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Is Montero starting tomorrow?

Minn has won 8 in a row, including just sweeping the Giants. If they stay healthy I expect them to be in the race.

The AL Central is going to be a dog fight

Old Hoss pitched in the 600 inning era. Over 2 seasons (1883-4) he started 141 games, completing 139. He went 108-37. In total he won 300+ games in 11 seasons. I also heard he was an excellent bowler and was the first riverdance phenom https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=radbou001old

As a kid I had a 1975 fleer all-time greats card of Old Hoss. Good name for a pet dog

Vs Boston I want then to get back on the elephant and crush the Red Sox. Crush, crush, crush them.

Both DeGrom yesterday and Evoldi today, they're pitching really well. And Texas bats have been overdue. Sucks, but not a tragedy for Detroit. Maybe they get to Texas bullpen yet today

Speaking of Colorado, they are on pace for a 25-137 season, and after 39 games their run differential is -134. They might be worse than the 2024 White Sox

Link https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/tigers-place-casey-mize-on-15-day-injured-list.html

Colt Keith's average is up to .229 and his ops .732. He may be entering a torrid streak like he had last May and June

That's crazy. I watched the final few innings of KC vs Boston this eve. KC has a quality team. They aren't going away

Nice summary of what many here have been saying about Ranier. This writer poses that Ranier may be the top prospect right now. https://www.blessyouboys.com/2025/5/8/24424676/detroit-tigers-prospects-bryce-rainer-max-clark-josue-briceno-thayron-liranzo-kevin-mcgonigle

Gibbs might have botched that if it were hit his way

I'm missing all the fun while at work. Tigers' groove continues.....

I didn't love the trade. I thought Kemp would be a perennial all-star. I was wrong, and I loved watching Chet all those years. Fwiw I also hated trading Leflore for Schatzeder. And who did they get for Jason Thompson? And even though it helped Detroit, Mickey Lolich should have been a Tiger for life

Jose Ramirez became the first 3rd baseman in MLB history to reach 250/250 hr/sb. Only 2 others ever reached 200/200. George Brett (reached 300/200) And former Tigers Howard Johnson. I forgot that Ho Jo had a really nice career https://www.facebook.com/share/15Uue9RaVF/?mibextid=xfxF2i

Wow, so sad to hear. Excellent baseball player. His children speak to what a great and humble father and man he was. RIP.

I think the Central could be a dogfight for the next 3-4 years. A lot of good, young talent

6-29, on pace for 28 wins. Sound like Detroit's recent 7 seasons.

A baseball America staff said he sees multiple batting titles for McConigle, that his bat to ball skills are that good. Of course only time will tell

Amen! It's been a long 8 years

From all-star that same year, to 7+ era with Detroit, iirc

The Leyland years were awesome. And they went 1-8 in the world series. They had a loaded line-up that was more station to station. They were mostly not developed by the Tigers system. Castellanos, JV, Inge, Porcello. They had stars. The current bullpen is better. The JV led rotation was better, but the current one is arguably top tier today. I disagree that it's a slam dunk that the Leyland squad would crush this squad. Definitely more talented, but a different style of baseball. And I disagree that the current system will end up with the same long-term issues. DD did have Mayben and Miller at one point in the farm, and turned them into Miggy. DD was the best at trades. But the DD farm does not compare to the current farm. I think it's the best farm since the mid-late 70s into the early 80s. It's different now. There was great success for a decade. I loved those teams. I have more confidence that Harris will draft and develop players better than earlier eras. So I have more hope for sustainability. I could be wrong. As a fan I like this system better. You disagree. Bottom line is that it's subjective.

I loved that era, and that team certainly had more talent. But I agree with others in that I prefer the current style of play and view it as potentially sustainable. As DD kept adding contracts like Fielder, JV-Miggy-VMart extensions, etc -- all players who were aging Nd slow on the base paths, I was always aware that there would be a down period of bloated contracts and aging stars. The down period turned out to be much lower than I expected. This culture is different. More aggressive. I loved the JV/Miggy era. I enjoy watching this style of ball more, and I have more hope it will be sustainable

KC continues to roll and the Twins are playing better ball. The Central is gonna be a dog fight