The Tigers move on, so does the BYB Podcast...as long as we have your questions
by BigAl on Oct 7, 2011 11:15 AM EDT
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PrintIn case you've been wondering, we've been keeping the Bless You Boys Podcast on hold, waiting for the ALDS to come to an end.
After game 4, we made an executive decision. If the Tigers won, we'd knock out a podcast before the ALCS. If they lost, we'd wait a few days, as some perspective would have been badly needed before talking about such an emotional series.
The Tigers won, the podcast is a go, we'll be recording later this afternoon, and we need your questions.
Remember, there are several ways to submit a question to the BYB Podcast.
You can email your question to: BYBPodcast at Gmail.com. Please mention your BYB handle in your message, so we know exactly who to blame!
Don't want to mess with email? The easiest way to get involved is to leave your question in the comments of this post.
Aren't registered to comment? Even though you should be, you can still reach us on that new fangled technology called Twitter, where the all the cool kids are making fun of A-Rod! Send your question as an @ reply to our Twitter account, @BlessYouBoys.
Aren't on Twitter? Like everyone else on the planet, we're on Facebook too!
We'll do our best to get to as many of your questions as humanly possible. Your questions are a big reason why the BYB Podcast has been so successful! We very much appreciate your help!
One request. Please try to keep your questions to the ALDS, the upcoming ALCS and the MLB playoffs in general. We'll have plenty of time to talk moves for the off season and 2012 in the off season and 2012!
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You can make an argument for Scherzer.
"Virtually all tactical ploys—the sacrifice bunt, the stolen base, the hit-and-run—operate on average to reduce run scoring." -- Eric Walker
Also, if you don't want to look at numbers, but rather who just got the job done.
Jose Valverde would be in consideration.
Doesn't taste like chicken.
If the Yankees dump A-Rod....Do we want him?
Loser or no? We probably will need a 3rd baseman….
I will answer that question. HELL NO!
look at his contract. Not worth it. too much attention to one guy, he is the Terrell Owens of baseball.
by spartynation on Oct 7, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
SpartyNation has the correct answer
The Tigers already have a pair of monster deals in Cabrera and Verlander. Financially, I don’t think they could handle a 3rd,
I don’t see A-Rod lowing his price anytime soon, so I doubt he’s going anywhere. If he ever does, expect it to be a high payroll, big market team on one of the coasts.
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.
Does BYB share my view that we have a solid rotation for 2012.
How good was Max Scherzer? Game 2 and last night, pressure packed and came up big.
Does DD sign him up for long term?
Answer to your rotation question is yes. We've said as much in earlier podcasts
As for the rest of your questions, you’ll have to listen to this week’s podcast!
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.
Betemit is gone, yes or no?
I assume we’ll try to sign Delmon Young…but Wilson Betemit? Unsure.
How does Ogando's move to the bullpen affect the Tigers' chances?
I remember he abused the Tigers as a starter. Might see him in every game at this point.
The Rangers
could always move Ogando back to the rotation for this series. They haven’t announced their rotation yet.
by HawkeyeEdward on Oct 7, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
the Tigers went 6-3 against the Rangers
Those 3 losses were against Alexi Ogando. He was in the bullpen for the ALDS, any chance we see him starting a game in the ALCS?
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by rock n rye on Oct 7, 2011 11:28 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Is this the last time we see Maggs as a Tiger?
carlos guillen is gone for sure.
How do u think curtis feels. sitting at home watching his former team.
Boesch was big against Rangers in the regular season.
Who picks up his game against the Rangers. Cabrera??
Bigger performance this series: Verlander or Scherzer?
And how do you see Alburquerque being used going forward?
by crc33 on Oct 7, 2011 11:48 AM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
Maybe something you guys can comment on
Inge and Magglio have 8 hits in 18 ABs. Jackson and Avila have 15 strikeouts in 32 ABs. Still want Jackson and Avila in for every minute of every game. Do you see any of that changing there against the Rangers?
Hey Cabrera! Nice haircut!
How does the bullpen impact the Tigers chances going forward?
Scherzer was good out of the pen, but what do we have going forward if the Rangers offense shows up and knocks out a starter? Todd Jones Jose Valverde has got the job done. Benoit has been alright, but what about the rest of the pen?
A couple of questions!
1) The Tigers hit .228 for the whole of the ALDS, did not have home field advantage, could not pitch their Cy Young-winning ace more than once, and STILL defeated the Yankees in five games. I was about to have a heart attack for four continuous hours in Game 5, but should we expect to see something like Detroit-Oakland in 2006 if the offense wakes up against Texas? It feels like the Tigers could reach a whole different level, even now.
2) I don’t think a lot of people are talking about Mike Napoli because he couldn’t qualify for the batting title, but is he the one we really need to be worrying about in the Texas offense? (Could he be the second coming of the Holy Cano?!)
3) Two teams are about to go home in the NL. Who should we be rooting for? I’m not gonna lie, I want to see the D-backs go forward…almost as much as I want to beat St. Louis in the World Series.
LOVE the podcasts!
Is Tokarz on the podcasts? If so, I'd like to direct this to him.
Both the Tigers and Rangers won their playoff series’ despite being outscored. As I type this, if Milwaukee and St. Louis win tonight by 2 runs or more, they also would win their series’s despite being outscored. My question…don’t you think run differential is vastly overrated?
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
#SampleSize
run differential is meaningless in a 5 game sample, doesn’t mean the Tigers got lucky, or the Yankees got unlucky, the sample is too small to tell us anything useful
Yeah,
Run differential in the playoffs doesn’t matter.
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My podcast question
What do the numbers in the BYB confidence poll mean to you?
I voted 60 because I give the Tigers about a 60 percent chance of winning the next series.
I would think that is pretty optimistic, but I seem to be on the low end of the numbers scale.
I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!
Except for game 2
Cabrera was mostly invisible in the ALDS. Problem, or does this make him ‘due’ in the ALCS?
Max Scherzer came in last night in lieu of a bullpen session.
This only ever seems to happen in extremely high-leverage situations. What competing interests must a manager weigh when deciding whether to switch a starter’s side session for an actual relief appearance?
I'm sure we will get Predictions for ALCS and NLCS
So my question is, Who will win ALCS MVP?
I am going with Cabrera
"It's my first big league win and you can't beat that. I'm kind of elated to tell you the truth. I wanted to continue the streak of our starting pitchers. That's 5-for-5 right there." Justin Verlander
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