chitownsportsfan

jesus, you should never throw a strike on 0-2, let alone a cockshot.

vasquez settling down nicely here.

Well, we halved the lead and made Oswalt work a bit. Good inning.

Well damn.

Fixed it for ya!

Lets get at least 1 back right now.

Well, it could have been worse.

damnit

come on vasquez, how bout some strikeouts

They have some intelligent fans over on NSBB.com. I almost feel sorry for them. Almost.

I wish we had Granderson.

Darn, I like Cintron at 2B much more than SS.

I'm talking more generally: as in the total economic slump the city is in. Walking around Detroit is like walking back 40 years in the past, except everything has rusted over and the people have all gone away. It's sad, and I'm glad that at least 81 times this year, downtown Detroit will feel like a city on the move.

I hung out in downtown Detroit friday night visiting some friends that work in the labs at Wayne State, and I was AMAZED at all the Tigers gear. I'd say 1/2 of the people in the bars and clubs we went to had either a Tigers hat, or Tigers shirt on. I'm glad they will support a winner, bandwagon or not, that city needs something to cheer about.

I luv threads that move this quickly. Makes Sunday afternoons guy quicker.

DING DING DING! Good post.

Jesus, can't both sides just admit they have damn good teams, and that as of now, the Sox are 5-1 against the Tiggers, but both teams will have plenty of opportunity to prove themselves down the stretch? Deep breaths people.

Here something to chew on: last year at this date the Sox were 51-23, with 358 RS and 279 RA. One year later, the Tigers are 51-25, with 394 RS and 285 RA. And the Nationals this time last year? 44-30 with 305 RS, and 307 RA. The Tigers are much closer to last year's Sox then the Nationals. Much closer.

That's a terrible comparison. The Nationals were never even close to THIS good, THIS late in the season. Furthermore, even when the were 10 or so games over .500, they had a NEGATIVE run differential. Anyone with half a brain knew they were going to eventually suck. The Tigers lead MLB in RD this year. I'm sick of people making dumb comparisons. They aren't a fluke. BP has them at over 80% odds to make the playoffs. Before you scream, the Sox are at 76% odds. Take that with a grain of salt, but historically, teams this good record wise and RD wise don't miss that playoffs that often.

I wouldn't mind seeing an "Official Tigers Watch" thread stickied in The Diamond Club.

And Santo: WTF is that sig from?

If that's the "MLIVE" Tigers board, I wouldn't put any stock in it. It's mostly just 10 year olds. For a really good time, check out the MSU and UM basketball and football boards during the season. It's a pissing content Ozzie and Jay would be jealous of.

You role in around in the mud with pigs and you're going to get dirty. Ozzie could have made Mariotti sound like the whiney windbag he is by just taking the high road and saying: "Jay Mariotti is a coward; I've never seen him come down into my office--the clubhouse--and have the guts to ask me questions straight up. Ask Jay if he ever comes down here. He fears for his safety? Give me a break, that happened over 5 years ago now, and Jurassic Carl's screaming fit, well Carl is a crazy dude but he ain't here anymore." Jay should get his butt down here and get the info straight for the horses mouth." If Ozzie said that, Mariotti would have looked like a high school gossip, and the White Sox would have come out smelling like roses. Too bad Ozzie still has his "street mentality". He needs to realize he's in the corporate world, not the streets of Caracas.

From what I've read, Getz is purely a utility player that will be a good defensive 2B/SS off the bench, but little else. His ceiling isn't that high, and he'll never hit for much average, power, or OBP.

Examples? I'm pretty sure Garcia, Vasquez, Thome, etc would have performed almost EXACTLY the same if Ozzie was say, an astronaut, instead of White Sox manager.