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The only thing I don't like about Benneti is when he goes off topic and talks about the moon for 30 minutes. Stick to baseball, that's the reason I'm watching.

Friday: Ty Cobb.

Jim Leyland Day was August 3. The Tigers were 52-59, falling 7 games under .500 after a 5-game losing streak (which probably prompted Leyland's statement). The Tigers are now 82-74, so the math checks out.

Tigers had a 0.2% chance of making the playoffs on August 11. Now they have a 70.5% chance of making the playoffs.

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Ohtani accumulated more WAR in one game than any single player on the White Sox accumulated all year.

The Tigers have had the best record in the AL since July 5th.

Anybody fans of sudoku? I've been pretty into sudoku puzzles lately, especially variant sudoku. I figured out how to create one if anyone's interested: https://sudokupad.app/tm22jzmoe4

Here's a good one; https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/can-the-tigers-storm-into-the-mlb-playoffs-what-to-know-about-detroits-furious-fight-for-a-wild-card-berth/

There's a whole set of tiebreaker rules that will determine the winner: https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-playoff-tiebreaker-rules

He has 19 in Toledo and 9 with the Tigers. He will need 12 more for the rest of the season. He needs 15 more for the rest of the season, so there is still a chance. He has 2 and will need 28 more in 18 games. Unlikely. No. No and yes. Yes. Yes and no. Technically only 1 start, but has pitched 4+ innings in each of his 3 appearances. https://www.espn.com/mlb/features/cyyoung Will Clase actually win?

The Tigers are 15-5 in the last 20 games, best in all of baseball, and are 5 games back of a WC spot and will have to overtake either the Royals or Twins (or both) to make it. The Red Sox are 4.5 games back, but the Tigers won the season series and therefore have won the tie breaker if they end up with identical records. Let's assume Baltimore wins one of the WC spots, that leaves 2 spots open for the Twins, Royals, Red Sox, Tigers, and Mariners. How confident are you in the Tigers actually making the post-season? Baseball Reference: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2024-playoff-odds.shtml 12.9% making the playoffs, 1.2% winning the pennant, 0.6% winning the WS. FanGraphs: https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds 7.3% making the playoffs, 0.1% winning the WS.

An AI generated song about Tigers prospects. https://suno.com/song/710f8cb6-8b34-4326-b444-ba483b43e928

An AI generated country song about the Tigers mediocre season. https://suno.com/song/012a7989-208b-4c9a-898e-03c763f3b49e

Tyler Holton needs to be a starting pitcher next year. It's not unheard of to transition a reliever to a starter (Michael Lorenzen did it at age 30, Holton will be 29 next year). Holton has started 5 games this year, but all of them have been "bullpen" days and he hasn't gone past the 3rd inning in any of them. No, he needs to be a full fledged starting pitcher that goes at least 5 innings. And he definitely has the numbers to do it. Last year, Holton pitched 85 1/3 innings. This is a lot for a primary reliver (only Jake Bird, 89 IP, and Jakub Junis, 86 IP had more innings pitched while starting less than 5 games). This year, he had 70 2/3 IP, again one of the highest innings total for a primary reliever. Let's look at the stats. Over the last 2 years in 156 innings, Holton has a 2.31 ERA, 3.42 FIP, 0.85 WHIP. 7.4 K/9, 1.8 BB/9 and 0.8 HR/9. As a southpaw, he is obviously better against lefties (.144/.189/.196 career batting against) but he can get righties out too (.215/.267/.360 career batting against). Finally, just look at his numbers on Baseball Savant: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/tyler-holton-663947?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb Pitching Run Value: 93 percentile. Fastball Run Value: 97 percentile. xERA: 86 percentile. Average Exit Velocity: 93 percentile. Chase%: 98 percentile. He was great last year and is even better this year. Something I find interesting is that he exclusively throws cutters and changeups to RHB and sinkers and sliders to LHB. He seems like a smart pitcher in this way, and I'm attributing most of that to Chris Fetter. No, Tyler Holton is not going to turn into a Cy Young pitcher as a starter, but he is being wasted in the bullpen. There is no doubt in my mind that he can be an effective starting pitcher at the ML level and now is a great time to start stretching him out, since he is already "starting" with all the injuries and the Flaherty trade.

Spencer Torkelson Riley Greene Casey Mize Alex Faedo Matt Manning These are the last 5 Tigers #1 picks that have made to the Majors. The only one that I wouldn't trade for Chapman is Greene. Take that for what it's worth.

The Tigers are now 1 game worse then they were at this point last year. Through 50 games: 2023: 24-26 2024: 23-27

The Tigers have now matched last year's record through the same number of games, 23-25.

I have to try it again with a more detailed prompt. This is supposed to be about Colt Keith, but can really be about most of the Tigers hitters. https://suno.com/song/582c35e7-fef4-4aa0-946a-a1691161e14e [Verse] Bases loaded It's in my hand I step to the plate Tryin' to make a stand But the pitch comes fast It's just too quick Swing and miss Strike one I feel so sick It's been a tough year Can't seem to find my groove Strugglin' at the plate So much to prove I'm chasin' dreams But they keep slip away Each game feels like a battle Nothin' goes my way [Verse 2] Ground balls Fly balls They all find a way To land in gloves Where they shouldn't stay I used to feel the joy The thrill of the game But now it's just frustration Nothing feels the same

Ok, that's definitely better than mine. Were you able to use your own lyrics?

So I found this website that can create music. I gave it a prompt and it spit out this song about the Tigers. This is 100% AI generated: https://suno.com/song/9ffb6f3d-fbe4-4bd4-9ec3-26fdd42a5ca9 It got the year 1904 wrong (should be 1901), but I guess it had to rhyme. [Verse] Beneath the city lights Where Motor City roars There's a team that's been fightin' Since 1904 The Detroit Tigers With a heart full of fire They play with such passion They'll never retire [Verse] Ty Cobb was a legend The Georgia Peach they say With spikes on his shoes He'd tear up the clay Hank Greenberg's bat Swung with might and grace A true power hitter Put fear in every base [Verse] From Kaline to Gibson A legacy so strong The roar of the jungle Keeps their spirits along World Series champions They've tasted the glory The Tigers The pride of Detroit's rich story

Don Kelly, Brandon Inge, and Shane Halter.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence. I used Copilot to generate the image.

AI doesn't like how the Tigers are playing.

Can you tell that this image is AI generated?