I probably would have left Keith in the lineup after his 3-8 yesterday and a LHP who isn't good again lefthanded hitters, but he did play 19 innings yesterday.
I was just thinking he's made me kind of like CMo, and I've actually enjoyed Gibby so far. I think his lighthearted style would work well with Gibby
Pay the pitching coach all the money he was making Skubal looks like Cy Young potential good. He is the real fucking deal
Introducing the Vinegar Strokes "Bust' Watch Ranking. I plan on updating this weekly. These guys have not been declared busts yet but could be if they don't get their head out of their ass and start performing. For reference: Greene, Baez, Mize, Torkelson, Jobe and Faedo have already been declared busts, and are not eligible. April 6th, 2024 - Bust Hot List Max Clark (Tik Tok Boy) - 0 for 3, with 2 K's in his season opening debut in Low A Ball. Guy picked right after him is batting 6th for the Rangers. Maeda - Gave up 6 runs to the shitty White Sox. Needs to give up 3 or less today, or he is getting added to the list. Colt Keith - hitting .200 through first 7 games of season. He has 49 more at bats, before an official determination can be made. Parker Meadows - 1 for 17 on the season. That is not good. Jace Jung - hitting .179 with a .594 OPS for the Mud Hens Tarik Skubal - can't give up 4 runs to the "AA" Athletics
I emailed the Free Press letting them know I will write a weekly column for them, at no charge. I’ll let you know if I hear anything back.
Just apply for the Pistons job and when hired just do columns on the Tigers. When questioned, just tell them no one fucking cares about the Pistons
I’ve seen enough. Make Kenta Maeda a long arm out of the pen when we need to eat innings in games out of reach and give Manning his spot in the rotation.
Literally playing 3 teams with a combined 3 wins all season I think is inflating peoples expectations. This team still has a lot of problems. Offense being the most glaring.
Starts with Tork and Greene. Tork is what he is, a low .200 hitter that will hit some garbage time homers to bump up his stats.
And pizza boy didn't want to pay for real bats in the lineup, just tried to piece together cheap guys and young unproven guys who are also cheap and hope it works
BA posted an article about 70 prospects who impressed scouts on the spring training back fields (minor league games). In addition to Clark and Jobe, article mentioned this guy who will hopefully be worth following this year: Jaden Hamm, RHP, Tigers At Middle Tennessee State, Hamm showed solid stuff but only fringy strikes. After turning pro, he’s also turning heads. The righthander was the buzz of the Lakeland backfields, leaving scouts overwhelmed by what they saw. So, what did they see? For starters, Hamm works with a 93-96 mph fastball with well over 20 inches of induced vertical break and a downer curveball that grades as another potentially plus weapon. His changeup flashed plus as well, and he had a slider that rounded out his arsenal but stands as a clear fourth pitch in his mix. The Tigers already have one of the best pitching prospects in the sport in Jackson Jobe, and now they might have the fastest rising arm as well.
does the writer know that Clark is 0 for 7 on the season, and dangerously close to being declared a bust by Mr. Strokes?
Vinegar Strokes is being spread too thin with the Wings, Tigers and Panthers all playing at once. We need someone to step up for Vin and call out the Tigers for their shitty performance.