04/05/2023 2:10pm EDT Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros

[casimir]

  

Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros

Watch:  Astros - ATT SportsNet-SW, Tigers - Bally Sports Detroit
Listen:  Astros - KBME 790 AM/94.5 FM HD-2, TUDN 93.3 / KLAT 1010, Tigers - 97.1 The Ticket

[mtutiger]

Mentioned in the other thread, but today is the day the Astros get their rings... one imagines they will be fired up

[theroundsquare]

Perhaps they'll feel complacent.  Or the rings will weigh down their hands and make their swings slower.

Call me an armchair body language expert, but I thought everything about Wingenter said "nervous" last night.  He didn't seem that way on Monday.  Maybe being out there for the ninth felt different to him?  I guess we probably won't see him today anyway as he's pitched two consecutive days.

Edited April 5, 2023 by theroundsquare

[Tigeraholic1]

 

[Tenacious D]

32 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

 

Baez, Cabrera and Schoop being punished?

[mtutiger]

9 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Baez, Cabrera and Schoop being punished?

Cabrera makes a lot of sense, the general consensus is that he'd average a game a week, and he had his game last night. Baez has been scuffling so an off day makes sense.

As for Schoop, sooner or later he's gonna be gone. The real question is whether they pull the trigger when Tyler Nevin is ready to come up or whether it happens afterward.

[casimir]

59 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Baez, Cabrera and Schoop being punished?

Baez needs a day off now and again.  Load management for Cabrera.  Schoop is in a platoon.

[SoCalTiger]

What happens if Miggy literally can’t hit anymore? How long until he sees the light ?

[Tigermojo]

Nevin hits a double for Toledo.

[ben9753]

2 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

Baez, Cabrera and Schoop being punished?

Remove three black holes. Love it. Although Baez’ defense might be missed. 

[Motor City Sonics]

45 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

Nevin hits a double for Toledo.

Well good for Nevil

[Motor City Sonics]

1 minute ago, ben9753 said:

Remove three black holes. Love it. Although Baez’ defense might be missed. 

You knockin' RK's defense?  

[gehringer_2]

Javier not messing around.

[Wayne Halpert]

Six games into the season, and I can’t take any more of CMO.  I switched to the Houston feed …… much better.

[Dtrain72]

It's cool that our #1 "ace" pitcher would be a #3 - 4 on most MLB teams

Edited April 5, 2023 by Dtrain72

[kdog]

Harris and Hinch have a lot of faith in McKinstry. I guess they don't have other options.

[kdog]

That run is a result of improved baserunning. No hard contact from either McKinstry or Maton.

[ben9753]

5 minutes ago, kdog said:

That run is a result of improved baserunning. No hard contact from either McKinstry or Maton.

Mostly the new rules. Every team is going to see improved base running this year. 

[mtutiger]

First time getting a long stretch with Bobby Scales.... he's fantastic, and hope he gets the job full time whenever Jimmie P retires.

[ben9753]

I can’t say enough how much I’m loving the pitch clock. It probably saved me as a fan.

[gehringer_2]

ERod out of gas at 60 pitches or what?

[Tigerbomb13]

Erod allowing nothing but hard contact all day. Even the outs are rockets. 

[1984Echoes]

47 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Javier not messing around.

From out of the woodwork the Astros pull out Cristian Javier.

Not a huge amount of MLB experience so far... part-time reliever but really a starter = 45 starts out of 80 games and 310 inn's so far, early in his career. From the Dominican... 

Allows 5.8 hits per 9.

K's 11.15 per 9.

WHIP of 1.05.

Harris... you better be able to find guys like this.

Isn't this what you meant by "controlling the strike zone"?

I want one. Or two, or three...

[Tenacious D]

Pretty cool of the Astros to include their bat boy

[Dtrain72]

20 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

From out of the woodwork the Astros pull out Cristian Javier.

Not a huge amount of MLB experience so far... part-time reliever but really a starter = 45 starts out of 80 games and 310 inn's so far, early in his career. From the Dominican... 

Allows 5.8 hits per 9.

K's 11.15 per 9.

WHIP of 1.05.

Harris... you better be able to find guys like this.

Isn't this what you meant by "controlling the strike zone"?

I want one. Or two, or three...

Like I said earlier...ERod is a #3-4 rotation guy. Hopefully Harris is good at his job, along with hopefully one of, if not both, Mize/Skuval becoming a #1 and/or even 2 guy in the rotation.