Edman85 Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 56 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: Never was a chance and never will be, but still can't get over my fantasy that somehow the Tigers came up with a pot of gold big enough to lure Mike Turico. Our local guy is the best in the biz - IMHO. Len Kasper grew up a Tigers fan. Joe Davis grew up a Tigers fan and Ernie Harwell is his biggest inspiration. Joe Block grew up a Tigers fan. Quote
Tenacious D Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) Bring back Mario. Just put his name on his damn chair. Edited January 17, 2023 by Tenacious D 3 2 Quote
chasfh Posted January 17, 2023 Author Posted January 17, 2023 10 hours ago, Edman85 said: Len Kasper grew up a Tigers fan. Joe Davis grew up a Tigers fan and Ernie Harwell is his biggest inspiration. Joe Block grew up a Tigers fan. Joe Block is an East Sider. It’s rare for people to escape from the Macomb black hole so we bonded over that the one time we met. Good guy, super down to earth. The one time I met Len Kasper I tried to subtly bond with him over the Michiganness and he was not responsive to that. I did not know Joe Davis grew up in Michigan! Quote
Edman85 Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 SIAP, but the Rockies signed Harold Castro. Quote
mtutiger Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 13 hours ago, gehringer_2 said: Never was a chance and never will be, but still can't get over my fantasy that somehow the Tigers came up with a pot of gold big enough to lure Mike Turico. Our local guy is the best in the biz - IMHO. Probably wouldn't happen and he may not want it, but Greg Gania (from the Erie broadcasts) is really really good at what he does and would do well on the TV Broadcasts imo. Even when he does spot-work for DD, he sounds better informed on the team and org than the typical crew Bally would run back. 1 Quote
mtutiger Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Edman85 said: SIAP, but the Rockies signed Harold Castro. Minor League Deal as well.... Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Probably wouldn't happen and he may not want it, but Greg Gania (from the Erie broadcasts) is really really good at what he does and would do well on the TV Broadcasts imo. Even when he does spot-work for DD, he sounds better informed on the team and org than the typical crew Bally would run back. I had a chance to watch a couple playoff games last season. He is good. Quote
mtutiger Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 13 hours ago, gehringer_2 said: Lots of possible reasons to ease out Morris. Pick any combination of: -he's somewhat a loose cannon - re: suspension over Ohtani comment -he may want to cut down on his travel from MN -the Twins may have rehired him -they've been grooming Monroe to move up, someone had to lose the air time -his demographic *is* probably the worst of the current crew. -he and Shep are the worst combination. That's not necessarily Jack's fault (though it might be), but Morris is the one guy where Shep can't seem to loosen up and get over acting like a waterboy, which makes a poor telecast. McCosky's writeup heavily suggested family was a decent sized factor, his son being a talented pitcher for a high school program up in The Cities... along with Bally budget issues. The latter makes a lot of sense as well... whatever you think about Craigger, there's no doubt that his price tag is likely more modest than that of Jack Morris. (Despite all the colorful suits lol) Quote
casimir Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 14 hours ago, Cruzer1 said: He said it's something he'd like to get done sooner than later. He might stay in house for that, maybe Menzin. Bad joke was bad I guess. Quote
Cruzer1 Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 2 hours ago, chasfh said: Joe Block is an East Sider. It’s rare for people to escape from the Macomb black hole so we bonded over that the one time we met. Good guy, super down to earth. The one time I met Len Kasper I tried to subtly bond with him over the Michiganness and he was not responsive to that. I did not know Joe Davis grew up in Michigan! I've lived in Macomb for 90% of my life, it's not a black hole. Quote
mtutiger Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) On 1/16/2023 at 7:56 AM, chasfh said: The San Diego Padres are such an interesting franchise. Here they are spending like crazy to put expensive stars and prospects on the field, yet their entire base of support is basically a single county. Unlike any other team (except probably the White Sox), the Padres don’t have much of a fan footprint beyond their immediate trading radius. San Diego is not even a particularly affluent metro area, ranking about 17th among those in the US that have teams. But if 2022 attendance is any indication, it’s working so far. I still believe were it not for league-wide revenue sharing making up such a high share of team receipts, though, they couldn’t get very far with this strategy. Correlation =/= causation, but San Diego is also a few years removed from becoming a one-sport town. Can only imagine that helps further bond the city to its one remaining major league sports franchise. Edited January 17, 2023 by mtutiger Quote
chasfh Posted January 17, 2023 Author Posted January 17, 2023 55 minutes ago, Cruzer1 said: I've lived in Macomb for 90% of my life, it's not a black hole. We're probably not talking about the same thing. Quote
Tiger337 Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 19 hours ago, chasfh said: Just because Jack Morris is objectionable doesn't make Craig Monroe any better at what he does. Get rid of both of them and Shep too. 2 Quote
chasfh Posted January 17, 2023 Author Posted January 17, 2023 34 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Get rid of both of them and Shep too. Ain’t gotta ask me twice … Quote
LongLiveMaroth Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 Not sure if this has already been posted but Fangraphs has their ZiPS projection up. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2023-zips-projections-detroit-tigers/ Quote
Warning Track Power Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 They still have Garneau on the roster...he is retired.... Quote
romad1 Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 I think Mario coming back would make for a better broadcast. Find Mario a good partner...someone with U-Mich background to offset Mario's Sparty-ness. Quote
chasfh Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Warning Track Power said: They still have Garneau on the roster...he is retired.... Andrew Chafin is not exactly on the team, either. Quote
chasfh Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, romad1 said: I think Mario coming back would make for a better broadcast. Find Mario a good partner...someone with U-Mich background to offset Mario's Sparty-ness. Quote
romad1 Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, chasfh said: I actually do miss them. Quote
chasfh Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 Just now, romad1 said: I actually do miss them. Shep and Gibby will do that. 1 Quote
romad1 Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 Just now, chasfh said: Shep and Gibby will do that. Its like the Excalibur/Arthurian legends. If the broadcast crew ain't right, the team can't be right. Quote
Biff Mayhem Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, chasfh said: I miss one of them a little bit but the other one not so much. Quote
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