08/16/2023 1:10pm EDT Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

[casimir]

  

Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

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https://x.com/codifybaseball/status/1691829189215969428?s=46&t=rw-piS7Tgc6q0ckH72BFRA 

Edited August 16, 2023 by Tigeraholic1

[Tigeraholic1]

How do we post a tweet/x now?

[LongLiveMaroth]

If you did it from mobile then you have to hit the enter button to get it to show up. I honestly think the challenge system if implemented will probably help Tork the most as he gets rung up on so many of these close calls.   

[Jim Cowan]

There is so much obvious framing going on there.  Robot umps will eliminate that thank goodness.

[Tiger337]

14 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said:

There is so much obvious framing going on there.  Robot umps will eliminate that thank goodness.

I read that one of the reasons they might not make the change to robot umps is that people in the game want to keep framing part of the game.  The human element!  

[SoCalTiger]

Nice pick off by Rogers despite a bad tag by Totkelson. Not sure why he just didn't tag by the bag instead of reaching for the body and allowing the hand to almost get in. The runner has to come to the bag so just get there as fast  as possible.

[Jim Cowan]

Cabrera hits a double.

[SoCalTiger]

I think they can stop playing Ibanez and see what Maton can do everyday at second. 

[kdog]

Just now, SoCalTiger said:

I think they can stop playing Ibanez and see what Maton can do everyday at second. 

Both options are suboptimal. But they don't really care about winning games with this roster approach.

[kdog]

even on a bad day, a homer by Riley is some positive news.

[Dave Christian]

Greene and Tork with back to back homers.

[RandyMarsh]

Tork now with 20, has a chance to become our first 30 HR hitter since Cabrera way back in 2016.

[casimir]

54 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

I read that one of the reasons they might not make the change to robot umps is that people in the game want to keep framing part of the game.  The human element!  

Sure.  We should also encourage more Joe West & Angel Hernandez elements, too.

[Tigermojo]

Great to see Greene and Tork flexing.

[Dave Christian]

I can't believe that they didn't appeal the play at second.

[kdog]

The next step for Tork is making contact outside of the at-bats where he hits homers. Too much feast or famine.

[SoCalTiger]

17 minutes ago, Dave Christian said:

I can't believe that they didn't appeal the play at second.

Another bad tag. Need to let the ball travel to you and tag at the base. Ibanez reached toward the ball and then brought it back. Wasted time. 
 

[Tenacious D]

Please cut Ibanez and Diaz and bring up Wenceel and Lipcius 

[lordstanley]

38 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

Tork now with 20, has a chance to become our first 30 HR hitter since Cabrera way back in 2016.

Yep, on pace for 27 homers and 88 RBIs. Pretty sure his current OPS of .734 is his season high. Even if he ends up with say, 25 homers and 80 RBIs, I’d have gladly take it at beginning of the year as a big step forward. 

[RatkoVarda]

46 minutes ago, Dave Christian said:

Greene and Tork with back to back homers.

just how Al Avila drew it up

[Tenacious D]

1 minute ago, RatkoVarda said:

just how Al Avila drew it up

Tork, Greene and Carpenter all making Al appear to be a genius.

Javy Baez helping to offset that.

[Jim Cowan]

Baddoo draws his second walk of the game.  The past 2 weeks have been very productive for him.

[gehringer_2]

Riley Greene - good at baseball.