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I’d like to think they’d send Tork’s silly pizza on a spear invention down with him but I’m a realist.

He hated that logo too. Can’t say that I disagree with him.

Yes he is. He’ll be 29 on October 15th. I’d like to see this guy stick around but I doubt very seriously the Tigers have any intention of such. He may not have any interest in staying but it would be nice to at least have that conversation. Glad to see him get a much deserved win.

Steve Cohen is fighting to build a casino adjacent to Citi Field. The congressperson for that district is fighting back. It makes for good reading.

It probably would depend on who that someone else is. I look at the Isaac Paredes trade and it is apparent that the Rays saw something in him, an upside the Tigers weren’t seeing. For the record, my comment here is totally separate from Austin Meadows. I’m not comparing the two players. The same could apply to Tork now. Different clubs apply different approaches to every aspect of the game. I’d be very comfortable in saying there are orgs out there now that could get him to a higher level of productivity than he’s managing here. I’m pretty much to the point that the Tigers don’t have the answer on Tork.

I’m on board with this. The status quo with Tork isn’t working and isn’t likely to change.

I’ll go back to my two preseason “Bold Predictions” to start… I predicted Flaherty would receive votes for the NL Cy Young award. I still think that is a possibility, but less so now. I also predicted Torkelson would regress this year. To date he has lived up to my expectations. The remainder of the year: I was really hoping this team could manage a wild card spot this season but I don’t see that as a likely scenario now. A fourth place finish in the AL Central is looking like a realistic possibility. That’s a tough take when you look at what Kansas City has accomplished year over year. Cleveland hires an outstanding manager in Stephen Vogt and they’re playing lights out. I figured Vogt would be good. His playing bio suggested he would be very qualified to be a ML manager. The trade deadline is already a couple of months out and I’ve seen nothing to make me believe this front office is capable of pulling off a trade that would really move the needle here. Generally speaking, I believe this team will do well to finish .500 this year.

Not sure where to put this so… On June 11th Lance Parrish, with Tom Gage, will release, The Enchanted Season. Yes, another book on the 1984 season.

Perhaps, just maybe, a loss today will break this teams infatuation with those ugly uniforms. Please make it so.

As enjoyable as this game has been, it is likely that the Tigers are probably going to struggle to find runs in game two.

Absolutely.

Mickey Lolich begs to differ.

Game 2 looks like a heavy lift for the Tigers regarding the pitching match up.

Angel is an international celebrity…for all the wrong reasons.

I believe Anderson and Leyland had a higher regard and respect for the game than Hinch ever will. Sparky refusing to manage replacement players says more about his respect for the integrity of the game than I could say for him. Anderson signed his resignation papers on the game he loved that spring without fully realizing it at the time. Leyland & Anderson are HOF members that were never good players. They’re in because they respected the game and brought integrity to the dugout. They were winners on and off the field. I don’t see Hinch ever being that guy.

It looks as though the Tigers will face Paul Skenes on Wednesday when the Pirates are in town. Flaherty scheduled for the Tigers.

Awesome! I bought tickets for this Tuesday when Erie is in Richmond. Attending that with my son. Had hoped to see Jobe in that series but doesn’t look like he’ll be back this week. Not Tigers related but my wife and I got tickets for the June 18th game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham. The opponent is Montgomery. I have wanted to attend a game at Rickwood for years. The following night the Barons and Biscuits play at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery. We’ll see that game as well. Looking forward to that excursion. Can’t beat MiLB road trips.

That is awesome!!!!!

Commanding the strike zone…

11-11. Back in it due to a gritty grind it out bat by the grinding Canha.

We went for a walk Tigers up 8-3. Look at the phone now and 11-9, the other way. I only wish I could say I’m surprised…but I can’t.

Mize was 53 for 86 in strikes thrown. I’m guessing the noon’ish start time was tough, heat wise.

I think Rogers settled on Faedo for the next podcast. I think that would be an interesting one to watch. Yeah, It was an almost awkward couple of seconds after Baez’ name dropped. Telling.

Mize has already thrown 68 pitches through three. Five innings may be a stretch.

The latest ‘Have a Seat’ podcast is a good one with Jake Rogers.