05/10/2023 1:10pm EDT Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

[gehringer_2]

12 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Keep him and put a division flag in the rafters. 

that was what they got him for, wasn't it?

[RandyMarsh]

Tiger win 5-0 and close out another series win! The 5 run win will help out our all important pythag record!

[RandyMarsh]

13 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Keep him and put a division flag in the rafters. 

This is my thought, even if we don't win the division it would be nice to atleast play in some meaningful games in August and September and keeping E-Rod makes that hope a little more achievable. 

[Tigermojo]

Shutout back at you Cleveland

 

 

[lordstanley]

Dan Dickerson’s call of the final out. 

[Tigeraholic1]

Dang @IdahoBert we didn't get you 6 runs. I hope a win is suffice for a consolation prize.

[SoCalTiger]

Excellent road trip. Keep it up. I love the American League Central. Let's take advantage and steal a division title. Can't believe I wrote that but really why not ?

[Jim Cowan]

Time:  2:01

[Tigeraholic1]

Just now, Jim Cowan said:

Time:  2:01

Fantastic, love all the rule changes other than that dumb extra inning base runner. 

[chasfh]

I’m very pleased that we won yet another series, and from Cleveland in Cleveland, but we probably should have swept it. 

[Sports_Freak]

2 hours ago, Crazy Cat Gentleman said:

Johnson Controls? shudder

 

Edited May 10, 2023 by Sports_Freak

[Sports_Freak]

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

Meanwhile, here in the beer capital, Trayce Thompson hitting like he belongs in Toledo after all.

Is that batting average in metric or something? 🤣

[SoCalTiger]

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

I’m very pleased that we won yet another series, and from Cleveland in Cleveland, but we probably should have swept it. 

Yes but now we're getting greedy 😀

[Fat Bastard]

Another series win and against a division rival, its all gravy. 

[Fat Bastard]

3 hours ago, SoCalTiger said:

Excellent road trip. Keep it up. I love the American League Central. Let's take advantage and steal a division title. Can't believe I wrote that but really why not ?

Still very early days of course, but yeah I see no reason we can't compete for the division. Not like the teams around us are any great shakes themselves overall.

Royals are horsecrap and will stay that way, White Sox will get marginally better when some of their guys come back but still imo won't be that good of a team overall, showed can beat the Guardians,and the Twins have more talent yes, but not sure if their starting pitching will hold up.

Again, a ton of games left and who the hell knows what a couple of months from now things will be like, but if we can stay half ass consistent anything can happen.

Edited May 10, 2023 by Fat Bastard

[Motor City Sonics]

Hey Rays fans............All 9 of ya....................you didn't go 35-5, so shut up. 

[Sports_Freak]

Twins play tonight and tomorrow afternoon. We may take the field on Friday only 1 game out.

[Tenacious D]

4 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Is that batting average in metric or something? 🤣

Ha—I think he hit 3 of his 4 HR in one game, amirite?

[casimir]

16 hours ago, Tigermojo said:

Tork bat!

Into the Cleveland dugout.

The exit velocity on that was incredible.

[casimir]

16 hours ago, RatkoVarda said:

I don't envy Harris having to figure out what to do with ERod.

True.  The one scenario that isn't brought up is signing an extension that takes the place of the opt out.

[casimir]

10 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

Ha—I think he hit 3 of his 4 HR in one game, amirite?

It was Opening Day.  Tuffy Thompson.

[Toddwert]

17 hours ago, RatkoVarda said:

I don't envy Harris having to figure out what to do with ERod.

Why it’s a no brainer you trade him winning a bad division and getting killed by the Rays or getting players that will hopefully help you win the division for years ….. seems easy to me

[RatkoVarda]

3 minutes ago, Toddwert said:

Why it’s a no brainer you trade him winning a bad division and getting killed by the Rays or getting players that will hopefully help you win the division for years ….. seems easy to me

obviously it is not that easy; the Phillies were a deeply flawed 7th seed and then a month later, won 2 of the first 3 WS games. NYY have won 1 WS is the last 23 years because playoffs are a crapshoot.

I think they need to do something - move him or extend him; but I get the feeling Harris won't do either anytime soon

[Toddwert]

1 hour ago, RatkoVarda said:

obviously it is not that easy; the Phillies were a deeply flawed 7th seed and then a month later, won 2 of the first 3 WS games. NYY have won 1 WS is the last 23 years because playoffs are a crapshoot.

I think they need to do something - move him or extend him; but I get the feeling Harris won't do either anytime soon

This team is no where near that phillies team they played in a loaded NL East  the Tigers play in one of worst divisions ever…. Playing for  a division championship with this team is very shorted sighted and Harris doesn’t strike me as a shortsighted win now kind of guy

[mtutiger]

If this team finds itself near the top of the division approaching the deadline, I am starting to lean more toward them trying to figure out a way to hold onto ERod or even get him extended beyond this year..... and while I understand the incentives for trading regardless of outcome, there's also the fact that winning, even in this bad division, can be used as a selling point to free agents in the upcoming couple of free agent classes. That this team sees this division as winnable and will do what it takes to compete.

Frankly, as much as we complain about the front office/ownership during this last offseason, the fact that the product on the field was so bad last year was no doubt an impediment to building from the outside.

But we have a long way to go until we get to that point.... even if they are competing and do decide to trade ERod, I just hope they do so in a way that they utilize the leverage of their position to extract more talent and/or talent that can be usable during this season and not down the road.