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| Date | Title | Body |
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| 5 hours 27 min ago | They're 4 games under .500 |
They're 4 games under .500 and 6 games out of first place in a weak division. Relax. There are still 118 games to be played. |
| 5 hours 36 min ago | Do you think firing Leyland |
No, I don't. But I also don't think that's a good reason to fire him. What good would it do? That's what I care about. I want this team to win, and if you can show that there is a direct correlation between firing a manager mid-season and teams improving as a result, then I'll be all for it. I just don't see what good that would do. If firing Leyland meant Avila, Peralta, and Boesch would all stop sucking at the plate, I'd be all for that. If it would also cause our pitchers (outside of Verlander and Fister) to pitch more consistently, then let's do it. I'm just not convinced that firing Leyland is going to accomplish any of those things. Firing Leyland won't cause guys to all of a sudden throw more strikes, stop chasing pitches out of the strike zone, or field their position better. Those are our problems. |
| 5 hours 44 min ago | BARISP is not a new stat. And |
BARISP is not a new stat. And I'm not denying it. Only pointing out the absurdity of trying to say OBP is more important than RBI (or BARISP if you want to use that). Whether you want to say that we need more hits when guys are in scoring position, or you want to say that we need to drive home baserunners, the point is the same. |
| 5 hours 47 min ago | I didn't respond to that |
I didn't respond to that because that topic was heavily discussed in a previous thread, and I thought you were involved in that. I negged you for making unfounded claims. I'm not going to go into everything that was brought up in the previous thread, but here's the link to it (go about halfway down the page; also, the point about Porcello regressing was brought up and shot down, as well). Basically, looking at a manager's win % doesn't tell you much. Connie Mack, the winningest manager of all time, had a losing record for his career. Plus, Leyland was the head coach for some pretty awful teams; teams that no manager could have won with. Sometimes that's just the hand you're dealt. |
| 5 hours 52 min ago | Verlander just hit 102 on the |
Verlander just hit 102 on the radar gun with his 115th pitch. Then followed it up with an 83 MPH pitch. Unreal. |
| 5 hours 54 min ago | It's possible the coaching |
It's possible the coaching change had something to do with that, but so far, that's circumstantial at best. And I'm not saying my Cubs example proves much, either, but the bottom line is that, unless someone has done some research on this topic, it's just an unproven hypothesis at this point. |
| 5 hours 57 min ago | Also, to say that OBP > RBI |
Also, to say that OBP > RBI is to try to argue that water is more important to people than food. They're both necessary. Yes, it's obviously very important for people to be on base, but if nobody can drive them in once they are on base, what's the point? And the Tigers aren't having much of a problem with OBP so far. Looking at our lineup today, Boesch is the only one with an OBP under .300 for the season. So yes, I would say RBIs are more important than OBP for the Tigers right now. |
| 6 hours 3 min ago | You've said all of this |
You've said all of this before (or at least, if it wasn't you, someone else said the exact same things). How are Scherzer and Porcello worse now than they were when they started with the Tigers? I'd like to see some numbers to back that up. And you can't be serious about Granderson. His last three years with the Tigers, his K rate was under 20%. He's in his third year with the Yankees right now, know what his K rates have been? 22% (2010), 24.5% (2011), and he's striking out 26% so far this season. You wanna know why it feels like he's doing better in NY? You think his new coaches told him something magical to fix his game? You're right. Here's what they told him: "swing up, kid. You get the ball in the air, it's probably going to be a home run." Do some research before making ridiculous claims. |
| 6 hours 10 min ago | I think that's a fair |
I think that's a fair question. And I guess I don't really have a good answer. But I think you need to have a realistic purpose in mind for doing it. I've not seen any (nor done any) research to see what kind of effect firing a manager typically has on a team. I understand the thinking behind it (shaking things up to wake guys up and light a fire under them), but I don't know that there is any merit to that. Look at the Cubs; they've had a revolving door for the past few years, and what good has that done them? If the manager is creating an atmosphere of laziness, entitlement, or carelessness, then I would see a reason behind firing him. Is that the case with Leyland? I can't say, because I don't have access to their locker room, or what they do on a daily basis. |
| 6 hours 20 min ago | Alright, now would be a good |
Alright, now would be a good time for a rally. Got the leadoff man aboard, top of the order now. Please don't ground into a double play... |
