7/2/25 1:05 & 6:45 Tigers @ Nationals DH Wednesday

[RandyMarsh]

Now that were back on the road of course it's supposed to be perfect here all week.

[lordstanley]

Pentagon heard about Tork-bombs, wanted to learn more, so summoned Spencer and some Tigers  

 

[RandyMarsh]

"What's this Tork and Carpet Bomb that we hear the Tigers possess?"

[Tenacious D]

47 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

Pentagon heard about Tork-bombs, wanted to learn more, so summoned Spencer and some Tigers  

 

Seems random, or are they well known MAGA dudes?

[lordstanley]

4 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Seems random, or are they well known MAGA dudes?

There's a write-up from the Defense Department about how Sawyer Gipson-Long has had 7 family members in the military and the Press Secretary "went on to express thanks from the Defense Department for the Tigers' 'unwavering support for service members and veterans,' noting visits by the team to military installations to boost troop morale, as well as the various charitable initiatives the Tigers organization engages in".  So I suspect it's just part of the MLB-military relationship.

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4230809/detroit-tigers-players-family-members-staff-visit-pentagon/

[Tigermojo]

22 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

"What's this Tork and Carpet Bomb that we hear the Tigers possess?"

Stadium Busters.

[GalagaGuy]

The Gribe lose another one.   

[IdahoBert]

Twins lost to the Marlins too. The Marlins have won their last eight games and are 9-1 in their last 10. They have recently swept the Giants and the Diamondbacks and they’re playing the Twins whom they’ve already defeated tonight so they have a good chance of continuing this streak. 

[Motor City Sonics]

12 game lead? 

[IdahoBert]

2 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

12 game lead? 

Yes, against Cleveland, which has lost five games in a row. Everyone but the Tigers and the White Sox are on losing streaks. 

[IdahoBert]

For the Tigers, left-hander Tyler Holton will start Game 1 and right-hander Jack Flaherty will start Game 2. The Nationals will counter with Trevor Williams and MacKenzie Gore, respectively.

[lordstanley]

4 of the 6 worst records in the AL belong to AL Central teams now. Only the Athletics and Orioles are in that mix. 

[Motor City Sonics]

2 hours ago, lordstanley said:

4 of the 6 worst records in the AL belong to AL Central teams now. Only the Athletics and Orioles are in that mix. 

I do worry that it's coming too easy now.     I really do.   Silly eh? 

This affords them the ability to say "Kerry, take a rest, heal up, we're fine", 

 

but I still worry.  

 

When the heck is Reese coming back? 

 

[Tigermojo]

21 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

I do worry that it's coming too easy now.     I really do.   Silly eh? 

This affords them the ability to say "Kerry, take a rest, heal up, we're fine", 

 

but I still worry.  

 

When the heck is Reese coming back? 

 

Olson pitched Wednesday and Montero pitched Thursday for Toledo. Montero pitched again last night when it was Olson's turn. He should be back any day now unless he had a setback in a bullpen session or something.

[IdahoBert]

I just now checked and although Kerry Carpenter is reported to be on the 10 day disabled list he is still listed as active on the 25 man roster.

Also, no additional pitchers are yet reported to have been added for the double header.

[casimir]

7 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

The Nationals will counter with Trevor Williams and MacKenzie Gore, respectively.

May the dear Lord have pity on their souls.

[IdahoBert]

MacKenzie Gore is pretty good. Aside from allowing six runs recently to the Dodgers he’s been striking out a ton of guys and shutting out teams. If Jack keeps getting behind in the count, the second game could be uncomfortable.

[romad1]

I walked out of my house into a steady rain.  I sure hope they remembered to put the tarp down at Nats Park. 

[RandyMarsh]

It's getting to the point where we're gonna have to start scoreboard watching by looking at the AL East leaders and Astros scores for the 1st round bye.

The Central teams are quickly becoming irrelevant at this moment. 

[romad1]

9 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

It's getting to the point where we're gonna have to start scoreboard watching by looking at the AL East leaders and Astros scores for the 1st round bye.

The Central teams are quickly becoming irrelevant at this moment. 

let one of the AL Central teams get under 10 games out and it will be freakout time 

[IdahoBert]

Since the Dodgers played yesterday and they won, giving them one win more than the Tigers, they technically have World Series home-field advantage. 

[RandyMarsh]

16 minutes ago, romad1 said:

let one of the AL Central teams get under 10 games out and it will be freakout time 

Yeah not saying to ignore them completely but those two division leaders are who I'm watching more closely at this point, if/ when a Central team gets back to within 7 or 8 games then they'll regain my main focus. 

Edited Wednesday at 12:11 PM by RandyMarsh

[Edman85]

1 hour ago, IdahoBert said:

I just now checked and although Kerry Carpenter is reported to be on the 10 day disabled list he is still listed as active on the 25 man roster.

Also, no additional pitchers are yet reported to have been added for the double header.

No game yesterday, so why make the move? He can still be backdated to Sunday.

[IdahoBert]

19 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

No game yesterday, so why make the move? He can still be backdated to Sunday.

I had the feeling that might be the case, but I just thought this stuff was automatic. Thx. I suppose there’s issues of service time and everything else involved in this too.

[Motor City Sonics]

2 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

I just now checked and although Kerry Carpenter is reported to be on the 10 day disabled list he is still listed as active on the 25 man roster.

Also, no additional pitchers are yet reported to have been added for the double header.

They don't have to make any official moves until a certain time before the next game, right?