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well, on the plus side, Haase in not catching.

Soto's a mess again. 15 pitches and no-one out. This crew never tells us but I hope someone is up.

Tigers just got a huge call.

Alvarez may have just cost his team the game.

Jiemer finally beats the inside pitch left handed. Skubal off the hook. Tigers are going to have to use at least one more pitcher...

Colt Keith gets his BA over 300 tonight. Wenceel Perez cooling off.

at least this will be a low cost loss. Will only have used one BP pitcher.

It's because they aren't trying. They have a mindset that they don't really care about professionalism or production values, they want a 'homey' telecast where the viewers feel like they 'know' everybody. So "it's a feature, not a bug" applies I think. I think that Shepherd has improved some. He is still waay too much a homer and too smarmy by a ton, but he is bringing in his own comments now without trying to bounce every single idea off his ex-pro idol. His research on the other team is also getting a little better, though still hardly great.

I just noticed the Ford dealership exterior shot at the end of the SE MI dealers ad is Varsity in A^2. In other news a Tiger reliever walks the lead-off man. Oh wait, not news.

death by a thousand cuts...

Jeez Harold, the whole left side was wide open and you weren't going to do more than single anyway.

Jeimer swings at ball 4 but gets a hit anyway.

solid quality start. 6 IP, 6H 2ER 0BB 9K. A team should be able to take that to the bank.

I guess we are only allowed one hitter hitting per week.

Big change in Skubal is his ability to throw the fast ball down when he wants to. Last year he had a hard time throwing the FB for a strike anywhere but up high.

Harold made a play going laterally! There may be hope for us yet.

Dan ragging on the pitch but it was painted on the outside.

what's the old line about not being able to hit your way out of a paper bag? I was really hoping Baddoo would try to go to 2nd on the hit just on the hope Houston might throw the ball around a little and get Barhhart in.

no worries, we're gonna get a good AB from Robbie.......

other than that a team that was expected to hit hasn't and a team expected to catch the ball can't, not much really.

Nice play by Skubal. "I'm going to take care of this shit myself." I hope Haase was watching.

and how the 'eff is that a hit?

just.....can't.......take.......any.....more.

IIRC, whenMorris started out with the Tigs he only did selected games because he was still doubling on the Twins broadcasts as well. I don't think he's still with them, but maybe he doesn't want to work them all.

it's like dental work, isn't it?