OT: tigers
Anyone still following the season? The season looks like its on the brink of collapse and we're not even 1/4 of the way through. I was hoping they would be worth watching till the all star break but I don't think we'll get that this year.
Abyssmal pitching, an offense that should be awesome but isn't clicking. Sloppy, uninsipired efforts.
I don't blame Ausmus entirely but I think its clear he is a below average strategist and doesn't have the personality this team needs. Hate to say it but letting Leyland have his last year and not hiring Francona looks like it will haunt the Tigers for a long time.
I remember a time, it was hmmm... about 8 days ago, when everyone was extremely excited about this tigers team.
just sign this guy problem solved!
Only way he's still managing this team against Washington is if Gardenhire, Leyland and Lamont refuse the job. He should've been canned after the ALDS in 2014.
Current bench coach. Unless they go outside the organiztion, he would be the likely replacement.
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trammell possibly as an interim mgr. lloyd mcclendon a likely replacement long term.
Lamont, sure as he couldn't be much worse than Brad....
but, please don't make Grady 3rd base coach.
Rollo.
Aunt Esther
...might be the only one capable of shaking them up and getting their attention.
Unequivocally agree. Maddon had the pick of the lot. There's no way a manager of his pedigree comes to the club with the rapidly-closing contention window over the club with a contention window just opening. Especially in light of where the two farm systems were at the time. The North Side is the ideal spot for him, particularly after Theo wined & dined him 'til he couldn't say no. I highly doubt DD could have had the same effect. I think even DD knew the writing was on the wall with the aging roster and lead-anvil contracts.
Was never going to happen.
would have never in a million years chosen us over the Cubs, and to be fair, I probably wouldnt have either.
this comment is true unless the tigers offered several million more and maddon got a huge deal as it was. maddon basically opted out of his TB contract to take the cubs job. he likely knew he had the cubs job before he opted out.
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108 years ago.
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Or northwestern
people get so worked up about a few bad outings and forget that a week or so ago, we had one of the better bullpens in the league and these same fans were praising the bullpen.
Were people REALLY praising the bullpen? I missed that praise - it was more like "Hey, we're finally hitting a bit."
I understand why people would want Terry Francona but I have reservations about that. Each year the Indians have been progessively worse going from 92 wins his first year with the team to last year's 81-80 record. They're 15-13 right now so maybe they'll rebound this year.
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Yeah, fuck that guy pitching 7 scoreless innings and giving up so many hits (2, geeze, pitch a no-hitter lately?) and only striking out 9.
I know he hasn't been amazing this year, but you seriously pick his best game of the year to bitch about him? Also, everyone is overpaid in MLB. That's how it works. You out play your first contract and if you massively out-play it, you get a massive contract that everyone knows you won't be able to match forever, but that's understood. Also, salary inflation.
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*Ron
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Ty: "I like you, Betty."
Danny: "It's Danny, sir."
Ty: "Danny."
Gardenhire did squat in Minny, he would do squat in Detroit. He won like 9 playoff games there, oh boy.
