Tigeraholic1 Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Comerica Park - Detroit, MI Listen: 97.1 The Ticket Watch: FanDuel Det Game Time Forecast: 93 Partly Sunny Starters: LHP Eric Lauer RHP Reese Olson Quote
casimir Posted July 24 Posted July 24 The park should be buzzing this weekend. Maybe that’ll be the magical elixir to the recent slide. Everybody have fun tonight. Everybody Wang Chung tonight. Quote
chasfh Posted July 24 Posted July 24 During this 1-9 stretch that started July 9, team ranks (per FanGraphs): Runs scored: 30th since July 9 (through July 8: 6th) wRC+: 30th (7th) ISO: 30th (6th) BABIP: 22nd (6th) Batter K%: 27th (23%) Batter BB%: 11th (16th) Baserunning: 5th (6th) Defense: 15th (15th) Runs against: t-29th (4th) Pitcher K/9: 1st (13th) Pitcher BB/9: 22nd (5th) Pitcher HR/9: 25th (9th) HR/FB: 28th (13th) ERA: 30th (3rd) FIP: 22nd (6th) xFIP: 4th (5th) As bad as things have been, there are some underlying bright spots in that we are still doing some key things as well during that stretch as before it. We're still taking walks and running the bases. The defense is holding up. Our pitchers are all of a sudden striking out guys at a league-leading clip. and not just Tarik Skubal. The home runs we're giving up may be due at least as much to bad luck as bad pitching. Putting it all together, this looks less like a massive soul-crushing correction than it does a stretch of some really bad luck. Seeing this before/after comparison actually made me feel a little better. We may not exactly be a legit 100-win team, but I think we're going to be OK, and remember, we are not in a ring-or-bust situation. We have an bright immediate future as well. 1 Quote
Sports_Freak Posted July 24 Posted July 24 28 minutes ago, chasfh said: During this 1-9 stretch that started July 9, team ranks (per FanGraphs): Runs scored: 30th since July 9 (through July 8: 6th) wRC+: 30th (7th) ISO: 30th (6th) BABIP: 22nd (6th) Batter K%: 27th (23%) Batter BB%: 11th (16th) Baserunning: 5th (6th) Defense: 15th (15th) Runs against: t-29th (4th) Pitcher K/9: 1st (13th) Pitcher BB/9: 22nd (5th) Pitcher HR/9: 25th (9th) HR/FB: 28th (13th) ERA: 30th (3rd) FIP: 22nd (6th) xFIP: 4th (5th) As bad as things have been, there are some underlying bright spots in that we are still doing some key things as well during that stretch as before it. We're still taking walks and running the bases. The defense is holding up. Our pitchers are all of a sudden striking out guys at a league-leading clip. and not just Tarik Skubal. The home runs we're giving up may be due at least as much to bad luck as bad pitching. Putting it all together, this looks less like a massive soul-crushing correction than it does a stretch of some really bad luck. Seeing this before/after comparison actually made me feel a little better. We may not exactly be a legit 100-win team, but I think we're going to be OK, and remember, we are not in a ring-or-bust situation. We have an bright immediate future as well. I saw a stat on X (Twitter) yesterday that showed a recent stat on our hitters slumps. Keith was the only one not in a total slump. It reminded me of the start to 2024 when the entire team was in a prolonged slump. When we score 6 runs or more, going 0 for 5 doesn't stand out. When we don't score, those struggles are magnified. Should we panic? No....the team has to work it's way out of the slump. Just...Hurry up!! 😆😆 Quote
casimir Posted July 24 Posted July 24 2 hours ago, CaliforniaDreaming said: Please Win Oh, come on now. Lean into that with your chest. Crowd the plate when you’re typing that. Chins up, people. They weren’t going to get through a whole season without some sort of struggle. Must win. For crying out loud, they survived Ryan Kreidler in CF and Kenta Maeda on the mound earlier on this season. Must win. The park should be packed with Toronto coming into town. A rekindling of 1984 in a somewhat different geographically playoffical set of circumstances. The winner of this series gets control of the Windsor Ballet until the next season. Wait, what? Must win! 1 1 Quote
kdog Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Carlos Hernandez has been removed from the roster...no corresponding move yet. Quote
Arlington Posted July 24 Posted July 24 My bet is that Carlos moves through waivers and elects to sign with the Tigers. Quote
lordstanley Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Guardians lose. Tigers' divisional lead is back up to 8.5 games. 1 Quote
Sports_Freak Posted July 24 Posted July 24 29 minutes ago, Arlington said: My bet is that Carlos moves through waivers and elects to sign with the Tigers. Why would the Tigers want him? Limited upside. Quote
theroundsquare Posted July 24 Posted July 24 so you're saying he's an improvement over Carlos Hernandez? Quote
casimir Posted July 24 Posted July 24 32 minutes ago, kdog said: Showcasing Hartlieb for Toronto? Bichette traded during or after the series? 2 Quote
Edman85 Posted July 24 Posted July 24 1 hour ago, Arlington said: My bet is that Carlos moves through waivers and elects to sign with the Tigers. This is not how waivers work. Hernandez will go through waivers (unless he is traded before), and if he clears, the Tigers can outright him. A player outrighted does not re-sign. Now, Hernandez is a bit unique, in that he does have enough service time to declare free agency, but that would require him forfeiting the rest of his guaranteed contract, which is well beyond what he would get if he hit the open market. In short, I think you meant to say he will accept the outright assignment, which is true. Quote
chasfh Posted July 24 Posted July 24 1 hour ago, Arlington said: My bet is that Carlos moves through waivers and elects to sign with the Tigers. Someone else will pick him up. Quote
Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Jahmai Jones! good to get on the board first. Quote
lordstanley Posted July 24 Posted July 24 A 1-2-3 top of the 1st and a home run in the bottom of the 1st. Maybe the Tigers are turning over a new leaf. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Maybe the worst part of the storm headed this way will stay north of Detroit? It looks like Comerica will still be getting wet... Quote
Tigermojo Posted July 24 Posted July 24 The other day, I asked Jahmai Jones what have you done for me lately? Since then he's hit two home runs so I withdraw my question. Quote
VegasTiger Posted July 24 Posted July 24 Just now, Tigermojo said: The other day, I asked Jahmai Jones what have you done for me lately? Since then he's hit two home runs so I withdraw my question. Don't you dare. 1 Quote
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