2024 Detroit Tigers Thread...

[B.A.R.]

Back by popular demand!

You all had to deal with the SEMCON boys from 2006-2014 in the MLB forum. Frankly, you've missed us.

Understandably.

I've been waiting to fire this thread up. I wanted to see if we could actually survive an April for once.

Mission accomplished.

The Tigers stand at 18-13 overall with a +10 differential.

Amazingly, they have been great on the road (10-4) while a bit disappointing at home.

This next week brings a few big series that will help gauge where we are.

This weekend is a trip to the Bronx. Following that series, a huge division clash down in Cleveland.

The pitching has been damn good. The hitting? Yikes.

The bats are 22nd in average right now. They basically rank in the bottom 1/3 of most offensive categories.

Back to the pitching --

#4 in ERA at 3.12 as a staff

#4 in runs given up

#4 in hits given up.

Long balls have been somewhat of an issue.

They are 26th in fielding as well.

Remarkable job by the pitching staff overcoming the hitting and suss play in the field.

HOPEFULLY, we can somehow get the bats going and become a mid tier team in that regard.

With that being said, we're going to enjoy this summer of baseball in the D. This should be a fringe playoff contender. I'll be sweating out the RSW all summer and have fun doing it!

Join me in some Tigers talk @HUNT @misschung @jk16 @The Farm @Jeffeo and anyone else that loves Tiger baseball!

 

[VirginiaCavs]

Any tips on preferred pitchers to face? Lefties, righties, high velocity, what do Detroit batters like to see? I wanna know when to bet on the Tigers so I can root for the Tigers with all our Michigan guys!

 

[B.A.R.]

Any tips on preferred pitchers to face? Lefties, righties, high velocity, what do Detroit batters like to see? I wanna know when to bet on the Tigers so I can root for the Tigers with all our Michigan guys!

.251 vs Lefties
.221 vs Eighties

Sample size is approximately 80/20 though (right to left)

.254 with runners in scoring position (less than 2 outs).

That seems to be when they make hay. Opportunistic so far.


.212 with bases empty.

 

[B.A.R.]

This has been a long rebuild.

Please give me health this year for the staff.

Please let some of these young kids heat up!

 

[KJ]

#CATS

 

[G-Man]

Detroit is a good team nd right now their starting pitching is better than Clevalnads.

In that series coming up pitching will determine who is winning. If Carrasco starts thats a win Detroit .

Only Bibee is still good for Cle. McKenzie is on or off still.
All the other starters are average at best.

 

[B.A.R.]

Detroit hitting so bad.

Great pitching last night, then the 9th inning heartbreak.

 

[G-Man]

Detroit hitting so bad.

Great pitching last night, then the 9th inning heartbreak.

Goin with Tigers again t-day. Theyre so much bette than the Yankees.
C'Mom Boys - start swinging!
GL

 

[The Farm]

I wish you the best of luck. Even if Mize holds for 5 and 2/3s our bullpen is about as stout as a paper bag. Regardless of stats showing inside top 10. Detroit is in line with my parameters but I tend to stay away from them against the yanks

 

[aplous]

Who had the AL Central with 4 good teams? Not me. Guess it helps everyone gets the White Sox 12-15 times.

 

[B.A.R.]

Who had the AL Central with 4 good teams? Not me. Guess it helps everyone gets the White Sox 12-15 times.

With this week's game, Detroit is the only one to only have one series in the books vs the Sox.

 

[B.A.R.]

Only white sox fan we have here is @Teapot9 , correct?

 

[Bear]

Only white sox fan we have here is @Teapot9 , correct?

And me. I grew up on the south side of Chicago. Went to a lot of games as a kid at old Comiskey Park back in the '60's and '70's.

 

[B.A.R.]

And me. I grew up on the south side of Chicago. Went to a lot of games as a kid at old Comiskey Park back in the '60's and '70's.

That's right!

 

[Loves2kickass]

I give them a great shot to make the playoffs and make a run if they can continue with their pitching success.

 

[B.A.R.]

I give them a great shot to make the playoffs and make a run if they can continue with their pitching success.

For sure.

I think they can get that last wildcard.

But...

Already a lot of unrest locally with the lack of FA activity for the offense.

Frustrating.

 

[pressitup]

Astros favored today.

I smell a fish

 

[pressitup]

Astros favored today.

I smell a fish

I check to the power
5-2 stros

 

[B.A.R.]

1-0 ten inning loss tonight.

Disappointing.

The loss Sunday was nice though. Some vintage JV in his best game back at CoPa since leaving.

Man we need some bats.

 

[B.A.R.]

Pitiful

 

[B.A.R.]

Embarrassing stretch right now.

18-13 at one point.

Now on a 5-14 run.

First there was no run support, and now simply cannot get outs.

Frustrating.

 

[B.A.R.]

Tork heading to Toledo.

Had to happen...

 

[KJ]

Tork heading to Toledo.

Had to happen...

Think every young phenom goes through that. Not a bad thing.

 

[KJ]

We might need to do the same thing with Corbin.

Love these new 8+ year deals where you aren't sacrificing much by sending a star down for a couple weeks. Hitting coaches in the minors are way more tailored to improving a player than the majors where every game has your job security on the line.