 
                                                                Dan Gilbert
                                                                            
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                                Jul 29, 2013 9:54pm
                            
                        
                                Big G with the walk off.
                            
                         
                                                                HitsRus
                                                                            
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                                Jul 29, 2013 9:54pm
                            
                        
                                Giambi hit the shit out of that ball.
                            
                         
                                                                TBone14
                                                                            
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                                Jul 29, 2013 9:57pm
                            
                        
                                The Giambino!!!
Victory!!
                        Victory!!
                                        
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                                                                vball10set
                                                                            
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                                Jul 29, 2013 9:59pm
                            
                        lol, TRIBE!!!TBone14;1479985 wrote:The Giambino!!!
 
                                                                TBone14
                                                                            
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                                Jul 29, 2013 10:03pm
                            
                        
                                2.5 back. Hopefully Strasburg has a gem in him tomorrow.
                            
                         
                                                                HitsRus
                                                                            
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                                Jul 29, 2013 10:10pm
                            
                        
                                RE: Tiger's trade.
My bad....Tiger's also give up a PTBNL in Sept. which pushes up the cost. Still a good deal for the Kitties as Benoit is free agent next year....Veras has a club option. For now anyway, Benoit remains the closer, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the roles switched by the end of the year.
                        My bad....Tiger's also give up a PTBNL in Sept. which pushes up the cost. Still a good deal for the Kitties as Benoit is free agent next year....Veras has a club option. For now anyway, Benoit remains the closer, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the roles switched by the end of the year.
                                        
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                                                                Con_Alma
                                                                            
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                                Jul 29, 2013 10:49pm
                            
                        
                                Streaky, streaky team.  When they are on a roll they find ways to win...even when they make mistakes.
Consitency has to be there goal.
                        Consitency has to be there goal.
 
                                                                wes_mantooth
                                                                            
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                                Jul 29, 2013 10:54pm
                            
                        
                                If I ever have another baby, his name will be Jason Giambi Mantooth.
                            
                         
                                                                iclfan2
                                                                            
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                                Jul 29, 2013 11:18pm
                            
                        
                                Call of Giambi at the 50 second mark... http://www.wtam.com/player/?mid=23517505. Great pinch hit and won for the Tribe. Love relevant baseball going into August
                            
                         
                                                                Laley23
                                                                            
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                                Jul 29, 2013 11:29pm
                            
                        Closer. Reliever. Whatever. The guy was still the #4 prospect, no matter the level (also, a ptbnl).HitsRus;1479888 wrote:...not a reliever...a closer. And it was only one guy at A level.
Is Lindor just a AA prospect? No. So that thinking is flawed.
Also I wouldn't doubt he is the 7th/8th inning man with Benoit staying as the closer
 
                                                                wes_mantooth
                                                                            
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                                Jul 29, 2013 11:39pm
                            
                        
                                [video=youtube;bVAZxPQElZM][/video]
Random, but I stumbled on to this today. So much about this that I love....the call, hearing Herb again and seeing Albert locked in. And of course...a great crowd at the Jake.
                        Random, but I stumbled on to this today. So much about this that I love....the call, hearing Herb again and seeing Albert locked in. And of course...a great crowd at the Jake.
 
                                                                royal_k
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 12:43am
                            
                        Man I loved that team, and those crowdswes_mantooth;1480050 wrote:[video=youtube;bVAZxPQElZM][/video]
Random, but I stumbled on to this today. So much about this that I love....the call, hearing Herb again and seeing Albert locked in. And of course...a great crowd at the Jake.
                                        
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                                                                Footwedge
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 3:43am
                            
                        
                                Another 4 game set looms around the corner at home with the team up north.
                            
                         
                                                                Heretic
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 6:46am
                            
                        Agree with all of this. This is the first year Veras has been a closer, as he's spent most of his career as a solid 7th/8th inning guy. And the team that had him as their closer just happened to be the (by a good bit, now) worst team in baseball. He did solid in the role and could be that for the Tigers if necessary, but I imagine the Tigers are just looking for someone competent to bridge the gap to Benoit.Laley23;1480039 wrote:Closer. Reliever. Whatever. The guy was still the #4 prospect, no matter the level (also, a ptbnl).
Is Lindor just a AA prospect? No. So that thinking is flawed.
Also I wouldn't doubt he is the 7th/8th inning man with Benoit staying as the closer
But with the market as dry as it's been, sellers can overcharge and considering how much of an achilles heel Detroit's bullpen's been for them much of the year, this was probably something they felt they had to do. I'm just glad (in the wake of the Grilli injury) it wasn't the Pirates paying big for him.
 
                                                                HitsRus
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 7:45am
                            
                        
                                ^^^Lindor is irrelevant as he is the #1 prospect of the Indians and a top ten rated prospect in ALL of baseball....but I get your point.
I agree that the Tigers didn't get somehing for nothing, especially with the PTBNL which I didn't realize or was vaguely reported on when my comments were first made 1 hour after the trade.
Benoit hardly has an established record as a closer either, so I think the Kitties are buying insurance if he can't do the job as well as getting a late inning guy. No doubt the Tigers will start with Veras as the set up guy, after all the this team is better than the '27 Yankees. 
                            
                        I agree that the Tigers didn't get somehing for nothing, especially with the PTBNL which I didn't realize or was vaguely reported on when my comments were first made 1 hour after the trade.
Also I wouldn't doubt he is the 7th/8th inning man with Benoit staying as the closer
I hardly think that Veras is only a bridge to Benoit. He is a credible option if Benoit fails.Tigers are just looking for someone competent to bridge the gap to Benoit.
Benoit hardly has an established record as a closer either, so I think the Kitties are buying insurance if he can't do the job as well as getting a late inning guy. No doubt the Tigers will start with Veras as the set up guy, after all the this team is better than the '27 Yankees.
 
                                                                HitsRus
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 8:17am
                            
                        
                                As of 8AM Peavey is still on the  White Sox....scheduled to pitch against Kazmir tonite.
                            
                         
                                                                iclfan2
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 9:04am
                            
                        Just saw on twitter that some news reporter in Chicago said he won't be pitching tonight.HitsRus;1480163 wrote:As of 8AM Peavey is still on the White Sox....scheduled to pitch against Kazmir tonite.
 
                                                                Dan Gilbert
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 10:27am
                            
                        
                                Last thing I hear was Keith Law from ESPN last night saying Peavy probably wouldn't be traded and teams were saying that the White Sox will be keeping him.
Then again its ESPN and I have no clue who Keith Law is.
                        Then again its ESPN and I have no clue who Keith Law is.
                                        
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                                                                vball10set
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 10:35am
                            
                        Isn't this everybody's goal?Con_Alma;1480013 wrote:Streaky, streaky team. When they are on a roll they find ways to win...even when they make mistakes.
Consitency has to be there goal.
                                        
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                                                                Con_Alma
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 10:51am
                            
                        I don't know. I think some teams show exaggerated ups and downs more than others forcing consistency to be a focus as opposed to the teams who are already more successful at being consistent.vball10set;1480226 wrote:Isn't this everybody's goal?
 
                                                                Dan Gilbert
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 11:00am
                            
                        
                                Cleveland Indians are interested in Rockies left hand reliever Josh Outman. Not earth shattering statistics but he is a lefty.
Some say the asking price is too high right now, but the market has too many buyers for the price to drop before the deadline.
                        Some say the asking price is too high right now, but the market has too many buyers for the price to drop before the deadline.
 
                                                                BRF
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 11:57am
                            
                        I enjoyed watching this clip and seeing ALL the greats that were on that team. Man oh man.royal_k;1480110 wrote:Man I loved that team, and those crowds
 
                                                                Laley23
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 11:59am
                            
                        
                                CBS radio reporting peavy is being scratched tonight. He might not be traded, but sox won't pitch him till after deadline in case.
Also, how do you not know who Keith Law is DG?? He does so much for ESPN and MLB in general. Ranks all the prospects a d is a guy who is smart and crunches all the numbers for articles.
                        Also, how do you not know who Keith Law is DG?? He does so much for ESPN and MLB in general. Ranks all the prospects a d is a guy who is smart and crunches all the numbers for articles.
 
                                                                like_that
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 12:37pm
                            
                        wes_mantooth;1480050 wrote:[video=youtube;bVAZxPQElZM][/video]
Random, but I stumbled on to this today. So much about this that I love....the call, hearing Herb again and seeing Albert locked in. And of course...a great crowd at the Jake.
Loved those crowds. The jake was a magical place during that era.
 
                                                                TBone14
                                                                            
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                                Jul 30, 2013 1:19pm
                            
                        like_that;1480317 wrote:Loved those crowds. The jake was a magical place during that era.
It was amazing. I credit those teams for my love of baseball...without question. I was 8 years old in 1995. My dad made sure we got over to at least 5 games a year. I don't remember any specific games from 95 or 96 but the clinching ALDS game 5(Wright vs Pettitte) in 1997 is the 1st game I was at that I will never forget. 10 years old in that environment. It was wild. Pure electricity.