04-24-12--DETROIT VS SEATTLE MARINERS--7:05 PM

**IdahoBert** · 04-22-2012, 04:52 PM

1952 Topps baseball card of Tiger catcher Bob Swift
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From Detroit, Michigan

It's the Detroit Tigers
vs
the Seattle Mariners

April 24, 2012 7:05 PM

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**IdahoBert** · 04-22-2012, 04:53 PM

never a lusty hitter is an understatement

**IdahoBert** · 04-22-2012, 04:53 PM

**hail2mich** · 04-22-2012, 04:56 PM

You might want to change the title. The Tigers play the Mariners, not the Twins

**jonjd** · 04-22-2012, 05:10 PM

and the year.

**IdahoBert** · 04-22-2012, 05:27 PM

Never post while one of your kids is tapping their foot, waiting to get on the 'puter to do school work.

**DTroppens** · 04-22-2012, 05:28 PM

Bob Swift has played in some of my replayed games over the years.

Good to have a day off, get the pen back in order and maybe get the bats a day to just relax and not worry about their lack of production.

Overall, the team is 10-6 and has struggled with what is supposed to be its strength. And there's no way they keep scoring 3 or less runs like this. Yeah, things could be worse.

**Antrat** · 04-22-2012, 05:34 PM

Please tell me King Felix is not pitching the first game.

**IdahoBert** · 04-22-2012, 05:35 PM

So much for 35-5...

Well, things could be a lot worse. They've been playing like a .500 team the last two weeks but they still have a good record. The big bats will have to heat up eventually. This is just a phase, not a trend.

**PuNk42AE** · 04-22-2012, 05:36 PM

24th Vargas @ Scherzer
25th Hernandez @ Wilk
26th Noesi @ Porcello

**IdahoBert** · 04-22-2012, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Antrat

Please tell me King Felix is not pitching the first game.

Vargas, then Felix, then Noesi.

**Antrat** · 04-22-2012, 05:40 PM

I am so tired of seeing 3 or 4 runs every game.
I want to see some Seattle Slaughter!!!

**oldglory1999** · 04-22-2012, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Antrat

I am so tired of seeing 3 or 4 runs every game.
I want to see some Seattle Slaughter!!!

After the series with texas...i think we will

**IdahoBert** · 04-22-2012, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by Antrat

I am so tired of seeing 3 or 4 runs every game.
I want to see some Seattle Slaughter!!!

The first two pitchers have sub 3.00 ERAs and the third pitcher has a 9.49 ERA and is due for a good game. We are doomed.

Just kidding.

**Corky** · 04-22-2012, 07:21 PM

Looks like I get TV coverage for all of these games!

**Corky** · 04-22-2012, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by IdahoBert

The first two pitchers have sub 3.00 ERAs and the third pitcher has a 9.49 ERA and is due for a good game. We are doomed.

Just kidding.

Vargas and Felix have both pitched real good lately.

**IdahoBert** · 04-22-2012, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by Corky

Looks like I get TV coverage for all of these games!

Me too.

**IdahoBert** · 04-22-2012, 09:50 PM

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**roarintiger1** · 04-22-2012, 09:58 PM

If good pitching stops good hitting, the Tigers just may be in trouble in this series as well.

The Tiger hitters appear to be very, very bad at making adjustments at the plate from one ab to the next.....1,000 runs? Yeah, right.

**Jeff6851** · 04-22-2012, 11:45 PM

If Scherzer gets shelled by the worst offense in baseball then we really need to consider trading him

**sagnam** · 04-22-2012, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by Jeff6851

If Scherzer gets shelled by the worst offense in baseball then we really need to consider trading him

Sell low. Excellent strategy.

**Yoda** · 04-22-2012, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by roarintiger1

The Tiger hitters appear to be very, very bad at making adjustments at the plate from one ab to the next.....1,000 runs? Yeah, right.

Yeah, but Mclendon is awesome because he fixed Austin Jackson!

Incidentally, Jackson is 2 for his last 25. The only other "fix" credited to him that I can think of since he's been here is Jhonny Perlata, who currently has a sub-.700 OPS. I really wish Cecil were here to let me know what Lloyd is doing that I'm just not aware of.

**Yoda** · 04-22-2012, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by sagnam

Sell low. Excellent strategy.

Right? I love trades like this. We only have 2 rookies in the rotation right now so what's one more hurt? We could bring up Crosby to fill his place perhaps?

**Jeff6851** · 04-23-2012, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by sagnam

Sell low. Excellent strategy.

I'm not saying right away but I read on MLB TR that when Dombrowski was talking about extending young guys he included Scherzer's name. If Scherzer continues to be very inconsistent with a few flashes of ace like pitching then he'll never really be more than a good #4

**Yoda** · 04-23-2012, 12:26 AM

I'm ok with a #4 starter giving me 200 innings every year.

Seriously, he had a bad first start. Everyone has them. Since then he's had 2 straight good outings. He has 4 BB and 17 K this year in 14 innings. That's a Verlander-type ratio and a far better indicator of future performance than a skewed ERA based on one bad inning.

**FloridaTigers** · 04-23-2012, 02:50 AM

Sure hope we score more than 3 runs tonight!

**Yoda** · 04-23-2012, 03:15 AM

Originally Posted by FloridaTigers

Sure hope we score more than 3 runs tonight!

I can reasonably assure you they won't. :)

**Gehringer_2** · 04-23-2012, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by Yoda

I can reasonably assure you they won't. :)

yeah - I feel a shutout coming tonight.

**JAYB** · 04-23-2012, 11:07 AM

Can anyone explain or has any idea of whats going on with the turf at Comerica.... Its not looking to good these days. The outfield seems to have two different types of grass and the grass area around the plate is starting to look like the outfield.

**oldglory1999** · 04-23-2012, 11:27 AM

This is kind of on the topic of this thread...but not really-when the tigers were on fs plus, going "later than usual" did anyone else get their feed cut off because that's the way fs plus was scheduled?

I thought it was a glitch, but the same thing happened when game 2 of the double header happened, and the feed was cut...even though something else was scheduled at the time.

Maybe it was just me, i have att uverse...but didn't know if anyone else had that problem.

**The Truman Show** · 04-23-2012, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Yoda

Yeah, but Mclendon is awesome because he fixed Austin Jackson!

Incidentally, Jackson is 2 for his last 25. The only other "fix" credited to him that I can think of since he's been here is Jhonny Perlata, who currently has a sub-.700 OPS. I really wish Cecil were here to let me know what Lloyd is doing that I'm just not aware of.

So, in the same thread you preach patience for Scherzer, you're bitching and moaning about McClendon after 16 games? Please tell me the irony isn't lost on you there.

**Yoda** · 04-23-2012, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by The Truman Show

So, in the same thread you preach patience for Scherzer, you're bitching and moaning about McClendon after 16 games? Please tell me the irony isn't lost on you there.

Where exactly am I "bitching and moaning" about him? A little over-dramatic there Truman... And it's not just 16 games. I was speaking of his entire time with the organization. A few people finally had something to gloat about in regards to Mclendon because Austin had a hot start. That's since disappeared. So I felt like pointing that out. I guess I shouldn't have?

Also, 16 games isn't much in the grand scheme of things, but it's a long time for an offense like this to be this stale, and they keep repeating the same mistakes. It should have reached an upswing by now. It needs to soon.

**MSUBrian11** · 04-23-2012, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Yoda

I'm ok with a #4 starter giving me 200 innings every year.

Seriously, he had a bad first start. Everyone has them. Since then he's had 2 straight good outings. He has 4 BB and 17 K this year in 14 innings. That's a Verlander-type ratio and a far better indicator of future performance than a skewed ERA based on one bad inning.

Isn't he due to get paid in a couple years? He's probably gonna want 8-10 million a year, and he's not worth it.

**catswithbats** · 04-23-2012, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by MSUBrian11

Isn't he due to get paid in a couple years? He's probably gonna want 8-10 million a year, and he's not worth it.

Who? Scherzer?

**Lousluggage** · 04-23-2012, 05:44 PM

I'm really starting to wish this game were tonight...

Did anybody get snow? We got a bunch of rain but I hear some places got snow.

**IdahoBert** · 04-23-2012, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by JAYB

Can anyone explain or has any idea of whats going on with the turf at Comerica.... Its not looking to good these days. The outfield seems to have two different types of grass and the grass area around the plate is starting to look like the outfield.

FIRE HEATHER NOW!

**PuNk42AE** · 04-23-2012, 06:44 PM

And the countdown on the newfangled "HATE" thread about the grass starts now...

**jaymo** · 04-23-2012, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by JAYB

Can anyone explain or has any idea of whats going on with the turf at Comerica.... Its not looking to good these days. The outfield seems to have two different types of grass and the grass area around the plate is starting to look like the outfield.

Too much rock and roll.

I suppose they could have replaced it all to make it match. But, this way they know where to set up the stage, speakers and main floor without measuring.

**Yoda** · 04-23-2012, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by MSUBrian11

Isn't he due to get paid in a couple years? He's probably gonna want 8-10 million a year, and he's not worth it.

Are you seriously worried about that at this point? Nobody has any idea what he'll be worth in a couple years.

**Yoda** · 04-23-2012, 07:44 PM

So, with Pudge retiring, he was on hand to throw out the first pitch tonight in Texas... but he decided to go all Pudge and throw it from home to 2nd.

Pudge Rodriguez Threw Out Tonight's First Pitch From Home Plate To Second Base