2014 ALDS: Detroit Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles

Orioles

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do it fer the longest-suffering sufferer

Orioles for the novelty

<3

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.

the drink driving sort of ruined him for me.

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

i guess i don't really care

fuck wearing a tom clancy patch tho

will root for the winner vs. the angels, however

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

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

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

Can't wait for the Ricketts patch in 2039.

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Jim Clancy > Tom Clancy

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

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wow - that Tigers is tripping balls!

nellie

35 playoff games, 15 homers

martinez y martinez

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

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

Strike five, take your base.

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

Not good.

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

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

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

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

That's 16, excuse me.

Pearce!

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

oof

wow why did he even try to take third there

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

or not

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.

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

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

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.

my ears aren't gonna stop ringing for daaaays

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

the tom clancy thing is so weird

SHED ROOF!

rusted

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

Julio Daniel Martinez

!!!!!!!!!!

never throw delmon a first-pitch strike

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

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

that was incredible

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

joba did lower his era from undefined to 108

hardy is an awful baserunner btw, despite his range

not since august 8, tbf

Supposedly he's been 100% healthy since returning.

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

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.

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

yes i did!

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

hey, it's the dirty jobs guy

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

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

@keithlaw
Showalter is outmanaging Ausmus by doing almost nothing.

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

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

Don Kelly was well-rested.

dead-arm anibal probably still the best choice

btw joba got credit for a hold

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

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

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Annabelle
Ausmus
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Tigers
Joba
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#ALDS
Soria
Nick Jonas

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

lol schoop

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.

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oh that probably wasn't smart

A double Martinez.

ruh roh

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

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

who the hell is this dude

yea tough spot for this dude

well that was dumb

not enough martinezes

congrats to the O's.

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

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.

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

plus romine actually has respectable numbers against lefties

@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.

no matter what the answer, Zaun knows the question.

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

when is Chris Davis due back?

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

also =)

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