6/4/24 8:05PM Tigers @ Rangers

[Motor City Sonics]

1 minute ago, Dtrain72 said:

Whew...if they woulda blown this one after that clown ball pop up I mighta had to cancel my Ballys

Don't worry, Ballys is about to cancel you. 

[Tigermojo]

1 minute ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Whew.  

 

They desperately need someone who can play shortstop well, other than Baez.    Gotta be someone they can get. 

Jake Rogers has one hell of a forehead. 

Should probably put Urshela there.

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Whew.  

 

They desperately need someone who can play shortstop well, other than Baez.    Gotta be someone they can get. 

Jake Rogers has one hell of a forehead. 

Kriedler is just about back to Toledo or just recently back.

[Motor City Sonics]

"Did you know there are 47 birds on the roof right now"  - Lions Head Coach Daryl Rogers to a writer during a Lions practice.   

[Motor City Sonics]

Just now, Sports_Freak said:

Kriedler is just about back to Toledo or just recently back.

Give him another week - he'll get hurt again.  

[Sports_Freak]

4 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Whew.  

 

They desperately need someone who can play shortstop well, other than Baez.    Gotta be someone they can get. 

Jake Rogers has one hell of a forehead. 

Javy is fine. We could carry his bat if others hit consistently. His defense and baserunning is very entertaining. 

[1776]

Well, we got two wins before our ace, Maeda, pitches tomorrow night. 

[Motor City Sonics]

4 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Javy is fine. We could carry his bat if others hit consistently. His defense and baserunning is very entertaining. 

But when he DOESN'T play.  They really don't have a  shortstop, they have a few guys that could play shortstop, but not an actual shortstop-first guy.    If Kreidler stays healthy 30 days in a row, maybe, but I will have to see that to believe it........ The Rendon Plan is supposed to work like this.  Sign the fat contract THEN get hurt and THEN after getting your guaranteed money tell the fanbase baseball isn't important to you.   Kreidler messed up the order. 

Edited June 5, 2024 by Motor City Sonics

[kdog]

 

[Sports_Freak]

Just now, Motor City Sonics said:

But when he DOESN'T play.  They really don't have a  shortstop, they have a few guys that could play shortstop, but not an actual shortstop first guy.    If Kreidler stays healthy 30 days in a row, maybe, but I will have to see that to believe it........ The Rendon Plan is supposed to work like this.  Sign the fat contract THEN get hurt and THEN after getting your guaranteed money tell the fanbase baseball isn't important to you.   Kreidler messed up the order. 

No matter who starts at SS, who is on the roster now, Javy should be a defensive replacement in later innings with the lead. That was lazy managing. 

[IdahoBert]

2 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

No matter who starts at SS, who is on the roster now, Javy should be a defensive replacement in later innings with the lead. That was lazy managing. 

Remember when Brad Ausmus used to leave a guy in past the point of no return to “give him confidence?”

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, IdahoBert said:

Remember when Brad Ausmus used to leave a guy in past the point of no return to “give him confidence?”

I saw him in a dugout. I think the Yankees? A bench coach? Lol

[Tigermojo]

I don't see any history of back issues with Flaherty so hopefully he will be fine.

[IdahoBert]

After this next final game with Texas, the Tigers play 12 of their next 20 games against NL teams, nine of them at home. 

[IdahoBert]

2 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

After this next final game with Texas, the Tigers play 12 of their next 20 games against NL teams, nine of them at home. 

Those teams have a collective 142–101 record. 

[casimir]

9 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Leyland's theory...put enough pitchers in there and one of them will give it up. Of course, that was about 20 years ago.

Reliever roulette.  In general I tend to agree with him.

[chasfh]

41 minutes ago, casimir said:

Reliever roulette.  In general I tend to agree with him.

That’s makes sense on paper, although it is offset somewhat by the inherent advantage new pitchers have when they come into the game at first.

[casimir]

40 minutes ago, chasfh said:

That’s makes sense on paper, although it is offset somewhat by the inherent advantage new pitchers have when they come into the game at first.

Sure, as well as playing handedness or hitting type matchups.  But that rewards could be all for naught if a reliever just ain't got it that day.  That's the risk.