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7 pitches, 3 outs.

Same thought I had. I hope they can get that solid contact off him next time they see him this series.

Find a way.

Skore runz. all the runz.

Confirmed x2. Suck it Seattle. Get this last out.

Three players, three hits. Shouldn’t see him again this series and hope the damage he’s done doesn’t cost us the series.

Montero doing Montero things.

“If you play against him you hate him. If you play with him, you just hate him a little less.” And that’s OZZIE GUILLEN of all douchebags!

Just now noticing AJ Pierzynski is on this broadcast. Would rather he be out getting CTE from Michael Barrett.

12 is less! Good inning.

Game will be called in the 9th when @lordstanleyrushes the field and incites a mob in the Tigers favor.

I don’t know what the end of the ABS road we’re on is, but I can’t imagine it’s two challenges per team per game.

It’s on the bullpen. 12 outs. Nothing and nobody is off limits with Skubal tomorrow and an off day after that.

Need to get Melton out of there ASAP.

When you play real offenses, they will make your failures on offense hurt.

It’s his second AB of the series and I’m already tired of hearing about him. But yeah, Ms fans, yell at routine fly outs.

I feel like this so often at Lions games. Dude in front of me at the Browns game was probably 6’7. If he was standing, I was standing.

After that double I said out loud “now how will we strand this runner” This offense is the most infuriating unit in Detroit sports and it’s not even close.

James Franklin to Jim Harbaugh parallels are interesting. For about six years, Harbaugh had the label of a guy who couldn’t win the big game. Couldn’t beat Ohio State, couldn’t win T10 games, perpetually 10-3, perpetually right on the edge of that elite group unable to break in. It took COVID and nearly getting fired for Harbaugh to turn the corner. Franklin isn’t getting a COVID. And to his credit, outside of 2020, Harbaugh never had a loss like Franklin just had. He only lost twice to unranked teams. Once was a rivalry game in an 8-5 year to MSU and the other was his Michigan debut against an Utah team that ended the season 10-3. I don’t think they should fire Franklin. But I do think he should be on as thin of ice as Harbaugh was on entering 2021.

Franklin heard people complaining that he only beats bad teams and said “hold my beer” against 0-4 UCLA.

I think this is marginally the right call, but I dread the day he makes this call and I have to listen to reactions here. If I thought the knee jerk reactions to either receiving or deferring were bad…..

Feels like the Mariners’ monkey on their back shouldn’t be overlooked either. They haven’t won a game in the ALDS or beyond in 24 years. Might mean nothing to their roster of guys who were children then, but it does mean that they lack postseason experience. Postseason baseball is so different than the previous 162.

I don’t think it’s fair or reasonable to go into this with a “win both Skubal starts and steal another” strategy. I won’t argue that it may be the most realistic path, but it’s exactly what they did (and what failed) last year with Cleveland. All went to plan until they got into game five and the Guardians finally got to Skubal. The man can’t possibly just strike out 14 and throw 7 shutout innings every start. Baseball isn’t a one-man game. If it was the Angels would have been fantastic the last 5-10 years. Go out and win game one, let Skubal do his thing Sunday, and win one at home. Skubal can start the ALCS.

That’s insane. If he plays I have to imagine he’ll be on a pitch count, but I’d rather unleash him against Mahomes.