11th
June
2008
Game 64: Tigers to bloggers: stop writing our obituary
posted in 2008 season, Chicago White Sox |Tigers 6
White Sox 4
Recap:
- Nate Robertson had a quality start and kept it. He gave up 3 runs. The third came in the seventh inning after he left bases loaded for Freddy Dolsi, but the kid wasn’t sexy enough to handle it this time.
- Dolsi gave up a few hits and a walk balk for the fourth run in the eighth inning.
- Miguel Cabrera went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs, helping give the Tigers the lead.
- Not only did Pudge have a steal, but he threw out to runners trying to steal! And he had two hits.
- Polanco also had three hits, and Brent Clevlen added two.
Analysis:
- Tigers always respond to my writing them off by winning. I will write them off more often.
- Wait a minute. Wait just a cotton-pickin minute here. What if Leyland’s plan to play Pudge less actually works? It obviously did the first day, but we’ll have to see how he does Thursday, and Saturday, and Monday, and … this could take awhile.
- Like to see a few more games like this out of Cabrera.
- I think Dolsi did a decent job today. Coulda done without the balk, but not a bad day.
- It was fun to see them beat the White Sox anyway. Time to take the series!
Other stuff
- Hey Tigers, need a pitcher? Some guy named Wil Ledezma is suddenly available. Of course, unfortunately it sounds like he’s having as many problems as some other 2006 Tigers.
I’m really hoping that Pudge takes his “demotion” personally and starts playing every game like he did last night. That was vintage Pudge.