IdahoBert

Well said. Other teams are blandly uncreative in their approach to acquiring players. They just buy more big guns. But strategy and tactics are as important as fire power. Yes, the Tigers have some big guns, but that’s not all they rely upon. Harris is also engaged in asymmetric guerrilla war. He’s not just responding to force with more force, but with finesse. The Tigers are a bit like the early American revolutionaries who didn’t meet the British Army head on which just marched in lines, and they instead use mobile hit-and-run tactics to wear down the enemy. Harris and Hinch are finding chinks in the armor of other teams and aiming their guns there so to speak while developing their own big guns in the sticks. We’re witnessing something special perhaps even historic with this club.

Andy Ibáñez HR

What an absolutely repellent way to end a tremendous at bat.

What a terrible terrible terrible call on that strike that was three balls out of the strike zone

65 BBs for Gleyber

Jake Rogers singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Zach McKinstry scores. Jake Rogers to 2nd. Jake Rogers advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

Paddack gets his first K

I honestly had that one queued up. I could just feel it.

Tork bomb

Harris sighting in the booth.

So far this ump after two innings seems pretty good. The only pitch I saw him call “wrong“ was a low strike to Riley that he called a ball. Thank you very much.

Wacha answers w/10.

Paddack 7-pitch first.

I don’t want to come back dramatically from several runs down. I want to lead the whole way.

Johnny is on camera right now. He doesn’t sleep with the fishes.

After all, it is a game featuring Chris Paddack.

Wow.

Looks like Finnegan is the pitcher of record.

Phew! So the Tigers have the best record in the AL, we have come from behind to have a large lead against our closest rival in the Central, they’re wearing their City Connects, and my understanding that Keith Law no longer hates the Tigers and has stopped burning incense to Satan to seek their demise. What else have I forgotten?

Wenceel Pérez singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Gleyber Torres scores. Spencer Torkelson to 2nd.