05/05/2023 8:15pm EDT Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals

[chasfh]

2 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

don't they have three levels of MiLB for that? Just something I've heard rumor of....

So I’ve heard.

[Tigeraholic1]

Gotta get those bats going now. 

[Dtrain72]

And seriously...if I'm Harris and I see the combo or solo of Miggy/Schoop in the lineup, while seeing the team wins without those ass anchors, wellll, I'ma let AJ to **** off with them in the lineup.  I get this team aint competing for a penant, but forfuksakes, putting guys in "because hurdur reeeespekt" aint it bruh...if you cant function at an MLB level, then you shouldnt be playin in the MLB.

[Tigermojo]

Jake rips a double!

[chasfh]

4 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

He's better than Ibanez.   But those 22 year olds need their rest. 

I don’t know, maybe there’s something going on with him. He has played all 30 games so far and every inning of 29 of them. But he’s also been hot with an 8-game hitting streak during which he’s slashing .333/.371/.424. So who knows.

[gehringer_2]

make'm pay for the insult Eric.

[Tigermojo]

FU ump

[gehringer_2]

Killer ABs with RISP by Vierling earlier and  Haase just now.

[Dtrain72]

R.o.b.o.t u.m.p.s

[chasfh]

And Riley is in the game. Guess he’s rested up.

[Jim Cowan]

And now Hinch pulls Ibanez, who shouldn't have been in the outfield in the first place.

[Tigermojo]

Tough situation right now because Meadows and Carpenter are both out and you really don't want P. Meadows sitting on the bench. They don't have any other outfielders on the roster.

[Sports_Freak]

Are we sure Schoop isn't 45 years old? The last of the birth certificate scandal?

[Dtrain72]

Serious question:  for everybody here who has watched alot of baseball for alot of years, does it seam like the strike zone just get's worse and worse every season recently?  Maybe it's the little tv strike zone box graphic, but my gawd, these umps are BAAAD.  Really seams like these guys are asking for robot umpires at thus point.  I really dont recal the strike zone being so consistently bad....

[Motor City Sonics]

7 minutes ago, chasfh said:

And Riley is in the game. Guess he’s rested up.

I just realized that Dweezil is older than his dad ever was. 

[Dtrain72]

2 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Are we sure Schoop isn't 45 years old? The last of the birth certificate scandal?

I cant do schoop anymore...it's literally obvious he doesnt even want to play baseball anymore.  I dont say that lightly, but just watching him, thats a guy who doesnt want to do this anymore.

[Jim Cowan]

Boyd gets through 5 innings on 74 pitches.  Pretty decent.

[Tigermojo]

Automatic outs are out 1, 2, 3.

[Tenacious D]

Schoop is still on the team?

[Dtrain72]

Just now, Tenacious D said:

Schoop is still on the team?

Yeah, and so is Miggy at DH every 3rd game...the "hype" is "real"

[gehringer_2]

8 minutes ago, Dtrain72 said:

Serious question:  for everybody here who has watched alot of baseball for alot of years, does it seam like the strike zone just get's worse and worse every season recently?  Maybe it's the little tv strike zone box graphic, but my gawd, these umps are BAAAD.  Really seams like these guys are asking for robot umpires at thus point.  I really dont recal the strike zone being so consistently bad....

there were a bunch of really stupid scores in the open week or so of the season and I'm willing to wager the league 'suggested' to the umps that they should put an end to that and thus we've definitely had an oversized zone - but it seems it's been every crew and every park so that's why I don't think it's any kind of accident. You always have the outlier ump worse than the rest, but right now I think that is superimposed over an already enlarged zone. The league sees the video and statcast data every day just like everyone else. The zone can only be consistently biased in any direction if the league is validating what the umps are doing on an ongoing basis.

also keep in mind that the Fox/Bally graphic may or may not be that accurate. I haven't spent anytime comparing it to gamday recently - which is probably more accurate.

Edited May 6, 2023 by gehringer_2

[chasfh]

5 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

I just realized that Dweezil is older than his dad ever was. 

Did you just get back from Non Sequitur City?

[Jim Cowan]

4 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Are we sure Schoop isn't 45 years old? The last of the birth certificate scandal?

Lol that reminds me of a story Sean Casey tells.  Playing for the Red Sox, he was thrown out twice within a week, trying to stretch a single into a double.  After the second one he was furious so when he got to the dugout Terry Francona put his hand on his shoulder and walked him back towards the clubhouse. When they were safely out of earshot of the rest of the players Francona turned to him and said "are you sure you don't have polio?"

[Tigermojo]

Can't rely on Baez two run bombs. Must score some runs!

[Jim Cowan]

And now predictably here come the lefty bats.