mtutiger

So after 24 games, this team has scored the same amount of runs as last year's team while having given up about 10 less runs. Feels so much like last year it's uncanny.... basically only difference is that the pitching is now top third of the AL instead of bottom in terms of runs allowed.. I remember Yoda on the old board scolding everyone (correctly) by saying that the offense was unsustainably bad and if he were still here he'd be saying the same thing.... just hope it happens sooner rather than later.

Not used to this sort of optimism from you lol

The caveat being that DD makes everyone around him sound better, but the game that DD/Shep did during the Spring Training was probably the most I've enjoyed a broadcast involving Shep.

That's fair, but I don't know that other manager's have had a career arc like his though. Most managers who head somewhere else to manage get to that other place through being fired or not having their contract renewed for performance reasons at their last job. Hinch, OTOH, was fired for his place in the scandal and there's zero doubt that had the scandal not happened, he'd still be managing there and, for all we know, would have been there until retirement (similar to Bobby Cox). And that didn't happen. I imagine it's a source of regret and shame for him, so it's not surprising that he may be wistful of different times when he goes back to Houston. Put another way, the guy lost his dream job, and one he'll never be able to get back. It may not happen like that in baseball often, but it's not that uncommon a story in everyday life. But that doesn't mean he isn't fully invested in the job he currently has.... and to date, comments included, he's never indicated that he's not invested here.

Cincinnati? lol

I mean, it may be time to pump the breaks on projecting him to be a glorified Jake Rogers.... the reality is that we don't know what he'll become. And that's OK.

Correa's turn in the barrel

"Can't make it up, folks!"

Of course there isn't. He can wish he hadn't lost his dream job near home while also being fully invested in the job he currently has. There's enough to complain about with the way things have gone this season without inventing new things to complain about.

Appears that this is the quote a lot of Tigers fans seem to be jumping on to assume Hinch is gone any day now...

So she clearly has the patience for the job 🤣

It won't happen, but Mario coming back would be a plus.

Mentioned this in the broadcast yesterday, but comparing other broadcast teams to ours, it's always night and day. The Astros broadcast, when there is dead air, generally settles on baseball talk (I watch a decent amount of other team broadcasts and find this to be the case as well)... they had a nice discussion at one point about how runs are down across the league and how, for the first time since 2014, no team is averaging more than 5 runs per game at this point. Interesting, didn't know that! With the Tigers team, regardless of which color commentator, you get talk about their golf games and stuff like that. On an individual level, you can tell Shepard is trying to get better, he's somewhat more insightful than in past years. But the broadcast team will always be flawed or poorly ranked against their peers without a more settled situation with the color commentator. In regards to how to handle the color commentator situation, Petry and Monroe seem like their best options. Petry is actually fairly good at the job, seems to be more restrained to chime in when he has insight etc. Monroe's also knows the game well and the excitement, despite being annoying when the Tigers are playing like they currently are, can be an asset to the broadcast. Regarding others, Jack has wore me out at this point... talks too much and always pivots back to the good old days. I do like Gibby more, but obviously there's other issues at play there.

Candy is on the upswing as well... a week ago, we all wanted his head on a spike. Credit where it is due. The homer to tie it will no doubt help his confidence as well. Offensively, they need to put together a complete game. Gotta be able to string hits together... they continue to leave guys out there when they have chances.

I dont know what the data says, but Fulmer seems like the better play in that situation. Especially with the 0 ERA and low xFIP.

Pretty much!

This ain't gonna happen.

Oh my goodness.... Always run kids!

Gotta like that the Astros burned through all their high leverage guys early... if Soto can get out of the 9th that is

They may not win, but that homer felt good...

AJ better be working those phones soon lol

YESSSSSS!!!!

Astros commentators mentioned 34.2 innings without giving up a run. Unstoppable force meets movable object lol

I like that their random discussions are baseball centered... that's missing from the Tiger broadcast