Tigers vs. royals Game Thread August 18

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup:
Jackson CF
Hunter RF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Martinez DH
Dirks LF
Pena C
Santiago 2B
Iglesias SS
Scherzer P

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_08_18_kcamlb_detmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=330818106&teams=kansas-city-royals-vs-detroit-tigers
Tigers vs. royals Game Preview.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/28976/max-scherzer
Scherzer vs. royals.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/3926/bruce-chen
Tigers Hitters vs. chen.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...1&mode=preview&vkey=preview_web_home&c_id=det
Tigers vs. royals Game Preview.

Jim Leyland hadn’t received any follow-up report on Omar Infante when he filled out his lineup card this morning, but he figured a day out of the lineup ahead of Monday’s off-day might be worthwhile to make sure Infante’s back issues don’t linger. Infante left Saturday’s game with lower back stiffness.
Bruce Chen has a serious case of reverse splits going on so far this season. Left-handed hitters are batting .270 (24-for-89) off Chen, compared to a .177 average (31-for-175, 38 strikeouts) for right-handed batters. For his career, the reverse splits amount to a 26-point difference in batting average. Andy Dirks follows those trends, batting 5-for-14 against Chen. He gets the start in left field over Matt Tuiasosopo, who has never faced Chen.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

 

[tomdalton22]

Do I golf this afternoon or watch the game? I think I will golf! Good luck Tigers....I will follow on my phone!

 

[tinselwolverine]

Do I golf this afternoon or watch the game? I think I will golf! Good luck Tigers....I will follow on my phone!

Here's a little tip...the ball?

Hit it AWAY from the ponds and the sand dunes...not into them.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Here's a little tip...the ball?

Hit it AWAY from the ponds and the sand dunes...not into them.

Only a Mod would know this..

 

[tinselwolverine]

Only a Mod would know this..

That's why they pay us the big bucks, right?

 

[tomdalton22]

Here's a little tip...the ball?

Hit it AWAY from the ponds and the sand dunes...not into them.

I never thought of that....thanks for the acvice!!

Let's hope Max gets #18....Go Tigers!!

 

[tinselwolverine]

Here's a little tip...the ball?

Hit it AWAY from the ponds and the sand dunes...not into them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcnFbCCgTo4

 

[gotime909]

Unfuckingreal!!!!! It's just not fair

 

[gowings2004]

holy miggy!!!!!! he is just way too good! it is almost unfair to the other players that have to pitch against him

 

[tinselwolverine]

At least today he managed to hold his horses until somebody got on base before him.

 

[coulomb]

Holy shit, I actually feel sorry for fans of other teams that have to root against miggy.

Un fuqn Believable!

 

[johnny2x2x]

Not human.

 

[gotime909]

At least today he managed to hold his horses until somebody got on base before him.

Yeah, kinda selfish of him to not include others in his home run trots. What a selfish prick!!!

 

[durtymrclean]

4 dingers behind davis. Where was at this time last year? I know he wasn't in the lead yet if I recall l. I don't even think he was in the top 3.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

It's to the point that if I missed a game and just saw the box score...... and saw Cabrera went 5-5 with 5 hr......I wouldn't be shocked at all.

Pujols needs to give up his "the machine" nickname.....Cabrera owns that now.

 

[jas5lf]

I'd be surprised if Cabrera gets anything to hit the rest of this ballgame. If Yost lets Chen throw strikes to Miggy again, then he's an idiot.

 

[manchild98]

Miggy's 1st pitch swinging numbers this year:

.494 avg
13 hrs
36 rbi's
1.474 OPS

 

[kalinecountry]

That was home run 361 of Cabrera's major league career, tying him with Joe DiMaggio for 77th on the all-time list.

 

[manchild98]

I'd be surprised if Cabrera gets anything to hit the rest of this ballgame. If Yost lets Chen throw strikes to Miggy again, then he's an idiot.

I keep saying that all the time and thankfully people keep pitching to him. When the pitcher fell behind 3-1 I thought for sure they walk him and then Lamont has to yank him out of the game. But they threw him a strike. The good news is that we play a lot of teams who are out of the playoff race to finish the season, so they will probably keep pitching to him a few times per game.

 

[kalinecountry]

Before Miggy's 1st inning Bomb, four of Cabrera's last seven home runs had come in the eighth inning or later in close games.
Nine of his last 10 homers have either tied the game or put Detroit ahead. Now 10 of last 11.
#MVPBeast