Underway... Sox 1. Adam Eaton (L) DH 2. Jose Abreu (R) 1B 3. Trayce Thompson (R) CF 4. Melky Cabrera (S) LF 5. Avisail Garcia (R) RF 6. Alexei Ramirez (R) SS 7. Carlos Sanchez (S) 2B 8. Mike Olt (R) 3B 9. Geovany Soto (R) C ____________________________ Tigers 1. Anthony Gose (L) CF 2. Rajai Davis (R) LF 3. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B 4. Victor Martinez (S) DH 5. J.D. Martinez (R) RF 6. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 7. Alex Avila (L) 1B 8. James McCann (R) C 9. Dixon Machado (R) SS
Im not at all suprised Rondon is lazy, I am suprised in this PC era that the team had the balls to embarrass him by doing this. Hes got a lot of potential but that only takes you so far, I wish the team would do something to light a fire under Castellanos's ass
Why do they parade others that are blowing goats out there? ...its beyond me. There are a few more i would like to see sent packing. Casty had a big hit today. He went down on a sinker and launched it for a 2RBI double. Miggy's back is bothering him... so thats why he was MIA in the lineup. Verlander was great today.
Will if they sent everyone packing that blows goats we'd have no bullpen I ride Castellanos because he was our #1 prospect(or so I was told for 2 years) and he was so coveted that the Tigs wouldnt include him in some trades that wouldve really helped us when the window was there. I never thought much of the guy and yeah like any player that gets 500+ at bats he has some good games but hes a wasted roster spot. if he doesnt make huge improvement next year the Tigers will have wasted 2 more years than I wouldve on a guy with marginal ability. without even looking it up he has to statistically be at the bottom in the league for full time 3rd baseman. Ive watched enough baseball to know when theres something there and I just dont see it. On that note Ian Krol theres a seat next to Rondons - except your ticket is one way
You Tigers Lineup... 1. Anthony Gose (L) CF 2. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B 3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B 4. Victor Martinez (S) DH 5. J.D. Martinez (R) RF 6. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 7. James McCann (R) C 8. Andrew Romine (S) SS 9. Rajai Davis (R) LF Twins 1. Aaron Hicks (S) CF 2. Brian Dozier (R) 2B 3. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 4. Miguel Sano (R) DH 5. Trevor Plouffe (R) 3B 6. Torii Hunter (R) RF 7. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 8. Kurt Suzuki (R) C 9. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS
DETROIT -- Brad Ausmus is staying on as Tigers manager. General manager Al Avila announced Saturday that Ausmus and his entire coaching staff will remain in charge for next season, ending speculation surrounding the second-year manager's future. "After almost two months of watching this team play, evaluating our staff and the manager, a lot of discussion with my staff -- David Chadd, John Westhoff, Scott Bream, Jim Leyland, Al Kaline, amongst others -- I've decided that Brad Ausmus should be our manager going into 2016," Avila said in a Saturday afternoon press briefing in the Tigers' dugout at Comerica Park. Ausmus, hired in November 2013 by then-president and GM Dave Dombrowski, will be entering the final season of his three-year contract. No talks have taken place beyond that, but after a two-month evaluation by Avila, he has the front office's backing to get a chance to lead next season. The decision came from Avila, he said, with support from owner Mike Ilitch, who named Avila as his GM in August. "I know where the criticism is. My thing is I believe that Brad has the talent, the knowhow to lead and mentor the young players that are on this team," Avila said. "They've shown great improvement. Guys like James McCann, Nick Castellanos, Anthony Gose -- these guys have improved under Brad and his staff. We have a lot of young pitchers also that have improved. He also has the respect and the backing of the veteran players on this team. So that combination, to me, tells me that Brad is the right man to lead this team into next year." The Tigers saw their four-year reign atop the American League Central end this season at the hands of the Royals. Their next loss will seal their first losing season since 2008 and officially eliminate them from AL Wild Card contention. It was a disappointing result for a team that had postseason expectations going into the year, even with the Royals' resurgence. The struggles cost Dombrowski his job a month and a half ago. The challenge Avila faced was evaluating the struggles in light of the team Ausmus had to work with. Among the factors Avila cited were injuries to Victor Martinez, Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander, Joe Nathan, Bruce Rondon and Anibal Sanchez, along with the decision to trade away David Price, Yoenis Cespedes and Joakim Soria at the end of July. "I think if you see all the injuries that we've had, from Day 1, we didn't have a chance," Avila said. "This has been a flawed team coming out of Spring Training because of all the injuries." That said, the way the Tigers have played down the stretch -- their postseason chances essentially over -- played a factor, Avila said. Despite an injury-riddled pitching staff, Detroit entered Saturday with a 12-11 record in September and a chance for its first winning month since April. Moreover, the Tigers are 8-5 since reports of Ausmus' impending dismissal came out two weeks ago. (Jason Beck... MLB.com)
TWINS 1. Brian Dozier (R) 2B 2. Aaron Hicks (S) LF 3. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 4. Miguel Sano (R) DH 5. Torii Hunter (R) RF 6. Eduardo Nunez (R) 3B 7. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS 8. Kurt Suzuki (R) C 9. Byron Buxton (R) CF ___________________________1:08 TIGERS 1. Rajai Davis (R) CF 2. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B 3. Miguel Cabrera (R) DH 4. Victor Martinez (S) 1B 5. J.D. Martinez (R) RF 6. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 7. Tyler Collins (L) LF 8. Alex Avila (L) C 9. Josh Wilson (R) SS
although i agree with the principle I dont agree with the foresight or logic here. Al is already doing worse than DBrow
