No, not a typo. Apparently Tigers fans call it that when Jhonny Peralta hits a walkoff homer. The stuff I learn by having a girlfriend who roots for Detroit. Ain’t it adorable?
The game was tied at two before Gordon Beckham hit a two-run homer in the seventh. But Detroit got one back the next inning when Miguel Cabrera drove one in. Then in the ninth, Alex Avila‘s hit a single before Peralta ended it with a homer to right, giving the Tigers a 5-4 win.
Fun: For the second time in the past week (that I saw anyway), Jim Leyland pinch-ran Gerald Laird for Alex Avila (it was Laird who came around to score on the homer). Query: is Gerald Laird really faster than Avila? I kinda doubt it. And by pinch running, you lose one of your better hitters in Avila if the game goes into extras. Not sure I get it.
Not that it mattered tonight. Or, should I say, tohnight.
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- Gordon - May 4, 2012 at 10:46 PM
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The headline isn’t as funny as your joke about having a girlfriend. Good one…you crack me up.
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- brokea$$lovesmesomeme - May 4, 2012 at 10:50 PM
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That’s not very nice.
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- randygnyc - May 4, 2012 at 10:57 PM
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Maybe avilla’s legs are hurting and Leyland doesn’t want to push it?
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- whammy24 - May 4, 2012 at 11:39 PM
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Chris Sale would have nailed down that save.
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- jonrox - May 5, 2012 at 2:16 AM
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Gerald Laird does have a reputation as a quick player, and not just among catchers. Plus, Avila has already played 80% of the games, is it really necessary to have him in every single inning of those games, especially considering how broken down he was by the end of last season?
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- hushbrother - May 5, 2012 at 3:34 AM
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Avila’s actually a horrid hitter.
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- Detroit Michael - May 5, 2012 at 5:15 AM
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That was Peralta’s first walkoff homer as a Tiger.
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- bigleagues - May 5, 2012 at 12:24 PM
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In a passing glance, the headline skews perilously close to “WhackOff Homer” . . . which is exactly what I call it when I dash home for lunch and enjoy a little me time.\\
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