Detroit Tigers Ongoing 2016 Thread

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Shut down Zimmermann already. He is obviously not healthy or not good. I did not agree with starting him either. He did not put up stellar numbers in his rehab assignments by my book either.

 

[themuzzer]

Exactly what I feared....Just gave a game away.........I hate betting against my Tigers but actually works well if you follow them.

 

[themuzzer]

Best chance of getting rid of Clark.....Somehow the pieces of shit just don't get injured enough to miss games..........What does a 3B coach need to miss the rest of the season? Bump on a finger Iggy or Kinsler is out for two weeks, Clark hit by a line drive, the game doesn't miss a beat.

 

[themuzzer]

No pause, No commerical break, Clark jumps up and 2 seconds later a pitch is thrown and game on......We have to wait 10 mins for baseball to resume if a guy makes 10 mil a year........

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

I'm going to say this game is fucking insulting to any and all who watched or payed to watch this game.

 

[broncosmitty]

Jacoby Jones keeping his strike out rate up there.

No quit in that dog.

 

[burfboy]

STARTING PITCHERS
Detroit Tigers
RH Justin Verlander (14-7, 3.28 ERA)
Lifetime vs. Orioles: 9-4, 3.70 ERA in 17 starts

Baltimore Orioles
RH Chris Tillman (15-5, 3.76 ERA)
Lifetime vs. Tigers: 5-0, 2.56 ERA in 8 starts

 

[BUD]

The Tribe lost yesterday so we aren't in such bad shape. Win this dam game today

 

[dengel6]

Hey, Salty keeps up his strikeout terror, right now at 42% of his plate appearances. And a sizzling .179 BA. Great addition Al. Should have kept your boy cause this guy is terrible.

 

[Iffster]

Hey, Salty keeps up his strikeout terror, right now at 42% of his plate appearances. And a sizzling .179 BA. Great addition Al. Should have kept your boy cause this guy is terrible.

Not sure about that. Salty has stunk at the plate, but he came cheap, and he has stayed healthy. Neither would have applied if they had kept Avila Jr. But yes....Tigers will need to look for someone to replace Salty this winter, and improvement won't be too hard to do.

 

[burfboy]

Detroit Tigers
1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Cameron Maybin, CF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. Victor Martinez, DH
5. J.D. Martinez, RF
6. Justin Upton, LF
7. James McCann, C
8. Erick Aybar, 3B
9. Jose Iglesias, SS
Pitcher: RH Justin Verlander

DETROIT -- Michael Fulmer will have his next start pushed back, Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus confirmed Sunday. Ausmus said the rookie right hander will re-join the rotation next weekend in Cleveland, limiting the Tigers' options for their op...
Tigers push Michael Fulmer's next start back to weekend series in Cleveland

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Offense is the reason this team won't make the playoffs. Particularly the 3 and 4 hitters doing fuckall

 

[Iffster]

Time for the Wild Card run. Miggy and/or Vmart have to pick this team up and carry them for the next couple of weeks. The Twins can be taken for 3 of 4...then take 2 of 3 against Cleveland and they should be in the thick of the wild card race. But those 2 loses to the Orioles hurt.

 

[dengel6]

has victor added 30 pounds this season? looks fat and slow(er) out there. one more year of this one way clown.
put that $16 mil towards a new catcher.

 

[burfboy]

Detroit Tigers

1. Ian Kinsler, 2B

2. Cameron Maybin, CF

3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B

4. Victor Martinez, DH

5. J.D. Martinez, RF

6. Justin Upton, LF

7. James McCann, C

8. Andrew Romine, 3B

9. Jose Iglesias, SS

Pitching: LHP Daniel Norris (2-2, 3.94 ERA)

Bench: OF Tyler Collins, OF Steven Moya, IF/OF JaCoby Jones, SS Dixon Machado, IF Erick Aybar, 3B Casey McGehee, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C John Hicks.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching: Ervin Santana (7-10, 3.58 ERA)

 

[burfboy]

has victor added 30 pounds this season? looks fat and slow(er) out there. one more year of this one way clown.
put that $16 mil towards a new catcher.

I don't think we need to spend that kind of money on a catcher. McCann was hurt at the first of the year and is having an off season at the plate but he's a great catcher.

 

[broncosmitty]

I'm fine with the same two catchers next year tbh. (Nothing coming off the books. Big increase in salary for a backup catcher isn't very likely.)

Neither will hit for average, but they are somewhat productive as hitters, for catchers. High contact isn't that big of a deal from the 8 spot. When there is some power when contact is made anyway.

Plus they both are good catchers.

 

[Iffster]

I think Salty is history. Too many Ks and an awful BA. Detroit does not need to break the bank to find a back up catcher....plenty available who can provide decent defense and better offense than Salty, at a lower price.

Bring Avila Jr back on a minor league contract.

 

[burfboy]

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[burfboy]

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Detroit Tigers
LHP Matt Boyd (5-3, 3.89 ERA)

Minnesota Twins
RHP Kyle Gibson (5-9, 5.34 ERA)

GAME NOTES

Matt Boyd has started against the Twins twice this season and beat them both times. He's got a 2.25 ERA against Minnesota in 12 innings.

--Kyle Gibson is 0-1 with a 6.88 ERA in his last three starts. He lost his only start against the Tigers this season.

--The Tigers are 11-2 against the Twins so far this season.

--Justin Upton left last night's game with a calf injury, but it's not considered serious. He could be back in the lineup as early as tonight.