We could take 2 of 3 from detroit, and they would still be ranked higher.

Even crazier they moved up 9 spots on SI's poll from 14 to 5.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb...?sct=uk_bf3_a2

Yeah, because we're talking about 1 rough outing for the loser duo. Yep. That's it. Nothing to do with 6 straight months of suck from them. It's just one outing. Excellent comparison. You nailed it! High five brah!

Wednesday's pitching matchup (Verlander vs Mendoza) is hilariously lopsided. We'll probably be +130 underdogs.

So, naturally we'll probably win that game 9-2 or something crazy like that.

This is what I'm talking about.

Hosmer and Moustakas are underperforming. Moustakas especially so. But that doesn't mean the guys are losers. It doesn't mean they're incapable of finding their way out of this, and it doesn't mean they're busts.

You keep calling them losers who aren't trying and who have big heads. But if you talk to anybody in baseball, you will hear the exact opposite: Hard workers who give great effort, care a great deal and are big-time bonuses in the clubhouse.

Moustakas' leadership is particularly well-thought of. His baseball makeup is lauded by anyone who spends time with him. I guarantee you that kid is working his ass off to try and get through this.

You can have concerns about them and think they're struggling without immediately jumping to: "They're losers! They suck! Send them down! Cut them!"

Peter King whos a BOSOX fan i think? Gave them a nice compliment...



Those Kansas City Royals are a tough out these days. I'm quite sure I've never written that before. Alcides Escobar, the young shortstop, is a gem.

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It's really sad that this can't-miss future star who played great as a 21 year old has turned into Ross Gload two years later. Just tragic.



(Gload career Slugg: .408. Hosmer: .406)

These guys will get through it and they are a couple years away from being busts. I just wonder if there isn't something going on from a coaching perspective that is holding them back. I know I have beaten this drum repeatedly, but I think there has to be something to the fact that a lineup with so much potential has struggled so mightily.

It's not the dreadful numbers that has me worried about Moose. He just seems lost when he steps up to the plate. I realize we don't have a good option to replace him. I just don't know if it's helping the team or Moose with going to the plate and taking three hacks with no signs of improvements.

I hope it's just an ice cold streak.

That's not really important. You can replace bad production easily anyway. The key is getting him down to AAA so he can get back on track and get confidence back. I don't see how facing Verlander and Sherzer etc will help him with that.

It's going to be a lot more than +130...a LOT more.

Best pitcher in baseball...possibly the best lineup in baseball...in Detroit...against the #5 starter...and a team that can't hit.

Good Lord, you're a ****ing reerun.

let's hope the All Star Game Verlander shows up

It IS important when you're trying to win 90 games in a season.

If you're an MLB GM and you send down a high-upside guy like Moose or Hosmer who is scuffling, you MUST have a viable replacement waiting in the wings.

The ESPN bit was hilarious.

Let me get this straight: The Tigers just got swept by the Angels and climbed a spot. The Royals just split a pair at ATL and won a tough weekend series at BOS and we dropped 1?

Power rankings? Nah. Popularity/speculative? Ok.

Fortunately it means nothing.