People keep bringing up the AL Central being weak to explain what the Tigers have been doing. But, when you look at the other numbers, it shows that's not the case. The Tigers have a really good record against all teams over .500, a winning record against the AL East, a winning record against the Yankees, the Rangers, and the Rays. Et cetera. I saw this info and all the specific numbers in an article last week, I think. But hell if I can remember them.
All those numbers don't mean anything once the postseason starts.
Their winning pct. vs. the AL Central is about .690. Vs. everyone else it's .500.
And Chris is right, of course.
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13; WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
"Rookie of the Year" "Closer" Craig Kimbrell blew his 7th save of the year last night in devastating fashion. He's 4 away from Brad Lidge's 11 in 2009, what might be considered the worst year for a closer ever.
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13; WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
The Tigers have a couple issues going into the post season...
They are not the best at fundamentals of baseballs, they were commiting a lot of errors and don't move runners along as well as you should for a championship team. Now maybe they corrected this in the last couple months or so.
There 3rd and 4th starters are inconsistent...thats why I think in the opening round whether they have home field or not they have to start Verlander and Fister in 1 and 2...need to get a 2-0 and if it comes to game 5 you got Verlander.
I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin
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The Tigers have a couple issues going into the post season...
They are not the best at fundamentals of baseballs, they were commiting a lot of errors
that's about all I remember from that year they flamed out in the WS. they were chucking the ball everywhere.
If I had known then what I know now...
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EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
the more they pay a guy...the more games that guy misses.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
The Tigers have a couple issues going into the post season...
They are not the best at fundamentals of baseballs, they were commiting a lot of errors
that's about all I remember from that year they flamed out in the WS. they were chucking the ball everywhere.
06 WS they absolutely fell apart...Polanco (best hitter on the team) was "0 for"...and our pitchers could only throw to home...anywhere else seemed to be a problem.
The Tigers have a couple issues going into the post season...
They are not the best at fundamentals of baseballs, they were commiting a lot of errors
that's about all I remember from that year they flamed out in the WS. they were chucking the ball everywhere.
06 WS they absolutely fell apart...Polanco (best hitter on the team) was "0 for"...and our pitchers could only throw to home...anywhere else seemed to be a problem.
That was an ugly display.
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13; WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
The Tigers have a couple issues going into the post season...
They are not the best at fundamentals of baseballs, they were commiting a lot of errors
that's about all I remember from that year they flamed out in the WS. they were chucking the ball everywhere.
06 WS they absolutely fell apart...Polanco (best hitter on the team) was "0 for"...and our pitchers could only throw to home...anywhere else seemed to be a problem.
Yes they did...I guess there is talk of starting sherzer in game 2 if they get home field...I think they have to go with Verlander and Fister 1 and 2 to try to get a 2-0 lead and then Porcello in game 3.
I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
Love the Skipper...I don't blame him for a bunch of young pitchers nerves and inexperience getting the best of them.
It better not happen again though...
After the 2006 season every baseball fan in Philly was saying "I told you so" about the Phils hiring Charlie instead of Jim Leyland.
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13; WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
kershaw going for 20 tonight...it will be nice to see him clinch the cy young by beating the giants :P
I won't lie...this game is HUGE for the Giants..."crucial" would not be an overstatement. not so much, for your squad
kershaw is good. we need to beat him.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
kershaw going for 20 tonight...it will be nice to see him clinch the cy young by beating the giants :P
I won't lie...this game is HUGE for the Giants..."crucial" would not be an overstatement. not so much, for your squad
kershaw is good. we need to beat him.
i'm kinda bummed i won't see it but seeing pj20 on the (very) big screen takes precedence
fuck yeah!
and you won't have to suffer that hack, scully.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
if timmy didn't match up against kershaw so many times, maybe HE wins the cy :?
I guess you LA fuckers will have one bright spot :x . kemp, too?
edit: from the SF Chronicle
If Clayton Kershaw wins the Cy Young Award, he might ask the trophy manufacturers to add an engraving of his foot standing on a Giant's throat.
:x
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Kershaw will probably take the CY. Phillies pitchers haven't racked up many wins in September with the team mostly playing out the string. Although some say Halladay still leads in some advanced metrics or something. Whatever. I don't really buy into the FIP thing, although I think one has to consider ballpark effects.
Guess we'll go for the big prize instead this year instead.
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13; WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
if timmy didn't match up against kershaw so many times, maybe HE wins the cy :?
I guess you LA fuckers will have one bright spot :x . kemp, too?
edit: from the SF Chronicle
If Clayton Kershaw wins the Cy Young Award, he might ask the trophy manufacturers to add an engraving of his foot standing on a Giant's throat.
I think this is nonsense. Baseball was built on stats and have been part of the game since the beginning. I am not a full blown stats guy like some people in the Phillies thread think, I just don't get the problem with the evolution of stats. Just because people think about things differently than people did 85 years ago, doesn't make them wrong or bad. Of course they are not everything, but players have been judged on stats for over 100 years, I just don't see the problem with thinking about things a little differently.
I like Whitlock for the most part but think this is garbage. Are real sports journalists ending their columns with STFU? I think that is a bigger travesty to sports than the evolution of stats.
I think this is nonsense. Baseball was built on stats and have been part of the game since the beginning. I am not a full blown stats guy like some people in the Phillies thread think, I just don't get the problem with the evolution of stats. Just because people think about things differently than people did 85 years ago, doesn't make them wrong or bad. Of course they are not everything, but players have been judged on stats for over 100 years, I just don't see the problem with thinking about things a little differently.
I like Whitlock for the most part but think this is garbage. Are real sports journalists ending their columns with STFU? I think that is a bigger travesty to sports than the evolution of stats.
of course stats are a huge part of baseball and it's great to use them in a discussion...but frankly it's getting out of hand and for me, simply discussing stats (which is done quite frequently here) becomes boring...but that's just me and i understand that others are really into it
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Their winning pct. vs. the AL Central is about .690. Vs. everyone else it's .500.
And Chris is right, of course.
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
They are not the best at fundamentals of baseballs, they were commiting a lot of errors and don't move runners along as well as you should for a championship team. Now maybe they corrected this in the last couple months or so.
There 3rd and 4th starters are inconsistent...thats why I think in the opening round whether they have home field or not they have to start Verlander and Fister in 1 and 2...need to get a 2-0 and if it comes to game 5 you got Verlander.
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
That was an ugly display.
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Thats why I'm not a big fan of Jim Leyland...these issues have been around long enough...he's had plenty of time to fix them.
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
Yes they did...I guess there is talk of starting sherzer in game 2 if they get home field...I think they have to go with Verlander and Fister 1 and 2 to try to get a 2-0 lead and then Porcello in game 3.
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
It better not happen again though...
After the 2006 season every baseball fan in Philly was saying "I told you so" about the Phils hiring Charlie instead of Jim Leyland.
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
kershaw going for 20 tonight...it will be nice to see him clinch the cy young by beating the giants
kershaw is good. we need to beat him.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
i'm kinda bummed i won't see it but seeing pj20 on the (very) big screen takes precedence
and you won't have to suffer that hack, scully.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
that's the cancer talking so i'll forgive you
I guess you LA fuckers will have one bright spot :x . kemp, too?
edit: from the SF Chronicle
If Clayton Kershaw wins the Cy Young Award, he might ask the trophy manufacturers to add an engraving of his foot standing on a Giant's throat.
:x
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Guess we'll go for the big prize instead this year instead.
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
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I think this is nonsense. Baseball was built on stats and have been part of the game since the beginning. I am not a full blown stats guy like some people in the Phillies thread think, I just don't get the problem with the evolution of stats. Just because people think about things differently than people did 85 years ago, doesn't make them wrong or bad. Of course they are not everything, but players have been judged on stats for over 100 years, I just don't see the problem with thinking about things a little differently.
I like Whitlock for the most part but think this is garbage. Are real sports journalists ending their columns with STFU? I think that is a bigger travesty to sports than the evolution of stats.
of course stats are a huge part of baseball and it's great to use them in a discussion...but frankly it's getting out of hand and for me, simply discussing stats (which is done quite frequently here) becomes boring...but that's just me and i understand that others are really into it
are you kidding me. :puke:
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