04/18/2026 4:10p EDT Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox

[IdahoBert]

[IdahoBert]

So I guess we could actually “win a game on the road” against TheSawx! Too bad this didn’t happen last night. 

[IdahoBert]

Tomorrow is Valdez against Crochet with a 7.58 ERA. On the face of it this appears promising. He’s under performing compared to his previous statistics so it’s not impossible he is due for a rebound. Hope that’s his next start. 

[monkeytargets39]

9 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Tomorrow is Valdez against Crochet with a 7.58 ERA. On the face of it this appears promising. He’s under performing compared to his previous statistics so it’s not impossible he is due for a rebound. Hope that’s his next start. 

Well that’s skewed a lot by his last outing.  

[IdahoBert]

6 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said:

Well that’s skewed a lot by his last outing.  

Holy heck, 10 earned runs in 1.2 innings? 

[IdahoBert]

By the way, we are in a three-way tie with Minnesota and Cleveland for first place at 11–10. 

[GalagaGuy]

 

[monkeytargets39]

23 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Holy heck, 10 earned runs in 1.2 innings? 

Yeah, vs Minnesota of all teams too

[Motor City Sonics]

Sorry I'm late.   Fell asleep. 

 

 

[Screwball]

5 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

So, in the 4th Skubal Ks the side, which is cool and dominant.

But one of the most fascinating interviews with Sandy Koufax that I remember is where he said most enjoyed not so much striking guys out, but giving batters a pitch they simply couldn’t do anything with that resulted in a weak pop-up or an easy grounder.

Given that this is a guy that struck out, I think, 382 guys in a season this is something that really stuck in my memory and the importance of which is not insignificant. 

Yes. It's about pitching to the batters weakness, and how well you execute that. It also helps when you had the kind of stuff Koufax offered up there. 🙂 They know what guys can hit and can't hit. When they put it in the right location, they don't get enough of the ball to bang down the walls. Weak grounders and easy pop-ups is the best they can do. Or you can just make them look silly like he could.

Besides, good hitters fail 7 of 10 times. Sometimes it's all about how ugly it was the last time you got out. 🙂

We have one of those here. Mr. Skubal. This guy is a treat to watch and has some fantastic stuff. Some guys are just that dominate. He is one of them. 

[Sports_Freak]

 

[Sports_Freak]

22 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

So, in the 4th Skubal Ks the side, which is cool and dominant.

But one of the most fascinating interviews with Sandy Koufax that I remember is where he said most enjoyed not so much striking guys out, but giving batters a pitch they simply couldn’t do anything with that resulted in a weak pop-up or an easy grounder.

Given that this is a guy that struck out, I think, 382 guys in a season this is something that really stuck in my memory and the importance of which is not insignificant. 

Strikeout pitchers from the past in today's game would strikeout an unbelievable amount of hitters. Players didn't strikeout as much in the 50's and 60's. So the pitchers who were leading the league would have many more strikeouts in today's game. Or... maybe not...🤔🤔

[IdahoBert]

Well on the Red Sox pregame, the tarp is off the field so I guess we’ll see what happens. I’m ready.

[IdahoBert]

Dan and Andy

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Two pitches one out thanks Jah.

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And Torres called out on a pitch, surely out of the strike zone. 

i’m really sick of these umpires. They’re like school resource officers who delight in confiscating sophomore girls’ phones.

[IdahoBert]

Dingler doubles off the monster and Matty scores. 

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Contreras homers over the monster. And it’s a crappy misty rain.

[IdahoBert]

Wow, this definitely isn’t the “A-team” today. Lee, Perez, Jones…

[IdahoBert]

The movement on Valdez’s pitches today is amazing. 

[IdahoBert]

The third strike on Monasterio fooled the umpire and the batter, even though it was out of the strike zone went uncontested. And Valdez Ks the side in the 3rd. 

[IdahoBert]

And Crochet Ks the side in the Tiger’s 4th though Dingler singles. 

[IdahoBert]

Jah Jones challenges the monster and wins. Hinch is a genius. 

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Dingler Weavers

[IdahoBert]

5-1 Tigers. Our catcher is an absolute phenom.