05/20/2026 6:40p EDT Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers

[SoCalTiger]

19 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Also not a good sign that Vest's FB was down 2mph or a bit more from yesterday. Vest is not the guy we need him to be if he isn't dialing up 98mph consistently.

Holten and Vest are not who they used to be and the bullpen is now a big problem. The offense provides low scoring and the bullpen can't keep the razor thin margin from evaporating. Home runs do increase margins but we aren't getting any "Earl Weavers" so we are resorting to small ball but none of our players have the skill set to bunt or hit and run and our base running, once a strength, is killing us wether it's rookie mistake like Lee or a veteran like McStinky. Add in the defense and wow. 

The positives are Anderson looks like he might be a decent starter, Mize was sharp in his return, Melton should return on Sunday and Skubal by the end of June is realistic. If we can get some defenders back and shed the team of Workman, Short, Lee and Perez  just maybe we can right this ship and salvage the season. But catching Cleveland looks very hard at this point being 8 down and the Guardians looking pretty solid. They won't help us by beating themselves. They are very well managed and coached. 

 

[tiger2022]

Cleveland has the advantage against Detroit in offense, starting pitching, bullpen , defense, and manager.  For like the 10th straight year.

Edited 3 hours ago by tiger2022

[buddha]

7 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

but that's why baseball is so screwed up. The Dodgers or Mets don't care if they spend the money - it's not stupid for them, they can make it back, but Pittsburgh has to try to play on the same playing field. Is there any other sport with that kind of imbalance in the options available between the franchises?

international soccer.  college basketball and football.

i'm ok with that discrepancy.  there are many ways to win in baseball.  as i have argued before, baseball's financial system benefits the owners tremendously already, there is no need to change it.  salary caps are stupid.

[romad1]

I miss the upward trajectory 

[NorthWoods]

9 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

Why are people talking about a lockout next year like it's a foregone conclusion?  Every time the labor contract ends, there is lots of negativity and acrimony, but there hasn't been a season destroying work stoppage in 32 years.  

So it's overdue.   Both sides seem pretty dug in and prepared for a long battle.  We'll see if it's all just bluster soon enough.

[oblong]

I was painting some planters in the garage and listening to Dan and Dan. First time I've listened extensively to them this year.  Right before McKinstry got picked off Dickerson was saying how he's able to get a big lead right now..