ALCS

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:41 am

DSafetyGuy wrote:4pm start today with slim chance of rain in the forecast at first pitch becoming much more likely around 7-8pm.

Works better for me anyway.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 3:55 pm

Was there some sort of power outage? My radio feed mentioned it then got super fuzzy.

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 4:23 pm

Yeah, brief, but it turned off the lights. Took 15-20 minutes for the lights to warm up and come back on. Neither starting pitcher seemed to miss a beat.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 4:49 pm

Definitely a huge issue when the lights go out in the middle of an afternoon game.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:08 pm

Scottie wrote:Definitely a huge issue when the lights go out in the middle of an afternoon game.

It is in Detroit.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:12 pm

Im pretty sure they can still afford daylight.

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:30 pm

It was cloudy/overcast. Bitches.

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:17 pm

I had to answer the door to accept a package (Barry Zito jersey). I missed something. What the hell is Austin Jackson doing on base?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:20 pm

howard wrote:I had to answer the door to accept a package (Barry Zito jersey). I missed something. What the hell is Austin Jackson doing on base?

Witchcraft.

Or pity.

Chris_L · Post by **Chris_L** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:38 am

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:58 pm

I love seeing a Sawx pitcher get lit up early

Post by **brian** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:52 pm

Was looking at the series odds and Vegas has it dead nuts even right now. Sox and Tigers both -110. Sounds about right to me.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:12 pm

What is Victorino doing? This switching right-left stuff is annoying.

ETA: All Tigers should use that bat.

ETAA: Brakes are shot on that dude.

ETAAA: How do you get to 21 years old and the major fucking leagues, and not know the basics of running the bases? Sure 21 is young. But not for something I and all my peers knew at 15.

kranepool · Post by **kranepool** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:43 pm

@Buster_ESPN More on Fielder's tough times: He's had 64 straight postseason at-bats without an RBI.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:45 pm

veras=curvalicious

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:47 pm

Finally, some company.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:49 pm

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:55 pm

Piano Man for the 7th inning stretch? I guess it beats the played out God Bless America.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:55 pm

despite buck and tim's best efforts to ruin it (in addition to rosenthal's necktie), i'm really enjoying this game.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:57 pm

I can't take them. Detroit radio; although I'll take WEEI over the Fox clowns.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:59 pm

I'm here. Didn't realize we had enough Swampers for significant in-game commentary, like in the good ol' days.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:04 pm

It's like they're trying. Come on, Miggy.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:05 pm

this would be a nice gibson moment.

nevermind.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:07 pm

Cabrera so undiscipled...you knew all the pitches would be off the plate.. why reach and pull?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:07 pm

The Detroit TiGIDPers.

I found it most annoying that Cabrera laid off the first outside pitch, but not the second after getting suckered by him on outside stuff in Game 3.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:07 pm

howard wrote:I'll take WEEI over the Fox clowns.

Can't get rid of the idiotic Comet Cursor virus with which FOX seems to have been infected but I've had it locked on WXYT outta Detroit for audio. No way in hell can I endure McCarver; he's completely lost at sea, senseless and likely dementia-drooling on himself between commenting on whatever he's hallucinating.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:09 pm

McCarver has never bothered me for the 25 years I've listened to him. He just states the basics and pretty much lets Buck run the show. He doesn't even say that much anymore.

he didn't say a word that entire 3rd out

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:11 pm

degenerasian wrote:McCarver has never bothered me for the 25 years I've listened to him. He just states the basics and pretty much lets Buck run the show. He doesn't even say that much anymore.

Good one!

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:20 pm

I think I'm going to really enjoy watching the defensive highlights posted by Iglesias over the next several years.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:21 pm

Scottie wrote:
degenerasian wrote:McCarver has never bothered me for the 25 years I've listened to him. He just states the basics and pretty much lets Buck run the show. He doesn't even say that much anymore.
Good one!

Im serious. I can hear crowd noise when Buck shuts up

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:22 pm

darth and the jerk.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:23 pm

of course chelios hangs out with kid rock. i bet they're hooking up.

eta: not that there's anything wrong with that.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:35 pm

Very courteous of Peralta to fight back from a 3-1 count by swinging and missing at two pitches well off the plate.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:39 pm

Woah.. should the ump be that close?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:39 pm

degenerasian wrote:Woah.. should the ump be that close?

He wasn't getting Middlebrooks unless he opted not to pirouette and go with the direct route to him.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:40 pm

Did the umpire think he was supposed to cover third on that play?

And Middlebrooks should've jumped up and raced Pena to the plate.

ETA: Brilliant theft by Middlebrooks. Fielder did not hesitate, made an ok throw, not great but not bad, and runner was there in plenty of time.

ETAA: why the intentional walk if you have no intention of preventing his stealing second?

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:43 pm

howard wrote:And Middlebrooks should've jumped up and raced Pena to the plate.

Nah, Dale Scott had the plate covered on that one.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:47 pm

2 runs. i just want to go to bed, so detroit needs to get these two runs. asap.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:02 am

cerrano wrote:of course chelios hangs out with kid rock. i bet they're hooking up.

That enough of an excuse for me to (re)post these (they're at least 9 years old). I love that second picture...

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:36 am

degenerasian wrote:McCarver has never bothered me for the 25 years I've listened to him. He just states the basics and pretty much lets Buck run the show. He doesn't even say that much anymore.

he didn't say a word that entire 3rd out

I cannot even fathom how one can come to this conclusion. McCarver says 3-4 completely inane things a game. At one point, he said three things in a row that he had to correct himself on, including an anecdote about Mickey Mantle that he claimed came straight form the horses mouth, but yet he fucked up all the details.

I'm just waiting for Verlander to retire so they can take McCarver out and shoot him.