9/8/24 4:07 PM Tigers @ A's

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

Sweeney knocks another run in.

[Tigermojo]

Rookie power!

[IdahoBert]

Sweeney the Great makes it 3-0. 

[Evil Roy Slade]

I do feel bad for the Oakland fans. I know how I’d feel if the Tigers left Detroit. They just haven’t supported the team. And their stadiums a dump.

[IdahoBert]

Only 36 pitches for Madden in 3 innings. 

[Tigermojo]

Riley just missed a homer to dead center. Elbow looks ok.

[Tigermojo]

Tork just foul. Keith had a couple of those this series too.

[IdahoBert]

It’ll be interesting when the Athletics play at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento. Relatively small park in a different climate with vastly smaller foul areas. 

[Tigermojo]

Nice catch by Greene.

[IdahoBert]

Nice catch by Riley. I don’t know if he misread it and corrected his mistake so it looks more dramatic or if it was dramatic in its own right. 

[Tigermojo]

No more no hitter Bert.

[HeyAbbott]

18 minutes ago, Evil Roy Slade said:

I do feel bad for the Oakland fans. I know how I’d feel if the Tigers left Detroit. They just haven’t supported the team. And their stadiums a dump.

It could happen someday as the Tiger's attendence is no where near average for MLB.

Edited September 8, 2024 by HeyAbbott

[Tigermojo]

Maybe I'm just a grumpy old man but those horns are extremely annoying.

Madden looks really good today.

[Tenacious D]

Can someone explain to me in terms that a 10 year old would understand why Hurter, Madden, Sammons, Hanifee and Montero have all exceeded their performance in AAA?  Similar to Olson and Gipson-Long previously?

[IdahoBert]

3 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

No more no hitter Bert.

I’ve been so focused on the Tigers I didn’t even realize that was in play but aside from not liking no-hitters in general, because I expect them to ruin a pitcher’s arm, it’s hard to take a group effort no-hitter, seriously. In addition to strikeouts, I think home runs and no hitters are fascist. 

[IdahoBert]

3 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Can someone explain to me in terms that a 10 year old would understand why Hurter, Madden, Sammons, Hanifee and Montero have all exceeded their performance in AAA?  Similar to Olson and Gipson-Long previously?

My understanding, although I have the understanding of a 10-year-old as well, is that the introduction of the automatic ball strike system in AAA has inflated offensive numbers but I don’t know how to explain that precisely. Also, the tigers pay specific attention to aspects of a hurlers arsenal that can be better utilized with their own genius like coaching interventions. And I am really stretching here to make this point. 

[Evil Roy Slade]

19 minutes ago, HeyAbbott said:

It could happen someday as the Tiger's attendence is no where near average for MLB.

Yikes! I didn’t realize that. Hopefully a better team will correct some of that. Did they draw better probably obviously, during the better years?

[IdahoBert]

3 minutes ago, Evil Roy Slade said:

Yikes! I didn’t realize that. Hopefully a better team will correct some of that. Did they draw better probably obviously, during the better years?

The Tigers have been in the 3 million range six times in the last 15 years but they’ve been about half that much since they have stunk. 

[Tigermojo]

Madden gets out of the jam.

[Motor City Sonics]

He's gonna put Miller into this game, isn't he? 

[IdahoBert]

Parker makes it 5-1

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

I ❤️ Parker

[Tigermojo]

Parker parks it into left center.

[kdog]

Meadows is blossoming in front of our eyes.

[Tigermojo]

Six runs for Bert.