TJ Rollercoaster

24 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

I think Meadows' defense matters, but the hitting matters as well. There's an inflection point where the lack of hitting outweighs the defense and, small sample size caveat applies here, it's currently outweighing the defense.

He'll probably get more runway, but things are going to have to turn around because they just aren't going to tolerate the status quo forever. 

It's one thing if you're a defense-first outfielder on a team with a dynamic offense (see Milt Cuyler).  It's another thing if you're a defense-first outfielder on a team that struggles to score runs (see Kimera Bartee)

9 hours ago, casimir said:

If I'm the Twins' front office and Buxton hits the IL because of a costumed weenie, I'm looking for draft compensation.

Since this was Milwaukee, do you think the compensation would be Miller's or a micro-brewery product?

Jays just got no-hit by Ronel Blanco of Houston - a 30 year old reliever making just his 8th start of his career

Where's Bert's 6 runs?

7 hours ago, mtutiger said:

I'd just be happy to see Dylan Cease out of the division lol

In his career, Dylan is 10-1 vs. the Tigers, with a 2.07 ERA.  Tigers batted .214 against him.

He has 43 career wins - 23% of his career wins have come against the Tigers - enjoy the NL West Dylan!

1 minute ago, number20 said:

I wanna see Gibbs break a long one for a TD

 

Why limit it to just one!

5 minutes ago, Toddwert said:

really a quiet Winter meeting 

Orioles have signed Craig Kimbrel,  looks like the Yankmes are going to acquire Juan Soto

As noted above, from MLBTradeRumors

Three-time All-Star and 1984 World Series champion Willie Hernandez has passed away at the age of 69 after a yearslong battle with a heart condition, per a report from La Primera Hora — a newspaper in Hernandez’s native Puerto Rico. The former American League MVP and Cy Young winner (both in a standout ’84 campaign) had been dealing with heart troubles for around 15 years, his wife tells La Primera Hora. Hernandez himself told Matt Schoh of the Detroit News back in 2019, after throwing out the first pitch during the Tigers’ season opener, that he nearly died in 2007 while having a pacemaker installed in his heart.

On 9/27/2023 at 11:17 AM, LongLiveMaroth said:

Oh yeah! Gotta see how our killer J's do (Jung, Jobe, Justice)

There has to be a better nickname than 'Killer J's' for that trio

9 minutes ago, Adullin said:

Break the game open 

Where's Bert's 14 runs?

1 hour ago, Jim Cowan said:

Also what would have worked was "if you can't think of anyone, choose Edwin Jackson".

Wonder if you could set up a grid, where the answer in each of the 9 squares was "Edwin Jackson"

(Yes, I know it's against the rules)

14 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

Not a Doctor but it sounds like what I feared initially when I first saw the play. I couldn't remember the medical term I just remember the pro wrestler Jerry Lawler talking about it happening to him like 10 years ago. It didn't happen right away like it did with Hamlin here but Lawler ended up collapsing at the announce desk some 15-20 minutes after his match. The Doctors said that it was likely due to the impact on his chest during the match disrupting his heart beat, so when I saw this play that incident was the first thing that came to my mind.

Jerry saw it too

From Damar's apparent marketing rep

Expanding on what MCS said

From Fangraphs Top Rangers prospect list

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/texas-rangers-top-50-prospects-2022/

Back to back walks, a balk, followed by a sac fly - I think that's called "manufacturing a run"

14 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Workman's best month at Erie by far - August OPS = 884.

Revisiting and reframing a lengthy discussion from the old board - Is August OPS more important than other months' OPS?

(The original was about August RBIs if I recall correctly)

On 8/12/2022 at 3:26 PM, Tenacious D said:

Bobby Higginson's dad used to raise hell at the old Freep board.

Also used to have CJ Nitkowski post on the old board - while he was playing for the Tigers iirc

Mariners sending Noelvi Marte (Mariners #2 prospect, as ranked by FanGraphs), Edwin Arroyo (#7), Levi Stoudt (#14), and Andrew Moore to Cincinnati

As some have been disappointed with Tork's performance in the majors this year, one of the other players who was frequently discussed as a candidate for the #1 selection in 2020, Max Meyer, just had TJ surgery

I think a few Boston players will have words for Duran on that play - makes absolutely no effort to go after the ball once it hit behind him.

1 minute ago, apabruce said:

Does the rule allow stepping over the other side?  That is, for the SS to stand across both lines toward the first baseman.

I would imagine so - just can't be between the lines pre-pitch?

Will also make holding a runner at second a bit different as well?

From MLB.com's "Most Interesting Picks on Day 3" article

Pick 11 (387th overall): Tigers, Dom Johnson, OF, Kansas State (No. 239😞 Johnson could have gone in the 2020 Draft if it hadn’t been shortened to five rounds. He was one of the fastest members of that class coming out of high school, and that remains true here. He led the Cape in steals last summer with 14 and hit .345/.419/.593 with 12 thefts this year after transferring from Oklahoma State to Kansas State.

Apparently had been some make-up concerns with Graham, which is why he fell a bit