Mike 0 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 All that hard work by Jackson and our "awesome" bullpen let's him down. How man home runs are the guys out in the pen going to give up? Brandon is on a roll. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Third Man In 2,091 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) On one hand, there's blame to go around after that one: in the top of the 8th the offence failing to add to a lead with the bases loaded; in the bottom of the 8th a bad bounce on Inge leading to an error and a ball sneaking under Everett's glove prolonging the inning before Rolen's bomb. But you could also tell Leyland had no confidence to go to the bullpen in the 8th and stuck with Jackson longer than he wanted to. I hope Lyon's getting that out of his system. Jackson, Cabrera, and Inge look great. I'm with you rwfan007--some people love to dump on him, but Brandon's been my favorite for years too. Edited April 8, 2009 by Third Man In Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoWings1905 2,694 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 Good job DD. Everyone in the world knew the bullpen sucked and you signed Brandon Lyon. It's going to be a long season unless we get a miracle turnaround in pitching. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted April 8, 2009 I don't know about my favorite, there really have been a lot of good guys to choose from over the past couple years, but Inge has always been up there for sure. Dude has stuck with the Tigers through thick and thin. He'll play in his 1,000th game as a Tiger very soon. I always said he needs to play third and not catch and his hitting will be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 Brandon goes deep again! 3 HR in 3 games... seems alright to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 and theres a W... good game guys! Keep it up Brandon and Cabby! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 Much better tonight. Miner got out of the first inning bases loaded, no out and cruised. I dont know who Perry is, but he's my new favorite bullpen pitcher. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 Much better tonight. Miner got out of the first inning bases loaded, no out and cruised. I dont know who Perry is, but he's my new favorite bullpen pitcher. Perry is the other hotshot rookie they brought north. He's supposed to have a pretty nasty fastball, but you must really hate our bullpen if that outing was enough to make him your favorite. I hope that was just majors-debut jitters and not his actual pitching style because Fernando Rodney is as much "wild, sometimes effectively" as I can take. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 Perry is the other hotshot rookie they brought north. He's supposed to have a pretty nasty fastball, but you must really hate our bullpen if that outing was enough to make him your favorite. I hope that was just majors-debut jitters and not his actual pitching style because Fernando Rodney is as much "wild, sometimes effectively" as I can take. Oh, I reaaaaaaaaallly hate our bullpen. Seen too many wins lost in 10 relief pitches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 Unlikely major leaguers Tigers fans should recognize two of the ten names from way back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timothy1997 0 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 love the fact that today and tomorrow's games are afternoon games. I got both days off from work so it works perfect. Really excited to see how Porcello does today. So far the starting pitching has impressed me albeit against Toronto. Hope that keeps on going today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timothy1997 0 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 Nick Adenhart killed Such a sad end to a promising talent. Unbelievable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 Blue Jays beat the Tigers 6-2 on homers by Aaron Hill, Adam Lind & Marco Scutaro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timothy1997 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2009 CABRERA WITH THE GRAND SLAM!!!! LLLLLOOOOONNNNNNNNGGGGGG GGGGGGOOOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlakChamber 8 Report post Posted April 10, 2009 Pretty good game so far. I just discovered today that DirecTV has a free week of MLB Extra Innings. Wish I had known this at the start of the week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timothy1997 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2009 Pretty good game so far. I just discovered today that DirecTV has a free week of MLB Extra Innings. Wish I had known this at the start of the week. they always have that. They have it for the NHL and NBA too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 10, 2009 Damn, thats what the Tigers are supposed to look like. Dominant starting pitching, and explosive offense. 15-2! Cabby still sluggin too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 big step for the Tigers today. Getting back to .500 is HUGE no matter what part of the season it happens in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlakChamber 8 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 Didn't get to watch the game today, but going by the statline it looked like Verlander had a much better game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 11, 2009 yeah, inge and everett had errors in the 4th or 5th inning that led to 2 runs, so in reality JV gave up 1 run in 5 innings of work. He had 97 pitches though, that needs to be cut down a bit so he can get into the 6th and 7th innings on a consistent basis. BUT a win is a win is a win. 3-3 as of now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwfan007 18 Report post Posted April 12, 2009 Man, Inge and the Tigers stole that one! 6 runs in the 8th to win the game... good fight in the guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted April 12, 2009 Man, Inge and the Tigers stole that one! 6 runs in the 8th to win the game... good fight in the guys! I'll take this one in exchange for the one we blew in Toronto earlier in the week. Looks like a solid start to the season so far. Texas is Texas and still isn't real likely for the playoffs, but I've seen enough now that I think the Tigers will be in the hunt all year. Especially if the Tribe suck as bad as they looked this week and we can get 2 of 3 from Chicago next. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoWings1905 2,694 Report post Posted April 12, 2009 Sweep! 4-3 sure feels much better than 0-7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted April 13, 2009 Terrible news....the Bird is gone. Fidrych, 54, dies in apparent accident Simply unbelievable. So far it has not been a good year for former Tiger All-Stars. I hope Al Kaline is taking regular doctor visits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted April 15, 2009 Tigers puttin it to the Sox, 9-0. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
