GDT: 9/16/08 - DET (70-79) AT TEX (74-77) - 8:05 p.m. ET

bases loaded, no outs,
Tiger bullpen pissing this one away again (get rid of Rodney!)

Cruz - singles in the winning run

Leyland hot and really letting the home plate ump know he is very unhappy with him!

Rangers win 5-4

Tigers need to win the remaining 12 games in order to have a winning record...
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Rodney's ERA in this game is infinity...
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Hopefully, they will get rid of some of the dead wood in the offseason. Starting with the coaching staff, then most of the bullpen...and a few of the other players, too.

poor

September 16, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	7	0
Texas	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	8	1

Detroit	AB-	R-	H-	RBI-	BB-	SO-	LOB-	AVG
Granderson, CF	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	.293
Polanco, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.308
Ordonez, RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.324
Cabrera, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.292
Joyce, LF	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	.269
Sheffield, DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.223
Inge, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.214
Ryan, C	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.267
Santiago, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.282
Totals	32	4	7	3	2	8	9
BATTING TB: Polanco; Ordonez 2; Cabrera; Sheffield; Inge; Ryan. RBI: Cabrera (118), Inge (47), Ryan (3). 2-out RBI: Cabrera; Inge; Ryan. GIDP: Ordonez; Inge. Team LOB: 3. FIELDING DP: (Polanco-Santiago-Cabrera).

Texas	AB-	R-	H-	RBI-	BB-	SO-	LOB-	AVG
Boggs, LF	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	.229
Young, SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.277
Hamilton, DH	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.303
Byrd, CF	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	.297
Blalock, 1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.260
Cruz, RF	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.329
Davis, C, 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	.275
Laird, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.283
Vazquez, 2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.299
- a-Metcalf, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
- Duran, 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219
Totals	29	5	8	5	4	4	5
a-Popped out for Vazquez in the 8th.
BATTING 3B: Byrd (4, Rodney). TB: Hamilton 2; Byrd 3; Blalock; Cruz; Davis, C 2; Vazquez. RBI: Boggs (38), Cruz (18), Byrd 2 (49), Davis, C (48). SF: Boggs. GIDP: Davis, C. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING CS: Byrd (2, 2nd base by Miner/Ryan). FIELDING E: Byrd (5, throw). DP: 2 (Blalock-Young-Millwood, Young-Blalock).

Detroit	IP--	H-	R-	ER-	BB-	SO-	HR-	ERA
Miner	7.1	5	2	2	1	3	0	4.16
Fossum (H, 5)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.93
Rodney (BS, 6)(L, 0-6)	1.0	3	3	3	3	0	0	5.25

Texas	IP--	H-	R-	ER-	BB-	SO-	HR-	ERA
Millwood	7.0	5	4	4	2	6	0	5.15
Loe	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3.14
Wright (W, 7-6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.80

Rodney pitched to 6 batters in the 9th.

IBB: Blalock (by Rodney), Cruz (by Rodney).
Pitches-strikes: Miner 104-63, Fossum 12-9, Rodney 29-16, Millwood 96-65, Loe 13-12, Wright 10-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Miner 11-7, Fossum 0-1, Rodney 0-0, Millwood 8-7, Loe 0-1, Wright 3-0.
Batters faced: Miner 26, Fossum 2, Rodney 6, Millwood 27, Loe 4, Wright 3.
Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Eric Cooper.
Weather: 79 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:35.
Att: 14,659.
September 16, 2008

Miner and Fossum did well, damn Rodney pitched as usual, he stunk!

Rodney is one of the first pitchers I would dump!!!

Rodney is STILL O for 2008. Release him, immediately.

Detroit Top 1st
- UMPIRES: Home,Angel Hernandez; First, Marty Foster; Second, Derryl Cousins; Third, Eric Cooper;
- Curtis Granderson walked. Runner on first with none out and Placido Polanco due up.
- Placido Polanco singled to left. Runners on first and second with none out and Magglio Ordonez due up.
- Magglio Ordonez grounded into a double play, first to short to first. Runner on third with two outs and Miguel Cabrera due up.
- Miguel Cabrera single to left scored Curtis Granderson with two out. Runner on first with two outs and Matt Joyce due up.
- Matt Joyce struck out looking to end the inning.

Texas Bottom 1st
- Pitchers confirmed.
- Brandon Boggs popped out to short. None on with one out and Michael Young due up.
- Michael Young lined out to left. None on with two outs and Josh Hamilton due up.
- Josh Hamilton grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Detroit Top 2nd
- Gary Sheffield flied out to right. None on with one out and Brandon Inge due up.
- Brandon Inge struck out looking. None on with two outs and Dusty Ryan due up.
- Dusty Ryan grounded out short to first to end the inning.

Texas Bottom 2nd
- Marlon Byrd walked. Runner on first with none out and Hank Blalock due up.
- Marlon Byrd caught stealing second. None on with one out and Hank Blalock at the plate.
- Hank Blalock grounded out pitcher to first. None on with two outs and Nelson Cruz due up.
- Nelson Cruz grounded out third to first to end the inning.

Detroit Top 3rd
- Ramon Santiago struck out swinging. None on with one out and Curtis Granderson due up.
- Curtis Granderson struck out looking. None on with two outs and Placido Polanco due up.
- Placido Polanco flied out to right to end the inning.

Texas Bottom 3rd
- Chris Davis singled to right center. Runner on first with none out and Gerald Laird due up.
- Gerald Laird grounded out third to first. Runner on second with one out and Ramon Vazquez due up.
- Ramon Vazquez infield single to short. Runners on first and third with one out and Brandon Boggs due up.
- Brandon Boggs sacrifice fly out to right scored Chris Davis with two out. Runner on first with two outs and Michael Young due up.
- Michael Young lined out to third to end the inning.

Detroit Top 4th
- Magglio Ordonez grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Miguel Cabrera due up.
- Miguel Cabrera grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and Matt Joyce due up.
- Matt Joyce struck out swinging to end the inning.

Texas Bottom 4th
- Josh Hamilton singled to right. Runner on first with none out and Marlon Byrd due up.
- Marlon Byrd struck out swinging. Runner on first with one out and Hank Blalock due up.
- Hank Blalock singled to right. Runners on first and third with one out and Nelson Cruz due up.
- Nelson Cruz single to left scored Josh Hamilton with one out. Runners on first and second with one out and Chris Davis due up.
- Chris Davis grounded into a double play, second to short to first to end the inning.

Detroit Top 5th
- Gary Sheffield struck out looking. None on with one out and Brandon Inge due up.
- Brandon Inge popped out to short. None on with two outs and Dusty Ryan due up.
- Dusty Ryan popped out to second to end the inning.

Texas Bottom 5th
- Gerald Laird grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Ramon Vazquez due up.
- Ramon Vazquez grounded out to first. None on with two outs and Brandon Boggs due up.
- Brandon Boggs flied out to center to end the inning.

Detroit Top 6th
- Ramon Santiago popped out to short. None on with one out and Curtis Granderson due up.
- Curtis Granderson popped out to second. None on with two outs and Placido Polanco due up.
- Placido Polanco grounded out pitcher to first to end the inning.

Texas Bottom 6th
- Michael Young grounded out pitcher to first. None on with one out and Josh Hamilton due up.
- Josh Hamilton struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Marlon Byrd due up.
- Marlon Byrd grounded out third to first to end the inning.

Detroit Top 7th
- Magglio Ordonez singled to right. Runner on first with none out and Miguel Cabrera due up.
- Miguel Cabrera grounded into a fielder`s choice, third to short. On the play the ball deflected off Chris Davis` glove to shortstop Michael Young. Runner on first with one out and Matt Joyce due up.
- Matt Joyce walked. Runners on first and second with one out and Gary Sheffield due up.
- Gary Sheffield flied out to center. Runners on first and second and with two outs and Brandon Inge due up.
- Brandon Inge single to center scored Miguel Cabrera and Matt Joyce with two out. On the play Brandon Inge advanced to second on a throwing error by Marlon Byrd. Runner on second with two outs and Dusty Ryan due up.
- Dusty Ryan single to center scored Brandon Inge with two out. Runner on first with two outs and Ramon Santiago due up.
- Ramon Santiago grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Texas Bottom 7th
- Hank Blalock flied out to left. None on with one out and Nelson Cruz due up.
- Nelson Cruz popped out to left. None on with two outs and Chris Davis due up.
- Chris Davis grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Detroit Top 8th
- Kameron Loe starts the inning for the Rangers.
- Curtis Granderson struck out swinging. None on with one out and Placido Polanco due up.
- Placido Polanco popped out to right. None on with two outs and Magglio Ordonez due up.
- Magglio Ordonez singled to left. Runner on first with two outs and Miguel Cabrera due up.
- Miguel Cabrera struck out swinging to end the inning.

Texas Bottom 8th
- Gerald Laird struck out looking. None on with one out and Ramon Vazquez due up.
- Casey Fossum enters the game for the Tigers with none on and one out.
- Travis Metcalf is now pinch-hitting for the Rangers.
- Pinch-Hitter Travis Metcalf flied out to short. None on with two outs and Brandon Boggs due up.
- Brandon Boggs struck out swinging to end the inning.

Detroit Top 9th
- Jamey Wright starts the inning for the Rangers.
- German Duran starts the inning at second base for the Rangers.
- Matt Joyce grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Gary Sheffield due up.
- Gary Sheffield singled to left. Runner on first with one out and Brandon Inge due up.
- Brandon Inge grounded into a double play, short to first to end the inning.

Texas Bottom 9th
- Fernando Rodney starts the inning for the Tigers.
- Michael Young walked. Runner on first with none out and Josh Hamilton due up.
- Josh Hamilton singled to left. Runners on first and second with none out and Marlon Byrd due up.
- Marlon Byrd triple to right scored Michael Young and Josh Hamilton with none out. Runner on third with none out and Hank Blalock due up.
- Hank Blalock intentionally walked. Runners on first and third with none out and Nelson Cruz due up.
- Nelson Cruz intentionally walked. Bases loaded with none out and Chris Davis due up.
- Chris Davis single to left scored Marlon Byrd with none out to win the game.

- Detroit 4, Texas 5

Final
- Confirmed
- WP: J.Wright (7-6); LP:F.Rodney (0-6).

Detroit 4, Texas 5

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Poor Miner!
Rodney sucks big time! Suicide

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"I'm on a mission. Mark my words: I'll be back, and I'll be able to do what I've been doing." Joel Zumaya

This is just frustrating. Crying or Very sad

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"I'm on a mission. Mark my words: I'll be back, and I'll be able to do what I've been doing." Joel Zumaya

Beyond frustrating!!
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

Look at Rodney's record, 0-6. Jonesy, 4-1, would have improved to about 7-2 by now maybe.
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Todd Jones

Our pitchers don't even give up...they run away.
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971