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I am absolutely freaking livid right now. I am in no
mood to be writing this. I am extremely pissed off.
A terrible call by the second base umpire cost the
Tigers the game against the Royals tonight, and the
chance to move to just three games back in the
division. As it is, the Tigs are 21-23 and sit four
games back. In a week where they had a chance to put
up some nice numbers, the Tigers stumbled in a lot of
close games. They are finally done playing the AL
West, so we'll get to see some fresh faces on the
opposition.
New Subscribers...
Frank "Viola" Marietta
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Week of 5/19 - 5/25
Record: 2-4 LLWWL-L
Undy Five Hundy: This index should not even be here.
But since umpires suck (and these guys were striking
for better pay) the UFH stands at 2. Not bad, but I'd
like to see it disappear again. Oooh, I am in flames
right now. I am burning to the crisp.
Up Next for the Tigers...
May 26-27 @ Kansas City
May 28-30 Baltimore
May 30 - June 3 Kansas City
AL Central Standings...
MIN 25 19 -
CWS 25 19 -
DET 21 23 4
CLE 18 24 6
KCR 14 28 10
Tigers Division...lots of team still playing. Maybe
next week.
Tigers News and Notes: This just in, the Tigers got
royally screwed (no pun intended) Tuesday night. A
crappy call by an ump who probably just wanted to go
home for the night. I once experienced this at a high
school game. We were down a run and one of our guys
beat out a throw to first and the ump called him out.
Earlier in the game, while I was on first, the same
ump had been jabbering to me about how extremely cold
he was. What a give-away.
OK, real news now. Dmitri Young appears fairly close
to returning to the lineup. He has been doing some
running on that leg which he broke in Toronto. There
was some hope that he would play at some point in this
current series, but it looks like that will not
happen. I'm really not too sure what the word is, but
I think that we could see Dmitri this week. But let's
not hold our breath.
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Tiger of the Week...
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Easily, Craig Monroe holds the honors this week.
Though I never feel confident with Monroe in the box,
I can't argue with the numbers. So far on the road
trip, Craig is hitting .375 (9 for 24) while scoring
four times and driving in seven. The hot streak has
Monroe's average up to .259. I'd like to see him get
his power numbers up, like they were last year. With
only two homers so far, he is far behind his pace of
last year, when he hit 23.
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Why I Am So Mad...
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OK, so here's the setup. Tigers trail 4-2 in the top
of the ninth, runners on second and third. one out.
Guillen hits a weak grounder to second base. The
throw to first is low, and first baseman Ken Harvey
can't come up with it. So now the Tigers trail 4-3
with runners on the corners and one down. Things are
looking fine and dandy, especially with Pudge coming
to the plate. On a 1-0 count, Rodriguez hits one deep
in the hole at short. Berroa fields it and slings the
ball to Desi Relaford at second. Carlos Guillen,
running from first, does not slide but runs to the bag
and drags his foot on the bag, barely brushing
Relaford. The throw to first was late, and Sanchez
crosses the plate to tie the game. Or did he? The
second base umpire called Rodriguez out, saying that
Guillen had interfered with Relaford's throw. I went
nuts. The commentators were beside themselves. Many
Tigers were out at second base arguing. I felt like I
was going to pop a vein. The arguing was to no avail.
It looked like Trammell was telling the ump that he
cost them the game. He was right.
There was no way that Relaford could have made the
play in time, the game was totally decided by the ump
and not the players, and Guilled really didn't do
anything wrong. Everyone knows that it's faster to
run to a base than to slide into it. So why not in
that situation try and get to the base as fast as you
can? The argument could be made. Also, the contact
was oh so minimal. Shouldn't that call be made only
in extreme circumstances? There are many times where
you see the runner slide and not touch the base and
not get called for interference. It was a garbage
call.
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Poll Question...
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"Cam Neely is out of the game! Koharski, the worst
call, not in sp- in hockey...in sports!" - Don
Cherry, Rock 'em Sock 'em V.
In light of the developments of tonight, the poll
question will be such: What is the worst call or the
worst no-call you have ever witnessed in a sporting
event?
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Baseball Humor...
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Sent in by Paula Bottinelli....
Baseball In Heaven
Two old guys, Abe and Sol, are sitting on a park
bench feeding pigeons and talking about baseball,
like they do every day.
Abe turns to Sol and says, "Do you think there's
baseball in heaven?"
Sol thinks about it for a minute and replies,
"I dunno. But let's make a deal: if I die first,
I'll come back and tell you if there's baseball
in heaven, and if you die first, you do the same."
They shake on it and sadly, a few months later,
poor Abe passes on.
One day soon afterward, Sol is sitting there
feeding the pigeons by himself when he
hears a voice whisper, "Sol... Sol..."
Sol responds, "Abe! Is that you?"
"Yes it is, Sol," whispers Abe's ghost.
Sol, still amazed, asks, "So, is there
baseball in heaven?"
"Well," says Abe, "I've got some good news
and some bad news."
"okay, give me the good news first," says Sol.
Abe says, "Well... there is baseball in heaven."
Sol says, "That's great! What news could be
bad enough to ruin that!?"
Abe sighs and whispers, "You're pitching on
Friday."
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Most Dispicable Baseball Person Tournament...
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Last week's results...
Juan Gonzalez def. John Rocker
Ty Cobb def. Rickey Henderson
This week: Cheaters Backet Semis
(1) Albert Belle vs. (4) Joe Niekro
(2) Gaylord Perry vs. (6) Jose Canseco
Link for all but Canseco...
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/
ballplayers.html
Canseco was found to have used some kind of illegal
drug, and made a buffoon of himself regularly with his
comments and comeback attempts (he recently tried to
make it back with the Dodgers). Canseco also holds
the honor of having a fly ball go off his head for a
home run.
Voting turnout was horrible last week. Thanks to all
that did vote. Please take a couple of seconds and
cast a ballot.
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Game Linescores...
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May 19: Detroit 2 - Oakland 6
Starters: DET: Maroth 5.1IP OAK: Redman 5IP
DET 011 000 000 2 9 0
OAK 202 000 20X 6 13 0
W: Redman (3-2)
L: Maroth (4-2)
May 20: Detroit 2 - Oakland 3
Starters: DET: Knotts 4IP - OAK: Hudson 8IP
DET 100 000 100 2 10 2
OAK 002 000 01X 3 8 1
W: Hudson (5-1)
L: Walker (0-1)
S: Rhodes (8)
May 21: Detroit 5 - Seattle 0
Starters: DET: Robertson 7IP - SEA: Meche 6IP
DET 002 200 001 5 8 2
SEA 000 000 000 0 8 1
W: Robertson (3-3)
L: Meche (1-4)
May 22: Detroit 8 - Seattle 4
Starters: DET: Johnson 8.1IP - SEA: Pineiro 7IP
DET 100 000 052 8 12 1
SEA 000 200 002 4 7 2
W: Johnson (3-5)
L: Putz (0-1)
May 23: Detroit 1 - Seattle 3
Starters: DET: Bonderman 7IP - SEA: Garcia 7IP
DET 000 100 000 1 5 1
SEA 001 001 10X 3 9 0
W: Garcia (2-3)
L: Bonderman (4-3)
S: Guardado (6)
May 24: no game scheduled...
May 25: Detroit 3 - Kansas City 4
Starters: DET: Maroth 7IP - KCR: Gobble 6.2IP
DET 000 000 201 3 8 1
KCR 200 000 11X 4 10 1
W: Grimsley (2-1)
L: Maroth (4-3)
S: Affeldt (1)
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Readers Write In...
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Andy "Delayed Due to Rain" Karnitz
Been bidin' my time lately, lookin' for the right spot
to merge into traffic........
who am i tryin' to kid?! writer's block sucks!
votin' in only one of the " most despicable"
categories: cobb is the biggest louse ever to have
donned a a baseball uniform. a vile, violent, crass,
mean spirited, bigoted, self-centered blemish on
humanity was trc! i've gone into the particulars in
the past, hpoefully the link you gave bothers to
expose his nature to the uninformed. as great a talent
as has ever played the game, with one whale of a work
ethic combined with a personality that would not allow
him to concede anything while on the field of play, i
would rather not feel as if i'd sold my soul for all
that glory! cobb goes into a special circle of hell
all of his own, somewhere in hitler/stalin/mao
neighborhood(udai and qusay moved in next door
recently.
on to more pleasant topics- the three kids can pitch,
dammit. we knew that bonderman had potential. we knew
that maroth could stand some run support. we knew that
nate robertson was listed as a pitcher. think havin'
pudge callin' their games has kinda helped 'em along?
it has, definitely. however, even aj foyt couldn't get
an amc gremlin up to 200 mph, if ya follows me. way to
let 'em know that you're real mike, nate and jeremy!
thanks, by the way, for coming aboard to misters
rodriguez, guillen and vina. it was swell of you
fellas to sign with a seemingly moribund franchise,
but you could have been the kind of guys who just came
to cash a check. you have brought, however, much
needed professionalism back to the park. your
attitudes are really paying dividends not only to
yourselves and your teammates, but to us, the
ever-faithful fans, as well. my utmost gratitude is
owed to you. thanks.
take that, jeff weaver. take that, robert fick.
just keep doin' what yer doin' brandon inge. i smile
evry time you come to the plate. been noticin' that
you do, too.
was terry's comment to the radio from the side of his
mouth and in a deeper voice? or was it excited, high
ranged and crackin'? or just an exasparated moan? i
can picture all three. each image is pretty funny.
smarty jones for president!!!(but, as horses go,
secretariat is my personal savior)
-andy
ps- if anyone wonders about my punctuatin' proclivity,
i'll lay it out this way: 'tis my belief the
apostrophe is far too under-represented in the tw.
just givin' it it's props.
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Eric "The Thriller" Stanciel
Who would be your all time team of players? I want
nine guys, one for each position (no DH, the DH is a
stupid thing). They don't have to be who you think
are the best ever at their position, just who would
you want on your all-time team?
Catcher, Has to be Lance Parrish. I wanted to be a
catcher because of this guy. But I'm a lefty, so I'm
SOL.
Pitcher going old again on this one. Nolan Ryan, this
man was amazing at pitching.
1st Base think I am gonna have to go with Derrek Lee
of the Cubs.
2nd Base honors go to a former Tiger. Damian Jackson
who some reason when you get good you have to go
somewhere else besides Tigers. I liked him
SS this is the easiest one for me, no thinking
involved. NOMAR!!!! I love this guy, love watching him
play. Went to Commerica just to watch him, Sox lost
1-0 Dmitri Young hit a HR.
Moving on
3rd base Wade Boggs. Got to go with a former Red Sox.
RF comes from the east. He has an arm that I would
really want in my outfield. Ichiro Suzuki throwing
people out from that far away one word. AMAZING
CF goes to Juan Pierre. He looked sweet in the WS last
year.
LF honors my man from the Cubs Moisés Alou. But the
real question, would he have actually caught that foul
ball??? Think about that??
Matt come on Michael Jackson??? Do I still sing like
him after all these years. JK thanks for adding me on.
your cuz
Eric
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Dallas "Amplify" Senters
hey matt
this is a poll question that i can't refuse. and, as
you may guess, the team will have a bunch of guys you
used to see in ohio, especially the world champion
reds.
1b jim thome (ex-indian)
2b mariano duncan (ex-red)
3b chris sabo (ex-red)
ss barry larkin (red, and possibly my all-time
favorite)
of eric davis (ex-red)
of vladimir guerrero (one of my favorite all-around
players)
of tony gwynn (great player/great guy)
c joe oliver (ex-red)
p rick sutcliffe (since the nasty boys aren't just
one)
of course you neglected to mention which "second base"
we weren't supposed to make comments about you never
getting to. i am pretty sure that the ex-highlander
was all over both, but what would his
roommate/teammate know about that?
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Brian "Pot-It-John" O'Toole
Chewy,
how in the hell did STOSH get a number seven seed?
This guy ranks right up there with Rocker! Now Mr.
Sprague has a point that Mr. Uganski was an awesome
coach, but Gordon Bennent was the Zen master of MCC
baseball. Along with his trusty companion the Grey
Fox, he was unstoppable! As for Sanocki, he's living
proof the sudent cannot always become the teacher!
It's been difficult to keep an eye on the Tigers this
year . . . thank God for the ticker. What's the
website to listen to the gamecast?
I've been a little disappointed at the lack of family
e-mails. You know the Teeter Babe spends a lot of
time on the computer with all the garbage e-mail I get
from him . . . although the picture of the lady
parachuting was excellent! Andy Karnitz must be
warming up a little as football season draws near.
Those Packer fans don't come out of the closet until
mid-June anyway . . . 4th and 27??????
As for me the only sporting event I've been to in the
last few months was the Advance Auto Parts 500. To
you snow birds up north if you've never been to a race
I highly suggest doing so sometime in your life.
Contact Matt and come visit me in NC and we'll get to
one. I still haven't had the pleasure of taking
Matthew to one, but he'll get there eventually.
Imagine a baseball game you could bring your own
alcohol to. Saves a lot of money. Rednecks 'R' us.
Anyways, I have to get back to work. No more
bartending for me. I'm selling cars now so if anyones
check gages light is on, give me a call. I deliver
all over the east coast. Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda's
and Ford. botoole@capitalofcary.com. So much for the
personal plug. GO TIGERS!
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS BELIEVE!
Yo Brother
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Dan "Berol" Kemp
Matt,
I've got to say that I disagree with your opinion of
92.7 and their decision to cover the Lansing Lugnuts.
These guys are great! They're the future stars of the
MLB. Heck, they're so awesome that they even made
Sportcenter this morning. You never saw the potential
these people had did you?
Actually, if you didn't catch this morning's
Sportscenter, they were only on there because Mark
Prior pitched for them on his way back to the majors
after his injuries. I just thought it was hilarious
that I actually heard their name on ESPN and thought
that I'd pull your chain a little bit.
Later,
Berol
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Steve "Stone" Sprague
Pitcher - Sandy Koufax
Catcher - Yogi Berra
First Base - Lou Gherig
Second Base - Jackie Robinson
Short Stop - Ernie Banks
Third Base - George Brett
Left Field - Babe Ruth
Center Field - Wille Mays
Right Field - Hank Aaron
Man that was tougher than I thought it would be.
Center field was the hardest to pick I think,
DiMaggio, Mantle, Snider and Mays all make worthy
candidates. Outfield in general was tough to narrow
down to three. I feel bad neglecting guys like
Musial, the three centerfielders mentioned above I did
not select, Clemente and a whole bunch of others.
Pitcher obviously was another toughie, I feel
comfortable picking Koufax though, the guys had six
years that were just incredible and thinking of
what he could have done had he stayed healthy it is
mind boggling.
Steve Sprague
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Nick "OPS" Ciofani
Cleveland Winning Percentage 429
Cleveland Bullpen ERA 662
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Cleveland BS Factor +233
Why oh why do they pitch Riske
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Matt "Huckleberry" Weiland
Pitching: Nolan Ryan just because I would have a
lifetime supply of Advil
Catcher: Johnny Bench-my dad used to tell me he could
throw a ball over the left field wall from home plate.
First Base: Dave Bergman-that guy could foul off any
pitch thrown to him
Second: Harold Renyolds-I never saw the guy play, so
I would like to see if he is as good as he says he is.
Third: Travis Fryman-the early years with the Tigs
Short: The wizard of course
Left: Rob Deer-the only play that ever acknowledged
me from the field. What a momment for a little boy.
Center: Willie Mays-I have read his book at least six
times
Right: Paul O'Neil just to piss O'Toole off
Y
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Toolie's Trashtalk...
Ugh, a Melrose crappy internet issue, and some delayed
reaction from my pre-Y2K computer have caused me to
lose the bulk of what I had written. So as you can
guess, my inspiration is in the tank.
I liked the all-time teams sent in by those that took
the time. It was a good mix of good players and
colorful characters. Here's mine:
1: Jack Morris
2: Carlton Fisk
3: Don Mattingly
4: Ryne Sandberg
5: Brooks Robinson
6: Omar Vizquel
7: Ted Williams
8: Ty Cobb (greatest ever)
9: Roy Hobbs...oops, real guys only: Mickey Mantle
Funny quote this week from Tim Hudson. As Bobby
Higginson was coming up to bat, he developed a
nosebleed. To counter this, the trainer plugged up
his nose with something tissue-like. Higgy played
through adversity and smacked a double.
"I was distracted by the nosebleed," said Hudson. "I
was looking at his nose instead of the (catcher's)
glove."
OK, Tim. If you say so.
Berol, these days it could be paying dividends that
the 'Nuts are on 92.7FM. Mark Prior made his second
rehab start for the club. So if you were to come and
do something Card-fanish like break his arm, then
everyone in the greater Lansing area could hear about
it. Good thing for Mark that he'll be out of town
just before you make your arrival. C7!
Brother, be careful what you ask for. Once A-Karn
gets on a roll, he can be tough to stop! I can't even
imagine what it would be like letting this guy in on a
Lions newsletter. Good to hear from you again, Andy,
even if your apostrophe usage is a bit excessive. To
all O'Toole kin, we should try and make it to a game
sometime around the reunion. Ooooh, just checked the
schedule and the closest the Tigers come is the
1st...a Thursday day-game. Maybe next year around the
4th. Or we could do it some other time. I am always
ready for a game.
The Grey Fox, bro? I know who you're talking about
and he belongs on the Dante tour...the first leg.
I was depressed that Cobb moved on and not Rickey. I
think Cobb is fricking awesome. Rickey is a little
punk. He's the kid in dodge ball who runs around
really fast, but can actually catch the ball when you
throw it at him. Then he rubs it in and declares
himself the greatest. Cobb actually was the greatest.
Oh well. The people have spoken.
Nick, just for you, here is the Tiger's bullpen BS
factor.
Bullpen ERA 423
Winning Pct. 477
Detroit BS factor: -54 That's good!
Looking forward to that game at the Jake in July. It
will be my first trip to stadium that's not in Detroit
and is not Wrigley. Maybe I can get over to the Hard
Rock for dinner. I love HRC, but I don't know if I'll
try the one in Detroit. It looks pretty terrible, and
Brady gave me a bad second-hand review. I think
they're a few years early, as Detroit hasn't quite
revived. Some parts of the city are ok, but I
wouldn't feel too safe spending many evenings down
there. I try to be tough when I'm there, though.
OK, bed time. If this issue was lacking, I apologize.
Losing things to errors is a will breaker.
Weiland, you suck. Paul O'Neill? And I suppose
you'll have Satan managing?
Frick. That was a rotten call.
I'm out.
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