05/31/2026 2:10p EDT Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox

[Sports_Freak]

14 minutes ago, kdog said:

This is also a direct shot at the general manager's horrendous bullpen:

 

Montero MAY have given up a home run, Hinch says. It was HIS game to finish, it very well may have been a complete game shutout. It you watch, he claims it wasn't a gut decision. Uhhh...yes. it was. A good manager would admit he made the wrong call...Hinch refuses to admit he screwed up. And he did.

[IdahoBert]

Things I’d rather do than watch the Tigers
Watch the grass grow.
Burn ants with a magnifying glass
Go cow tipping in farm yards at night.
Create a scrapbook of shopping receipts.

[Motor City Sonics]

10 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Montero MAY have given up a home run, Hinch says. It was HIS game to finish, it very well may have been a complete game shutout. It you watch, he claims it wasn't a gut decision. Uhhh...yes. it was. A good manager would admit he made the wrong call...Hinch refuses to admit he screwed up. And he did.

Twice he's done this to Montero this year.  The other time was what, 71 or 74 pitches.  He was cruising.  He earned the right to blow his own game. 

And of course, didn't know when to pull Vest last week when EVERYONE else saw he didn't have it 

And as far as the bullpen blowing games.    Have they been that bad?   Honestly?   Or are they just giving up runs like a normal bullpen for a team that can't produce any run support for it's pitchers?        Goes back to the lineup of horrible players who can't support ANY pitching.  

But let's not make any changes.   Let's just keep going.     

Carpenter came back to save us.  He gets a hit and then the Genius pulls him for ****ing Jones.    

I'm just so done with him.    Just put your best out there and let them play.   Stop with so much platooning.    

[Motor City Sonics]

I don't want to hear about injuries.    This isn't about injuries.   This is about poor roster building and poor managerial decisions.    

[Sports_Freak]

11 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Oh, I think  Hinch has just as much pull as who comes up from Toledo as any manager does with that kind of roster decision.    I have a feeling Hinch has talked Harris into keeping guys around.    

You know what Hinch probably sounds like right now. 

Spicoli saying  "My dad's a TV repair man, he's got this ultimate set of tools.  I can fix it".  

I think Hinch believes he can fix Jones and Short and Perez. 

Maybe  Max Anderson, Ben Malgeri and Jace Jung or Corey Julks wouldn't be any better, but as we have hit absolute rock bottom now, we can't give a try?     When you say "it couldn't be worse".   RIGHT NOW is what we're talking about.  It really couldn't be worse.   Throw **** against the wall and hope it sticks is a better than just watching the wall slowly crumble.   

But like I said, we don't really know if Hinch wants players brought up. Short, Jones and Perez should all be demoted. We all see that. But does Harris see it? Here's a thought...what the hell does Harris even do every day? He sure isnt doing anything to improve this Tiger team. Seriously, how hard can he possibly be working? Does he spend a half hour every day going over the waiver wire to bring in rejects from other teams?

[Motor City Sonics]

2 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

But like I said, we don't really know if Hinch wants players brought up. Short, Jones and Perez should all be demoted. We all see that. But does Harris see it? Here's a thought...what the hell does Harris even do every day? He sure isnt doing anything to improve this Tiger team. Seriously, how hard can he possibly be working? Does he spend a half hour every day going over the waiver wire to bring in rejects from other teams?

 

Ben Malgeri - All three OF positions   .399 OBP,   1 error in RF

Corey Julks.  Corner OF, average defense,  .385 OBP

Tyler Gentry.  Corner OF,  .396 OBP.     Good defender in the corners.   Don't know about his range. 

 

Any one of those guys for Perez?      

[Shades of Deivi Cruz]

4 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

 

Ben Malgeri - All three OF positions   .399 OBP,   1 error in RF

Corey Julks.  Corner OF, average defense,  .385 OBP

Tyler Gentry.  Corner OF,  .396 OBP.     Good defender in the corners.   Don't know about his range. 

 

Any one of those guys for Perez?      

Bonus points for Julks is that his photo makes him look like a super friendly psycho.

[papalawrence]

17 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

I don't want to hear about injuries.    This isn't about injuries.   This is about poor roster building and poor managerial decisions.    

True, but even the Braves don't make the playoffs in years they are decimated by injuries. This is partly due to injuries

[SoCalTiger]

57 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

So they need to go 64-38 here on out to get to 85 wins and maybe have a shot at the post season. 

82 might be enough 

[kdog]

Ty Madden will be called up and start tomorrow.

[Tiger337]

24 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

82 might be enough 

So, you're saying they have a chance? 

[Motor City Sonics]

26 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

So, you're saying they have a chance? 

It'll be Tea and Scrumpets for everyone !

[NorthWoods]

1 hour ago, Shades of Deivi Cruz said:

Bonus points for Julks is that his photo makes him look like a super friendly psycho.

Looks like he might bring a little life to this deadeyed team.

[RatkoVarda]

what a god awful team

[kdog]

 

[casimir]

7 minutes ago, kdog said:

 

This is it.  Yes, the bullpen isn’t good.  But the offense is horrible.  Just absolutely inept.  They’re asking run prevention to completely carry the load while multiple fifths of the original rotation is on the injured list (including the Skubal guy) and the bullpen isn’t to be trusted.  The offense shouldn’t be shattered because Torres and Carpenter are on the injured list.

[Sports_Freak]

2 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Twice he's done this to Montero this year.  The other time was what, 71 or 74 pitches.  He was cruising.  He earned the right to blow his own game. 

And of course, didn't know when to pull Vest last week when EVERYONE else saw he didn't have it 

And as far as the bullpen blowing games.    Have they been that bad?   Honestly?   Or are they just giving up runs like a normal bullpen for a team that can't produce any run support for it's pitchers?        Goes back to the lineup of horrible players who can't support ANY pitching.  

But let's not make any changes.   Let's just keep going.     

Carpenter came back to save us.  He gets a hit and then the Genius pulls him for ****ing Jones.    

I'm just so done with him.    Just put your best out there and let them play.   Stop with so much platooning.    

Yeah. I was thinking about how happy Hinch is to have Carpenter back. Now he has 2 LH hitters to pinch hit with a .150 hitter. Wait for Short to start pinch hitting for Keith. 😁

[Sports_Freak]

2 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

 

Ben Malgeri - All three OF positions   .399 OBP,   1 error in RF

Corey Julks.  Corner OF, average defense,  .385 OBP

Tyler Gentry.  Corner OF,  .396 OBP.     Good defender in the corners.   Don't know about his range. 

 

Any one of those guys for Perez?      

Even calling up a player to play CF (Max Clark??) would allow Vierling to move to RF. Improves our defense and how much worse could the hitting actually be?