9/24/24 6:40PM Rays @ Tigers

[IdahoBert]

I love it when a plan comes together. 

[Sports_Freak]

Getting Jobe up here to see what it's like in MLB is great but I wouldn't be too upset if Hinch only uses him with a big lead. Let it be a less stressful event in his first outing(s).

[RandyMarsh]

3 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

So let’s say we make it in. Will the teams that received a bye be as easy pickin’s as the 2006 Tigers are alleged to have been due to the layoff between games?

I’ve never liked that assertion, or the one that our pitchers didn’t know how to field. And as much as Tim McCarver relished that 2006 victory over the Tigers and may have traded in those assertions I do take some small comfort in the fact that the loss in 1968 affected him so deeply that his commentary of 2006 was colored by it. 

I guess one of the reasons they decided to have the first round series all at the same park was so they could play the games without off days to avoid a lengthy layoff for teams with the bye. Still though they will be looking at like 5+ days layoff so their timing could possibly be a little off the first game. 

[Hongbit]

11 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Getting Jobe up here to see what it's like in MLB is great but I wouldn't be too upset if Hinch only uses him with a big lead. Let it be a less stressful event in his first outing(s).

I have the exact opposite view.  This isn’t about giving him a little look to help his development.   They think he can help them now.  Let him pitch and hope that he can become a valuable bullpen piece the rest of the way.   That means going into to close ballgames and showing his stuff.    

Also the lineup that he’ll be facing this weekend is probably worse than the ones he was seeing in Toledo.  

Edited September 24, 2024 by Hongbit

[oblong]

Wouldn’t be surprised if the game starts around 1:30 or 2. 

[1776]

24 minutes ago, oblong said:

Wouldn’t be surprised if the game starts around 1:30 or 2. 

Perfect. Nap time!

[IdahoBert]

24 minutes ago, oblong said:

Wouldn’t be surprised if the game starts around 1:30 or 2. 

Why is that? Never mind, I checked…

[lordstanley]

I'm hoping this is Skubal's last regular season start. Keep winning, clinch by Saturday, rest Skubal Sunday and have him ready for the wildcard round. Is that too much to ask?

[Tigermojo]

Tarp is still on for now.

[IdahoBert]

Tarp coming off in the next 10–15 minutes according to Johnny Kane. 

[IdahoBert]

On the mlb.tv advertising feed I’m getting in Idaho I’m impressed with how good looking all the people being bailed out of jail by Aladdin Bail Bonds are. It’s almost as if they’re models or something. Maybe they were all arrested for white-collar crime.

[Sports_Freak]

1 hour ago, Hongbit said:

I have the exact opposite view.  This isn’t about giving him a little look to help his development.   They think he can help them now.  Let him pitch and hope that he can become a valuable bullpen piece the rest of the way.   That means going into to close ballgames and showing his stuff.    

Also the lineup that he’ll be facing this weekend is probably worse than the ones he was seeing in Toledo.  

A young guy with control issues who has never played in front of such a huge crowd? IDK, I see your point but it still makes me very nervous.

[IdahoBert]

5 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

A young guy with control issues who has never played in front of such a huge crowd? IDK, I see your point but it still makes me very nervous.

He is, however, used to attention and high expectations. He hasn’t been operating in a complete vacuum. 

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, IdahoBert said:

He is, however, used to attention and high expectations. He hasn’t been operating in a complete vacuum. 

The Tigers have plenty of options in the BP. My ideal situation would be a big lead and bring him in with no runners on base and 2 outs. He could always be replaced to start the next inning. I don't want to see thousands of Tiger fans blaming him for a loss if he struggles. But that's just me, I'm a nervous Nelly. Lol

[IdahoBert]

2 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

The Tigers have plenty of options in the BP. My ideal situation would be a big lead and bring him in with no runners on base and 2 outs. He could always be replaced to start the next inning. I don't want to see thousands of Tiger fans blaming him for a loss if he struggles. But that's just me, I'm a nervous Nelly. Lol

I’m hoping for a low pressure situation maybe not quite that extreme. Oh hey they’re taking the tarp off the field as I type this in.

[IdahoBert]

Wow, he looks like a high school kid. He looks younger than anybody else on the team. 

[Sports_Freak]

If his folks make it to Detroit, I'm sure we'll see Johnny Kane with interviews in the stands. 😔

[CaliforniaDreaming]

2 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Wow, he looks like a high school kid. He looks younger than anybody else on the team. 

Seen Reese Olsen lately? 😜

[Sports_Freak]

3 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Wow, he looks like a high school kid. He looks younger than anybody else on the team. 

So, who goes to jail if he shares the playoff clinching champagne? The kid can't legally drink yet, 20 years old.

[Tigermojo]

First pitch at 2:00.

[Tigermojo]

4 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

So, who goes to jail if he shares the playoff clinching champagne? The kid can't legally drink yet, 20 years old.

He is the youngest but he's 22. They're all legal.

[HeyAbbott]

10 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Wow, he looks like a high school kid. He looks younger than anybody else on the team. 

He looks like Nuke Laloosh in Bull Durham.

[IdahoBert]

Just now, HeyAbbott said:

He looks like Nuke Laloosh in Bull Durham.

That is completely and totally exactly what I was thinking. 

[Dave Christian]

9 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

If his folks make it to Detroit, I'm sure we'll see Johnny Kane with interviews in the stands. 😔

Colt Keith's family just got interviewed.

[HeyAbbott]

Just now, IdahoBert said:

That is completely and totally exactly what I was thinking. 

The 2 of us must be part of the UniMind from The Buzz Lightyear cartoons.