IdahoBert

I’m sick and tired of crappy umpires. I don’t think I care if the game goes full robot on calls about balls and strikes regardless of what Dan Dickerson feels.

Oh, I guess we got one of those overturned. Never mind I’m only following this on game day.

Naylor did us the favor of taking Seattle’s two ABS challenges out of the mix so now Jack or Jock - whomever is pitching today - can mess with the umpire and exploit his weaknesses.

Many people don’t realize that Jack has an identical twin named Jock. That’s why his performances are apparently so bipolar. This is true and you can look it up on the Internet in some obscure subreddit somewhere that someone told me about.

Jack starting….

Carpenter RF McGonigle SS Torres DH Greene, R LF Dingler C Keith 3B Torkelson 1B McKinstry 2B Pérez, W CF

I like it more when you stick to analytics and don’t become like Crisswell predicts.

I went out to run errands and came back and heck I didn’t realize we’d only managed one hit.

Carp, Greene, and Tork all K’d swinging in the bottom of the second. At least they didn’t K watching it go right down the middle of the plate so I consider this better than that alternative.

Well, I’m all for lying, cheating and stealing and tricking the umps today if that’s the case.

I thought you had two challenges on play in the field.

Montero tallied only 11 pitches in that first inning. Good. Strikeouts are fascist.

Torres 2B McGonigle SS Dingler C Carpenter DH Greene, R LF Torkelson 1B Keith 3B Vierling CF Pérez, W RF

A Saturday afternoon game? Sweet! Montero, the starter. Don’t let him go past 70 pitches! When the club unloads him for three washed up relievers at the deadline and a handful of magic beans we want him at full strength! oh, I know we’re optimistic again- sorry. Ingrained habits die hard.

This is tragic. The guy has maybe only played one full season if that in his whole career.

TIGERS WIN!

I retired from following this game and instead was re-watching James May Oh Cook on Amazon which is incredibly entertaining. And I missed the two run homer so belatedly…

Finnegan closes the door.

We are nearing the mystical number of completion….

I know that for us pitcher “wins“ mean nothing but apparently pitchers themselves think wins are really big deal. At least that’s what I’ve heard.

Leave Valdez in he deserves the “win.“

I see they’re wearing those Cal Ripken league orange jerseys tonight. Those are really cute. Maybe I should get one for my niece…

A lead? And Valdez at a high pitch count already. Carp with a home run? So is it true that this team can score runs somewhere other than the Tropicana?

I don’t care if it’s raining! I want this game to go on as planned! It’s not like this club is injury prone or anything…

Valdez starting too.