Tigers have won two games all year, I will let you guess who those two games were against

AOFA

GLF

Deluxe said:

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I'm ready to roll out the lineup of death against the Rangers:

1. Chas CF
2. Julks LF
3. Yordan DH
4. Dubon 2B
5. Tucker RF
6. Bregman 3B
7. Pena SS
8. Abreu 1B
9. Maldy Yainer C

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Yes, I hope MLB isn't treating this pitch clock thing as the Holy Grail to "saving the game".

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Completely agree. If someone didn't like baseball before, I don't think they'll magically start to like it and spend tons of money on tickets to go to games just because they're 30 minutes shorter. It's still baseball.

Let's start with regional blackouts and removing them. Maybe if casual fans could watch their teams they would be more likely to go to games.

Sugarland played earlier today, also.

Whitley started 4 IP 1H 0R 2BB 7K

Like it alot. Build him up and get him ready to roll in the 2nd half

But the question is do you think the pitch clock brings in a whole new generation of fans? Jet Passan has said he believes it will and I think he's basically echoing MLB's thoughts.

Don't care what you think of the guy, but until stuff like this is fixed, growth of an entirely new generation isn't going to happen at the rate MLB thinks.

The @MLB @MLBTV blackouts for Las Vegas are absolutely insane.

I can’t watch the Dodgers, Angels, Padres, Giants, A’s or Diamondbacks.

The closest of those teams is just over 4 hours from my house. Can’t see the games on local cable. Can’t see it on the app.

What are we doing?

— AJ Hoffman (@AJIsTheReal) March 30, 2023

Deluxe said:

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I'm ready to roll out the lineup of death against the Rangers:

1. Chas CF
2. Julks LF
3. Yordan DH
4. Dubon 2B
5. Tucker RF
6. Bregman 3B
7. Pena SS
8. Abreu 1B
9. Maldy C

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A new generation of fans? Nope. But that doesn't mean its not helping.

MLB's race to find the most money for TV deals boxed them into a corner when it comes to growing their brand. I think they're finally coming around and trying to fix it, but its going to take time.

With all due respect, that isn't who they're trying to draw in. Theyre trying to attract families. People who bring their kids and spend a crap ton on merch and snacks and all that junk and guys whose wives are willing to put up with that and watch a game she might not like because its only about 2.5hrs instead of 3.

Ill be honest it will probably work for us, my wife doesnt want to sit through a slow game that has a potential to be 3 or even 3.5hrs while occupying my daughter who couldnt care less. Even my son who loves baseball and most of his entertainment of video games and youtube involves baseball gets distracted and bored at really long games.

Been catching up on the thread today. Finally got to spend some time in Pittsburgh and watched the Astros win at PNC on Monday. Cool ballpark as expected and a fun town despite being mostly shut down for Easter. Plenty Astros fans were in attendance, and only Alex was booed from what I could tell. I was surprised we didn't hit any dingers despite slapping it around the park all night which was a very good sign despite the loss on Tuesday. Only two strikeouts was the biggest stat for me today. I wish they opened the gates earlier than an hour before first pitch, but there are plenty good spots nearby to hang out before the game.

Also spent a day 2 hours west in Cleveland to catch a game at Progressive Field last weekend and root against the Mariners. While it was definitely below PNC for me, it has held up well for being 30 years old. It was too damn cold, but the new rules helped in that regard making it a 2.5 hour game, and I got to cross two stadiums off in one trip. Parking was a **** show for them having a relatively small crowd and it being opening weekend.

All I do is Nguyen said:

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Y'all if he can keep this up we will have a serious debate on our hands. I know Altuve will start, as he should because he is the face of the franchise, but absolutely no one could've predicted this

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We're all happy and surprised about Dubon, but he real.

I still don't like the shorter games. The games are supposed to take the whole night. It's supposed to be slow, it's high quality sipping whiskey, it's not fireball.

Beau Holder said:

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Rays on their way to 12-0

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Certainly impressive no matter who you're playing.

I think it was the hitting lessons from old man Gurriel this winter.

Interesting 🤔

Here's a video of Mauricio Dubon working with Yuli Gurriel and his family pic.twitter.com/9vrzvtjDrV

— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) January 27, 2023

Rangers down 6-1. Eovaldi got shelled.

redline248 said:

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Harry Dunne said:

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Julks > Meyers

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It's still insane to me that Meyers started the 1st two games with Chas on the bench

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It's just flat out disrespectful that the man who started and won a WS in CF, making that heroic catch in game 5, did not start the season opener.

All I do is Nguyen said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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All I do is Nguyen said:

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Y'all if he can keep this up we will have a serious debate on our hands. I know Altuve will start, as he should because he is the face of the franchise, but absolutely no one could've predicted this

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We're all happy and surprised about Dubon, but he real.

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There is no bigger Altuve fan here than me. I've met him talked shop with him and got his autograph. He is top 3 on my fav Astros of all time behind Ryan and biggio.

If Dubon keeps hitting like this we WILL have a debate on our hands. Not on who should start, that's Altuve job to lose. Rather it would be whether to trade Dubon or not. If we can package him with Meyers we may get a good arm or two.

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I don't agree at all. Firstly, the likelihood Dubon stays anywhere close to what he's doing is probably less than 1%. That's not to say he'll stink like last year, but he's not this kind of player. Secondly, if he stays hot (say 120+ wRC+) then he's the perfect tool to play 3-4 times a week spelling everyone except Abreu & Maldonado. He's cheap, under control, and would be what Marwin & Diaz were for years. What would we do with a good arm or two when we're about to need a 6 man rotation just to keep Brown as a starter. We're stashing guys like Blaco in the bullpen when he could crack most rotations. Oh and a savage like Abreu is our "6th or 7th inning" guy.