09/15/2023 9:38pm EDT Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels

[holygoat]

Bunting to break up a no-no is never bush league, but especially not in the 4th inning of a 3-0 game.

[casimir]

1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

   I think we all believe Colt Keith will come north from ST,

 

 

I don’t believe this.

[casimir]

5 minutes ago, AZTigersfan said:

A bunt to break up the no hitter, bush league. 

It’s the 4th inning.

Edited September 16, 2023 by casimir

[AZTigersfan]

1 minute ago, holygoat said:

Bunting to break up a no-no is never bush league, but especially not in the 4th inning of a 3-0 game.

I guess we’re going to have to agree to disagree on that one. 

[casimir]

1 minute ago, AZTigersfan said:

I guess we’re going to have to agree to disagree on that one. 

The Tigers have one of the worst offenses in the league.  I’d be pleased as heck if speedy guys like Baddoo, Vierling, Meadows, etc, figured out how to bunt to get on base with some regularity.  And I wouldn’t care when they employed the tactic.  Just get on base.

[AZTigersfan]

1 minute ago, casimir said:

The Tigers have one of the worst offenses in the league.  I’d be pleased as heck if speedy guys like Baddoo, Vierling, Meadows, etc, figured out how to bunt to get on base with some regularity.  And I wouldn’t care when they employed the tactic.  Just get on base.

I’d prefer they’’d develop as a hitter enough to not rely on bunting, but that’s just me I suppose. 

[casimir]

Just now, AZTigersfan said:

I’d prefer they’’d develop as a hitter enough to not rely on bunting, but that’s just me I suppose. 

That’d be fine, too.

[lordstanley]

Second inning in a row the radio feed comes back midway through a leadoff hit in progress.  

[casimir]

I can’t believe the Angels are trying to score.  Skubal has a shutout here in the 5th.

[Tiger337]

36 minutes ago, holygoat said:

Bunting to break up a no-no is never bush league, but especially not in the 4th inning of a 3-0 game.

Right, a batter's job is to help his team score runs.  If bunting helps his team score runs, then he has done his job.  Helping his opponent achieve goals should not be on his mind at all.  

Edited September 16, 2023 by Tiger337

[Tiger337]

28 minutes ago, AZTigersfan said:

I’d prefer they’’d develop as a hitter enough to not rely on bunting, but that’s just me I suppose. 

No hitter should "rely" on bunting but an occasional bunt hit that catches the opponent by surprise is a good thing.  

[AZTigersfan]

Ah too bad skubs. Heck of a performance tonight. 

[AZTigersfan]

7 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

No hitter should "rely" on bunting but an occasional bunt hit that catches the opponent by surprise is a good thing.  

Rely might be the sticking point here. The gentleman I was responding to said “with regularity,” which I swapped with rely. Regardless, I’m just not a fan of bunting outside of occasionally moving a runner. Just my opinion. 

[Adullin]

Break the game open 

[Tiger337]

10 minutes ago, AZTigersfan said:

Rely might be the sticking point here. The gentleman I was responding to said “with regularity,” which I swapped with rely. Regardless, I’m just not a fan of bunting outside of occasionally moving a runner. Just my opinion. 

There are very limited cases where a hitter should be moving a runner over with a bunt.  In general, I don't like giving up outs.  I like if a hitter can bunt for a hit if he's good at it (which most of them aren't).  

[TJ Rollercoaster]

9 minutes ago, Adullin said:

Break the game open 

Where's Bert's 14 runs?

[holygoat]

Let's Go Tigers chant audible on the Angels TV broadcast.

[holygoat]

Position player pitching!

[lordstanley]

11-1 Tigers and here come the position player in to pitch. 

[gehringer_2]

Skubal featuring 99 on the FB several times tonight. Hot gun maybe. 

Torkelson with some opposite field approach in a couple of his AB. Good sign.

Javy put up some numbers tonight but he is still showing the backswing before getting the bat moving forward. Javy should go to winter ball and figure out how to leave the hitch there before he returns.

[Tigermojo]

[lordstanley]

Win #68, with 15 games to go. 

[TigersForever1256]

1 hour ago, holygoat said:

Bunting to break up a no-no is never bush league, but especially not in the 4th inning of a 3-0 game.

  Agreed, but it was against the Angels that some Halo bunted in the infamous Verlander v Jared Weaver classic in 2012 (the one where Weaver got tossed after almost beaning Alex Avila after Guillen homered and showboated in retaliation for JW jawing at Maggs for "watching" one he hit and made sure it stayed fair) and Verlander had a no-hitter going. And if any of you saw that game like I did, Verlander was PISSED and did his own eyeballing. This was late in the game.

  So yeah....in a late game situation like this one...bunting for a hit was (I would say) a little "bush-league".

  I came into this game in the bottom of the 7th. GREAT timing.

Edited September 16, 2023 by TigersForever1256

[TigersForever1256]

 Boy oh boy...this Angels team is a pale shade of the team that ran roughshod over the Tigers earlier in Detroit. Guess hanging on to Shohei and making a run for it kinda blew up in their faces. Worst team in baseball since the trade deadline. Maybe this will be a fun series after all.

[Adullin]

That was fun.