MLB 2012 Postseason
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riffjim4069 said:
I'm glad his first game since the blown save is coming with a little safer lead of at least 4 runs. I didn't want to see him come into a 1 or 2 run game. It's definitely not over but at least there is a little less pressure. Hopefully he can have a good inning and get some confidence back.
I was thinking the exact same thing about Valverde. Valverde is broken and it's [past]time to bench him.
Every single Tigers win since 2005 has been despite Leyland. He's absolutely dreadful. Valverde's 2011 season where he was "perfect" in save opportunities may have been the biggest fluke in baseball history. Just so tired of Leyland's "loyalty" to players who have no business losing games.
Well this sounds familiar but that inning was stressful as hell. The good news is that the game isn't over. I'm not ready to kill Leyland yet. I would have taken Valverde out one batter earlier but I would have used him tonight with a 4 game lead. I didn't want his first game back to be in a 1 or 2 run game.
People have been killing Leyland in Detroit as long as I can remember. He did take us to the World Series in 2006, win back to back divisions for the first time since the 30s, and take us to the ALDS back to back. That's a pretty good résumé and I'm not one of the fans who forgot how bad we were before he came to Detroit.
People have been killing Leyland in Detroit as long as I can remember. He did take us to the World Series in 2006, win back to back divisions for the first time since the 30s, and take us to the ALDS back to back. That's a pretty good résumé and I'm not one of the fans who forgot how bad we were before he came to Detroit.
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Nice job by Smyly in that inning. I was pretty nervous about a rookie in such a high pressure situation but he got the job done. Tigers have Miggy and Prince leading off this inning. They absolutely have to score here.
He is our closer spelled See-Loser.
