AL CENTRAL DISCUSSION

[PEOPLESCHICKEN]

So, Victor Martinez announced that he'll likely retire after the season.

Crazy to me that he's now played more for the Tigers more than he played for the Indians. He's one of my favorites. Class act and one hell of a hitter.

They had a little segment on him this morning on Quick Pitch. First, a trivia question; what active switch hitter has the most home runs, and I immediately thought V-Mart.

They went on to discuss May 11, 2016. In a game where Max Scherzer was absolutely dealing for the Nats, throwing a complete game with twenty Ks, Ian Kinsler, JD Martinez (pre-steroids), and Miguel Cabrera (fully-juiced) combined to go 1-12 with 9 Ks, V-Mart had 3 hits and no Ks. Baller.

Here's to you, Mr Martinez.

He deserves to wear the Venezuelan Blouse

 

[broncosmitty]

And we're all better for it.

Boooooooooo!!!!!!

 

[broncosmitty]

You cannot convince me he didn't contract this in Detroit

Prolly went to Flint right before the trade.


It's beautiful this time of year.

 

[broncosmitty]

With all the arm injuries, it won't be too long before starting pitchers won't throw more than 140-150 innings a year - if that. Fifteen wins will be considered "awesome", but less important than WHIP/xFIP/K%. Closers might give way to 2-3 inning middle relief pitchers with 100mph fastballs. Five years from now....a Josh Hader could be your Cy Young winner. Some writers/stat-guys will just have to step up and break the "starting pitchers" are the only important pitchers theory.

Hader is a shoe in for the Al Campanis Award this year.

 

[navamind]

@SlinkyRedfoot

Cleveland Indians Top 20 prospects for 2018: mid-season review

 

[Iffster]

Hader is a shoe in for the Al Campanis Award this year.

Josh Hader.....probably could run for some political office down south.

 

[Iffster]

Did anyone ask if Leonys Martin fell in the Rouge River before he left Detroit? Or "dated" some women from Gibralter or Taylor?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

RIP AL Central Thread.

 

[Iffster]

RIP AL Central Thread.

Doug will return....people will wet themselves rejoicing....and all will be well in this world.

 

[Iffster]

Tigers have a real good shot at the fourth pick in 2019 draft. If things break well, the #3 pick isn't out of the question.

As crappy as I figured the Tigers would be (and that was before Miggy and Fulmer injuries), I never would have dreamed that the Orioles and Royals would challenge for the crappiest team in the last two decades. The Tigers never had a chance for the #1 pick in 2019 with those piles.....

 

[navamind]

RIP AL Central Thread.

I'm shocked that a thread that was 90% Iffy/dougy bickering has died off.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

I'm shocked that a thread that was 90% Iffy/dougy bickering has died off.

Less is more in this scenario. Doug being banned makes the entire board a better place.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I'm shocked that a thread that was 90% Iffy/dougy bickering has died off.

This thread was the flagship of the MLB forum long before the doug/Iffy nonsense.

 

[broncosmitty]

Less is more in this scenario. Doug being banned makes the entire board a better place.

Fuck that.


This thread sucks fuckin ass now.


Nice job, dickweeds.

 

[broncosmitty]

This thread was the flagship of the MLB forum long before the doug/Iffy nonsense.

Four days.


Have you been stretching?

 

[broncosmitty]

Doug will return....people will wet themselves rejoicing....and all will be well in this world.

So it was said.


So let it be done.

 

[broncosmitty]

They're the fifth or sixth best team in the AL at this point. We all know it.

 

[Voltaire26]

This thread was the flagship of the MLB forum long before the doug/Iffy nonsense.

I think we can blame the Indians for that (or Minnesota, Chicago, Kansas City or Detroit) for that ... it hasn't been a race since forever.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Four days.


Have you been stretching?

Of course I've been stretching. The 7th annual Labor Day Weekend Camp Out is nearly upon us!

Right, @PEOPLESCHICKEN, and @Indrid Cold?

 

[Iffster]

Of course I've been stretching. The 7th annual Labor Day Weekend Camp Out is nearly upon us!

Right, @PEOPLESCHICKEN, and @Indrid Cold?

Hungry Man Dinners and Walmart Root Beer for all??????