GDT - 7/19/2004 Twins @ Tigers

Here's a gameday thread from 2004. The original is located here.

From: linuxx2004 7/19/2004 5:29 pm
To: ALL (1 of 20)
10449.1

Pitching matchup:
MIN: LHP Terry Mulholland
1-3, 5.04 ERA in 2004
0-0, 0.96 vs. DET in 2004
0-1, 3.35 lifetime vs. DET

DET: RHP Jason Johnson
7-7, 4.24 ERA in 2004
1-2, 6.61 vs. MIN in 2004
6-2, 4.14 lifetime vs. MIN

Players to watch:
Ivan Rodriguez is 3-for-4 with a solo homer off Mulholland this year, and 4-for-10 for his career against him. ... Jacque Jones is 3-for-7 versus Johnson this season and 6-for-18 lifetime.

Quick hits:
Detroit is the only team in the Major Leagues against which Mulholland is winless. ... Reliever Danny Patterson could be activated from the 15-day disabled list on Monday. ... Ugueth Urbina, who has recorded a save in four of his last six chances, has pitched six consecutive scoreless innings, during which opposing hitters are 2-for-20.

On deck:

Tuesday: vs. Twins, 7:05 p.m. ET
Wednesday: vs. Royals, 7:05 p.m. ET
Thursday: vs. Royals, 1:05 p.m. ET
Friday: at White Sox, 8:05 p.m. ET
Saturday: at White Sox, 7:05 p.m. ET
Sunday: at White Sox, 2:05 p.m. ET

GO TIGERS !

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From: linuxx2004 7/19/2004 5:31 pm
To: ALL (2 of 20)
10449.2 in reply to 10449.1
Let's see if JJ can shut em down once again. Our offense is ready to put up some runs today, just need our pitching staff to hold em off.

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From: preziscool 7/19/2004 6:33 pm
To: linuxx2004 (3 of 20)
10449.3 in reply to 10449.2
if we pitch good we will sweep the twins no problem

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From: linuxx2004 7/19/2004 7:12 pm
To: ALL (4 of 20)
10449.4 in reply to 10449.3
Good first inning JJ, keep it going.

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From: linuxx2004 7/19/2004 7:27 pm
To: ALL (5 of 20)
10449.5 in reply to 10449.1
Bah no one even pays any attention to a game thread here. Most all teams have active threads, guess they have more loyal fans that like to talk about the game. Oh well now I know and knowing is half the battle

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From: tigerfan543545 7/19/2004 7:32 pm
To: linuxx2004 (6 of 20)
10449.6 in reply to 10449.5
Well here is a post for ya. Maybe instead of talking about a game some people actually like to keep up with it. I am a loyal fan and sometimes watching the play by play on gameday is all I can do. Sorry but Tigers fans are more loyal than you think and we just dont waste our time talking about the game and actually pay attention to what is going on. Well through two innings we have no score and have been no hit and JJ has a one-hitter going and has gotten the last 4 batters out.Theres keepin up with the game

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From: inpudgewetrust 7/19/2004 7:33 pm
To: linuxx2004 (7 of 20)
10449.7 in reply to 10449.5
Hey now.....give us some credit.......to watch all of these losing seasons in a row and a 119 loss season to top it off....i think the fans that we have are as loyal as they come

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From: inpudgewetrust 7/19/2004 7:38 pm
To: linuxx2004 (8 of 20)
10449.8 in reply to 10449.5
I'd also like to add that christian guzman is one very ugly dude

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From: tigerfan543545 7/19/2004 8:05 pm
To: inpudgewetrust (9 of 20)
10449.9 in reply to 10449.8
I agree with you on your first post and as for the second I have no comment.

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From: linuxx2004 7/19/2004 8:18 pm
To: ALL (10 of 20)
10449.10 in reply to 10449.9
"guess they have more loyal fans that like to talk about the game."

You guys seem to think I was questioning loyalty and how people watch the game.

Read it again, I am simply saying they have MORE fans posting about games in a game thread. So I am wasting my time with a game thread here because it doesn't seem to fit our fans.

Don't be so uptight, the Tigers are winning.

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From: tigerfan543545 7/19/2004 8:35 pm
To: linuxx2004 unread (11 of 20)
10449.11 in reply to 10449.10
Well I am uptight now because it is tied at 1 and the Twins have a man on 2nd and no outs

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From: spkesglarn 7/19/2004 8:51 pm
To: ALL (12 of 20)
10449.12 in reply to 10449.11
Ya know, it's pretty sad that Terry freakin Mulholland has made our offense look this weak. This sure isn't the same team I watched Friday @ COPA blast Javy Vazquez. Dangit, I HATE the Twinkies. HATE HATE HATE.

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From: mattfranchise04 7/19/2004 8:54 pm
To: spkesglarn (13 of 20)
10449.13 in reply to 10449.12
comon muson !!

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From: spkesglarn 7/19/2004 8:57 pm
To: mattfranchise04 unread (14 of 20)
10449.14 in reply to 10449.13
Munson's out, and SO ARE THE TIGERS. Geez... why is it that everytime we seem to be ready to break out, a game like this has to happen and kill our momentum?

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From: tigerfan543545 7/19/2004 9:04 pm
To: spkesglarn (15 of 20)
10449.15 in reply to 10449.14
Well were not out of it yet and Mullholland has never beaten the Tigers so maybe we'll get lucky and come back to get a late inning win against a tough Minnesota bullpen. Well as far as Defilice is he is out and Pena is out. He should move to 1st base Dmitri to DH and Pudge to Catcher that is what I think would happen. 2-2 count now and we will see what happens.

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From: preziscool 7/19/2004 9:11 pm
To: ALL (16 of 20)
10449.16 in reply to 10449.15
well whats new guys? TYPICAL TIGER BULL$HIT AND WERE LOSING NOW!

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From: deej9900 7/19/2004 9:40 pm
To: preziscool unread (17 of 20)
10449.17 in reply to 10449.3
we pitched.

we lost.

i'm crabby.

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From: 6wate 7/19/2004 10:21 pm
To: ALL (18 of 20)
10449.18 in reply to 10449.17
One key play for the Tigers was DiFelice batting with runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. I know the Tigers lost by two, but if DiFelice could have scored the runner from third, it would have been a different game. A simple sac fly, or possibly a ground ball would have worked. Inge also should have been batting before DiFelice in the order, then his fly ball would have been a run (assuming he gets the same pitches). DiFelice is not here for his bat, he is decent defensively, but I have not seen him hit a ball hard yet in any of his games - maybe my memory is short.

Not a real big deal, but I also thought that Pena was a poor choice as a PH in the 8th. I would have rather had Thames, or possibly even Monroe. Pena wasn't even close to catching up with Romero's fast ball.

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From: deej9900 7/20/2004 9:21 am
To: 6wate unread (19 of 20)
10449.19 in reply to 10449.18
if Pena couldn't catch up with Romero's fastball, no WAY Thames could. He's playing a little better lately, but he's had trouble hitting anybody's fastball, let alone Romero who was approaching 100.

The managers were playing the matchup game and tram went with the lefty vs righty matchup. Hindsight is 20/20, but what it shows is that our depth is very weak- that's why teams beat us in the end of games.

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From: cjewell 7/20/2004 5:43 pm
To: 6wate (20 of 20)
10449.20 in reply to 10449.18
Yes Defilice didn't advance the runners and that hurt. But that's the price you pay when you rest Pudge. Another big key was when Johnson shook off Defilice and threw a fastball to Offerman instead of an breaking pitch. Game over right there.