2026 DETROIT TIGERS REGULAR SEASON THREAD

[roarintiger1]

4 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

How about Jack Morris? He can pitch to the score.  

But, Jim Morris would make for a better story........ Maybe they would make a movie about him.   😉

[papalawrence]

51 minutes ago, roarintiger1 said:

But, Jim Morris would make for a better story........ Maybe they would make a movie about him.   😉

Make it Jim Abbott and they're golden

[IdahoBert]

[NorthWoods]

I woke up this morning and thought "What will Gage Workman do today to wow us?".   Then I realized it was an off day so even he may be powerless today.

[oblong]

Nothing speaks to an org's confidence in a player's future than handing out a uniform #99... of course maybe that's what he wanted.  But also of course, #99 is Wayne Gretzky and it's famously unique to him so.... not sure I like that either.

 

[chasfh]

I feel differently about the Tigers giving him #99: I don't think it's a lack of organizational confidence thing as much as it is a style thing, because uniform number 99 has a unique history in sports, much in the way the number 00 does. Gage might have even asked for it. But I think if the Tigers truly wanted communicate the ephemeral nature of his tenure with us with a spring training numbers, I think it would be more like #74 or #87 than #99.

I have a feeling someone like McCoskey or Beck is going to write a feature piece contemplating Gage's uniform number 99. Who knows, they might be working on it this very minute.

[oblong]

According to B-R, 3 Tigers have worn it and I have no memories of the 2 who wore it last year wearing it...

Matt Gage and Rafael Montero.

The unique history of the number is why I don't like it.  It's like Bull Durham and the fungus on shower shoes.

 

 

 

[gehringer_2]

He didn't wear it at Toledo, or at Erie  before he was rule 5'd either.

He was wearing 14 with the Hens and no-one on the current 40 has it. Wore 27 before his Rule 5 but that's now Sweeney's.

Edited 1 hour ago by gehringer_2