gehringer_2 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: well, they org can commit to not letting anyone go, but that doesn't mean some of them may not take any opportunity offered to bail instead of waiting to see if they get the ziggy anyway... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Any editorial shift coming at Bally State Media tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 48 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: Hire Jeff Luhnow. If you were ok with Hinch, you should be ok with Luhnow. I thought he bought a lower division European soccer team and is running that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 51 minutes ago, chasfh said: Also, apparently, the gate is exactly what Al got. No kicking upstairs to President or anything like that, as I and other here have speculated might happen. I really thought that's exactly what would have happened, Al kicked upstairs and a new guy as GM... At least until today when Al was shown the exit door... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAbbott Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Any editorial shift coming at Bally State Media tonight? When I looked, they had posted the Associated Press Release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Gotta admit this definitely caught me off guard, I had a feeling he was on borrowed time but I figured they were just going to wait till the offseason but I'm glad they did it now and can get a bit of a head start on the search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) From what I caught of Chris I's press conference, not a lot of info, but he kept emphasizing bringing in someone to run Baseball Operations. Leads me to believe that he's not necessarily looking to backfill with a GM. Just hope whoever he gets is the right person for the job. Edited August 10, 2022 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 This didn't look too good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Is Chris just throwing Al under the bus or did we wrongly assume all these years that it was Chris that didn't want to pay the salaries which essentially forced Al to trade them away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longgone Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said: Hire Jeff Luhnow. If you were ok with Hinch, you should be ok with Luhnow. Not that asshole, nope. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAbbott Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Is Chris just throwing Al under the bus or did we wrongly assume all these years that it was Chris that didn't want to pay the salaries which essentially forced Al to trade them away? Maybe Al wanted to establish his that he was more than DD's errand boy? Did Chris give them a free hand because he had other concerns and he felt the experienced hand could run things? Maybe so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerfanDave84 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Trading Verlander was a mistake. I hate seeing him in an Astros jersey. Hopefully the rebuild goes fast so Verlander can come back and be the veteran pitcher for our young pitchers, and also to win his 300th game in a Tigers uniform. Yeah he's winning 300 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 When we get all our injured players back next season and our hitters remember how to hit, we're a playoff team. Yeah, book it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 I was at work when the news broke and a squealed a little squeal..............many looked up at me in puzzlement, but I didn't care, my hear was pure at that moment. And I want to say, with this pure heart, without reservation that I love you all today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerfanDave84 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Most of the players having down years would have to rebound and Greene and Torkelson would have to be around a 750 OPS then maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 And I also want to say...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 13 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Is Chris just throwing Al under the bus Sure sounded like it. I guess I need to revise my previous take. I think you throw out all the options other than C.I. was PO'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Is Chris just throwing Al under the bus or did we wrongly assume all these years that it was Chris that didn't want to pay the salaries which essentially forced Al to trade them away? Not to defend Chris, because it took him way too long to do what he did today, but he is the type of owner that views the role as being one where he hires somebody to do the job and gives them latitude to make those decisions. Most owners in sports are like this to a degree... they arent all Jerry Jones and Mark Cuban. Having said that, similar to his comments at the Red Wings presser a few months ago, it's another case of him answering a relatively easy question in the worst and most aloof possible way. Edited August 10, 2022 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chasfh Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 26 minutes ago, romad1 said: This didn't look too good This public statement will do wonders for recruiting. 😐 Jackass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KL2 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, chasfh said: Chris Ilitch couldn't ignore the steady drumbeat calling for Al's head. Once it migrated from the unaffiliated national media to the access-dependent local media, he was a goner. It was only a matter of when. I think the reason Al got the gate now instead of October was because the longer he stayed on the job, the worse he made Ilitch look, and if there is anything a tycoon cannot brook, it's being made to look bad. You do it now cause it gives you a chance to do all your homework and Chris has a lot given he doesn't have an Yzerman in this case. He has to figure out who to listen to and create a quasi search group, think gabby. Then do background work and maybe interview a guy or two with the hope to hire soon after the ws. If you wait it's all either rushed or you miss a chunk of the off-season. It's not like a team really needs a gm right now. Scouting hasn't started and nobody know what they want or need for next year so there is no like deep prep for 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, chasfh said: Yeah, I don't know that making Menzin permanent would necessarily doom us, but it would be a lot better, I think, to go outside. BTW, here is the news blurb written about Menzin when he was promoted last year: Menzin, 31, is responsible for all aspects of MLB operations, including player procurement, contract negotiations, roster construction, salary arbitration, league-wide rules, collective bargaining agreement compliance, professional scouting, advance scouting and video operations. So, he has already had a head start, but it's fair to wonder whether he is in part responsible for the mess of the last year, or whether he was making recommendations that were being overruled by the old guard still in charge. I have no sense of which might be correct. i cant wait until david chadd is promoted to gm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1) hooray! 2) about fucking time. 3) now they have some hope. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 40 minutes ago, romad1 said: This didn't look too good Doesn't he have to "sign off" on big trades like this? Either huge incoming salaries or huge outgoing salaries/ stars"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 14 minutes ago, chasfh said: This public statement will do wonders for recruiting. 😐 Jackass. Ultimately...the money talks. I think the fact that they did spend on Baez, Zimmerman and E-Rod are the thing that speaks to the agents and the players. That they are rowing with one oar now is because the decisions to get those particular player was on Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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