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We need Vazquez to come out there tonight and not implode. If he can give up 4 runs or less tonight, I love our chances of winning.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Aug 14, 2006 -> 06:24 PM) wow. I'm dumbfounded by this sentiment and it seems to be pretty pervasive. I guess the scars of July still linger. I'm rooting for the Sox to win the division and have the best record in the AL and homefield throughout the playoffs and world series. Call me crazy. I seriously think the Sox could be in the midst of a 9-10 game win streak right now. I also think the Tigers are on the ropes and I want them to stay there. If this were the last week of the season and the Sox were all but mathematically eliminatd from winning the division, then I would root otherwise. Texas is playing good ball right now and the kitties host them for 4 games starting Thursday. I think they will get a split, at best. If we go into the HHH dome and deal I seriously believe the Sox could be in first place in the division going into the four game series at Detroit next week. How could you want it any other way? Resigning yourself to the WC after a sweep of Detroit? yikes. It's real simple....you can't win the World Series if you don't make the playoffs. Right now, we have a better chance of winning the Wild Card than the AL Central. With the Yankees playing the Red Sox 5 times this upcoming weekend, we're in a good situation to go up by 5 games or so on them.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Aug 14, 2006 -> 04:36 AM) Fathom knows what I'm ensenuating. And I bet there are Tigers fans who are close to shouting out the same stuff. I'm sure a lot of them are pissed they didn't get Soriano at the deadline, and some of them are annoyed with the Casey deal over Shelton. I'd also like to thank the Tigers for playing D. Young over Thames now.

QUOTE(FlaCWS @ Aug 13, 2006 -> 11:21 PM) I'm surprised. Clearly I'm in the vast minority here but I root for Detroit. I know it's nice to say "division champs" but to me the most important thing is making the playoffs. We have a great shot at Detroit but when it comes to the wildcard we control our destiny. We are ahead of Boston and the more space we put between us, the closer we are to guaranteeing the PLAYOFFS which is the important thing. Now that Liriano is done, Minny doesn't scare me, so Boston is the primary wildcard contender. If we sweep KC (which I expect) and Detroit sweeps Boston, we'll be 5 up in the wildcard. I'm rooting for the Tigers to sweep.

YES SIR!! Great series.

I have no clue how he fouled that pitch off.

Very nice job by Jenks of making sure he got that offspeed pitch over. Inge has been popping up a ton this series.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 13, 2006 -> 09:01 PM) Uribe needs to learn to back off of that. Let the OF catch it. Yep, if he can't catch it, then he needs to get out of the way.

Some more bad communication out there. I'd bring in Jenks now.

UGH!

That's ok...no walks

Maybe it's me, but the Tigers are a better team with Thames in the lineup than they are Young.

No walks!

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Aug 13, 2006 -> 08:54 PM) YES!!! Big Run BA!!!!!! I know you and I have been very critical of him this season, but it's nice to see him actually doing things that help our offense win.

I'd let Thornton start the inning, and bring in Jenks if two guys reach base.

GOOD JOB BRIAN!

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Aug 13, 2006 -> 08:53 PM) I am a little surpised the Tigers have not been bitten by their lack of a dominant closer more often. Jones gives up more deep fly balls that are caught on the warning track than any pitcher I've seen in a long time.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Aug 13, 2006 -> 08:51 PM) I BTW, fathom...Mac's career GO/AO ratio is 2.42. Thanks

FWIW, Jenks is warming up.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Aug 13, 2006 -> 08:48 PM) JD has been on fire the second half. Unreal. More like the whole season....as long as Vincente Padilla isn't pitching.

QUOTE(shawnhillegas @ Aug 13, 2006 -> 08:47 PM) do you keep thornton in for the 9th? i only suggest it because bobby pitched yesterday and pitched 2/2/3 innings 3 days ago. If Jenks is feeling good enough to pitch, you bring him in.

The ball just flies off of his bat! Thanks Leyland for putting in Jones.

QUOTE(WSoxMatt @ Aug 13, 2006 -> 08:45 PM) Im going to throw out some MacDougal LOVE here...Hes been awesome since being acquired...KW may not have made the biggest deadline trade, but its turning out to be the best Does anyone know what MacDougal's career groundball/flyball ratio is? He seems to have a ton of movement on his sinker.

Yes! Crede made a very nice play on a tough hop. Well done Ozzie!

Wow....about a 20 hopper for a single.