Tigers Young Core Picking Up The Mantle
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00:00They're back at 500
00:04They won 11 of their last 14 games
00:09Which
00:10Wouldn't be particularly significant or as significant if it wasn't
00:17With who's doing it?
00:20Like if this was all being done by geo or shella
00:26And mark canna
00:29And players like that that weren't part of the future
00:32It really would be unfortunately, I think for most people just a big yawn
00:38So what back in 500?
00:40But they're doing it with
00:42This new first baseman that got this spencer. How do you say his last name?
00:46Torkelson like are you kidding me? He looks great
00:51Since he's returned from the minors parker meadows has looked great since he's returned from the minors
00:57And then there are other guys
01:00Who might be establishing themselves as part of the core moving forward
01:05I mean cool moment last night when jace young went two for five in front of his brother josh
01:10Who was in town the tigers had as josh put it a wraparound series with?
01:15Chicago meaning they played into the next week and had a game on a monday
01:20Texas opens a series with chicago tomorrow. So josh young was there to watch jace young
01:25So you got an all-star big brother and a little brother
01:28And the little brother showed out last night almost hit one out while they were interviewing
01:33Josh young that would have been really cool
01:37But they're doing it while they're playing guys like dylan dingler
01:43And and trey sweeney they're doing it without a pitching staff
01:49What the hell is going on?
01:51So
01:53Again if it were with ursula and canna and mckinstry leading the way although mckinstry made a heck of a play on a on a
02:00What would be double the uh left field where he got the ball in so quick?
02:04They almost picked the runner off scrambled back to first
02:07but
02:09You know the this could be this is why I am interested
02:14I am not worried about this group of tigers letting me down
02:19Because they didn't make the playoffs
02:22I'm not worried about that
02:24I'm not worried about how much ground they have to make up
02:30I'm not worried about that, but I would currently characterize
02:35my
02:37My state of mind as it pertains to the tigers as interesting again. I think they're interesting again
02:46And I guess that's what we want from you at 2 4 8 5 3 9 97 97
02:52Yeah
02:54When you're six and a half games out of a wild card spot
02:59You're looking at a team that is
03:03Technically on the fringe of being considered in the playoff chase
03:09I would only describe them as
03:11on the fringe
03:15But let me throw this at you
03:17Uh, we can say, ah, they're only back to 500 because they just played the white socks
03:24And took four out of four from the white socks, yep. Yep. It definitely had something to do with who they're playing
03:32There are 30 teams in major league baseball
03:3627 of them have a tougher schedule than detroit based on opposing winning percentages the rest of the way
03:44meaning the tigers
03:46Have one of the easiest schedules the remainder of the way
03:50So did they feast on a bad baseball team? Yep, can they keep doing it?
03:58Yep, they can
04:01Now are they going to win 11 out of 14 every 14 every two weeks? Probably not
04:07And unfortunately, that's probably the kind of run they're going to have to get on to really play themselves back into this thing
04:14But two four eight five three nine ninety seven ninety seven
04:19I want to know tiger fans and just detroit sports fans. You tell me right now
04:24How would you describe your level of interest in this team right now? Basically?
04:29What's your current state of mind as it pertains to the tigers?
04:35Because I said it i'm not worried about them letting me down as it pertains to the post season
04:40i'm
04:42Being realistic probably the most important thing that's going on right now
04:46Is them potentially establishing the core of young players to build around?
04:54And if they continue to play well
04:57I would hope
04:58it propels
05:00Ownership slash scott harris or whomever
05:03to say
05:04All right, we didn't block young players last year
05:08We didn't
05:09We gave them a chance here are the four or five that we really like now
05:17And let's go ahead and add at positions where there's not immediate help from a young player
05:26Like shortstop
05:29Trade free agency, whatever
05:32And let's go ahead and add another good starting pitcher
05:35Because as as much as aj hinch
05:38Along with chris fetter are doing an amazing job of piecing this thing together with undecided going
05:45Two out of every three games now two out every five games now
05:49I mean hell tom millican brought up in the morning show today. Are they gonna actually reconsider calling up jackson jobe?
05:58And say all right, we'll clear a spot on the 40 man we'll call them up and we'll do so before
06:04Or
06:06Brace yourself before september 1st so he could be on a playoff roster
06:15Would they actually consider doing that
06:20Seems awfully unlikely
06:22But hey, man
06:24Like I said, I am now
06:27Finding them to be very interesting
06:29Kang, what's your state?