Tigers Beat Writers Lionizing Sub-Replacement Level Ex-Tigers

[oblong]

I’ll never forget when in an early game Ausmus left him in the game during a challenging situation. People ripper Ausmus. Mark came in to explain that a knock against Norris in the minors something like lacking a killer instinct or something like that.  So Ausmus was probably testing him. That stuck with me. 

[microline133]

29 minutes ago, oblong said:

I’ll never forget when in an early game Ausmus left him in the game during a challenging situation. People ripper Ausmus. Mark came in to explain that a knock against Norris in the minors something like lacking a killer instinct or something like that.  So Ausmus was probably testing him. That stuck with me. 

Just to be clear....that was the knock on him since high school! Soft as baby poo.

[gehringer_2]

In those first few games after the trade, I remember that Brooks was reporting life/spin on Norris' FB way into the top percentiles. But the constant tweaking to try and fix the unsustainable unreproducible delivery and the various assorted injuries along the way soon enough resulted in that FB being long gone. The last time we saw him I didn't recognize anything interesting in his pitch dynamics. It's too bad, he seemed like a good guy at heart, but for all his supposed athleticism,  his body just betrayed him as a pitcher.  It made/makes no sense that a guy that athletic could never coordinate himself into any semblance of a normal controlled delivery.

[Jim Cowan]

Interesting that Micro said "since high school", it makes me picture him as a basketball player.  He would have a lousy jumper because he couldn't repeat his stroke, and would not have the competitive fire to win games in the closing minutes by the sheer force of his will power.  A brilliant athlete who is on the bench during the last 5 minutes.

[LongLiveMaroth]

 

[Dan Gilmore]

I tend to find the use of multiple exclamation points are best reserved for something really significant. 

[kdog]

Reds have Buck Farmer pitching high leverage innings.

[mtutiger]

Didn't even pitch once in a regular season game!

[Tigerbomb13]

4 hours ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

 

“Yes!!” as in we get to bat against him next month?

[oblong]

He must be trolling us. 

[oblong]

Imagine John Lowe doing a tweet like that over Doug Baker. 

[RandyMarsh]

When we traded for Norris he was averaging nearly 96 and topping out at 98 with over 12 inches of vertical movement, 2 years later and he was down to 92 and topping out at 94-95 with 5 inches more drop. Just a crazy drop in stuff in a short amount of time and that is just the FB. 

[microline133]

57 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

When we traded for Norris he was averaging nearly 96 and topping out at 98 with over 12 inches of vertical movement, 2 years later and he was down to 92 and topping out at 94-95 with 5 inches more drop. Just a crazy drop in stuff in a short amount of time and that is just the FB. 

The problem is his stuff had been that volatile since he was on the prospect radar. You could see home one start in HS and he'd be electric and the next he was completely ordinary.

[RandyMarsh]

1 minute ago, microline133 said:

The problem is his stuff had been that volatile since he was on the prospect radar. You could see home one start in HS and he'd be electric and the next he was completely ordinary.

Yeah can't speak for HS but it was like that for the Tigers for sure, kinda reminds me of Manning since he has been called up for the Tigers. Haven't seen much this year but in prior years he will show flashes of electric stuff but then look relatively ordinary stuff wise other starts. 

[LongLiveMaroth]

 

 

[Edman85]

To answer Barney's grandson's question. Fulmer already returned with the Twins last year.

[holygoat]

LMFAO!

 

[Tigermojo]

No Drew Smiley video tribute?

[KL2]

When is the jacque jones tribute?

[LongLiveMaroth]

 

[chasfh]

Hey, this topic works great! 

 

[Tiger337]

He even has his lifetime ERA under 5.00 now.  

[chasfh]

14 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

He even has his lifetime ERA under 5.00 now.  

Tell you what though: the Reds have gotten way more out of Buck Farmer than the Tigers ever did. So, good for them, I guess.

[oblong]

16 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Tell you what though: the Reds have gotten way more out of Buck Farmer than the Tigers ever did. So, good for them, I guess.

The Braves guy responsible for turning around Robbie Grossman must have moved to Cincy.

[gehringer_2]

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The Braves guy responsible for turning around Robbie Grossman must have moved to Cincy.

 

So Chris Fetter never got to Buck's case in 2021?

Edited September 13, 2023 by gehringer_2