A.L. Central Smack Talk 2014

[navamind]

Torii Hunter should retire.
every time the Tigers get some thing going....he comes up to the plate. always swinging at the first pitch. always grounding out to kill a inning. he sucks!

he also rates as one of the worst defensive outfielders this year.

He's had a very nice career though.

 

[navamind]

He might have, idk. But I think Vargas, Shields, Kluber and Phil Hughes all have better run support than he does this year.

Scherzer's ranked 31st in ESPN's run support average stat. Verlander and Porcello are ahead of him (t-24th and 26th respectively). Jesse Chavez leads the league by a pretty good margin (6.06, Scott Kazmir, Tommy Milone, and Marco Estrada are all tied for 2nd at 5.50).

 

[dougplayer]

Hunter butchered that play in the out field against the red sox in the ALCS last year. should have caught it just over the wall

 

[dougplayer]

Kinsler!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tigers take the lead in the 9th!!
that's HEART baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dougplayer]

another multi hit game for Kinsler. what a player clutch also!

 

[dougplayer]

Tigers win. if it wasn't for a extra innings loss last night...they would be going for the sweep tomorrow. its true...


that 2nd basemen Altuve is exciting to watch. got to keep that little dyno off the bases

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Next 9 looks rather promising after a brutal 13 game stretch.

 

[Howie115]

I know he hit some balls hard, but how does Miguel Cabrera go 0-for-the series against the friggn' Astros???

And Victor had all of one hit -- a shift-beating grounder for a single. The Tigers can't have both of these guys scuffling at the same time.

 

[navamind]

I know he hit some balls hard, but how does Miguel Cabrera go 0-for-the series against the friggn' Astros???

And Victor had all of one hit -- a shift-beating grounder for a single. The Tigers can't have both of these guys scuffling at the same time.

Shit happens. Pedro Martinez gave up 9 runs (8 earned) on 12 hits against the Marlins in 1999. The Marlins finished last in the NL in runs scored and OPS. Pedro had a 2.07 ERA that year. David Cone had the 2nd best ERA in the AL... at 3.44.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Shit happens. Pedro Martinez gave up 9 runs (8 earned) on 12 hits against the Marlins in 1999. The Marlins finished last in the NL in runs scored and OPS. Pedro had a 2.07 ERA that year. David Cone had the 2nd best ERA in the AL... at 3.44.

Funny how things have swung back towards pitching and defense lately...

 

[navamind]

Funny how things have swung back towards pitching and defense lately...

Absolutely.

1999: 4.71 ERA
2000: 4.77
2001: 4.42
2002: 4.28
2003: 4.40
2004: 4.46
2005: 4.29
2006: 4.53
2007: 4.47
2008: 4.32
2009: 4.32
2010: 4.08
2011: 3.94
2012: 4.01
2013: 3.87
2014: 3.80 (lowest league ERA since '92)

League WHIP is also just 1.29, lowest since 1972.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Wow, the Royals signed Raul Ibanez and called up the now Utility man prospect Christian Colon. I kind of liked Ciriaco as a guy go run off the bench.


Welcome back, Ibanez.

 

[BUD]

Now the Tigers face the A's, This should make for a good series. Go Tigers..

 

[molsaniceman]

Funny how things have swung back towards pitching and defense lately...

roids have nothing to do with it

 

[da55bums]

roids have nothing to do with it

funny, I looked right at 2007 and after and compared it to the previous years.

 

[navamind]

Wow. Rajai Fucking Davis.

 

[gandydancer]

Dealing with a flooded basement and dodging storms... Pissed when phone said 4-1. When I say it was Davis with walkoff... I said the same thing Nava.

 

[broncosmitty]

I was screaming at Ausmus to get Avila off the bases, then I was just screaming. Didn't see that coming. (Tigers do love hitting walk offs at Comerica off Oaklands closers.)

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Here I am expecting an A's victory, then I see Rajai Davis of ALL people hit a walkoff grandslam.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

So, after Stripper/Trashdickgate involving Bruce Chen and Yordano Ventura, the Royals clubhouse plays "I Luv Dem Strippers" by 2 Chainz.


In other amusing news. The tweet "I no pay 100 Dollar @RealHos35" by Ventura seems incredibly funny all of the sudden.