04/07/2026 7:40pm EDT Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins

[NorthWoods]

2 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

So, he could be our Kirk Gibson?  I am not a big fan of flashy players, but I agree the team is very bland.  I don't know that every team needs a vocal leader (sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't), but from a fan's perspective, a little variety would be interesting.

He doesn't come off to me as intense as Gibby.  I knew Gibby a bit at MSU and he was INTENSE.   Clark seems to be more of keep things loose but "let's go win" guy.   I've followed him on twitter and watched/listened to his workouts that he posts.  Under the flash there's a pretty solid, intelligent, high effort person.  It just strikes me that he's the kind of leader this team needs.  

The spotlight falls on him, doesn't faze him and the others fall in line and follow him....I'm thinking we may see sooner than later.

[gehringer_2]

12 minutes ago, NorthWoods said:

He doesn't come off to me as intense as Gibby.  I knew Gibby a bit at MSU and he was INTENSE.   Clark seems to be more of keep things loose but "let's go win" guy.   I've followed him on twitter and watched/listened to his workouts that he posts.  Under the flash there's a pretty solid, intelligent, high effort person.  It just strikes me that he's the kind of leader this team needs.  

The spotlight falls on him, doesn't faze him and the others fall in line and follow him....I'm thinking we may see sooner than later.

Correct. Max has some personality, but I don't see him as the type to come into a clubhouse the tear into it and a HOF manager the way Gibson did in LA at all. Max is more what I'd call a "Peacock" on a Myers-Briggs scale. Outgoing, likes to be seen. Gibby was a piranha.

Edited 2 hours ago by gehringer_2

[Tiger337]

9 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Correct. Max has some personality, but I don't see him as the type to come into a clubhouse the tear into it and a HOF manager the way Gibson did in LA at all. Max is more what I'd call a "Peacock" on a Myers-Briggs scale. Outgoing, likes to be seen. Gibby was a piranha.

 

21 minutes ago, NorthWoods said:

He doesn't come off to me as intense as Gibby.  I knew Gibby a bit at MSU and he was INTENSE.   Clark seems to be more of keep things loose but "let's go win" guy.   I've followed him on twitter and watched/listened to his workouts that he posts.  Under the flash there's a pretty solid, intelligent, high effort person.  It just strikes me that he's the kind of leader this team needs.  

The spotlight falls on him, doesn't faze him and the others fall in line and follow him....I'm thinking we may see sooner than later.

I wasn't really suggesting that Clark was similar to Gibson, just that he has a distinct personality from their current group.  From a fan's perpective. I do like to see different personalities on the team.  Watching the game last night, I was thinking I don't know McGonigle from Keith from Dingler.  They all look and act the same.     

[Tigermojo]

Jones seems like the cheerleader type. He has different celebrations for everyone I think. 

[NorthWoods]

1 minute ago, Tigermojo said:

Jones seems like the cheerleader type. He has different celebrations for everyone I think. 

Could be true but I'm not sure he has the standing in the room to be the leader of the pack....

[kdog]

This season is about Riley and Tork establishing if they are part of the offensive core or if they are just guys. It's early.

[Tiger337]

1 minute ago, kdog said:

This season is about Riley and Tork establishing if they are part of the offensive core or if they are just guys. It's early.

Yes, If Greene, Torkelson and Carpenter hit even at their normal levels, it will solve a lot of problems

[gehringer_2]

20 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Yes, If Greene, Torkelson and Carpenter hit even at their normal levels, it will solve a lot of problems

I was really hoping we'd see a Riley that has moved away from the extreme swing but I'm not seeing it. I see Riley as a guy who can either be a very good 20 HR hitter or a pretty useless 35 HR hitter and he seems determined to be the later. He's just not built to hit homeruns without the long swing. His frame can't generate the power that a big guy like Judge or Cabrera, or even a more compact but powerfully built guy like Trout can without having to over commit on his swing. And the over-commit is going to leave him a poor OBP hitter if he won't change it. Be a good hitter and let the HRs come on the good barrels and he'd be fine (IOW if he had just continued to let his '24 approach improve)

Edited 2 hours ago by gehringer_2

[Tiger337]

3 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

I was really hoping we'd see a Riley that has moved away from the extreme swing but I'm not seeing it. I see Riley as a guy who can either be a very good 20 HR hitter or a pretty useless 35 HR hitter and he seems determined to be the later. He's just not built to hit homeruns without the long swing. His frame can't generate the power that a big guy like Judge or Cabrera, or even a more compact but powerfully built guy like Trout or Aaron could without having to over commit on his swing. And the over-commit is going to leave him a poor OBP hitter if he won't change it. Be a good hitter and let the HRs come on the good barrels and he'd be fine.

I am less impressed by Greene every year.