8/16/24 6:40PM Yankees @ Tigers

[Tigeraholic1]

Comerica Park - Detorit, MI

Game Time Forecast: 78 Parlty Cloudy

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Starters

RHP Garret Cole

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[casimir]

So, yeah, congrats to Jace Jung and Trey Sweeney for being promoted.  Now go face Gerrit Cole in your debut.  And smack him around the ballyard, eh?

[1776]

What a low blow by the Tigers brass. Making these two kids debut in those ****ty Connect Unis. 

[RatkoVarda]

1 hour ago, casimir said:

So, yeah, congrats to Jace Jung and Trey Sweeney for being promoted.  Now go face Gerrit Cole in your debut.  And smack him around the ballyard, eh?

Headlines write themselves: "Former Yankee farmhand handles Yankees in blowout Tigers win"

[casimir]

8 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said:

Headlines write themselves: "Former Yankee farmhand handles Yankees in blowout Tigers win"

I like that, especially the sub headline "Rookie Accidently Burns All Detroit ****ty Connect Jerseys Before Debut".

[IdahoBert]

So even though Jason Beck announced it, I guess we won’t know who’s being sent down until the Tigers officially confirm it. 

[IdahoBert]

I like the city connect jerseys. I think being against them is like being against rock ‘n’ roll in the late 50s and only liking smooth crooners from South Philly. 

[IdahoBert]

When is Riley is going to be back in the lineup?

[oblong]

17 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

I like the city connect jerseys. I think being against them is like being against rock ‘n’ roll in the late 50s and only liking smooth crooners from South Philly. 

They have grown on me to be honest.  

[Sports_Freak]

Breaking News; Wet driveway alert!

[IdahoBert]

1 hour ago, Sports_Freak said:

Breaking News; Wet driveway alert!

The app on my phone says it should rain a little bit and then just be partly cloudy so that should be OK. 

[Tigeraholic1]

 

Edited August 16, 2024 by Tigeraholic1

[LongLiveMaroth]

 

[Tigermojo]

Hopefully Gio gets picked up by a playoff team.

[Dan Gilmore]

My problem with the City Connects is the MLB decision to institute them, far more than with the Tigers version. Alternate jerseys to honor the Negro Leagues, I’m onboard. The City Connects seem contrived - but if you have to do them, the Tiger version doesn’t bother me.

[IdahoBert]

Bligh Madris and Zach McKinstry avoided the cut. 

[casimir]

2 minutes ago, Dan Gilmore said:

My problem with the City Connects is the MLB decision to institute them, far more than with the Tigers version. Alternate jerseys to honor the Negro Leagues, I’m onboard. The City Connects seem contrived - but if you have to do them, the Tiger version doesn’t bother me.

Well, there were no Negro League jerseys this season, at least for the Tigers.  Remember the issues with the regular jerseys at the beginning of the season (poor fit, fabric was translucent and/or pants didn't match the shirts, supplier issues).  Then the manufacturer had to make the ****ty connects for the teams that debuted them, but also probably every team since the fabric of the regulars was changed as well.  So essentially, MLB thumber their collective nose at Negro League jerseys in favor of ****ty connects.

[casimir]

2 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Bligh Madris and Zach McKinstry avoided the cut. 

Madris might be safe for a little longer.  He and Ibanez seem to be the only 1Bdudes on the team.

[IdahoBert]

4 minutes ago, Dan Gilmore said:

My problem with the City Connects is the MLB decision to institute them, far more than with the Tigers version. Alternate jerseys to honor the Negro Leagues, I’m onboard. The City Connects seem contrived - but if you have to do them, the Tiger version doesn’t bother me.

I really like the version the Tigers have, but the whole thing seems to be a kind of glad handing corporate insider thing that annoyingly reminds us of who calls the shots and makes the money regardless of what we want or are used to. I know, “it’s a business,” etc. etc. but having your nose rubbed in it constantly detracts from the traditional luster of the game. And if people don’t like the jerseys for that reason, I totally understand that. I think by chance we just happened to luck out because some other teams didn’t. 

[SeattleMike]

4 minutes ago, casimir said:

Madris might be safe for a little longer.  He and Ibanez seem to be the only 1Bdudes on the team.

So if my math is correct the only RH bats are Ibanez, Malloy, Vierling, Baez, and the two catchers. Not exactly murderer's row against LHPs, but if you are going to lean one way, especially when playing in a park like Comerica, it makes more sense to lean left. 

[Dan Gilmore]

Maybe if we all started calling them Manfred Jammies. 

[Sports_Freak]

39 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

The app on my phone says it should rain a little bit and then just be partly cloudy so that should be OK. 

We'll be good if it only rains on your phone. Hopefully, you have a waterproof case for it...😅

[SoCalTiger]

45 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

 

So that's 3 off the 26 and only 2 on so one spot left for Greene or am I missing something ?

[Tigermojo]

Just now, SoCalTiger said:

So that's 3 off the 26 and only 2 on so one spot left for Greene or am I missing something ?

Lucas was only on the 40 man not the 26.

[1776]

1 hour ago, casimir said:

So essentially, MLB thumber their collective nose at Negro League jerseys in favor of ****ty connects.

The only reason MLB is interested in the Negro Leagues is because there is a dollar to be made. Other than that, Manfred & Company couldn’t care less.