2025 Detroit Tigers General Discussion Thread

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, Edman85 said:

He will be the gift that keeps on giving if he keeps this up: worst case he bolts and is more than worthy of a QO and a comp pick.

Who knows, maybe the Tigers make him a decent offer and he decides playing for a good team in a mid market is more fun than NYC/LA. OK - not likely, but you never know. Could also depend on what Keith looks like in another couple of months.

[monkeytargets39]

2 hours ago, Edman85 said:

He will be the gift that keeps on giving if he keeps this up: worst case he bolts and is more than worthy of a QO and a comp pick.

It’s been nice to have signed a hitter and actually have them exceed expectations for the first time in many years

[Tigermojo]

Shoulder surgery for Foley unfortunately.

[gehringer_2]

59 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

Shoulder surgery for Foley unfortunately.

"Shoulder." I suppose that could be better or worse than TJ depending on whatever details follow.

[chasfh]

5 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Who knows, maybe the Tigers make him a decent offer and he decides playing for a good team in a mid market is more fun than NYC/LA. OK - not likely, but you never know. Could also depend on what Keith looks like in another couple of months.

Ha ha ha ha yeah no

[chasfh]

3 hours ago, Tigermojo said:

Shoulder surgery for Foley unfortunately.

He got way more of a career than a UDFA has a right to dream about. And he got paid three Ms this year, which is a nice consolation prize.

[Tiger337]

2 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

"Shoulder." I suppose that could be better or worse than TJ depending on whatever details follow.

Probably worse.  I had actually forgotten about him.  When I think about players coming back from injuries, he's not one of the ones that comes to mind.  

[Tenacious D]

I like this.  We all know how it turned out the last time.

 

[chasfh]

9 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

I like this.  We all know how it turned out the last time.

 

He reiterated this in the TBS postgame.

[papalawrence]

Is Larry Herndon still available to catch the final out?

[Mr.TaterSalad]

This season has been amazing, phenomenal, incredible so far. I don't want to be THAT guy, but I will be for a moment. How good would we be if we had drafted Wyatt Langford and had him on this team, in this moment? Who would be the guy riding the bench or off the team because of Langford?

[gehringer_2]

30 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

This season has been amazing, phenomenal, incredible so far. I don't want to be THAT guy, but I will be for a moment. How good would we be if we had drafted Wyatt Langford and had him on this team, in this moment? Who would be the guy riding the bench or off the team because of Langford?

well, Langford is 4 WAR LF and we have a 5 WAR LF, so he has to go to RF, which displaces Carpenter and/or Vierling (~3 WAR). So maybe you trade a player, but corner OF is not where the Tigers have much weakness that Langford would have been a big marginal upgrade. OTOH, Max Clark is three yrs younger and should a big piece of the pipeline as we start losing current players to cost/FA. Assuming Max turns into a good pro.

If you are in "all in" win once ASAP you definitely take Langford. If you don't want to be the Orioles and have your window close before you ever got through it, maybe you take Clark.

Edited May 14 by gehringer_2

[1984Echoes]

24 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

well, ... maybe you take Clark.

Clark.

Thank you very much.

[Tenacious D]

As stated, Langford would need to play ahead of Greene and Carpenter.  His toolset  is more accessible via free agency.  Clark, if he reaches his potential, will be a true #1-2 hitter, with high OBP and solid power, which we’ve lacked at the top of our lineup.  And if saving on drafting him allowed us to draft and sign McGonigle, even better.

No regrets.

[IdahoBert]

I was hoping that for the Toronto series I could watch the Toronto TV feed and listen to Dan on the radio, but you can only listen to the specific radio feed for the TV feed you’re watching on MLB.tv. Watching the Blue Jays feed it was so nice not being subjected to all the idiot gambling BS.

[1776]

I wish Jason Benetti would win the lottery and would never have to work again, especially in the Tigers broadcast booth. It has become a labor of love to get through the games recently with his constant talking, talking, talking…trying to be funny, trying to be a trivia guy, trying to be a pun master…anything to keep talking. If he were paid by the word he’d be set for life. 

Dirks isn’t much better. Former jocks are rarely worth the gab they produce. I used to like him when he was on radio to begin with. Why is it that Dirks has to tell you all about the plays that you just witnessed with your own eyes! Every now and then he’ll offer up a decent piece of information or something of interest, but not very often. When Dirks and Benetti hit high gear with their jabber, I can honestly say, I miss Rod and Mario. 

I’ve enjoyed the few games Dan Dickerson have done together on TV. He and “Peaches” are a good combo. 
 

end of Boomer rant…

[Shinzaki]

I'm old..I like Benetti and Dirks..and Daniella.

[1776]

1 minute ago, Shinzaki said:

I'm old..I like Benetti and Dirks..and Daniella.

I have truly tried. It’s a heavy lift.

[Nate7474]

7 minutes ago, 1776 said:

I have truly tried. It’s a heavy lift.

I get annoyed at times but for the most part enjoy them. Quick google search says we moved from 30th to 10th in broadcast ranking last year. 

[IdahoBert]

I like Jason and Dirks together and I’m 73 years old. They’re trying to appeal to a younger audience which I get. I don’t know if Jason was raised by old people - come to think of it I guess he’d have to be - but he refers to music and cultural stuff that I’m familiar with and that surprises me at times. I’ll generally listen to Dan on the radio and watch the TV and that’s because I like Dan so much. I like Dan and Dirks together a whole lot. I like Dan with Bobby too.

[IdahoBert]

1 minute ago, Nate7474 said:

I get annoyed at times but for the most part enjoy them. Quick google search says we moved from 30th to 10th in broadcast ranking last year. 

I did not know that. 

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, IdahoBert said:

I was hoping that for the Toronto series I could watch the Toronto TV feed and listen to Dan on the radio, but you can only listen to the specific radio feed for the TV feed you’re watching on MLB.tv. Watching the Blue Jays feed it was so nice not being subjected to all the idiot gambling BS.

can you bring up the video feed on one device (e.g. laptop) and run a different game day audio from another ( e.g. phone)?

[IdahoBert]

Just now, gehringer_2 said:

can you bring up the video feed on one device (e.g. laptop) and run a different game day audio from another ( e.g. phone)?

I can, but in the past, the two have been out of sync to too great of a degree for it to not be a distraction. I’ll probably just have to live with all the betting stuff that “legitimate businessmen” want to entice me with.

[CMU97]

I have never heard Jason on a TV broadcast. Only listened to him once or twice on the radio during spring training, so I cannot comment on him much. But from what I have heard, I like. I loved Andy on the radio, and when he recently did a series ( I think Texas) on the radio, that was great. Dan and Andy are tremendously good together on the radio. I do have to say that Bobby Scales has gotten much, much better in the booth. He has found his wheels and fits very nicely with Dan now. Dan Petry is OK on the radio, not great and not bad. 

Alix Avila filled in a few times last year and he was also great. Carlos Pena was also strong this spring. 

I think the Tigers on the radio side are one of the better teams in baseball, and I do listen to a lot of other teams. Of course, that has a lot to do with Dan, who makes everyone better with the exception of Craig Monroe. No one could make him be decent behind the mic, I'm afraid. He was just terrible. As far as the 3rd person on radio, I enjoyed Daneilla last year. Good broadcaster, didn't get in the way, and knew the game. 

[Sports_Freak]

2 hours ago, Shinzaki said:

I'm old..I like Benetti and Dirks..and Daniella.

I don't like the intrusion of her "interviews" while action is happening. I look forward to it being over and getting back to why I'm watching....for a baseball game.