MLB and the Detroit Tigers Bandwagon Thread

[THE_WIZARD_]

"...too much time on my hands.....and it's tickin' away..."

[AlabamAlum]

~70 games in.

Best records in baseball:

1. Rays (.699)
2. Braves (.629)
3. Orioles (.623)
4. Rangers (.609)
5. D-Backs (.600)

Worst Records in baseball (a new number1!):

1. Royals (.261)
2. A’s (.264)
3. Cardinals (.386)
4. Nationals (.397)
5. Rockies (.403)

The thing about the worst record group, some otherwise historically good teams in there. I still lmao at the Cards.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Fuck the Cards.

[AlabamAlum]

The great thing about the Cardinals’ demise is that their insufferable fans like to call themselves “The Yankees of the NL” because they are #2 behind NY in World Series wins.

Well, this year, they are number 1 in the NL in the Worst Record list.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Lot of Cardinal fans in Nebraska...before the Royals and Rockies came to be that was the regional team to follow apparently...I've always fucking hated them since becoming a Braves fan in 1974...

[iam416]

Old Scribe used to be a Braves fan, but he never forgave them for ditching Boston.

[THE_WIZARD_]

heh

[lineygoblue]

One of my favorite World Series of all time was when the '68 Tigers beat the "unbeatable" St. Louis Cardinals, with Bob Gibson, Curt Flood, and Lou Brock.

Bob Gibson was tough, but Mickey Lolich was the iron man.

[AlabamAlum]

Best and worst run differential:

Best:

1. Rangers, +148
2. Rays, +143
3. Braves, +100
4. Astros, +48
4. Giants, +48

Worst:

1. A’s, -203
2. Royals, -112
3. Rockies, -98
4. Tigers, -76
5. White Sox, -57

[THE_WIZARD_]

STFU

[Da Geezer]

One of my favorite World Series of all time was when the '68 Tigers beat the "unbeatable" St. Louis Cardinals, with Bob Gibson, Curt Flood, and Lou Brock.

Bob Gibson was tough, but Mickey Lolich was the iron man.

Yup. Lolich pitched the seventh game on two days' rest. Nowadays, starting pitchers rest four days and hope to go 6 innings for a "quality start".

[lineygoblue]

Lolich won three games in that series. Denny Mclain won the other. And McLain was the 31-game winner during the regular season.

I don't think any other pitcher has won 3 games in a World Series since then.

And I doubt that any pitcher will ever approach 31 wins in a season.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Randy Johnson did it in 2001 but got the third win as a reliever in Game 7. Only one I can think of off the top of my head cuz it was an "unusual" way to do it.

[whatever_gong82]

Lolich won three games in that series. Denny Mclain won the other. And McLain was the 31-game winner during the regular season.

I don't think any other pitcher has won 3 games in a World Series since then.

And I doubt that any pitcher will ever approach 31 wins in a season.

Randy Johnson of the 2001 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Yankees says hi.

[Whitley]

Man Randy was so dominant that year. Arizona rose him and Schilling hard and put them away wet that postseason.