08/17/2026 7:05p EDT Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

[1984Echoes]

3 hours ago, NorthWoods said:

I'd be interested in who did that Pirates line up graphic on ESPN.

I'm partially color blind and the names blended right in for me.   I literally couldn't read them.   I could see that they were slightly differently colored, but not enough for me to read.

I feel EXACTLY for you.

"Color mergence". I can't pick the numbers out from the multi-colored circles.

I'm not red-green, and I can see reds... but I can recognize 0% of any shades of red, 70% green...

I can't see red-on-black or vice versa unless the font size is so large that I can...

Not kidding when I say I feel for ya'...

[1984Echoes]

2 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

So Kevin wears number seven along with Hank Greenberg, Harvey Kuenn, and Rocky Colavito. 
 

Tigers' Murderers Row.

[NorthWoods]

11 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

He got the W.  That's all that matters.  Another veteran who knows how to win.    

He pitches to the score.

[1984Echoes]

1 hour ago, papalawrence said:

Lol, dickweed. I haven't heard that since 1981

Hah!!!

Same here.

Douchebag and dickweed were the prime insults of that era...

IIRC.

[1984Echoes]

1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Should have taken him out 2 batters ago and we all know it.  

Where is Captain Hook when we need him...?

Or at Least Hinch to learn to be more Hook.

A.J. Hook.

Has a nice ring to it.

[Sports_Freak]

16 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

The Orioles lost though, so the Tigers are tied for first in the WildCard race.  

Tied for the 3rd and last wildcard spot.

[IdahoBert]

I’ll admit, I lost faith, and stopped watching to depilate my chest hair with a rusty bedspring just to take my mind off of it. But Sommers and Jansen closed it out easy peasy. I should have more faith. Ouch!

[lordstanley]

18 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

The Orioles lost though, so the Tigers are tied for first in the WildCard race.  

That doesn’t excite me though. The Tigers have done that the last couple of years. I don’t even really like the idea of there being a 3rd wildcard. A division title, even with 84 or 85 wins, would seem more legit. So that’s still my target, even though far fetched after this past weekend. I won’t turn down a wildcard spot if it comes to that, but doesn’t make me jump up and down. 

[IdahoBert]

[1984Echoes]

21 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

Enjoyed the win for 15 seconds and then found out the White Sox have just taken the lead over the Cubs. 

I don't care about the White Sox. Not going to follow them.

I just want the Tigers to keep winning... the rest will take care of itself.

Now... if it's mid-September and they are within a few games of each other... I might start paying attention to that again.

In my mind... that'll save me a whole lot of angst worrying about what the White Sox, are, or aren't, doing.

It's more important, IMO, what the Tigers are doing anyways...

Just my 2 cents.

[romad1]

I needed this one. 

[Tiger337]

3 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

That doesn’t excite me though. The Tigers have done that the last couple of years. I don’t even really like the idea of there being a 3rd wildcard. A division title, even with 84 or 85 wins, would seem more legit. So that’s still my target, even though far fetched after this past weekend. I won’t turn down a wildcard spot if it comes to that, but doesn’t make me jump up and down. 

Neither one excites me that much with 84 wins.  They really don't deserve to be in he playoffs this year.  However, they've got a good group of young position players to follow and a playoff race to make it interesting.  

[papalawrence]

CWS and Cubs to extras. Cubs scored 1 in bottom of 9th and had bases loaded with 1 out and failed to walk it off

[lordstanley]

14 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

It's more important, IMO, what the Tigers are doing anyways...

Just my 2 cents.

As Dan Dickerson has been saying for a month, the Tigers’ first job is getting above .500. After that can start considering playoff spots and scoreboard watching. 

[IdahoBert]

7 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

I don't care about the White Sox. Not going to follow them.

I just want the Tigers to keep winning... the rest will take care of itself.

Now... if it's mid-September and they are within a few games of each other... I might start paying attention to that again.

In my mind... that'll save me a whole lot of angst worrying about what the White Sox, are, or aren't, doing.

It's more important, IMO, what the Tigers are doing anyways...

Just my 2 cents.

Hear you. I just like good baseball and if a post season happens, great. If it doesn’t that’s great too.

I’m more into the drama and spectacle of the game. I just love seeing these young new guys play like fierce, hungry bulldogs and live the dream they’ve been working towards their entire lives. That’s worth the price of admission. Worrying about the Chicago freaking White Sox is way down at the bottom of my to do list.

[papalawrence]

PC-A walk off dinger

[lordstanley]

Cubs walk it off in the 10th. And so begins the epic White Sox collapse of ‘26 …

[Sports_Freak]

PCA is sooo good. 2nd best player in MLB. At least, IMO.

 

[NorthWoods]

50 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

However, they've got a good group of young position players to follow and a playoff race to make it interesting.  

And it seems like more to come.   In other years/eras the well would be dry by now.

[IdahoBert]

38 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

Cubs walk it off in the 10th. And so begins the epic White Sox collapse of ‘26 …

I wish this team would stop making me care about playoffs and stuff. But no… They have to keep getting my hopes up.

[Dan Gilmore]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

the most painful to watch win of the season. I feel a decade older.

If anyone wondered why they don't give Tork many days off at 3rd, Keith made amply demonstration today. Nice game for Max Clark.

Colt is a DH. 😕

[papalawrence]

12 out of the 15 AL teams are at worst within 2 games of making the post season in mid August. Such a crazy year

Edited Tuesday at 04:17 AM by papalawrence

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

He got the W.  That's all that matters.  Another veteran who knows how to win.    

Framber throws so many non-competitive pitches.

[gehringer_2]

18 minutes ago, Dan Gilmore said:

Colt is a DH. 😕

But you know what they call a DH with marginal power?

...a minor leaguer.😉

I do what to do with him is becoming a dilemma. I'd send him to spent the winter ball with no other assignment but to become a better fielder - at any position he can.Maybe go to winter ball.

[SoCalTiger]

If Colt has trade value he should be moved. He simply can not play in the field. Seriously he should play winter ball in the outfield corners. He runs well enough and we are used to noodle arm outfielders.