Game 156: Orioles (65-90) @ Tigers (90-65), 7:05pm
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 6:30 PM EDT
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Fresh off of three winning series against contenders for the Wild Card in Tampa Bay, Los Angeles and Boston, the Orioles will head to Detroit to face a playoff-bound team. The Tigers have already clinched their division, but they are neck and neck with Texas in determining who will get to face Boston in the ALDS round of the playoffs. Those two teams entered today's play with the same record. The team with the better record will face Boston while holding the home field advantage and the team with the lesser record will face New York without the home field advantage. So it's fair to say that the Tigers still have something to play for in the last week of the season, because really, right now anybody should want to play Boston in the first round.
The exception to the previous paragraph is if Boston collapses so completely that Anaheim slips into the Wild Card spot in the AL. They are behind by 2.5 games with seven to play, but with the way Boston's looked lately, this isn't impossible. Then, none of that other stuff matters, because Texas can't play LAAAOCCAUSAESMWU in the opening round, and New York would play Los Angeles and Texas and Detroit would play one another. Did you get all that?
However, the Tigers aren't playing tonight's game like a team that's trying to squeeze out every last win. Tonight, they're sending out Jacob Turner, their first-round pick with the 9th selection in the 2009 draft. Hey, we picked before them. Who did we take? Oh, dang, right. Turner will be making his third-ever big league start. He has had one decent start against Los Angeles and one bad one against Kansas City. Turner was an AA All-Star. He is 20 years old.
Turner signed a major-league contract worth $5.5 million, which is about three million dollars more than the O's paid their draft pick that year. Do you want to hear something funny? In 2009, the O's paid Jay Gibbons $6.2 million. I guess that wasn't very funny after all. Sorry.
Turner is a right-handed pitcher. He wasn't exactly blowing away the minor leagues as far as his ERA, putting up respectable low-3 numbers. He has carried a K/BB rate of about 3 through the levels, which is pretty good, and perhaps a better predictor of success.
Just as one last indication that maybe the Tigers aren't taking this game super seriously, their starting catcher tonight is Omir Santos. Yes, that Omir Santos. They are also playing Magglio Ordonez, Delmon Young and Brandon Inge. All of these guys suck at hitting in the year 2011.
That's good news for Zach Britton, who's looking to close out with a strong finish. He is already the season's sole survivor of the cavalry, but the better he looks, the better the future looks. It may not mean anything since we've already established the lineup he'll be facing mostly sucks (although he still has to go up against the likes of Miguel Cabrera), but hey, confidence boosters are worth something too.
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WHO WILL OWN IT?!
by DaveAA on Sep 22, 2011 6:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I seem to have been so excited for this game that I managed to post three separate game threads.
I am not sure how that happened. This is the real one.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 6:40 PM EDT reply actions
My recollection of the '09 draft is a little shady.
Was Turner a guy we might have taken if we were willing to spend money? I don’t remember. But either way it’s probably not a good sign that Turner (who was also a HS pick) is starting against us two years later and the Hobgoblin, well…
Going cheap is no good. I am glad that this year, for the most part we did not go cheap, especially not with the higher draft picks.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 6:53 PM EDT reply actions
my recollection...
is discussion was about wheeler and matzek. hobgood was def sort of a “whaaaaaaaaaa?”
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 22, 2011 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Turner was drafted 9th overall and signed a guaranteed MLB deal for $5.5MM.
Hobgood: 4th overall, $2.4MM non-guaranteed.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Yes, IIRC Matzek was given the most praise
but everybody saw Turner as a better pick.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
i ask again...
can anyone hear the name comerica park w/o thinking “kramerica park”?
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
BROS!
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 22, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
delmon young is batting in the 3 spot?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I am sorry I missed this. What did he sing?
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
an old country song...
it wasn’t pretty.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 22, 2011 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow they started drinking early
and do NOT care about the game. No commentary about this at bat at ALL.
palmer singing...
jim palmer is the best singer jim palmer’s ever heard.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
jesus, dino...
amazing play by wieters.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
What on God's green earth was THAT?!?
If you've been away, we still suck. And yes, we willl step outside and say that.
Woah!
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Sep 22, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
When Palmser says "I don't think I've ever seen that..." it gives one pause...
If you've been away, we still suck. And yes, we willl step outside and say that.
as john c. reilly said in cedar rapids.
sometimes you need to show a little tit.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Zach uncorked some crazy ass wild pitch
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
so...
a pitch gets by wieters, goes to the back wall, bounces back to wieters, wieters barehands it and throws a pea down that would have nabbed the advancing runner had it been handled.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 22, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
zach decided to show em a little bit of tet.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
God I hate seeing big ole' cabrera running at Wieters.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
Y'know, that WAS a "slow-developing" play...
But the slowest of its constituent elements was— the time it took Vlad to decide he’d actually better run. Sort of.
If you've been away, we still suck. And yes, we willl step outside and say that.
huh...
did buck just give the “let the drummer get wickit” sign?
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
Whoa, what a play!
Good thing we’re in a pennant race!
If you've been away, we still suck. And yes, we willl step outside and say that.
Are we in Vietnam here?
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
that's offensive.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 22, 2011 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
That is a random movie to reference.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
it's really good. i highly recommend it.
john c. reilly is one of my sneaky favorite actors.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
The Buck Effect! Look at their Sept. record since he took over!
Imagine what we’ll be like next year with Matusz and the rest of the kids making it into the rotation! Sign 1 or 2 cheap upside bats and a veteran mentor in the off-season and we could be a sleeper!
Also tough to admit that I was secretly riding that bandwagon
all the way through horrific crash and burn that was the 2011 O’s.
We were all right there with you, man.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't you hear? We're the front-runners for Prince Fielder!
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
DH, we can only hope.
Or Prince as the DH, for that matter.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe this guy...
really IS their matusz.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
I have a feeling the Tigers knew what they were doing in giving Turner a taste of the show though.
Let him get his feet wet and realize what he needs to learn to keep going forward.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
haha...
chris davis: kharma all star
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
Al Alburquerque coming in.
Interesting name. Has 62 K’s in 39.2 innings. Unfortunately also 29 walks.
alberto alburquerque?
any relation to frank francisco?
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 22, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
that's "albuquerque"
no extra “r”, but only b/c someone misspelled the guy’s name along the way.
nice city.
JJ showing tet (t-eat, not the tet offensive)!
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
so...
how stoked are you if you get selected for the double play drawing on zach britton day?
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
stoked enough to show a little....
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Probably depends on the starting infield that day.
It’s as good as it’s getting today though, especially with Adams done for the year.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i had a dream last night that i met adams and dino.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
TB now up 12-0, lol
NOW they turn it on. It might just be too late.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 22, 2011 8:27 PM EDT reply actions
The Angels are still in it somehow (like every year, it seems). Maybe they can unseat Boston.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Two back if they win tonight.
That could happen. Better for them if they’d won one of those games yesterday though.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the Yanks are gonna roll over for Boston
The weakest team that sneaks in all the better for them.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 22, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
There is little benefit to the Yankees in Boston making it in.
They don’t play them in the first round. They will probably just give another team an easy matchup.
On the other hand, there’s probably no benefit to the Yankees (players) in keeping Boston out, unless those guys really buy into the rivalry, which I doubt they do.
Probably the Yanks will just rest some dudes and if Boston wins then they win.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, and they'll be getting their rotation set and rested and ready to go.
I think the Angels have a better shot. Going to Oakland for 3 this weekend. They could EASILY sweep that. At least we have two shots at it. The Os are gonna have another big opportunity to play some meaningful games next week. I may just try and sneak down on Wednesday if it still counts.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 22, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Not gonna lie, want the Tigers to win
I hate the yankees having home field…God, if their douche bag first baseman, roid taking third baseman, and fat ass ace win another, Im gonna drink excessively until they are not reigning champs
Wieters likes throwing out fast runners because he's jealous.
Yankees losing home field is extremely unlikely at this point.
They’re five games up.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Unless Tampa realizes the GIFT they were given getting back into the chase and whoop the MFY
Wieters likes throwing out fast runners because he's jealous.
Tampa seems to not understand this gift so well.
They seem determined to not make the playoffs despite Boston’s best efforts.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
If they haven't realized it by now and acted accordingly, they aren't gonna.
They dropped 2 out of 3 to the Os, and then the first 3 against the Yanks.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 22, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
You're an inspiration to us all
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
What, a Phillies-Yankees WS doesn't get you all hot and bothered?
Say it ain’t so.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Ugh, Id rather watch another Pats-Giants superbowl
Wieters likes throwing out fast runners because he's jealous.
I think the Tigers are going to be my team for the postseason.
And as for the NL… who cares? I won’t root for that team unless the Yankees are in the WS.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just gonna go for the Phillies
I like their team and players a lot. Been to dozens of games there and my nephews (10 & 6) are DIE-HARDS that live out there. Plus, they’ll have the best shot at taking down the Yanks.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 22, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
aaaarrgghhhh
every year I hear stuff like that and every year it annoys me. I don’t care what television execs think, that’s for sure. I just want to watch good postseason baseball
I really hate the Orioles sometimes.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:37 PM EDT reply actions
DY just dropped some major tet there.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
MLB free game of the day!
and I am watching O’s game in Canada!
Wow that turned to $#!t in a hurry
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
I'm good
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Can anyone explain
what Wrapper chose to take and what he chose to swing at in that AB?
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
Gazelle!!
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
There goes the Gazelle.
Yep, we gotta let him rot on the bench.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 8:49 PM EDT reply actions
symptoms include slowness moving to your left.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Then "It" is the "lieutenant?"
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2011 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Good Berken or Bad Berken?
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
6-4-3
A nice series of numbers.
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
Somebody tell Jim Hunter what day it is
I thought Thorne was the drinker.
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
Maybe it all runs together when you're on the road.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Sep 22, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess
But isn’t that what junior producers are for?
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
and there goes palmer...
w/ his strop swoop talk.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 22, 2011 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
old friends
So, not related to the game y’all are watching, but I’m currently sitting 40 feet from a surprisingly svelte looking Ty wigginton here at the Houston game and wanted to say that it made me happy for some inexplicable reason
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Sep 22, 2011 9:19 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
that might be the explanation I was looking for
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Sep 22, 2011 9:27 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
I'm telling you, Andino wouldn't be a bad option as a 2B
His OBP can play there. Not so sure at 3B.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I'm fishoutawata, and I agree with this posting.
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
well...
he’s at 2.0 rWAR and 1.5 fWAR; UZR isn’t all that fond of his defense at 2B (but LOVES it at 3B)…
i like him in the mix, but am not wild about him starting 100%
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 22, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
His bat would make for a pretty horrible 3B, wouldn't it?
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
maybe.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 22, 2011 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I think sabermetrics needs to implement team curves
Like, if you have a plus hitting cf and ss, defense at 3rd starts to weigh more than the bat
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Sep 22, 2011 10:15 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
brotherhood of the crooked cap...
represent!
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
Strop could probably throw 200+ scoreless innings in a row.
He just don’t give a shit.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 22, 2011 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
my dad just saw that picture of kevin gregg
and asked if we could get nine more runs
Tommy hunter still sucks!
Oh, shit.
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
.................
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
by duck on Sep 22, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why the fuck is this worthless shitsack in the game?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
by O'sFan21 on Sep 22, 2011 9:36 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
FUck.....Gregg sighting.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
They shoulda left in STROP DROP and ROLL
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 22, 2011 9:37 PM EDT reply actions
oh jokes!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 22, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Why the fuck is this worthless shitsack in the game baseball?
FTFY
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
Reply AND editing fail
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Palmer's saying...
Buck told Gregg, “You pitched for Pinella, you pitched for Scocia, was it them? Were they wrong?”
Good question, Kevin.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Wow. Props to Kevin Gregg.
1-2-3 9th. I’d have bet some of WW’s money that wouldn’t happen.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
MIRACLE!
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
MOTHERFUCKING R!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 22, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
MOTHERFUCKING O!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 22, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
MOTHERFUCKING L!
"The artist is going to create a sound for his concise purpose, using a modular synthesizing apparatus...from Radio Shack"- Anton Newcombe
by pink floyd rayford on Sep 22, 2011 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
MOTHERFUCKING E!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 22, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Motherfucking L!
Just us motherfuckers huh?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
there is another!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 22, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
O!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 22, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
L!
"The artist is going to create a sound for his concise purpose, using a modular synthesizing apparatus...from Radio Shack"- Anton Newcombe
by pink floyd rayford on Sep 22, 2011 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
S!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 22, 2011 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
magic! magic! magic!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 22, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Rays up 13-4 on the Yanks.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
If we were playing the Yankees right now, we'd be in the 4th inning.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 22, 2011 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
okay, that was fun...
i’mo watch some crazy talk, now.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
Appears so
But don’t fall for it.
he's no pedro strop! - j.q. higgins
by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
WE HIT LAST SEASON'S WIN TOTAL!!!!!
WOO-HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
THE BUCK EFFECT IS BACK BABY!!!!! SUCK IT DAVE TREMBLEY!!!!!
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 22, 2011 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
I love how Adam Jones mispronounces Strop every time he says it and then corrects himself.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I'd tell him to STROP RIGHT THERE
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 22, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW
before we go any further…
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
kevin gregg still sucks even with the save tonight
by baltimorebeatdown on Sep 22, 2011 9:55 PM EDT reply actions
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