06/19/2023 6:40 pm EDT Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

[casimir]

  

Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

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[casimir]

A combined complete game between Olson and Alexander tonight would do some wonders for the bullpen.

Torkelson has really had a successful time since being moved to the 2nd spot in the batting order.  I don't know that there's anything to it, but hopefully it isn't just blip.

With McKinstry slumping lately, maybe a top of the order of Greene, Torkelson, and Carpenter is in order once Greene returns?

[Dave Christian]

1 hour ago, casimir said:

A combined complete game between Olson and Alexander tonight would do some wonders for the bullpen.

Torkelson has really had a successful time since being moved to the 2nd spot in the batting order.  I don't know that there's anything to it, but hopefully it isn't just blip.

With McKinstry slumping lately, maybe a top of the order of Greene, Torkelson, and Carpenter is in order once Greene returns?

I'd like to see that batting order come to fruition!

[Tiger337]

1 hour ago, casimir said:

A combined complete game between Olson and Alexander tonight would do some wonders for the bullpen.

Torkelson has really had a successful time since being moved to the 2nd spot in the batting order.  I don't know that there's anything to it, but hopefully it isn't just blip.

With McKinstry slumping lately, maybe a top of the order of Greene, Torkelson, and Carpenter is in order once Greene returns?

Thst makes sense because the center fielder has to lead off.  You can't have the first baseman bat second though. He bats cleanup. The second spot is for a gritty second baseman who doesn't hit much, but has good bunting skills.  

[Jim Cowan]

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

Thst makes sense because the center fielder has to lead off.  You can't have the first baseman bat second though. He bats cleanup. The second spot is for a gritty second baseman who doesn't hit much, but has good bunting skills.  

Correct, and it doesn't matter if the second baseman has an OBP below .300 because he makes up for it with moxie and grit.  He's got a great baseball name too, something like Donny Day, not a doofus name like Spencer.

[oblong]

The 2nd guy in the lineup has to be a punch and judy hitter... "move the runner over', 'bunt', 'give himself up'.  

 

[SoCalTiger]

No not anymore it’s the five spot for the gritty low everything hitter. Just ask Hinch. 

[Tigermojo]

Five is for the worst hitter in baseball. Six through nine is guys trying to avoid being put in the fifth spot.

[oblong]

22 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

No not anymore it’s the five spot for the gritty low everything hitter. Just ask Hinch. 

THAT'S WHY he's nOT a good ManaGer.

He needs to tell them to  play harder and not swing   at balls out ofthe zone

[BBFCFM]

 

 

 

[Tigeraholic1]

I think AJ accidently used a permanent marker when he wrote Maton hitting 5th a few weeks back. 

[theroundsquare]

 I gather that Vierling must still have a sore back

[Dave Christian]

I have a good feeling about this line-up!

I'm hoping for a sweep of this series.

[Jim Cowan]

Ibanez and Schoop are both in the lineup and no one is complaining,  because Maton is drawing all the fire now!

[Jim Cowan]

18 minutes ago, theroundsquare said:

 I gather that Vierling must still have a sore back

I hope that that is the reason why Ibanez is in the outfield.

[Dave Christian]

I've got to miss tonight's game.

My wife and I are taking our three year old granddaughter to Marquette to watch our five year old granddaughter play soccer.

Gotta miss my seven year old grandsons Little League game as well.

How about them Tigers🤗

[Adullin]

The pitcher for KC is 0-11 not looking good for Detroit 

[RandyMarsh]

5 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Thst makes sense because the center fielder has to lead off.  You can't have the first baseman bat second though. He bats cleanup. The second spot is for a gritty second baseman who doesn't hit much, but has good bunting skills.  

Everybody knows that your optimal lineup is CF, 2B, 1B/DH, DH/1B, RF, 3B, LF, SS/C, C/SS. You have your speedster leading off, followed by the gritty 2B that "knows how to handle the bat" followed by the big sluggers, your catcher bats at the bottom cause his only real job is "calling a good game" along with the light hitting SS who while not having much pop "makes the pitchers work" during his ABs and like the CF is a terror on the base paths. 

[RandyMarsh]

2 minutes ago, Adullin said:

The pitcher for KC is 0-11 not looking good for Detroit 

On top of that they are 0-14 in his starts so we know how this one is going to end for the Tigers. 

[LongLiveMaroth]

 

[kdog]

 

[theroundsquare]

many nights when it is difficult for us, too

[Jim Cowan]

51 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

Everybody knows that your optimal lineup is CF, 2B, 1B/DH, DH/1B, RF, 3B, LF, SS/C, C/SS. You have your speedster leading off, followed by the gritty 2B that "knows how to handle the bat" followed by the big sluggers, your catcher bats at the bottom cause his only real job is "calling a good game" along with the light hitting SS who while not having much pop "makes the pitchers work" during his ABs and like the CF is a terror on the base paths. 

Yes this is all correct.

[Dtrain72]

Gotta win this game tonight...and let's hope CMun isnt annointing Royals ass-juice pitcher, 0-11, 813,467 ERA, Lyles as a Cy Young candidate at some point this evening.

[Hongbit]

Let’s go Sal Perez and Kerry Carp anytime HR, and a McKinstry SB