04-12-12-DETROIT VS TAMPA BAY--1:05 PM

[T&P_Fan]

Raburn showing he is a true 2nd half player.

[Tim Mitchell]

Keep the Delmon thing going.

[zCor]

and I think raburn is having intercourse... any of this true?

[alwaysthrowheat]

Petrified french fries under my car seat > Delmon

Just dip them in BBQ, i promise they'll be good.

[Tim Mitchell]

Its Boesch time baby.

[John_Brian_K]

Way to be Dirks!

[Statik]

Have to disagree about all the lamentations about Boesch. It's silly to make judgments about players after only five games. Sample size fail.

The #2-hole is just fine for him.

I would say sample size fail on you for only looking at this year as the size of the pool of his subpar offense.

The sample size here is his last 750 at bats over almost 2 years, I'm not saying he can't be what he hints at being someday, but once again, here are his splits (AVG/OBP/SLG) from mid 2010, and he aint 21 years old, he is 27:

Jul-10 209/311/253
Aug-10 185/227/303
Sep-10 186/275/217
Apr-10 319/380/431
May-11 186/226/326
Jun-11 380/437/620
Jul-11 267/305/478
Aug-11 208/300/321
Apr-12 167/167/334

IMO, he is only 5-6 weeks of sub-par play away from being a platoon/bench player, and maybe another sub par 50 ABs from not even being on the roster if he keeps this up. Shelton v2.0 if you will.

I know a lot of people are 'hot' about his healthy return based on the prospect of higher 'ceiling', coupled with the fact he just looks like a baseball stud...and I confess to being wrapped up in that a little myself in the past, but he is definitely only a whisper away from having his cover blown.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Ugh. It's depressing to think how hot Delmon and Raburn were this spring. Raburn has got to make contact there.

Another example of spring training stats not translating over to regular season play.

[Tim Mitchell]

This is the perfect example of BB getting Strikes.

[Gehringer_2]

F'nnn Raburn........... get the run in................pretend its august!

2 for 18 - not a slump....yet.

[alwaysthrowheat]

Gotta throw strikes now. Miggy coming up. Come on Boesch.

[hail2mich]

Nice job Boesch!

[Yoda]

Clutch!!

[Tim Mitchell]

haaaaaaaaaaa..........I gotta man crush on Boesch!
Its the 6th inning though right?

[CapitalTigers]

I see you Brennan!

[MC24]

Boesch!! Woo!

[JayVee]

BOESCH!

[Tim Mitchell]

BB looks a bit like Prince with those shades on eh?

[John_Brian_K]

Nice swing Boesch! WTG! Keep the approach...those line outs will turn into doubles all day if you keep swinging it.

[JayVee]

I would say sample size fail on you for only looking at this year as the size of the pool of his subpar offense.

The sample size here is his last 750 at bats over almost 2 years, I'm not saying he can't be what he hints at being someday, but once again, here are his splits (AVG/OBP/SLG) from mid 2010, and he aint 21 years old, he is 27:

Jul-10 209/311/253
Aug-10 185/227/303
Sep-10 186/275/217
Apr-10 319/380/431
May-11 186/226/326
Jun-11 380/437/620
Jul-11 267/305/478
Aug-11 208/300/321
Apr-12 167/167/334

IMO, he is only 5-6 weeks of sub-par play away from being a platoon/bench player, and maybe another sub par 50 ABs from not even being on the roster if he keeps this up. Shelton v2.0 if you will.

I know a lot of people are 'hot' about his healthy return based on the prospect of higher 'ceiling', coupled with the fact he just looks like a baseball stud...and I confess to being wrapped up in that a little myself in the past, but he is definitely only a whisper away from having his cover blown.

[MC24]

Neimann giving Miggy fits today.

[CapitalTigers]

So there is a chance we see Valverde again. Leyland blamed the lack of splitter yesterday on the cold temperatures. It's warmer today. I'll be counting the amount of splitters... I'm a skeptic on this.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

And Tim Mitchell is right with his predictions yet again.

[John_Brian_K]

Nice rally kill there Miggy! Bench him!

[TheCouga]

I would say sample size fail on you for only looking at this year as the size of the pool of his subpar offense.

The sample size here is his last 750 at bats over almost 2 years, I'm not saying he can't be what he hints at being someday, but once again, here are his splits (AVG/OBP/SLG) from mid 2010, and he aint 21 years old, he is 27:

Jul-10 209/311/253
Aug-10 185/227/303
Sep-10 186/275/217
Apr-10 319/380/431
May-11 186/226/326
Jun-11 380/437/620
Jul-11 267/305/478
Aug-11 208/300/321
Apr-12 167/167/334

IMO, he is only 5-6 weeks of sub-par play away from being a platoon/bench player, and maybe another sub par 50 ABs from not even being on the roster if he keeps this up. Shelton v2.0 if you will.

I know a lot of people are 'hot' about his healthy return based on the prospect of higher 'ceiling', coupled with the fact he just looks like a baseball stud...and I confess to being wrapped up in that a little myself in the past, but he is definitely only a whisper away from having his cover blown.

If you selectively quote statistics by ignoring the ones that refute your point and emphasizing the ones that reinforce your point, you can get statistics to say anything you want.

Boesch is a slightly above average OF with potential to be more.

[T&P_Fan]

I really want to win this win today, would be nice to start the home stand with 5 wins.

[The Truman Show]

Actually, Boesch didn't hit that double well at all. Soft fly ball way off the end of the bat. Joyce was shifted to the left, couldn't make the play. That's the kind of luck you need to break out of a slump.

[John_Brian_K]

I really want to win this win today,

Man how sweet would it be to win every win!

[MC24]

I really want to win this win today, would be nice to start the home stand with 5 wins.

Better pray that Valverde doesn't see this game then.

[Statik]

Lol, what the heck does that mean? Because Boesch got a random double (that was also cheap given the defensive ability/alignment)at an opportune time, the previous 750 ABs are void? Lots of players have reached the one double mark this year.

Heck, I love it! I'm a Tiger fan, have been since I was 10 in 1983, but that doesn't mean I can't recognize it when a hometown player is being overvalued.

[IdahoBert]

Nice job, dickweeds. I read this entire thread and no one ever mentioned we were ahead 3-1. I thought we were losing.

[JayVee]

Well I'd sure hate to LOSE a win!

[waffel]

Who would close for the Tigers today?

[alwaysthrowheat]

Nice job, dickweeds. I read this entire thread and no one ever mentioned we were ahead 3-1. I thought we were losing.

We're ahead 3-1 in the bottom of the 6th!

[IdahoBert]

No one mentioned that if the Tigers win that once again a starter will not get the win.....just kidding.

[MC24]

Who would close for the Tigers today?

Benoit

[The Truman Show]

I don't see how Boesch's streakiness is terribly relevant to anything. Most hitters are streaky. But Boesch has the talent and approach to make it work. It's not something worth the worry.

[IdahoBert]

We're ahead 3-1 in the bottom of the 6th!

Whew...thanks.

[John_Brian_K]

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[MC24]

Useless. Flat out useless.