4/4: 1:05 PM, FSN-HD
4/5: 3:55 PM, FOX
4/6: 8:05 PM, ESPN2 (Sunday Night Baseball)

I would include a poll, but it makes no sense if there will be only one option (White Sox sweep).

We would at least have the option of voting or not. :(

YOUR VOTES DON'T MATTER!!

If they did, the Tigers would've won a game in the opening series!

Done.

My guess is we get to 2-3 by the end of the series.

My guess is we get to 2-3 by the end of the series.

that's good math

Inclement weather.

Inclement weather.

Good catch, D. Someone gets me.

Reallymymathwasjustbadsorry

Chicago (1-2) at Detroit (0-3)

Currently: Detroit, MI
Temp: 40° F
Game info: 1:05 pm EDT
Fri Apr 4, 2008
TV: WGN, FSD

By MIKE VOTTA, STATS Senior Writer
Apr 3, 6:38 pm EDT

Detroit is hoping its second series this season goes a lot better than the first.

The Tigers look to become the last team in the majors to post a victory in 2008 on Friday when they open a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park.

Detroit entered 2008 with high expectations - and the second-highest payroll in the major leagues at $138.7 million - but lost all three games in their season-opening series against Kansas City at Comerica. The Tigers go into Friday as the only team in the majors without a win.

They lost 4-1 on Thursday and managed just five runs in the series despite boasting one of baseball’s most imposing lineups.

Brandon Inge ended Detroit’s 18-inning scoreless streak with a solo homer in the seventh. The Tigers are 0-3 for the first time since 2003, when they lost their first nine games and finished with an AL-record 119 losses.

“We stunk,” manager Jim Leyland said. “We look like we’re just going up there and giving at-bats away without any purpose. The manager’s responsible for the preparation and the performance of the club, and right now, we don’t look very prepared. We just look like dead.”

The Tigers, who are hitting .206 with 24 strikeouts, are already dealing with a number of key injuries. Curtis Granderson started the season on the disabled list because of a broken hand, and Miguel Cabrera, one of baseball’s biggest offseason acquisitions, missed Thursday’s game and is day-to-day with a quadriceps strain.

Making matters worse, designated hitter Gary Sheffield tore a tendon in his left ring finger on a play at second in the eighth inning Thursday.

“He would have not been able to hit if we came around to him in the ninth,” Leyland said. “I don’t know how serious it was, but he couldn’t bend it.”

Sheffield says he will try to play through the injury, but he wouldn’t know his status until the swelling subsided.

Detroit will be trying to bounce back against a White Sox team that won 11 of 18 meetings last season, including six of nine at Comerica.

Chicago notched its first win of the season on Thursday, beating Cleveland 2-1 in the finale of a three-game set. The White Sox gave up 17 runs in the first two games, but starter John Danks and three relievers held the Indians to two hits.

Joe Crede and Juan Uribe both homered for Chicago.

“We expected to win at least one game this year,” manager Ozzie Guillen said.

The White Sox hope Jose Contreras can follow Danks with a strong start of his own on Friday. Contreras is hoping to bounce back after going 10-17 with a 5.57 ERA and losing nine straight decisions as a starter in 2007.

Contreras is 8-6 with a 4.33 ERA in 19 career starts against the Tigers - his most appearances against any team. However, he is 0-3 with a 10.17 ERA in his last four starts versus Detroit, including three last season.

The Tigers counter with Nate Robertson, who also had a shaky 2007. He was 2-1 with a 2.43 ERA in five April starts, but struggled through a six-start stretch in which he went 1-5 with a 9.12 ERA before landing on the DL in June with left arm fatigue.

Still, Robertson finished the season 9-13 with a 4.76 ERA and signed a three-year, $21.25 million contact extension in the offseason.

Robertson won a career-best 13 games in 2006. He is 5-6 with a 4.88 ERA in 16 career starts against the White Sox, including 1-2 with a 7.18 ERA in his last four.

This was just posted.

MCab is DHing.


Detroit
C. Thomas cf
P. Polanco 2b
C. Guillen 1b
M. Ordonez rf
M. Cabrera dh
E. Renteria ss
I. Rodriguez c
J. Jones lf
B. Inge 3b

Its important for Robertson to pitch well this year. No more of this going down to the minors crap Nate.

This White Sox have some dudes that I really can't stand.

Nick Swisher, Ozzie Guillen, AJ Pierzynski probably more.

Nice start for Nate, struck out the first two swinging.

Anybody watching the game?

How can you let Thome double on an 0-2 count and the bases empty?

You have to throw at least one, maybe two, in the dirt and see if he goes for them.

Where was the pitch?

A baseball player named Cleat, love it. He prolly misspelled his name but just sayin..

I came home for it. Then a long fly ball for the out.

Nate = HUGE ??? for me.

error...I'll take it.

Hopefully that raise the 'how pissed off is Ozzie' meter a few notches.

bases juiced, no outs

maybe "juiced" is poor word choice

Fuck DP.

1-0

Fucking TIVO. I was a half inning behind.

At least we've made Contreras throw 23 so far here in the 1st.

^agree

fuck me

Cot damnit...

fuck me

I take that back, that Quentin fucker just won me 85 alpacas!

http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12058

Jacque Jones is not going to be well-liked here, methinks.

D'sNuts told me that before the season started (he's a Cubs follower). At least we have Thames.

How many Cubs fans do we have here? Other than UxKa, Codename V, and D'sNuts...

White Sox still own us...

I think we may see some more :howdidwegetminer: today.

I have a feeling that when it warms up a bit more and we get our offense going, we'll already be out of the hunt.

Fire Dumbrowski?

Pudge scores 2!

Game is on WGN, btw, for those who can't watch it elsewhere.

We need our own rally monkey type thing.

RALLY!

Bats waking up?

Are the White Sox actually worse than the Royals this season?

Giving up 4 runs to the Tigers through 3?

JACQUE JONES

Jacque Jones might be well liked around here, me thinks.

We need our own rally monkey type thing.

RALLY!

What about this?

[smilie=strong.gif]

I think MoTown likes that one.

MoTown approved.

Other "rally icon" options:

[smilie=llama_banan:

[smilie=party.gif]

[smilie=twinkletwin:

[smilie=shift.gif]

[smilie=groove.gif]

[smilie=boxing.gif]

[smilie=ownagebox.g:

[smilie=ownyou.gif]

[smilie=hump1.gif]

[smilie=jump.gif]

[smilie=toot.gif]

[smilie=hammertime.:

:little tony:

:srt4b:

tres para tres

ROY

Thomas could bat 9th when Grandy comes back if we can find him a spot in the field. Maybe play for JJ in left once in a while. That'd be some speed yall.

Am I the only one who hates it when they go for the first pitch when there's 2 outs and RISP?

^ NO!

ot..that chick in that lil ceasars commersh is kinda hot, me thinks. sorta spanish.

[smilie=BLC]

WTF is up with that red bat?

fuck fuck fuck and cocksuck

:howdidwegetminer:

He's here. He's actually in the game. Oh my God. Oh my.

Miner vs Thome = :BARWIS: vs :cnr:

Go Tigers. I'm already sick of the Sox fans around here.

Is Boone Logan related to Nook Logan?

Anyone remember PP running around 2nd when Mags hit that homer in the playoffs last year? He had that head warmer on. I'll never forget him hopping around 2nd going to 3rd.

Anyone remember PP running around 2nd when Mags hit that homer in the playoffs last year? He had that head warmer on. I'll never forget him hopping around 2nd going to 3rd.

That was actually a wool tarp.

lol. wool tarp.

Some things just kind of get embezzled in your brain. Thats one of them for me.

Fuckin Grilli

Jason "Gas" Grilli strikes again

Grilli should be released immediately

Of course, they won't do it because they'll be afraid that they'll come across as making him the scapegoat, but this dude blows so bad.

Jim Price: Boy, you take about putting fuel on the fire...

Holy shit, Grilli is IMPLODING

Hopefully he goes home and kills himself.

Top 7th: Chi White Sox
- J. Grilli relieved Z. Miner
- P. Konerko doubled to deep center
- J. Dye singled to right, P. Konerko to third
- A.J. Pierzynski homered to deep right, J. Dye and P. Konerko scored
- C. Quentin singled to center
- J. Crede singled to center, C. Quentin to second
- C. Quentin to third, J. Crede to second on wild pitch

Seriously, after that shit last year, why do we still have this guy?

It's a strong question that will never be reasonably answered.

HAY, HE'S FROM MICHIGAN AND HIS DAD PITCHED FOR THE TIGERS IN THE SEVENTIES

Was it really 3 pitches to 3 batters?


Grilli relieved with the score tied 5-5 in the seventh. Three pitches later, the White Sox led 8-5.

yes it was:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=280404106&full=1&inning=7

The sky is falling....

I say we finally get off the block today and win...

I think that once we finally get our first W, the rest will fall into place...

Last year we were 9-8 at one point, so it shows April is not always the easiest month to get into a grove...

I can't find the game anywhere ???

It's on FOX, not FSN today.

8 years till were past the terrible mistake that was MC.

i really do miss granderson.

I like this Clete Thomas whippersnapper. Even though he flew out, he was a tough on Floyd.

I'm getting the Dodgers game on Fox. Damn!

Surprised Dye didn't do a flip and catch that.

That sucks. WGN have it?

Can you guys just not post in this thread today...cuz me and Eray can't view it.

Nope.

(to Doc)

No, I got it on FOX.

Cabrera lazy fly ball, 0-0 after the 1st.

No, I got it on FOX.

Nice.

Sorry Tahoe. :(

The Show commercials depress me.

I wish I had a decent baseball game to play.

And hey, at least Cabrera didn't just swing at the first pitch like the team is accustomed to doing.

Willis looks really, really good so far.

Then again, so did our other starting pitchers for the first 4-5 innings.

What's so hard about taking a walk, Pudge?

Ingespirational!

Inge is trying to be a hero and I don't like it. Why try when you can not try and be one?

1-0. Too bad Polanco is in such a slump, or it'd probably be 2-0.

Willis with 4 walks thru 4, in a bit of trubble now.

Who is this Carlos Quentin character?

The Central is going to be a fuckin' battle this year...

Jesus Christ.

What the fuck was Renteria doing? He should have hade a double anyways... Shit.

Ingecredible!

DD, trade Inge and I'll kill you!

I guess Inge plays better when he knows that he's keeping another player's seat warm.

Dontrelle needs to quit walking fools.

Has there ever been a game where a pitcher had a no hitter but like 10+ walks? Willis is entering that territory.

Something wrong with Willis

maybbe not, probably so, probably just hiding it

Miner time!

Ok, get him out now.

When our pitchers let it rain, it pours.

Miner has to fuckin' do everything around here.

Dare I say typical Tigers? It seems like we've seen this in every game.

lol, this team fucking sucks.

Even if it is only 5 games in, I can see why some people thought we would miss the playoffs.

Of course, we have no Sheffield, Granderson, and co.

Miner has to fuckin' do everything around here.

yea, big deal the game is on. I'm watching 'Mike Douglas: Moments and Memories. Clips and performances highlight a retrospective of 'The Mike Douglas show'

Its great.

So what are some good offseason acquisitions we could make after the season is over?

We r so fukked.

We are going to go 0-10, then maybe win a couple.

Wow...5 runs off of 3 hits and we get 3 runs off of 9. We must have missed some chances.

On the bright side, we're only 4 games out of first place.

LoL. Long season to go fellas. I still predict we go 0-10, win a couple, then finally get on a decent roll only to miss the playoffs by 3.5 GB.

LoL. Long season to go fellas. I still predict we go 0-10, win a couple, then finally get on a decent roll only to miss the playoffs by 3.5 GB.


I got a feeling that once we get our first W, we will go on a mini win streak, then another mini losing streak...

There will be stretches where we will be unstoppable.

Wish we wouldn't be losing in our division though.

There will be stretches where we will be unstoppable.

Wish we wouldn't be losing in our division though.

Yeah, division foes have been the thorn in our side.

I wish interleague play would start now!

Yeah, division foes have been the thorn in our side.


Yeah, that gets pretty annoying. I hate how guys like Billy Butler or Joe Crede can be so mediocre against the other 28 teams, but when they play the Tigers they are future HOF'ers...

It happens tonight!

Boring ass Miller and Morgan...

This is going to be electric, kind of like a speech by the Pope.

side bets anyone?

I know we aren't scoring runs but making that first out at 3rd is stupid.

Fabulous catch by Inge. Did you guys see the way he called for it. How amazing of him to have thought through calling for the ball so that another player wouldn't get in his way. Just spectacular.

That was a beautiful fucking bunt from Renteria!

The umpire just got DRILLED in the face by a fastball. Then they did the replay with the umps mic and you clearly hear him say "Oh my god...............fuck" after he got hit.

That was a beautiful fucking bunt from Renteria!

Yeah, too bad this team fucking sucks.

yeah, it was immediately followed by a double play.

Has Pudge caught every inning so far? anyone?

It's hard to get mad, because it's an every day sport, but this is frustrating.

Doc's prediction of 0-10 looks, um, good right now.

It's hard to get mad, because it's an every day sport, but this is frustrating.

Doc's prediction of 0-10 looks, um, good right now.

Agreed, accept for the hard to get mad part. I'm beyond mad. I just hope that these guys are sucking because they're pressing too hard. That's the only explanation that could give me any hope.

I'm mad NOW.

Why are the fucking fans still there?

I'm mad NOW.

Why are the fucking fans still there?

They are drinking heavily and looking for single women.

Detroit fans need to stop being pussies and boo the shit out of this team.

Anything can happen... j/k

Bubble gum time. Here we come.

and there we go....

SNOWBALL

Some thoughts on this wonderful series vs. the White Sox...


"I always say that defense wins games, that's what happened today."


All six of Detroit's losses have come at home, in front of nearly 250,000 fans.

TEAM BA
.245

TEAM ERA
5.30