Tenacious D

Must-win time.

2 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

well you might as well use him - if he doesn't straighten out we've got bigger problems than losing one lead to the Royals.

Agree.  And we’re at home, so you get another AB, if necessary.

1 minute ago, BBFCFM said:

Yep

 

😡

Probably the right move.  Foley likely not available.  Hinch doesn’t like to abandon his guys.

Lange get the 9th?  

1 minute ago, RandyMarsh said:

I'd actually like to see Miggy move up to 5th on days he is playing. He is starting to hit again but unfortunately many of it is with the bases empty, batting 5th would hopefully allow them to take advantage of his singles and doubles with runs. 

Makes sense.

 I would be curious why the Tigers think Maton is a good fit in the 5th spot.  They aren’t stupid, but this has been a curious move.

2 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Okay............how much longer are they going to hit Maton 5th?   It's ridiculous now.   He shouldn't even be here right now and he's a rally-killing machine.    

 

Somebody, do something !

I’m on it.

2 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

We need a Tork Bomb!

Instead we got a Tork F-Bomb.  Not as satisfying.

We need a Tork Bomb!

Has anyone ever seen Crazy Cat Gentleman and Tigermojo in the same room?

No pinch runner for Miggy in the 7th?  Vote of confidence that they want to keep his bat in the lineup?

2 hours ago, Jim Cowan said:

Smith and McHale were eminently qualified...after all, their dads were famous baseball executives.  They decided to design a park for the "National League style of play", for a franchise that had been defined by power hitting for generations.  They were clowns.

Yes, I wonder if Mike I. really knew what he was signing off on with the original design/dimensions.

5 hours ago, Cruzer1 said:

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2023/06/18/detroit-tigers-prospect-colt-keith-third-base-obsession/70334149007/

Great article by Lynn Henning…

These 5 words have never been strung together before.

Brady Allen, who we acquired last month from the Marlins, has been raking at West Michigan.  In only 67 AB’s, he has 6 dingers and 18 RBI’s, to go with a .284/.405/.567 slash. He was a 5th round pick.  I can see him moving up to Erie soon.

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

We are not trading prospects so we can win this year.

 

 

Duh

No is advocating that.

49 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

I trust that the Tigers know better than us which level wll benefit his development the most. I think this is the kind of thing fans don't really know a lot about.  

Actually, I know a lot about these things.  Keith is stuck in a lease and is trying to find someone to sublet his apartment.  Once successful, he’s Toledo-bound.

Miggy still raking.  I thought Short was safe on the replay.  Probably should not have been sent, but that happens when you’re in a low scoring game.

4 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

Speaking of the name Justice there's a student at my District with the name David Justice. I asked him if his Dad was a fan of the baseball player or something and the kid had no idea who he was or what I was talking about. lol

Anyone named Katniss at your District?

I’d also be OK with trading prospects that other teams value for players that fit our team.  We can take on salary.  We don’t have to label our activity as either buying or selling—I think we can consider both.

1 minute ago, Jim Cowan said:

Someone needs to tell Justice Bigbie that he isn't a prospect. 

I don’t want to live in a world where a guy named Justice doesn’t prevail. MLB or bust.

This is clearly a team that gets exposed when playing good teams, but can more than handle its own against comparable ones.

3 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

4 game series and 2 of the games are BP days? Where's our SP depth? Unbelievable, the most important series of the season up to this point. 10 straight division games? There's not a lot of room for error.

Quit thinking playoffs or contending.  This is about surviving the balance of the season (again).

39 minutes ago, casimir said:

Plus, he isn't tying up a roster spot.  He's on the 60 day IL, so if they happened to find some reason to add someone to the 40 man roster right now, Meadows wouldn't be blocking that theoretical player.

I think the correct and appropriate action is to treat this like a physical injury.  And demonstrate some empathy and understanding.  No one truly knows what he is going through, and I suspect more players will come forward as mental health issues become increasingly prevalent.

As stated, his presence on the roster does not adversely impact the organization.  He should not be discarded.

2 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

This. And just to put the cap on this discussion - I would assume that everyone read Chafin's response to Petzold during the Atlanta series but if not, he said that he would have been glad to come back to Det if their offer had been as good.

 

Hadn’t seen that.  That was a miss by Harris, unless Chafin left out that he wanted a no-trade in his deal, which would diminish his ultimate value to the Tigers.