2023-24 Detroit Tigers Offseason Thread

[Edman85]

 

 

FYI, some of the house cleaning continues as it often does in the second offseason.

[gehringer_2]

48 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

 

 

FYI, some of the house cleaning continues as it often does in the second offseason.

So all those times Cabrera rubbed his head for good luck didn't bring Alfredo any.

[Edman85]

Hmmm... it's not letting me edit. There's more than just Amezaga in there... A couple scouts (by the way, check out the article from McCosky on the recently retired scout who committed suicide this month), assistant trainer, minor league staff...

[oblong]

Santiago also won’t be back. Lots of Avila guys let go.  Gabe Alvarez in the running for 1B. 

[casimir]

1 hour ago, Edman85 said:

Is there a way to mute one of the three? I just can't support that show if he is cohosting.

I saw that they had a recent episode about the 40 man and I wanted to hear a discussion, but I’m sure it was probably more of a self absorbed monologue.

[casimir]

15 minutes ago, oblong said:

Santiago also won’t be back. Lots of Avila guys let go.  Gabe Alvarez in the running for 1B. 

Wow.  How old is Alvarez?  Are they really giving up on Torkelson’s glove already?

[Toddwert]

2 hours ago, 1776 said:

Petzold and Gorosh have Dan Dickerson on this weeks podcast, Days of Roar. That’s on my to-do list.

Dan not a huge fan of the robo umps

[Jim Cowan]

28 minutes ago, casimir said:

Wow.  How old is Alvarez?  Are they really giving up on Torkelson’s glove already?

The ball makes a different sound off Alvarez' bat.

[CMRivdogs]

1 hour ago, oblong said:

Santiago also won’t be back. Lots of Avila guys let go.  Gabe Alvarez in the running for 1B. 

Alvarez has had a good couple of years in Erie. Would love to see him coaching in the Bigs

[Tenacious D]

1 hour ago, CMRivdogs said:

Alvarez has had a good couple of years in Erie. Would love to see him coaching in the Bigs

Would be a nice reward for the guy, but probably better for the org to have him working with the kids, if he’s good at that.

[KL2]

19 hours ago, Edman85 said:

Hmmm... it's not letting me edit. There's more than just Amezaga in there... A couple scouts (by the way, check out the article from McCosky on the recently retired scout who committed suicide this month), assistant trainer, minor league staff...

• Director of team travel Brian Britten won't return. He had worked for the Tigers since March 2000 in four different roles, including team travel since April 2013.

 

OK how bad did he mess up the hotel reservations? 

[oblong]

there's gossipy stuff about a former travel secretary.  This person was an assistant Clubhouse Mgr (visiting), then got promoted.  When Verlander dumped his HS sweetheart (after buying her a house), for Kate, she began dating this person, I think he even moved into the house.  JV tried to get him fired.  Doug Fister got involved about the unfairness of it all. Some suggest that's why Fister was traded so abrubtly.  I know the guy's name but won't say it publicly.

It's gossip so take it with the appropriate grains of salt. This may have been something I read from a noted jerk on twitter that isn't around anymore.  Or I might have gotten it from someone I know who's connected.  (I got dope on Al Sabotka's issues with the Red Wings too).

 

 

[Tenacious D]

Great—now please clear these Tigers conspiracies for me:

-Miggy got injured trying to separate Prince and Avisail Garcia, after he allegedly slept with Fielder’s wife.

-Brandon Inge punched Ugueth Urbana on a team flight.

-Gibby physically went after Pudge for being disrespectful to Tram, when he was manager.

-Ron LeFlore went MIA for a game, the same day his brother’s alleged killer was murdered. 

[oblong]

No. Don’t know. Yes. Don’t know. 
 

getting physical is a broad term. Punching?  No. But enough of a thing to attract eyeballs. 

[Sports_Freak]

22 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

I’d be OK with a Vierling/McKinstry platoon until Jung is ready (which should happen at some point next season).

Bust

[Sports_Freak]

22 hours ago, Edman85 said:

Is there a way to mute one of the three? I just can't support that show if he is cohosting.

I used to wish that listening to the TV guys. When Rod started talking, I wished he and Mario were on different speakers so I could unplug him. 🤣

[Motor City Sonics]

On 10/25/2023 at 1:35 PM, KL2 said:

• Director of team travel Brian Britten won't return. He had worked for the Tigers since March 2000 in four different roles, including team travel since April 2013.

 

OK how bad did he mess up the hotel reservations? 

The Tigers have hired former Yankees assistant to the Travelling Secretary, George Costanza.  

 

 

[Motor City Sonics]

On 10/25/2023 at 3:57 PM, Tenacious D said:

Great—now please clear these Tigers conspiracies for me:

-Miggy got injured trying to separate Prince and Avisail Garcia, after he allegedly slept with Fielder’s wife.

-Brandon Inge punched Ugueth Urbana on a team flight.

-Gibby physically went after Pudge for being disrespectful to Tram, when he was manager.

-Ron LeFlore went MIA for a game, the same day his brother’s alleged killer was murdered. 

Didn't Jeff Weaver harass a flight attendant and then got mouthy with Dombrowski when he told him to chill. 

[Tenacious D]

1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Didn't Jeff Weaver harass a flight attendant and then got mouthy with Dombrowski when he told him to chill. 

Dombrowski cuts an impressive father figure.

Speaking of Weaver, didn’t he and Fick get busted for having weed Fed-Ex’d to their hotel room?

[Shinzaki]

Sparky took a leave of absence in 1989 because Chris Brown attacked him in tbe clubhouse

[Jim Cowan]

1 hour ago, Tenacious D said:

Dombrowski cuts an impressive father figure.

Speaking of Weaver, didn’t he and Fick get busted for having weed Fed-Ex’d to their hotel room?

I think that they had their weed FedEx'd to Matt Anderson's house.

[oblong]

3 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Didn't Jeff Weaver harass a flight attendant and then got mouthy with Dombrowski when he told him to chill. 

https://nypost.com/2002/07/18/tigers-on-offensive-fire-back-at-judge-in-airline-porn-suit/?utm_source=url_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site buttons&utm_campaign=site buttons
 

check out Higginsons comments. 
 

Mike Ilitch owns both the Tigers and Red Wings; the Red Wings’ $63 million payroll is the second-highest in the NHL, trailing only to the Rangers, but the Tigers’ payroll is in the bottom third in baseball. 

“Ain’t much I can do about it. He’s the owner. It’s his money; he can spend it however he chooses to. We’re all making good money, so just deal with it. When he gets ready to spend and get a competitive team on the field, he’ll do it,” Higginson said. “All these others clubs had the same opportunity. These guys got money: They just don’t want to spend it. 

“They’re just sitting around waiting to get some new labor deal that works in favor for them while this guy over here [George Steinbrenner] don’t wait around for nothing; he sees an opportunity and capitalizes on it. He wants to win. Some of these other guys aren’t trying to do it.

[Edman85]

After the team was ordered to pay $200k in the lawsuit, this was the official response. Seems a tad overboard...

 

[chasfh]

Almost certainly at the behest of Papa Doc. Would have liked to been a fly on the wall when he went off on it.

[Motor City Sonics]

On 10/26/2023 at 5:34 PM, Shinzaki said:

Sparky took a leave of absence in 1989 because Chris Brown attacked him in tbe clubhouse

Yeah, he shoved him into a locker and hurt his back.