Comments on: Let sarcasm rain down

By: Sean C. in Illinois

Sean C. in Illinois — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:29:28 +0000

Chris, I was reading about Dolsi, and wondered why a pitcher would have grown up idolizing Manny Ramirez. You’ve cleared it all up. I don’t think this is the Tigers first clerical error, either.

By: Chris in Dallas

Chris in Dallas — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:23:27 +0000

lol Sean. You heard wrong – I have it on good authority that Freddy Dolsi is penciled in for DH. You see, due to a clerical error he was called up as a pitcher…

By: Sean C. in Illinois

Sean C. in Illinois — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:10:18 +0000

I misread Billfer’s reverse platoon numbers on Bucholtz. So I have no idea why Joyce was at DH after all. Maybe no one else wants to be the DH, not even Thames. Not even Inge (ha!) (which would explain why he warmed up to catching all of a sudden). Sure seems that way. So they made the new guy do it. I hear Zach Miner is going to be in the DH slot tonight.

By: Sean C. in Illinois

Sean C. in Illinois — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:23:48 +0000

No. It’s always been about money. That and grown men playing a kid’s game because it’s just so damn fun to play – and watch. The money’s just bigger these days.

By: judpma

judpma — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:30:39 +0000

I’m not sure if anyone could coach this team. Leyland can coach with the best of them and he can’t coach them. You get to a point when a guy makes 6-15 million a year for showing up and on many days that is exactly what these players do, just show up cause no matter what you say to them that paycheck every other friday is about $350-500,000 and that is the bottom line win or lose. In the old days it was about pride. Now it is totally about $$$$$

By: Sean C. in Illinois

Sean C. in Illinois — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:13:23 +0000

Andre

Now I just walk around all day in a WTF? haze.

Yeah, me too. (Nothing new, really.). Good post. I second that emotion.

Joyce was DH because Leyland wanted a lefty he could easily swap for Thames later. Right? Sheffield walks instead of striking out in the 8th, Thames is in there. Right?

Oh, who knows.

By: Andre

Andre — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:47:10 +0000

Mark,

I feel you “dawg”… I’ve reached the end of my second-guessing rope. At this point, its just easier to blindly believe there’s a method to the madness.

At one point I had a theory that all the 1B/3B/DH swaps were an elaborate ploy to have the irony of the same fanbase that was calling for Inge’s head last year beg for his return to 3B.

Now I just walk around all day in a WTF? haze.

By: Mark in Chicago

Mark in Chicago — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:40:31 +0000

You got me there, Andre. Thanks for clearing that up.

By: Andre

Andre — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:44:19 +0000

Mark,

Its obvious…he wants to make sure that Joyce, a veteran, is rested.

By: Mark in Chicago

Mark in Chicago — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:23:07 +0000

Leyland with yet another of his infuriating moves is starting Matt Joyce as the DH tonight. We have 4 DHs on this team and he picks Matt Joyce to be one. Either Leyland is putting one of the better defensive outfielders in the DH slot, or they decided to call up another player who is a DH when there are already 4 on the team and have a good/speedy defensive option in Clete Thomas down in AAA.

Which is it, Jimmuh?

This makes no sense to me.

By: Sean C. in Illinois

Sean C. in Illinois — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:46:43 +0000

if things don’t change, this team COULD finish last with 100 losses

Absolutely. They’re on a 67-95 pace already. With no single-facet collapse or rash of devastating injuries to blame, either.

I’m despondent and optimistic. Rejoice, rejoice. We have no choice. But to carry on.

By: Sean C. in Illinois

Sean C. in Illinois — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:38:05 +0000

T Smith

I think you’re overreacting wuth an underreaction. Moderation such as yours is extreme and uncalled for.

Please tell me a smiley face here would be superfluous.

By: cib

cib — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:21:28 +0000

Sean C., that’s classic – thanks!

Still raining steadily here in the D.

By: Mike R

Mike R — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:18:47 +0000

Gary Sheffield to the 60-day DL, Carlos Guillen to the DH spot, Matt Joyce to LF, Brandon Inge to 3rd base and Jim Leyland to the Unemployment line, please. Thank you.

Edit: Oh, and fire the Pope and get Jair Jurrjens on the first flight to the Vatican!

By: Andre

Andre — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:16:40 +0000

T Smith -

You forgot to add this to you “good news”:

The Tigers didn’t sign Barry Zito to the worst contract ever

2008 STATS
ERA W-L SO WHIP
7.53 0-6 11 1.95