08/18/2026 6:40p EDT Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

[Sports_Freak]

Cubs start in 15 minutes or so.

[Tigermojo]

Valencia didn't catch the ball but the runner didn't touch the plate?

[chasfh]

Well that was a terrible inning. 

[chasfh]

4 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Cubs start in 15 minutes or so.

Have fun. 

[IdahoBert]

I don’t like rooting for the Cubs because our guys couldn’t take care of the White Sox on their own. But as the tired old saying goes, “it is what it is….“

[IdahoBert]

Ashcraft is doing pretty much what he was expected to do…

[monkeytargets39]

7 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Ashcraft is doing pretty much what he was expected to do…

He’s the exact type of guy I would’ve wanted to get at a trade deadline if we were in it and the Pirates weren’t.  I’d give up solid prospect capital for this guy

[monkeytargets39]

Did Tork not challenge that first pitch?  He went immediately to his helmet and the ump wasn’t looking 

[papalawrence]

The final WC team is going to end up 79-83

[IdahoBert]

2 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said:

Did Tork not challenge that first pitch?  He went immediately to his helmet and the ump wasn’t looking 

Wasn’t watching it, but I’m sick of umps. Let the robots call the games and the umpires can still go through all their dramatic motions and stuff. 

[IdahoBert]

I’m starting to think the Tigers are just going to have to get lucky against Ashcraft if they’re going to score again in this game. 

[IdahoBert]

Paradoxically, Callahan seems to be the one guy who’s figured Ashcraft out…

[monkeytargets39]

Getting a little annoyed with Gleyber not running out his ground balls

[Motor City Sonics]

It's already in the 8th inning?  

[Tigermojo]

80 pitches in 8 innings. 

[Motor City Sonics]

Just now, monkeytargets39 said:

Getting a little annoyed with Gleyber not running out his ground balls

If he does that he's going back on the Injured List. 

[monkeytargets39]

Just now, Motor City Sonics said:

If he does that he's going back on the Injured List. 

Thats probably true

[IdahoBert]

1 minute ago, monkeytargets39 said:

Getting a little annoyed with Gleyber not running out his ground balls

I’ve noticed that twice in this game, I don’t know if he can’t do it or if he doesn’t want to. 

[IdahoBert]

It’s degrading to scoreboard watch the Cubs v. the White Sox, but the Cubs jumped out to a 2–0 lead with two homers in the first and of course PCA hit one of them. 

[chasfh]

Oh Jesus de Jesus, 0-2?

[Motor City Sonics]

1 minute ago, IdahoBert said:

I’ve noticed that twice in this game, I don’t know if he can’t do it or if he doesn’t want to. 

Well, if he CAN and he doesn't do it, then AJ needs to pull him out of the game.   This is a very young team and we're looking at some of our future core right now and you don't want bad examples set.       I've never heard of Torres being a lazy player, so I am gonna guess that it's an injury protection thing.     Lack of effort is my biggest pet peeve when it comes to people doing a job.   I don't care what the job is.    I am a boss now (weird as that is) and I oversee 5 people on the air and one of them gives very little content on the air - just song titles and artist names and that's okay once an hour, but if that's all your show is, then why are you even on the air? 

[monkeytargets39]

Yeah but if he can’t run out a grounder he needs to go back on the DL.  Give Lee the reps or call up Anderson.

[monkeytargets39]

12 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

I’ve noticed that twice in this game, I don’t know if he can’t do it or if he doesn’t want to. 

It’s not even that he isn’t fully sprinting, he’s barely even getting into a light jog coming down the line.  

[kdog]

This is just a whatever outcome. Ashcraft dominated..the Tigers didtn' really do anything dumb...just could not muster anything...oh well.

[IdahoBert]

I tried to watch the Sox v Cubs game but I can’t watch other teams. I want the White Sox to lose, but I don’t want the Cubs to win. I can never make it more than half an inning. Oh well.