chasfh Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 Just now, Tiger337 said: yeah, I know there are some good fans who expressed surprise. I just think the Tigers have been so terrible for so long, we have forgotten what a real ball player is! Yeah, I alluded to that in a post a couple days ago in which I said our view of what a good team should be so skewed that we still view the sub-replacement-level players we have had knocking around for years as being acceptable options for the Scott Harris Tigers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: yeah, I know there are some good fans who expressed surprise. I just think the Tigers have been so terrible for so long, we have forgotten what a real ball player is! That's just horrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Tiger337 said: yeah, I know there are some good fans who expressed surprise. I just think the Tigers have been so terrible for so long, we have forgotten what a real ball player is! I don’t know about you morans, but I’d be aight if none of those 7 were with the club starting next season. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 10 hours ago, gehringer_2 said: While this seems like a reasonable approach, I'm going to guess (though it's only that) that ownership is pushing for results on the field because the "trust me, we are fixing the machine but it's not really going to be working until the day after tomorrow" was more or less what we got from Avila for the last 5 yrs, and it did finally get Al fired. Well, I would certainly hope Ilitch would prefer to see a winner next season. And clearly he wanted someone else in charge. It’d be fun to know what the directives are that he’s laid down for Harris. It’s all speculation to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 10 hours ago, Longgone said: What Harris has repeatedly stressed is that his focus will be on accumulating young talent and development. This wouldn't preclude prime contracts to aging players on the downside of their careers, but I doubt it. I think he will look for ascending players, player who could rebound from injury or poor performance, or players he could flip. This team could use all of the above. Although, unfortunately, they seem well stocked with plenty of players who “could” rebound from poor performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Tiger337 said: yeah, I know there are some good fans who expressed surprise. I just think the Tigers have been so terrible for so long, we have forgotten what a real ball player is! Excuse my french but... That is a SORRY fucking list...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Tiger337 said: yeah, I know there are some good fans who expressed surprise. I just think the Tigers have been so terrible for so long, we have forgotten what a real ball player is! When you have Reyes and Castro starting over half a season's games it means you suck, and I like both players -- as utility/backup guys. They can both fill that roll very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gilmore Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Agreed. Any team, including good ones, can have a Castro, or a Reyes as a backup. A backup that sees limited playing time, best stashed at AAA. The list shows the Tigers had a bunch of those guys (plus others of similar value) on rosters for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I’d like to see Harold return—LH bat who can play fill in many places. I like him as a pinch hitter. 150 AB’s. Not much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAbbott Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 12 hours ago, 1984Echoes said: Excuse my french but... That is a SORRY fucking list...! Nothing like the sound of good 'ole Anglo-Saxon in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAbbott Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 The Tigers haven't fielded a team that can reasonably be expected to be mediocre ((i.e., 81 wins) for some time. I am not too concerned where or how the organization finds better players. Do it now, because I am tired of watching this ridiculous and insane collection Scottish bagpipers trying to impersonate ball players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Dan Gilmore said: Agreed. Any team, including good ones, can have a Castro, or a Reyes as a backup. A backup that sees limited playing time, best stashed at AAA. The list shows the Tigers had a bunch of those guys (plus others of similar value) on rosters for years. The problem for guys like Reyes and Harold who are fairly average for utility guys is just that they need the roster spots because of the long term injured they have and utlity players are fairly fungible - you will be able to find them again later once you get your 60's back on the 60 and you've brought in the primarly pieces you have decided to pursue. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTiger Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Clean house. New players please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 2 hours ago, gehringer_2 said: The problem for guys like Reyes and Harold who are fairly average for utility guys is just that they need the roster spots because of the long term injured they have and utlity players are fairly fungible - you will be able to find them again later once you get your 60's back on the 60 and you've brought in the primarly pieces you have decided to pursue. This is true. Would rather protect/select guys who will be longer term options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAbbott Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Is this one of Al's can't miss Tiger prospects? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Op1Mng4oY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddwert Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, HeyAbbott said: Is this one of Al's can't miss Tiger prospects? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Op1Mng4oY click bait? is that you 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 26 minutes ago, Toddwert said: click bait? is that you 😉 It's 84lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Tiger337 said: It's 84lives. Dude, it's been a long time since I looked like that!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 6 hours ago, Tiger337 said: It's 84lives. PS: I DO however, have a kilt that looks damn close to that; a sporran, knee-high tartan socks, etc... Never that mohawk though. I was surrounded though, by friends in all-black including lipstick, or purple hair teased into a wild Robert Smith hairdo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAbbott Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 7 hours ago, Toddwert said: click bait? is that you 😉 No that is not me. I just thought that this was the closest video I could find that personified "insane Scottish Bagpiper". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 I've seen on other sites where a lot of people are quite upset over the release of Victor Reyes. That's when I know they don't really know much about how baseball works. I liked it better when Free Agency was a free-for-all right out of the gate. It was more fun than this leaky faucet of drip-drip-drip news. Boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KL2 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said: I've seen on other sites where a lot of people are quite upset over the release of Victor Reyes. That's when I know they don't really know much about how baseball works. I liked it better when Free Agency was a free-for-all right out of the gate. It was more fun than this leaky faucet of drip-drip-drip news. Boring. When was mlb ever that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Reyes looked like a baseball player, and occasionally did some good things, but could we now say about him that "he has nothing left to prove". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edman85 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 The offseason will be forever slow as long as teams want to maximize 40 man depth and wait until they can clear roster spots via the 60-Day IL in mid-February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Edman85 said: The offseason will be forever slow as long as teams want to maximize 40 man depth and wait until they can clear roster spots via the 60-Day IL in mid-February. yeah - I don't like the rule requiring teams to put all guys out long term back on the roster. I understand the abuse it's meant to stop but there are other ways just as effective and less punative to real injuries. For instance they could have said a guy who was on the 60 for 60 or more before the end of the season could stay on it. That would cover a guy like pitcher out on an unquestionably long stay like TJ (i.e. Mize). You aren't going to stash a guy that's worth anything more a few few weeks during a season just to save your 40th roster spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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