LOB/RISP for the ALDS

[Roger King]

Total LOB in the series:
Seattle - 36
Detroit - 33

Total RISP in the series
Seattle - 11 for 36
Detroit - 11 for 39

Again, this series was about as tight as it gets. Of course the perception is the Tigers hitters blew so many more chances.

In the 5th game, the Tigers went 1 for 9 with RISP but Seattle went 2 for 11.  

One funny thing was seeing Tiger fans on social media scream at Harris for not acquiring another hitter at the deadline. Certainly a fair criticism in general, perhaps.… But the number one name linked to the Tigers at the deadline was Suarez. In the post season he’s hitting .138 with a .438 OPS. 

In 53 games with the Mariners in the regular season after being acquired by them at the trade deadline, he hit .189 with a .683 OPS.  Of course it’s a different reality if he’s wearing a Tiger uniform, but still, based on those numbers, it was understandable Harris was defending not making any deal for him at yesterday‘s press conference.  Of course he didn’t name him, but he said there was one player linked to the Tigers more than any other who actually didn’t perform well after the trade deadline and the Tigers would’ve had to give up prospects for him. I think virtually everyone knew who he was talking about :-)

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[Peter Welch]

Yep, acquiring Suarez wouldn't have helped much.  He's another streaky Riley Greene-type who strikes out a zillion times and doesn't walk a lot.  That's the last thing the Tigers needed in their lineup in the playoffs.  The Tigers needed better OBA and better contact hitting with runners in scoring position.  Suarez doesn't provide that.

Seattle was choking with RISP as much as us.  The pitchers on both teams deserve credit for getting out of jams and there was some bad batted ball luck involved for both teams, but the hitters on both teams seemed extremely anxious in clutch situations and made a lot of poor swing decisions (I thought the Mariners had poor at-bats against Keider Montero, who got away with a lot of meatballs).  Not surprising the hitters were nervous since the games were incredibly tense and close for the most part.  

There actually weren't many good hitters available at the deadline at least not for what the Tigers were offering in return.  Suarez was the most hyped hitter available, but he's a very flawed hitter prone to terrible slumps.  McKinstry at 3B was better than Suarez.

I don't blame Harris for not trading for a hitter at the deadline.  

Peter

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[Peter Welch]

The Tigers also had a good hitter on the bench who was hitting better than Suarez but barely got to play in the playoffs and didn't make a single plate appearance in a low-scoring 15-inning game 5.  That didn't help the offense either, but we've beaten that to death.

Peter

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[Peter Welch]

I guess I put bigtime Reverse Voodoo on Suarez.

2-3 with 2 homers including a grand slam and 5 RBIs on Friday night.

Peter

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[Roger King]

Was just looking at a couple of highlights again this morning and would you believe Rick Rizzs is still the Mariners radio broadcaster. 

Sometimes MLB uses the audio from radio calls in their highlight packages. So I’m hearing that super annoying “goodbye baseball” home run call that Tiger fans had to endure for a couple of seasons when management stupidly fired Ernie Harwell and replaced him with Rizzs.  

Of course, as we know, Ernie was reinstated and Rizzs beat it out of town after the 1994 season and back to Seattle where he has been ever since. 

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[Paul Meloche]

Almost as bad as the "Goodbye Baseball" calls was the Tigers radio broadcast turning into a Mariner lovefest whenever Seattle and Detroit would play each other.

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[Peter Welch]

Curse Bo Schembechler forever (for several reasons).

Peter

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