Sports_Freak

I'm not a fan of Perez in CF but just strike every Brewer out and I'll be OK with it...😅😅

I'm sure there's some rule we don't know that awards the hitter a single. Which the umps ruled. Gotta assume they got it right.

Greene Bomb

The voters spoke. This should be an easy case to win. Totally unconstitutional.

My prediction, Brad will do something nobody expects. Pretty safe bet.

The ball never touched the ground. I don't understand/agree with that rule.

And so it starts; https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/virginia-court-blocks-voter-approved-congressional-map-backed-by-democrats/ar-AA21vSSb

Ahhhh...the pitching chaos. That should go down in Tiger lore...

Finnegan only threw 7 pitches last night, he should be available? Vest threw 22 pitches, probably unavailable. And Jansen (36) is definitely unavailable.

Every Skubal start looks like a pitching mismatch. at least, on paper. Today's no different but...baseball.

The rest of the team waking up and finally hitting was the biggest factor, IMO.

But what i wonder is SCOTUS would even take it up? If they ruled Texas is allowed to rework their maps, wouldn't that set precedent? I just don't really understand if the vote by citizens of Virginia is going to be taken away. It seems unconstitutional.

I don't want SCOTUS anywhere near this issue. I read the Virginia Supreme Court is conservative but one report i read said that it's a small c in conservative. Moderate conservatives? Is there even such a thing? 😆😆

He batted in the leadoff spot in only 31 games in 2024? I thought it was more. How about another stat question? Did Hinch move him down in the order and then the Tigers got on that red hot streak? If so, maybe a coincidence? Or is lineup management really that important and makes such a huge impact?

I guess we shoulda seen this coming. It goes to the Virgina State Supreme Court first. If Trump doesnt like their decision, can he take it to the SCOTUS? Or do they stay out of state elections?

Only the best...

Oops...

Milwaukee plays a very good game. Patient hitters who put the ball in play. I heard some talking heads talking about Tampa Bay. Apparently, they bunt a lot. Their idea is most teams don't practice defending bunts and it puts pressure on defenses by putting the ball in play. Bunts...a lost art.

Here, I'll fix this to make the MTS resident expert happy. McGonigle was moved up to the 3 hole in the line up. A very good spot for a good hitter. Better?

Wow...you love starting flame wars. I'm done...

Riley had 117 at bats leading off in 2024; https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/42179/year/2024/category/batting

I was talking about 2024, not last year.

In 2024? Riley led off quite a bit.

Watching my favorite teams win. I get kinda grouchy when they lose. 😄

And if someone tells me Hinch has a secret formula to make out his batting order, I'll tell them they're delusional. There is no stat that defines "the best" hitter. Some guy i never heard of wrote a book that clearly claims his opinion on how to create a lineup. I don't care. Just put all the good hitters in the first 6 spots or so. In a perfect world, all the hitters would have different stats that are the best on the team. It's exactly why I didn't like Riley leading off a couple of years ago. He was one of our better hitters at the time and he was constantly coming up with nobody on base. Many of his hits were wasted.