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

[RaceDog]

Suppose Hinch is gonna blame this on McGonnigle as well?

[monkeytargets39]

AJ deserves all the heat he gets.

[Sports_Freak]

2 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

He needs to be fired.   Sorry, the players suck, but much of this is on him too.   There you go - Pinch hit Jones.    My god, he just won't let a left handed hitter face a left handed pitcher, will he?    Platooning only works when the guy you are platooning with is actually decent.  

But he let McKinstry face a LH pitcher. I just dont understand his logic...or lack of...

[Sports_Freak]

2 minutes ago, RaceDog said:

Suppose Hinch is gonna blame this on McGonnigle as well?

Did he blame something else on McGonigle? I musta missed it.

[Motor City Sonics]

1 minute ago, Sports_Freak said:

But he let McKinstry face a LH pitcher. I just dont understand his logic...or lack of...

Because McKinstry is actually better against LH pitching than RH pitching, I believe.   

[monkeytargets39]

Just now, Motor City Sonics said:

Because McKinstry is actually better against LH pitching than RH pitching, I believe.   

But he isn’t actually good against either 

[SoCalTiger]

Is Montero hurt ?

[Motor City Sonics]

McKinstry vs. RHP   .225/.294/.665

McKinstry vs. LHP  .235/.306/.673

 

 

[Motor City Sonics]

Just now, SoCalTiger said:

Is Montero hurt ?

Why - is there a hint or did Stanford Boy take him out because the computer in his brain said he has to? 

[Motor City Sonics]

If they get swept by Tampa Bay and with that day off Thursday don't fire Hinch, fans should boycott the rest of this season. 

[IdahoBert]

This team can’t hold a lead… The offense is barely capable of getting a lead to begin with… This is a sure recipe for disaster. 

[Motor City Sonics]

2 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said:

But he isn’t actually good against either 

This is true, but the other options are Short (who is still here for some reason) and Lee,  who really isn't ready for Prime Time yet.  

The pixies dust has blown off of McKinstry.  He's back to what we thought he was.     

 

Keep rolling Perez out there.     Keep rolling Jones out there.      Keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result.      Go back and look at Jones last year.   Lots of seeing-eye hits.   He's not good.   And he can't even play defense.   If you can't play in the field, you need to be a good hitter to justify a spot - but not with this team.  

[Motor City Sonics]

1 minute ago, IdahoBert said:

This team can’t hold a lead… The offense is barely capable of getting a lead to begin with… This is a sure recipe for disaster. 

Keider-----------dude, you let us down.  You didn't pitch a no-hitter.   How do you expect to win when you don't pitch a no-hitter - you stupid fool !

Edited 55 minutes ago by Motor City Sonics

[IdahoBert]

3 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

McKinstry vs. RHP   .225/.294/.665

McKinstry vs. LHP  .235/.306/.673

 

 

Snicker… 😆 yes I guess he is “better” against LHP… 

[Motor City Sonics]

Make no changes.   Just keep doing the same thing.     Season over by June.      Competing with 2003 & 2019 for ineptness.

[lordstanley]

Maddening being a Tigers starting pitcher. No run support, no pen support.

[Sports_Freak]

3 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

This is true, but the other options are Short (who is still here for some reason) and Lee,  who really isn't ready for Prime Time yet.  

The pixies dust has blown off of McKinstry.  He's back to what we thought he was.     

 

Keep rolling Perez out there.     Keep rolling Jones out there.      Keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result.      Go back and look at Jones last year.   Lots of seeing-eye hits.   He's not good.   And he can't even play defense.   If you can't play in the field, you need to be a good hitter to justify a spot - but not with this team.  

Is that on Hinch or on Harris for his roster construction? Is Hinch trying to get guys called up from Toledo and Harris wont do it? We really dont know certain facts but yeah, Hinch can only play with players he has available. But some of his decisions.  IF they can backfire? Then they WILL backfire.

[Sports_Freak]

Hinch says the decision to remove Montero wasn't a "gut" decision...just trying to get a win. He really isn't making sense. Ir was a PURE gut decision. 

[1984Echoes]

4 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

Maddening being a Tigers starting pitcher. No run support, no pen support...

 

... no manager support.

[papalawrence]

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

[kdog]

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

 

Edited 43 minutes ago by kdog

[Tigermojo]

4 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. 

That would be a 100 win club over a full season I think.

[gehringer_2]

4 minutes ago, kdog said:

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

 

why not have some one ready and go get Anderson before he give up the lead?

[Sports_Freak]

19 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

This team can’t hold a lead… The offense is barely capable of getting a lead to begin with… This is a sure recipe for disaster. 

A weak offense and a horrible bullpen. This isn't because of injuries. Its all on roster construction, terrible manager decisions and players not performing. Sometimes changes need to be made just for change sake. Hinch should be replaced as manager. His terrible decisions are costing us games. Maybe a new manager could talk Harris into bringing in some Toledo players or making other necessary moves. (Trades)

[Motor City Sonics]

Just now, Sports_Freak said:

A weak offense and a horrible bullpen. This isn't because of injuries. Its all on roster construction, terrible manager decisions and players not performing. Sometimes changes need to be made just for change sake. Hinch should be replaced as manager. His terrible decisions are costing us games. Maybe a new manager could talk Harris into bringing in some Toledo players or making other necessary moves. (Trades)

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.