State of the Bless You Boys Podcast and a request for questions
by BigAl on Oct 25, 2011 1:03 PM EDT
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PrintYour ever vigilant BYB staff is going to record the latest episode of the Bless You Boys Podcast tonight. As is the norm, we want to include your questions in the show.
But first, a state of the podcast address.
Year 1 of the BYB Podcast has been a roaring success, much in thanks to your participation...and the fact many of you actually download and listen helps, too.
But with the MLB season on the verge of coming to an end (as soon as Tony LaRussa makes another 12 pitching changes), tonight's recording session will be our final regularly scheduled show for 2011
We've made an executive decision, and will step back from doing a weekly podcast during the off season. If we continue recording weekly, the fear is we’ll just spend the winter rehashing the same topics over and over (Who is going to play 2nd and 3rd base? Who will the Tigers sign in free agency? What's your thoughts on my trade proposal? Why is Jim Leyland/Gene Lamont/Dave Dombrowski a dunderhead?). That will be boring for everyone, both editors and listeners.
So the plan is to produce a show whenever news warrants, such as for free agency, trades, and the winter meetings. If Dave Dombrowski's history tells us anything, podcasts should be released once a month or so until spring training. Then we'll start cranking up the recorder to full speed.
With that out of the way...question time!
Remember, there are several ways to submit a question to the BYB Podcast.
The easiest way to get involved is to leave your question in the comments of this post.
You can email your question to: BYBPodcast at Gmail.com. Please mention your BYB handle in your message so the community knows who to blame!
Aren't registered to comment at BYB? Even though you should be, you can still reach us on Twitter, where the all the cool kids are trying to decode Tony LaRussa's calls to the bullpen! You can send us your question as an @ reply to our Twitter account, @BlessYouBoys.
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We'll do our best to get to as many of your questions as humanly possible.
We very much appreciate your help, and thanks again!
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Who won the Granderson trade based on 2011 production ?
Ideally, the evaluation would consider not only Coke and Jackson element for the Tigers but also the money saved in contracts and how that money was otherwise spent on free agents and re signings.
Second Guessing Leyland
JL’s decisions to rest players during “key” regular season games has drawn the ire of many Tiger fans. Given the state of the team’s health during the ALCS, will some of these concerns be silenced?
My guess is they won’t, but I believe they should be.
Delmon Young? Really?
Reassure me. Describe some scenarios in which the Tigers do not tender an offer to Delmon Young.
Non-tender Delmon Young
by HighOPS on Oct 25, 2011 2:06 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
I totally agree,
I liked the trade for DY because I thought he was a rental player, but now he looks more like a rent to own. Does his WAR really justify what we will have to pay DY?
"But the point is, finger-pointing is just what sports fans do when something doesn't go right." -- Kurt Mensching
by RealityIsOptionable on Oct 25, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Slightly off the topic, but:
he still is kind of a rental player. Even if they give him one year, he can’t be worse than maggs was this year and I feel they are (erroneously) optimistic about him getting to hit infront of Miggy.
God ain't got no use for a 180 lb bag of sugar.
I like awful multi year deals even worse though
Very rarely is there lingering issues from a one year deal
God ain't got no use for a 180 lb bag of sugar.
I like awful multi year deals
when they’re signed by Kenny Williams
King of Minutae...... fearless blog leader
I was wondering about your thoughts on the bullpen
Not just about how they performed this year, but also about who will most likely stay or go, and potential in-house replacements for those that do depart.
I Like Pie
my question is similar, so I'll piggyback
who do you guys view as potential targets if we do try to add a bullpen arm. I’d like to get a guy we can rely on for the 7th and can shorten the game for us. I’d love me some Luke Gregerson or Joel Peralta to get the game to Benoit and Valverde. I don’t think those guys are available but does anyone come to mind for you guys?
No longer the Founder, President and CEO of the Ryan Raburn Fan Club
Status of the walking wounded
How are Avila’s knees, how is Cabrera’s shoulder, how is Martinez’s body?
how would you spend $80million if u were the GM?
1)unlimited KFC,
2)Unlimited Schafly beer, yuingling, coronas in the dugout.
3)Xbox, PS3 and Wii to every member of the team including the coaches.
4)sign a veteran pitcher just to see him pitch terribly in the first year and have him undergo Tommy Hohn surgery the next year.
5) leave the organization in a dump and go and start fresh somewhere else and promise them a world series.
I could...
…probably get it with a Google search, but I’d like to request an outlook on our team budget and payroll for next year and how that correlates to any potential off-season moves.
Thanks for a great year guys!
Sincerely,
All out of state Tiger fans!
Thanks eveyone!
We’re set for recording tonight! Great questions!
I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience a deputy editor at Bless You Boys, host the Bless You Boys Podcast and co-host The Knee Jerks podcast.
Should the Tigers try to flip a couple of Rule 5 eligible arms for a replacement level or so body at 3B or 2B?
I have a grand idea: let's win a game.
Second or third base?
Where do the tigers make their splash? Do they go for a third basemen or a second bagger? And so, where do they search the hardest? Do they go hardcore on a weak FA market in both positions or does DD make a trade at the winter meetings?
(basically, tell me they are going to sign Kelly Johnson so I can sleep at night)
God ain't got no use for a 180 lb bag of sugar.
The Tigers were more deficient at 3B than 2B in 2011, offensively
King of Minutae...... fearless blog leader
I know
But we don’t have a second basemen under contract at all…,
God ain't got no use for a 180 lb bag of sugar.
Even after we aquired Betemit?
IMO, that platoon at 3B worked nicely. We were probably above league average at 3B with the platoon.
Betemit and Santiago have to be considered options
although I doubt either is the first option.
King of Minutae...... fearless blog leader
What do the Tigers do?
Do the Tigers plan to have a big FA signing? Jose Reyes? or signing Sabathia? If not Reyes with Peralta to 2B or 3B,
then…
What do you think of trying to trade for Ben Zobrist for 2B, or Brett Gardner for LF and leadoff? couple of lefty bats at the top of the order.
and a trade for RHP Brandon McCarthy? Do they have the players to pull any of these off on the team or in the minors.
I also think that DD does something quickly which seems to be his m.o.
no way the Yankees will part with Gardner
he might be one of the best values in baseball
No longer the Founder, President and CEO of the Ryan Raburn Fan Club
Not sure if it's too late to submit a question,
but how do you see Valverde’s option being handled? I certainly believe he’s not worth the $9 mil on his option, and probably won’t be worth what we paid him this year, despite that the results were there this year.
Too late for this Podcast, obviously
But would have liked your takes on hearing that John Lackey is going to miss the ’12 season with Tommy John surgery.
Do ya suppose he really needs it? Or are the Red Sox just protecting him from a rabid fan base? … lol
Justin can now let the fungus grow back on his shower shoes.
I don't think you have major surgery if you don't need it
and I don’t think you fake TJ surgery
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 26, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Drag
missed it. So I won’t bother asking whether or not Kelly Johnson is someone the Tigers should pursue? maybe not as their main target but it’s a serious question that I wont ask.
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