Game 3: Orioles @ Tigers Thread

[grandy]

Markakis up, 2 on, 1 out

Markakis full count pops one up to Romine, 2 on, 2 out

Nathan warming up

Pearce 0-2 ground ball to 3rd, Castellanos to Kelly for the final out

TIGERS WIN 10-4

 

[Thumb]

why is Nathan warming up?

Was he? Orioles feed only showed Reed.

 

[manchild98]

Nice game for a lot of guys.

 

[manchild98]

Was he? Orioles feed only showed Reed.

Yeah he got up and started throwing as well.

 

[Thumb]

Nice game for a lot of guys.

Everyone but Joba really. Ajax quietly had a really nice game, no long balls but good swings all day for him.

 

[biggunsbob]

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!!!!!

 

[manchild98]

Miggy's 24th time with a 4 hit game since 2007. Most in MLB during that span.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Good game. Glad Miggy got 2000 today and especially with a HR.

 

[gotime909]

Holy shit...get Joba the fuck out of there.

I nominate this to be Joba's full name on this board a la Don Fucking Kelly.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I nominate this to be Joba's full name on this board a la Don Fucking Kelly.

Lol.

Joba the fuck, JTF for short.

 

[manchild98]

I nominate this to be Joba's full name on this board a la Don Fucking Kelly.

That's perfect. Good catch.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Jackson should have caught that ball in CF but refuses to dive.

I wish he'd dive now and again but this time it was 10-2. And I don't want him to break anything.

 

[xer0]

I wish he'd dive now and again but this time it was 10-2. And I don't want him to break anything.

good point now that you put it that way. just hope we don't see something like that in a close game.

 

[Mitchrapp]

good point now that you put it that way. just hope we don't see something like that in a close game.

I'm not sure he'll change. But a WS game protecting a 1-run lead he damn skippy better.

 

[manchild98]

Ausmus says Sanchez would have gone back out but then they had that big half inning and he sat too long. They didn't want to push it with the shoulder.

And Ausmus already says he's already out of adjectives and words to describe Miggy's hitting.

 

[byco42]

good point now that you put it that way. just hope we don't see something like that in a close game.

We have already. Game 4 of the 2012 WS. With the winning run on second in the 10th inning.

 

[xer0]

We have already. Game 4 of the 2012 WS. With the winning run on second in the 10th inning.

Really not sure if he could have caught that 1 even with a dive.

 

[manchild98]

I know none of us think he should dive a lot...but how can you be a major league outfielder and NEVER dive? It doesn't make any sense. It's actually instinctual for players to dive. You see the ball and know what you need to do to give yourself a chance to make that catch...which is why every other baseball player on the field occasionally dives for a baseball.

 

[gotime909]

Tiger's are the last unbeaten team in the Majors.

 

[kalinecountry]

Jackson should have caught that ball in CF but refuses to dive.

All the defensive metrics they have just don't seem to get it right.
Thing is, as we know, Jackson doesn't dive for anything. Add in his taking a step back defensively in CF last year, and any superlatives fall a bit short despite his fine plays going back.