Tigeraholic1 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles, CA TV: Ballysports Detroit Radio: WXYT Forecast LHP Tyler Alexander vs LHP Tyler Anderson Edited April 29, 2022 by Tigeraholic1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 So if 2021 is prologue with this team, they basically snapped out of their offensive funk on a trip they made to a play a difficult team (Boston) where, while they dropped 2 of 3, they put of 7, 6, and 9 runs in succession. And that series happened to fall in proximity to 2021 NFL Draft Weekend. Does that moment happen this weekend? Color me skeptical lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 This series might be the last chance for a couple of guys to show something before roster changes are made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Feels like the season is already lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: Feels like the season is already lost. Its not lost, not at all. They're only 4.5 games out. But the offense needs to get its act together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) 36 minutes ago, casimir said: Its not lost, not at all. They're only 4.5 games out. But the offense needs to get its act together. Right. As for this series, it's hard to expect them to win the series or anything, but I would accept just any evidence that they are moving in the right direction offensively... maybe steal a game, but just show something on offense. For as bad as the Tigers have been, this has been a pretty brutal opening schedule. It doesn't absolve them of their poor play, especially given that they've frittered away at least a couple of winnable games (two that come to mind are the Barnhart drop game against NYY and Tuesday's game against MIN) but they've played some teams that are pretty difficult and, in the case of Colorado, may have caught them at the wrong time. Looking ahead on the schedule, May could tell the tale on which way this team goes, ie. whether they can overperform expectations or whether they struggle just to get close to .500.... they have more favorable draws (2 against Pittsburgh, 5 against Oakland, 3 against Baltimore ), some draws with good teams who are underperforming expectations (4 against Houston, 3 against Tampa), and a whole slug of games against divisional opponents Cleveland and Minnesota. It's a slate of games where they, theoretically, should be able to make up some ground. But, like you say, they need to get their act together. Edited April 29, 2022 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Christian Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Ordinary I hate these west coast swings. The time frame doesn't work for me. But I look at this three game series as a reprieve from the torture of watching a very bad baseball team. Hopefully there are better days ahead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, casimir said: Its not lost, not at all. They're only 4.5 games out. But the offense needs to get its act together. It's going to take a miracle. How often do they win a series against the Angels, who are half the team the Dodgers are? Then again, it might at least be warm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAbbott Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Well, this team isn't hitting and the defense is at best horrible. Nothing like watching a team that is road kill before April 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAbbott Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 The runs scored is horrendous. OBP is not bad, SLG is . Those who have argued for more offense are right. When an MLB team is scoring less than 4 runs per game, as this team is through 18 games, wins will be hard to come by. Even more telling, is that their is no phase of the game this team is excelling in currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, HeyAbbott said: The runs scored is horrendous. OBP is not bad, SLG is . Those who have argued for more offense are right. When an MLB team is scoring less than 4 runs per game, as this team is through 18 games, wins will be hard to come by. Even more telling, is that their is no phase of the game this team is excelling in currently. and ironically, we have a ton of injuries, but to pitchers - we are only down one expected front line hitter in Greene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) 47 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: It's going to take a miracle. How often do they win a series against the Angels, who are half the team the Dodgers are? Then again, it might at least be warm.... It kinda depends on what "lost" means to people. If lost means missing the playoffs, then yeah, it would take a miracle. If it means ".500 ball", I still think they have a decent chance for that. The big thing is that, just as they got going offensively last year, I don't think the anemic offense will last forever. Edited April 29, 2022 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 It's all part of the plan. Win 83 games. Win the wild card. Win the pennant. Defeat the 100 win Cardinals to win the World Series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroundsquare Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 this is a confusing pitching matchup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, theroundsquare said: this is a confusing pitching matchup Looking at there Nicknames T. Alexander is "Todd the Painter", T. Anderson "Mr. Duck". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 2 hours ago, HeyAbbott said: The runs scored is horrendous. OBP is not bad, SLG is . Those who have argued for more offense are right. When an MLB team is scoring less than 4 runs per game, as this team is through 18 games, wins will be hard to come by. Even more telling, is that their is no phase of the game this team is excelling in currently. I kind of want to say the pitching is doing pretty well in spite of missing some arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Take out the 13-0 game and they are barely over 2 runs/game. The offense will come eventually. The persistent problems with outfield defense are not getting fixed. Two of the guys are our best hitters. The infield defense and sloppiness will correct itself if the Castros don't play as much. But that depends on Jeimer and Schoop hitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Carrying 3 catchers, none of whom are much good, makes no sense at all. Your bench is 2 catchers and 2 Castros. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 No Castros at least lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 10 hours ago, casimir said: Its not lost, not at all. They're only 4.5 games out. But the offense needs to get its act together. Oh, what does it matter, we're all going to die one day anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 27 minutes ago, mtutiger said: No Castros at least lol Viva la Revolucion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 hours ago, mtutiger said: No Castros at least lol Flipping the corner OFs should be a boon to the offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said: Oh, what does it matter, we're all going to die one day anyway. Not today. I gotta mow the lawn and do laundry this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) Tigers give up a stolen base to the 1st Dodger base runner. Tyler hadn't held him, but Barnhart also made a terrible throw that never would have gotten him. And then of course, Tyler gives up a HR. 2-0 in the 1st. Well at least the steal ended up not mattering. 0-2 Changeup over the heart of the plate. Never throw a hittable pitch 0-2. Ever. Edited April 30, 2022 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 373 feet at 104 mph EV...launch angle of 35 degrees. Dodgers with the insurmountable lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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