Thursday, April 27th: Ortiz makes debut against the Tigers

[Just Regular]

Fun tidbit by Brown on the broadcast: DET 1-11 vs. AL East, 8-3 vs. others.

[Jagwar]

1 minute ago, LA2 said:

Anyone here remember *Doyle* Alexander? Everybody was disappointed in him as the main return for Frank Robinson (and Pete Richert), but he ended up having a very illustrious career. And when we traded him to the Yankees (along with Elrod, Grant Jackson, and Ken Holtzman), we got back a great, long-term haul: Dempsey, Tippy, Scott MacGregor, and Rudy May!

My memory of Doyle Alexander is he was traded to the Tigers in 1987 and proceeded to go 9-0 for them down the stretch.

[SteveA]

And very late in his career, the Tigers traded for him in the 1987 pennant race and he went 9-0 for them down the stretch and helped the Tigers win the AL East.

But Detroit did give up a young kid to get him, by the name of Smoltz.

[Billy F-Face3]

I gotta be honest. Bautista reminds me of the 'Wild Thing' character closer from Major League.

[Mooreisbetter27]

Nothing can be easy. Walking Nevin. Really?

[Winter]

and yet another lead off base runner

[jdwilde1]

4 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Anyone here remember *Doyle* Alexander? Everybody was disappointed in him as the main return for Frank Robinson (and Pete Richert), but he ended up having a very illustrious career. And when we traded him to the Yankees (along with Elrod, Grant Jackson, and Ken Holtzman), we got back a great, long-term haul: Dempsey, Tippy, Scott MacGregor, and Rudy May!

I remember him going 9-0 with Detroit after a mid-season trade back in 1987.  That year was such an offensive explosion, and he put up something like a 1.50 era.

Edited April 28, 2023 by jdwilde1

[LA2]

Nevin walk 

[Winter]

Just now, Mooreisbetter27 said:

Nothing can be easy. Walking Nevin. Really?

he cant get the ball down 

[Moose Milligan]

Walking Nevin?  Inexcusable.

[Mooreisbetter27]

Now Bautista can’t find the damn plate. 

[Just Regular]

Felix Bautista walking Tyler Nevin is kind of the baseball Driveline hath wrought.

[Billy F-Face3]

Maybe Baustista's slider can help him out.

[TopGunnar]

I’m a pessimist but I don’t think Bautista will be our closer all year. He’s shaky at best 

[Winter]

This might get ugly