10/1/2025 1:08 PM Tigers @ Guardians AL Wild Card Game 2

[Mr.TaterSalad]

We're cooked. ****!

[ben9753]

Game 

[Sports_Freak]

Melton racing over to cover 1st base like a 10 year veteran 

[KL2]

Well was a weird season

[Sports_Freak]

Well....crap.

[lordstanley]

Of course. Guardians do nothing all day and then with one swing of the bat the #9 hitter hits his 6th homer of the year to put Cleveland ahead. 

[MichiganCardinal]

So predictable.

Edited October 1, 2025 by MichiganCardinal

[Sports_Freak]

Just now, KL2 said:

Well was a weird season

Cleveland has a very short bullpen tomorrow. There's still hope.

[guy incognito]

I reiterate: **********ing ************s.

[MichiganCardinal]

Imagine having the capability of doing something with a middle-middle fastball. Couldn't be us.

[gehringer_2]

Melton apparently thows very hard, and very straight.

[SeattleMike]

Just now, gehringer_2 said:

Melton apparently thows very hard, and very straight.

He shouldn't be in the bullpen. 

[Biff Mayhem]

[tiger2022]

Meat ball from a rookie.  Great 

Probably should have left Greene in the game and pinch hit for Perez and/or Meadows.  But only 1 manager can be the smartest man in the room.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

What can you do if you're AJ Hinch? No one in your lineup is hitting right now. Now amount of maneuvering or playing the analytics will solve this problem.

[KL2]

And I’m out can’t deal with the umping and Cleveland love fest

Edited October 1, 2025 by KL2

[gehringer_2]

1 minute ago, SeattleMike said:

He shouldn't be in the bullpen. 

If a guy has a flat heater I'm not sure there any place for him in the majors.

Edited October 1, 2025 by gehringer_2

[tiger2022]

Just now, Mr.TaterSalad said:

What can you do if you're AJ Hinch? No one in your lineup is hitting right now. Now amount of maneuvering or playing the analytics will solve this problem.

Maybe not overmanage the game and let the guys that are your core hitters hit and leave it to them?

Managers don't win games but they lose them.  

[Hongbit]

Would love to understand his reasoning going to Melton in that situation over Kahnle or Montero. 

[IdahoBert]

Just now, Mr.TaterSalad said:

What can you do if you're AJ Hinch? No one in your lineup is hitting right now. Now amount of maneuvering or playing the analytics will solve this problem.

Yes. It doesn’t matter who you send up there. At least they won’t be suffering a walk off 10th inning loss. 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Just now, tiger2022 said:

Maybe not overmanage the game and let the guys that are your core hitters hit and leave it to them?

Managers don't win games but they lose them.  

Who is a core hitter again? A guy with a .706 OPS and 74 Ks over the last 60 games?

[tiger2022]

1 minute ago, Hongbit said:

Would love to understand his reasoning going to Melton in that situation over Kahnle or Montero. 

He's the smartest guy in the room.  He has a big part in losing today's game.

[KL2]

1 minute ago, tiger2022 said:

Maybe not overmanage the game and let the guys that are your core hitters hit and leave it to them?

Managers don't win games but they lose them.  

And those core hitters have being doing so much damage right?

[tiger2022]

Just now, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Who is a core hitter again? A guy with a .706 OPS and 74 Ks over the last 60 games?

The dude who hit 36 hrs on the season.  You can defend Hinch all you want, but any other manager in the league let's Greene hit.

[Sports_Freak]

3 minutes ago, KL2 said:

And I’m out can’t deal with the umping and Cleveland love fest

I turned the speaker off the second Cleveland hit that HR. Ohio sucks. 😅