tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post6750734920234401525..comments2024-01-08T14:50:08.705-05:00Comments on Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Walk-off Wins and MomentumLee Panashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148118898954670307noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-54625035560132734592013-10-15T23:26:36.137-04:002013-10-15T23:26:36.137-04:00That's exactly what people will say "the ...That's exactly what people will say "the playoffs are different ". And then they will add in some name-calling disguised as Bill Simmonesque quipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-70545787757347251602013-10-15T14:10:38.342-04:002013-10-15T14:10:38.342-04:00AD, I'm not sure the sample of walk-off wins i...AD, I'm not sure the sample of walk-off wins in playoff games would be large enough to prove anything one way or the other. I would look at it, but I don't have a convenient post-season data set. Lee Panashttp://detroittigertales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-40641901998056511422013-10-15T14:03:36.501-04:002013-10-15T14:03:36.501-04:00Curious whether your conclusion holds when just ex...Curious whether your conclusion holds when just examining playoff games. Did you look at that angle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-87023492465373440622013-10-15T13:29:08.565-04:002013-10-15T13:29:08.565-04:00I agree. I was being somewhat facetious given tha...I agree. I was being somewhat facetious given that has been a hot topic and a possible theory that he was saving himself more for general longevity of his career which doubles as a strategy to having more left in the tank for the big-money postseason games. So I suspect Verlander has thought that through and trying to do something to this effect. This was also an especially good year to try toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-63194395663849293312013-10-15T13:26:08.645-04:002013-10-15T13:26:08.645-04:00I don't think it was quite as simple as saving...I don't think it was quite as simple as saving himself during the regular season and then turning it up a notch for the playoffs. I do believe he was trying to save himself during the regular season, but I also think he screwed up his mechanics in the process and got frustrated. Thankfully, he got himself together in September and even better in October. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-84994854392705202702013-10-15T12:28:04.673-04:002013-10-15T12:28:04.673-04:00Good thing Verlander saved himself in the regular ...Good thing Verlander saved himself in the regular season. It worked out well in the last game!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-6746022838534168002013-10-15T10:34:05.619-04:002013-10-15T10:34:05.619-04:00All the Tigers need to bounce back is a good start...All the Tigers need to bounce back is a good start by Verlander. Then we can go back to worry about the usual things - the bullpen, the defense and the base running. LPanashttp://detroittigertales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-60293944508484953042013-10-15T10:26:10.093-04:002013-10-15T10:26:10.093-04:00It is tough to be completely analytical here (as n...It is tough to be completely analytical here (as not all "walk off wins" are devastating to the losing team. That said, the Tigers managed to bounce back ofter equally (if not worse) collapses by Valverde last year (2012 ALDS G4 vs. Oak, 2012 ALCS G1 vs. NYY). Other teams (the 1986 Red Sox in WS Game 7, as Bill Simmons called them "Dead Man Walking") didn't fare as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-12465799205226644672013-10-14T23:29:03.118-04:002013-10-14T23:29:03.118-04:00In lamen's terms, this is what Prince should h...In lamen's terms, this is what Prince should have said to the Umpire:<br /><br />"Are you frakkin kiddin' me? You are going to blow that obvious call? You saw the arm hits right? Oh no you don't. You think I'm mad now, well all I have to say to you is nothing because my course of action is I'm telling my manager on you, it's this guy over here named Jim Leyland, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-72527212713726441542013-10-14T21:57:53.006-04:002013-10-14T21:57:53.006-04:00Plus you always have Don Kelly just in case Fielde...Plus you always have Don Kelly just in case Fielder gets kicked out of the game. This is what he is here for, moments just like this just in case! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-21277807098628343992013-10-14T21:45:59.406-04:002013-10-14T21:45:59.406-04:00I just have to add one more thing about that play ...I just have to add one more thing about that play that has been bothering me. I have reviewed this several times now and I can't fathom thinking that Fielder could have walked away from that play thinking that he wasn't interfered with. I have brought up many times in the past about his general lack of awareness at the finer points of playing defense at the 1B position, but this is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17907776.post-63392571625338586742013-10-14T21:26:06.289-04:002013-10-14T21:26:06.289-04:00Kind of poetic justice though that Fielder got scr...Kind of poetic justice though that Fielder got screwed by fan interference after the Tigers screwed Oakland. The commentating there was so awful, it was clear that Fielder's arm had mad contact with arms there and his momentum was indeed affected and he didn't miss that ball by much. Heck even a chance for a bounce off the glove and a second try was possible let alone a clean catch. InAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com