GDT: 7/6/09 - DET (44-37) vs KC (35-46) - 7:05 p.m. ET

Inning 8
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Joel Zumaya replaces Armando Galarraga.

B:1 S:2 O:0 -
Miguel Olivo singles on a line drive to right fielder Magglio Ordonez.

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Mitch Maier bunt pops out to pitcher Joel Zumaya.

B:4 S:1 O:1 -
David DeJesus walks. Miguel Olivo to 2nd.

B:4 S:1 O:1 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:0 O:1 - Willie Bloomquist triples (6) on a fly
ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Miguel Olivo scores. David
DeJesus scores.
KC 3, DET 2

damn it Zoom......

B:1 S:0 O:2 -
Billy Butler grounds out, third baseman Brandon Inge to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:1 S:2 O:3 -
Mark Teahen flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

KC 3, DET 2 after 7.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Roman Colon replaces Juan Cruz.


B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Miguel Cabrera grounds out, third baseman Mark Teahen to first baseman Billy Butler.

B:4 S:1 O:1 -
Marcus Thames walks.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Josh Anderson replaces Marcus Thames.

B:1 S:1 O:2 - Ryan Raburn doubles (7) on a fly ball to
center fielder Mitch Maier. Josh Anderson scores. Ryan Raburn out at
3rd, center fielder Mitch Maier to second baseman Alberto Callaspo to
third baseman Mark Teahen.
KC 3, DET 3

B:1 S:0 O:3 -
Brandon Inge grounds out, shortstop Willie Bloomquist to first baseman Billy Butler.

KC 3, DET 3 after 8 innings

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Josh Anderson remains in the game as the designated hitter.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Fernando Rodney replaces Joel Zumaya.

B:2 S:3 O:1 -
Jose Guillen swinging.

B:1 S:1 O:1 -
Mike Jacobs homers (11) on a fly ball to right field.
KC 4, DET 3

B:3 S:2 O:2 -
Alberto Callaspo grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Miguel Olivo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

RALLY ROUND, BOYZ

B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Mitch Maier swinging.

KC 4, DET 3 after 8.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive switch from shortstop to right field for Willie Bloomquist.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Tony PenaJr. replaces right fielder Jose Guillen, batting 5th, playing shortstop.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Joakim Soria replaces Roman Colon.


B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Magglio Ordonez flies out to right fielder Willie Bloomquist.

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Gerald Laird singles on a ground ball to left fielder David DeJesus.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Ramon Santiago replaces Adam Everett.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:3 O:2 -
Ramon Santiago called out on strikes.

B:3 S:3 O:3 -
Curtis Granderson strikes out swinging.

Tigers lose 3-4

Quickest way to light a fire under this offense:

"You don't win, YOU DON'T GET PAID!!"

Thanks Zoom and Rodney!

laprimamirala wrote:

Quickest way to light a fire under this offense:

"You don't win, YOU DON'T GET PAID!!"

I'm absolutely dead serious on this one. There should be a clause in every contract! Wonder how teams would play then!

July 6, 2009

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

Kansas City AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- DeJesus, D, LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .252 Bloomquist, SS-RF 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .284 Butler, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Teahen, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .292 Guillen, J, RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .245 --Pena, To, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Jacobs, DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .225 Callaspo, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 Olivo, C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .254 Maier, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 Totals 34 4 9 4 2 9 12 BATTING 3B: Bloomquist (6, Zumaya). HR: Bloomquist (2, 6th inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 2 out), Jacobs (11, 9th inning off Rodney, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Bloomquist 8; Teahen; Guillen, J 2; Jacobs 4; Olivo 2. RBI: Bloomquist 3 (18), Jacobs (28). 2-out RBI: Bloomquist. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teahen. Team RISP: 1-for-3. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING CS: DeJesus, D (3, 2nd base by Galarraga/Laird). FIELDING Outfield assists: Maier (Raburn at 3rd base). DP: 3 (Bloomquist-Callaspo-Butler, Bloomquist-Butler, Callaspo-Bloomquist-Butler).		Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Granderson, CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .255 Polanco, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .256 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .322 Thames, DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .257 --1-Anderson, J, PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Raburn, LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .287 Inge, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .266 Ordonez, RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .264 Laird, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .241 Everett, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 --a-Santiago, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Totals 31 3 7 3 6 7 13 a-Struck out for Everett in the 9th. 1-Ran for Thames in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Raburn (7, Colon, R). HR: Thames (7, 2nd inning off Meche, 0 on, 0 out), Raburn (6, 6th inning off Meche, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Granderson; Polanco; Cabrera, M; Thames 4; Raburn 6; Laird. RBI: Thames (15), Raburn 2 (22). 2-out RBI: Raburn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Raburn; Laird. GIDP: Cabrera, M; Everett; Polanco. Team RISP: 0-for-4. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING Outfield assists: Raburn (Bloomquist at 2nd base).
Kansas City IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Meche 5.2 5 2 2 5 5 2 4.14 Cruz, J 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46 Colon, R (BS, 1)(W, 1-0) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.60 Soria (S, 13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.66		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Galarraga 7.0 5 1 1 1 7 1 5.03 Zumaya (BS, 5) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 4.25 Rodney (L, 0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4.25
WP: Meche 2. Pitches-strikes: Meche 114-64, Cruz, J 17-10, Colon, R 12-5, Soria 20-13, Galarraga 102-63, Zumaya 19-11, Rodney 23-15. Groundouts-flyouts: Meche 10-3, Cruz, J 0-4, Colon, R 2-0, Soria 0-1, Galarraga 6-6, Zumaya 1-2, Rodney 1-0. Batters faced: Meche 25, Cruz, J 4, Colon, R 4, Soria 4, Galarraga 25, Zumaya 6, Rodney 5. Inherited runners-scored: Cruz, J 2-0. Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Jim Wolf. Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, Out to LF. T: 2:53. Att: 32,134. July 6, 2009

laprimamirala wrote:

I'm absolutely dead serious on this one. There should be a clause in every contract! Wonder how teams would play then!

I'm sure much better!