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Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
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Hammer
We'll be back.
Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
Moving toys over. These did not happen. Carry on...
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Moving toys over. These did not happen. Carry on...
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HOMER LIGHT!
HOMER LIGHT!
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Spartanforlife4
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
I don't remember the last time I saw a person get picked off at third. All it did was allow the runner to go to 2nd and now they have bases loaded.
I don't remember the last time I saw a person get picked off at third. All it did was allow the runner to go to 2nd and now they have bases loaded.
Hammer
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
5-0, top 9.
Don't forget. We've only got 3 freaking hits ourselves.
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LAWRIE!
LAWRIE!
5-0, top 9.
Don't forget. We've only got 3 freaking hits ourselves.
Spartanforlife4
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
5 runs on 3 hits that inning for the Jays.
5 runs on 3 hits that inning for the Jays.
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
20 inning shut out and counting.
20 inning shut out and counting.
bronconick
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
Huh.
Huh.
Hammer
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
The other white meat makes it 5-3.
Lipstick on a pig.
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J.D.!
J.D.!
The other white meat makes it 5-3.
Lipstick on a pig.
bronconick
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
Toronto's closer comes in, throws 3 strikes, gets save. What's that like?
Toronto's closer comes in, throws 3 strikes, gets save. What's that like?
bronconick
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
Iglesias done for the year. Tigers losing again.
Iglesias done for the year. Tigers losing again.
Hammer
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bronconick
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
Where's the panic button? I'd like to press it.
Where's the panic button? I'd like to press it.
Hammer
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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 7: The George Kell edition
I'm not there quite yet. But this is a 4-13 slide now. This isn't a blip. They're just not playing good baseball now, for over 2 weeks.
Some of it is glaringly obvious. The bullpen is a mess. Coke needs to be released. Knebel doesn't look ready. Same with Reed, for that matter. I suspect something is physically wrong with Nathan. His velocity is waaay down. He used to be 96-98. Now he's 91-93. I wonder if he needs another Tommy John. At 39, that's the end of his career. Right now he's a mild upgrade from Todd Jones. Barely. Jack Hanrahan can't get here soon enough.
The other big problem staring this team in the face is the bottom third of that order. The other night the 8-9 hitters entered the game hitting .402 combined (Avila-Romine). Andrew Romine is not a major league shortstop. Defensively, yes, but you've got to hit the ball. The days of Mark Belanger hitting .212 and playing everyday are long, long gone. The name of the game is hitting the ball. That's why Eugenio Suarez is here. Allegedly he's got some more pop. We'll see...
As for Avila and Castellanos...I'll give Avila a little bit of a pass because he appears to handle the pitching staff quite well. But just a little bit of a pass. But to be hitting .212 is not good enough. He's got to pick it up. This is going on three straight years of sub .750 OPS. I still suspect that within 3 years he'll be out of baseball, between the declining production and the abuse/damage he takes behind the plate. No one wants a beat-up catcher that can't hit.
Castellanos is barely hitting just enough to stay in the majors. His OPS is worse than Avila's. At least he's on pace to drive in about 60. *shrug* Problem is, there's no Plan B in the organization. This is what I was concerned about in the spring.
Cabrera and the Martinezes can't do it all by themselves. Kinsler is doing his job. But Rajai Davis is coming back to earth and Torii's production has dropped off dramatically. His OPS is the lowest in 14 years at this moment.
I'm not there quite yet. But this is a 4-13 slide now. This isn't a blip. They're just not playing good baseball now, for over 2 weeks.
Some of it is glaringly obvious. The bullpen is a mess. Coke needs to be released. Knebel doesn't look ready. Same with Reed, for that matter. I suspect something is physically wrong with Nathan. His velocity is waaay down. He used to be 96-98. Now he's 91-93. I wonder if he needs another Tommy John. At 39, that's the end of his career. Right now he's a mild upgrade from Todd Jones. Barely. Jack Hanrahan can't get here soon enough.
The other big problem staring this team in the face is the bottom third of that order. The other night the 8-9 hitters entered the game hitting .402 combined (Avila-Romine). Andrew Romine is not a major league shortstop. Defensively, yes, but you've got to hit the ball. The days of Mark Belanger hitting .212 and playing everyday are long, long gone. The name of the game is hitting the ball. That's why Eugenio Suarez is here. Allegedly he's got some more pop. We'll see...
As for Avila and Castellanos...I'll give Avila a little bit of a pass because he appears to handle the pitching staff quite well. But just a little bit of a pass. But to be hitting .212 is not good enough. He's got to pick it up. This is going on three straight years of sub .750 OPS. I still suspect that within 3 years he'll be out of baseball, between the declining production and the abuse/damage he takes behind the plate. No one wants a beat-up catcher that can't hit.
Castellanos is barely hitting just enough to stay in the majors. His OPS is worse than Avila's. At least he's on pace to drive in about 60. *shrug* Problem is, there's no Plan B in the organization. This is what I was concerned about in the spring.
Cabrera and the Martinezes can't do it all by themselves. Kinsler is doing his job. But Rajai Davis is coming back to earth and Torii's production has dropped off dramatically. His OPS is the lowest in 14 years at this moment.
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