vs. Blue Jays 9/28 - The End is Here

[TheDirtyBird]

Maybe if they just put Manny's glove on the bag and let it play third.

:scratchchinhmm: So crazy it might just work :scratchchinhmm:

[LoyalBirdFan]

:2yay-thumb:

[Can_of_corn]

Ballgame is moving quickly.

Everyone wants to go home.

[Moshagge3]

Tigers still clinging to a 1-0 lead, but Price is near 100 pitches in the 6th. I'm sure Ausmus is willing to stretch out Price today, but it seems like an appearance by the cruddy bullpen at some point is inevitable.

[Can_of_corn]

Flaherty used to be good at third. What happened?

Small Sample Size.

Flaherty never had much of a rep for defense in the minors. He might not be as good as he looked earlier.

[WEAVERMAN]

Miller on, that's a great thing, let's nail this one down.

[Can_of_corn]

Miller on, that's a great thing, let's nail this one down.

Lets see if the catcher can hold onto his pitches.

[WEAVERMAN]

Small Sample Size.

Flaherty never had much of a rep for defense in the minors. He might not be as good as he looked earlier.

If he's not a good defender, and he may not be, he has no place in the big leagues.

[WEAVERMAN]

Showalter promised multiple pitching changes and he's delivering.

[Can_of_corn]

If he's not a good defender, and he may not be, he has no place in the big leagues.

I agree. That would be why I was opposed to him being on the roster in 2012. In 2012-2013 he proved me wrong by having a good enough glove to hold down a utility role.

[WEAVERMAN]

Get the K and lose the beard Hunter.

[scOtt]

KC up 2-0.

[waroriole]

Small Sample Size.

Flaherty never had much of a rep for defense in the minors. He might not be as good as he looked earlier.

Umm, he's been very solid defensively for 2 3/4 seasons now. He's had a rough few weeks, but you want to call the 2 3/4 years SSS? Maybe the last few weeks are a SSS.

[WEAVERMAN]

I agree. That would be why I was opposed to him being on the roster in 2012. In 2012-2013 he proved me wrong by having a good enough glove to hold down a utility role.

C of C, what's your opinion of Lough, would have him anywhere near the starting line up in 2015?

[Can_of_corn]

Umm, he's been very solid defensively for 2 3/4 seasons now. He's had a rough few weeks, but you want to call the 2 3/4 years SSS? Maybe the last few weeks are a SSS.

Umm, anything less then two full season is SSS when it comes to grading defense and Flaherty is under 700 at bats for his career. He also hasn't exactly been "very solid" this season even if you are not giving additional weight to his play recently.

You can look at it this way, 2012-2013 was a bit under a season and told us one thing. 2014 has been telling us something else.

No way to know what to expect in 2015.