2022 DETROIT TIGERS REGULAR SEASON THREAD

[chasfh]

4 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Interesting. I don't think you need to be a great performer to lead, but I do think you need to be a steady one - and good enough your job is secure. Guys who are always going in and out of slumps have to consume too much of their own mental energy on themselves  - so that leaves out Schoop, Baez, Grossman etc. OTOH, I think despite not being an all-star, Alex Avila was a team leader - other than one year he wasn't much at the plate, but he was always a solid receiver and consistent in doing what he could do with the bat, and that kind of combination is/was enough for credibility I think.

When I read this I immediately thought of Neifi Perez. I thought, here's a guy, worst player in the majors at just about any given point in his career, and yet he managed to generate some 5,000 at bats across 12 years in the majors. I remember thinking at the time, how does this guy keep getting work as a major league regular? Is he some force of nature in the clubhouse who serves as a leader and a catalyst for the teams he is on? But then I concluded for myself that's kind of silly, and it's been proven out because as far as I can tell, he is out of baseball in any capacity now.

4 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

If Torkelson makes it, I think he is the most likely candidate to grow into the role. Candy would be the other obvious possibility, but I think he's a little too sweet to push anyone - maybe not...

I was actually going to post that Tork might be the next leader on this team, because of all the fire he shows on the field and his poise in being interviewed ... but I decided against it because it would have undermined the entire point of my post! 😆

Edited May 17, 2022 by chasfh

[mtutiger]

For all the Tigers troubles, they are only 7 games back.... says a lot about the Central lol

[Jim Cowan]

Is Baddoo injured?  He has only played in 2 games.  Meanwhile, spring training hero Jack Lopez plays every night.

[gehringer_2]

22 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said:

Is Baddoo injured?  He has only played in 2 games.  Meanwhile, spring training hero Jack Lopez plays every night.

Non-Covid illness. He got sick with something after appearing in one game I think.

[Motor City Sonics]

On 5/15/2022 at 8:26 PM, Motor City Sonics said:

Let's play Tiger Injury Bingo !

 

I am only a Bell's Palsy and Swollen Nipples away from a BINGO now that E-Rod oblique'd himself. 

 

"Baseball is a game of oblique angles and oblique injuries"  - Tim McCarver  (not joking, he said that)

[Jim Cowan]

It looks like one roster vacancy has been resolved.  There was a lot of concern here about the role of Big Fat Righthanded Reliever and how it might be vacant, but Rony Garcia staked a claim for the job this afternoon.

[gehringer_2]

44 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said:

It looks like one roster vacancy has been resolved.  There was a lot of concern here about the role of Big Fat Righthanded Reliever and how it might be vacant, but Rony Garcia staked a claim for the job this afternoon.

the rotation for the Cleveland series is already listed as Skubal/Faedo/Brieske, so they are just skipping the 5th starter spot on the open day tomorrow. Can Brieske refine a breaking ball in 5 days?

[Jim Cowan]

5 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

the rotation for the Cleveland series is already listed as Skubal/Faedo/Brieske, so they are just skipping the 5th starter spot on the open day tomorrow. Can Brieske refine a breaking ball in 5 days?

I know they won't do it but Skubal looks like a 250 innings guy, he looks like a guy who is not going to get injured.  He is so big and strong, and that delivery is so fluid and consistent.

 

[Jim Cowan]

Faedo and Brieske near the front of the rotation and the season isn't even a quarter done yet.  I predicted that in spring training, remember?

[RatkoVarda]

11 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said:

I know they won't do it but Skubal looks like a 250 innings guy, he looks like a guy who is not going to get injured.  He is so big and strong, and that delivery is so fluid and consistent.

 

you have doomed Skubal to a gruesome fate

also

 

[mtutiger]

9 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said:

you have doomed Skubal to a gruesome fate

also

 

They may actually have a similar amount of injuries to starters to the Tigers... 

But at least they have a winning record lol

[bobrob2004]

Is there a reason why they don't want to stretch out Wily Peralta to be a starter?  With all the starting pitchers dropping like flies and his experience in starting, seems like they would have done this weeks ago.  What's their reasoning for keeping him in the arm barn?  

[Motor City Sonics]

34 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said:

you have doomed Skubal to a gruesome fate

also

 

This is what happens when you cut Spring Training in half.    God damned owners.    Hey, it ain't my 43 million a year.  Eat it.  

[gehringer_2]

4 minutes ago, bobrob2004 said:

Is there a reason why they don't want to stretch out Wily Peralta to be a starter?  With all the starting pitchers dropping like flies and his experience in starting, seems like they would have done this weeks ago.  What's their reasoning for keeping him in the arm barn?  

Who knows? I would think that Brieske with the good swing and miss FB could slide into a relief role with some success and we know Wily is pitching near to his best form. I guess one possible answer is they have already pulled the plug on the season and care more about working Brieske through developing his breaking stuff even on MLB time than about the results.

[Motor City Sonics]

What's it take to get Frankie Montas here?   

[Motor City Sonics]

Just now, Motor City Sonics said:

What's it take to get Frankie Montas here?   

I know, a better GM, right? 

[Jim Cowan]

There's a weird statistical result of Brieske's swing and miss FB...26 innings, 15 K's

[Motor City Sonics]

When do we start asking questions about the trainers/med staff with this team? 

[Jim Cowan]

Just now, Motor City Sonics said:

What's it take to get Frankie Montas here?   

Too much.  Everything we own, probably.

[Jim Cowan]

Just now, Motor City Sonics said:

When do we start asking questions about the trainers/med staff with this team? 

Lol remember about 10 years ago we wanted to burn Kevin Rand at the stake.  I once broke 2 fingers typing the name Kevin Rand.

[Jim Cowan]

10 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

When do we start asking questions about the trainers/med staff with this team? 

But in all seriousness, those quad strains for Victor Reyes make you question the training staff, that was my first thought when he got the second one.

[Motor City Sonics]

12 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said:

Too much.  Everything we own, probably.

Oh, what's it matter, his 2nd start he'd get a rare fungal infection that would get him on the 60-day.  

Edited May 19, 2022 by Motor City Sonics

[Jim Cowan]

Just now, Motor City Sonics said:

Oh, what's it matter, his 2nd start he's get a rare fungal infection that would get him on the 60-day.  

That wouldn't be so bad but it would spread to the rest of the team and there would be amputations

[gehringer_2]

12 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said:

Lol remember about 10 years ago we wanted to burn Kevin Rand at the stake.  I once broke 2 fingers typing the name Kevin Rand.

You know he is still Teeter's boss. He stays in FLA now and runs the training staffs across the system.

[Jim Cowan]

Just now, gehringer_2 said:

You know he is still Teeter's boss. He stays in FLA now and runs the training staffs across the system.

You've got to be kidding me.  I had no idea.