Tenacious D

3 minutes ago, KL2 said:

It's one thing to take your best 25 when you have a core or some pieces to compete. It different when you suck.

I'll guess Oakland best 25 player aren't all at the major league level. But doing that to watch a bunch of 19 year Olds fail, lose just as many games and lose a year of team control doesn't make sense either.

It our case, despite the bounce back we still aren't great. Calling up a player weeks before the deadline doesn't make a ton of long term sense when you can just wait 20 more days and gain something more valuable long term.

I never said we should call him up—I’ll defer to the front office as to when that should be.  His bat looks good, but it’s also still a small sample size this season.  I have no idea if his defense is ready yet, either.  He just has a much brighter outlook than the guys who might stand in his way on the big league roster.  I suspect we’ll see him by July.

I don’t think Colt Keith is going to be that much further behind Malloy—he’s raking, too, at Erie.

If he’s the superior defensive 3B, which I don’t know, Malloy might end up in the OF, anyway.

Just now, Mr.TaterSalad said:

A caller on 97.1 brought this up and wondered if the Marvin Jones signing was Holmes response to knowing this was coming down on Jamo.

I think that signing was in response to Chark signing elsewhere.

2 hours ago, oblong said:

Smith didn't obtain Pena.  Smith was fired in April 2002, Pena was obtained that summer in the Weaver trade.

The value Avila left were pretty much gifts to him via the draft.

 

5 minutes ago, Dan Gilmore said:

Does this increase the odds of them picking Bijan? Less WR capabilities (for 6 games), but more RB punch (and RB passing targets).

I’d be surprised if this news changes our 1st or 2nd round approach.

8 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

We know for sure Goodell is going to get booed when the draft is in Detroit. 

That was already happening 

I appreciate the caution, but I also subscribe to the Jim Leyland school of wanting the best 25 (now 26) players on the big league squad.  If Malloy proves to be one of them, and can take away the empty AB’s from Nevin, McKinstry and Schoop, I’m down with it.  I wouldn’t let service time factor into the equation.

Damn—forgot they moved the walls.

Betting on the Miggy/Tork/Baez HR parlay this weekend.

I know Hinch likes to mix it up, but I’d be good if we put out the following infield, lumps and all, most days for the 2nd half of the season:

1B Tork Bomb

2B El Lobo

SS Baez

3B Malloy

23 minutes ago, bobrob2004 said:

Were they though?  Their big acquisitions were Ernie Young, Steve Avery, and (strangely) A.J. Hinch.  They let go of their best starter, Jeff Weaver, and starting players,  Damion Easley, Robert Fick, and Randall Simon.  They hired Alan Trammell as a gimmick more so than his managerial abilities.  The 2003 team was set up to fail.  

I think they had off-field issues with Weaver and Fick.  Weaver was not dumped, either—they got Carlos Peña and Bonderman for him.  I do agree with your last statement, though.

3 hours ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

I wonder how long of a suspension he will get.

 

JV has been outspoken in the past against cheaters.  Perhaps his time in Houston helped soften his stance.  I suspect he’ll be silent now.

2 hours ago, Crazy Cat Gentleman said:

that's true, it was just a one-year contract. "it only seemed longer."

I don’t think we signed him—he was on the final year of his contract when we traded for him.

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat Gentleman said:

Juan González?

We dodged that bullet.  He rejected our long term offer.

The guy on the Tigers I would want to avoid in a fight is Baez.

2 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

Something about this wording just makes me laugh, it's like "ok we needed your body for a few hours now return from whence you came!" as they ship him off in his uber. 

I hope they at least fed him before putting him back in the car.

Does Jose Ramirez use Miggy’s nutritionist?

13 minutes ago, Toddwert said:

Begs the question do they move him at the trade deadline?

If he has a productive season, he’ll be traded.  They can’t risk him exercising his opt out without getting something in return.  

I get excited when I see Bally flash the Tigers lineup and the incredibly high batting averages.  Until I realize that they are just very low OPS.

18 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

These two wins bring us to within 2 games of .500

Halfway there!

Just now, Motor City Sonics said:

And I can't seem to add money to my paypal account.  It will not allow me.    WHAT THE HELL ? 

Send me your social security and PIN numbers and I’ll see if I can help you out.  

43 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

Flores got rocked again today.

2.2IP 7ER 8H 3BB 3K 14.04 ERA on the season so far

Hope it’s a cold weather thing.

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This was a badass OF from the 70’s:

Pretty powerful discussion with Gibby and Kapler re Parkinson’s and subsequent convo between Gibby and Shep.  Strongly recommend to anyone who missed it during yesterday’s rain delay.