2022 DETROIT TIGERS REGULAR SEASON THREAD

[alex]

12 hours ago, casimir said:

Is the new league/division thing still a thing?  Back in the day of separate leagues with distinct umpire rosters and their strike zones, sure.  Back in the day with less player movement, sure.  Back in the day with more written scouting reports rather than readily available video, sure.

I would think adjusting to a new city/team/clubhouse is still a bit of a challenge for some players, especially mid season.  But I suspect the on field stuff should be a bit easier than in the past.  Or I could be way off, I don’t know.

IMHO, I agree with what you mentioned. There is also the fact that there was 'zero' in terms of and then later the beginning of inter-league play.

As you mentioned access to data has changed so much. Now most all clubs know so much more.

[RandyMarsh]

Robbie with another 0 for 3 last night and is now 1 for his last 13, looks like that crack Atlanta video and coaching team needs to fix him again.

[casimir]

1 hour ago, Hongbit said:

His amazing stretch will come to a screeching halt today since I picked him up on my fantasy team last night.  

Or when he gets popped for..... nah, that wouldn't happen.

[casimir]

27 minutes ago, alex said:

IMHO, I agree with what you mentioned. There is also the fact that there was 'zero' in terms of and then later the beginning of inter-league play.

As you mentioned access to data has changed so much. Now most all clubs know so much more.

Well, the ability to know so much more is there.  I guess it depends on what/how information clubs use.

Interleague play is a good point.  I had forgotten about that.

Edited August 23, 2022 by casimir

[RandyMarsh]

I know for awhile the AL was viewed as the much superior league so when people brought up league changes that is what I figured they meant, it wasn't as drastic as say going from AAA to the big leagues but it was seen as at the very least a little bit of bump up that can take some time adjusting to.

I think in recent years though the NL may have leveled up a bit and that difference isn't as pronounced if at all. 

Edited August 23, 2022 by RandyMarsh

[Dan Gilmore]

Wasn’t it also a difference in pitch types- the more breaking balls vs fastballs, when looked at as a whole?

[Tiger337]

26 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

I know for awhile the AL was viewed as the much superior league so when people brought up league changes that is what I figured they meant, it wasn't as drastic as say going from AAA to the big leagues but it was seen as at the very least a little bit of bump up that can take some time adjusting to.

I think in recent years though the NL may have leveled up a bit and that difference isn't as pronounced if at all. 

The NL has caught up to the AL in interleague play and even took the lead in 2018-2019.  The AL seemed to regian dominance in 2021 winning 55.7% of interleague games but that looks like an anomaly as it's it is pretty even again this year.  

[chasfh]

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Edited August 23, 2022 by chasfh

[casimir]

The Tigers broke the will of Arte Moreno.

Arte Moreno Exploring Possible Sale Of Angels

[Hongbit]

9 minutes ago, casimir said:

The Tigers broke the will of Arte Moreno.

Arte Moreno Exploring Possible Sale Of Angels

So excited to see which hedge fund billionaire will be the next MLB owner.  

[casimir]

11 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

So excited to see which hedge fund billionaire will be the next MLB owner.  

I think I'm going to pass.  I'm an Eastern time zone type of fella, and those games in LA are tough during the work week.

[alex]

On 8/23/2022 at 7:58 AM, RandyMarsh said:

Robbie with another 0 for 3 last night and is now 1 for his last 13, looks like that crack Atlanta video and coaching team needs to fix him again.

Heck, just for giggles, look at Trayce Thompson, 08/24/22, who now has a bit of a larger sample:

https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/baseball/mlb/player/20516/trayce-thompson

[casimir]

23 hours ago, Dan Gilmore said:

Wasn’t it also a difference in pitch types- the more breaking balls vs fastballs, when looked at as a whole?

I think remember hearing that, too.

I also seem to vaguely remember a time when the home plate umpiring equipment, specifically the chest protector, was different between the leagues.  One league (NL?) was a bigger type of pillowy looking thing that was worn outside of the clothing.  The other league (AL?) may have also been worn outside of the shirt, but was much more compact looking.  Supposedly this required different stances, which led to different eye levels and the like, from league to league.

[oblong]

Robbie with an other Ofer last night.

Wonder if Hinch and Coolbaugh snicker at that shit?

[RandyMarsh]

It sounds like at best ATL may have saw something they THOUGHT would fix him and had him try it, he by off chance had a couple good games afterwards and just figured he was all good and they identified and fixed his flaw.

That and with Robbie being a FA this year he may have felt it was in his best interest to throw the Tigers under the bus and pass the blame on to them. "Dont worry the only reason I sucked for most of the year was because I was with those incompetent bastards, get me away from them and I'll be fine."

[SoCalTiger]

Paredas with another bomb last night. That’s 15. He would lead the Tigers is Homers, OPS, slugging and WAR. 

 

 

[kdog]

 

[LongLiveMaroth]

40 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

Paredas with another bomb last night. That’s 15. He would lead the Tigers is Homers, OPS, slugging and WAR. 

 

 

Hitting .201/.287/.345 88 wRC+ since 7/1 so yeah he would fit right in. 

[mtutiger]

53 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

Paredas with another bomb last night. That’s 15. He would lead the Tigers is Homers, OPS, slugging and WAR. 

 

 

"Another" doing a lotta work here given his struggles at the dish recently 

[RatkoVarda]

No Jake Rogers this year per AJ; arm not ready for action

 

[RatkoVarda]

5 hours ago, alex said:

Heck, just for giggles, look at Trayce Thompson, 08/24/22, who now has a bit of a larger sample:

https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/baseball/mlb/player/20516/trayce-thompson

when the Dodgers asked to buy him, maybe they should have paused and asked, why does the best team in baseball want this guy?

[bobrob2004]

26 minutes ago, kdog said:

 

I never had nor will I ever like interleague play.  I'd rather have the mystery of two teams never facing each other in the World Series with nothing to prepare themselves for the other team's strengths and weaknesses.  But I guess they can make more money this way.  

[oblong]

I like it.  It was nice seeing the Giants and Padres this year in person.  

[RandyMarsh]

I don't care either way, of course I really didn't start becoming a regular baseball follower till 89-90 and by 97 or 98 they started interleague so the vast majority of my fandom came after it started so I was never too attached to the old days of only playing teams in your league 

[lordstanley]

2023 schedule out. I don’t believe it, a nice July weekend in Seattle for me.