chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 Welp, Wentz couldn't get us out of the third. It will be up to Cisnero to work a bunch of innings. He hasn't thrown more than 31 pitches in an outing this decade. But he's probably going to throw more than that today. Quote
Tigermojo Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 Hinch outmaneuvering the competition going from left handed batting practice to right handed batting practice with another lefty warmed up. Quote
chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 lol twelve hits given up in the first three innings? Not sure when I last saw that. Quote
chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Tigermojo said: Hinch outmaneuvering the competition going from left handed batting practice to right handed batting practice with another lefty warmed up. What should he have done instead? Quote
chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 One thing keeping me tuned in is remembering that these are the Washington Nationals, so on a list of all the teams that could choke up a five-run lead to lose a game, the ex-Expos is near the top of it. Quote
Dtrain72 Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Dtrain72 said: Whelp, looks like a fine day for both ass pitching and ass offense Quote
chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 Englert in. Interesting. He threw 21 pitches on Friday. I would have thought only Cisnero and Alexander since they were the only two bullpen guys who hadn't pitched yet this series. Quote
Dtrain72 Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, chasfh said: One thing keeping me tuned in is remembering that these are the Washington Nationals, so on a list of all the teams that could choke up a five-run lead to lose a game, the ex-Expos is near the top of it. I mean in all fairness, these Tigers are also at the top of that list. Quote
chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, Dtrain72 said: I mean in all fairness, these Tigers are also at the top of that list. Also in all fairness, this issue is at hand for the Nationals right now and not the Tigers. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, chasfh said: Bases loaded, no out, no score. Jumpin' Jeebus. that is why I'd rather have 9 ML average players than 5 good ones and 4 bad ones. Not that the Tigers even have 5 good ones, but philosophically I'm not a fan of chasing batting stars to build a lineup - just save me from the automatic outs. Work hardest to improve the worst guy in the lineup, I don't think spending the effort at top end pays off as much. Edited May 21, 2023 by gehringer_2 Quote
Dave Christian Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said: The new guys are having a good day. Baez is having ANOTHER bad day! Quote
chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: that is why I'd rather have 9 ML average players than 5 good ones and 4 bad ones. Not that the Tigers even have 5 good ones, but philosophically I'm not a fan of chasing batting stars to build a lineup - just save me from the automatic outs. Work hardest to improve the worst guy in the lineup, I don't think spending the effort at top end pays off as much. The Dombrowski winners were all stars-and-scrubs teams, to your point. But also as you imply, we are a long way from having anything like nine average big league players. Quote
chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) So, OK, we are within a slam, but also, we have guys who are still champing at the bit to be the instant hero who ties the game or puts us in the lead with one swing. But again, we are closer. That's something. Edited May 21, 2023 by chasfh Quote
chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 I'm not sure why, on the sharp one-hopper to second, Maton waited to see whether the second baseman would field the ball before he committed going to third, where he was a dead duck. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, chasfh said: The Dombrowski winners were all stars-and-scrubs teams, to your point. But also as you imply, we are a long way from having anything like nine average big league players. If you squint there might be the beginnings of some relilable guys in there. Of these team, I'm good with Baez, Greene, Tork, McKinstry; and Baddoo is turning into a decent OBP guy. The rest (Maton, Ibanez, Vierling, Haase, Rogers ) are all big question marks to me. Quote
chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 Sorry, Jake, you get only one take in that spot. See ya. Got another run, though. Only two down now ... 😁 Quote
Dtrain72 Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 If just one of Harvy or Jake could have done just one non-****pants baseball thing at the plate today, we'd actually be winning. Quote
chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 Looks like Baez is back to making desperate swings. 1 Quote
chasfh Posted May 21, 2023 Posted May 21, 2023 OK, down 6-4 through eight. We've done this before. Let's do it again! Foley W, Lange S! Quote
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