05/23/2026 4:00p EDT Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles

[casimir]

[buddha]

guys, i'm beginning to think this team isnt very good.

[romad1]

If you were the team of hitting coaches for this team... maybe you should be shot into the sun.  

[casimir]

1 hour ago, buddha said:

guys, i'm beginning to think this team isnt very good.

The team is currently composed of a bunch of individuals with ranges of performances scoping out from their skill set as a middle point.  There’s a group of players performing below that middle point and there’s a group of players that have a middle point lower than where it was assumed to be and there’s a group of players in the both of those scenarios.  Ain’t good right now.

It kind of reminds me of the 2008 team that was going to score 1,000 runs.  Now, this current team wasn’t going to score 1,000 runs.  But it sure is t delivering on the preseason expectations.  The problem is that while there have been a slew of injuries, that variance doesn’t bridge the entirety of the gap between what should be and what currently is.

[gehringer_2]

2 minutes ago, casimir said:

The problem is that while there have been a slew of injuries, that variance doesn’t bridge the entirety of the gap between what should be and what currently is.

this is true. But to be fair, I think there is at least some synergy to hitting; as the number of dangerous hitters in a lineup falls, it gets easier for the opposing pitchers overall and I think that tends to make it tougher for the rest of the hitters as well. Or another way to put it is that unless you are Barry Bonds, it's tougher to be a good hitter on a bad hitting team.

[casimir]

6 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

this is true. But to be fair, I think there is at least some synergy to hitting; as the number of dangerous hitters in a lineup falls, it gets easier for the opposing pitchers overall and I think that tends to make it tougher for the rest of the hitters as well. Or another way to put it is that unless you are Barry Bonds, it's tougher to be a good hitter on a bad hitting team.

That’s fair, too.  That might explain part of Torkelson’s struggles, as an example.  He’s not a guy to build an offense around, but can helpful as a 6th hitter in the lineup.

The same is probably true with the defense.  Meadows’ injury creates heavier responsibility for both corners.  Probably a similar deal on the infield with Baez out.

[roarintiger1]

3 hours ago, buddha said:

guys, i'm beginning to think this team isnt very good.

I think that you are on to something..........

[chasfh]

Before last night, there were seventeen different unique stretches in Tigers history in which we went 2-15 or worse across a stretch of 17 or more games. We did so multiple times in 1975 (twice), 1996 (twice), and 2003 (four different times!), but, incredibly, not 2019.

Here they all are, and here was each team's final record for each of those seasons.

Season	Stretch Record	Dates	Final Record	WPCT	Finish
1902	2-18 (20G)	Aug 10 – Aug 31	52-83	.385	7th, AL
1931	2-16 (18G)	May 17 – Jun 4	61-93	.396	7th, AL
1953	1-16 (17G)	May 18 – Jun 7	60-94	.390	6th, AL
1959	2-15 (17G)	Apr 10 – May 2	76-78	.494	4th, AL
1975	2-15 (17G)	Jun 16 – Jun 30	57-102	.358	6th, AL East
1975	0-17 (17G)	Jul 29 – Aug 12	57-102	.358	6th, AL East
1982	2-15 (17G)	Jun 11 – Jun 29	83-79	.512	4th, AL East
1989	2-16 (18G)	Jul 3 – Jul 24	59-103	.364	7th, AL East
1996	1-19 (20G)	May 14 – Jun 6	53-109	.327	5th, AL East
1996	2-19 (21G)	Sep 7 – Sep 29	53-109	.327	5th, AL East
2003	1-17 (18G)	Mar 31 – Apr 22	43-119	.265	5th, AL Central
2003	2-21 (23G)	Jun 5 – Jun 29	43-119	.265	5th, AL Central
2003	2-18 (20G)	Aug 3 – Aug 23	43-119	.265	5th, AL Central
2003	1-16 (17G)	Sep 5 – Sep 22	43-119	.265	5th, AL Central
2017	2-16 (18G)	Sep 9 – Sep 27	64-98	.395	5th, AL Central
2019	2-17 (19G)	Jul 5 – Jul 28	47-114	.292	5th, AL Central
2021	2-16 (18G)	Apr 15 – May 4	77-85	.475	3rd, AL Central

[NorthWoods]

I've been around for 13 of those.