08/14/2026 6:40p EDT Chicago White Sox bs Detroit Tigers

[Tiger337]

1 minute ago, Screwball said:

I read he went from the batters box to third on his triple in 12 seconds. Is that in the ballpark (no pun intended) to the stat and scouting reports? 

11.78 secs on his first triple.  He reportedly did in 11.44 secs for Toledo.  

[IdahoBert]

Well, that was quite the beat down, and we did fight back, but not enough. Tomorrow is another day.

[diaspora04]

50 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said:

I’d offer up Dimitri Young

 

NOTHING was more exciting when his helmet got tossed off rounding first

 

[holygoat]

I see you, Big Fella...

[kdog]

 

[Screwball]

15 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

11.78 secs on his first triple.  He reportedly did in 11.44 secs for Toledo.  

Back in the early 70s they measured it by the yard at some tryouts when they used a school field that had them. They needed to beat 8.2 for 60 yards, or 180 feet, the distance from home to second base. They also did it on a track, so they didn't have get out of the batters box after hitting a ball. This guy has wheels... And that was long ago.

One of the five tools. And the most important one. No wheels, you ain't going anywhere.

 

[IdahoBert]

1 minute ago, kdog said:

 

He is refusing all the excuses we made on his behalf and that’s good. The guy has spent his entire life getting to this point. It’s like in Hamilton: "I'm young, scrappy, and hungry, and I'm not throwing away my shot." Good for him.

[monkeytargets39]

30 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

11.78 secs on his first triple.  He reportedly did in 11.44 secs for Toledo.  

I don’t know that he was quite full sprint until after the ball went under the fielder.  He definitely kicked it up into an extra gear rounding first base

[monkeytargets39]

7 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

He is refusing all the excuses we made on his behalf and that’s good. The guy has spent his entire life getting to this point. It’s like in Hamilton: "I'm young, scrappy, and hungry, and I'm not throwing away my shot." Good for him.

I have watched that interview and while I appreciate him owning it, it did seem like he was being a bit too hard on himself.  Yeah he is up here to perform, but he IS making his second start in over a year, so there’s gonna be some things that aren’t 100% working for him and hopefully he doesn’t beat himself up too much when those things happen.  The stuff is definitely there, just have to get that location dialed in.  Those first two HBPs seemed to affect him a bit based on what he said in the interview.

[IdahoBert]

I really like these young guys. The only thing I can think of to describe them is the antiquated term of “Moxie.” They have this old-fashioned grit and Moxie.

They play hard, real hard, and if it wasn’t outlawed years ago - and I don’t know if it’s even technically possible - they’d be sharpening the spikes on their cleats just like Ty Cobb.

[papalawrence]

Rangers lost. Det still in the WC. Toronto is coming on strong, only a game behind Det. I could see all 3 WC coming out of the East. 

[lordstanley]

3 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

I really like these young guys. The only thing I can think of to describe them is the antiquated term of “Moxie.” They have this old-fashioned grit and Moxie.

They play hard, real hard, and if it wasn’t outlawed years ago - and I don’t know if it’s even technically possible - they’d be sharpening the spikes on their cleats just like Ty Cobb.

A restaurant down the street from me is called Moxies. I down my drink with verve and dig into my beef bowl with gusto when there. 
https://moxies.ca/restaurants/west-georgia/

 

 

 

[IdahoBert]

3 hours ago, lordstanley said:

A restaurant down the street from me is called Moxies. I down my drink with verve and dig into my beef bowl with gusto when there. 
https://moxies.ca/restaurants/west-georgia/

 

 

 

In the 1940s, there was a soft drink called Moxie also. 

[chasfh]

11 hours ago, kdog said:

 

He is saying the right things, although that question is a hard one to screw up anymore. I do like the part about I’m not here to work on stuff.

[chasfh]

11 hours ago, Screwball said:

Back in the early 70s they measured it by the yard at some tryouts when they used a school field that had them. They needed to beat 8.2 for 60 yards, or 180 feet, the distance from home to second base. They also did it on a track, so they didn't have get out of the batters box after hitting a ball. This guy has wheels... And that was long ago.

One of the five tools. And the most important one. No wheels, you ain't going anywhere.

 

Albert Pujols went to Cooperstown without speed. But yes, I totally take your point.

[TigerNation]

13 hours ago, diaspora04 said:

 

I'll never forget him missing out a cycle because he hit two triples.

[Tiger337]

5 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

In the 1940s, there was a soft drink called Moxie also. 

It is still the official soft drink in Maine.  I occasionally see it in scores in New England, but have never tried it.  

[Tiger337]

1 hour ago, chasfh said:

Albert Pujols went to Cooperstown without speed. But yes, I totally take your point.

He was not that slow before his body broke down in his 30s.  He had below average speed for an MLB player, but was not embarrasingly slow. 

I think hitting is the most important tool in the modern game, but speed is very important.  It's not just sprint speed, but quick acceleration and lateral quickness.  

[oblong]

25 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

It is still the official soft drink in Maine.  I occasionally see it in scores in New England, but have never tried it.  

I only know it from Stephen King books 

[chasfh]

21 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

He was not that slow before his body broke down in his 30s.  He had below average speed for an MLB player, but was not embarrasingly slow. 

I think hitting is the most important tool in the modern game, but speed is very important.  It's not just sprint speed, but quick acceleration and lateral quickness.  

And the most important asset of all, the smarts to know when to run and when not.

[casimir]

9 minutes ago, chasfh said:

And the most important asset of all, the smarts to know when to run and when not.

Along those lines, forum favorite Josh Naylor is up up to 23 SBs vs 6 CSs this season.  Now that’s just a microcosm of base running in total, but that dude is going to get another 30 SBs?  And this after double digiting in just one other season before last?  Come on, that’s just nuts.

[davidsb623]

On 8/14/2026 at 2:03 PM, davidsb623 said:

If we can slide into first, we position ourselves for a first round bye in the playoffs!

Well, that didn't age well!