Will Tigers Pony up for Skubal

[Stormin]

3 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

The idea that this team would implode without Skubal is ridiculous.  He’ll pitch in 20% of our games, if lucky and log 2/3 innings in of each of those.

He is amazing, but we have won without him and will again.

Winning is one step.  The World Series is a much bigger step.  If I didn't consider the Tigers  a World Series contender with Skubal, I might align with your view.   But I like to dream.   Removing Skubal from the Tigers roster and adding Skubal to the Yankees, Red Sox, Mariners, Dodgers, Phillies ...   makes the postseason  path  much more difficult.  

Skubal has pitched at least 6 innings in each of his 6 post season games over the past 2 years and has a 2.04 ERA and 1.91 FIP in the post season.  Skubal has pitched 28% of the Tigers postseason innings over the past 2 seasons.  No other pitcher on the Tigers staff comes close to those numbers.  

Edited 6 hours ago by Stormin

[IdahoBert]

6 hours ago, buddha said:

If skubal leaves i'll still root for him unless he goes to Boston or the White Sox, twins or indians.  Then he can rot in hell.

Ha. I don’t really blame you. 

[IdahoBert]

Everyone is of course free to do whatever they want. But I have never cared about or followed players that have left this team ever. I just lose interest and when they leave this team, their exploits are meaningless to me. Even JV.  When Skubal leaves this team, I will cease to care about him.

I don’t even identify myself as a “baseball fan.“ I’m a Tigers fan. Baseball doesn’t exist for me unless it’s the Tigers.

I’m not necessarily proud of this, but it is what it is. I’m glad that other people can find joy in baseball in general or sports in general. I just don’t happen to be one of those persons. 

[Tigermojo]

7 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Everyone is of course free to do whatever they want. But I have never cared about or followed players that have left this team ever. I just lose interest and when they leave this team, their exploits are meaningless to me. Even JV.  When Skubal leaves this team, I will cease to care about him.

I don’t even identify myself as a “baseball fan.“ I’m a Tigers fan. Baseball doesn’t exist for me unless it’s the Tigers.

I’m not necessarily proud of this, but it is what it is. I’m glad that other people can find joy in baseball in general or sports in general. I just don’t happen to be one of those persons. 

 

[IdahoBert]

5 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

 

Thank you! 

[CaliforniaDreaming]

1 hour ago, IdahoBert said:

Everyone is of course free to do whatever they want. But I have never cared about or followed players that have left this team ever. I just lose interest and when they leave this team, their exploits are meaningless to me. Even JV.  When Skubal leaves this team, I will cease to care about him.

I don’t even identify myself as a “baseball fan.“ I’m a Tigers fan. Baseball doesn’t exist for me unless it’s the Tigers.

I’m not necessarily proud of this, but it is what it is. I’m glad that other people can find joy in baseball in general or sports in general. I just don’t happen to be one of those persons. 

Amen. i completely agree with this.