Sports_Freak

6 game home stand, weather permitting, to get 5 hits...I agree.

I don't agree. You always hear about sending a RP down to stretch him out. So he doesn't get injured. His arm/body as a RP is used to going 50 pitches or so (in long relief) but they need him to go deeper. Same with a closer, you don't want to see him throw 30-35 pitches because he'll end up hurt. I saw some talking heads on MLB TV saying quality starting pitching isn't as important as a solid BP because the bullpen will be deciding a majority of the games. Having SP go 7 innings/110 pitches a game 30 to 32 times a season may be a thing of the past fairly soon. Heck, I remember when SP had no pitch count and pitched every 4th day.

Limiting pitchers pitch count conditioned them to be unable to safely go over 100 pitches without risking injury. Once their arm gets fatigued, it puts stress on them to throw more pitches. Are we about to start an era of SP only going 3 or 4 innings? 60 pitch limits? Or maybe we could have these pitchers actually have a minor league career and condition their bodies to go deeper into games? It seems like the more they limit these pitchers, the more they get hurt.

Opening Day game on a weather delay? It must be lightning because big bad football players never mind a little rain...lol

Conditioning pitchers to go 4 innings or 70 pitches last season seems to have backfired on Hinch and the Tigers. Including Turnbull, 60% of our expected starting staff is now injured. Manning and Mize the latest to go down? Hopefully, they make it back. If they need TJ surgery, get it done and don't play around for 2 or 3 months. Hopefully, Skubal and Alexander don't get injured too. Our SP depth is going to be tested quite quickly. Like Sparky used to say, "You can't win the division in April but you can lose it"

Nobody listened when I said Torkelson was gonna be good. <ducks>

Stats Torkelson? <ducks>

In case anyone was wondering about the patch on the Boston uniform; https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2022/03/22/red-sox-uniform-patch-jerry-remy-2022/

It's raining here. 35 miles west of Comerica.

But then there was the classic line..."Don't make me come to Royal Oak and kick your ass" Casper Wells' dad?

I don't think they keep any of the 3, depending on options. We still have a couple of weeks.

Yeah, brings back memories. There were day game threads to describe every play as it happened.

Oh yeah. Strategy Expert. Lmao...there was a guy who used to say he saw DD watching him at the games and was stealing his ideas. I thought it was him.

We'll need to clear 2 spots when we activate Pineda and Peralta. 2 more to trim down to the 26 man roster. Another one for Chafin. And then another when Greene comes back. That's 6 guys off the current roster? Depending on available options, I think Vest, Foley, Barnes will all be gone. Position players? Reyes? Maybe not carry 3 catchers? Hopefully Grossman isn't hurt too bad. Groins can be hard to heal in chilly weather. Better off being safe and wait until it's totally healed before playing him.

Who was that other one...the Offensive Expert or some name? That guy seriously scared me, insisting DD was reading his mind and stealing his thoughts. He was kinda screwy.

Pretty soon the Tigers will be making some moves by activating a couple guys and trimming our roster. Goodbye to Foley and Vest? And a couple more guys. Did you ever notice we break camp with a roster and send a couple guys down within a couple of weeks? Seems like every season.

I'll take Cabrera. He's heating up and probably as healthy as he'll be all season.

Or when we have to cut 2 (?) players off the roster May 1st (?)

Gary Sheffield violence with Vlad Guerrero plate coverage.

Is Grapes channeling your posts?

Exactly. I saw flashes of him last season and I still say if he can get some experience, have some success and gain confidence, he'll have many more good outings than bad ones. Basically, he's a kid. 😄

He just needs a bloop hit to get him going. Or a slow roller up the 3rd base line. Just that 1st hit to get him going. I call tomorrow!!

Boston played the ESPN game last night so we couldn't schedule a day game. Too bad, we could have gotten the game in before it starts pouring rain. Yeah, April in the D. It rains.

I know you're just joking. Or you should be. Hinch is one of the best managers in baseball and he's perfect for this team.