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I dont think it matters at this point... he could come up and play well and it wouldn't fix the rest of this lineup

Can we get Crash Davis to turn on the sprinklers after the game tonight?

Good

XP is good lol

The first inning was pretty unlucky, plus the awful defense with Schoop and Reyes.. He deserved better.

Aside from Opening Day and 3000 Day, it's the only thing with any lasting power lol

Should have traded for Jonah Heim in the offseason lol

Will Vest after cleaning up Soto's mess in that Baltimore game is the only thing that registers, but I dont think that can come from the bullpen.

I dont even know what something like that looks like at the moment, especially a month or so out from the draft (although the draft was earlier in 2002, so the time difference was similar). Probably wiping out Al and the old hands and letting Garko be interim and audition for the job? Idk

lol

Daz can keep his abs, but get Robbie ABs lol

"Seen this a lot haven't we" - Jim Price Lol

Only real surprise is that we didn't get a "can't make it up!" from Jimmie P

I can't believe they have Willi in the three hole lol

Come on...

I know. And my point is that he's not gonna exercise an opt out because he will not have another job lined up.

Odds are they will be placed similarly in the lineup for sure... just like old times!

I think this is overly harsh. But I will say the whole dynamic (bad GM, coach with previous success) reminds me a lot of the Millen/Mariucci era with the Lions. Mariucci was the more sympathetic of the two. But he wasn't perfect either, and he ended up on TV when it was all said and done.

I agree, but to your second point, he's not gonna "have another job" lined up before the end of his contract. Maybe they ultimately part ways in the end, but the big fear that Tiger fans always seem to express is that he's gonna opt out and go manage a contender. If that happens, I don't think that's happening until his contract expires

(cc. Baez, Schoop, Grossman, Candy)

Trading Tarik Skubal would be insane and wildly desperate at this stage. There may come a time when it is necessary, especially if this franchise continues to flounder 3-4 years down the road, but he's controllable for far too long. It would be a massive middle finger to the fanbase.

I assume he debuts tomorrow then? Thats a long trip from Woostah to Detroit

I fall somewhere in between these views. I do think that a lot of Tigers fans assume that nothing that has happened under his watch (except for the good parts) reflects on Hinch at all, but I do not believe that MLB Execs think this way. They will look a lot more holistically at his record than fans do. And while, yes, he has a World Series on his record, he also presided over the collapse of his coaching staff in Houston and has had this time with the Tigers. That stuff will matter as well. I dont think he is stuck here and would be fully capable of getting a job on the open market, but he's not gonna have pick of the litter nor do I think it's a guarantee at all that he even lands one in the upcoming offseason. The big reason being is the mantra "what have you done for me lately"? Since AJ left Houston, there have been a number of successful teams and coaching staffs who have smart minds... teams like the Dodgers, Giants, Mets, Rays, etc. from which to look for future managerial talent. Nobody will "give" him a job, he'll have to earn it and compete for it. He's capable, not a guarantee tho. I dont think it is necessarily in either side's best interest for this marriage to fall apart. I really want it to succeed. And AJ has been a good influence on this franchise imo; a lot of the positive developments on the player development side, he's got some influence in that. Al needs to go, but I would like to see that happen while keeping AJ around.

lol!

If it's the article I'm thinking of, he basically said it without saying it lol