Catch a toothless Tiger by the tongue game thread

[Hanjag]

It will be really interesting to see if Kikuchi can handle these guys tonight. If they rack him up, or he pitches himself out of the game, I’ll have lost a lot of what remaining faith I had in him.

This is one of the huge disappointments. Kikuchi was not cheap he is locked on for 4/39 with 4 year club, or 1-year player option. If he was looking like another at least Marco G level player:( that is a guy you can count on to be at least a 2.5 WAR starter #2,#3 ) then you could say good investment. But now he is basically last couple years of Felix. Maybe he needs to be BP for a while or sent to Tacoma FFS. The other rotation guys: Not many really thought Felix would rejuvenate himself, LeBlanc the savior,,not.

Position players: Mallex probably is a leading candidate for biggest disappointment. Tim Beckham, especially after the hot start. Seager and Haniger with lengthy injuries. Dee is not having a career year.

They need to do something about Kikuchi now. I think sending him down to Tacoma or the BP would be a good start.

[Juliooooo]

It will be really interesting to see if Kikuchi can handle these guys tonight. If they rack him up, or he pitches himself out of the game, I’ll have lost a lot of what remaining faith I had in him.

If you can't beat the toothless Tigers you don't belong in the big leagues. They should have sent him down long ago but that would be good for appearances which is the most important thing for this org.

Does he have options? Maybe they want to save them at this point. Bullpen would be fine with me. Maybe they shut him down in September when Dunn and Sheffield come up.

[Petert]

Changing the subject for a second:

I see that Tom Murphy’s nickname is ”Stasiu”. Now, being half Polish, being raised in a Polish neighborhood, I kind of know my Polish surnames. And Murphy ain’t one.

So, how’d he get this tag ?

[Hanjag]

Speaking of disappointments.
The Tigers were not able to trade Boyd's hot start into some sort of big package.
Last 3 months ERA for Boyd 7.56, 4.7, 5.9

[Juliooooo]

Changing the subject for a second:

I see that Tom Murphy’s nickname is ”Stasiu”. Now, being half Polish, being raised in a Polish neighborhood, I kind of know my Polish surnames. And Murphy ain’t one.

So, how’d he get this tag ?

You see... When a man loves a woman, and so on and so forth... then the baby takes the dad's last name.

At least something along those lines would be my guess.

[Hanjag]

It will be really interesting to see if Kikuchi can handle these guys tonight. If they rack him up, or he pitches himself out of the game, I’ll have lost a lot of what remaining faith I had in him.

If you can't beat the toothless Tigers you don't belong in the big leagues. They should have sent him down long ago but that would be good for appearances which is the most important thing for this org.

Might be some sort of cultural consideration?

[DavidGee24]

WOW! it's not quite Boonie/Cameron, but two straight back to backs by Seager and Murphy. I think those might be the only two times in franchise history (although it had to have happened sometime in the 90s too one would think) that's happened in the same game, with the of course the first one taking place in the first inning in Chicago. No matter how much baseball you've seen there's always something new.

[D-train]

Can't believe that we blew that deficit after having the loss in hand. Just can't hang with the kittens.

[D-train]

It will be really interesting to see if Kikuchi can handle these guys tonight. If they rack him up, or he pitches himself out of the game, I’ll have lost a lot of what remaining faith I had in him.

If you can't beat the toothless Tigers you don't belong in the big leagues. They should have sent him down long ago but that would be good for appearances which is the most important thing for this org.

Does he have options? Maybe they want to save them at this point. Bullpen would be fine with me. Maybe they shut him down in September when Dunn and Sheffield come up.

You only lose one option a year and I don't think you can save them. Now its not ever worth it. They should have done it after the AS break.

[D-train]

Speaking of disappointments.
The Tigers were not able to trade Boyd's hot start into some sort of big package.
Last 3 months ERA for Boyd 7.56, 4.7, 5.9

There was someone here that wanted to trade a top prospect for him. Raise your hand if you dare!