Shades of Deivi Cruz

Just asking, but why in your scenario are the Tigers reverting to the mean but the Mariners performance against Skubal this season is not?

TBD = The Big Dumper Come on people.

Toronto did nearly gag away the East to the Yankees by losing six of seven, before rebounding to win their last four games of the regular season.

Newsflash. Tigers have trashier hitters.

I don't know... I think I would rather get blown out than lose in a heartbreaker. They are both terrible outcomes, but to lose (for example) the way Toronto did last night would be excruciating.

Based on radar, I could see a slight delay, but looks to be completely out of the picture by 5:00.

Naylor at the hospital...

Maybe Wenceel is playing RF, but Kerry is hitting as the RF. This plan works for me, because (despite what he did in the last game against Cleveland) Wenceel sucks.

I'm a little surprised they flipped Flaherty and Mize. Does that mean they trust Mize more in a "must win" possible situation, or that they trust Jack more to get it to Mize with some breathing room?

I'll go on record and say that I could not care less what the stadium is called. Sell the rights for as much as you can, and pour those resources right back into the team. I never say "I'm going to Comerica Park", it's "I'm going to the Tigers game", and that's not going to change (even if they called it Tiger Park, which they won't).

I definitely prefer the Detroit, Cubs, Minnesota, St Louis arrangement of having the park downtown and adjacent to bars/restaurants. It creates a gameday vibe that you just can't replicate by shuttling everyone in or having giant parking lots (KC). And I agree, the tram in was way easier than the tram out, but it was still easier/faster than the tram out in Chicago (White Sox). That one is a nightmare, with virtually everyone taking the same tram.

I'm jealous. I visited that stadium last season, and it was great. Only thing I didn't care for (if I remember correctly) is that the stadium is off on its own. It was easy enough to get to by tram, but there was nothing else around it (except the football stadium).

Cal does have better players around him in the lineup, so it might not be quite that simple.

Not sure why you used so many words. Fixed that for you.

We don't exactly have a plethora of great options. And Perez is 1-3 with a homer off him, so at least there is that.

We've had a gaping hole at 3B all season, no matter if you are/were a McKinstry/Colt believer or not. And there were certainly third basemen that were available (some moved, some didn't). Personally I also believed that Baez was not sustainable, since he has a plenty long track record. I can understand though why that would have been more difficult to do, given the changes he made defensively and in his role without complaint. That said, there were other teams (Seattle, for one) that identified their needs, and went and did something about it. (The Yankees also did this, but with not great results.) The Tigers decided not to, and are paying the price for it today.

This is why Hinch resting everyone on Sunday (even after Cleveland fell behind) made no sense. He was conceding to having all three games in Cleveland rather than try to have them at home. In the end Cleveland won Sunday, so it didn't matter. To not even try though was nonsensical. You can hold Skubal back, but all the regulars should have played, especially with the guaranteed off day on Monday.

"In sync and firing on all cylinders" would need to include scoring an earned run or three or six, yes?

Even easier than that.

It warms my heart to see Yankees fans being tortured at home. For it to be after bases loaded, no one out in the 9th, and against Chapman was simply perfect.

I did that for today. Tomorrow is TBD by how we look today.

I'm being dragged behind, and my grip is slipping, but I'm here.

I will give the Tigers my attention today for the first time in awhile. Hopefully they play well enough to keep it.