gehringer_2

right. "What couldn't happen, didn't happen, news at 11" 🤔

Most player careers follow and arc that peaks between 27-30 and since most Tigers are still climbing that, there is good reason to be optimistic. Jung - probably could have used more time at AAA. Definitely an open question there. Dingler - definitely hard to be optimistic about the bat based on what he has shown so far. Torkelson - still has days when he does look lost, but his OPS since his call up is 781 and his defense has taken a big step forward. Still cautiously optimistic. Meadows - don't know if he's ever going to hit for much average but he has huge power that we will probably see more of as he matures. You can live with a 750 OPS CF who plays GG defense. the players on any team can regress or get hurt from year to year. I don't think the Tigers' chances of this team regressing are particularly worse than any other, but that's why they'll play the games next season.

It's a millennial thing I guess. I love Ezra Klein of the NYT, but he is a prime media offender of the dropped 't' that somehow tranforms to a 'd' before 'ent'

so many good people.

I agree with Buddha's post above but just an added comment here about Seider, which is that I don't think Lalonde was really letting him play the 200 ft game he is capable of because neither his defense pair mate nor most of the front line personnel are capable of rotating back into coverage to allow for a Dman to carry the play deep. I want to see Seider play with some 200 foot front line players where Lalonde gives him freedom to carry the play. You have to have players with enough IQ to maximize what their mates can do, Wings aren't there yet beyond Larkin.

No, not at all! OTOH, I think you might start seeing more teams that have short rotations move away from trying to force incapable pitchers into regular starting roles at the 4/5 spots and instead increase us of planned bullpen games instead.

It all comes down to whether this procedure makes a significant difference in his performance. If Javy comes to ST and hits, and then starts the season and is doing reasonable damage at the plate, he'll fit in well enough. If he doesn't, then yeah - you've got a problem. The worst thing that can happen is that for whatever the reason, they can't get a good read what his performance projects to be so things drag out into the early season and becomes a distraction. If the performance isn't there, I don't see what they can do other than DFA him. Trade would seem impossible. You just hope the DFA decision if necessary, can come sooner rather than later.

It could also be that when whoever it is on the local end does the sound checks, Dan doesn't give them a fair offering of what he might actually do in terms of input level - OTOH - a producer he has worked with much would know to leave a little more headroom or up the compression.

I don't have any particular love for Lalonde and coaches are where the hammer always falls first, but this team wouldn't get to cup final under Scotty Bowman. They need better players.

I don't care if he brings in young guys or trades or buys talent on the market - the point is he needs to be making progress a little faster than the Ross Ice Shelf. If they stagnate this year he's going to find himself in danger of comparisons to Al Avila.

HaHa. Ask the Tigers about that one.

Riley finally got his bat on one. He needs the off day.

Not sure why HInch didn't take if off with Bregman shaking hands with Parker. Not that easy for a LHB to bunt to 1st. Especially from 6'5" elevation.

well, just take yourself out of the inning.

He's under control for a while yet.

OK - I like Ibanez!

If you can't hit at least don't make outs!

don''t like Ibanez against Hader. .......

my video has dropped about 30 sec behind....😡

Riley waaaay over swinging. Of all guys I thought the setting wouldn't get to him but it has.

would be nice. But he didn't need K's in particular when he brought Jobe in. If he brings Vest in there early under no leverage that move would be questioned big time.

poor jackson got screwed, he didn't up much but the Tigers couldn't make the plays.

that wasn't that hard a play for Jake, but c'est la vie

There is plenty of nice SINK/DINK housing in the DT area. Whether enough gentrification has occurred to create oases in the school district that will keep people there longer term is a good question.

My head is going to explode - A live read for a gambling site from the PBP booth replete with QR code on the screen in a national game. Societal apocalypse is surely upon us.