2009-10-06: DET (Porcello) @ MIN (Baker) -- one-game playoff

[TooLiveBrew]

Kind of surprised there wasn't a thread on this. It's been a great game so far. Sits at 3-2 (DET leads) in the bottom of the 7th. On TBS.

 

Porcello was good, Cabrera hit a big HR (& a 2B in the at-bat prior) to redeem himself somewhat. Twins got their first run on an error, and their second on a big HR from Kubel.

[TooLiveBrew]

Wow. A 2-R HR from Orlando freaking Cabrera. I absolutely hate the Twins.

[trwi7]

Here's hoping that Miller Park can be as crazy as the Metro Dump was after Cabrera hit that homer.

 

And Magglio ties it as I type this!

[TooLiveBrew]

Wow, huge solo shot from Magglio Ordonez... now tied at 4 with no outs in the top of the 8th.

[TooLiveBrew]

Skip Caray is really one of my least favorite baseball announcers. He doesn't really approach Joe Buck, but no one does imo.

[TooLiveBrew]

Good thing the Twins arbitrarily saved Joe Nathan until the 9th inning. No way a lesser reliever could get the bottom of the Tigers' order out.

[TooLiveBrew]

Unsurprisingly, Nathan retires both batters he faces. Good call on not using him with the lead, Gardenhire. I swear no manager is more overrated this side of Joe Torre.

[TooLiveBrew]

I don't get pinch running for the guy (Santiago) that just beat out that sweet bunt single. You can just make a D sub for him later if you want Everett's glove at SS.

[logan82]

I swear no manager is more overrated this side of Joe Torre.

TLR, Lou Pinella, Joe Maddon, Ken Macha, etc

[TooLiveBrew]

The called strike 3 against Polanco is one of the worst strike 3 calls I've ever seen. That's almost as bad as the slider low & outside that Hart got rung up on @ CHC last season ('08).

[hawing]

Ah, Jesse Crain, forever a legend in bf.net lore.

[TooLiveBrew]

INge!

 

WOOOT!

[trwi7]

What a horrible, horrible Braun like misplay by the Tigers LF.

[thablingster]

That was an awful decision by the Tigers LF to not play that ball for a single. That said, Delmon Young had an awful AB trying to drive the run in. Quite an exciting game this one is.

[trwi7]

Ah, Jesse Crain, forever a legend in bf.net lore.

 

Why is that?

[thablingster]

Crain gave up Prince's first career home run.

 

And we are tied!

[TooLiveBrew]

I'd bet the Tigers wish they had a 2Bman with range right about now...

[trwi7]

A little excited on a base hit call that wasn't a base hit, huh Skip?

 

What a moron.

[thablingster]

Ryan Raburn, atonement is thy name. Games like this are why I love sports.

[Vgmastr]

Chip Caray is an idiot and a terrible announcer. Screams "Base hit!" on a ball that's caught and turned into a double play.

[trwi7]

Crain gave up Prince's first career home run.

 

And we are tied!

Ahh, I thought he was like a player everyone wanted to trade for or something. Sometimes the answer is so obvious though. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Vgmastr]

Yeah, I'll always remember Jesse Crain, I was at that game and it's probably one of the top 5 games I've ever attended.

[trwi7]

Wow, looking at that replay, he was safe.

[TooLiveBrew]

Great slide by Casilla to make it close... the ball looked to beat him by quite a bit.

[thunderbat30]

Great slide by Casilla to make it close... the ball looked to beat him by quite a bit.

Wonder if he would have been safe if he would have tagged up properly.