Tigers vs. royals Game Thread August 29

[tigerfan2272]

Nope, totally cool leaving a runner at 3rd with less than 2 outs for the 154,000th time this season just bad luck running against all of these incredible pitchers.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Urt..

 

[tigermud]

I'm drawing the line right here. If we don't head into this weekends big home series with the soxs at 2 back instead of 3 or 4, I'm done for year and writing it off.

 

[spockmaster]

Leyland post game, oh hum la dee da dee da, chen pitched a great game, happy with sanchez, blah blah blah same ol' BS

someone should punch him in the throat.

 

[tigerfan2272]

We are going to get swept it just has that feeling. I think we will be 4 back and all the energy from that series shall be completely sucked right out.

 

[tigerfan2272]

I wish I could be positive but give me something to be fucking positive about.

 

[tigermud]

I wish I could be positive but give me something to be fucking positive about.

Football season is starting soon and the Lions aren't the laughing stock of the NFL anymore

?? does that help?

 

[biggunsbob]

We have to sift the blame somewhat from Leyland to DD.. Now Jim could have stolen a few games we all know that but if we do not pull this off and win the division or make the playoffs it has become real apparent the Kenny William has cleaned DD's clock this year in the moves department. Hopefully we will have some amazing September to remember but missing that key bat like victor's has time and again killed this team this year.. Last year batting 5th Victor comes through last night and tonight... I am glad Delmon his heating up but he is not a 5 hole hitter... sigh.... Maybe we start a 10 game winning streak soon..

 

[cmlfactor]

Dave Dombrowski...despite his brilliance for bring Prince on board...has crafted a team that is not built for playoff baseball. No defense...slow GIDP-prone "power" hitters...no sense of situational hitting...bad baserunning...none of the things that win you games when it counts in October. They won the ALDS against the Yankees last year on pure pitching and guts...not by anything the offense did...and definitely nothing dumb fuck Leyland thought up. AJax is the only guy on the team who can beat you multiple ways...everyone else is a one trick pony. Until this team starts signing (or developing in the minors) more than ONE two-way player...this team will not win a World Series.

 

[tomdalton22]

Dave Dombrowski...despite his brilliance for bring Prince on board...has crafted a team that is not built for playoff baseball. No defense...slow GIDP-prone "power" hitters...no sense of situational hitting...bad baserunning...none of the things that win you games when it counts in October. They won the ALDS against the Yankees last year on pure pitching and guts...not by anything the offense did...and definitely nothing dumb fuck Leyland thought up. AJax is the only guy on the team who can beat you multiple ways...everyone else is a one trick pony. Until this team starts signing (or developing in the minors) more than ONE two-way player...this team will not win a World Series.

Brilliance for bringing Prince on board? That was one of the dumbest moves that he has made. Most of the things that you mentioned could be fixed with the $214 million that they are paying Prince. Baseball isn't like the NBA. 3 all stars won't win you the championship.

 

[Thumb]

Brilliance for bringing Prince on board? That was one of the dumbest moves that he has made. Most of the things that you mentioned could be fixed with the $214 million that they are paying Prince. Baseball isn't like the NBA. 3 all stars won't win you the championship.

:ashamed:

 

[manchild98]

Dave Dombrowski...despite his brilliance for bring Prince on board...has crafted a team that is not built for playoff baseball. No defense...slow GIDP-prone "power" hitters...no sense of situational hitting...bad baserunning...none of the things that win you games when it counts in October. They won the ALDS against the Yankees last year on pure pitching and guts...not by anything the offense did...and definitely nothing dumb fuck Leyland thought up. AJax is the only guy on the team who can beat you multiple ways...everyone else is a one trick pony. Until this team starts signing (or developing in the minors) more than ONE two-way player...this team will not win a World Series.

I don't think you can lump GIDP into winning...the Cardinals hit into the most Double plays last year and they won the world series. We do leave a lot of men on base (less than last year) but we actually are one of the better teams and not leaving runners in scoring position....5th best in the league. We actually are one of the best teams at NOT striking out either.

http://www.teamrankings.com/mlb/stat/runners-left-in-scoring-position-per-game

 

[cmlfactor]

Strikeouts are one thing...and hitting with RISP is another...but the big problem is when ONE run is needed to tie a game or win a game, they don't get it done. Strikeouts aside...they pop up or ground out to the WRONG side of the infield way too often in those situations. I.E. poor situation hitting. I hear all this jive talk about "sometimes you have to tip your cap to the opposing pitcher." Seems like they've been "tipping their caps" a few times too often. And you can't deny the base-running and defense is atrocious.

 

[manchild98]

Strikeouts are one thing...and hitting with RISP is another...but the big problem is when ONE run is needed to tie a game or win a game, they don't get it done. Strikeouts aside...they pop up or ground out to the WRONG side of the infield way too often in those situations. I.E. poor situation hitting. I hear all this jive talk about "sometimes you have to tip your cap to the opposing pitcher." Seems like they've been "tipping their caps" a few times too often. And you can't deny the base-running and defense is atrocious.

I've always thought our defense would cost us huge if we make the playoffs...everyone will run on us too. I just started looking at those stats to try and separate fact from fiction. Many of those stats surprised me. It's easy for us to pick apart everything a team does when we are frustrated and we watch every single inning of every game. I think we turn some things into hyperbole.

Oh and the funny thing about the strike outs was the Tigers were the 7th in least amount of strike outs...Minny, KC and Cleveland were all ahead of the Tigers as well. Only the White Sox are outside of the top 10. So I guess you can say striking out very little has little to do with winning.