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Spoiled rally
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Mike Lowell tied the game with a three run homerun in top of the seventh to make it 8-8. Dustin Pedroia drove home J.D. Drew on a single to left to take a 9-8 lead in the top of the eight, but the comeback fell short as Jonathan Papelbon did not hold onto the lead with the Tigers winning 10-9 in the bottom frame.
Placido Polanco’s RBI single to shallow center field would scratch home the game winning run breaking Boston’s 5 game winning streak. (Sorry Will Ferrell).
Goat of the Game: Paps
It is clearly understood why he is the goat here. Coughing up the lead after your team rallies back from a huge deficit denotes blame to be placed on Paps back.
Preview of Next Game: Beckett vs Verlander
I said it the other day in one of my posts that the Tigers would have to bring the lumber to win games. That happened tonight, but I do doubt that Beckett gives up more than 4 runs in this one because I think pitching against Verlander will get him a little pumped. Also, he knows we lost and used a lot of our pen tonight. My guess is Beckett goes 8 innings and gives up three runs. Two of which come on a blast from someone down in the lineup.
Put this one past us guys. There is plenty of baseball left to be played.
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11 Responses to “Spoiled rally”
May 7th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Shawn-
You’re joking about the goat of the game, right? Some weird, perverse joke?
May 7th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
I’m enraged with your choice of goat of the game! How can a fluke check swing, error, sac bunt and broken bat single make him a goat?
May 8th, 2008 at 12:17 am
Usually you’re dead on with the goat, but this time it’s Lugo with the hesistant throw and then the error. Paps could’ve still saved some face had it not been for Lugo.
May 8th, 2008 at 12:45 am
Papelbon gave up ZERO earned runs and he’s the goat? No, no, no. The real goat was behind him to his right.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:17 am
Last nite Papi and Manny were the heroes at bat, and Wake & Timlin on the mound.
Tonight, a whole new set of heroes shows how deep this team really is: Youk, Mikey, Pedro II, Jacoby, J.D. at bat with 8 runs, and Aardsma & Lopez on the mound shutting the Tigers down.
I agree with Remy and Eck that Clay favored that left ankle after his fall, and hope he fesses up if he has a problem. I am concerned that in his last few outings, Paps is not getting the K’s. What would have happened if he struck out a couple of those batters tonight? We would have won, and Julio might not be the goat, helpless when all 3 hitters gave him the ball. Like Paps said tonight, this was just one of those games, and the Tigers are for real. Time to move on to another marathon matchup tomorrow. I wonder if the Sox get as exhausted playing as we do watching.
May 8th, 2008 at 1:59 am
I really hope you’re joking about pap being the goat. You are joking, right?
May 8th, 2008 at 6:20 am
check swing, error, sacrifice, ground out, broken bat flare…..Paps ain’t no goat here….
How the letters L, U, G, O aren’t in that space, I will never know.
May 8th, 2008 at 9:16 am
RIDICULOUS.
May 8th, 2008 at 9:40 am
PS no way you slice it, Paps wasn’t on his game last night.
May 8th, 2008 at 9:48 am
I am not sure I agree with you there Evan…Paps was a victim of the situation…if he gets Joyce….my bet is on a 1-2-3 inning….fluke check swing, error, sacrifice, ground out, broken bat
May 8th, 2008 at 11:41 am
I am glad to see that Timlin got some props here. And I think I might have to agree with Evan that he was somewhat off last night (paps).
Lugo is a mess though and this furthers all of our arguments about how badly he really does suck right now.
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