Tigeraholic1 Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 Minute Maid Park Houston, TX TV: Ballysports Detroit Radio: WXYT LHP Eduardo Rodriguez vs LHP Framber Valdez Quote
romad1 Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 2008’s crap start begat the excitement to come. That and trading for Max Scherzer Quote
mtutiger Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 49 minutes ago, romad1 said: 2008’s crap start begat the excitement to come. That and trading for Max Scherzer Definitely the 'glass half full' view of where the team finds itself atm Quote
romad1 Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 25 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Definitely the 'glass half full' view of where the team finds itself atm If the 2022 Tigers trade for a Max Scherzer level ace this off season I predict they are in the playoffs by 2025 Quote
RandyMarsh Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 Getting Austin Jackson in that trade as well can't be understated. He put up 16 WAR in 4 seasons for us at a low price, the money we saved with him vs. Granderson allowed us to get somebody like Victor. Quote
RandyMarsh Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 Tigers lineup 9 HRs total. Yordan Alaverez has 8 himself. Not a fair fight! Quote
gehringer_2 Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) 57 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Getting Austin Jackson in that trade as well can't be understated. He put up 16 WAR in 4 seasons for us at a low price, the money we saved with him vs. Granderson allowed us to get somebody like Victor. I believe if Austin hadn't messed up his legs he would have had an all-star career. He was never the same player on either side of the ball after the hamstring injury. Edited May 7, 2022 by gehringer_2 Quote
mtutiger Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 23 minutes ago, casimir said: Willi again? Judas Priest... Quote
1776 Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Tigers lineup 9 HRs total. Yordan Alaverez has 8 himself. Not a fair fight! No individual Tiger has more than a single stolen base according to MLB. Ugly. Quote
RandyMarsh Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: I believe if Austin hadn't messed up his legs he would have had an all-star career. He was never the same player on either side of the ball after the hamstring injury. I was too young to really appreciate somebody like Chet so perhaps he was better but for me those first 2 years Austin was here were was the best CF defense I have ever seen from a Tiger and among the best I have ever seen period. The amount of ground he could cover was unreal! Quote
gehringer_2 Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Willi again? Judas Priest... g.o.t..t.o..d.o.u.b.l.e..d.o.w.n. Quote
RandyMarsh Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: I was too young to really appreciate somebody like Chet so perhaps he was better but for me those first 2 years Austin was here were was the best CF defense I have ever seen from a Tiger and among the best I have ever seen period. The amount of ground he could cover was unreal! To add to this, there was about a 10 year stretch where I probably watched more Braves games on TBS than I did Tigers games so I watched a ton of Andruw Jones and I think him at his prime was the best defensive CFer I ever seen but outside of him I don't know if I personally have seen anybody better than Jackson was those first couple years here. Quote
mtutiger Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 28 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: g.o.t..t.o..d.o.u.b.l.e..d.o.w.n. I suppose the thought process is to keep Baddoo out of the lineup against the lefty. But FFS, it's not like Willi is that much better an option at the plate, let alone field Quote
BBFCFM Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 1 hour ago, mtutiger said: Willi again? Judas Priest... Unbelievable Quote
gehringer_2 Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, RandyMarsh said: I was too young to really appreciate somebody like Chet so perhaps he was better but for me those first 2 years Austin was here were was the best CF defense I have ever seen from a Tiger and among the best I have ever seen period. The amount of ground he could cover was unreal! Chet didn't have top shelf blazing speed, but he was really sound in all phases. A bit like Mickey Stanley in that regard but Mickey was even less flashy. Stanley never looked like he was working at it, he just somehow caught everything. Edited May 7, 2022 by gehringer_2 Quote
BBFCFM Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 What happened to Austin Jackson injury wise that he was never the same player again? Quote
gehringer_2 Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, BBFCFM said: What happened to Austin Jackson injury wise that he was never the same player again? Hamstring problems mostly IIRC. Lost his leg drive. His 'explosion' as they would term it today in football. Edited May 7, 2022 by gehringer_2 Quote
BBFCFM Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 Just now, gehringer_2 said: Hamstring problems mostly IIRC. Lost his leg drive. Gotcha, thank you! Quote
BBFCFM Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) Good start tonight kind of like last night. But we have to cash in and drive these guys in. Edited May 7, 2022 by BBFCFM Quote
mtutiger Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 Extreme ground ball pitcher meets team hitting too many groundballs. Predictable result lol Quote
BBFCFM Posted May 7, 2022 Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Extreme ground ball pitcher meets team hitting too many groundballs. Predictable result lol Very true Edited May 7, 2022 by BBFCFM Quote
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