03/31/2026 9:40pm EDT Detroit Tigers at Arizona Diamondbacks

[casimir]

[roarintiger1]

They've got to get Carpenter out of the leadoff spot.   To open every game with a strikeout is ridiculous. 

[IdahoBert]

Oh boy! Mize! Hope it works out. 

[GalagaGuy]

With the JV signing looking like it's going to be a flop, this game becomes even more important as far as knowing what the back half of the rotation is going to look like.  

[IdahoBert]

3 minutes ago, GalagaGuy said:

With the JV signing looking like it's going to be a flop, this game becomes even more important as far as knowing what the back half of the rotation is going to look like.  

JV got started late due to already existing family commitments and he is old, but I’m not ready to pull the plug on him yet. But yeah, it’s a concern.

[Motor City Sonics]

Each Day We Work In Silence. 

Each Day We Work in Darkness

But the Silence is too loud

The Darkness is too bright. 

 

What do you go home to? 

[Motor City Sonics]

22 minutes ago, GalagaGuy said:

With the JV signing looking like it's going to be a flop, this game becomes even more important as far as knowing what the back half of the rotation is going to look like.  

Oh for the love of all that's Holy. 

JV was terrible.  Paul Skenes was worse.   Anyone giving up on Skenesy?   No

JV is 43.  He's going to look it at times.    He might need a longer ramp.  The team's fortune are not riding on starer #4 or 5.  The fortunes are riding on the hope that the rookie isn't your best hitter (by a mile)  14 Ks yesterday.  Inexcusable.     To call JV a flop based on one start is beyond ridiculous.  

I'm hungry, let's get a taco.

[tiger2022]

3 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Oh for the love of all that's Holy. 

JV was terrible.  Paul Skenes was worse.   Anyone giving up on Skenesy?   No

JV is 43.  He's going to look it at times.    He might need a longer ramp.  The team's fortune are not riding on starer #4 or 5.  The fortunes are riding on the hope that the rookie isn't your best hitter (by a mile)  14 Ks yesterday.  Inexcusable.     To call JV a flop based on one start is beyond ridiculous.  

I'm hungry, let's get a taco.

Paul Skenes wasn't bad at all in his debut.  You didn't watch the game.  He gave up a bloop single, a swinging bunt single and two hits that were routine flyballs/popups that the center fielder misplayed like a little leaguer.

To compare the Skenes outing with the trash that Verlander put out there is a crime against humanity.

Edited 18 hours ago by tiger2022

[GalagaGuy]

2 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Oh for the love of all that's Holy. 

JV was terrible.  Paul Skenes was worse.   Anyone giving up on Skenesy?   No

JV is 43.  He's going to look it at times.    He might need a longer ramp.  The team's fortune are not riding on starer #4 or 5.  The fortunes are riding on the hope that the rookie isn't your best hitter (by a mile)  14 Ks yesterday.  Inexcusable.     To call JV a flop based on one start is beyond ridiculous.  

I'm hungry, let's get a taco.

It isn't just that JV got knocked around in a single game.  Just about every advanced stat shows that he was done last year. 

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/justin-verlander-434378?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb

Edited 16 hours ago by GalagaGuy

[Sports_Freak]

2 hours ago, GalagaGuy said:

With the JV signing looking like it's going to be a flop, this game becomes even more important as far as knowing what the back half of the rotation is going to look like.  

When Skubal and Valdez win in their spots, we need the rest of the rotation to...Win...One....Game. That would put our winning % at .600. 97 wins on the season. See how simple? Of course, if one of our aces loses, we need 2 wins out of our other 3 pitchers. And if both of our aces lose? Yeah, we're screwed. 😆😆

[Sports_Freak]

2 hours ago, tiger2022 said:

Paul Skenes wasn't bad at all in his debut.  You didn't watch the game.  He gave up a bloop single, a swinging bunt single and two hits that were routine flyballs/popups that the center fielder misplayed like a little leaguer.

To compare the Skenes outing with the trash that Verlander put out there is a crime against humanity.

I saw the centerfielder missing those balls he lost in the sunlight. I've seen a fielder lose a ball in the sun before...but twice? I dont remember ever seeing that. And correct...little leaguer.

[CaliforniaDreaming]

If we are going to make it through the season without a losing record, then this game is..

MUST WIN

[chasfh]

1 hour ago, GalagaGuy said:

It isn't just that JV got knocked around in a single game.  Just about every advanced stat shows that he was done last year. 

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/justin-verlander-434378?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb

Yeah, there's a fair amount of blue on the card, so it won't be an actual surprise if he faceplants for good on us.

I'm pretty sure he'll get at least a month of chances, unless he gives up five-or-so runs in his first two-or-so innings for the next couple or three starts.

[NorthWoods]

I'd like to see JV used in a throwback to the bulk innings days.   Open with Anderson or DeJesus then bring in JV for 3-4 innings.

[tiger2022]

1 hour ago, Sports_Freak said:

I saw the centerfielder missing those balls he lost in the sunlight. I've seen a fielder lose a ball in the sun before...but twice? I dont remember ever seeing that. And correct...little leaguer.

Max Clark enters the conversation.  He "missed" 2 flyballs in a spring training game.  It was awful but luckily just spring training.

[tiger2022]

59 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Yeah, there's a fair amount of blue on the card, so it won't be an actual surprise if he faceplants for good on us.

I'm pretty sure he'll get at least a month of chances, unless he gives up five-or-so runs in his first two-or-so innings for the next couple or three starts.

It looked like he was throwing batting practice out there last night.  I wasn't a fan of the signing but he looked even worse than I thought he would.

He'll get at least 4 more starts and then he'll get "injured" and placed on the IL just to save face for him.

[CMU97]

2 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

I saw the centerfielder missing those balls he lost in the sunlight. I've seen a fielder lose a ball in the sun before...but twice? I dont remember ever seeing that. And correct...little leaguer.

O’Neil Cruz is just not a center fielder. And being in his age 27 season I think it is a make or break it year. He has just not reached his “best thing since sliced bread” potential.

[IdahoBert]

Keith 3B

McGonigle SS

Torres 2B

Greene, R LF

Carpenter DH

Torkelson 1B

McKinstry RF

Meadows, P CF

Rogers C

[IdahoBert]

Carp down to the 7-spot in the batting order. 

[Sports_Freak]

18 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Carp down to the 7-spot in the batting order. 

Smart move. Against a RH starter too.

[monkeytargets39]

Must Win

Must Win

Must Win

[Tiger337]

3 hours ago, GalagaGuy said:

It isn't just that JV got knocked around in a single game.  Just about every advanced stat shows that he was done last year. 

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/justin-verlander-434378?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb

Mize and Flaherty have a lot of blue too.  The predictive value of Statcast pitching numbers is overrated.  It's better than ERA, but still not that predictive.  I am concerned about Verlander mostly because of his age.  

[IdahoBert]

Oh, I don’t think winning is everything… It’s how you play the game… BS

[IdahoBert]

So the game begins at 9:40 PM EDT which probably means there won’t be a pregame until 9:30 PM EDT because Detroit Sportsnet is operating on a shoe string. Oh well, a lot of it is time wasting BS anyway.

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

2 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

Keith 3B

McGonigle SS

Torres 2B

Greene, R LF

Carpenter DH

Torkelson 1B

McKinstry RF

Meadows, P CF

Rogers C

 

2 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

Carp down to the 7-spot in the batting order. 

did it change from the lineup you posted, or did you miscount? 🙂