Comments on: Mauled by Tigers

By: Pamela

Pamela — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:20:30 +0000

Been on vaca for several days and just now catching up on the the blog posts, so this response will probably not be read by anyone, but… Vern, I appreciate your responses to …errr….challenges. I like this blog because Tribe fans can rant, rave, analyze, joke, bitch, and whine…without it getting ugly. Your responses have been classy.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:35 +0000

Vern, don’t worry about those nitpickers. They’re just Tigers fans butthurt by the fact that you implied that 13 hits was a lot. I appreciated the metaphor.

By: Vern Morrison

Vern Morrison — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:19:02 +0000

Jason, thanks for clarifying your earlier comment. CM, thank you for your comment as well.

Point taken, gentlemen. The Tigers are a decent offensive team. They get a lot of base hits and they score more than their share of runs.

As this is a family blog, I had to refrain from expressing myself on here the way I do at home when I watch such lopsided defeats on television. Instead of cursing, I turned to humor to mask my pain.

Thanks for reading.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:06:11 +0000

Cleveland is 27th out of 30 teams in total team hits. Detroit is fifth. We’ve played tree more games than the Tribe up to this point. After adding last night’s totals, the Indians now have to club 130 hits in the three game difference to tie Detroit.

In half of the Tigers’ games this year, they’ve recorded at least 10 hits or more. Cleveland? 38%

Boston……50%
Texas……..50%

Detroit’s team batting average ranks third (.270) in all of baseball. Cleveland? They wouldn’t be even an average hitting team in the NL (.247 vs .253).

If any parallels between music hits and baseball hits are appropriate, it is not Motown. It appears that the only hits in Cleveland are found in the Rock ‘n’ Roll HOF.

By: Wyatt

Wyatt — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:59:32 +0000

I agree, the game wasn’t as close as the score would indicate- and in that case there’s precious little you can write, and none of that is good. In my opinion, the absolute low-point of the game was Brantley’s error in the 5th. Not only was it the thing that put what had been a close game out of reach, it was an error that would have gotten a Little Leaguer benched. They stunk the place out on every level Saturday- not just pitching, but both offense and defense as well. And the fact that Manny Acta is saying the individual games aren’t that important worries me, too. That almost sounds like he’s already starting to make excuses for not winning the division.

By: CM

CM — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 05:45:08 +0000

The Tigers had 20 hits in back-to-back games against Texas earlier this season. I get what you’re trying to do with the Motown dig, but it just makes you look a little foolish to stretch that far and act like a team with four different .300 hitters and 3 all-stars in the lineup got lucky to light up a mediocre lefty.

Why do I suspect you haven’t seen a single Tigers game outside Progressive Field all season?

By: Vern Morrison

Vern Morrison — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 04:01:55 +0000

Jason, thanks for your comment, but I don’t think I understand what you’re saying. “124 hits in three games”? I don’t get it.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:52:56 +0000

Metaphor fail! The Tigers have many flaws, but hitting the ball isn’t one of them. Your Indians have 124 hits in three games to catch them. It is demonstrably weak writing to reach for a reference when it isn’t relevant.

By: TJ

TJ — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:41:50 +0000

You scoop out the kitty litter while I carry the garbage out for my Tiger-lovin’ girl friend.