Bless You Boys Podcast - Episode 3: Jim Leyland is annoying

by BigAl on May 26, 2011 5:00 AM EDT in Detroit Tigers Podcasts

It's episode three of the Bless You Boys Podcast!

The BYB podcast is a roundtable discussion between the site editors. This week features Kurt Mensching, Al Beaton, Allison Hagen, Matt Wallace, and David Tokarz. As always, the editors cover the gamut when it comes to the past week of Detroit Tigers baseball.

Podcast odds and ends:

We want to answer your questions every week! You can send them to us at BYBPodcast at gmail dot com.

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On most weeks, the release time for the podcast will be either Thursday or Friday morning, depending upon when the Tigers' getaway day game is played that week.

Topics covered in episode three include:

Jim Leyland: There is a rising anti-Jim Leyland sentiment, where is this headed? What was the point of his F-bomb filled rant over being second guessed?

Phil Coke to the DL, and the resulting fallout with the pitching staff: Is Andrew Oliver in the bigs to stay? What do we expect from Adam Wilk? Robbie Weinhart, what happened? Is relief pitching Charlie Furbush's long-term future? Enrique Gonzalez up, Brayan Villarreal down, uh...why? When Coke returns, should he be kept in the rotation?

Upcoming roster move: Who should be worried? Wells? Dirks? Schlereth?

Andy Dirks: Is Dirks just another Clete Thomas, or is there more to his game? Will he remain the defacto 4th outfielder?

Carlos Guillen to 60 day DL: Just procedural at this point. There isn’t any way he returns, is there?

We have a ton of questions from the BYB community, including: What direction could the Tigers go in the draft? Which traded/released player would you like to have back? Where's the Dave Dombrowski criticism? Who will sustain their current level of play and who will regress? What to do with Brandon Inge? What is the pitching staff going to look like over the remainder of the season?

Allison is even more sick and tired of rain outs, Matt is truly upset with the bullpen, David throws out a managing scenario to see what sticks, Kurt rails against ridiculous trade proposals and Al issues a warning.

You can download the MP3 here, and a streaming version is posted under the jump.

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Again, we have to give Al a huge amount of credit for this

He does so much of the legwork to get everything set up so the rest of us just have to talk when he says our name. Very nice job, Al.

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by Kurt Mensching on May 26, 2011 6:56 AM EDT reply actions

My pleasure!

It’s fun to talk baseball with knowledgeable fans every week! And we’re getting great questions from the BYB community, making my job easier!

I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience a deputy editor at Bless You Boys and co-host The Knee Jerks podcast.

by BigAl on May 26, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Wilk...

Isn’t pretty much known that wilk is just a bridge until Oliver is called up? He is basically just the long man in the pen, replacing Furbush in that role since he went 3 2/3 the other day. Wilk will go to Toledo when Oliver comes up and Furbush will be available again. Wilk has very little chance lasting more then the three days. The team needed another lefty until Furbush was available again.

by keyser343 on May 26, 2011 9:59 AM EDT reply actions

We say as much in the podcast, calling Wilk a "placeholder"

But you can’t call it a done deal, because you just never know what the Tigers are thinking…

I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience a deputy editor at Bless You Boys and co-host The Knee Jerks podcast.

by BigAl on May 26, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Great Podcast

Thanks again for answering my question. In an effort to keep my question about Dombrowski relatively short, I feel I may have left out some context. When I expressed a desire for the Tigers’ front office to be more modern, I wasn’t referring specifically to sabermetrics…more to an overall sense that they’re behind the times; whether it be coaching approaches or media handling.

I’m thinking specifically of them not getting out in front of Cabrera’s first incident, and instead let a story of him being scratched by his dog circulate. It might not be fair to put a lot of weight on that, but when we later learn that DD is bailing Cabrera out of jail and then letting Leyland put him in the lineup…just doesn’t sit right. Brass should know that the real story is going to get out, might as well appear to be in control. The whole Guillen injury timeline is equally annoying, especially when almost everyone knew that there was no chance of him being available in the first half of the season. I could understand “lying” about injuries in contact sports where players can target injuries, but this isn’t a case where you’re protecting a player – you’re just trying to manage fan expectations.

I’ll admit I’m quite spoiled and biased in my view of how a GM / front office should be run, having watched the workings of Ken Holland with the Wings for some time now. I also know that making the playoffs in baseball is much harder than hockey. Its not that I think that Dombrowski is terrible, I just think he’s average, but when you have an owner willing to spend as much as Illitch does, it’d be nice to have a great GM.

by André Boillot on May 26, 2011 11:47 AM EDT reply actions

We appreciate the good questions, keep them coming!

And "annoying"really seems to be the best word describing many of the Tigers’ actions as of late.

I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience a deputy editor at Bless You Boys and co-host The Knee Jerks podcast.

by BigAl on May 26, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I Listened For The First Time Tonight

And I really Liked it. Please continue this. Thanks it is very interesting to hear your opinions, and it is great how you use the questions from us Bloggers, & answer them .

Keep up the great improvments to the BYB site.

by TigersFan1957 on May 27, 2011 12:27 AM EDT reply actions

Thanks for listening!

We plan on producing a podcast every week! And again, the community submitting such good questions makes my job Hella easier.

I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience a deputy editor at Bless You Boys and co-host The Knee Jerks podcast.

by BigAl on May 27, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

good job lady and gentlemen

Made for a pleasant drive into work today

"I'm a simple man. I like pretty, dark-haired women and breakfast food" - Ron Swanson

by rock n rye on May 27, 2011 10:03 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

If rock n rye likes it...

We much be dong something right! Thanks!

I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience a deputy editor at Bless You Boys and co-host The Knee Jerks podcast.

by BigAl on May 27, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions

doing it and doing it and doing it... right.

Well done again, all!

Guillen says‚ "¿Que?"

by 51hr_slurpee on May 27, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks!

And thanks for listening!

I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience a deputy editor at Bless You Boys and co-host The Knee Jerks podcast.

by BigAl on May 28, 2011 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Just listened to #3.

They are getting even better! I have subscribed through itunes and receive it each week to listen to at my leisure. This is absolutely great, can’t wait for next week and the Sizemore fallout discussion!

"What does a momma bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? - NO CUBS!" - Harry Caray

by 77bestrookieclassever on May 28, 2011 12:32 AM EDT reply actions