04/06/2026 7:40pm EDT Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins

[casimir]

[monkeytargets39]

MUST WIN

MUST WIN

MUST WIN

[Tigermojo]

Crush the Twinkies.

[IdahoBert]

Mize starting. He grew up in Alabama so he’s not exactly a northern boy used to freezing his ass off, but he won’t be suffering as bad as Montero was last night. 

[IdahoBert]

McGonigle SS

Torres 2B

Keith 3B

Greene, R DH

Torkelson 1B

McKinstry RF

Vierling LF

Meadows, P CF

Rogers C

[gehringer_2]

10 hours ago, casimir said:

Worst signing EVER.

[Tiger337]

Batting outcomes in different temperatures:

https://markkolier.medium.com/when-the-weather-heats-up-do-hitters-really-get-hotter-2245bdbe0689

Not surprisingly, home runs are way more common in hot weather.  Nothing else is significant except non-zone swing %, but the raw numbers there don't look like they are practically significant.  

[Sports_Freak]

Carpenter is sick with a stomach flu. Its why hes not in the lineup.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Sports_Freak

[casimir]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

Worst signing EVER.

I was going to say Cobb.  Nathan provided middling production in his first year.  I forgot he pitched all of 1/3 of an MLB inning in his second season of the contract.

At least we have on field photographic proof of his existence as a Tiger?  Is that a check in the good column?

[casimir]

2 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Carpenter is sick with a stomach flu. Its why hes not in the lineup.

 

[IdahoBert]

Stomach flu is almost still always food poisoning. I hope it wasn’t a chili dog. 

[Sports_Freak]

17 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Stomach flu is almost still always food poisoning. I hope it wasn’t a chili dog. 

Food poisoning would be better than a virus going around the clubhouse.

[monkeytargets39]

2 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Worst signing EVER.

Zimmermann?

[monkeytargets39]

I don’t think there are enough United Health Care logos in this stadium

[IdahoBert]

Almost nobody in the stands these people must hate baseball… except for the usually empty seats right behind a home plate and there’s people there. 

[IdahoBert]

Twins already waste one of their ABS calls. Ha!

[IdahoBert]

According to Jason, we’re also down an umpire. 

[monkeytargets39]

2 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Almost nobody in the stands these people must hate baseball… except for the usually empty seats right behind a home plate and there’s people there. 

Well it’s really cold there, and the fans also hate their owners

[IdahoBert]

3 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said:

I don’t think there are enough United Health Care logos in this stadium

United Healthcare and Target, two of the most revered brands in the United States of America. 

[IdahoBert]

Casey might be having a hard time getting a grip on that ball. I hope he doesn’t walk to the bases loaded.

[IdahoBert]

Matty can’t catch the ball…

[Tigermojo]

What the heck was that?

[monkeytargets39]

Nice job by Mize getting out of that

[IdahoBert]

Actually, I’m quite amazed we got out of that inning, unharmed, other than the fact that Casey chewed up nearly 1/3 of all of his pitches in one inning. 

[Sports_Freak]

Mize with about 6 extra pitches or do because of the Viering error. But a good job...2nd and 3rd, no outs. No runs...