IdahoBert

I’m 72 years old and you guys are going on like you’re older and more crotchety than me. I like the uniforms they look like something out of Tron. Every moment I’m expecting the sky to light up with circuitry glowing.

These uniforms look much better when the players are wearing dark shoes. With white shoes, they look like they’re wearing fuzzy slippers that girls wear to sleepovers. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…per se… <ducks> 

17 minutes ago, casimir said:

“Hey Todd, we’ll need you to read this sentence tonight.  Can you say veritable essence?”

I just made up the veritable thing, but he said something similar. 

Todd Jones says that the new uniforms have captured the veritable essence of the city of Detroit. 

The Tigers’ next three games — as well as everyone else’s games — are free MLB TV games. 

Ibáñez! Vilade! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!

Playoffs? There’s just too much positive talk going on here right now.  I feel like I’ve walked into an alternate universe. 

Andy Ibáñez! Two homers!

In the early 1960s when I first became a fan — and even in the later ‘60s when batting averages fell — it was still unusual for a team to carry four guys in the starting lineup with a sub-.200 or slightly above batting average. you can’t have **** Tracewski (apparently you can’t use the short familiar word for Richard on our site), Don Wert, Ed Brinkman plus some other no-name guy all in the batting order failing on a daily basis but we do. At least these aforementioned guys made some defensive contributions, but being able to play a position should be a given, not cause for celebration. And although you have to adjust for inflation and what not, it’s still maddening that Tork signed for more money than Al Kaline ever made in his life. 

6 hours ago, kdog said:

We're not a contender.

Instead of bums, which is what we are. 

Just now, IdahoBert said:

Greene actually has a man on base for him. 

And he grounds into a double play. 

Greene actually has a man on base for him. 

Javier Báez rally killer. 

God, they’re awful. 

I don’t have the TV package to see what these uniforms really look like on the field, but from this photo it looks like something out of Tron. It looks kind of cool, but it doesn’t look baseballish. 

Well, we got our run for the day out of the way quickly. See you tomorrow. 

1 minute ago, chasfh said:

It's almost as though Tork is now trying to make as many outs in his at bats as he can manage. Fairly calm going back into the dugout, too.

Dead man walking. 

I like how Lee has used the term “sabermetrically” twice in the last two days, which is sort of like saying “father” instead of “Dad.” I like it. It packs more punch. 

I always made the assumption that a guy who played first base in college was sort of a lumbering fellow without a lot of athleticism even if he could hit home runs in college. I assumed he was a one dimensional player, and apparently major-league pitchers have figured out his one dimension. 

Yee Godz

Looks like we already got our run for the day. Too bad Casey isn’t pitching a no hit shut out.

Right now we have four guys that Ed Brinkman could out hit. 

3 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

It would be nice if Keith and Tork could go back to back in the fourth inning. 

It would be nice if I had $10 million too, and just as likely as them going back to back apparently. 

It would be nice if Keith and Tork could go back to back in the fourth inning.