2025 Detroit Tigers General Discussion Thread

[Tenacious D]

3 hours ago, lordstanley said:

I don’t like the empty seats behind home plate. Empty expensive seats are normal in hockey and basketball but are usually outside my line of sights or on the fringes of it when I’m watching a game on tv. For Tigers home games I do think they are an eyesore on every pitch. 

Do what I do—just squint while watching the games.

[KL2]

5 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

I should maybe look into it but my hometown pay per which is a McClatchy paper charges $30 a month. That’s what it will be. It’s not worth it to me. 

It is not..and that's from someone who knows who runs it

[KL2]

4 hours ago, oblong said:

I’m so tired of seeing people complaint about that. Ryan Ermani had been a leader of that.  Every stadium with those premium seats has this “problem”.  I watch the players.  Not the audience.  It’s such a non issue.  The seats are sold. People are getting what they paid for. It hurts no one if they aren’t sitting there.  Get off social media Karen. 

This. Yankees have it except for playoffs. It's a zero issue and this article is just someone who isn't up to date.

[Sports_Freak]

Cincinnati beat Cleveland 

[IdahoBert]

4 minutes ago, KL2 said:

It is not..and that's from someone who knows who runs it

Actually, a year and a half ago or so they jumped mine up from $12.99 a month or something to $29.99. And there’s almost no local news. They never sent me an email letting me know this was going to happen so maybe they have lowered their prices locally I don’t know, but I’ve learned to live without it  

[IdahoBert]

7 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Cincinnati beat Cleveland 

I was watching that and when I watch other teams, which is rare, it feels like they’re living in the last century.

They’re always talking about how it’s “hard for a guy to come off the bench after six or seven days without swinging the bat” and that doesn’t happen with the Tigers. Nobody seems to be going from 1st to 3rd the way the Tigers do. The Tigers play a different brand of baseball.

And a lot of the broadcast teams seem like stuffy old fogies in suits and if I’m 73 years old and I think they’re old fogies they are. I like our broadcast crews on both TV and radio both a lot more than what I hear on other broadcasts. 

[lordstanley]

9 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Do what I do—just squint while watching the games.

I listen to 80% of the games on radio instead of TV, so in my mind the seats are jam packed with fans roaring on every pitch. 

[RandyMarsh]

After scoring 30 runs in 3 games against Boston a few weeks ago we have now gone 23 games where the offense has been relatively quiet. Only twice have we scored 6 runs during this run and have scored 3 runs or less in over half the games. Despite that they are still 14-9 during this stretch which is just remarkable given the aforementioned run issues. 

[chasfh]

5 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

TL;DR version. They overpriced the seats.

Those seats are overpriced everywhere. That main problem is the whole club aspect where people are incentivized to leave the seats and go someplace they can get swell food and drink as a lubricant to hobnobbing and networking. It’s not just that they have to walk clear across the ballpark to access club privileges—it’ll be the same thing when they finish the club underneath the seats.

[chasfh]

4 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

I only half agree. I think it does look pretty terrible when you have a sold out venue and the best seats in the house are sitting empty because some corp or high roller did show or is isn't interested enough in the game to watch. That's what lux boxes are for, the camera doesn't have to look at them. To me it's just another drip, drip of the social rot we live with. The rich waste stuff other people would love to use but we can't have that. Sure, its been the human condition since the Pharoahs but my baseball team doesn't have to rub my nose in it for 9 innings every night.

I agree with Oblong in that as a fan, I don’t give a s***. I’m watching to watch the game. I also believe teams shoot themselves in the foot some when they parade empty seats in front of cameras for literally half the time a game is on. That’s a real problem for them, and I think it’s interesting to contemplate.

[chasfh]

29 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

I was watching that and when I watch other teams, which is rare, it feels like they’re living in the last century.

They’re always talking about how it’s “hard for a guy to come off the bench after six or seven days without swinging the bat” and that doesn’t happen with the Tigers. Nobody seems to be going from 1st to 3rd the way the Tigers do. The Tigers play a different brand of baseball.

And a lot of the broadcast teams seem like stuffy old fogies in suits and if I’m 73 years old and I think they’re old fogies they are. I like our broadcast crews on both TV and radio both a lot more than what I hear on other broadcasts. 

This is a complete 180 from where we were even five years ago!

[Tigermojo]

Should have saved the cardboard fans from COVID.

[IdahoBert]

17 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

Should have saved the cardboard fans from COVID.

I think they should use mannequins or crash test dummies. And they should be looking at their phones the whole time for realism.

[IdahoBert]

I just watched the two extra innings in the Rays Boston game and the umpire handed the victory to the Rays by calling a strike on a pitch that was maybe three or 4 inches below the strike zone. Joey‘s brother got tossed and even the Rays announcers were rolling their eyes about what a bad call it was. So it goes ask Kurt Vonnegut would say. At least it’s not as bad as the fire bombing Dresden.

[Tenacious D]

2 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

After scoring 30 runs in 3 games against Boston a few weeks ago we have now gone 23 games where the offense has been relatively quiet. Only twice have we scored 6 runs during this run and have scored 3 runs or less in over half the games. Despite that they are still 14-9 during this stretch which is just remarkable given the aforementioned run issues. 

Pitching!  Skubal and Flaherty are aces.  Mize not far behind.

[Tenacious D]

Next 18 games against Baltimore, Cincinnati. Pittsburgh, Oakland.Tampa Bay and Minnesota.  How we feeling?  

10-8

[papalawrence]

17 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Next 18 games against Baltimore, Cincinnati. Pittsburgh, Oakland.Tampa Bay and Minnesota.  How we feeling?  

10-8

Baltimore, Tampa and even Pitt are all hot right now. 10-8 is probably close

[papalawrence]

2 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

After scoring 30 runs in 3 games against Boston a few weeks ago we have now gone 23 games where the offense has been relatively quiet. Only twice have we scored 6 runs during this run and have scored 3 runs or less in over half the games. Despite that they are still 14-9 during this stretch which is just remarkable given the aforementioned run issues. 

Somewhere (maybe Tigers podcast foul territory) mentioned Detroit's team ops is about .650 - 21st in mlb - over that span. 

Edited Tuesday at 04:33 AM by papalawrence

[gehringer_2]

32 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

Somewhere (maybe Tigers podcast foul territory) mentioned Detroit's team ops is about .650 - 21st in mlb - over that span. 

 

Recent opponents have been the Cards, the Cubs, Cleveland, the Royals, the Giants, and the White Sox. All those teams other than the White Sox have better than average Team ERA's, with KC and the Giants being in the top 5. Two of the games against the Pale Hose were cool days. Not to worry.

Edited Tuesday at 05:06 AM by gehringer_2

[Motor City Sonics]

What's the deal with Reese Olson? 

[IdahoBert]

7 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

 

Recent opponents have been the Cards, the Cubs, Cleveland, the Royals, the Giants, and the White Sox. All those teams other than the White Sox have better than average Team ERA's, with KC and the Giants being in the top 5. Two of the games against the Pale Hose were cool days. Not to worry.

I hope you’re right. 

[IdahoBert]

25 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

What's the deal with Reese Olson? 

• Olson experienced soreness in his right ring finger, specifically affecting his ability to grip his changeup. 

   
• Treatment:

  He received an injection to address the inflammation and hopes it will resolve the issue. 

   
• Rehab:

  He is currently working his way back through a throwing program, including bullpen sessions and throwing off flat ground. 

   
• Return Timeline:

  Olson is optimistic about his return but acknowledges that the recovery may take longer than initially anticipated. 

[romad1]

7 hours ago, papalawrence said:

Baltimore, Tampa and even Pitt are all hot right now. 10-8 is probably close

We will miss our SP depth but we are going to break some teams. 

[davidsb623]

8 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

Next 18 games against Baltimore, Cincinnati. Pittsburgh, Oakland.Tampa Bay and Minnesota.  How we feeling?  

10-8

12-6

[chasfh]

9 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

Next 18 games against Baltimore, Cincinnati. Pittsburgh, Oakland.Tampa Bay and Minnesota.  How we feeling?  

10-8

I see what you're doing here. 😉

I'm going to go out on a limb and say 12-6. Who wants to come out here with me? We can talk baseball while everyone points and laughs at us ...