OT- Tigers vs Astros series May 5th to May 8th

Submitted by WMUgoblue on

I know people had complained in the past about a Tigers thread everyday and such, but they've also become nonexistent unless it's a series against Chicago or Cleveland, so here's my solution: i'll attempt to create a thread for the entire series and as it moves along I can update it to bump it up the board. 

Pitching Matchup 5-7-14

Detroit 

  • Rick Porcello
  • 4-1with 32 IP and  sporting a 3.66 ERA
  • FIP of 3.33
  • K/9: 6.19
  • BB/9: 1.13

Houston

  • Brad Peacock
  • 0-2 through 25.2 IP and a 5.26ERA
  • FIP: 4.59
  • K/9: 8.42
  • BB/9: 7.01 (holy hell that's high)

Lineups:

NO. Houston Detroit
1. J. Altuve, 2B I. Kinsler, 2B
2. D. Fowler, CF T. Hunter, RF
3. J. Castro, C M. Cabrera, 1B
4. C. Carter, DH V. Martinez, DH
5. A. Presley, LF D. Kelly, CF
6. G. Springer, RF N. Castellanos, 3B
7. M. Krauss, 1B A. Avila, C
8. M. Dominguez, 3B A. Romine, SS
9. M. Gonzalez, SS R. Davis, LF

The Tigers took the first 2 games of the series and look to continue their pitching dominance over the lowly Astros. I'll post the lineups when I see them announced

GoWings2008

May 6th, 2014 at 4:24 PM ^

I think this type of post every once in a while is very welcomed.  I like generating excitement about the Tigers and this helps to be able to chat about it with others who share my excitement. 

MaizeAndBlueWahoo

May 6th, 2014 at 4:34 PM ^

Any feedback is welcome, even the "well baseball sucks" if I get enough people that think that then I'll move on from posting these.

I have a better idea: if you get enough people who like the posts, and I suspect you will, then post away and the "baseball sucks" crowd can get stuffed, because people who post in threads just to say "this sucks" are trolling and ought to be Boliviated.

 

BlueCube

May 6th, 2014 at 4:39 PM ^

Sometimes I think once they drop off the first page on the right they disappear never to be seen again but I always go to recent posts. The  Tigers are looking good right now despite bullpen issues. I have missed the conversations.

As far as tonights game, I'm looking forward to seeing how Ray does. I think he's going to be a good pitcher. Whether he's ready to show it tonight is the question.

I've heard discussion of moving him to the bullpen and getting rid of Coke if he pitches well. I'm for anything that removes Coke from the roster at this point. He's had three years to show he can be even semi decent and except for the one post season has gotten hammered. I don't see them moving Ray to the bullpen at this point no matter how he pitches. Hopefully he pitches well and we will see.

WMUgoblue

May 6th, 2014 at 4:53 PM ^

I'm not sure you want to move Ray to the bullpen, too be honest he needs to log some innings this year and he's also only pitched 87 total innings above Single-A competition. While I'm in favor of getting a replacement for Coke I don't think it's wise to move Ray and or Smyly for that matter to the pen.

maize-blue

May 6th, 2014 at 4:42 PM ^

I didn't think Joe Nathan looked particularly impressive last night. However, he didn't get much action in their previous games so maybe it was the effects of some rust.

Ivan Karamazov

May 6th, 2014 at 4:46 PM ^

I like this idea, maybe try to update it at least an hour before gametime with starting pichers and sorylines like you have for this one.

As for tonight I am excite to see what Robbie Ray can do in his debut.

French West Indian

May 6th, 2014 at 4:47 PM ^

...really optimisitc about this team.  Even with an awkward schedule, bullpen difficulties, and a below-average version of Miggy...they've been in 1st place every day.  This might be the year.  Go get'em Tigers!

GoBLUinTX

May 6th, 2014 at 4:55 PM ^

takes off in a few weeks, maybe after the break.  Just because the abdominal wall muscles have healed from surgery doesn't mean they've returned to pre-injury form.  I think his increased doubles production is indicative of sooner rather than later.  Also, It could be he is still relearning his swing, he quite likely picked up some bad habits trying to work around his injuries last season.

All in all though, I agree, this team seems to be very well balanced aside from the BP...and man, you have got to love speed on the bases, Kinsler's mistakes notwithstanding. 

As an aside, there be a hate building here in the D about the Fresh Prince of Arlington not delivering the goods.

GoBLUinTX

May 6th, 2014 at 4:49 PM ^

to vent.  Because I live outside the FSD broadcast footprint.....well outside, I've subscribed to MLB.TV and I can watch just about every regular season game.  For a buck and quarter that isn't bad at all.  However, there are some limitations, for instance I can't stream Detroit v  Rangers games home or away, which is fine, I just watch the games on TV.  

Now come the vent, evidently the Dallas area is within the Houston TV broadcast footprint....it's not actually but that's beside the point, therefore MLB.TV has a streaming blackout of all Houston Astro games, not even audio.  I'm pissed, not only am I 200 miles away from the Houston TV market, I'm 1200 miles away from the Detroit market. Damn it all, Selig should have had Milwaukee returning to its roots in the AL, not the laughing stock of the southwest Astros.

WMUgoblue

May 6th, 2014 at 5:04 PM ^

Last year they had a 75% off deal on Father's day, I'm hoping they do that again this year as that's the only way I'll put down the $ for it. That said you can usually find streams fairly easily online but it's only the home broadcasts, so let me tell you watching a Tiger-White Sox game online gets annoying as all hell as you're forced to listen to the Hawk...

stephenrjking

May 6th, 2014 at 6:00 PM ^

I get MLB.tv, too, and I think it's great. It's not the same as high-def cable, but it's a whole lot better than nothing. A worthwhile buy, given that the Tigers a team worth following closely.

Honestly? Call or email a complaint. If there is no available tv coverage it may be an error. Worst that can happen is that they can say, "sorry, no dice."

Of course it could be an issue with Astros TV rights negotiations, so I don't know.

Anyway, watching Tigers-Twins games on TV is a small price for me; this is my second year and it's a great value.

LS And Play

May 6th, 2014 at 4:52 PM ^

I love the idea, but I would simply suggest changing the title of the thread to "Tigers vs. Astros: Series Preview" or something like that. When I first saw this post I thought it might have been someone looking for tickets or asking a specific question.

Prince Lover

May 6th, 2014 at 4:59 PM ^

And I had a real strong hunch before I clicked on it, who the OP would be.
Here is my list of favorite teams:
1) All teams Michigan, and
2) Tigers.
If I can combine both in 1 place, color me happy!

rob f

May 6th, 2014 at 5:40 PM ^

Needless to say, I'm also a big fan of baseball (especially the Tigers, but also U of M baseball and sofball) and support your proactive approach to providing baseball fans a thread for each and every Tiger series. 

I don't think this idea has ever been tried, but I'm certain you'll find a lot of support from the many Michigan fans who follow MLB, especially the Tigers. 

As for tonight's game, I'm pretty excited to see what Robbie Ray can do as a new starter.  I wasn't as upset as many about the Fister trade---don't get me wrong, I love what Doug Fister provided, but I also recognized that, more and more, opposing lineups were starting to catch up with what he threw.  Ray looks to have a lot of potential and, if successful, could prove to be a very valuable as a lefty starter. 

How 'bout our Tigers?  Best record in baseball right now (winning %, anyway)!!!

stephenrjking

May 6th, 2014 at 6:02 PM ^

Things are so slow right now that I don't think a daily game thread is a bad idea. This will probably stick on the FP for a day or two, but by Thursday? I'd rather have a fresh thread. My two cents.

Hitman

May 6th, 2014 at 6:02 PM ^

For those of us out of state that are not bombarded by local tiger coverage this is a nice alternative. I do love me some rod Allen though haha

Rodriguesqe

May 6th, 2014 at 6:55 PM ^

I enjoyedd the tiger threads, usually they were just the right length. I suppose a series thread is an ok compromise if Tiger threads were annoying people (hard to believe anyone on this blog would whine about something so inane, though...)

MaizeAndBlueWahoo

May 6th, 2014 at 7:37 PM ^

Leyland-haters will probably conveniently forget that we just small-balled our way out of a run there.

(This is not to be construed as ripping on Ausmus.  Only Leyland-haters.)

XM - Mt 1822

May 6th, 2014 at 8:07 PM ^

 to their first tiger game on thursday.  we are driving down at 0-dark-hundred for the 1 pm start.  weather should be warm (we still have a tiny bit of snow up here on the farm as of sunday), and it will be neat to show them the game and the stadium.  they are all a pleasure to travel with.  

rob f

May 6th, 2014 at 9:02 PM ^

What is that?  Midnight?  Just how far from Detroit are you (without giving exact location), way up in the Keweenaw Peninsula or far Western UP?  I haven't been anywhere west of Luce County in well over a decade, but even in bad weather, it never seemed to take that long to get to the Western UP Ski areas from GR.

I believe you about the snow (UGH!), as one of my brothers was up near Marquette on a business trip just over a week ago and talked about seeing a lot of snow.  Not to mention the snow that fell in much of the UP just yesterday morning.

Enjoy that trip and game with your boys---I envy you, as I likely won't take in my first game of the season until the Boston series in early June.

XM - Mt 1822

May 6th, 2014 at 10:34 PM ^

feed, egg gathering, water, etc done before we get into the car.   we are in northern lower, though the oldest two were born in the UP.   it snowed here briefly sunday and yesterday.  this morning the big lake (michigan) had ice for miles, though it melted by mid-day with the sun out.  normal year i am swimming in the big lake by the last week of may.   i'll be lucky if i'm in the water by the last week of june.  i so hope global warming is true...