Tigers @ Pirates, Game 108, August 2, 2023

[byco42]

If Harris had half a brain he could have been a hero this season. This division is garbage. Just a few more hitters somewhere and the Tigers could be competing for first place.

Standings after today of this hot garbage division. Shame he won?t replace players like
Baddoo, Haase, mckinstry, Maton,Ibanez, others.

Twins??.55-54
Cleve??.53-56?..2
Detroit?.48-60?..6.5
Chicago..43-66?.13

Just need a streak ! Probably not happening with Tampa coming to town.

Bob, I do admire your fervor, but how far would this team advance in the post-season, even with the acknowledgement that "anything is possible?" Too many glaring holes and with an outfield that is the equivalent of Ike Blesset, Marvin Lane, and a good Riley Greene still indicates to me that the Tigers' playoff run would last the minimum.

 

[tomdalton22]

Bob, I do admire your fervor, but how far would this team advance in the post-season, even with the acknowledgement that "anything is possible?" Too many glaring holes and with an outfield that is the equivalent of Ike Blesset, Marvin Lane, and a good Riley Greene still indicates to me that the Tigers' playoff run would last the minimum.

also, just think what the trade deadline would have looked like if the Tigers were in the hunt for the division. Would they be buyers further depleting the farm system??

 

[byco42]

also, just think what the trade deadline would have looked like if the Tigers were in the hunt for the division. Would they be buyers further depleting the farm system??

And, in spite of the "complexity" of the ERODGATE, I do not yet trust Harris to make trades from a buyer's perspective. I still think that he botched the ER trade by failing to consider the inconsiderable and by starting the discussions too close to the trade deadline.

 

[biggunsbob]

3 Tampa Bay
4 Minnesota
3 @ Boston
2 @ Minnesota
4 @ Cleveland

go 3-3 vs TB & Boston and sweep the games in bold and the Tigers will likely find themselves about 0.5 games out of first place. :cheers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCKOI24k_UY&ab_channel=el3dlu

Dare to dream ! This division is so bad one long streak could win it !
Come in Harris call up all the youngsters !

 

[biggunsbob]

Bob, I do admire your fervor, but how far would this team advance in the post-season, even with the acknowledgement that "anything is possible?" Too many glaring holes and with an outfield that is the equivalent of Ike Blesset, Marvin Lane, and a good Riley Greene still indicates to me that the Tigers' playoff run would last the minimum.

Oh I agree with you but what if Skubal and Erod got hot in a short series ? We could Maybe win some low scoring games ! I would like the young kids to get some post season experience too ! But yes we would get blasted like Tampa Bay is going to do to us this
Weekend lol.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Detroit is too inconsistent. That's why they went from 6.5 games down 6 weeks ago to 6.5 games down now. Even with Minny & Cleveland doing just as bad.

 

[tomdalton22]

Detroit is too inconsistent. That's why they went from 6.5 games down 6 weeks ago to 6.5 games down now. Even with Minny & Cleveland doing just as bad.

if they were 6.5 games back 6 weeks ago, and 6.5 games back now, wouldn't that make them pretty consistent

 

[Mitchrapp]

if they were 6.5 games back 6 weeks ago, and 6.5 games back now, wouldn't that make them pretty consistent

Kudos but rephrase consistent with Minny and Cleveland but they suck. Consistently.

 

[kalinecountry]

Best Teams At Turning Grounders/Bunts Into Outs
1. Yankees
2. Rays
3. Cubs
4. Padres
5. Rangers
6. Orioles
7. Brewers

Worst
25. Twins
26. Royals
27. Reds
28. Tigers by the way..thats WITH one of the top 5 SS defensively in baseball.
29. White Sox
30. Athletics

 

[kalinecountry]

Alex Lange since June 1
20 G
2-3
7 SV
20 IP
7.20 ERA
1.85 WHIP
100 BF
17 H
18 R
16 ER
20 BB
24 SO

that's a 20% BB% ..and if Fetter Lund Nieves can't fix you..thats a real problem.

 

[kalinecountry]

Riley Greene has his Baseball Savant percentile rankings again and it's beautiful.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F2ogTkfWcAEeSBI?format=png&name=small

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlive.com/betting/2023/08/tigers-and-mlb-future-odds-update-8323.html
Tigers and MLB future odds update 8/3/23.
Mlive

 

[lonesometiger]

3 Tampa Bay
4 Minnesota
3 @ Boston
2 @ Minnesota
4 @ Cleveland

go 3-3 vs TB & Boston and sweep the games in bold and the Tigers will likely find themselves about 0.5 games out of first place. :cheers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCKOI24k_UY&ab_channel=el3dlu

They will be lucky to go 8-8.

 

[tomdalton22]

They will be lucky to go 8-8.

I'm 90% sure they won't win more than 4 of those games. I was trying to be funny