re: Takeaways from the Shriner's Tourney

This is my biggest complaint. I watched damn near every inning of the classic at the ball park, and every team had several people sitting in the pen from the 1st pitch, or at the very least they went down there in between the early innings. we seem to wait till the guys struggling badly on the mound just to start warming up

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I don't think 4-10 tells the whole story

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It never does. He had a double and 2 RBIs. And on the year, he only has 1 SO and 2 BBs.

Again, I was surprised not to see more of Woley but I really do think Romero getting back in it is more important than playing the hot bat with Woley. We are struggling to find someone to protect Deichmann, and Romero would fit that role perfectly.

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Question, what is Worley's "natural" position?

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Hitter.

Seriously, we have too many players in the mix with no real position as of yet.

Romero, Adams, Worley, and to a lesser extent Beau Jordan really have no "natural" position, and since there is only one DH we can't always put the hot bat in the game.

Can Worley play third? If Smith continues to struggle maybe you could see Smith v righties and Worley v lefties????

Just throwing that out there looking to get a big right handed bat in the game v lefties.

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He struggled this weekend but could easily have been 4-12 instead of 1-12.

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Like I said, IF HE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE.

Just looking down the road to see if Woley can handle third.

And yes Smith is a cut above most third baseman on defense, plus he can run the bases.

No question, he is a better option provided he hits the good lefties and righties.

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It is alarming that Papierski is still having problems defensively. That's supposed to be the best part of his game.

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I don't get to see too many Tigers baseball games but I have the impression that he has been a disappointment given that he was a highly thought of recruit. If I'm off base here, I apologize.

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I'm getting tired of fans piling on CPM about pitching

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I've criticized him for it in the past. And I understand why people are quick to jump on him since it IS a known problem. But not every bad outing from a pitcher falls on his shoulders.

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Put a force at every base the runner at first means nothing. It really is the right baseball play.

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I'd normally agree. But it made me cringe watching them walk a batter who was 0-4 with 2K's on the day.

Edit: Nm, that was the other intentional walk.

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True, but he also crushed one that would have been out of many ballparks, but instead a long out.

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I didn't see that one. I was only able to catch some of the games.

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I'm a selfish a-hole and the constant Shriner's shilling during the games took away from my enjoyment. I get pimping the sponsor, but when there is a ton of action going on, I'd prefer we focus on the game rather than some guy I don't care about murking up the broadcast.


I get it, but I can't fully agree here. I know it makes it harder to watch and enjoy, and I would be in full agreement if this were Random Corporate Sponsor.

But this is a charitable organization trying to spread awareness and generate donations. So, while I'd rather just watch the game, for them, I'll grin and bear it.

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The Shriner's Classic is a fund-raising event for them and is a very good cause. The Shriner's Hospitals corrected a birth defect in one of my nephews and allowed him to be an all-state baseball player. The Shriner's have a Courage Award in his name. And he was one of the ambassadors last year during the Rice-TCU game and was in the Ole Miss commercial this year. His issue is no longer really noticeable and pales in comparison to what many of those kids have suffered. But his involvement with the Shriner's is why he is studying pre-med at Ole Miss.