6/2/25 7:40PM Tigers @ White Sox

[Tiger337]

51 minutes ago, Arlington said:

Oppo Taco, Orange Taco, the word is getting a lot of play of recent

Oh yeah, I hate that oppo Taco thing.  

[IdahoBert]

8 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Flaherty acts like he pitched a bad game tonight! 

Yeah, he obviously wasn’t happy with it. Maybe he wants his stuff that breaks to be a ball’s width outside the strike zone instead of three or more balls width outside. 

[IdahoBert]

28 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Tigers are now tied with the Yankees at a +98 in the run differential. Best in baseball...

It’s amazing how one game can make a difference like that. I’ve actually been eyeing the Yankees run differential with resentment.  

[holygoat]

 

[Tiger337]

[romad1]

A's are coming back. 

[IdahoBert]

14 hours ago, CaliforniaDreaming said:

I didn't know the name of their stadium had changed with the company's new branding. I guess the rate is no longer guaranteed. 

The broadcasters were making that joke too. It was hard not to. It’s just short of Feiger Law changing their slogan to “all we do is lose.“

[romad1]

A's just hit a 3 run bomb 6-4

[romad1]

Jacob Wilson of the A's has the weirdest, most eccentric batting stance since John Wockenfuss.

[IdahoBert]

4 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

A precious memory of bad choices in Chicago. It’s just too bad the Tigers weren’t also at the Cleveland Indians ten-cent beer night. 

[Tiger337]

Another bad choice.  It's funny.  I remember them wearing those shorts for about a month, but it was actually only three games.  

[IdahoBert]

Those idiot A’s had the bases loaded with no outs and got two infield fly pop-ups, and then a ground out and did not score. Do not send boys to do a man’s job. 

[IdahoBert]

10 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Another bad choice.  It's funny.  I remember them wearing those shorts for about a month, but it was actually only three games.  

I’ve seen those pictures so many times I just assumed they wore them a lot. 

[IdahoBert]

Twins will beat the Athletics, barring something amazing that probably won’t happen.

So I’ve been reading it’s possible that Sawyer Gipson-Long could start tomorrow, but on tonight‘s broadcast they kept talking about Tuesday’s game as a “bullpen game.” No starting pitcher listed for either Tuesday or Wednesday right now. Anybody have a take on this?

[IdahoBert]

Cannon’s shoulders just slumped as Carp crushed that HR in the first. The agony of repeated defeat is not an easy thing to bear. Usually players check public demonstrations of defeat, but they’re human and can’t always rein them in. 

Even though we make fun of White Sox fans, there was something noble in how the faithful remnant made the pilgrimage of walking the perimeter of the ballpark before the game began. I too know what it feels like to revere a tradition and how painful it is to lose. I sure am glad we’re winning now though, and it’s our turn to win.

There’s no win/win in baseball. It’s only win/lose. It’s kind of harsh but elegantly precise and definitive. 

[chasfh]

10 hours ago, holygoat said:

I see it's Bobby Higginson Day in MLB today. Nice touch.

I still can’t believe they gave Super Bobby’s number to Beau Freakin Brieske.

[chasfh]

10 hours ago, Crazy Cat Gentleman said:

what are FanDuel's odds on the Sox sending down a RP mid-series to call up a fresh arm?

They don’t even post sure loser bets.

[chasfh]

10 hours ago, buddha said:

the white sox have some good young starters.  jimmy cannon is not one of them.

“Jimmy Cannon” sounds more like the Sox beat writer for the Sun-Times.

[chasfh]

10 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

We can't pull Flaherty to rest him because we have a BP day tomorrow.

Looked like Sox pitchers were throwing BP this game.

[chasfh]

9 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

The guy with the Detroit versus everybody shirt in the stands going nuts and the disgusted looking white Sox fan behind him is precious

The White Sox fan was disgusted only because he has pointless expectations.

[chasfh]

9 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Larry Herndon hit 4 home runs in 4 consecutive at bats, but in 2 games;

"Herndon also tied a major-league record by hitting home runs in four consecutive at bats on May 17 and 18, 1982."

(Do it Kerry)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Herndon

 

Super Bobby did that, too.

[chasfh]

9 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

Wow, the limited rotation of ads on mlb.tv gets tedious. 

If one of the four ads you’re seeing is not Bet365, you’re better off than I.

[Tigermojo]

6 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

Twins will beat the Athletics, barring something amazing that probably won’t happen.

So I’ve been reading it’s possible that Sawyer Gipson-Long could start tomorrow, but on tonight‘s broadcast they kept talking about Tuesday’s game as a “bullpen game.” No starting pitcher listed for either Tuesday or Wednesday right now. Anybody have a take on this?

SGL pitched Thursday so today would be regular rest. It will be interesting to see what they do to add him to the 40 man roster.

[chasfh]

9 hours ago, StrangeBird said:

Same with MLB radio. I can‘t tell you how many times I‘ve heard that the word of the day is oppo taco. 

I don’t even listen to MLB radio anymore because garbage Chicago ads featuring inexplicable Hall-of-Famer Pat Hughes follow me to every game I listen to in every part of the country I roam.

I’m glad I get baseball on Sirius. At least half the commercial pods are local 97.1 The Fan ads, even if a third of them are for various ambulance chasers.

[chasfh]

9 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

When you’ve got a huge lead and a position player like yourself comes up to pitch, is it considered bad form to tee off on the poor bastard?

No at all. If the other team is going to give up like that, hammer and hurt them some more. They’re professionals, they can take it. If they can’t, go open a flower shop or something.

Besides, the baseball clock runs on outs, not time, so technically, a team can still come back from infinity-minus-one runs down before “time” runs out.