TIGERS 08 SEASON THREAD

[mikhail1973]

Originally Posted by TaShawn

I'm just sort of commenting on the progression in general:

We can't pitch (me)---see ya next year (TFD)---maybe Barry Bonds is the answer (Mik)---you don't know the rules idiot (Mik)---I'm cancelling my subscription (Gaz)---etc.

I still think it is possible that they can make the playoffs, but I agree with you that we probably don't have a team that is cabable of winning it all. Cheering is futile.

Barry is not an answer. He could've been a distraction, but I guess now that he's facing the legal issues he's a definite no-go. And what rules are you talking about?

[LA Dre]

Well another Verlander start another Tiger loss. He pitched well enough to win, but the Tiger bats have been silenced by those same KC pitchers that beat them the first 3 games of the season and they got shut out 2-0.

[BillLaimbeer]

As poor as the Tigers have played, amazingly enough, they are only 5 games out of the division lead. With all this talent, you have to think at some point they will start to play baseball.

[mikhail1973]

Originally Posted by BillLaimbeer

As poor as the Tigers have played, amazingly enough, they are only 5 games out of the division lead. With all this talent, you have to think at some point they will start to play baseball.

The question is whether it will happen this year.

[ggazoo69]

Originally Posted by BillLaimbeer

As poor as the Tigers have played, amazingly enough, they are only 5 games out of the division lead. With all this talent, you have to think at some point they will start to play baseball.

I love your optimism, BL. I wish I could share it. Two runs scored in 18 innings against KC in the past two games. I have a tough time getting excited about that. I've never seen a team underperform so badly. Again, however, maybe we expected too much and failed to realize the pitching wasn't so good.

[LA Dre]

Originally Posted by ggazoo69

I love your optimism, BL. I wish I could share it. Two runs scored in 18 innings against KC in the past two games. I have a tough time getting excited about that. I've never seen a team underperform so badly. Again, however, maybe we expected too much and failed to realize the pitching wasn't so good.

The pitching has been decent the last two games...good enough for two Tiger victories if they had just scored 4 runs in each game which they are capable of..

[ggazoo69]

Originally Posted by LA Dre

The pitching has been decent the last two games...good enough for two Tiger victories if they had just scored 4 runs in each game which they are capable of..

OK, but overall the pitching has been pretty miserable -- the starting pitching in particular. Team ERA is the worst in the bigs and their WHIP is close to the bottom. Oakland, a team with half the payroll of Detroit's, has the best ERA. But maybe it's coming around.

[Delfino Delivers]

Originally Posted by ggazoo69

OK, but overall the pitching has been pretty miserable -- the starting pitching in particular. Team ERA is the worst in the bigs and their WHIP is close to the bottom. Oakland, a team with half the payroll of Detroit's, has the best ERA. But maybe it's coming around.

The teams slugging percentage with runners in scoring position is near the bottom of the league also. It is not all pitching.

When we get the pitching the bats are silent; when we get the hitting the pitchers are gas station attendants. We need to figure a way to get the two on the same page.

Maybe Leyland needs to turn his batting order upside down. Lead off with the number 9 hitter and let Granderson bat last?

[OLD SKOOL HQ]

sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

im going all the way to arizona this weekend to see this?

[Nemo]

They must have let Bobby Higginson back in the dugout....