Lou Whitaker day.. TB at Tigers Game 109 August 6, 2022

[Mitchrapp]

Tigers up 2-1 4th.

 

[Mitchrapp]

3-1 b7.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I really like Harold Castro.

 

[Mitchrapp]

2 run almost HR double by Baez. 6-1.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Miggy single, 7-1.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Thanks for title change.

Schoop 2-run HR on 40mph pitch.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-injuries-and-roster-moves
Injuries & Moves: Castillo gets the call from Toledo.
Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/lou-whitaker-s-number-retired-by-tigers
Sweet Lou's No. 1 joins Tigers greats on the outfield wall.
Tigers official site

 

[Mitchrapp]

That was a fun game.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/harold-willi-castro-lead-tigers-on-lou-whitaker-night
Castro connection: Harold, Willi make rare 3-9 putout in Tigers Win over rays.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/rays-vs...nal,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=662856
Boxscore.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/rays-vs...,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=662856
Webvideo Highlights of the Tigers Win over the rays.

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2022/8/6/23295162/tigers-rays-win-or-lou-recap-august-6
Tigers 9 - Rays 1: Win or Lou.
It was a good day.
BYBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...-rousing-win-over-tampa-bay-rays/10259346002/
Tigers treat sellout crowd on Lou's night to a rousing win over the Rays.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...core-tampa-bay-rays-garrett-hill/10258699002/
Detroit Tigers spend lots of time on 2nd base in 9-1 rout of Tampa Bay Rays.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2022/08/tigers-cap-celebratory-day-with-9-1-romp-over-rays.html
Tigers cap a celebratory day with 9-1 romp over Rays.
Mlive

 

[biggunsbob]

Watch Hill light It up in Seattle after getting away from the clown show called the Tigers. I hope not. But you know .

 

[kalinecountry]

https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2022/08/06/deeper-discussions-36/
DEEPER DISCUSSIONS.
Totally Tigers

Through Friday?s games, the Tigers sit in last place in the AL Central.
Their winning percentage ranks them third worst in all of MLB.

Starting with next year?s draft lottery, the rules are changing. No longer will the worst team be selecting first. The 6 worst teams will be picking via a lottery system.

The 3 worst teams will have a 16.5 % chance of picking first.
After that, the 4th worst will have a 13.25%, the 5th a 10% and the 6th a 7.5% chance of selecting first.

Currently, the Tigers have the best percentage chance of selecting before other teams.

Should the team aim for finishing within the top 3 worst teams so they can pick higher? Or should they finish the year playing to the best of their ability to help them determine how they plan for next year?

Today?s blog addresses this dilemma and allows readers to share their thoughts in more detail. And hopefully, to actively engage with others by responding to their posts and creating back-and-forth discussion threads. The more the merrier!

For this one blog only, you?ve got 6 sentences max to share your thoughts.
Of course, you can respond to as many other readers as you want.

TT will supply the ammunition. One thought-provoking question. Several options provided. One hard choice to be selected. One vote.
Ready?

What should the Tigers' strategy be for finishing out the year?

1. Aim to finish in bottom 3 to enhance draft order.

2. Play to the best of their ability in preparation for next year.

VOTE

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...baseball-hall-of-fame-vet-ballot/69627773007/
Lou Whitaker snubbed by Hall of Fame again; Detroit Tigers great left off vet ballot.
Freep

Whitaker produced 75.1 WAR, according to Baseball Reference, tied with Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench for 82nd in MLB history.

The Hall of Fame features 340 members, including 268 former MLB players.
Of those 268, 20 were primarily second basemen, and Whitaker's WAR total sits seventh among theirs, behind only Charlie Gehringer (84.8), Rod Carew (81.2), Joe Morgan (100.4), Nap Lajoie (106.9), Eddie Collins (124.4) and Rogers Hornsby (127.3).

Whitaker will have to wait until at least December 2025 ? he'll be 68 ? when the post-1980 committee is scheduled to meet again.

POS Cheaters Bonds and Clemens with Schilling are recent additions to the veterans? ballot, as they exhausted their eligibility on the BBWAA ballot in January, passed over for the 10th straight year. Bonds received 260 of 394 votes (66%), Clemens 257 (65.2%) and Schilling 231 (58.6%). Bonds and Clemens have Hall of Fame numbers, but were accused of using performance-enhancing drugs during their later seasons.
Hate Mongerer Schilling has no PED allegations, but has seen his Hall support drop (after coming within 16 votes of induction in 2021) following hateful remarks he made in retirement toward Muslims, transgender people, reporters and others.
Cheater and Pathological Liar Palmeiro is one of just seven players with 3,000 hits and 500 homers (along with Tigers great Miguel Cabrera, who joined the club in April) but tested positive for PEDs a few months after testifying against their use in front of Congress in 2005.

 

[tomdalton22]

Whitaker being snubbed again is a tragedy. And probably because the steroid guys are in.

Which steroid guys are in?

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/lou-whitaker-not-on-contemporary-era-committee-hof-ballot
Hall of Fame call remains elusive for Tigers legend.
Tigers official site