Tiger337 Posted October 3 Posted October 3 I think Seattle is the favorite, but it's 5-game series and Skubal is pitching 2 of those games. Anything can happen Quote
tiger2022 Posted October 3 Posted October 3 What sports writers or 3rd rate ESPN analysts say is really irrelevant. It comes down to pitching. Can Mize, Montero, and Flaherty get it done? Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted October 3 Posted October 3 9 hours ago, oblong said: Where: T Mobil Park, Seattle WA Watch: National - FS1 Listen: Mariners - Seattle Sports (710 AM), Tigers - 97.1 The Ticket, LaZ WDTW 1310AM/107.9FM National - ESPN Radio Probable Pitchers TBD vs TBD Mr. McKitrick, after very careful consideration I've come to the conclusion that your new defense system sucks. 1 Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted October 3 Posted October 3 4 hours ago, SeattleMike said: I'll be there Sunday. Skubal I hope. You get Cobb. 1 Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted October 3 Posted October 3 2 hours ago, romad1 said: Thank you for stepping into the breach. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. Or close the wall up with our Tiger dead. In the regular season there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility But when the blast of playoffs blows in our ears Then imitate the action of the Tigers Stiffen the sinews..........SUMMON UP THE BLOOD Disguise fair nature with hard-favoured rage 2 Quote
IdahoBert Posted October 3 Posted October 3 I feel like I’m playing with House money, but I would still really like to win this series. If Skubal can win two games and Mize can win one then we’ve got it. But the Tigers have to score runs. If they’ll only score a couple runs each game, I don’t see how this can turn out well. Quote
monkeytargets39 Posted October 3 Posted October 3 The Ms have very few LHP options, so that’s good for most of our power bats. Quote
IdahoBert Posted October 3 Posted October 3 4 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said: The Ms have very few LHP options, so that’s good for most of our power bats. Thank you I need Hope. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted October 3 Posted October 3 25 minutes ago, IdahoBert said: I feel like I’m playing with House money, but I would still really like to win this series. If Skubal can win two games and Mize can win one then we’ve got it. But the Tigers have to score runs. If they’ll only score a couple runs each game, I don’t see how this can turn out well. They were only 3 games better than the Tigers 2 Quote
MichiganCardinal Posted October 4 Posted October 4 I don’t think it’s fair or reasonable to go into this with a “win both Skubal starts and steal another” strategy. I won’t argue that it may be the most realistic path, but it’s exactly what they did (and what failed) last year with Cleveland. All went to plan until they got into game five and the Guardians finally got to Skubal. The man can’t possibly just strike out 14 and throw 7 shutout innings every start. Baseball isn’t a one-man game. If it was the Angels would have been fantastic the last 5-10 years. Go out and win game one, let Skubal do his thing Sunday, and win one at home. Skubal can start the ALCS. 2 1 Quote
MichiganCardinal Posted October 4 Posted October 4 Feels like the Mariners’ monkey on their back shouldn’t be overlooked either. They haven’t won a game in the ALDS or beyond in 24 years. Might mean nothing to their roster of guys who were children then, but it does mean that they lack postseason experience. Postseason baseball is so different than the previous 162. Quote
tiger2022 Posted October 4 Posted October 4 (edited) I feel if Melton is starting, the Tigers are just giving up hoping to win game 1. Hoping he only goes an inning or two Funny, his postseason era is 108.00 and his whip is 12.00 Edited October 4 by tiger2022 Quote
IdahoBert Posted October 4 Posted October 4 Skubal is 3-2 in five career starts vs. Seattle, with both of those losses having come this season. So he’s due for a rebound… 🤞 Quote
Sports_Freak Posted October 4 Posted October 4 45 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: They were only 3 games better than the Tigers That's very misleading. The Tigers were 6 games up on them on August 2nd. So they caught us and ended up 3 games better. Since August 2nd, they're 9 games better than us. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted October 4 Posted October 4 Just now, IdahoBert said: Skubal is 3-2 in five career starts vs. Seattle, with both of those losses having come this season. So he’s due for a rebound… 🤞 Split in Seattle and win 2 games here. Series win! 😅 Quote
lordstanley Posted October 4 Posted October 4 30 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: That's very misleading. The Tigers were 6 games up on them on August 2nd. So they caught us and ended up 3 games better. Since August 2nd, they're 9 games better than us. The Guardians were 10.5 games better than the Tigers the final 2 1/2 weeks of the regular season and the Tigers sent them home for the season. 1 Quote
Sports_Freak Posted October 4 Posted October 4 12 minutes ago, lordstanley said: The Guardians were 10.5 games better than the Tigers the final 2 1/2 weeks of the regular season and the Tigers sent them home for the season. Oh, I wasn't implying Seattle was better than us, just that they only caught up and passed us when we were on a losing streak. I'm really hoping the Tigers found their stroke, like we did the first 100 games or so. That team was playing like actual World Champions.. Quote
lordstanley Posted October 4 Posted October 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sports_Freak said: Oh, I wasn't implying Seattle was better than us, just that they only caught up and passed us when we were on a losing streak. I'm really hoping the Tigers found their stroke, like we did the first 100 games or so. That team was playing like actual World Champions.. I'm actually feeling pretty relaxed, at least we got to the ALDS and maybe have shaken off the season-ending slump. Imagine if the Tigers had had a normal finish (8-8 instead of 3-13) and got the #2 seed. They'd still be facing Seattle, there would be the concern of rust vs rest, Skubal would be burned in home games instead of giving us a good chance in road games, the Mariners would have the same fearsome lineup, etc. There'd be the risk that a very nice regular season would end in getting knocked out in the Tigers' first playoff round. Or imagine further that the Tigers had turned it on a bit at the finish (11-5 instead of 3-13) and got the #1 seed. They'd be facing the Yankees with its 8 or so hitters with 20+ home runs. The Tigers likely still would have been considered underdogs by most and there'd be the risk that a dream regular season as top team in the AL would end in getting knocked out in the Tigers' first playoff round. Edited October 4 by lordstanley 1 1 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted October 4 Posted October 4 (edited) 2 hours ago, tiger2022 said: I feel if Melton is starting, the Tigers are just giving up hoping to win game 1. Hoping he only goes an inning or two Funny, his postseason era is 108.00 and his whip is 12.00 Melton threw 16 inning in Sept with 10 BB and 11K, His ERA wasn't bad but those are bad peripherals.. IMO Montero pitched better than that, but he has thrown to 15 Mariners this season and given up a 1.042 OPS, so that's probably why we are seeing Melton. Not sure that is how I would judge it. You can have all the stats you want but some human is still deciding which ones to pay attention to based on his gut. I haven't seen all his outings so maybe it's just a skewed sample but I haven't been impressed with Melton. I suppose against a team that's had a few days off it might take once through the order to catch up to Melton's velo, and once through the order may be all they are looking for. Edited October 4 by gehringer_2 1 Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted October 4 Posted October 4 I mean............. Alex Cobb I gotta tell ya. A lost season like this and NOW they put him on the roster. Starting game 1? Gutsy move by Harri..........oh, wait, they're starting a rookie? Okay. Does he give us a Porcello vs. the Twins in Game 163 performance? 5 2/3rds, 4 hits, 2 BB with 8 K and only 1 earned run. Quote
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