Tiger337

Given your forum personality, BARKER is actually VERY EASY to remember!!!!!

Shelten, you should just let this go.

Yes, I think spelling "Olsen" instead of "Olson" is less egregious than something like calling Nate Robertson "Robinson" which are two different sounding names. Even Raburn/Rayburn is fairly easy to remember simply because Raburn is unusual. Olson and Olsen are difficut because they sound the same and are both common. Edit: Probably more humorous prior to the edit, but I'm trying to make a semi-serious point.

Granderson and Jackson were not rentals. That trade was not made because Dombrowski needed to get something for Granderson/Jackson before they walked. It was made because, in part, because Dombrowski liked Scherzer and Jackson (I think especially Scherzer at the time the trade was made) better than Granderson and Jackson.

Nothing is ever 100%, but I think If they trade Skubal, it is most likely going to be for prospects rather than players that will help in 2026. That is why trading Skubal would probably remove them from contention in 2026. Any team that would trade for one year of Skubal is going to be all in to win in 2026 and probably isn't going to give up players who will help the Tigers next year.

That rotation could be dominate.

Or maybe, the Tigers had a fair chance to get Bregman, but Bregman decided to go with the Red Sox offer. There was one report which said that Bregman would have taken the Tigers 6 year offer if there was an option after one year, but Harris wanted it to be two years.

You can't blame him for selling at the deadline in 2024. They were dead and nobody saw the miracle ahead.

I have grown to like the box, but I still wonder how accurate it is given that different networks have different boxes.

The strike zone technology may be impressive. It's just the image that Fox provided was low tech. The bigger question of course is how accurate the zone is. No matter how good the technology is, they won't get it right every time. It should be more accurate and especially more unbiased than the human umpires. However, not all TV networks use the same box, so there is already potentially some bias involved as far as what is presented by TV. I would hope that there would be uniformity across games once they start using it to make calls.

It seemed very low tech for such a high cost production.

Did Fox even have a box? Sometimes there was a very dim solid box which I could barely see, but it wasn't always there. Maybe, it was just my TV. It was actually disconcerting not having a box because I have gotten so used to it.

He played with the Tigers for 13 years. I will think of him as a Tiger regardless.

It's probably the most excited I've gotten watching a game since 2006 (beating the Yankees and then the Ordonez homer). The 2009 game 163 was pretty intense too, but that was not well played. Lots of people are talking about the lack of hitting on both sides last night, but there was some great pitching and defense, not a lot of mistakes. It was a fantastic game.

They could make some great moves and have the best record in baseball and still not win the World Series. I'm sure he knows that, but he could be saying that they should try to do more. I don't think it matters what they do though. I don't think there is any real chance he re-signs without becoming a free agent.

That's what I expect too. In fact, this is what I expect them to be like for the next several years. I don't think they'll ever be a dominant team under the current ownership/management, but I think they'll be competitive most years. I don't think there is some magical point in the future where they are going to be a great team, but I also don't think it's all going to fall apart. They've got some young talent on the way, but other guys are leaving. If that sounded like a complaint, it's not. Things could be a lot worse that what I just described.

It's more like 26-29. Once they hit 30, hitters typically head down hill. Greene doesn't profile like a young player. He gets injured a lot and isn't very graceful for someone who is such a good athlete, so he doesn't appear to be the type of hitter who will age well. The excessive strikeouts are not a good sign either. It seems as if he may already peaked defensively. He should still be good the next few years, but doesn't seem like a good candidate for a deal with takes him into his mid to late 30s.

But that's the problem with legal gambling in sports. If there is any doubt about whether games are fixed, there are going to people who believe it is fixed and the more they make gambling an accepted part of the sport the larger this group is going to become. So, then even if there is nothing being fixed, the game starts to lose credibilty. This is why there should not be a partnership between MLB and gambling organizations.

He can either play third base or he could play the same role he did this year. Next year is most likely going to be Skubal's last year as a Tiger and want them to prioritize proven talent. I see 2027 as the next phase where put all there young talent in there every day and see where the chips fall.

I definitely still have hope for Meadows. I am just am not counting on him. They don't have enough players locked in to worry about anyone getting blocked.

I wouldn't worry about that at all. It's one year. If McGonigle shows that he ready to make the jump, he plays SS and Baez plays centerfield.

And there is a chance he might take it given the injury. It could be a blessing in disguise.

I do love baseball, but the post-season tournament doesn't interest me once the Tigers are eliminated. The post-season also interferes with my work schedule and vice versa. I like the ebb and flow of the regular season better.

This is a thread where we talk about what we think the Tigers should do, probably will do or actually do this off-season.

Given how close everything was, chances are they would have won the division and advanced to the ALCS, but it depends on how well the player performed for the Tigers. It's a tough park for certain types of hitters.