lordstanley Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 1 minute ago, Sports_Freak said: Baltimore plays a day game today. It wouldn't upset me if they go 15 innings and use up ALL their pitchers... I’m definitely scoreboard watching them today. While a sweep is a stretch and I’d be more than happy with 2 of this 3 weekend, if the Tigers were to win all 3 against the Birds they’d go into the final week with a realistic shot at hosting a playoff series as the top seeded wildcard team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 23 minutes ago, IdahoBert said: Hinch keeps emphasizing how they get these young players to “buy into the system“ at all levels. What we are seeing is that when they get to this level and it actually works, they have become devotees of a system that is working and it’s a part of their collective muscle memory. Our club appears to be developing a sort of Tigers Way. Many of these kids all played together at the minor league level. That really does seem to make a difference. But these no-name BP arms that are lights out? I think Fetter uses voodoo or something, it's really quite amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 2 minutes ago, lordstanley said: I’m definitely scoreboard watching them today. While a sweep is a stretch and I’d be more than happy with 2 of this 3 weekend, if the Tigers were to win all 3 against the Birds they’d go into the final week with a realistic shot at hosting a playoff series as the top seeded wildcard team. Yeah, a sweep. But just winning 2 of 3 would still leave us 3 games back with 6 games remaining. It would take a 1987 Toronto like collapse. Possible but improbable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 14 minutes ago, lordstanley said: I’m definitely scoreboard watching them today. While a sweep is a stretch and I’d be more than happy with 2 of this 3 weekend, if the Tigers were to win all 3 against the Birds they’d go into the final week with a realistic shot at hosting a playoff series as the top seeded wildcard team. The problem with chasing Baltimore is that they play Minnesota for the final 3 games. So you need to build up a decent enough lead over MN, in just the next 6 games, to soften the cushion to balance out their wins against Baltimore. You'd need to not only win and have them lose but the right combination of those wins/losses... or else MN gets that spot and not us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 21 minutes ago, chasfh said: The problem I had with Mario Impemba was his inability to provide any actual baseball insights during the broadcast. I don’t see Benneti improving upon this. And he spends too much time fixated on ballpark activity unrelated to the actual game. I’d rather he leave that to Johnny Kane, which seems to be his role. I also think you might have unrealistic expectations for a lay person who didn’t play—I’m OK with the “color” guy providing the insights—they are more credible as they actually played. Both Dirks and Gibby excel in this area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Mario was fine. Jason is unique and I think it's a love it or leave it guy. They're different types of workers. Mario was a professional who could step into any other team's booth or sport's booth and not skip a beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted 9 hours ago Author Share Posted 9 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Tenacious D said: I don’t see Benneti improving upon this. And he spends too much time fixated on ballpark activity unrelated to the actual game. I’d rather he leave that to Johnny Kane, which seems to be his role. I also think you might have unrealistic expectations for a lay person who didn’t play—I’m OK with the “color” guy providing the insights—they are more credible as they actually played. Both Dirks and Gibby excel in this area. I don't disagree about Benetti's attention to non-game-related topics, such as ballpark activity, music tastes, long sidebars on pop culture only millennials really understand, things along those lines. I do find that somewhat annoying at times—not always, but sometimes—as it leads to his too-cute-by-half bon mots that I think are rather polarizing (since some fans love love love those). What Benetti is far better than Mario at is talking about the actual game in progress and providing insights on it. Despite his penchant for ghosting his daytime job to go call football games, Benetti is a real baseball guy and he does know the game well. Mario could not provide insights on games to save his job, which is probably why he doesn't have a job right now, and in fact hasn't had one since the Red Sox let him go after the 2019 season. If Mario were actually good at calling baseball games, he'd be doing that for a living right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Cleveland got a lead off homer so it’s 1–0 over Minnesota right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago I toyed with starting a game thread for this, but I doubt many are watching it live. GO GRIBE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Rocchio boots chopper and the Twins have the leadoff guy on first in the 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago A double play erases the threat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 6 minutes ago, holygoat said: I toyed with starting a game thread for this, but I doubt many are watching it live. GO GRIBE! I thought about it too, but this will probably be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Correa Ks and we're on to the bottom of the 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago It looks like they have a really decent daytime crowd there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 3 minutes ago, IdahoBert said: It looks like they have a really decent daytime crowd there. Yup. It's a beautiful day for a baseball game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Twins turn a nifty DP to get out of the 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 3 minutes ago, holygoat said: Twins turn a nifty DP to get out of the 3rd. Looks like it was an acceptable “neighborhood play” at Second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Cantillo briefly loses sight of the strike zone, but finds it in time to retire the top of the 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Giminez stretches a single into a double, and the Gribe are threatening with 2 down in the 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Noel flies out and the threat is neutralized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Sadly, the inning ends without an extra Guardian run, and this is probably the only time in my life I will ever say this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Top of the fifth still 1-0 Cleveland leading Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Farmer strokes a double to the gap to open the 5th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Cantillo with more control issues, and Castro draws a walk. Twins with runners on 1st and 2nd with one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Minnesota scores two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.