Biff Mayhem Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 47 minutes ago, Toddwert said: anyone have the great picture? lol I do somewhere but I have no idea where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 6:09 AM, casimir said: Next year will be the 40th anniversary of the 1984 World Series team. Be sure to purchase your official World Series replica hat from the MLB store before they run out. That is hideous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Tigeraholic1 said: Great camp for Wenceel so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 7:51 AM, Biff Mayhem said: It's missing an unkempt bed and an inflatable date. First thing I thought of. Lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 23 hours ago, mtutiger said: That is hideous Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But anyone with an opinion different than yours needs their eyes checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 7:29 AM, mtutiger said: That is hideous It sure is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Welp.........Today's the day. This is the day where I buy two packs of 2023 Topps baseball cards and the first Tiger I come across is MY Tiger for the year. 2022 it was Tarik Skubal.........that ended badly 2021 it was Harold Castro.....he hit .283 with an OBP of .310......meh 2020 it was Niko Goodrum.......he hit .164 with an OPB of 292 2019 it was Jeimer Candelario.....he hit .203 You better hope I get a bench player this year or a player that's already hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Came across this card on eBay. Pretty certain I had it as a kid. Sharing the back of it, as it’s pretty well written and comprehensive of what his accomplishments and appeal were. Enjoy 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Mayhem Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Thank you for that. My all time favorite baseball player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 I went to buy a pack of cards at Target and all they had was multipacks, and I'm not spending $25 on baseball cards. I just want the one pack- maybe two. Where do you buy these things now? Used to be in every corner store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 I saw that the Red have cut Daniel Norris. 7 BB in 6.2 IP. Baseball is a funny game. He and Dontrelle Willis. Great athletes, good arms, can't throw the ball over the plate. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Maybe they are those people who aren't quite one "hand" over another? Good enough to make it to the ML of course. My son is left handed but sometimes with things he's not sure..... I gave him a golf club and he said hitting LH didnt feel right but RH didn't either. Of course it's golf so..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroundsquare Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said: I went to buy a pack of cards at Target and all they had was multipacks, and I'm not spending $25 on baseball cards. I just want the one pack- maybe two. Where do you buy these things now? Used to be in every corner store. I sometimes grab a pack at Meijer, usually can find single packs in the toy section or near the checkouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 I got Fidrych's autograph at Gibralter one year. They were free. Very long line and it wasn't moving fast. Once I got up there I realized why. The guy was so friendly and was talking to everyone like it was a cousin he hadn't seen in 7 years. This was before camera phones so I can imagine how long that would have been if everybody wanted a picture. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Mayhem Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 13 minutes ago, oblong said: I got Fidrych's autograph at Gibralter one year. They were free. Very long line and it wasn't moving fast. Once I got up there I realized why. The guy was so friendly and was talking to everyone like it was a cousin he hadn't seen in 7 years. This was before camera phones so I can imagine how long that would have been if everybody wanted a picture. I got his autograph at a Whitecaps game. I was absolutely thrilled and said to him "thank you for doing this" and he said "thank you for still caring". Somewhere I have a picture of me walking away from the autograph table with a huge smile on my face. It was a highlight reel moment in my life. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 and it makes me sad to think of how he died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 38 minutes ago, oblong said: I got Fidrych's autograph at Gibralter one year. They were free. Very long line and it wasn't moving fast. Once I got up there I realized why. The guy was so friendly and was talking to everyone like it was a cousin he hadn't seen in 7 years. This was before camera phones so I can imagine how long that would have been if everybody wanted a picture. When an interviewer in the 90s said his career was tragic, Fidrych corrected him and said "Tragic? I started an All-Star Game, it was great". He wasn't a phony, it wasn't an act, he was just a kid that was as wowed as we were. I still remember his first start against Cleveland and how fast the game was over. He got the ball and it was like it was giving him electric shocks and he had to get rid of it right away. I don't think he got cheated, I think the rest of us did, I think baseball did. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Mayhem Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 17 hours ago, Tenacious D said: Hobby: Sports. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Opening day lineup prediction: CF Vierling R SS Baez R 3B Schoop R DH Cabrera R RF Meadows L LF Haase R 1B Torkelson R C Rogers R 2B Hernandez S Bench Greene L, Carpenter L, Baddoo L, Maton L Next day vs RH pitcher: CF Greene L SS Baez R DH Meadows L RF Carpenter L 1B Torkelson R 3B Maton L 2B Hernandez S C Rogers R LF Baddoo L Bench Haase R, Cabrera R, Schoop R, Vierling R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Greene's gonna start regardless of the handedness of the pitcher. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Fidrych was one of a kind. There will never be another one like him. He was a unique individual, but part of what made him special is that nobody knew who he was until he started pitching in Detroit. Today, we would have analyzed him from the day he was drafted. We would have known everything about him and placed him on various prospect lists. When was in Detroit, we would haved worried about his low K rate and worried about him getting hurt with the high innings pitched totals. Nobody cared about that stuff back then. Who knows what social media would be saying about him? The Bird phenomenon just wouldn't be the same today. I am so glad we were able to experience it when we did. Edited March 23, 2023 by Tiger337 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 They are not platooning Riley Greene. Only time he doesn't play is if he's hurting or if he needs a day off and since he's not even 23, I doubt he'll need too many days off. He's a do-or-die player I'll play Green, cf a fan favorite already, but is he a leadoff hitter? well, they have nobody else Meadows, rf, he still gets on base, hopefully he finds it again, he'd make a huge differece if he did Baez, ss yep, a dog poop season in 2022, but still, easily the most dangerous hitter on the team Cabrera, dh yep, still at cleanup. Carpenter takes this slot when Miggy goes on the DL Haase, c, maybe I have him a little high, but when he's right, he's good Torkelson, 1b, I hope he's good enough to hit cleanup at some point Maton, 3b, hits the ball hard, draws more walks than most on the team and no shift will help him. Schoop, 2b, it just feels like every AB for him is a missed opportunity to see a future player Baddoo, lf, I don't think he should be on the team over Carpenter, but they need some speed somewhere Bench: Rogers, Vierling, Ibanez, Kriedler. Nevin replaces Ibanez when he gets healthy. Kerry Carpenter starts in Toledo, where he'll get everyday ABs. Toledo's lineup will be worth following. Keeping an eye on Malloy and Lipcius Maybe Schoop starts out hot and the Dodgers trade a keg of beer for him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Fidrych was one of a kind. There will never be another one like him. He was a unique individual, but part of what made him special is that nobody knew who he was until he started pitching in Detroit. Today, we would have analyzed him from the day he was drafted. We would have known everything about him and placed him on various prospect lists. We would haved worried about his low K rate and worried about him getting hurt with the high innings pitched totals. Nobody cared about that stuff back then. Who knows what social media would be saying about him? The Bird phenomenon just wouldn't be the same today. I am so glad we were able to experience it when we did. It was incredible. First start was May 15th. 2-hit the Indians in less than 2-hours. I think part of it was that he pitched so quickly that the Indians just never could get settled. By June 28th and Monday Night Baseball he was the hottest thing in the majors. In the days before the internet when, what, maybe 40 games got televised? Just 44 Days. Nope, we'll never see anything close to it again. Sports just doesn't have the innocence to make that happen and have it be legit. Edited March 23, 2023 by Motor City Sonics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: It was incredible. First start was May 15th. 2-hit the Indians in less than 2-hours. I think part of it was that he pitched so quickly that the Indians just never could get settled. By June 28th and Monday Night Baseball he was the hottest thing in the majors. In the days before the internet when, what, maybe 40 games got televised? Just 44 Days. Nope, we'll never see anything close to it again. Sports just doesn't have the innocence to make that happen and have it be legit. FernandoMania was a big deal, but I think more regional. And not really sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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