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The Tigers just heard you are rooting for them, Andy, and they were pretty happy. :D

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../TigersWS1.png

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They might think otherwise when they find out what happens to the teams I usually root for.;s

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Those Bastids!!

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Lets go Tigers!!!!

Hope JV pitches another CG gem FTW. :gl

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:banger

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Ozzie Guillen fired from Miami Marlins...

Was there an obscenity laced tirade from Oz afterwards? I can't seem to find one on the interwebz. He doesn't seem like the type to quietly clean out his desk and leave the jobsite when pinkslipped.

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They'll be paying him to do nothing for the next 3 years.

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Tigers!!

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Having played ball through High School superstitions get the best of me.
I think some of the bay area boys need to get over here and break up this Detroit bromance. I will be working tonight but listening in the car at work.


Got Heeeeeeeeeeeeeem!!

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After his glowing praise of Fidel Castro, it was inevitable he would be gone.

If he got hired by the Yankess, he would praise Adolph Hitler as a leader. He can't help himself.

GO TIGERS!!

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http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...-815664623.jpg

Got heeeeeeeeem!

Funny all day national media had this victory penciled in for Tigers.
Giants stronger pitches don't pitch till games 3 & 4. This will likely be a long series. Worried as Giants tend to play better when backs against the wall. Hope they don't get ahead of themselves.

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Like Bobby V, Ozzy will be fine and will continue his career in baseball for many years to come, whether it be as a manager or whatnot. He just needs the right team and the right players and he'll be fine.

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ESPN maybe, but the MLB network has shown footage for the past few days of Verlander getting lit up by Giants hitters in the All-Star game. I think they knew what was up. Tigers are still very much alive, just need to get their offense going like business as usual.

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I thought Joe Buck was going to have a coronary when McCarver said the last time Giants fans chanted "Barry, Barry" it was for Barry Manilow. What a maroon! :sl

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Detroit doesn't want to see this guy again

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/15/32/25.../3/628x471.jpg

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Giants outhit, outpitched and outfielded the Tigers.

One blown, four to go. Go Tigers!!

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WOW!! Giants put it on the Tigers last night.

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Did they? I hadn't heard.




:lr

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That was JV not taking the AS game seriously. It was fairly obvious and he admitted as much later. He was tying to put on a show and throw 200 mph.

The thing that was back breaking was Kung-Fu Panda, who had 12 HR all season, hitting 3 bombs and totalling 5 RBIs I believe all in game 1. The Papa Grande recovery experiment is over. At least we'll never see him take the mound again with a Tigers uni again.

Tig's better get game 2.

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Not a knock on Verlander at all here, but not sure I buy his excuse after the AS game.
As for Sandoval, that's just the nature of the postseason.

With all that said, Go Tigers!

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Giants firmly in the driver's seat. Outpitched again, masterful job by their staff.

I am a Tigers fan 'til the end, and still hold out hope that home cooking turns this around...but I know 4 out of 5 from a good team on a roll is a longshot.

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Brutal to watch. Every last bounce, roll, and call is going the Giant's way. Fister pitched well despite taking that hit off the noggin that landed in center field. Think about how hard it had to hit to still have enough momentum to carry all the way into center. Man that had to hurt.

Anyway, still clinging to hope. The Tigers record was fantastic at home this year. Those bats better wake up. For the life of me I dont get why Dirks isn't in the lineup. I get R-L thing but Dirks has proven all season he can hit lefties. Garcia didn't give them anything through the first 2.

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Bottom line...the Tigers just haven't hit the ball.

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lol.
Every last bounce call and roll? This implies these games were close and could have gone either way. As to bounce in game 1 you got that two run fortunate bounce off the glove. It was a mistake to put the rookie in and he gave up 2. That game was 8-1 in reality. The tigers and your ace got destroyed in game 1. Destroyed did you miss the Panda taking your ace behind the wood shed? I have yet to see any questionable calls which could have gone either way. Fielder was out. Replay is very clear.

How about the Tigers start hitting the ball? How many hits did the Tigers have last night against a pitcher that had been benched?

How about in a 0-0 game you make the play at the plate to keep it 0-0. Not make the double play because your thinking your just going to magically start hitting.

You sound like that nightengale guy who is eating his hat. The Tigers have been out hit, out pitched, out coached. To say its coming down to bounces rolls and calls is such Crap.
http://www.freep.com/article/2012102...s-world-series

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The Giants pitching has been purty darn good.

SJ Mike, pour a little more lemon juice in our paper cuts, why don't ya? :rolleyes:

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Game 1 hit goes off third base, which would have ended the inning. End result 3 more runs scored in that inning.

Game 2 the bunt that rolled along the line spinning and stayed fair. The calls have been great. Replay proved that. My only complaint there is the strike zone is strangely small, especially east/west when Tigers are pitching. Giants are getting the outside pitch called for a strike consistently where the Tigs aren't. It's not the reason for the 2-0 lead but it contributes.

I'm not complaining or making excuses. My point is EVERYTHING is going the Giant's way. Panda had 12 HR in 162 games then hits 3 in WS-Game1. I wouldn't have expected that if I was pitching. Heck he chipped the third one over the wall like he had a pitching wedge in his hand. Unreal.

Prince was out at home thanks to a terrible slide. Get outside the baseline when the catcher is setup insidem OR, hit the plate with your front foot and you'd have been safe. The only slides I've seen worse were by Delmon Young during the season where BOTH feet missed the bag.

Point taken about hitting a bad pitcher. All year it seems pitchers who were struggling magically right the ship against the Tigers. Bum was just the latest. What was his postseason ERA coming in 11.5? JV's was 0.74 and he gets beat up for 5 runs. Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot?

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Sorry mang. I just have watched the national media crap on the Giants even after game 1. Then now instead of saying the Giants Pitchers are just dealing filth I see a lot of "the Tigers are beating themselves" crap. It gets tired with the OOOO if not for this or that. Baseball is the ultimate game of skill and luck. That said its also about matchups. The Tigers stats were exaggerated to an extent playing in the worse division in the whole league. Given now that the #1 and #2 pitchers of the Giants are going against the #3 and #4 pitchers of the Tigers, I like the Giants chances to take one of the next 2 or possibly both. Unless they Pitch JV on short rest. The National media thinks the Tigers can all still magically start hitting. The Giants faced Pitchers like the Tigers in the last series, no ones mentioning that. The Tigers faced a horrible pitching line up against the Yankees. The Giants staff is very different and better then the Yankees. This is all so familiar to the Giants Rangers series. The old they are a joke they have no chance. They will get out pitched and hit.

It also drives me nuts that everyone is saying how great this team is. They managed just 88 wins in the worse division in baseball. Put them in the West or the East and they dont even make the dance. It just makes a lot of us out here shake our heads.

Rant over.


As to last night.

Got Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeem!!

Edit I take Boch as the better skipper also.

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Tigers are great on paper. I would be the first to agree that they underperformed this regular season, Mike. Their starting pitching was amazing in the ALDS and ALCS and gave fans a glimpse of what could be.

I have given kudos to the Giants pitching since right after Game 1, and said the Tigers were outpitched in Game 2 as well. I could give a f*** what the national media says, they're 67% wrong 80% of the time. ;)

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Agreed on that. Not just baseball, but hockey as well.

All that said I am going to be bored as hell when the series is over. Not a football guy and without hockey lifes going to be boring.

I would just like to state that I am in no way saying the series is over. If the Tigers do get hot I think they can still take it 7 and maybe even come back. I really do think pitching is pretty even on both sides. I will say I think this is the first of the post season series that the Tigers have faced a legitamate pitching staff. Even though Kane is the #1 he has not had an easy go this post season and has walked the tightrope a lot. Both the Giants next two startes are better then the last two though. So the Tigers will need to get hot against better pitchers then they have seen. With Timmy coming out of the bullpen also its not going to be easy to get hot.

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Giants need to win one of the next four, Tigers need to win four of the next four.
The Giants are just playing the way they always play. It seems to be working.

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Wow timely shot by Posey.
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And lights out, Congrats to the SF Giants!!

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champs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wow triple crown winner strikes out with bat on his shoulder. Didn't expect a sweep.

In the words of BW

Got Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeem!!!

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Champs once again!

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change your damn avatar greg

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Haha I will once I get to a legit computer. I only have a itouch at home ;s

GIANTS BABY ! ! ! :banger

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We going to the parade?

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Can't believe they swept!

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:banger:banger:banger:banger:banger

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:noon:noon:noon:noon:noon

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:wo:wo:wo:wo:wo

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Congrats to the Giants, they outpitched and outhit Detroit. Well deserved championship.

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Congrats to the Giants and their fans. Tom hit the nail on the head...they outplayed the Tigers in every aspect of the game to earn thier second title in three years.

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This has been a great year for the Giants. You can't say the other teams weren't good either. Hard fought wins (except maybe the first game against the Tigers :D).

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Agreed. Hope the Tigers will be back next year with V-Mart in tow.

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Wonder what role Romo will play when BW comes back next year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELQXq...e_gdata_player

Will be interesting to see what the Giants do in the off season.

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Tigers cut Papa Grande and Delmon Young loose....they say Victor Martinez will be the DH in 2013.

They will try to resign Larid, but he has said that he will seek a bigger paycheck.

Their priority will be resigning Anibal Sanchez. They also say they have a prospect who may fill the closer role.

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Rangers made Hamilton a qualifying offer...just to ensure they get draft pick compensation. My Mets need a complete new outfield...just sad that Sandy won't be dropping a large wad of cash down. We still have to lock up Wright and am afriad we wil be stuck with another AA/AAA outfield on 2013.