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albaugh
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response 34 of 116:
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Sep 10 16:50 UTC 2003 |
The Tigers lost 4-2 to the Yankees last night in NYC (Tue Sept 9).
That makes 'em 37-106 with 19 games to go.
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krj
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response 35 of 116:
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Sep 10 22:59 UTC 2003 |
Heh, the NY Times had interesting coverage, both of the game and of the
Tigers. The Tigers reportedly kept the game in doubt until very late,
which doesn't make division-leading New York look good in a close pennant
race. We can call it a moral victory for Detroit. :)
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albaugh
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response 36 of 116:
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Sep 11 16:41 UTC 2003 |
Last night (Wed Sep 10) the Yankees slaughtered the Tigers 15-5.
That makes 'em 37-107 with 18 games to go. Winning 6 of those games, mostly
against teams in contention for the playoffs, makes reaching "safety" more
and more unlikely. The Tigers happen to be in NYC one more day, 9/11.
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tod
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response 37 of 116:
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Sep 12 04:39 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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aruba
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response 38 of 116:
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Sep 12 16:06 UTC 2003 |
The Tigers have now clinched the worst record among all Major League teams.
THey are 22 games behind the second-worst team, Tampa Bay.
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aruba
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response 39 of 116:
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Sep 12 16:11 UTC 2003 |
They have 5 series left, against KC, Toronto, Minn, KC, Minn. All teams
over .500. KC and Minn are still trying to win the AL Central, but Toronto
has been all but mathematically eliminated. So maybe Toronto is our best
shot.
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albaugh
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response 40 of 116:
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Sep 12 17:28 UTC 2003 |
The Tigers had the decency not to disrupt the 911 observances in NY last
night, losing 5-2 to the Yankees. That makes 'em 37-108 with 17 games to go.
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jep
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response 41 of 116:
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Sep 13 02:40 UTC 2003 |
They won tonight, though. 20 game loser Mike Maroth shut out the
surprising Kansas City Royals, and the Tigers won #38, 3-0.
Come on, guys... 5 more wins...
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fitz
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response 42 of 116:
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Sep 13 15:49 UTC 2003 |
I saw several games on Wednesday nights. It's a shame that they always lost,
because I never saw anything recklessly stupid done. It was good baseball
and I enjoyed watching it, regardless of the outcome.
By the way, did SprotsCenter show a clip of a triple-play this summer? I
missed it, if they did. Or maybe there wasn't one anywhere?
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albaugh
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response 43 of 116:
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Sep 13 16:43 UTC 2003 |
That makes 'em 38-108 with 16 games to go.
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gelinas
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response 44 of 116:
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Sep 13 21:27 UTC 2003 |
Yes, there was a triple-play this summer, unassisted even, but I did not
see a clip. I finally tracked down a description some where on the web:
Runners on first and second, who start at the crack of the bat. Shortstop
catches the fly and steps on second to double the runner headed for third,
then chases down the runner trying to get back to first. (This was
something like the 12th unassisted triple-play in the history of the game.)
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albaugh
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response 45 of 116:
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Sep 14 04:43 UTC 2003 |
The Tigers were up to their old tricks Sat. night, losing 7-0 to KC @ COPA.
That makes 'em 38-109 with 15 games to go. I wonder if they are close to the
record for having been shut out the most times...
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fitz
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response 46 of 116:
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Sep 14 21:06 UTC 2003 |
Thanks, Joe. For some reason knowing that it happened just makes me feel
better. Probably the family is relieved that I didn't print copies of the
play and plaster the door, as I did when Wells pitched his perfect game.
[25-year old stepson: "Is this good?"]
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aruba
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response 47 of 116:
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Sep 14 22:12 UTC 2003 |
Tigers lost again today, to break the team record for losses in a season.
They're now 38-110.
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albaugh
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response 48 of 116:
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Sep 15 16:59 UTC 2003 |
With 14 games to go, they're still 5 wins away from "safety".
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aruba
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response 49 of 116:
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Sep 15 22:35 UTC 2003 |
If they can win 2, they won't, at least, have broken the record for fewest
wins (though they will have tied it). If they can win 3, they will be safe
from having the worst win percentage ever.
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gelinas
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response 50 of 116:
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Sep 16 03:09 UTC 2003 |
It's the fewer-than-40-wins mark I've been pulling for.
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albaugh
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response 51 of 116:
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Sep 16 04:20 UTC 2003 |
The Tigers got stomped 10-4 by KC Mon night (Sep 15). That makes 'em 38-111,
just a hair over .250, with a lucky 13 games to go. They are making it
increasingly tough on themselves to avoid 120 losses.
When this season began, I think we all felt it would be another stinker. But
I know I had no conception of the Tigers being record-setting bad. I mean,
they have almost no chance at all to win 50 games. Having wins in only the
40's is humiliatingly putrid in the extreme.
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albaugh
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response 52 of 116:
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Sep 17 03:31 UTC 2003 |
Looks like the Tigers pitching managed to get shelled again tonight (Tue Sept
16), losing 9-6 to the visiting Blue Jays. That makes 'em 38-112 with now
only 12 games to go.
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gelinas
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response 53 of 116:
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Sep 17 04:46 UTC 2003 |
So it's not _quite_ time to give up hope of a sub-40-win season. :/
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aruba
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response 54 of 116:
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Sep 17 05:24 UTC 2003 |
The Tigers were doing all right till the late innings tonight. But the
score really shouldn't have been that close - Toronto played attrociously.
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albaugh
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response 55 of 116:
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Sep 18 04:01 UTC 2003 |
The Tigers got shut out again (!), tonight (Wed Sept 17) 6-0 at the talons
of the Toronto BLue Jays. That makes 'em 38-113 with 11 games to go.
It looks certain now that they'll share at least some portion of the "worst
record" with the '62 Mets.
According to something in Sunday's Free Press / News Sports section, NY
Yankees manager Joe Torre told Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski that even though the
'62 Mets were an expansion team, their roster was full of established major
league players (obviously not the best ones). Whereas the current Tiger
roster is largely "youngsters". So the Tigers should not get overly
discouraged, and put themself down as low as the lowly Mets.
Sounds like a good rationalization to me... ;-)
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albaugh
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response 56 of 116:
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Sep 19 03:45 UTC 2003 |
The Blue Jays provided another pounding tonight (Thu Sept 18) 10-6 over the
stripeless Tigers. That makes 'em 38-114 with 10 games to go. To reach
"safety" they would have to play .500 ball, which is twice their winning rate
this season.
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gelinas
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response 57 of 116:
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Sep 19 04:45 UTC 2003 |
(They are at .250 right now.)
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aruba
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response 58 of 116:
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Sep 19 15:06 UTC 2003 |
And 7 of the last 10 games are against Minnesota, which is leading the
division and has won 6 in a row. :(
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