4/6/24 1:10PM EDT A's @ Tigers

[Tigeraholic1]

Comerica Park - Detroit, MI

Game Time Forecast: 51 Partly Sunny

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Watch: Bally Sports Detroit

Starters:

RHP Paul Blackburn

RHP Kenta Maeda

[chasfh]

It occurs to me that the first nine games of our season are all against the second-banana teams (White Sox, Mets, A’s) in three of the four two-team markets (CHI, NYC, SFO). That feels unusual to me, as in, that has not happened to any other team since interleague play started.

Edited April 6, 2024 by chasfh

[1776]

The Great Al Kaline passed away on this date four years ago. Doesn’t seem like four years gone. 

[Tigeraholic1]

 

[casimir]

51 minutes ago, chasfh said:

It occurs to me that the first nine games of our season are all against the second-banana teams (White Sox, Mets, A’s) in three of the four two-team markets (CHI, NYC, SFO). That feels unusual to me, as in, that has not happened to any other team since interleague play started.

That’s an interesting observation.  And then the next series is against the second banana of Pennsylvania, for whatever that’s worth.

[CMRivdogs]

7 minutes ago, casimir said:

That’s an interesting observation.  And then the next series is against the second banana of Pennsylvania, for whatever that’s worth.

Yea, but the drive from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh takes as long as the drive from Detroit to Chicago. 

[casimir]

15 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

Yea, but the drive from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh takes as long as the drive from Detroit to Chicago. 

Depends upon your perspective.  Lots of hilly terrain in Pennsylvania.  Detroit to Chicago has a trip through Gary, Indiana.  Seems not equal.

[CMRivdogs]

2 minutes ago, casimir said:

Depends upon your perspective.  Lots of hilly terrain in Pennsylvania.  Detroit to Chicago has a trip through Gary, Indiana.  Seems not equal.

I've spent about 50 years or so of my life navigating the PA Turnpike. Six hours in on a highway is still 6 hours. Still would rather deal with te Turnpike than sit in traffic on 80/94

[TheWordIsBird]

No C-Mo in the booth today, thank goodness. I will greatly enjoy not having to hear him intensely inhale 172x today before speaking/growling about something. 🙂

[Toddwert]

18 minutes ago, TheWordIsBird said:

No C-Mo in the booth today, thank goodness. I will greatly enjoy not having to hear him intensely inhale 172x today before speaking/growling about something. 🙂

best news in awhile

[Sports_Freak]

Meada need to lower that 16 ERA. Manning is waiting in the wings....

[AZTigersfan]

Maeda looks terrible so far. 

[Tigerbomb13]

Maeda getting torched again. Hanging meatball to Rooker for a two run bomb. 

[Motor City Sonics]

Wow.   Mr. Batting Practice.  

 

Hey buddy, you got a guy who was working on a no-no Thursday who wants a spot on this team.  Might want to hunker down and stop giving up NO-DOUBTER home runs.     

 

This is brutal. 

[Motor City Sonics]

His HRIP is pretty hgh. 

[chasfh]

Maeda’s thing is that he can get swing and miss better than most, but when they are on him, he gets clobbered. He came into town with that rep and he is doing nothing to dissmell that miscontusion. 

[Motor City Sonics]

Any other park that's a HR for Carp

[AZTigersfan]

Nice! The old strike em out, throw em out to end the second. 

[Motor City Sonics]

Great throw and tag by CK and Harvey. 

Edited April 6, 2024 by Motor City Sonics

[Toddwert]

two pitchers living on the edge in this game

Edited April 6, 2024 by Toddwert

[Sports_Freak]

31 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Maeda’s thing is that he can get swing and miss better than most, but when they are on him, he gets clobbered. He came into town with that rep and he is doing nothing to dissmell that miscontusion. 

He doesn't seem like anything special. Good hitting teams are going to crush his BP pitches. 

[chasfh]

You can tell Gibby likes working with Benetti, and Benetti appreciates Gibby’s reactions to his bon mots better than Craig Monroe's reactions.

The Tigers are in kind of a tough position with Craig Monroe. They don’t feel it yet, probably, but they definitely will long before the end of the season comes, and they are gonna have to make a decision, even if it’s doing nothing.

[Toddwert]

10 minutes ago, chasfh said:

You can tell Gibby likes working with Benetti, and Benetti appreciates Gibby’s reactions to his bon mots better than Craig Monroe's reactions.

The Tigers are in kind of a tough position with Craig Monroe. They don’t feel it yet, probably, but they definitely will long before the end of the season comes, and they are gonna have to make a decision, even if it’s doing nothing.

he would be better off doing the Johnny Kane crap if someone has to do it

[AZTigersfan]

Yup could’ve put that run on the board as soon as Wentz stepped on the field.   

[Motor City Sonics]

I don't think Joey Wentz is goin to be here very long.    He's horrible.      Breathing and Left-Handed shouldn't equal a spot in the big leagues.     He ain't foolin' anyone.