Baseball Thread 5 - #5 George Brett Has a Story to Tell

Hollee fucking shit. Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the best.

Albert Pujols comes to the plate against Reds with the bases loaded and Cincinnati up 3-0. He works David Weathers to a 2-2 count with several fouled off balls on the outside, where Weathers threw nearly every pitch.

Weathers finally tries to go (quasi-) inside and Pujols deposits it into the left field bleachers for a grand slam. Cardinals lead 4-3.

The man is unfuckingbelievable. I want to hate him, but I just can't.

 

Brilliant managing by Leyland tonight.

Takes rookie Luke French out with two outs in the fifth, and a 7-2 lead. He had just struck out Justin Morneau with two men on and Michael Cuddyer due up.

Brilliant managing brings the early hook for French, then leaves Zach Miner (League) in about three batters too long. And we're now sitting at a 7-7 game.

Tiger pitching have walked that dangerous No. 9 hitter Nick Punto twice.

 

Punto???????????? Why?

 

Well, they weren't intentional walks.

 

You have got to be shitting me.

ANOTHER bank of lights is out in Arlington.

Fucking place is falling apart. Somebody please hurry up and take this team off Hicks' hands.

(At least this time, they're continuing to play.)

 

Oh, touche. I have no idea why I read it that way.

 

We figured he was having trouble paying the light bill and it was being cut off.

Tigers-Indians are wandering haplessly through the 12th inning as we speak.

 

And this after Zumaya went three innings and threw a career-high 50-some pitches.

Rodney is in his second inning of work.

Only pitcher left for the Tigers is Freddy Dolsi.


Hope Edwin Jackson and Francisco Liriano are planning on staying on the mound a while tomorrow (er, later today).

 

It's like the Twinkies and Tiggers are torturing us. Tiggers take the lead in the top of the 14th, Twinkies tie it up and promptly lose a runner at third-base in the bottom half.

 

It's the game that will not end.

Tigers are out of bullpen arms. Wonder what the plan is if it goes another couple innings.

 

And it's finally over. Tigers score three runs in the 16th off R.A. Dickey.


Twins get one back, but Crede grounds out to end it.

 

Anyone know if Cal Ripken Jr. and Kevin Costner played golf in Arlington today? ;D