Sports_Freak

Do they need to muzzle the orange idiot for Michael Cohen's testimony? It's going to be delicious. 

2 pitch inning for Mize?  🤣🤣

I never knew MTS fans were fashion experts. 🤣🤣🤣

Uniforms look much better when the Tigers are scoring runs.

35 minutes ago, holygoat said:

I don't know that anyone here has called for Harris's head. Saying he should be on the hot seat, yes, but that he needs to go now, no. For me, if the hitting continues to suck like this through June and Harris doesn't make any moves, I'll be pissed. If he doesn't make any major off-season moves and the offense continues to suck into next season, then I'll probably consider him ripe for the chopping block.

I was underwhelmed with his last off-season moves. But I most definitely do not want him to trade any of our young prospects. Especially for a player who may just leave in a year or two anyway. This Tiger team is in need of more than just a player or two. We have to have patience and let the chips fall where they may.

1 hour ago, casimir said:

I think this sounds reasonable.

But besides the shorter term merits of the major league team, Harris also needs to get the minor leagues in order.  It sounds like that is being done.  Now, perhaps the earliest fruit from those improvements can be a part of next season’s MLB team, but that might be pushing it.

I would say Jung, Jobe and Clark are the future. Jobe is probably the closest but the amount of pitchers getting hurt is concerning. But again, they may struggle at the ML level so we will need to...evaluate once they get here.

On 5/4/2024 at 9:21 PM, MichiganCardinal said:

Not to be ignored is that they guaranteed the UDFA WR from Illinois Isaiah Williams $100k. They clearly see something in him and he'll have a chance at the roster.

1 hour ago, Edman85 said:

If somebody is calling for Hinch or Harris's head, that's likely an instant unfollow/mute/block for me. My timeline is much more clean these days.

It's healthy to seek out opposing views sometimes, but the passive nature of social media scrolling means it is important to prune, IMO.

So true.....haters get blocked. Who really needs that negativity? I'm probably as impatient as anyone but even I know it takes time. Some of Avila's draft picks are just coming into the picture. It takes a while in baseball...at least 3 years IF there's talent to start. The Tigers are close, no reason to mortgage the future for a hitter right now who won't get us over the top anyway. With Max Clark and Jung maybe coming up in the next couple of years, we may be able to build something that will last for several years. I would rather develop our own talent and pay them than bring in some expensive 2 or 3 year rental just to win a few extra games this and next season. 

2 hours ago, alex said:

On my thinking, by no means 'fire' the guy. However, I am very curious if he can/has the ability to make a deal or two here during the next say 18 months to acquire 1-2 quality hitter(s). A value for value deal and/or simply something that is more risky. If he cannot do that, than he is NOT the right person for the job. IMHO, its that simple.

In order to get quality in return, you need to give up quality. Do you want to trade Riley, Skubal or Jobe? We're not going to get a quality player for much less. I'm not even thinking about the needed salary for this quality bat...

4 hours ago, casimir said:

I don't think anyone is saying the Tigers aren't better now than when Harris arrived.

There's people calling for his head after just 1 1/2 years? One draft? Get back to me in 3 more years. We can't be firing our GM every two years. And I thought I was impatient...

1 hour ago, casimir said:

Five years is too long.  There's room to add salary (although it wasn't a good free agent offseason).  The pitching is already competitive.  There are a few hitters to work with currently.  I can understand going through some of the prospects to see what's there.  But at some point they need to improve the offense, and it shouldn't take five years.

He's had one draft.  We have no idea about salary restraints he's working with. Patience, the Tigers are already better than they were when he arrived.

20 minutes ago, holygoat said:

I think it's fair. Look, they built a playoff-worthy pitching staff and were content to go into the season with a lineup of mostly unproven rookies and journeymen. Fans have a right to be irritated. I'd love to see a DD-type blockbuster where we move some of our vaunted minor league assets for a proven MLB stud, but I don't know that either Ilitch or Harris have that in them. 

Scott Harris was hired 2 years ago this September. Give the guy at least 5 years to build a team. It makes sense that they didn't sign an expensive hitter, we're more then one player away. We need more hitting, that should be obvious to everyone. 

39 minutes ago, casimir said:

I don’t know, that seems a bit harsh.  Yes, the fan base has endured for while now.  But that’s not all on Hinch and Harris.

Yeah, Harris has only been here, what, a year and a half? Give him a few more years to get some of his draft choices to Detroit. As for trades, all we had in the past was garbage to offer. We remember what Randy Smith did with garbage, just traded it for other teams garbage. Free agents are mind blowing expensive. At least, quality free agents. And we don't know if he has payroll limitations or not. Hinch I don't have any opinion on. The talent on this team is limited. I question many of his moves but I'm sure there are reasons behind them. Just stop leading Greene off...😁😁

44 minutes ago, casimir said:

Sorry, I guess I’m not looking for the L during a game.

The odds...once Javy got thrown out at 2nd base, the Tiger odds of winning went way down. If you believe in that sort of thing.

On 5/6/2024 at 5:37 PM, Sports_Freak said:

When does the NFL season schedule come out? This Thursday or next Thursday?

Looks like next Thursday...LET'S GO!!

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2024-nfl-schedule-release-tentatively-set-for-may-15-how-to-watch-stream-plus-what-we-know-about-the-games/

40 minutes ago, casimir said:

Yes, sports freak already told me before the game was over.

Really? You didn't see the loss coming? Huh..

51 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

It's my fault. I didn't have Hobbes ready to go.

The secret is to post Hobbes before the game and after we win. That way, you'll never forget! 😆

30 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

If MTS managers managed the Tigers, they would be in first place.  Fire AJ Hinch!

But the stats....

35 minutes ago, casimir said:

Get out of here with that mentality.  That was 2018-2023.  That era is over.

Yeah, nobody saw that loss coming. When asked about the loss by the in-laws, just act dumb and say..."oh, did they already play? I didn't notice" 😆

5 minutes ago, casimir said:

They have to figure out a way to pull this game out, I'm seeing the in laws tonight.  I don't want to hear about a loss today.

It's over. Sorry, Tigers lose.

This loss is on Hinch. His intelligence makes him....stupid. Foley in the 7th inning? Really? WTF is he thinking?

Just now, Tigeraholic1 said:

Thought that was last season? Or the season before?

And next season and the season after...

Hinch is putting guys in situations they don't belong because he doesn't care if we win or lose during an evaluation season. But yeah, buy some tickets, isn't it fun?

1 minute ago, casimir said:

I can't argue against it.  Its one of those gray area decisions.  There's the pitch threshold.  I can see with a day off tomorrow deploying whatever bullpen resources are available today, mixing and matching righty & lefty.

Just mow 'em down to end the game and I'm cool.

Using your closer in the 7th inning though? I really hope we don't see Miller in the 9th inning.

31 minutes ago, casimir said:

Is Olson going to know how to pitch with a lead?

I was thinking the same thing. Has he even had a lead to protect this season?