2014 ALDS: Detroit Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles

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ALDS begins Thursday Oct. 2

Gm 1 Thu, Oct 2 5:30 PM Tigers @ Orioles Scherzer (18-5), Tillman (13-6)
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Gm 2 Fri, Oct 3 TBD Tigers @ Orioles Verlander (15-12), TBD
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Gm 3 Sun, Oct 5 3:30 PM Orioles @ Tigers TBD, Price (15-12)
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Gm 4* Mon, Oct 6 TBD Orioles @ Tigers TBD, Porcello (15-13)
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Gm 5* Wed, Oct 8 TBD Tigers @ Orioles Pitchers TBD
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Poll Results

Option	Votes
Orioles	11
Tigers	4

― Bee OK, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 05:43 (ten years ago)

Orioles

― Bee OK, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 05:43 (ten years ago)

https://twitter.com/CamdenGIFs/status/512073527709532160

do it fer the longest-suffering sufferer

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 1 October 2014 21:42 (ten years ago)

Orioles for the novelty

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 October 2014 21:50 (ten years ago)

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 1 October 2014 21:53 (ten years ago)

I remain a Cabrera fan, and resolutely unhorrified by his 2012 MVP award, but the Orioles. Orioles-Pirates would send me back to '71 (not '79, when I wasn't paying attention), so that'd be nice.

― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 22:22 (ten years ago)

the drink driving sort of ruined him for me.

― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 1 October 2014 23:16 (ten years ago)

I'm rooting for the Tigers because Max Scherzer, Rick Porcello, Ian Kinsler and Torii Hunter. Also, I enjoy Michigan.

― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 23:37 (ten years ago)

i guess i don't really care

fuck wearing a tom clancy patch tho

― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 23:40 (ten years ago)

will root for the winner vs. the angels, however

― mookieproof, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 23:41 (ten years ago)

the tom clancy thing is so weird

it's not even a patch it's just the name tom clancy on a sleeve, like it was ripped off a marble monument of listed donors

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 1 October 2014 23:48 (ten years ago)

um - what? what's the point of that?

― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 1 October 2014 23:51 (ten years ago)

he was a part-owner, apparently part-owners get patches when they die and no one says anything about it

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 1 October 2014 23:52 (ten years ago)

Can't wait for the Ricketts patch in 2039.

― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 23:52 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Thursday, 2 October 2014 00:01 (ten years ago)

Jim Clancy > Tom Clancy

― Andy K, Thursday, 2 October 2014 03:13 (ten years ago)

Cards-Tigers might get me to watch 1.5 games of the WS again

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 2 October 2014 03:32 (ten years ago)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/By-NxIoIEAACEep.png

― mookieproof, Thursday, 2 October 2014 21:30 (ten years ago)

wow - that Tigers is tripping balls!

― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 2 October 2014 21:43 (ten years ago)

nellie

― johnny crunch, Thursday, 2 October 2014 21:53 (ten years ago)

35 playoff games, 15 homers

― mookieproof, Thursday, 2 October 2014 21:56 (ten years ago)

martinez y martinez

― johnny crunch, Thursday, 2 October 2014 22:02 (ten years ago)

i had no idea what an amaz season this other Martinez guy was having.

― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 2 October 2014 22:03 (ten years ago)

Voted O's just to give David Simon something to be happy about.

― cichleee suite (Leee), Thursday, 2 October 2014 22:12 (ten years ago)

Strike five, take your base.

― Andy K, Thursday, 2 October 2014 22:18 (ten years ago)

Just got in, how is Scherzer so far? Doesn't look good.

― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 2 October 2014 22:23 (ten years ago)

Not good.

― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 2 October 2014 22:29 (ten years ago)

No, and Rajai Davis should probably spend more time recovering from his ailment.

― Andy K, Thursday, 2 October 2014 22:36 (ten years ago)

It's the third inning and Kinsler has fouled off 11 of Tillman's pitches.

― Andy K, Thursday, 2 October 2014 22:38 (ten years ago)

Favorite play thus far is Torii Hunter's bases-empty, two-out sacrifice bunt.

― Andy K, Thursday, 2 October 2014 22:51 (ten years ago)

Three at-bats, 15 fouled Tillman pitches for Kinsler.

― Andy K, Thursday, 2 October 2014 23:18 (ten years ago)

That's 16, excuse me.

― Andy K, Thursday, 2 October 2014 23:20 (ten years ago)

Pearce!

― Andy K, Thursday, 2 October 2014 23:49 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Friday, 3 October 2014 00:01 (ten years ago)

Britton going for his first career four out save (cue ominous music).

― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 3 October 2014 00:30 (ten years ago)

oof

― k3vin k., Friday, 3 October 2014 00:41 (ten years ago)

wow why did he even try to take third there

― k3vin k., Friday, 3 October 2014 00:47 (ten years ago)

Britton going for his first career four out save (cue ominous music).

or not

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 00:53 (ten years ago)

Detroit's bullpen has been as good as advertised. I guess trying to get another inning out of Scherzer wasn't a bad idea after all.

― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 3 October 2014 00:54 (ten years ago)

two tigers relievers currently with infinite era's, a third's is 108.00

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 01:06 (ten years ago)

That's the kind of game the Tigers lost approximately 72 times this season.

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 02:30 (ten years ago)

I saw the key portion of the 8th inning in a bar. I guess the insects from Joba's last October meltdown moved either to his beard or Romine's glove.

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 October 2014 03:03 (ten years ago)

my ears aren't gonna stop ringing for daaaays

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 03:12 (ten years ago)

ask your doctor
if viagra
is right
for you

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 16:29 (ten years ago)

@BenLindbergh
Can't wait until baseball's core audience ages out of caring about erectile dysfunction and into caring about denture supplies and slippers.

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 October 2014 16:33 (ten years ago)

the tom clancy thing is so weird

― Karl Malone, Friday, 3 October 2014 16:55 (ten years ago)

SHED ROOF!

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 3 October 2014 17:13 (ten years ago)

rusted

― Immediate Follower (NA), Friday, 3 October 2014 17:19 (ten years ago)

w[eogasdnvlkasdn'l papa buck just had to start chen against the best team in baseball vs LHP

had this game pegged as a loss as soon as he was announced

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 17:19 (ten years ago)

Julio Daniel Martinez

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 17:19 (ten years ago)

Funky little shack

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 17:20 (ten years ago)

My only three cultural references to Baltimore are Edgar Allan Poe, John Waters and the Wire. Every crowd shot I wonder...

― Van Horn Street, Friday, 3 October 2014 17:45 (ten years ago)

doweneedashutdowninning.com

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 17:48 (ten years ago)

Orioles fans are chanting a White Stripes song. The White Stripes are from Detroit. Please tell me this is knowingly mocking and not just mindless sports fan activity.

― Immediate Follower (NA), Friday, 3 October 2014 17:49 (ten years ago)

Manny Machawho?

― Van Horn Street, Friday, 3 October 2014 17:56 (ten years ago)

a million teams are doing that now, o's have been doing it since 2012. it's huge in baltimore because it's an "o" chant, and the team is called the "O's". do you get it

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 17:57 (ten years ago)

anyway how long have they been mispronouncing "schoop" i miss jon miller

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 17:58 (ten years ago)

I know. I just want there to be an ironic subtext.

― Immediate Follower (NA), Friday, 3 October 2014 17:58 (ten years ago)

is it so fucking hard to find the correct pronunciation of the names of the players you're covering for an entire postseason xp

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 17:59 (ten years ago)

gausman: the guy who should've started this game

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 17:59 (ten years ago)

verlander at 95 pitches

soon the fun can really start

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 18:15 (ten years ago)

tigers have anibal in the pen, might see him today

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 18:19 (ten years ago)

No idea why Ausmus plays Carrera over Kelly.

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 18:41 (ten years ago)

I really hate "Seven Nation Army" as a chant, even more than the "Song 2" PA epidemic that seems to have subsided

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 October 2014 18:41 (ten years ago)

you hate everything tho

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 18:55 (ten years ago)

untrue, i am amazed at how great Ausmus still looks.

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 October 2014 18:56 (ten years ago)

Please let Sanchez finish this. Please.

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:02 (ten years ago)

haha xp

― k3vin k., Friday, 3 October 2014 19:03 (ten years ago)

seriously few things cooler than seeing people watch the games from the balconies past right field at camden

― k3vin k., Friday, 3 October 2014 19:03 (ten years ago)

when was the last four-inning save in the ~~playoffs~~ postseason? or even the regular season?

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:08 (ten years ago)

a much much cooler thing is how beautiful the skyline looked before they built that monstrosity xp

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:08 (ten years ago)

Won't be happening today.

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:09 (ten years ago)

Why?

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:11 (ten years ago)

wow cabrera is the slows

― k3vin k., Friday, 3 October 2014 19:12 (ten years ago)

And it'll take a 3B or HR to score Victor from second.

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:13 (ten years ago)

come on i really want to see a single-take replay of miggy running the bases there

― k3vin k., Friday, 3 October 2014 19:15 (ten years ago)

lol joba got a standing ovation when he was announced

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:20 (ten years ago)

sure that hbp wasn't a strike ump

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:23 (ten years ago)

this is gonna end well for detroit

― k3vin k., Friday, 3 October 2014 19:26 (ten years ago)

this game is gonna kill me dead

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:28 (ten years ago)

Hey does anyone know if Anibal Sanchez has ever thrown more than two innings in a game?

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:29 (ten years ago)

Joba roils

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:29 (ten years ago)

what a pen, huh

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:30 (ten years ago)

Hey does anyone know if Anibal Sanchez has ever thrown more than two innings in a game?

not since august 8, tbf

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:34 (ten years ago)

i have no recollection of delmon young as a tiger

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:34 (ten years ago)

!!!!!!!!!!

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:35 (ten years ago)

never throw delmon a first-pitch strike

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:35 (ten years ago)

THAT'LL TEACH THE TIGERS FOR NOT STILL HAVING DELMON YOUNG ON THEIR ROSTER FOR WHATEVER REASON

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:36 (ten years ago)

and this is why i picket the O's to take this series. the Detroit bullpen bein' the Detroit bullpen.

― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:36 (ten years ago)

that was incredible

― k3vin k., Friday, 3 October 2014 19:36 (ten years ago)

game is far from over -- and we have to deal with price tmo

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:37 (ten years ago)

joba did lower his era from undefined to 108

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:38 (ten years ago)

hardy is an awful baserunner btw, despite his range

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:38 (ten years ago)

not since august 8, tbf

Supposedly he's been 100% healthy since returning.

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:39 (ten years ago)

tiger relievers
http://i.imgur.com/OdaUBKe.gif

― bnw, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:40 (ten years ago)

i have no recollection of delmon young as a tiger
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, October 3, 2014 3:34 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

So you missed his misdemeanor anti-Semitic incident, too.

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:41 (ten years ago)

i was trying to remember if that was him!
go tigers i guess.

― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:43 (ten years ago)

yes i did!

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:43 (ten years ago)

tyger, tyger
'splodin' bright
in the forest of the eighth

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:43 (ten years ago)

hey, it's the dirty jobs guy

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:47 (ten years ago)

Was counting on Andrew Romine to tie this up with one swing. Oh well.

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 19:48 (ten years ago)

i had no idea this was on, looks like i missed a hell of a game

― Maggie killed Quagmire (collest baby ever) (frogbs), Friday, 3 October 2014 19:55 (ten years ago)

@keithlaw
Showalter is outmanaging Ausmus by doing almost nothing.

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 October 2014 20:01 (ten years ago)

lol starting chen was not good managing. but he is a big minimalist with bullpen changes.

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 20:02 (ten years ago)

not sure what ausmus was supposed to do, besides leaving anibal out there for a really long time. it's not like he could turn to doug fister or drew smyly

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 20:09 (ten years ago)

Don Kelly was well-rested.

― Andy K, Friday, 3 October 2014 20:13 (ten years ago)

dead-arm anibal probably still the best choice

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 3 October 2014 20:13 (ten years ago)

btw joba got credit for a hold

― mookieproof, Friday, 3 October 2014 20:20 (ten years ago)

http://www.freep.com/graphics/detroit-tigers-masks-2014/joba-chamberlain-2014.jpg

― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Friday, 3 October 2014 20:23 (ten years ago)

a contrary opinion: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/03/brad-ausmus-doesnt-want-to-make-the-tough-calls

― mookieproof, Saturday, 4 October 2014 00:52 (ten years ago)

Detroit Trends
· Change
Eid Mubarak
Annabelle
Ausmus
Sanchez
Tigers
Joba
Ebola
#ALDS
Soria
Nick Jonas

― Andy K, Saturday, 4 October 2014 13:01 (ten years ago)

How Ausmus used Soria:

07/24: sat
07/25: sat
07/26: entered in 8th w/ three-run deficit
07/27: sat
07/28: off
07/29: entered in 7th w/ tie; inherited two runners
07/30: sat
07/31: entered in 7th w/ tie
08/01: sat
08/02: sat
08/03: entered in 9th w/ four-run deficit
08/04: sat
08/05: entered in 11th w/ tie
08/06: sat
08/07: sat
08/08: sat
08/09: entered in 9th w/ tie; inherited three runners

*oblique injury*

09/10: entered in 9th w/ two-run deficit
09/11: off
09/12: sat
09/13: entered in 7th w/ one-run lead
09/14: sat
09/15: entered in 9th w/ two-run lead
09/16: sat
09/17: sat
09/18: off
09/19: sat
09/20: sat
09/21: entered in 7th w/ three-run deficit; inherited runner in scoring position
09/22: entered in 9th w/ two-run deficit
09/23: sat
09/24: entered in 9th w/ five-run lead
09/25: entered in 7th w/ one-run lead
09/26: sat
09/27: sat
09/28: sat

― Andy K, Saturday, 4 October 2014 13:38 (ten years ago)

lol schoop

― mookieproof, Sunday, 5 October 2014 20:52 (ten years ago)

Nelson Cruz has almost the same number of post-season ABs as Ruth right now.

Ruth: 129 AB, 15 HR, 33 RBI, .326/.467/.744
Cruz: 134 AB, 15 HR, 30 RBI, .291/.345/.694

Biggest difference is walks: 33-10 for Ruth.

― clemenza, Sunday, 5 October 2014 21:12 (ten years ago)

http://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2326232/schoop-tackle.0.gif

― mookieproof, Sunday, 5 October 2014 21:55 (ten years ago)

oh that probably wasn't smart

― k3vin k., Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:18 (ten years ago)

A double Martinez.

― clemenza, Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:20 (ten years ago)

ruh roh

― k3vin k., Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:21 (ten years ago)

(Sorry--I'm sure 10,000 headline writers have already used that this year.)

― clemenza, Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:21 (ten years ago)

Cardinal rule #1 broken...not afraid of being second-guessed, anyway.

― clemenza, Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:24 (ten years ago)

who the hell is this dude

― k3vin k., Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:26 (ten years ago)

yea tough spot for this dude

― johnny crunch, Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:26 (ten years ago)

well that was dumb

― k3vin k., Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:27 (ten years ago)

not enough martinezes

― johnny crunch, Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:27 (ten years ago)

congrats to the O's.

― Bee OK, Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:28 (ten years ago)

Well, I think the Tigers have officially worn out their welcome.

― clemenza, Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:28 (ten years ago)

If you're in the States, you're lucky you don't have to put up with Gregg Zaun. HOF second-guesser--no matter what the answer, Zaun knows the question.

― clemenza, Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:32 (ten years ago)

definitely a good idea to pinch hit in that situation with a guy with a career wRC+ of 23

― k3vin k., Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:35 (ten years ago)

plus romine actually has respectable numbers against lefties

― mookieproof, Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:46 (ten years ago)

@Dan_Dickerson
Norris was story today: 6.57ERA in 4GS career v. #Tigers, 12R in 10IP in 2GS here, and he didn't give up a hard-hit ball in 6.1IP, just 2H..

You win this time, Buuuuud.

― Andy K, Sunday, 5 October 2014 23:50 (ten years ago)

no matter what the answer, Zaun knows the question.

ama-zing. i don't hate Zaun, but this is him in a nutshell.

― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 6 October 2014 00:33 (ten years ago)

when is Chris Davis due back?

― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 October 2014 00:48 (ten years ago)

game 6 at the earliest. 0% chance he's on the ALCS roster.

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 6 October 2014 01:22 (ten years ago)

also =)

― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 6 October 2014 01:22 (ten years ago)

SOMETHING MAGIC HAPPENED

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 6 October 2014 01:30 (ten years ago)

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