AL Central Smack Talk

[navamind]

backing Hosmer is just being a homer

As opposed to Andy Dirks?

 

[Nosferatu]

Nava, when did you add the A's? Not a Bruins fan?

 

[navamind]

Nava, when did you add the A's? Not a Bruins fan?

I am, but I'm only a very casual B's/hockey fan. I used to be a lot more interested in hockey when I was little.

I added the A's because I'm a huge baseball fan in general and the A's have kinda become a "2nd favorite team" to me. Always liked them, but liked them even more after they added guys like Crisp/Moss/Reddick/Lowrie. And Donaldson's been a really fun player to watch.

:/

 

[navamind]

Another excellent performance by Scherzer tonight. 9 K's in 8 innings, actually bringing his K/9 down from 11.77 to a [sarcasm]measly[/sarcasm] 11.49.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Twins make it 3 straight after 4 straight losses.

At least we keep hanging around!!!

 

[Howie115]

Twins make it 3 straight after 4 straight losses.

At least we keep hanging around!!!

Yep, the Twinkies are the only other team in the ALC, besides Detroit, at .500 or better.

The Tigers need to hand 'em at least two losses this weekend. Anything less than 3-of-4 against Houston and 2-of-3 against Minny would be a disappointing home stand, IMO.

 

[Howie115]

Another excellent performance by Scherzer tonight. 9 K's in 8 innings, actually
bringing his K/9 down from 11.77 to a measly 11.49.

I know it was only the Astros, but Max did what he had to do: Kept putting donuts on the board on a day that the offense struggled. Good to see him go 8. Only 1 walk and 3 hits. Season ERA down to 1.79, and Max now has the same number of innings as Verlander (47). Both are going pretty deep into games so far.

 

[gandydancer]

I know it was only the Astros, but Max did what he had to do: Kept putting donuts on the board on a day that the offense struggled. Good to see him go 8. Only 1 walk and 3 hits. Season ERA down to 1.79, and Max now has the same number of innings as Verlander (47). Both are going pretty deep into games so far.

Today is the game the offense needs to jump early for the rook. No struggling today...The BP is rested and can give the 3-4 innings if Robbie can give them a QS.

 

[StanMarsh51]

Screw Hosmer. His best season was his rookie year, when he hit 19 homeruns in 128 games. He helped my fantasy team win a title and I suckered myself into drafting him the next two years waiting to see that elite prospect everyone talked about.

My guess is -- he will do pretty much what he has the last couple years. Hit 15-20 homeruns and be a gap hitter. I just don't see him being a guy that is going to hit for much power.

His best season was last year, where he put up his best AVG, OBP, OPS, and his WAR was more than twice as high as his rookie season.

He's still only 24, and power many players is the last thing to develop, so he could def improve in that category soon.

 

[navamind]

His best season was last year, where he put up his best AVG, OBP, OPS, and his WAR was more than twice as high as his rookie season.

He's still only 24, and power many players is the last thing to develop, so he could def improve in that category soon.

This, though I think Hosmer hits way too many ground balls right now for him to enjoy a true power outbreak.

 

[Howie115]

He's still only 24, and for many players power is the last thing to develop, so he
could def improve in that category soon.

Yeah, some were expecting a Billy Butler power surge when he reached 26-27, but he's 28 now and we're still waiting. Hosmer has a different stroke, however, so it could still happen for him.

 

[navamind]

Yeah, some were expecting a Billy Butler power surge when he reached 26-27, but he's 28 now and we're still waiting. Hosmer has a different stroke, however, so it could still happen for him.

Butler's HR/FB% in 2012 was an outlier. And the last two years, he's been hitting more ground balls than ever.

Billy Butler » Statistics » Batting | FanGraphs Baseball

 

[Cleaves2000]

ok. May 5 copy and paste...Stafford wins a play off game this year. never said he was as good as brady or manning.
BUT...(read slow if you have to) IF he was on a team like the Patriots or broncos.... he would win play offs games! never said he was better than those 2. besides. Brady is a MICHIGAN MAN how can a non Michigan man measure up to that???

What about a NON michigan man measuring up to dennarda robinson

 

[Cleaves2000]

Geez if i was a yankee fan i wouldnt have to buy the MLB package....theyre on national TV everyday.....every yankee/red sox game was either on ESPN FOX1 MLBTV or FOX afternoon baseball....its crazy.....everytime i see theres a game on ESPN or MLB network, its either the yankees, the red sox, or the cardinals playing......they gotta realize theres baseball played in other cities.....id love to see oakland, KC, baltimore, pittsburgh, colorado play on those channels sometimes....but im stuck paying 200 a year to be able to watch detroit play living in chicago.

 

[Cleaves2000]

Tigers got a chance to build a nice lead....3 more vs houston than 3 at home with minny.....tigers are usually a slow starting team.

 

[Nosferatu]

Tigers got a chance to build a nice lead....3 more vs houston than 3 at home with minny.....tigers are usually a slow starting team.

Lets hope they dont run away too early, the board will be full of Tigers fans talking about how the Series is already won and a couple Twins and Royals fans talking about 2015.

 

[dougplayer]

scherzer tracking another cy young....I called it in spring training. word.
wheres mr hockey? hope he is not missing the WILD. lack of HEART. they are getting bent over.


rookie tiger pitcher tonight

 

[dougplayer]

1 game over 500 gets the lead in the AL East.
remember when people thought the AL East a tough division?

 

[gandydancer]

scherzer tracking another cy young....I called it in spring training. word.
wheres mr hockey? hope he is not missing the WILD. lack of HEART. they are getting bent over.


rookie tiger pitcher tonight

Slamming a mans team while the team you like is already playing golf...

 

[navamind]

I wonder if he was slamming the Red Sox when they lost two games in the WS. Lol.