Dtrain72 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 32 minutes ago, AZTigersfan said: Ya he’s definitely giving his Pavlovian haters extra ammo today. Wanting Tork to have a WAR thats not in the toilet isnt "Pavloivian hate...it's simply critique based in the current reality of his all around performance 🤷♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZTigersfan Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 1 minute ago, Dtrain72 said: Wanting Tork to have a WAR thats not in the toilet isnt "Pavloivian hate...it's simply critique based in the current reality of his all around performance 🤷♂️ True but perhaps you could also concede there’s fair criticism and then there’s myopic, over the top, exaggerations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 We gots da Twinkies right wheres we want 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZTigersfan Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Lead off is on, time for our 8th inning surge??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Leadoff walk. The kiss of death!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZTigersfan Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Great AB by Carp!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Wenceel with the literal rookie mistake throwing to third allowing Willi to take second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 And Wenceel makes it up with the awkward sliding catch on the slight-misjudged dying quail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Hinch's clean baseball has been thrown out the window this week. So many mental errors. Perez does make a great catch at least but those mental lapses need to stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZTigersfan Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Why, oh why bring in Mckinstry??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Meadows you tease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstanley Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Meadows makes the final out with a fly ball to the warning track. 4-3 final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Deciding run scores on Tork's inability to field a throw or a ground ball double play. But no criticism. He'll hit some home runs, eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddwert Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 geez thats only Twins 2nd win at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 23 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: Deciding run scores on Tork's inability to field a throw or a ground ball double play. But no criticism. He'll hit some home runs, eventually. Yeah - he's gets a -1 WAR today. But another game there for the taking that they didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Aside from 3-4 games out of 21, every outcome has gone to the late innings where either team could win. If they could ever get separation on offense, we would be in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeattleMike Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 6 minutes ago, kdog said: Aside from 3-4 games out of 21, every outcome has gone to the late innings where either team could win. If they could ever get separation on offense, we would be in business. The optimistic take is that the Tigers have been in just about every game without much if any offensive contribution from a guy who hit 31 HRs last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTiger Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 3 hours ago, Sports_Freak said: Let's try an outfielder at 1st base. What's the worst that can happen? 🤣🤣 I bet Verling is better than Tork at first right now and Carpenter could be just as good after training not straight away. Tork stinks as a first baseman. He is a DH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 6 hours ago, Sports_Freak said: Rogers coulda struck out just as easy. But yeah, let Canha prove how worthless he is. A career .794 OPS with RISP from one of the three better bats on the roster is worthless? What a terrible post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 8 hours ago, Jim Cowan said: Off've, thats some of your finest work. Well, let’s be honest, I’of set my own bar pretty low to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 6 hours ago, Tigermojo said: Hinch's clean baseball has been thrown out the window this week. So many mental errors. Seriously, what has happened? Is this an opposing correction to the mean? Are they not really as good as the first 15 games, but also not as bad as the last 5, and things will flatten out in between? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Only one plate appearance into his Tigers career and Buddy Kennedy is already fifth on the team in offense above replacement: https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2024&season1=2024&ind=0&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&startdate=2024-03-19&enddate=2024-11-01&stats=bat&month=1000&team=6&sortcol=19&sortdir=default&pos=np Sadly, Colt Keith is dead last, even below Javy./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Also, not for nothing, remember how we were praising Tork’s defense out of the box the first week or so? Looks like his numbers have caught up with the eye test (20 innings/position minimum): https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?lg=all&type=1&season=2024&season1=2024&ind=0&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&startdate=&enddate=&stats=fld&team=6&pos=all&month=0&sortcol=12&sortdir=default&qual=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 If Urshela is out for any period of time... I'd like to see Keith at 3rd and Wenceel at 2B. Call it one week or two week's worth. Just to see what happens. Wenceel spent most of his time in the minors at 2B, and has better speed/range there... I know there are some concerns about Keith's shoulder strength... but let's see it. On a short-term basis. Once Urshela gets back... Hinch can figure everything out. Which may include some Toledo time for Keith so he can get his bat straightened out... Just sayin'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Looks like he's already on the 10-day... So there's the opportunity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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