Tenacious D

Oh, the horror! (I have noticed it, too, in TC).

I’m not smart enough to find this, but I wonder how we rank in runs scored and differential since the All-Star break?

Will likely happen with KC, too. We picked the wrong season to dominate our divisional rivals with the new schedule format.

Lots of web gems in this one. Fun to see.

Think we lose a home game next season. Worth it.

I don’t fault him for the dropped ball—looks like he was struggling with the sun out there.

Agree. Maybe another lazy narrative, but he doesn’t look like a liability out in RF. Plus, he’ll likely have a speedy CF in Meadows to help cover more ground in right center.

The highs are very high and the lows are very low. Hopefully he’ll start to see better pitchers as the guys ahead of him continue to improve (and we find an established bat in he offseason to provide protection).

<crickets>

If the Tigers retain Eduardo, which I don’t think is far-fetched, I could see us revisiting trade talks with the Dodgers, but with Skubal instead. They’d have to have some confidence that Mize and Turnbull will be in the mix next season. A cost-controlled Skubal would have more value to a team like the Dodgers and net a bigger return. Clearly they have a strong farm and willingness to trade to fix their pitching staff, which relies on a lot of question marks. I would love to know who we were receiving in return for ERod and Jake, if he was in fact part of it.

Yes—gonna be bumpy the rest of the season.

What’s going on the 30-year old Tigers bat boy that looks like a cross between Greg Allman and Joe Dirt? He’s perched next to AJ like his new bench coach.

Geez. Jake just got “Torked” on that call.

That didn’t age well

Speaking of struggling to strike guys out…

Was hoping for at least a 5-6 pitch AB from Miggy. Not three straight strikes. Let’s get Bibee out of there.

For anyone who hasn’t heard https://x.com/detroittigerspr/status/1692995789985882262?s=46

It’s like a little Vegas, though—incredibly popular summer destination for tourists.

Not surprising, right? Was a pitcher before being drafted and considered a strong arm. I agree with the notion of playing him at 3B, until he absolutely proves he is completely incapable of it. The other option is 2B, but that spot is probably easier to solve.

Charlie Spikes

That’s not true. He’s easily first ballot—guy is universally respected and loved.

Things I like: Seeing that Toledo has scored a lot of runs Things I don’t like: Tyler Nevin is the hitting star

of all of the good stuff in this game, zero walks from Lange might be the most encouraging.

Jax to Cisnero, “Hold my beer!”