Frieri Meatball

i still dont get why scioscia would allow weaver to throw 104 pitches when his baa after pitch 90 is .333 which is going to implode even higher after tonight.
 
really dumb decision.

It will be some shitty reliever like Trevor Gott

I have a tattoo of the a Winged logo on my left arm.
I didn't stand up for the 7th inning stretch during game 6 because I was too pissed off, especially after Molina made a shitty play the half inning before.
Angels baseball is my only hobby, it cost me well over $10k a year if you include season tickets and traveling to see them play.
I have a dog named Champ, a Dog named Casey (after Kotchman) and a little dog named Aden (after Nick Adenhart) we later found out he was born on the anniversary of his death.

Neigh.

It's time for a rant. (Warning, long post ahead. Bring chips.)
 
If you follow me on Twitter, you would know I have grown up in Red Sawx nation. So I am accustomed to being surrounded by stupidity. But I would spend every night at Fenway if it meant I never had to come in contact with another Detroit Tigers fan, in person or online. Don't get me wrong, Sawx fans are obnoxious, self-righteous, and entitled and I despise them with every fiber of my being.
 
But let me make this clear: Tigers fans are the worst. Bar none. They are whiny, self-absorbed, and are possibly the most defensive fanbase in all of sports. If Freud were alive today, he would dedicate his entire life's work to the study of the inferiority complex that plagues the city of Detroit.
 
Now, I know what you are thinking. "tdawg, every fanbase has their share of idiots. It isn't fair to judge an entire fanbase based on a select few." And to that I say "shut the hell up you pubish imbecile". First off, I don't know every Tigers fan in existence, that would be impossible. But I grew up in a baseball neighborhood and have met hundreds of fans (mostly Red Sox fans) in person and online. The amount of stupidity that I have endured over the years would drive most men insane. However there has been one constant through all of it: I know a lot of good, intelligent fans. Yes, I know at least a dozen Red Sox fans who are actually pretty fun to talk baseball with. One of my best friends is a Yankees fan and he is one of the most knowledgeable baseball fans I know. I work with a Phillies fan as well, and while she is a casual fan, she is still knowledgeable of the game and their farm system, as well as other players around the league.
 
Admittedly, I don't personally know a fan of every team in baseball. I have however, spent a lot of time on message boards throughout the years, and blogs, and have talked with fans of every team from around the globe. I know a lot of intelligent baseball fans. Guess which fanbase has 0 of them?
 

Getting warmer!
 
I have never, in my 20 years of being a baseball fan, associated with an intelligent, unbiased, non-defensive Tigers fan. Once again, does that mean that the 30 or so fans I've associated with online over the past few years represent the millions of Tigers fans in the world? Yes, yes it does. With the help of HaloThunder, I have calculated that 1 online fan represents 100,000 people, give or take. So 30 x 100,000 = 3 million. That's at least 98% of their fanbase right there. Probably more if you count the hobos.
 
"But tdawg, you are just being silly. Hell, the Angels have their share of stupid fans! Just look at yourself!". This is true. This team has dumbass fans out the butt. But they also have a strong, albeit small, hardcore fanbase that is highly intelligent, rational, and not incredibly buttsore over every little thing. Now, you may be asking for some "evidence". And unfortunately finding evidence of stupid Tigers fans has proven to be extremely difficult.
 
Haha just kidding, it was easy as shit. From the ESPN article about the 2014 ASG comments section, may I provide you with your monthly dose of stupid:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
And my personal favorite:
 
 
This is the type of crap I'm talking about. This garbage plagues every ESPN article, every Yahoo article, and has even gotten some shit in Deapspin as well. These people have mental deficiencies that can't be cured. But why? How did this all begin?
 
Well, there's this:
 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/We-hate-Jered-Weaver/102496893183670
 
Guess who started that page? It was started shortly after the Weaver throwing at Avila incident. I mean, how childish can you get? I talked to one guy who used to love Weaver, and he said that what he did was basically attempted murder. No joke. This incident was what I believe to be the downfall of this fanbase. They went from being stupid but just kind of there, to being stupid, and annoying and whiny and the biggest bunch of crybaby man-children to ever disgrace the entire planet. The entire city of Detroit and all of their fans went full retard on that day. Now don't get me wrong, Weaver was a dick during that whole fiasco, but really now? Really?
 
Then comes Trout, and Tigers' fans sphincters tightened up so much you could cut off the circulation of Adam's dick. OH NOES, a player who might dethrone their Miggy (the guy they traded for and didn't develop but act like they did) as the best in the game? The MVP debate the last few years has further shown the lack of intelligence from Detroit's fanbase. I have seen every excuse you could possibly imagine "Well Miggy went to 3rd and was selfless and it's a harder position to play than center so that's why his D isn't as good". "WAR is a completely useless stat and doesn't mean anything" (unless Verlander leads the league in WAR, of course). The list goes on.
 
I could post links to forums, blogs, (I'm pretty sure there's an anti-Weaver Twitter page as well created by the special people up North). But I'll save Chuck the bandwidth.
 
So there you have it. The Tigers have the dumbest, most obnoxiously ignorant fanbase in the majors. You are free to disagree, but I will leave you with one final gem before you hit that post button:
 
 
We are living in dark times people. Dark times.

I hate to jinx anything, but im on the bandwagon (that we have a chance for the ultimate goal, not just the playoffs). This team still has warts, and like a lot of you, im still holding my breath for something bad to happen.
But above all else, its the chemistry thats sold me. Not just 'they get along'. Its the way they all pick each other up. Trout is a superhero. But instead of having to be iron man, the team is the avengers. I love the come from behind fight. We havent seen that in forever from this team. That, for me, is the biggest story. Not so much the numbers or anyones stats.
Like the OP article, the team dealt with adversity from the get go. Hamilton, then calhoun. Trouts slump etc. Guys like aybar stepped up into all stars. Cowgill became an oustanding leadoff man, with phenom defense. And we finally have a bullpen thats at worst average.
Again, no jinxes. But trout won the all star game mvp. Hes gonna finally get his first league mvp......I think hes gonna go for the sweep and get his own triple crown this year....

YK, this was one of the worst broadcasts of any All Star game. They chose to dedicate the entire broadcast to one player and completely ignored that the fans of 29 other teams were watching as well. Ignoring Tony Gwynns passing, a Hall of Famer that accomplished more than Jeter in his time, was disrespectful to the Gwynn family and all members of the Hall, that their careers can be completely ignored to promote one player from the Yankees.
 
I used to be somewhat ambivalent about Derek Jeter and the attention he got, now I really want this guy to go the hell away. I want ESPN to shut the **** up about him, he is not the entire season of baseball alone and unto himself. He is a washed up Yankee, barely able to hold his own on the field anymore and should be recognized now as a guy that hung around too long instead of all the ass licking he gets every single day.
 
Give him his gift basket and call a cab, he is done.

Better view in HD
 
And cheaper.

1.5 back
 

Do you remember back in 2011 when we played the Rangers during their last home game of the season as they were entering the playoffs and Ron Washington one by one took his starters out so the fans could give them all a standing ovation. Holding up the game and everything by making us a part of their celebration. Biggest slap in the face ever, ill be happy if Texas never makes it to the post season again.

David Price has been scratched from his start on Saturday ("due to illness"). I hope that means he won't be in the ASG and Richards can take his place.

This guy sucks man.
 
What a disappointment.

Clean up your own mess brother!
 

MAC!!
Scioscia  has turned into a baseball genious..

Smith and McDonald combination is the best closer

Key to Angels bullpen success:
 
Ugly white dudes.  

It looks like the rest of baseball has their butt cheeks thoroughly spread open for the A's.

I love those jerseys!

1. Watch ur language when you post here.
2. Howie would knock the living crap out if you 

His argument was that the Angels are winning so Scioscia can't do wrong.  Otherwise he would have substantiated his argument.
 
Then again he is one of the biggest trolls on this board.

We need a close-up of Pujols's crotch in that picture, side-by-side with the close-up of Scioscia's crotch.