casimir Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Los Angeles Angels (52-67) at Detroit Tigers (45-76) (That's Bob Sprout. He was a 1961 expansion draft pick by the Los Angeles Angels. He was the first Detroit Tiger selected by the Angels, the third Tiger selected, and the ninth player drafted overall. This is the only MLB game he ever appeared in. Enjoy today's game.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Tigers offense exploding for 3 runs in 4 innings...which means they are now in line to get shutout for the next 10 or frames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 C-Mo brings up a pretty good point about these young AAAA type players not buying into the old "choke up just put the ball in play and give yourself" type mentality cause they may feel like just doing little things like that may not keep them up in the big leagues, if you're hitting .190 but "moving the runners up" in your mind atleast you're likely not going to keep your job so you force yourself to try to make an impact which can lead to more Ks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Baddoo is on the bench against a righthander so that we can get Willi into the lineup and bat him second, him and his sub-.300 OBP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Jim Cowan said: Baddoo is on the bench against a righthander so that we can get Willi into the lineup and bat him second, him and his sub-.300 OBP. It keeps getting harder to like AJ's managing Edited August 20, 2022 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Detmers is a lefty but the point about AJ still stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 AJ Hinch is the best. He won a World Series with the Astros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: AJ Hinch is the best. He won a World Series with the Astros. Remember when everyone was all slobbery over him last season? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Another quality start for a Tigers starter and a rare time where we actually got him some runs which by Murphy's law means that we are going to get a BP meltdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 21 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Detmers is a lefty but the point about AJ still stands. Oops I was looking at the reliever. My mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Kurt Suzuki has been around forever, I imagine if he ever retires and chooses that route he is going to be a manager someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Tigers get the W, amazing what can happen when you score atleast 4 runs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTiger Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I sat working in my office working and didn't even think to turn the game on. Such is the interest level of the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 50 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Tigers get the W, amazing what can happen when you score atleast 4 runs! Whether it's luck or not, it's crazy that the Tigers have gotten so few wins off of the results they have had pitching wise, particularly in this latest stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 baddoo has played nine games in a row. perhaps he just needed a rest? but please, continue the very reasonable aj hate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabretooth Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 6 hours ago, casimir said: Remember when everyone was all slobbery over him last season? Because they improved a lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabretooth Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 We seemed to have leapt from mocking the Manager to mocking anyone who ever liked the Manager all in one thread, based on resting the incredible Baddoo against a LHP. Let me know when the tar, feathers, and rail are prepared for AJ, his evil cadre, and his oh so foolish supporters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 9 hours ago, sabretooth said: We seemed to have leapt from mocking the Manager to mocking anyone who ever liked the Manager all in one thread, based on resting the incredible Baddoo against a LHP. Let me know when the tar, feathers, and rail are prepared for AJ, his evil cadre, and his oh so foolish supporters. My comment above was derived from a "thought" that was posted a few days/weeks ago that specifically mentioned "everyone" being in favor of Hinch as manager. That simply isn't the case. Sure, the team overachieved last season. But they are underachieving this season. So, its fine to gloss him up for last season but not be critical of him for this season? As far as resting Baddoo vs LHPs, in particular this weekend, I have not problem with that. Like buddha said, he's played about a week straight. He's been 9/28 (all singles) with 2 BB and 10 SO. Not exactly a bat that's on fire, nor is the power there lately. Certainly a good streak considering where his season has been. But the Tigers have faced a couple of LHPs. He was going to get at least one of those games off, and rightfully so. But forgetting him as an individual and looking at the team as a whole, Haase had been hitting as well as anyone lately (he's cooled a bit in August). It was a day game after a night game that he caught. As was mentioned, a LHP was starting. DHing him rather than having him play LF (which, I don't think he's played LF in a while now that I think about it), made sense, especially when you consider Cabrera needs time off now and again because he's not healthy, but they won't IL him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 I am neutral on Hinch. I don't think he is a problem. It just seems like a lot of fans think he can do no wrong and they want to blame everyone but Hinch for the team's problems this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddwert Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 I think hes a good manager better then the Tigers org. deserves... people have a short memory of Ausmus and Gardenhire heck even Leyland wasnt perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Just now, Toddwert said: I think hes a good manager better then the Tigers org. deserves... people have a short memory of Ausmus and Gardenhire heck even Leyland wasnt perfect Gardenhire was fine. He had nothing to work with but he kept things on an even keel and took pretty good care what little pitching he had. It was funny that he seemed like a reasonably mellow guy for a manager, but inside the losing was eating him up to where he had to bail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Tiger337 said: I am neutral on Hinch. I don't think he is a problem. It just seems like a lot of fans think he can do no wrong and they want to blame everyone but Hinch for the team's problems this year. Yes, that's where I'm at. I don't think he's as special as last season might indicate and I don't think he's awful as this season might indicate. If he were to remain as manager next season, OK, fine. At the same time, I wouldn't be surprised to see him move up to the GM role since he has some front office experience. I would not expect him to be fired after this season, save for a GM hire along the lines of someone like Theo Epstein or Billy Beane and that person wanted to bring someone else as manager. Its possibly, but I highly doubt that happens. However the GM role works out, I would expect Hinch to remain in the organization in some capacity for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabretooth Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Tiger337 said: I am neutral on Hinch. I don't think he is a problem. It just seems like a lot of fans think he can do no wrong and they want to blame everyone but Hinch for the team's problems this year. I have not seen this. You and Jim Cowan keep talking about this so I have no doubt that you guys have seen this, but I havent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 18 minutes ago, sabretooth said: I have not seen this. You and Jim Cowan keep talking about this so I have no doubt that you guys have seen this, but I havent. It has calmed down but for the first year or so there were people dropping palm fronds in front of him on his way into Jerusalem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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