05/15/2026 6:40p EDT Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers

[casimir]

[Tigermojo]

Black out restrictions apply this weekend. Guess I have to get a life.

[monkeytargets39]

MEH

MEH

MEH

[CaliforniaDreaming]

Another game?! Will they never stop?! 😳

[kdog]

Barring anything unforeseen, Mize should return on Saturday.

[gehringer_2]

With Mize something unforeseen is getting to be foreseeable.

[Tiger337]

26 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

With Mize something unforeseen is getting to be foreseeable.

Well, he is a pitcher.  

[Tenacious D]

4 hours ago, Tigermojo said:

Black out restrictions apply this weekend. Guess I have to get a life.

The first step in getting a life is to avoid watching these Tigers.  You’re already ahead.

[casimir]

5 hours ago, CaliforniaDreaming said:

Another game?! Will they never stop?! 😳

Not until late October.  See what I did there?

[monkeytargets39]

Skubal is allegedly already playing catch.  I don’t know if that’s good news or not.

[Tiger337]

1 minute ago, monkeytargets39 said:

Skubal is allegedly already playing catch.  I don’t know if that’s good news or not.

I don't know either.  If seems like when my fantasy baseball players comeback earlier than expected, they usually have a set back which keeps them out longer than originally expected!😀

[kdog]

deck chairs...Seabold activated; Vanasco optioned.

[kdog]

 

[CMRivdogs]

There was a good article in The Athletic today that explains why their optimistic about Skubal's recovery. The new scope is smaller than what was the traditional scope, less stress on the muscles

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7274811/2026/05/13/tigers-tarik-skubal-elbow-surgery-explained/?source=user_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.ilA.uPLz._XuW6w8U-lvI

 

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ElAttrache also did not offer a definitive timetable, though he certainly expects Skubal’s recovery to be expedited because of the less invasive procedure.

“He doesn’t have to lose the time getting rid of the swelling, getting his range of motion back and getting over the pain,” ElAttrache explained. “You skip right over that, and then you can start exercising and (getting) strength and conditioning going. And the sooner that we do that and move onto plyometrics, which he’s already done, then you can keep the flexibility in the shoulder and elbow.”

The hope is that Skubal can avoid a prolonged shutdown, which would force him to essentially restart a throwing program.

“I think we eliminate that whole (resting) phase and get right to resuming training and in-season training for his entire body, especially his shoulder and elbow,” ElAttrache said. “You don’t have to worry about resting that. You don’t have to worry about causing more swelling when you get your blood pressure up and things like that. So he’d be able to get back and resume his progressive throwing program and build volume.”

 I guess you can come close to comparing it to say knee replacement surgery today vs a few years ago. My wife had a knee replaced in early November 2024. They used robotic surgery.  Had her up and walking within a an hour or so after the operation, climbed a set of stairs and sent her home. She still used a walker for 6 weeks, but could get around without much pain..

[monkeytargets39]

Melton has also been doing his rehab assignment.  Hopefully we can get him back in the next couple weeks.

[monkeytargets39]

12 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

I don't know either.  If seems like when my fantasy baseball players comeback earlier than expected, they usually have a set back which keeps them out longer than originally expected!😀

Fantasy baseball was a lot more fun for me back around the steroid era….

[oblong]

Alternate uniforms and Apple TV and a Bullpen day... a lot to complain about.

[monkeytargets39]

Yesavage has been great, which somehow means we will put a Berting on him before our bullpen gives the lead up

[IdahoBert]

Stop it! Stop it with all the optimism! Just leave me alone to cry in my nonalcoholic beer! I read An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce in high school. I know this isn’t going to end well!

[chasfh]

1 hour ago, kdog said:

deck chairs...Seabold activated; Vanasco optioned.

Well, ya gotta put a team on the field even while all your halfway decent players are dropping like flies.