8/8/24 9:40PM Tigers @ Mariners

[IdahoBert]

I love hearing the choo choo…

[IdahoBert]

So tomorrow’s game with the Giants starts at 10:15 PM for those of you in the eastern time zone. The game thread will be a little lonely tomorrow. Hope Hawaii never gets a team. 

[VegasTiger]

Night, day, who cares. Bring it on.

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

uggghhhh

c'mon, Will.

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[Tigermojo]

Choke

[holygoat]

My god, Will Vest sucks so bad.

[lordstanley]

Geez Louise. One strike away for four pitches over two batters. Ahead 1-2 in count. 

[gehringer_2]

Hinch could have moved Vierling to the OF. 

Could have started Perez in the OF. 

Edited August 9, 2024 by gehringer_2

[Tigermojo]

Just now, gehringer_2 said:

Hinch could have moved Vierling to the OF. 

He left in the seventh with back spasms.

[gehringer_2]

1 minute ago, Tigermojo said:

He left in the seventh with back spasms.

well that sucks

[IdahoBert]

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
               Shall be lifted—nevermore!
Edgar Allan Poe

[IdahoBert]

Two out of three on the road isn’t bad. Oh well. 

[Tigermojo]

It looked like Vilade actually dove too far. Tough play but he choked under pressure. Have to at least block it.

[gehringer_2]

Just now, Tigermojo said:

It looked like Vilade actually dove too far. Tough play but he choked under pressure. Have to at least block it.

He doesn't impress as much of a fielder. On almost every fly he catches he has to make a last second lunge.

[Tigermojo]

1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said:

He doesn't impress as much of a fielder. On almost every fly he catches he has to make a last second lunge.

He'll be gone when Carpenter is ready.

[Tigermojo]

A closer in the off season would be nice.

[casimir]

6 hours ago, Tigermojo said:

A closer in the off season would be nice.

A revamped bullpen in the off season would be nice.

[casimir]

6 hours ago, holygoat said:

My god, Will Vest sucks so bad.

[gehringer_2]

22 minutes ago, casimir said:

Vest is the proof that 98 doesn’t matter if you can’t get ahead. 

[casimir]

4 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Vest is the proof that 98 doesn’t matter if you can’t get ahead. 

Actually he doesn't have a whole lot of split among batter ahead, pitcher ahead, neutral count.

But that OBP/SLG when the batter is ahead?  Boy, that sure seems like a typo, doesn't it?

[MeanJim]

Seven 1-2-3 innings by the offense. 

[1984Echoes]

1 hour ago, casimir said:

So he's good in low leverage situations and that's it...

[oblong]

Not defending him but Al Kaline of all people used to say that line drives/hard hit balls hit right at an OF are the hardest plays.   You are like an infielder at that point with little time to react.  Do you go in, out, left ,right, dive,smother?  In his case he made the right call at that point in the game but was just not athletic or skillful enough to make the play. 

 

[casimir]

7 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

So he's good in low leverage situations and that's it...

That appears to be the case.  Now, I suppose BABIP is increasingly higher as the tension mounts, and maybe that "luck" is something to consider as a reason.  Or maybe that's a sign that pitches are a little different from leverage to leverage, I don't know.