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

[TooLiveBrew]

"This, to me, is the most important batter for Keppel to get, so he doesn't have to face Ordonez or Cabrera"

 

Welcome to the game, Ron Darling. Ordonez was lifted for a defensive replacement (Clete Thomas) last inning.

[Vgmastr]

Chip just called a blooper a line drive, he's the grade A #1 example of why nepotism is bad.

[TooLiveBrew]

And Randy Marsh's strike zone suddenly becomes a floating one. This game could be an ugly one the rest of the way.

[pitchleague]

oh, come on. He just lost the ball in the turf. Happens all the time at the dome.

 

Oh. wait. that's the roof. Never mind.

 

 

This game has been great. Hope the rest of the post-season is as exciting as this. These play-in games always seem to be great and then the rest of the games can be a bit of a let down.

[trwi7]

"This, to me, is the most important batter for Keppel to get, so he doesn't have to face Ordonez or Cabrera"

 

Welcome to the game, Ron Darling. Ordonez was lifted for a defensive replacement (Charles Thomas) last inning.

His name is Clete Thomas. Welcome to the game, TLB. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[TooLiveBrew]

Haha! I just tried to sneak in my edit!

 

But at least I was paying enough attention to know Ordonez had been out of the game for an inning! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[stoutdude04]

The zone tonite is awful...if this was a brewer game there would probably be 30+ posts about the zone alone. I would have about 10 of them.

[TooLiveBrew]

Yeah, but the funny thing imo is that the zone was pretty darn good (save a call or two) until the 9th inning or so.

[hawing]

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.

That game was also a Brewerfan Fan Fest game. We had a group out in the field bleachers. It was - how do you cool guys say it? - teh awesome.

 

Edit: I'm tired of Chip Caray already. Which audio feed should I listen to, DET or MIN? Quick, give me your opinion before the game ends.

[wOOgiE22]

My dad is a huge Tigers fan and i swear he has called me at least 10 times in the last hour from work haha!

[TooLiveBrew]

"And this is exactly what the Tigers want to see up -- Brandon Inge is 9-17 with the bases loaded this season"

 

Skip Caray, unaware of what a sample of data actually is.

[TooLiveBrew]

Wow, and now Marsh misses that HBP

[hawing]

Skip Caray, unaware of what a sample of data actually is.

Psst, Skip is the Caray who died last year. It's Chip in the booth.

[TooLiveBrew]

So, after highlighting Inge's bad knee, Skip Caray describes him as "flying down the first base line".

 

This guy is just pathetic.

[pitchleague]

Lopez/Weeks goes for the 4-6-3 double play in that situation . . . and fails.

 

Our guys just would not have the common sense to throw home on that.

[TooLiveBrew]

Skip Caray, unaware of what a sample of data actually is.

Psst, Skip is the Caray who died last year. It's Chip in the booth.

Oof. Skip, Chip, Chipper, Digger.... use human names! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[MillerParkSouth]

WOW. The Tigers are not going to win this game. 1st and 3rd nobody out in the 9th, bases chucked one out in the 12th and they get nothing both times. Too bad because I really want to see them take it.

[hawing]

Well, that there were/are too many Carays in sportscasting is an issue on its own. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

I settled on the Twins Radio Network. They sound pretty pumped.

Edit: Plus the Minnesota commercials are kind of entertaining. Nothing for brats, though.

[hawing]

This is a third inning for the DET closer, right? Can you imagine Hoffman going that long for the Brewers?

[wOOgiE22]

Hoffman's arm would have fell off by now!

[TooLiveBrew]

Wow. Pitching around the out-machine Young to get to a LHB--RHP matchup (where the batter has speed)?

 

Dear me, Jim Leyland.

[TooLiveBrew]

I cannot put into words how obnoxious the Twins are to me.

[trwi7]

If Hoffman went three innings his fastball would be clocked at about 55.

[pitchleague]

Twins Win! Twins Win!

 

Good for them! Bad for Detroit!

 

Hey, look! It's RODNEY!!!!

 

I would not have went with him for a third inning. That was nuts.

[trwi7]

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