Tenacious D

I know the org isn’t trying to tank, but their stubbornness or indifference to winning is demoralizing.  I’m sure the players aren’t happy, either—they are wired to want to win.  Cause, winning is better.

1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said:

and Maton deliver's the inevitable error under pressure. I'm done with him.

Remember, he’s in there for his bat.  

26 minutes ago, Klondike said:

they need one of those Castro's to eat some innings. or was it another journeyman infielder..

Harold can easily give them at least 3 innings, throwing his 55 MPH gas.

Peyton Graham and Luke Gold are starting to put together good numbers in Low A.  Poor Cristian Santana has been struggling to keep his batting average above .100.

This might be a bullpen game after all.

Just now, Crazy Cat Gentleman said:

wtf is C-Mo doing on the radio today? ugh.

Sparing those of us watching on the tee-vee 

2 hours ago, buddha said:

from 1992 to 2002 the tigers drafted 1 player who finished with over 20 WAR for them: bobby "you try and trade him" higginson.

inge was close.  weaver had a couple good years.

and that's it until granderson and then verlander under dd's watch.

Shameful.  A lost decade of Tigers baseball.  The last 7 years of futility don’t come close to that misery, IMO.

Raining all day in Birmingham.  This game gonna happen?

2 hours ago, Edman85 said:

Danny Serretti to Erie...

Again?

“must-win time, dum-dums”

44 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Is he dying? 

At least he went out on top.

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

Santana was the most the Tigers had ever spent. QED.

I wonder if the investment and promise that Santana held had any impact on selecting Jobe over Mayer?

24 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

Jobe pitching for Lakeland today:
2.2IP 3H 5K 0BB 0H 46P

Still got that spin and now looks like a cutter as well. Also reached 98 on the gun.

Nice to see.  Was worried when the original back issue surfaced, but looks like he could still salvage part of this season for his development.  Once he’s built up, it will be interesting to see where he goes.  Assuming West Michigan.

45 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

Nick Maton will be a good player for us and is worth the anguish. 

I hope so.  There is promise there, but he’s going to have to figure out how to hit pitches beyond fastballs.

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

I thought for sure Pudge would have 67 games at 400 bracketing his month at 500, but his best 67 game stretch fell  a bit  short - 384, and that's not starting at the 1st game of the season either..

I recall that stretch.  He was en fuego

2 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

Years from now when a guy is hitting .140 people will say "Dude can't even hit above the Mayton line(.150)."

Corrected

Old friend alert. (He’s been tearing it up at AAA

Nationals Select Derek Hill, Place Victor Robles On Injured List

Winning is better

Singer and Kowar both former 1st round picks.  Instead of sucking, our 1st rounders just get hurt.

41 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

Top college bats should be Bob Horner...NCAA straight to the bigs

Agree.  Minors are only for the weak.

14 minutes ago, casimir said:

As if all of the pitchers will be healthy at the same time.....

Agree, but they all seem to be on a similar trajectory.  And I hadn’t included ERod, who might not be that further behind. Not sure about Faedo’s timing.

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

Brieske with 1.2 and Wingentner with 1.0 IP for the Hens. No Runs.

Will be interesting to see what the staff looks like when everyone is back.  Reese could go back to Toledo, though he’s made the case to stay.  If you add Skubal, Manning, Brieske and Wingeter over the next 30 days, who goes?  Or so we just keep Brieske and Wingeter in Toledo?  
 

Navigato, Bigbie and Meyer are all interesting—are they potential major leaguers or just college guys who will eventually get exposed?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

2 minutes ago, BBFCFM said:

Come back soon Riley.

And bring 7 or 8 friends 

4 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Cowans for Thompson was a lousy trade. The Tigers did need to rebalance - they were too left handed, but that was still a poor trade. Injuries did end Jason's career relatvely early - or the trade would have looked even worse.

Will never forget in one of Cowans first games with us after the trade, he got in a fight with Ed Farmer as retaliation for something that happened when he was with the Angels.  Way to ingratiate yourself with a new team by dragging them into a team brawl that had nothing to do with that actual game.