Detroit Tigers Thread: True Grit

That Derek Hill pick wasn't completely terrible I guess

 

Shaping up nicely for Skubal to drag his fucking nuts all over the #Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.

 

Feel bad for the people with tickets for tomorrow and Sunday. Gonna be stuck watching Kenta Maeda and some scrub from the white Sox

 

Looks like no city connects tonight.

 

If we can clinch tonight, I think you have Maeda pitch one of remaining two games until his arm falls off and let Jobe start the other and go a couple and then let Madden finish it.

 

Agreed. Maeda probably starts tomorrow (goes 7 innings or so). Sunday use a combination of Jobe (max 2 innings), Mize, Montero, and Madden.

Playoff Roation

1. Game 1 - Skubal
2. Game 2 - Olson (hopefully for 4 innings), bullpen
3. Game 3 - All hands on deck. Holton / Jobe / Foley / Brieske

 

I think Maeda gets 5 innings on any day after we hopefully clinch.

I'm curious what the plan for Jobe is in terms of whether they're going to try to use him in short relief or hope for more of a Hurter/Madden type of role.

 

Im curious if they have a preference between Astros or Orioles and how much that will factor in to what they do this weekend.

It looks like they are almost certainly in the playoffs, but if they outperform the Royals this weekend, they get the Orioles instead of the Astros. That isn’t nothing.

 

it shouldn't have an impact one way or another. We're beating both.

 

If we can clinch tonight

Saturday Maeda 6 innings, Hurter 3 innings
Sunday Jobe one time through order (2-3 innings), Mize for 3 innings and Madden 3 innings

Game 1 Skubal
Game 2 Holton as opener and BP
Game 3 Olson for one time through order and BP again

 

Personally don’t really like penciling in Holton as an opener for game 2 because I like having him as an option to bring in out of the pen and they probably wouldn’t do that in Game 1 or 3 if he is the opener in game 2.

 

I don't think we'll know who they would use as an opener until the day of if they go that route. That's generally how they have gone about it the last 2 months.

 

You seriously kicking that guy out? What an embarrassment

 

Curious what Ibanez is batting against lefties in his last 50 at bats. It can’t be good

 

Pitching staff going to need to be great tonight. Hitters doing a terrible job, getting mowed down and not working counts so Crochet going to be in a long time tonight

 

yeah I can see Sizemore leaving him in for 7 just to try and beat us.

 

He's only at 35 after 3. I could see him going 8 if we don't start picking it up

 

I haven't been able to listen to the broadcast. Have they said he has no restrictions on count or innings tonight? He hasn't thrown more than 4 innings in a game since June 30, or more than 57 pitches in a game since August 9.

 

Benetti just mentioned this, didn't realize he's mostly been cut off at 50 pitches

 

After he torpedoed his trade chances at the deadline, they've been extra careful with him. It would be really weird if they let him blow it out tonight after all that.

 

Crochet gone

 

Come on Vierling. Break this game open

 

That’s Meadows ball. What you doing Greene.

 

Chicago has studied the scouting report of sending only LHP against us

 

now let's blow it open, please

 

I can see how this team lost 120 games.

I'm not sure which WC spot I want to be honest, but Atlanta is up on KC

 

At the game and the energy is incredible

 

Just win. 3 more outs.

 

That's one hell of a play from Keith to get that out

 

Holton might be a little amped up.

 

Sweeney, too. Yikes.

 

I'm not saying he's good, but Tork's defense appears a lot better since he came back. Naked eye only, haven't looked at stats. Couple really good picks at 1B lately, more tough plays made, and less unbelievably bad gaffes.

 

Perfect way to end on another OF collision.

 

Congrats boys. It’s been a great year. You stuck it out all year. Now let’s win it all. Team of destiny.

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Taylor who I can’t at.
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lol

 

Nothing easy

 

Benetti's been waiting on the Ernie line

 

So cool to have one of these bizarro playoff runs for our team, fun as hell to watch.

 

They let the Tigers get hot

 

Can you imagine what their record would have been if they had Javy, too?

Just kidding. Congrats fuckers

 

Thank you to Javy Baez for getting hurt. We wouldn’t be here without you. Please never come back

 

We want the 4 spot. Twins need to sweep the Orioles so we can host the Wild Card series.

 

This team fucks

 

This might have ended up being the most important play in MLB this entire season. At least in the conversation. Saved us from getting swept to start the month.

 

Congrats fellas. Yalls vibes are off the charts.

 

They’ve won 34 since. 34-16.

Not bumping this in a “gotcha” way, nobody saw this coming. Just crazy where we were at at the deadline. Been fun.

 

Also, this still applies

 

I had us winning 88 games before the season, and Skubal winning 18. Recognize bro