A.L. Central Smack Talk 2014

[navamind]

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Not exactly a fan of ERA, but it illustrates how absurd of a run Wade Davis is on right now.

a shame he couldn't cut it as a starter, but at least he's finding success.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

a shame he couldn't cut it as a starter, but at least he's finding success.

So, who is in on the Holland sweepstakes this offseason? Oh, and thank goodness he found a home with that salary...

 

[gandydancer]

So, who is in on the Holland sweepstakes this offseason? Oh, and thank goodness he found a home with that salary...

Tigers can not sign him until he is almost done. So Tigers are in for his next contract sweepstakes.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Thanks to the bats....Trevor May is in the win column!!!

 

[da55bums]

did you know?? only the Dodgers have won more games on the road then the Tigers? its true.

Did you know??? the Dodgers, Baltimore and the Royals have better winning percentages than the Tigers on Road games. its true

 

[broncosmitty]

I never would have guessed KC had lost more home games than Detroit. The things you learn courtesy of Dougie's posts......

 

[mr.hockey4242]

I never would have guessed KC had lost more home games than Detroit. The things you learn courtesy of Dougie's posts......

I was kind of surprised as well at their home record when I saw it recently then when I thought about it kinda made sense.

Now there is probably no actually proof to back this up but it seems teams that are more about pitching/defense and close games are tough as hell on the road but then streaky at home. Maybe it's just because I know a lot of those Rays teams were tough as hell on the road and Tropicana is a shitty homefield "advantage".

But Royals are just one of those teams who even for the Twins are easy to play close, but they just do so many fundamental things right that they then win games. Which I think makes for good road play.

 

[gandydancer]

I never would have guessed KC had lost more home games than Detroit. The things you learn courtesy of Dougie's posts......

Whodathunkit?

 

[navamind]

Is it just me, or do the Tigers seem to have a knack for blowing 3-4 run leads?

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Is it just me, or do the Tigers seem to have a knack for blowing 3-4 run leads?

Well, their bullpen/defense combo is "special."

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Detroit and Cleveland in extra innings?

 

[kengel6]

Is it just me, or do the Tigers seem to have a knack for blowing 3-4 run leads?

After the first inning, all the positional players went to Johnny Football's Bar, and Miggy was pouring.

 

[gandydancer]

Tigers score a TD in the 11th...

 

[Howie115]

Is it just me, or do the Tigers seem to have a knack for blowing 3-4 run leads?

It's not just you. Though it was mostly Scherzer last night. Could not hit his spots to save his life. 124 pitches in 6 IP. The bullpen gave up 1 run in 5 IP.

 

[Howie115]

some one got killed at my work today. hit the power lines with a boom of a truck. 16,000 plus volts.

so don't take a game to serious

Damn, just catching up and sorry to hear about that, doug. I work in the equipment rental industry, and we preach 360-degree awareness til we're blue in the face. Know your surroundings before beginning your work. Ugh, that's tragic.

 

[Howie115]

Quote:

Originally Posted by always
I never thought I'd see Verlander break down this young.

That's why I will never understand the rush to hurl out big extensions for these fireballers- it's going to be a problem for Detroit if Verlander can't pull it together this season and beyond.

The Verlander situation will work against Max Scherzer in his offseason negotiations. That and the fact that Max's ERA and WHIP are creeping back up toward his career marks, making 2013 look more like an anomaly. GMs/owners are gonna be leery about signing a 30-year old starter beyond 4-5 years. And Boras was pretty clear that Max wanted a 7-year deal after he turned down the Tigers offer.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Wade Davis has an ERA+ of 549.

This is getting to the obnoxious territory.

 

[navamind]

Wade Davis has an ERA+ of 549.

I remember Ubaldo Jimenez had an ERA+ around 500 back in 2010. He had a 0.93 ERA in his first 87.1 innings that year. Arthur Rhodes also had an ERA+ north of 1000 around June 2010. Of course, they both regressed. I remember arguing with Rockies fans on ESPN because they thought Jimenez' success was sustainable.

 

[StanMarsh51]

I remember Ubaldo Jimenez had an ERA+ around 500 back in 2010. He had a 0.93 ERA in his first 87.1 innings that year. Arthur Rhodes also had an ERA+ north of 1000 around June 2010. Of course, they both regressed. I remember arguing with Rockies fans on ESPN because they thought Jimenez' success was sustainable.

The Rockie fans over there were homers of epic proportions.

I'll never forget the time DinoRomanelli tried to bash Holliday (after he'd been traded of course) by saying that he wasn't trying and didn't care in his last season with the Rockies because he "saw it in Holiday's eyes whenever he'd bat."

There was also really stupid heated debate I got into with a couple of them where some Rockie fans tried to argue Garrett Atkins was better than David Wright.

 

[molsaniceman]

Wade Davis has an ERA+ of 549.

This is getting to the obnoxious territory.

tom gorzelanny has a 788 +