05/24/2026 6:05p EDT Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles

[NorthWoods]

1 minute ago, IdahoBert said:

Walks the first two

Lol...shouldn't he do that?

[Tigermojo]

[monkeytargets39]

[lordstanley]

Tigers win? It's a miracle. 3 straight strikeouts. 

[IdahoBert]

[monkeytargets39]

[IdahoBert]

Since I’m not watching this game, I don’t know who went to the mound to talk to Anderson after he walked the first two batters.
 

Did somebody tell him that him and his family would end up under the Ambassador Bridge with Jimmy Hoffa or something if he didn’t strike out the next three guys?

[tiger2022]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

 Hinch should be managing a rich team that buys fully finished product players. 

I believe he needs younger players to try to intimidate and puff his chest out at.

In Arizona and Houston, veteran teams, the players didn't have any respect for him at all and his attempt at being smartest man in baseball schtick.  He lost the clubhouse at both those places. I don't think that works for a marginal manager with veteran players.  Leyland might be able to get away with something like that but not a guy like Hinch, especially with his cheating scandal on the books.  

[IdahoBert]

So, the next three games are against the White Sox in Chicago, which for the past couple years or so I would’ve looked forward to, but not so much anymore… EDIT nope I’m an idiot. 

[IdahoBert]

EDIT THIS IS THE WAY I PICTURE THE FUTURE!

 

 

[Tigermojo]

Just now, IdahoBert said:

All your base are belong to us. Especially home base.

[Motor City Sonics]

Okay.  Day off.   Back home now.     Mud Hens are at home.    1-hour drive.    Let's make some moves.    Max Anderson and Ben Malgeri need to come here and Jones and Short need to go away.     Use McKinstry as the backup SS if they have to, but with a day off, a 21-year old kid should be able to start and play full games at SS for the next week.      Does anyone know how close Javy is? 

[IdahoBert]

Never mind, I read the schedule wrong. We play the Angels at home. I shouldn’t post and drive this train high on cocaine Casey Jones. I’d better watch my speed trouble ahead trouble behind.

[Motor City Sonics]

36 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

So, the next three games are against the White Sox in Chicago, which for the past couple years or so I would’ve looked forward to, but not so much anymore…

I think the next 3 games are at home vs. the Angels and then they go to Chicago. 

[Motor City Sonics]

[papalawrence]

Melton looked good, so glad to have him back. Anderson is also grinding out his place. 

[Tigermojo]

2 hours ago, papalawrence said:

Melton looked good, so glad to have him back. Anderson is also grinding out his place. 

I'm pleasantly surprised by the pitching. It's still early but contributions from Montero, Madden, Anderson and now Melton looks promising. 

[chasfh]

15 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

the platoon thing has gone off the deep end - it's like they aren't even thinking about what they are doing. You want to go by the numbers, fine: Lets say Colt's OPS split is 250 - (and I'd wager it would be less than that if he playing everyday), and he is 800 against RHP - he's still a better option against a LHP than Short by 200 OPS points!

That looks right on paper. On the field, Colt is slashing .163/.196/.186 since May 8.

[chasfh]

14 hours ago, monkeytargets39 said:

I really like Melton.  He will end up as my new favorite pitcher after Skubal is gone

At least until he gives up 5 runs in one and a third next time he pitches. 😉 

[chasfh]

14 hours ago, SoCalTiger said:

Remember Hinch is the same manager who chose not to play Issac Parades .  He chose to play Goodrum all the time. 

This is hilarious because Avila didn’t even keep Paredes on the team long enough for Hinch to play him, and when Hinch did play him—which was practically every day he was on the active roster—Paredes couldn’t stay on the field!

tranx date	year	mlb team	minor lg team	level	status	transaction description	40-man
2021-09-20	2021	Detroit Tigers	MLB	MLB	Active	Recalled from Toledo (AAA)	Yes
2021-08-18	2021	Detroit Tigers	Toledo	AAA	Minors	Activated from Injured List	Yes
2021-08-17	2021	Detroit Tigers	Toledo	AAA	IL-10	Assigned to Toledo [AAA_East] (AAA) for rehab	Yes
2021-08-12	2021	Detroit Tigers	Lakeland	A	IL-10	Assigned to Lakeland [A2_SE] (A) for rehab	Yes
2021-07-30	2021	Detroit Tigers	Toledo	AAA	IL-10	Assigned to Toledo [AAA_East] (AAA) for rehab	Yes
2021-07-22	2021	Detroit Tigers	MLB	MLB	IL-10	IL-10 Right hip strain *Unknown*	Yes
2021-07-16	2021	Detroit Tigers	MLB	MLB	Active	Recalled from Toledo (AAA)	Yes
2021-06-27	2021	Detroit Tigers	Toledo	AAA	Minors	Assigned to Toledo [AAA_East] (AAA)	Yes
2021-06-19	2021	Detroit Tigers	MLB	MLB	Active	Recalled from Toledo (AAA)	Yes
2021-06-14	2021	Detroit Tigers	Toledo	AAA	Minors	Assigned to Toledo [AAA_East] (AAA)	Yes
2021-06-08	2021	Detroit Tigers	MLB	MLB	Active	Recalled from Toledo (AAA)	Yes
2021-03-25	2021	Detroit Tigers	Toledo	AAA	Minors	Assigned to Toledo [AAA_East] (AAA)	Yes

Oh, how soon we forget … 

[gehringer_2]

53 minutes ago, chasfh said:

That looks right on paper. On the field, Colt is slashing .163/.196/.186 since May 8.

But that's the thing - Colt has potential to be better, Short and McK don't. You have have to take some lumps to bring your talent along - if you sacrifice the long term for the short term all the time, you are not going to have an environment where your young players have a chance unless they happen to just be 'plug and play' like McGonigle (assuming he doesn't eventually run into hard times also). But those guys are one in a million. The way he is being handled right now they have a better chance of recovering their investment in Keith if they sent him back to Toledo to play every inning. I have to wonder if Dingler would ever have gotten the consistent ABs he blossomed under if Jake had been left handed ( or hadn't gotten hurt).

There is a ball player alive that won't tell you that the less you play, the harder the game is.

Edited 1 hour ago by gehringer_2

[Tiger337]

56 minutes ago, chasfh said:

At least until he gives up 5 runs in one and a third next time he pitches. 😉 

He only had one game like that last year.  Other than that, he was very consistent. You may be remembering that game because it was in playoffs in relief.   

[chasfh]

14 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

He only had one game like that last year.  Other than that, he was very consistent. You may be remembering that game because it was in playoffs in relief.   

The winky wink indicates that I was making a kidding. The joke is, people are always clamoring for this guy or that guy to come up from the minors and/or get regular trigger time, but when this guy and that guy flop around some, as all players inevitably do at times, those same people start demanding the head of the PBO for calling this guy and that guy up in the first place, and/or the head of the manager for giving this guy and that guy regular trigger time.

[chasfh]

31 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

But that's the thing - Colt has potential to be better, Short and McK don't. You have have to take some lumps to bring your talent along - if you sacrifice the long term for the short term all the time, you are not going to have an environment where your young players have a chance unless they happen to just be 'plug and play' like McGonigle (assuming he doesn't eventually run into hard times also). But those guys are one in a million. The way he is being handled right now they have a better chance of recovering their investment in Keith if they sent him back to Toledo to play every inning. I have to wonder if Dingler would ever have gotten the consistent ABs he blossomed under if Jake had been left handed ( or hadn't gotten hurt).

There is a ball player alive that won't tell you that the less you play, the harder the game is.

And I agree with you as regards Colt Keith. I just want you and me to be aware that the thing you are suggesting—continuing to play certain guys regularly even when they struggle—is the exact thing so many posters here criticize when players go through a slump as Colt is.

[monkeytargets39]

1 hour ago, chasfh said:

At least until he gives up 5 runs in one and a third next time he pitches. 😉 

I like his persona on the mound.  Just seems like a guy who is always up for the challenge and doesn’t get rattled.  The results will be what they are, but he’s got moxie