General Tiger Discussion

[oblong]

Figured we could use this to just talk about general Tiger stuff outside of a game thread... and anything else baseball related.

Some movement in the development staff as the team let go a bunch of guys, Willie Blair/AJ Sager, and their Latin PD guy.  Looking for a new PD director.

Also, did you all see the Houston play the other day with the appeal?

Sacrifice fly to right, runner scores, another runner advances to third.  The scoring runner left early.  As they appeal, the Houston runner breaks for home.  The pitcher gets him in a rundown and tags him out.  But then they lost their appeal opportunity.  Houston traded a run for two outs.  Genius.

 

 

[theroundsquare]

Uniwatch had a post today about the Tigers focus-grouping some throwback uniforms, including a 70s style road uniform and a 1968-style road uniform.

[Archie]

Mookie Betts did a good deed a few days ago getting TJ Friedl's first MLB hit and home run ball back from a fan in the stands.  He traded his own signed bat for the ball. That's a pretty good trade for the fan.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/look-mookie-betts-retrieves-first-home-run-ball-for-cincinnati-reds-rookie-tj-friedl/

[oblong]

I thought I had read too that the fan gave the bat away to some Dodger fans nearby.

 

[IdahoBert]

2 minutes ago, oblong said:

I thought I had read too that the fan gave the bat away to some Dodger fans nearby.

 

Yeah gave it to a kid. That’s pretty righteous. 

[djhutch]

24 minutes ago, theroundsquare said:

Uniwatch had a post today about the Tigers focus-grouping some throwback uniforms, including a 70s style road uniform and a 1968-style road uniform.

I would LOVE that!

[IdahoBert]

17 minutes ago, theroundsquare said:

Uniwatch had a post today about the Tigers focus-grouping some throwback uniforms, including a 70s style road uniform and a 1968-style road uniform.

I presume this is what they’re talking about.

[Biff Mayhem]

31 minutes ago, theroundsquare said:

 1968-style road uniform.

 

[theroundsquare]

18 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

I presume this is what they’re talking about.

Correct.  I love both these

[Tigeraholic1]

Love the 70/80's jersey. From a marketing prospective it makes total sense to roll out some new swag. 

[Sports_Freak]

Boy, just wait till next year. We're going to be the talk of baseball. Get a shortstop, a couple SP (including JV), moving Alexander back to the BP. We're gonna be good, I tell 'ya. Just you wait and see!

[Jim Cowan]

For some reason when I see that 68 road uniform the player that I think of is Dick McAuliffe.

[1776]

51 minutes ago, theroundsquare said:

Correct.  I love both these

1 hour ago, IdahoBert said:

I presume this is what they’re talking about.

Do the button up style on the 70/80’s version as well and we’ll have a deal. 
Love the ‘68 roadies. 

[IdahoBert]

11 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said:

For some reason when I see that 68 road uniform the player that I think of is Dick McAuliffe.

That may have been because a McAuliffe card was a lot easier to obtain at that time than a Cash or a Kaline.

[IdahoBert]

I am more sentimental about the 60s uniform than the 70s and 80s but I think that’s just because of my age. The 60s is when the team was permanently imprinted upon me. If I were younger I’m sure the 70s and 80s would be my favorite.

[1776]

 

Do the button up style on the 70/80’s version as well and we’ll have a deal. 
Love the ‘68 roadies. 
vintagedetroit.com has some Freehan & Kaline ‘68 tees that mimick the jersey. 

[RandyMarsh]

Just an FYI we are currently projected to pick 13th in the draft. Its looking like barring a collapse by us or a team behind us like the Padres, Phillies and Reds(each have 4 less losses than us) we will be picking between 11th or 14th.

After 4 straight years of top 5 picks this is gonna feel a little strange.

[casimir]

4 hours ago, Archie said:

Mookie Betts did a good deed a few days ago getting TJ Friedl's first MLB hit and home run ball back from a fan in the stands.  He traded his own signed bat for the ball. That's a pretty good trade for the fan.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/look-mookie-betts-retrieves-first-home-run-ball-for-cincinnati-reds-rookie-tj-friedl/

Love it.

4 hours ago, oblong said:

I thought I had read too that the fan gave the bat away to some Dodger fans nearby.

 

Seriously?  Maybe humanity has a chance.

Edited September 22, 2021 by casimir

[IdahoBert]

33 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

Just an FYI we are currently projected to pick 13th in the draft. Its looking like barring a collapse by us or a team behind us like the Padres, Phillies and Reds(each have 4 less losses than us) we will be picking between 11th or 14th.

After 4 straight years of top 5 picks this is gonna feel a little strange.

Somehow the Yankees always draft towards the end and they get incredible players because they know how to develop talent. Hopefully the massacre that happened in the past couple days to both top brass and to their foot soldiers charged with developing talent in the minor leagues will turn around what we have all felt for a long time was a woeful situation. 

[casimir]

5 hours ago, theroundsquare said:

Uniwatch had a post today about the Tigers focus-grouping some throwback uniforms, including a 70s style road uniform and a 1968-style road uniform.

If they go with 68 will the sleeve number be on different sleeves like what happened back then?  Apparently there was no rhyme or reason why some players had their number on the right sleeve and others had their on the left sleeve.

[IdahoBert]

Everybody had those plain block letter jerseys back in the ‘60s. Well not “everybody” but in the AL I know the Yankees and the Red Sox dId because I clearly remember those jerseys. That might’ve been it. But there was a quiet, austere dignity about them that made the statement “our flourishes are on the field, not symbolically, “and we will dispatch you quickly and efficiently.” I like the brute simplicity. But color is nice too. I really like the road uniforms they have right now. But I have nothing against some of the wild stuff the Athletics did in Oakland. 

[casimir]

I’d be fine with a road copy of the current home.  Navy blue Old English D on the left chest, navy pin-striping, just on a road gray set instead of the home ice cream whites.

[mtutiger]

I dont mind the current road uniforms, but would be thrilled to see them utilize the older styles as alternates on the road.

Unless I'm wrong, the Tigers and Yankees may be the only teams that seem to avoid alternate uniforms. I get it for the home unis, but the road design isn't iconic. Mix it up!

[holygoat]

2 hours ago, casimir said:

Love it.

Seriously?

Yeah, a young kid with a Betts jersey.

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