Game Day Thread 05.04.21 - Tigers (Fulmer) @ Red Sox (Big Dick Nick)

[jacksonianmarch]

How have you given up 7 runs to this scrub team? They just scored 4 runs in 3 games in the Bronx

[jacksonianmarch]

Ah I see, you brought in the human white flag in Brice. You thought you could avoid your bridge

[TylerD]

Ah I see, you brought in the human white flag in Brice. You thought you could avoid your bridge

 

Same way the Yankees gave up 4 to the tigers in game two. Except we gave up 7 lol. Happens.

[d-money]

Pathetic pitching tonight despite being up. Has to get better.

[TylerD]

Man oh man. This is tense

[d-money]

What the f*** is Hernandez doing? Throw strikes!!!!

[moonslav59]

Can this please be the last night we see Brice on the Sox mound?

[iortiz]

Can’t believe we just can’t win an easy game. Unbelievable.

[d-money]

This is f***ing dreadful against a team that’s 8-21. Come on.

[TylerD]

I love you Barnes.

[jacksonianmarch]

It is sad to see Cabrera reduced to this. They are clearly hoping he can get 130 hits and 11 bombs to reach 3,000 and 500.

[TylerD]

It is sad to see Cabrera reduced to this. They are clearly hoping he can get 130 hits and 11 bombs to reach 3,000 and 500.

 

I said the same thing to my friend. Sad way to end a career

[jacksonianmarch]

I said the same thing to my friend. Sad way to end a career

 

He's a 1st ballot HOFer anyway. If I was the GM on the Tigers, I would do what the Yanks did for ARod. Let him know he was gonna get cut a week in advance and let him ride out his final days in front of the fans before have a Miguel Cabrera day at home. Retire the jersey, give him a key to the city, etc.

[moonslav59]

Renfroe is a big league player. He has some big holes in his offensive game, but he produces enough power to be in the bigs. Cordero, however, is not proven big league timbre.

 

Renfroe is proven vs LHPs. He's never shown he can hit righties well for long stretches.

 

We need to use him in ways that sets him up for success.

 

Cordero's history was too scattered and incomplete to know much of anything. It's understandable they gave him a pretty long look. It's about time to send him down, but I wouldn't be surprised, if he gets another look, at some point this year- assuming he earns it by looking good at AAA.

 

I'd platoon Marwin & Renfroe, until Santana is ready for a call-up. Demote Cordero. DFA Brice. Call up Bazardo or Houck.

 

 

 

[TylerD]

VALDEZ!!!!! I was getting concerned about him.

[moonslav59]

At this point, I would rather have Brasier than all these bums

 

Even with a broken finger.

[TylerD]

He's a 1st ballot HOFer anyway. If I was the GM on the Tigers, I would do what the Yanks did for ARod. Let him know he was gonna get cut a week in advance and let him ride out his final days in front of the fans before have a Miguel Cabrera day at home. Retire the jersey, give him a key to the city, etc.

 

Stupid question. Feel free to laugh. What does a key to the city do? Is it just a trophy or does it actually open things lol? Like when Bart and Ralph get the key to Springfield

[jacksonianmarch]

Renfroe is proven vs LHPs. He's never shown he can hit righties well for long stretches.

 

We need to use him in ways that sets him up for success.

 

Cordero's history was too scattered and incomplete to know much of anything. It's understandable they gave him a pretty long look. It's about time to send him down, but I wouldn't be surprised, if he gets another look, at some point this year- assuming he earns it by looking good at AAA.

 

I'd platoon Marwin & Renfroe, until Santana is ready for a call-up. Demote Cordero. DFA Brice. Call up Bazardo or Houck.

 

 

 

 

Houck got knocked around today. The problem is, everyone and their mother knows he belongs in the majors and a demotion can really f*** with a player's head. You hope he can work through it enough to be an option when he will invariably be needed

[jacksonianmarch]

Stupid question. Feel free to laugh. What does a key to the city do? Is it just a trophy or does it actually open things lol? Like when Bart and Ralph get the key to Springfield

 

It's symbolic.

[moonslav59]

Houck got knocked around today. The problem is, everyone and their mother knows he belongs in the majors and a demotion can really f*** with a player's head. You hope he can work through it enough to be an option when he will invariably be needed

 

They must have told him they were limiting his innings, this year, so if the demotion hurts his ego, I'm worried.

 

It could just be he had a bad game. It happens to the very best. There doesn't have to be a pyschological reason for every bad outing.

[Maxbialystock]

Bobby Dalbec could well be proof that the peter principle--being promoted to your level of incompetence--even applies to baseball. He was very good at U. Arizona and at Portland (AA) and Pawtucket (AAA), but so far this year he is tied for the MLB lead in errors--4--at 1b and with just a little effort could get his OPS, currently approaching .300, down below the Mendoza line.

[TylerD]

It's symbolic.

 

Stupid then. Keep it.

 

And I agree with Moon, bring Houck up.

[moonslav59]

Bobby Dalbec could well be proof that the peter principle--being promoted to your level of incompetence--even applies to baseball. He was very good at U. Arizona and at Portland (AA) and Pawtucket (AAA), but so far this year he is tied for the MLB lead in errors--4--at 1b and with just a little effort could get his OPS, currently approaching .300, down below the Mendoza line.

 

It's one month.

 

He had a good month, last year.

 

Let's see what May brings. I'm not even close to writing Dalbec off.

[moonslav59]

Stupid then. Keep it.

 

And I agree with Moon, bring Houck up.

 

I did say Houck or Bazardo.

[TylerD]

I did say Houck or Bazardo.

 

Yes I agree with the Houck part lol. Bazzardo looked sharp too though

 

Anyway. Barnes is beautiful. Night folks. See you tomorrow.

[moonslav59]

Where would we be without Barnes?

 

(This is the same guy most felt could never, ever, ever be a closer.)

[TylerD]

Where would we be without Barnes?

 

(This is the same guy most felt could never, ever, ever be a closer.)

Right?? Been with this team for what? 7 or 8 seasons. Looks like a totally different player it’s amazing

[moonslav59]

Right?? Been with this team for what? 7 or 8 seasons. Looks like a totally different player it’s amazing

 

Just goes to show you: players can change, even after seemingly proving they can or cannot do something well.

 

There's still a long season ahead. Who knows? Maybe at some point, we are roasting Barnes and Praising Ottavino as our new closer.

[jacksonianmarch]

Barnes has never been without great stuff. He has always shrunk in the moment and tries to be too fine. This year, he seems to be aware that his stuff is great and he is challenging hitters.

[moonslav59]

Yanks won. Toronto down 4-0.