gehringer_2

90+ pt teams 9 of 12 years. He's putting a team on the ice that has a real shot almost every year - he'll get a cup if he keeps that up.

No, he would have been perfect in his 20's when he was generating great take away/give away ratios - exactly what the Wings need. But that ship has sailed.

There was talk even at the time that the Wings let the wrong guy go - there were people that recognized Nills ability. But the org was still flying high and that meant the guys at the top had to be the best, didn't it?

I remember when they put that up, but if you go back and look at the overal statcast numbers for that game, Jobe's slider and FB were a couple of inchs off what he threw last night - that is absolutley significant when it come to missing a bat.The effect is real - but that graphic they put up during the game was some kind of collection of outliers. The effect is not as big as that in game sample implied.

I thought when they started to use the humidor on the baseballs there things supposedly began to play closer to normal - at least those were the reports when they started doing it. I never cared enough to follow it any closer.

does raise the question though of why you would come into an org that hadn't produced a player out the draft in years and not completely clean house in the scouting and development staff.

In the post season presser he claimed they've made upgrades in the pro scouting dept and it's improving. Yet no reported personnel changes in the upper echelons. 🤷‍♂️

why in the long run, the GM/PBO is the most important guy in the org. Anyone can 'go get a player' but it takes a lot more than that to build a team that wins.

IIRC Parker was eligible to return May 26. So far with the Hens in 19 AB he's had a HR, 3B, 2B, SB, 4 BB, 12 TB. Sounds pretty ready to me.

Gives Malloy another shot to do something. Today was a good start.

Angels DFA Tim Anderson. All-star at 29, washed up at 30, washed out at 32. Baseball is a cruel game.

5 guys on the roster who were essentially deadwood, 6 if you count Petry, not a good look in any season.

Definitly can't let Chipmonks or Red Squirrels get happy nesting under your hood or too near your house. Never had any trouble with fox squirrels getting into things.

right, that is the key - but how close will be close enough? I guess we're going to find out.

Speaking of May 28th, last year it was June 25th before the Tigers won their 37th game.

Well, better him than a Vestal Virgin.

AL Central giving it to the NL West. League isn't going to like that...

This bullpen - just enough.

I could take other side on that debate though. Kenta looked like he was on an ordinary age related decline, Javy was coming back from a fairly major surgical repair. I think it's a fair argument that you did have more reason to see what Javy had than Kenta. The counter point - Kenta is a pitcher, and if a pitcher has a pulse, they get a look.

and *we* get some LOB!

And you get some LOB!

Calling Parker Meadows - get back quick.

which is probably going to cost him his gig. I can't believe Chris Ilitch or any one else in the FO is going to be happy about that.

yeah - it's a friggin' pro sports event and they can't even get a cart out there in less than 5 min?

Need the clean up hitter from the girls softball team to hit that.