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True to an extent, but I don't imagine they'd be too happy paying Miggy all that money to sit with a pulled groin or something. Plus they still have to sell something to get a few butts in the seats and even a washed up Miggy helps with that.

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08-19-2019 , 12:52 PM

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Booker Wolfbox

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Giving Joe Jiminez his shot at being the closer is a fantastic way to tank for the number one pick.

Nothing says "hey, I'm going to be a great closer" quite like failing miserably at multiple eighth inning setup auditions over the course of years.

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10-31-2019 , 12:30 AM

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The Detroit Tigers 2014 rotation:

Justin Verlander - 2017 World Series champ
Rick Porcello - 2018 World Series champ
David Price - 2018 World Series champ
Max Scherzer - 2019 World Series champ
Anibal Sanchez - 2019 World Series champ

was this the year that greear simmed the tigazzzzz to a 150-12 record or whatever?

anyway, rip

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10-31-2019 , 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 72off

was this the year that greear simmed the tigazzzzz to a 150-12 record or whatever?

anyway, rip

That bullpen though

That manager though

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10-31-2019 , 07:32 PM

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I'm so mad about this franchise.

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11-09-2019 , 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 72off

was this the year that greear simmed the tigazzzzz to a 150-12 record or whatever?

anyway, rip

Brad Ausmus: Fired twice!

Verlander and Scherzer both managed to lower their ERA significantly at an age where it usually should go up. That indicates that there was a huge leak.

Btw, Moore elected free-agency after missing the whole season.

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11-15-2019 , 03:27 AM

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https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/...tigers-10.html

Still paying for Fielder who is already retired and for Zimmerman who should have retired a few years ago looks really depressing. Even more depressing to me is that Avila kept his job.

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12-19-2019 , 02:33 AM

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(skip to 00:54)

I watched this post-haste after seeing Mr. Cashman introduce Cole.

Last edited by Tuma; 12-19-2019 at 02:39 AM. Reason: Anyone else get Brady Hoke vibes?

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12-26-2019 , 02:47 PM

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Avila was the guy who let Scherzer go and who signed Zimmerman, right?

Btw, Moore signed in Japan. Apprently their offer was better than ours (if there was one).

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12-28-2019 , 12:10 PM

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The signings of Cron/Schoop could be what it takes to keep us out of the #1 pick in 2021. Not sure how I feel about this. The orioles aren’t playing games and are committed to the tank. Itll be a battle right down to the end again.

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03-31-2020 , 08:03 AM

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Tuma

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no losing culture, no problems

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04-08-2020 , 05:58 PM

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It's April 8 and the Tigazzzz are still tied for first place.

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04-11-2020 , 06:56 PM

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It's April 8 and the Tigazzzz are still tied for first place.

Also tied for last

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04-11-2020 , 07:21 PM

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You are a ray of sunshine, aren't you Eeyore.

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07-26-2020 , 06:47 AM

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Welcome to the 2020 season, or what is left from it!

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07-26-2020 , 08:39 PM

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First place bitches

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07-27-2020 , 01:07 PM

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Imagine being told in February that on July 27th they'd be tied for first?

This team has an intriguing nucleus of pitchers, but my god can we get some bats please?

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07-27-2020 , 07:46 PM

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quick cancel the season NOW

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08-09-2020 , 01:12 AM

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There is a theory that the 8th inning is more important than the 9th, because the opponent has 6 outs to work with. If that is true, then Soto is the real closer and Jimenez isn't that important. If not then Jimenez has to be demoted. He has obviously lost velocity on his fastball which now sits at 95. That's not bad, but it's certainly not outstanding (enough). There isn't much movement to it either. He is just an average reliever.

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08-09-2020 , 07:06 AM

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Jimenez sucks, he’s never been effective. He can’t locate consistently and has no movement. It’s been a fever dream all along that he would develop into a legit closer.

Nice to see Soto on a hot streak, who knows if it will continue.

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08-21-2020 , 10:24 AM

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Mize has 3 great pitches: 96, 94 with movement and the splitter. That's absolutely good enough. I hope he stops throwing that slider. It's clearly his worst pitch and it puts too much stress on his elbow.

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08-21-2020 , 07:58 PM

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Yep. My take is breaking pitches are overrated. A good changeup (splitter) will usually get the job done.

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08-22-2020 , 02:07 AM

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My concern is this: When power pitchers (95+) throw sliders, they put too much force on their elbow and that it leads to injury. It was easier for guys like Dan Petry who didn't have the 90+ in his arsenal. He threw his 88 mph fastball and his nice little slider and it was ok.

For Fulmer - with 98 mph - adding the slider to his repertoire just killed his elbow. It was taught to him in the Tigers system and that was a clear mistake. I would have to go through my postings here, because I am sure that I called it after reading this.

https://www.pitcherlist.com/going-de...-some-changes/

The result was surgery and the loss of 5 mph on his fastball. Now he is just barely average.

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08-22-2020 , 02:13 AM

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My model says: 97mph + slider + max effort = Tommy John surgery!

Fulmer is great, but we need to make the most out of his performance while it lasts.

I also called it on Rondon btw. They made the identical mistake with him and it ruined his career.

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That's from the homepage. Such a line tells me that they are going to screw him up again. Sliders kill elbows! If you have the armspeed to reach 100, throwing Sliders will kill your elbow even faster. It's a sure recipe for disaster. On the other hand, once Rondon is used up, we got like 5 more 100mph-guys waiting in the minors to get their arms destroyed. In a way, pitchers are like fuel.

Power pitchers should not throw sliders, period! Curveball is ok.

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