chasfh Posted September 27 Posted September 27 Where: Fenway Park, Boston MA Listen: WDFN 97.1 FM The Ticket Watch: FDSNDT; NESN; MLB Network; MLB.tv ($) Game Time Forecast: 74 degrees; winds SE at 5 and expected to increase slightly during the game; precipitation: none. Projected starting lineup: Quote
IdahoBert Posted September 27 Posted September 27 Wow, everything’s downloading a lot quicker than usual. Quote
Hongbit Posted September 27 Posted September 27 Thank you Alex Cora! No Duran, Bregman, Story, or Gonzalez. I hope he’s also planning to rest both Whitlock and Chapman if he’s got the lead late. 1 Quote
lordstanley Posted September 27 Posted September 27 I’m oddly confident that Montero will have a decent start today. Something like 3 runs in 5 2/3 innings. Not superb, but if the Tigers would get a clutch hit for a change it could be good enough. Quote
IdahoBert Posted September 27 Posted September 27 It would be nice if Riley Greene would just be happy to make contact and drive in a couple runs when the bases are loaded instead of golfing a grand slam. Quote
IdahoBert Posted September 27 Posted September 27 If in the off-season they traded Riley for two Steven Kwan type players and picked up a great reliever somewhere else I think I would be tickled pink. When you crunch the numbers, we’d be ahead of the game. But I think everyone in baseball knows what Riley is up to except a team that’s analytics deficient like the Rockies. Quote
Biff Mayhem Posted September 27 Posted September 27 Thank you for starting the game thread Chuck. You should realize that when they win today, you have to be the game thread creator as long as they win! 1 Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted September 27 Posted September 27 Oh my gosh. Migration days shouldn't be game days. I need you magnificent bastards now. You are my support system. Okay three things 1. The Red Sox are locked into their playoff position. No going up or down here 2. The Red Sox might be hungover 3. The Red Sox HATE The Astros Tigers, if you can't bring it tonight - you don't deserve it. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted September 27 Posted September 27 10 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: Oh my gosh. Migration days shouldn't be game days. I need you magnificent bastards now. You are my support system. Okay three things 1. The Red Sox are locked into their playoff position. No going up or down here 2. The Red Sox might be hungover 3. The Red Sox HATE The Astros Tigers, if you can't bring it tonight - you don't deserve it. Boston would move down if the Tigers (and Cleveland) win the next 2. We would have the tie-breaker. Boston might prefer that? Play at Cleveland instead of in NY? Quote
gehringer_2 Posted September 27 Posted September 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, IdahoBert said: If in the off-season they traded Riley for two Steven Kwan type players and picked up a great reliever somewhere else I think I would be tickled pink. When you crunch the numbers, we’d be ahead of the game. But I think everyone in baseball knows what Riley is up to except a team that’s analytics deficient like the Rockies. the thing with Riley is that he doesn't have to hit the way he does now - he certainly didn't last season. And this is kind of where I wonder where the Tiger coaches are. Earlier in the season everyone was talking about how Riley had shifted to the most extremely inclined swing in the majors. Now there is reason outliers are outliers, it's because you almost never find optimum performance at the extremes unless there is something extremely unusual about the player that makes him a physical outlier. Riley runs a little funny but there is really nothing that would lead you believe that he would be likely to be successful in a batting style that NO-ONE else succeeds with. I mean probabilities aren't rocket science. You better be able to prove your choice of an outlier style gets demonstrable results or your coaches should be on your case to get back to what normally works. Edited September 27 by gehringer_2 Quote
SoCalTiger Posted September 27 Posted September 27 Really would be great to win today and have Skubul for game one.Please. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted September 27 Posted September 27 34 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: the thing with Riley is that he doesn't have to hit the way he does now - he certainly didn't last season. And this is kind of where I wonder where the Tiger coaches are. Earlier in the season everyone was talking about how Riley had shifted to the most extremely inclined swing in the majors. Now there is reason outliers are outliers, it's because you almost never find optimum performance at the extremes unless there is something extremely unusual about the player that makes him a physical outlier. Riley runs a little funny but there is really nothing that would lead you believe that he would be likely to be successful in a batting style that NO-ONE else succeeds with. I mean probabilities aren't rocket science. You better be able to prove your choice of an outlier style gets demonstrable results or your coaches should be on your case to get back to what normally works. It may not be something he/they can change on the fly during the season. Riley is very close to being a big superstar. Get his strikeouts down to around 75 a season and watch him take off. He's really going to need to change his approach though. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted September 27 Posted September 27 Early had a game where he struck out 11 hitters in 5 innings. Quote
tiger2022 Posted September 27 Posted September 27 I dont listen to the radio broadcast ever but am traveling and in the car. Not sure who the color analyst is but he sucks mightily. Quote
romad1 Posted September 27 Posted September 27 Any lineup with a guy in Perez' slump batting 3rd is not a real lineup. 1 Quote
Edman85 Posted September 27 Posted September 27 3 minutes ago, tiger2022 said: I dont listen to the radio broadcast ever but am traveling and in the car. Not sure who the color analyst is but he sucks mightily. Bobby Scales. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted September 27 Posted September 27 They're gonna make us sweat this, aren't they? They just can't make it easy. Quote
JackMorrisStache Posted September 27 Posted September 27 Glad to see the offense is back today. Back to sucking a$$. Quote
tiger2022 Posted September 27 Posted September 27 11 minutes ago, Edman85 said: Bobby Scales. Not to turn it into a trash on Bobby Scales thread, but how does one get a premier mlb radio gig by being as bad as he is without being some player who was a legend or hall of famer, etc.? I could see if he was a great player and they gave him the gig but you mean to tell me there aren't other people out there who can actually articulate an actual thought? Quote
Edman85 Posted September 27 Posted September 27 Just now, tiger2022 said: Not to turn it into a trash on Bobby Scales thread, but how does one get a premier mlb radio gig by being as bad as he is without being some player who was a legend or hall of famer, etc.? I could see if he was a great player and they gave him the gig but you mean to tell me there aren't other people out there who can actually articulate an actual thought? I think he's pretty good, so I'm not the one to ask about this. Knows analytics and player dev stuff. 1 Quote
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