AL Central Thread

[riffjim4069]

The White Sox have an afternoon game today; Tigers play an evening game.

Cleveland at Chicago 2:10 PM Kluber Kluber (1-4, 5.36 ERA) vs Liriano 6-11, 5.24 ERA)
Kansas City at Detroit 7:05 PM Chen (11-12, 5.22 ERA) vs Sanchez (3-6, 4.55 ERA)

 

[Sparkman]

Sox again can't get a big hit and lose 4-3. Gotta hope Chen pitches against the Tigers like he did against the Sox.

 

[riffjim4069]

I'm hoping the Tigers bats are singing a tune and providing a little Chen music this evening. Of course, I'm cautiously optimistic because the team has faltered numerous times this season. Go Tigers!

On a side note, ESPN is back at it with their shameless Trout for MVP promotion. Plain And Simple - No matter how you choose to look at it, Mike Trout is the only rational choice for AL MVP

 

[riffjim4069]

Check this out, some child named Dan Szymborski scribbled an article with his crayons stating the 'real' Triple Crown should be calculated on other factors that, oh by the way, just happen to coincide with Trouser Trout's stats. Yep, Szymjerkski just wants to completely do away with 130+ years of baseball history, and dismiss a feat that no one in baseball has accomplished in 45-years, just to support his agenda. I cannot believe they permit children to write articles for ESPN. Keith Law is another Luddite. Babies must play, I suppose.

 

[riffjim4069]

Tiger up 2-0 after the 1st.

 

[satjay]

Lets see what the tigers can do tonight with a lead

 

[riffjim4069]

In a nutshell, if Cabrera (or anyone else for that matter) wins the Triple Crown, a feat no man has pulled-off in 45-years, he deserves to win the Triple Crown. Of course, given the influence of the aforementioned dolt and rube (and sports ignoramuses like 'em) they would oppose Triple Crown winner Secretariat being awarded Horse of the Year because 'Sir Manure' complied some insignificant stats while always finishing up the rear (and I'm not referring to Law and Szymjerski's nocturnal activities). Apparently, winning the HR, RBI and BA titles mean nothing to them.

Anyway, more unabashed pandering by the ESPN trouser Trout lovers: Miguel Cabrera's DPs mean something and I quote (seriously, I cannot make this stuff up!)...

What if we simply added those outs to each player's batting line? Give Cabrera an additional 0-for-28 and Trout an additional 0-for-7? Let's see what happens.

Current batting lines:

Cabrera: .331/.395/.612
Trout: .323/.394/.554

With double plays:

Cabrera: .316/.379/.584
Trout: .319/.390/.547

Wow! With selective math like this, perhaps this yutz should be in charge of the Federal budget. What's next? We don't like Cabrera's hits so we won't count them?

 

[king3pj]

Sanchez is pitching a gem. I said back when the trade happened that I thought he would help the Tigers down the stretch kind of like Fister did last year but not quite as impressive because that would just about be impossible. I think that holds up today. It looks like a good trade to me as long as Turner doesn't turn into the next Verlander in a couple years.

 

[king3pj]

Wow finally tied up! Sanchez gets the 3 hit complete game shutout with 10 Ks.

 

[riffjim4069]

Impressive game by Sanchez this evening! Now, does anyone know which Rick Porcello is going to show up at the ballpark tomorrow? If memory serves, he has been knocked around this 2nd half of the season.

 

[Jimbo]

Sanchez is pitching a gem. I said back when the trade happened that I thought he would help the Tigers down the stretch kind of like Fister did last year but not quite as impressive because that would just about be impossible. I think that holds up today. It looks like a good trade to me as long as Turner doesn't turn into the next Verlander in a couple years.

Just took a little while for him to get comfortable.

 

[Jimbo]

Hey Tigers ....

Welcome back to 1st Place

 

[riffjim4069]

Hey Tigers ....

Welcome back to 1st Place

We're been here before...just didn't manage to stay there very long. Need more wins!

 

[hwkn]

Hopefully the whitesox and Tigers'll keep winning and we'll have a 1 game playoff.

 

[king3pj]

Hopefully the whitesox and Tigers'll keep winning and we'll have a 1 game playoff.

That might be exciting for the rest of the country but I still haven't recovered from our last 1 game playoff. I want to finish them off before it comes to that.

 

[Jimbo]

Hopefully the whitesox and Tigers'll keep winning and we'll have a 1 game playoff.

The post season is gonna be a nightmare if there is a play in game this year seeing Bud HAD to push it in this year after the schedule was already out.

 

[hwkn]

If there is no 1 game playoff hopefully the whitesox'll get their act together and put the Tigers away.

 

[riffjim4069]

It's an eight game race...

Detroit:

Wed, Sep 26 vs Kansas City 7:05 PM Porcello (9-12) Guthrie (7-12)
Thu, Sep 27 vs Kansas City 1:05 PM Fister (10-9) Mendoza (8-9)
Fri, Sep 28 @ Minnesota 8:10 PM Scherzer (16-7) Diamond (12-8)
Sat, Sep 29 @ Minnesota 4:05 PM Verlander (16-8) Walters (2-4)
Sun, Sep 30 @ Minnesota 2:10 PM Sanchez (9-13) Hendriks (1-8)
Mon, Oct 1 @ Kansas City 8:10 PM Porcello (9-12) Chen (11-13)
Tue, Oct 2 @ Kansas City 8:10 PM
Wed, Oct 3 @ Kansas City 8:10 PM

Chicago:

Wed, Sep 26 vs Cleveland 8:10 PM Santiago (3-1) Masterson (11-15)
Thu, Sep 27 vs Tampa Bay 8:10 PM Peavy (11-12) Shields (15-9)
Fri, Sep 28 vs Tampa Bay 8:10 PM Quintana (6-5) Hellickson (9-10)
Sat, Sep 29 vs Tampa Bay 4:05 PM Floyd (10-11) Moore (10-11)
Sun, Sep 30 vs Tampa Bay 2:10 PM Liriano (6-12) Price (18-5) OPP. PITCHER TICKETS
Mon, Oct 1 @ Cleveland 7:05 PM Santiago (3-1) Kluber (2-4)
Tue, Oct 2 @ Cleveland 7:05 PM Peavy (11-12) Masterson (11-15)
Wed, Oct 3 @ Cleveland 7:05 PM

To the victor go the spoils. :

To the loser go the grass skirts. :hula:

 

[Jimbo]

Hopefully the Tigers will get a lead early tomorrow and get the Sox thinking going into thier game.

 

[satjay]

It's a best of eight now, lets see how it plays out