Verlander had a one-hitter through 8 and then the bottom fell out. After 8 we were leading 2-0 and lost 4-2.
It was great to be at the Park, despite the cccold weather.
Here is my question -- when Verlander showed signs of weakness in the 9th did Leyland stay with him too long?
Should he have even started the 9th?
What's up with Schlereth?
and Valverde?
Nothing to panic over - it is a long season
A discussion of the Detroit Tigers past, present and future.
Le Grand Orange
Best DH Season for a Bengal
Guillermo is Tops in Our Opinion!
Willie Hernandez posted the best relief season in the history of the Tigers.
The Best Season in Left?
The Rock, no doubt
Ty Cobb
Clearly, we picked Cobb as having the best year in center
Kaline narrowly wins our poll
for best season in right.
George Kell, 1949
The best Tiger season at third
It's Unanimous, Tram had the Best Season at Short
By Acclaim!
Who had the best season at first?
Hammerin' Hank Greenberg, that's who
My Kind of Town
Toledo is our favorite minor league stadium
Old Yankee Stadium - Our Favorite
Winning our poll for favorite non-functioning ball park-Yankee Stadium
Wrigley Field: Our favorite (non-Detroit) operating MLB park
By narrow vote over Fenway, it's Wrigley Field
Sparky Anderson - The Greatest Skipper
With the election of Spark, we complete our little Hot Stove project of selecting the Greatest Tiger Team. This was fun.
Who Was the Greatest Tiger Reliever, DH/PH
We resoundingly agree that Willie Hernandez was the best reliever, but we tied on Rusty Staub or Daryl Evans for DH or pinch hitter
Kaline is the Unanimous Rightfielder
In our second consecutive unanimous vote, Al Kaline, is chosen as the Greatest Tiger Rightfielder!
Cobb is Unanimous!
Nobody liked him, but we agree he was the best in center
Willie is Our man in Left!
Willie Horton is our choice for the greatest Tiger in left field
Good Ol' George Kell, the Best Tiger at the Hot Corner
At least by our vote, he's been elected. (BTW, thanks to Tom Haggerty for the write up on all the third basemen.)
Tram Stands Tall at Short
Tiger's Super Second Sacker - Gehringer in a Lanslide!
Once again, I was overwhelmingly out-voted, Charlie Gehringer wins.
Heaven's First Baseman
Hank Greenberg, elected as the Greatest Tiger firstbaseman in History
Our Tiger Hall of Fame
Bill Freehan, catcher
Considering JV's low pitch count (under 90), I think Leyland did the right thing letting him start the 9th. I think, however, Leyland should have yanked him as soon as he put a runner on base. That would keep JV from getting the loss and let the pen do its job.
ReplyDeleteHindsight is always 20-20, isn't it? But I agree with you Tom. Being the competitor he is, I'm sure JV would have argued to stay in, but you have to protect him, the game, etc. As it is he feels awful, blaming himself. I blame the Tigers' much vaunted hitting just as much. We should have won this game 6-4, but as Chuck points out, it just one game. Se la guerre.
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