan Edited April 6, 2009 by MacK_Attack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spydrwebb 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 On ESPN they were previewing the Tigers and they said Zumaya was at 80% but he was throwing the ball at 98mph. No telling if any of those pitches are hitting the strike zone, but that sounds pretty promising. One of the insiders was also saying that Leyland feels a lot better about this year's team than last season's, and if the Tigers don't get off to a good start, Leyland could be fired. i saw that as well, and the FSN season preview... both agreed on the same points. leyland will be safe only after the tigers get off to a respectable start. i favor the moves made thus far and look forward to zumaya returning at 100% soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoWings1905 2,694 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 Opening Day! I don't expect these Tigers to be any better than a .500 team, but having baseball back is always exciting. Maybe lower expectations will lead to some surprises for the Tigers. I just can't see how a team with so many questions mark on the pitching staff can seriously contend. Unless Verlander and Bonderman pitch like 2006, someone takes over the closer's role and Porcello/Perry become Verlander/Zumaya, the Tigers are going to struggle. One of the few bright spots might be Cabrera. I think he'll win the AL MVP this season. Go Tigers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 :banana: :colorbounce: :beerbuddy: TIGERS!!!!!!!!! I am so stoked for this year. Baseball and hockey are basically 50-50 for me, so this is just as exciting as opening day for the wings! Yeah Buddy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 Always great to see your ace throw 35 pitches in one inning and give up 4 runs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoWings1905 2,694 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 Well, at least the Tigers made it easier for me to watch the Red Wings tonight. 9-1 Jays and our ace gets rocked on Opening Day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 Can we start this season with a longer losing streak than last season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mule 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 LET'S GO BLUE JAYS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 it aint over til its over Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mule 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 it aint over til its over It's over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 we made it interesting, but alas, it was not to be. Halladay is a damn good pitcher. We got them tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoWings1905 2,694 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 Is it fair to say we may have some pitching issues? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 Hey, if it wasn't 3 bad innings, we had a shutout going! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 If Verlander is going to pitch like that all season, might as well wrap it up and call it a year right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 Good to see the Jays might actually have some bats this year. Lind & Snider are going to be a formidable duo for many years. Pitching on the other hand.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 $#%&@! Bullpen................................................this is the best we've got? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 Thats my boy Brandon! Thats why he has been my favorite player for years! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timothy1997 0 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 how bout that tigers bully?!?!?!? Typical Tigers game in which they took a dominate performance by Jackson and throw it right down the tube Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 Boy, it's a good thing we shored up the bullpen by signing all these great relief pitchers. Rincon and Lyon certainly have been masterful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mannysBETTER3434 1 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 Boy, it's a good thing we shored up the bullpen by signing all these great relief pitchers. Rincon and Lyon certainly have been masterful. Don't want to judge a person two games in, but Lyon gave me Grillie flashbacks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites