things are bad when you're screaming for joba
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 June 2014 02:16 (nine years ago) link
jd martinez is carrying the team
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 21 June 2014 02:17 (nine years ago) link
#formerastro
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 June 2014 02:20 (nine years ago) link
@beckjasonJ.D. Martinez named AL Player of the Week.
Thanks, Astros.
― Andy K, Monday, 23 June 2014 19:58 (nine years ago) link
Bullpen help:
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bq60HH4IMAAdfel.jpg
― Andy K, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 19:50 (nine years ago) link
RICK PORCELLO IS THE THIRD PITCHER SINCE 1900 TO WIN 10 OR MORE GAMES IN EACH OF HIS FIRST SIX SEASONS PRIOR TO TURNING 26 YEARS OLD.
*ducks*
― Andy K, Friday, 27 June 2014 03:44 (nine years ago) link
Seems Porcello is on pace for the same fWAR than 2013, but with a much lower k/9 and a lower GB%.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 27 June 2014 19:14 (nine years ago) link
The first year he had to deal with Fielder and Cabrera at the corners, he gave up a career high in hits allowed (the league high). The following year, his K/9 spiked from 5.5 (his current career average) to 7.2. His Ks went up by 35 and his hits allowed went down by 41.
I've always really dug him. Glad he now has Cabrera at first and a third baseman who can at least move laterally a bit. I'd love to see him supported by an elite infield.
― Andy K, Friday, 27 June 2014 20:55 (nine years ago) link
~~ TWEET OF THE YEAR ~~
@TonyPaul1984Random thought: #Tigers outfield sometimes reminds me of all those Little Leaguers shagging at the Home Run Derby.
― Andy K, Saturday, 28 June 2014 01:50 (nine years ago) link
Can Rick Porcello win 300 games?
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 28 June 2014 20:56 (nine years ago) link
that might be the least useful article i've ever read
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Saturday, 28 June 2014 21:14 (nine years ago) link
like not even shitting on wins here, that guy literally just wrote an article listing various wins-per-year totals that could get him to 300, without using a single statistic besides wins
is he an excitable 13 year old tigers fan, cause that's the type of thing i would've done at 13
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Saturday, 28 June 2014 21:18 (nine years ago) link
"could ricky p get to 300 wins? well. if you give him 13 wins per season through age 39, he'll end up with 260. but let's go nuts and say he average 38 wins a season through age 88. he will most likely reach 300 wins. now let's say global warming destroys civilization in a few years and no one cares about baseball anymore. in this scenario, he most likely will not reach 300 wins."
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Saturday, 28 June 2014 21:21 (nine years ago) link
Clutch stuff by Ian Kinsler
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 29 June 2014 00:35 (nine years ago) link
Majestic insight by Van Horn Street
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 29 June 2014 00:39 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku97f8D1LY0
― Andy K, Sunday, 29 June 2014 00:48 (nine years ago) link
Never forget:
http://www.annarbor.com/assets_c/2010/08/Rick%20Porcello%20Kevin%20Youkilis%20Brawl-thumb-300x401-50195.jpg
― Andy K, Sunday, 29 June 2014 00:54 (nine years ago) link
Porcello just threw a no-strikeout, no-walk, complete-game shutout.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 01:35 (nine years ago) link
...against the A's.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 01:38 (nine years ago) link
...and he has a 25-inning scoreless streak.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 01:43 (nine years ago) link
zero strikeouts tonight
9:4 K:BB over those 25 innings
weird
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 2 July 2014 01:51 (nine years ago) link
@susanslusserPorcello the first big-league pitcher since Jeff Ballard on Aug. 21, 1989, w/ CG shutout without a walk or a strikeout.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 02:01 (nine years ago) link
2h13m special
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 02:13 (nine years ago) link
that's a gregg maddux!
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 04:07 (nine years ago) link
Third-inning bunt sacrifice against a severely struggling pitcher? It's like Leyland never left.
Detroit - Bottom of 2ndHyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los AngelesT Hunter doubled to deep right.N Castellanos singled to right, T Hunter to third.A Avila singled to right, T Hunter scored, N Castellanos to second.E Suarez singled to left, N Castellanos to third, A Avila to second.R Davis reached on infield single to shortstop, N Castellanos scored, A Avila to third, E Suarez to second.A Avila scored, E Suarez to third, R Davis to second on wild pitch by H Ryu.A Jackson struck out looking.I Kinsler singled to left center, E Suarez scored, R Davis to third.M Cabrera singled to center, R Davis scored, I Kinsler to second.J Martinez singled to shallow center, I Kinsler to third, M Cabrera to second.T Hunter grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Martinez out at second.
Detroit - Bottom of 3rdHyun-Jin Ryu pitching for Los AngelesN Castellanos doubled to left.A Avila walked.E Suarez sacrificed to pitcher, N Castellanos to third, A Avila to second.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 00:38 (nine years ago) link
Don Kelly got two hits off Zack Greinke.
Don Kelly was intentionally walked by Brandon League.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 9 July 2014 19:48 (nine years ago) link
W LMar 31-May 18 27 12May 19-Jun 18 9 21Jun 19-Jul 12 17 4
― Andy K, Sunday, 13 July 2014 02:29 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsbbLptCMAA4ZMo.png
― Andy K, Sunday, 13 July 2014 14:03 (nine years ago) link
Checking Justin Verlander's 2014 season, he has 1.9 fWAR...and 0.1 bWAR. 1.8 seems huge to me.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 18 July 2014 19:17 (nine years ago) link
high babip, low strand rate. 4.02 FIP 4.88 ERA. SIERA's a reasonable 4.39. nothing in his batted ball profile seems to be off, he just isn't getting strikeouts and none of his pitches have positive pitch values besides the slider. fastball curveball and changeup all went from great to terrible in the past two years.
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 18 July 2014 21:04 (nine years ago) link
Sharp through three, gassed in the fourth and hanging damn near every curveball. He can't be fully recovered from his surgery.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 02:56 (nine years ago) link
Discuss: http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/7/23/5932123/tigers-acquire-rangers-joakim-soria-for-prospects-jake-thompson-and-corey-knebel
― peepee, Thursday, 24 July 2014 04:03 (nine years ago) link
100% in favor, given the situation.
Can't help but wonder what the bullpen would be like with a healthy Rondon, a better Nathan, Chamberlain as he is now, and Soria.
― Andy K, Thursday, 24 July 2014 12:21 (nine years ago) link
(And no Coke.)
― Andy K, Thursday, 24 July 2014 12:22 (nine years ago) link
Who woulda thunk how important Chamberlain would be for the first half?
― peepee, Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:08 (nine years ago) link
Very entertaining game vs the Angels tonight.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 25 July 2014 05:11 (nine years ago) link
~smyly's game~
― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 July 2014 04:04 (nine years ago) link
http://www.freep.com/article/20140730/NEWS01/307300068/evan-reed-sexual-assault-charges
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 15:35 (nine years ago) link
http://assets-s3.rollingstone.com/assets/images/story/jack-white-throws-first-pitch-at-detroit-tigers-game-to-santa-20140730/1000x306/jackwhite-500-1406725333.jpg
― Andy K, Wednesday, 30 July 2014 16:54 (nine years ago) link
kind of unbelievable how scherzer has only thrown one complete game in his entire career.
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:37 (nine years ago) link
joey pankake: .407/.470/.523 in 25 july games
― mookieproof, Friday, 1 August 2014 20:05 (nine years ago) link
Jim Leyland, is that you?
Davis 7 Carrera 8 Kinsler 4 V. Martinez DH J. Martinez 9 Kelly 3 Castellanos 5 Avila 2 Romine 6
― Andy K, Thursday, 7 August 2014 18:17 (nine years ago) link
pinch hit for jd martinez
let don kelly hit
― mookieproof, Thursday, 7 August 2014 19:59 (nine years ago) link
I'm watching the end of Jays vs Tigers and just finding out now about Joba Chamberlain's mountain man beard.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 9 August 2014 19:56 (nine years ago) link
@Lynn_HenningAusmus concedes could be "mid-September" before Sanchez returns to Tigers rotation. Soria on DL, Nathan gassed: BP options today: Price CG.
― Andy K, Sunday, 10 August 2014 15:35 (nine years ago) link
So not the best day to go twelve innings then.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 10 August 2014 21:18 (nine years ago) link
Never in a million years would I have done what Detroit just did--14th inning, man on second with two out, and they gave Cabrera and Bautista IBBs to load the bases. Ball one to Francisco, then he swings at what I think was ball two, hits a piddly little ground ball to second. The Jays have left the bases loaded three of the last five innings.
― clemenza, Sunday, 10 August 2014 22:40 (nine years ago) link
I have no idea how Munenori Kawasaki keeps his average above .225 (he's around .275 right now). Three times this game they've pulled the outfield in as shallow as you can, and three times he's hit little chip shots right into someone's glove. It's literally like he's up there with a sand wedge.
― clemenza, Sunday, 10 August 2014 22:57 (nine years ago) link
RIP everyone involved in this baseball game, apart from Brad Ausmus, who was ejected 15 innings ago.
― Andy K, Sunday, 10 August 2014 23:16 (nine years ago) link
So of course the Jays' game-winning rally in the 19th began with a Kawasaki chip shot to left...Melky Cabrera was on base eight times today (three hits, five walks--three intentional); Bautista was 0-7 until he got the game-winner.
― clemenza, Sunday, 10 August 2014 23:49 (nine years ago) link