Archive for October, 2011

October 4, 2011

Game 3 Recap: Tigers 5 – Yankees 4

By Mike McClary in 2011 Postseason,Game Recaps | 0 comments

ESPN highlights available here. The Score: Tigers 5 – Yankees 4 The Gist: Justin Verlander struck out 12 over eight remarkable innings and Ramon Santiago, Brandon Inge and Don Kelly delivered key hits to give the Tigers a 4-2 lead. Delmon Young crushed the first pitch he saw from Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano and gave [...]

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October 4, 2011

A Game So Terrific I Couldn’t Bear to Watch (But I Did)

By Mike McClary in 2011 Postseason,Featured | 0 comments

I did not enjoy that game one bit. In fact, I hated every moment of it, starting with Derek Jeter‘s first-pitch single. Talk about a buzzkill. Then it only got worse: Curtis Granderson‘s RBI double. Gerry Davis‘s minuscule strike zone. Justin Verlander’s shaky start. CC Sabathia tantalizing the Tigers and coaxing them onto inning-ending or [...]

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October 3, 2011

Monday Mankowskis: ALDS Game 3 Notes

By Mike McClary in 2011 Postseason,Featured,Monday Mankowskis | 0 comments

For reasons I can’t explain, I’ve been listening to baseball talk on SiriusXM for most of the day. The prevailing wisdom is that the Tigers will win tonight, with the experts saying that the pressure facing CC Sabathia is more fierce than what Justin Verlander has to deal with. It has little to do with [...]

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October 2, 2011

Post-Game Reading: Game 2 Edition

By Mike McClary in 2011 Postseason,Featured | 0 comments

Magglio Ordonez went three-for-three in Game 2, but he almost retired at midseason. Interesting scoop here from Danny Knobler on Dave Dombrowksi’s dogged pursuit of Doug Fister. Teaser: “Over a three-week period, we called [the Mariners] a couple of times a day. Sometimes three times.” Ian O’Connor says that Yankees’ Game 4 starter A.J. Burnett [...]

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October 2, 2011

Game 2 Recap: Tigers 5 – Yankees 3

By Mike McClary in 2011 Postseason,Featured,Game Recaps | 0 comments

ESPN highlights available here. The Score: Tigers 5 – Yankees 3 The Gist: Miguel Cabrera got to Freddy Garcia early, crushing any potential mind games the Yankees’ starter could potentially play on the Tigers, lining a two-run homer down the rightfield corner. Cabrera finished with three hits and RBI. Victor Martinez and Don Kelly drove [...]

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October 1, 2011

Rapid Reaction: From Rainout to Blowout in 24 Hours

By Mike McClary in 2011 Postseason,Featured | 0 comments

What can you say? In a game in which the Yankees found the right holes, plugged the right holes and the Tigers’ bats were filled with holes, even Doug Fister can’t save you … or keep you close, evidently. For me, the balloon popped in the sixth when Magglio Ordonez hit a ball up the [...]

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October 1, 2011

ALDS Game 0.95: Tonight’s Matchups

By Mike McClary in 2011 Postseason,Featured | 0 comments

Doug Fister against the Yankees: Liftetime 1-2, 6.00 ERA, 3 G, 3 GS, 18.0 IP, 24 H, 12 R, 12 ER, 3 BB, 10 K In 2011 0-1, 3.86 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Last Start/Loss: July 26, 2011 at New York, 4-1 [...]

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