Detroit Tigers 2008

lukin2006

Should be fun to watch, and should score a pile of runs.

ardy

yeah but they still need a good relief pitcher...good relief pitcherS...

gobrowns19

ardy wrote:

yeah but they still need a good relief pitcher...good relief pitcherS...

Granderson healthy would be nice too.

g under p

Being a Red Sox fan the Tigers and the Indians will be the toughest to beat this year.

Peace

lukin2006

ardy wrote:

yeah but they still need a good relief pitcher...good relief pitcherS...

I think your right, but maybe they plan on scoring 10 runs a game, lol.

lukin2006

gobrowns19 wrote:

Granderson healthy would be nice too.

Hopefully he won't be out to long.

uninnocent

the tigers scare me...
i'm anxious to see if granderson can repeat his performance from last year.

lukin2006

uninnocent wrote:

the tigers scare me...
i'm anxious to see if granderson can repeat his performance from last year.

Offensively, they should be great, starting pitching should be good, relief pitching will be the problem, but maybe they plan on building big leads, so relief pitching won't be a problem.

gobrowns19

beemster wrote:

Offensively, they should be great, starting pitching should be good, relief pitching will be the problem, but maybe they plan on building big leads, so relief pitching won't be a problem.

Have the starter go 7 innings, be up 10-3, bring Jones in the 8th have him close out until the 9th and have the final score be 10-9? Haha.

western pearl

A little more than an hour to go!! Just ordered MLB extra innings so i'll at least get to kick back, have a few beers and watch the tigers out here. Nothing will get accomplished...EVER, but that's ok haha.

Relief pitching definitely has me concerned. If they can make it till rodney and zoom get healthy and maybe pick someone else up via trade, then they'll be a powerhouse. If not....we might just see a lot of close, high-scoring games. I'm really hoping Bonderman finds his stride this year. He still waiting for that one breakout year and w/ all this support, it would be tough not too.

gobrowns19

western pearl wrote:

A little more than an hour to go!! Just ordered MLB extra innings so i'll at least get to kick back, have a few beers and watch the tigers out here. Nothing will get accomplished...EVER, but that's ok haha.

Relief pitching definitely has me concerned. If they can make it till rodney and zoom get healthy and maybe pick someone else up via trade, then they'll be a powerhouse. If not....we might just see a lot of close, high-scoring games. I'm really hoping Bonderman finds his stride this year. He still waiting for that one breakout year and w/ all this support, it would be tough not too.

Good call. Bonderman has always had that tough first inning and fell behind by two scores but than hold the team scoreless the rest of the game. Hopefully this year he really comes through, plus the extra runs should really help.

smithnic

I love that New York is raining right now so I can see my hometown Tigers in NYC!!
I really thought Cabrerra had a home run his first at bat!!
I have never been this excited for a baseball season in Detroit!!

Drop The Leash 10

the tigers look stopable. there are gonna be teams that will hit their starter and have no quality relief. sure theyre gonna score runs but theyre also gonna give up a bunch.

gobrowns19

Drop The Leash 10 wrote:

the tigers look stopable. there are gonna be teams that will hit their starter and have no quality relief. sure theyre gonna score runs but theyre also gonna give up a bunch.

I agree that they can be stoppable, but if you are making the judgment just on todays game it wouldn't be a fair judgment. They occasionally start the season off slow.

Fighting Hellfish

western pearl wrote:

A little more than an hour to go!! Just ordered MLB extra innings so i'll at least get to kick back, have a few beers and watch the tigers out here. Nothing will get accomplished...EVER, but that's ok haha.

Relief pitching definitely has me concerned. If they can make it till rodney and zoom get healthy and maybe pick someone else up via trade, then they'll be a powerhouse. If not....we might just see a lot of close, high-scoring games. I'm really hoping Bonderman finds his stride this year. He still waiting for that one breakout year and w/ all this support, it would be tough not too.

That package is pretty damn addicting. i've had it every year since 2004. Every year I say i can't afford it, and am not going to get it. then every year, I break down and get it.

You're dead on about that bullpen. Do they have anyone in the farm system that can help?

Stelly

Huge Tigers fan here...

They REALLY need their starting pitching to step up and go deep into games. The bullpen is a bit scary. They'll have their share of 10-9 and 8-7 games. Hopefully Rodney and Zoom come back at full strength!

Drop The Leash 10

soo uhhh, about all these runs

thunderDAN

Whats the deal with Rodney and Zumya? they both seem to be hurt every year? What are they hurt with now?

ratsman

they will be alright,, their pitching will be just fine,, the starters will be solid and i think someone will eventually step up in the bullpen until zumaya gets back. just wait until the offense really gets going,, they might never stop!!

western pearl

ratsman wrote:

they will be alright,, their pitching will be just fine,, the starters will be solid and i think someone will eventually step up in the bullpen until zumaya gets back. just wait until the offense really gets going,, they might never stop!!

Sounds like Denny Bautista may be a glimmer of light. Sounds like he tore it up in spring ball and he didn't look to bad opening day. I'm not at all scared after losing two games. W/ all their weapons, they'll be fine.

gobrowns19

Drop The Leash 10 wrote:

soo uhhh, about all these runs

Yeah knock it off.