Tigeraholic1 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Kauffamn Stadium - Kansas City, MO Game Time Forecast: 84 Sunny Listen: 97.1 The Ticket Watch: Bally Sports Det Starters: RHP Casey Mize LHP Cole Ragans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstanley Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 (edited) Because of a flight delayed on my way home from Europe, I had to unexpectedly spend last night in Minneapolis and am at the airport now. I spat on two of the hoodies and clipped my fingernails into one of the mugs. It is a playoff race and we all have to do our part. Edited September 17 by lordstanley 1 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbomb13 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 45 minutes ago, lordstanley said: Because of a flight delayed on my way home from Europe, I had to unexpectedly spend last night in Minneapolis and am at the airport now. I spat on two of the hoodies and clipped my fingernails into one of the mugs. It is a playoff race and we all have to do our part. God’s work here. Wouldn't it be great if we could do a little game 163 payback and eliminate them on the last day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I dont like to dog on Casey but he needs to come through tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Not liking the pitching matchups for this one, maybe we'll get lucky and get to Ragans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaDreaming Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 14 minutes ago, oblong said: I dont like to dog on Casey but he needs to come through tonight. I'm hoping for a short leash if necessary. Get what good you can from Mize and then move to a long reliever at the first sign of trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shades of Deivi Cruz Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 46 minutes ago, CaliforniaDreaming said: I'm hoping for a short leash if necessary. Get what good you can from Mize and then move to a long reliever at the first sign of trouble. The problem is, Mize tends to give up runs early before then settling in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shades of Deivi Cruz Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 In two starts vs KC this year (early in the year though), Mize has given up 9 runs in the first two innings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 hour ago, Shades of Deivi Cruz said: The problem is, Mize tends to give up runs early before then settling in. Casey would be a good candidate to use an opener so he could come against the bottom of the order and settle down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I’m glad they didn’t leave Olsen in too long yesterday and I hope they don’t leave Casey in if he begins to falter. I have bad memories of how Brad Ausmus used to leave a guy in long past the time that anybody, friend or foe in the stands, thought it wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I remember rolling my eyes as the playoffs expanded to include more than just the champions of each division and being perhaps un-deservedly “philosophical“ about it cheapening the regular season. Being in a position where my team after a long drought can now benefit from it, however, I kind of like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Thanks for weighing in, Lynn. ****ing buzzkill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaDreaming Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 5 minutes ago, chasfh said: Thanks for weighing in, Lynn. ****ing buzzkill. Why write this? Just...why.....??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Even a tie is one game for practical purposes since there's no tiebreaker win opportunity for the Tigers. I don't care how it ends up to be honest. I'm enjoying this season and anything outside of a 3-8 end to the season, I don't think it'll be ruined. I've been waiting for the bottom to fall out for a month and it hasn't so why expect it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 36 minutes ago, IdahoBert said: I remember rolling my eyes as the playoffs expanded to include more than just the champions of each division and being perhaps un-deservedly “philosophical“ about it cheapening the regular season. Being in a position where my team after a long drought can now benefit from it, however, I kind of like it. I just read the last playoff team doesn't get any home games in the first round. What is it, the best of 3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 25 minutes ago, chasfh said: Thanks for weighing in, Lynn. ****ing buzzkill. What a total jerk. Don't invite him to the parade...🤣🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RandyMarsh Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 32 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: I just read the last playoff team doesn't get any home games in the first round. What is it, the best of 3? Yep 3 game series but all in the higher seed's ballpark. Unless something drastically changes we would end up playing the Astros if we were to get the 6 seed. Unless said drastic changes happen the loser of the AL East will finish with a better record than the Astros but since Houston won their division they get the 3 seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 17 minutes ago, chasfh said: Even Torkelson. Last year he was -11 Rrds. This yr -1, which even accounting for the smaller number of games is a huge improvement. On statcast he raised his OAA from -7 last yr to -2 so far this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger2022 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 6 hours ago, oblong said: I dont like to dog on Casey but he needs to come through tonight. He is the one I have the least amount of confidence in. I always think the offense will need to be at the top of their game and hopefully he can get through 5 with only giving 4 runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said: Even Torkelson. Last year he was -11 Rrds. This yr -1, which even accounting for the smaller number of games is a huge improvement. On statcast he raised his OAA from -7 last yr to -2 so far this year. To be honest, I think his defense has looked better lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 13 minutes ago, tiger2022 said: He is the one I have the least amount of confidence in. I always think the offense will need to be at the top of their game and hopefully he can get through 5 with only giving 4 runs. Yeah I'm the same way, every time he's on the mound I feel like our only chance is to get lucky and he gets a bunch of "at'em balls" or we score a bunch a runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I changed my expectations. I want the Tigers to catch KC. I want some home games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 minute ago, Sports_Freak said: I changed my expectations. I want the Tigers to catch KC. I want some home games... If you're talking about for the first round of the playoffs it wouldn't matter if we caught KC or not we'd still be looking at 3 on the road. In fact it may be a tougher task if we got to the 5 seed since we'd either have to face the Yankees or Orioles who both have a better record than the Astros who we'd see if we got the 6 seed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 5 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: If you're talking about for the first round of the playoffs it wouldn't matter if we caught KC or not we'd still be looking at 3 on the road. In fact it may be a tougher task if we got to the 5 seed since we'd either have to face the Yankees or Orioles who both have a better record than the Astros who we'd see if we got the 6 seed. So we need to beat Houston, on the road, just to get some home games in the 2nd round? That totally stinks. I sure wish we had the 8 wins that Miller blew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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