Tigermojo Posted February 25 Posted February 25 Meadows tweaked his right bicep Saturday on a throw but they don't expect it to be serious. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted February 26 Posted February 26 42 minutes ago, Tigermojo said: Meadows tweaked his right bicep Saturday on a throw but they don't expect it to be serious. I saw a post on facebook from "Tigers True Fans" about the injury being more serious than expected. I am not clicking on it as many of these posts are click bait, but I hope it's not true. He was the straw that stirred the offense down the stretch last year. He wasn't their best player, but he was their offensive MVP last year. He made the difference. 1 Quote
Tigermojo Posted February 26 Posted February 26 20 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: I saw a post on facebook from "Tigers True Fans" about the injury being more serious than expected. I am not clicking on it as many of these posts are click bait, but I hope it's not true. He was the straw that stirred the offense down the stretch last year. He wasn't their best player, but he was their offensive MVP last year. He made the difference. https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/parker-meadows-hopes-to-avoid-major-injury Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted February 26 Posted February 26 20 minutes ago, Tigermojo said: https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/parker-meadows-hopes-to-avoid-major-injury Welp, the Ben Malgeri era begins ! This "don't have a timetable" stuff. To me that means it's probably bad. Quote
IdahoBert Posted February 26 Posted February 26 I’m not going to purchase doom and gloom about Meadows until I have to. So as far as I’m concerned, he’ll miss a week of spring training and be back in center field, chatting with the unicorns that typically hang on the berm and feeding them tangerine marshmallows. 1 1 Quote
Jim Cowan Posted February 26 Posted February 26 On 2/24/2025 at 11:46 AM, HeyAbbott said: I second this sentiment. This year has the possibility to be one of the most engaging seasons we have experienced for some time. The battles for positions looks like they will be very intense. Yes, the 1968 Tigers won with a home grown core, and so did the 1984 Tigers. And this feels like the first time since 1987 - holy cow, 38 years - that the organization has once again stumbled across the formula for sustained success. The Tigers will not win the World Series in 2025 but I am liking 2027 and I think Chris Ilitch will make us all shut the f up and keep Tarik Skubal here for the rest of his HOF career. 38 years, JHC. Bert that is more than half of our lives, that is unacceptable. 2 Quote
Arlington Posted February 26 Posted February 26 4 hours ago, Jim Cowan said: Yes, the 1968 Tigers won with a home grown core, and so did the 1984 Tigers. And this feels like the first time since 1987 - holy cow, 38 years - that the organization has once again stumbled across the formula for sustained success. I look at the Dombrowski years as one of the longer periods of Tiger success. True most of the talent was acquired and I was not a fan of depleting the farm system but the end result was as good as the 1980s run, 1984 aside. Tiger teams seem to be highly competitive for a 4 to 6 year window and then drop off. Avila took over with a lot of assets and could have brought the team back pretty quickly but his trades were terrible and he drafted as bad as Dombrowski did. But Harris seems to be pulling a group of youngsters comparable to the Tigers early 1960s and latter 1970s. It would be great if he could manage to churn a talented roster long after the high draft picks disappear. Quote
alex Posted February 26 Posted February 26 1 hour ago, Arlington said: ...Avila took over with a lot of assets and could have brought the team back pretty quickly but his trades were terrible and he drafted as bad as Dombrowski did. But Harris seems to be pulling a group of youngsters comparable to the Tigers early 1960s and latter 1970s. It would be great if he could manage to churn a talented roster long after the high draft picks disappear. Yes Harris & co. are in the process of developing a farm system, maybe even more important - an ability to develop players. With said, it was under the Avila watch that they drafted or acquired: Greene, Skubal, Meadows, Rogers, Olsen, Jung, Tork, Mize, etc. - now, would his regime have been able to take several of these players to the next level that most are trending towards? That is another question, and history may lean towards the 'maybe not' side of it. 1 Quote
IdahoBert Posted February 26 Posted February 26 7 hours ago, Jim Cowan said: 38 years, JHC. Bert that is more than half of our lives, that is unacceptable. I don’t know if it’s necessarily unacceptable but since I pretty much despise the statement “it is what it is“ I do accept that it’s unacceptable. When you consider the fact that many other franchises that we not without some substance consider historically lesser than our own have won the ultimate prize it is something that it is indeed hard to accept. Quote
romad1 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 7 hours ago, Jim Cowan said: Yes, the 1968 Tigers won with a home grown core, and so did the 1984 Tigers. And this feels like the first time since 1987 - holy cow, 38 years - that the organization has once again stumbled across the formula for sustained success. The Tigers will not win the World Series in 2025 but I am liking 2027 and I think Chris Ilitch will make us all shut the f up and keep Tarik Skubal here for the rest of his HOF career. 38 years, JHC. Bert that is more than half of our lives, that is unacceptable. What's more Tarik will invest that money in a machine that allows us to clone our favorite pets after they die. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted February 26 Posted February 26 Oh no, Parker Meadows arm has to be removed. I knew we couldn't have nice things. Quote
IdahoBert Posted February 26 Posted February 26 Back in the day when Ty Cobb and and I were chewing Laudanum gum and hunting pheasant in the off-season we never lifted weights, and I don’t remember baseball players getting injured and straining their biceps simply by throwing a ball during spring training. 2 Quote
romad1 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 (edited) 9 minutes ago, IdahoBert said: Back in the day when Ty Cobb and and I were chewing Laudanum gum and hunting pheasant in the off-season we never lifted weights, and I don’t remember baseball players getting injured and straining their biceps simply by throwing a ball during spring training. was this during his Paris years after the War when he was trying to rehabilitate Sophie who lost her way after the death of her husband and children? Edited February 26 by romad1 Quote
chasfh Posted February 26 Author Posted February 26 9 hours ago, IdahoBert said: I’m not going to purchase doom and gloom about Meadows until I have to. So as far as I’m concerned, he’ll miss a week of spring training and be back in center field, chatting with the unicorns that typically hang on the berm and feeding them tangerine marshmallows. Yes, this. I am already pessimistic about too many other things for me to sign on to being pessimistic about the Tigers as well. Quote
chasfh Posted February 26 Author Posted February 26 8 hours ago, Jim Cowan said: Yes, the 1968 Tigers won with a home grown core, and so did the 1984 Tigers. And this feels like the first time since 1987 - holy cow, 38 years - that the organization has once again stumbled across the formula for sustained success. The Tigers will not win the World Series in 2025 but I am liking 2027 and I think Chris Ilitch will make us all shut the f up and keep Tarik Skubal here for the rest of his HOF career. 38 years, JHC. Bert that is more than half of our lives, that is unacceptable. I think how the organization has gotten to this point was the opposite of stumbling across it. Quote
IdahoBert Posted February 26 Posted February 26 2 hours ago, romad1 said: was this during his Paris years after the War when he was trying to rehabilitate Sophie who lost her way after the death of her husband and children? If that’s a literary allusion it’s over my head, but I’m willing to learn. Quote
papalawrence Posted February 28 Posted February 28 Vierling is out with rotator cuff strain https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/matt-vierling-to-start-season-on-il-due-to-rotator-cuff-strain.html Quote
RandyMarsh Posted February 28 Posted February 28 The Tigers appear to finally develop 3 legit young position players in Meadows, Carp and Greene and of course all 3 have had trouble staying on the field in their young careers. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted February 28 Posted February 28 1 hour ago, theroundsquare said: we have no CF right now How many times do I have to tell you. The Ben Malgeri era has begun ! Quote
theroundsquare Posted February 28 Posted February 28 6 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: How many times do I have to tell you. The Ben Malgeri era has begun ! insert gif of joe nathan giving non me interessa Quote
papalawrence Posted February 28 Posted February 28 I know folks are joking, but, Ben Malgeri, 331 minor league (highest = AA) hits, 436 minor league Ks, .736 ops. They must see something though, for him to be in camp Quote
Tigermojo Posted February 28 Posted February 28 (edited) 13 minutes ago, papalawrence said: I know folks are joking, but, Ben Malgeri, 331 minor league (highest = AA) hits, 436 minor league Ks, .736 ops. They must see something though, for him to be in camp He wasn't on the original spring roster but Baddoo was. Maybe Malgeri replaced him after the surgery. Otherwise he's just getting called from minor league camp as a fill in. I think if injuries remain an issue they would put Greene in center. Edited February 28 by Tigermojo Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted February 28 Posted February 28 1 hour ago, Tigermojo said: He wasn't on the original spring roster but Baddoo was. Maybe Malgeri replaced him after the surgery. Otherwise he's just getting called from minor league camp as a fill in. I think if injuries remain an issue they would put Greene in center. It's the Out-Of-Nowhere story of 2025 in MLB. From "Who?" to MVP votes !!!! Quote
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