2013 ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox

Really don't understand why anyone thought that Coke was the obvious call the other night.

o come on this game for serious

Easy, Tiger.

...and 3-4-5 hitters who are hysterically slow/gimpy.

― Andy K, Monday, October 14, 2013 12:19 PM

yeaw

what a fucking fraud, Mr Arbiter

sick

did the Bosox get these calls during the season? it wd explain a lot.

the red sox get all the calls because they are a cool team

detroit got those calls last nite

sunday rather

series is nuts

According to SweetSpot, the 11th 1-0 post-season game won with a solo home run. The first was in 1923, and the home run was hit by Casey Stengel.

(Sorry, can't get the NL game either, so this is how I fill my time. There are ten zillion more stations now than in the '70s, yet I got to see every playoff game then.)

It's only 2 games to 1, why have u ppl given it to the Sux already? Fister will fist em.

This series has been TREMENDOUS

yup

I showed the Ortiz clip four times in class yesterday. It really is incredible. Once for Ortiz and the drama of the moment, once focussing on Hunter, once focussing on the cop, and a fourth time for the bullpen catcher.

Ortiz obviously added to his legend (exaggerated or not). If it's possible to not make a catch and add to your defensive legend (again, exaggerated or not), then I think Hunter did too.

I think by definition calling a player who is not HOF-caliber a "legend" is exaggerated.

C'mon...again, even if you don't agree, the popular perception of Ortiz is that he's a legendary post-season performer. (If you're conceding that that's true and just disagreeing with the perception, that's fine.)

I don't know if Buehrle will ever go to the HOF, but he'll be legendary for me because of that Buehrle-meter play.

Lots of players who aren't in the HOF are legendary for a variety of reasons: Mark Fidrych, Dusty Rhodes, Joe Pepitone, on and on and on. As someone who's regularly dismissing the HOF, you're attaching a great deal of importance to it on this one narrow point.

dock ellis

Buddy Biancalana

Phil Linz and his harmonica.

Mike Kekich and Mike Kekich's best friend's wife.

pete rose

Mario Mendoza

legends of umpiring

http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/3397561/Screen_shot_2013-10-15_at_7.04.36_PM.png

"(Kulpa's) single worst call might have come at the single worst possible time for the Tigers. Which doesn't really mean anything, except that baseball will drive you crazy."

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/10/16/4843104/alcs-game3-peralta-bad-call-one-run-games-red-sox-tigers

clearly the tigers haven't been paying their tribute to the umpires guild these past few years

mea kulpa

Huh!

Hunter 9
Cabrera 5
Fielder 3
Martinez DH
Peralta 7
Avila 2
Infante 4
Jackson 8
Iglesias 6

Harold Reynolds not gonna like that

interesting

can't believe the best hitter is batting second, a spot reserved for a speedy player who can lay down a bunt

Friend who's been nonstop complaining about Jackson saw the lineup and said he hates it because it is an obvious panic move.

IS LEYLAND JUST GOING TO SIT THERE AND WATCH THE SEASON SLIP AWAY OR IS HE...WHAT THE FUCK? NOW he's doing something?! Don't like it. They had so much success during the season and this sudden, drastic move is pure panic. Spineless.

IF LEYLAND ACTUALLY GAVE A SHIT ABOUT HIS OFFENSE REFUSING TO SHOW UP HE'D DH MIGGY, PUT V-MART IN LEFT, PERALTA AT 2ND, INFANTE AT SHORT, CALL UP CASTELLANOS FOR THE BENCH, AND HAVE QBERRY AVAILABLE TO RUN -- OH THAT'S RIGHT, QBERRY IS ON THE RED SOX BECAUSE DUMBROWSKI DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO RECOGNIZE TALENT. ENJOY YOUR WINTER, BOYS. GOD.

(Obviously the fans are bugging me more than the players and manager.)

Are those quotes from your friend, or is that you, Andy?

Caps stuff: exaggerations of stuff I've seen/heard.

Iglesias not available tonight as a pinch-hitter

I think by definition calling a player who is not HOF-caliber a "legend" is exaggerated.

― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:44 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

is this about ortiz? u kno he's probably gonna get into the HOF bc of "legend" rite. also probably having 500 home runs.

detroit deserves to lose for having that tunnel right behind home plate what a dreadful decision

Cabrera batting second is so funny. Bunts, hit-and-run, anything could happen. (Batting order mostly proven to be not as important as believed anyway.)

Yikes

swinging on 1st pitch right after guy walks in a run on 4 pitches. CHRIST, DOES ANYONE TEACH ANYMORE???

. also probably having 500 home runs.

lol, chickenfeed these days

i can't believ fox is running features on the beards of each red sox

cant ya?

that's some good fistin'

morelike jake pervy