6/2 1:10 Twins @ Tigers

[gehringer_2]

take three games of their distance back in one series ain't too bad.

[RandyMarsh]

I mean how many 5 game series have they actually played in?

[romad1]

That are not best of series?  Not many. 

[RatkoVarda]

4 out of 5 ain't bad

[Tigeraholic1]

8 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

It's probably because of his lower back.  He is still a decent hitter when he's healthy, but not useful when he is unhealthy which is frequent.  

He crushed that ball up the middle in the first, just had him played perfectly.

[Motor City Sonics]

6 out of 8 against divisional opponents with 2 starting pitchers and 2 outfielders on your roster and one of your names (Javy) not hitting yet - that's impressive as hell.   

WE NEEDED MORE OF THIS IN ARPIL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dtrain72]

Daz def not a but hole performance there.

[RandyMarsh]

We actually have a better run differential than the White Sox.

[Motor City Sonics]

3 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

We actually have a better run differential than the White Sox.

and better fans too. 

[Sports_Freak]

I'm glad the misplay by Clemens didn't cost us the game. Enough of the utility infielders in the outfield.

[Sports_Freak]

18 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

I mean how many 5 game series have they actually played in?

First one since 1988...😅😅

[Tigeraholic1]

8 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

I'm glad the misplay by Clemens didn't cost us the game. Enough of the utility infielders in the outfield.

He did make a nice diving catch earlier in the game.

Edited June 2, 2022 by Tigeraholic1

[mtutiger]

17 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

We actually have a better run differential than the White Sox.

They could be only 3 games back of the White Sox by the end of the day, depending on what the Jays do to them

[SeattleMike]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

What's hurting is that Cabrera has cooled off again. He's still the only hitter we have who can even get close to 'carrying' the team. Maybe Tork gets there, but not there yet.

Baez can carry a team for a month or so.

[Sports_Freak]

The Yankees are playing a DH today. Hopefully, they go thru their BP in the night game.

[Tiger337]

7 minutes ago, SeattleMike said:

Baez can carry a team for a month or so.

I don't know if either of them can truly carry a team, but Baez could probably carry it better than Cabrera during a hot streak due to his power.    

Edited June 2, 2022 by Tiger337

[mtutiger]

If you squint, you can sort of see a path back to .500 between now and the All Star Break, especially with guys coming back from injuries (such as Meadows, ERod, possibly Greene, etc.).... but it requires they hold their own over the next eight games. New York and Toronto will be tough, and they have six games with them over the next eight. After that, a lot of games with the Royals/Guardians/White Sox, plus games with Texas, Arizona, Boston and San Francisco, none of whom (outside of SF) seem that daunting.

[Dave Christian]

9 minutes ago, SeattleMike said:

Baez can carry a team for a month or so.

😂😂😂🤷‍♂️

[Tiger337]

The Tigers have gone 12-7 and are 8 back in baseball's weakest division.  

[gehringer_2]

15 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

If you squint, you can sort of see a path back to .500 between now and the All Star Break, especially with guys coming back from injuries (such as Meadows, ERod, possibly Greene, etc.).... but it requires they hold their own over the next eight games. New York and Toronto will be tough, and they have six games with them over the next eight. After that, a lot of games with the Royals/Guardians/White Sox, plus games with Texas, Arizona, Boston and San Francisco, none of whom (outside of SF) seem that daunting.

How long can Edwin Rodriguez and Beau Brieske keep imitating major league starters? Tyler Alexander is the only guy we are close to getting back - well maybe Wentz depending on what they decide happened to him. It would be too hard to believe that we started the season with 4 guys in the minors who were all ready to hold down a starting role in the majors long term

 

Edited June 2, 2022 by gehringer_2

[gehringer_2]

9 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

The Tigers have gone 12-7 and are 8 back in baseball's weakest division.  

for sure if they had lost 4 of 5 from the 1st place team we'd talking about draft prospects again.

[mtutiger]

5 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

How long can Edwin Rodriguez and Beau Brieske keep imitating major league starters? Tyler Alexander is the only guy we are close to getting back - well maybe Wentz depending on what they decide happened to him. It would be too hard to believe that we started the season with 4 guys in the minors who were all ready to hold down a starting role in the majors long term

 

My understanding is that Eduardo isn't too far behind at this point, so they'll be able to pencil him in at some point. But yeah, that's a risk factor for them, they're still short on the starter side.

[Nerb]

17 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

How long can Edwin Rodriguez and Beau Brieske keep imitating major league starters? Tyler Alexander is the only guy we are close to getting back - well maybe Wentz depending on what they decide happened to him. It would be too hard to believe that we started the season with 4 guys in the minors who were all ready to hold down a starting role in the majors long term

 

we'll be getting E-Rod back within the next 7-10 days

 

edit: oops, I see I was beaten to this 

edit 2: shouldn't we also be getting Pineda back by late June/early July? Just gotta hang in there a little longer

Edited June 2, 2022 by Nerb

[buddha]

what a great job aj hinch is doing...lol.

/ducks

[Tigeraholic1]

21 minutes ago, buddha said:

what a great job aj hinch is doing...lol.

/ducks

Take your liberal politics back to the right forum sir.