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Pollock looked fine until the bottom of the 9th. Was that the first time he ever played in Detroit? Maybe one series his entire career prior to today…? We can blame the rain, but he didn’t get all the way back to the wall and post up as quickly as he needed to…he was drifting a bit and then didn’t get a good jump up when he hit the wall. It’s only like 8 or 8 1/2 feet there, right?

You mean into the tenth…where Ruiz likely would have been pitching and Harrison leading off.

When did I write that? Holeless isn't even a word I have used in my entire life, certainly not to describe a baseball team. Everyone in baseball could see that Arrieta and Velasquez starting games down the stretch was not the brightest idea in the world. And surely the White Sox are worlds better than LA and SFG, right? Winning 106 or 107, everyone can manage that... we can't even beat the Sisters of the Poor in our own division.

He closed 86% of his save opportunities...now it's actually below 85%, which used to be the bare minimum standard for keeping your job. But go ahead and keep calling him the best reliever in baseball if that makes you feel better. And these are the Tigers, one of the bottom five teams in the AL, arguably.

No overreactions are allowed until 54 games into the season. Certainly not when we're starting Velasquez or Lambert next week, lol. We can just fix everything at the trade deadline. The bullpen collapse last year in Anaheim doesn't mean the same exact thing will happen this year.

The outfield defense... bullpen from the 8th on...lack of variation from Hendriks and Grandal, offense falling asleep after scoring early. Andrew Vaughn should by all rights be the story of the game, now just an afterthought.

Sure, maybe they make the playoffs, but this team currently has more holes than the Titanic.

At least Montas' price tag is coming down...

Cubs' fans must be elated...and our entire bullpen is pretty much wiped out for tmrw.

Well, this is ten times worse than Anaheim last year because the rest of the division now thinks first place is vulnerable and no longer a given.

Pollock defense in RF comes back to bite them twice.

Only one official BS.

OMG.

Fuck fWAR. Just win the damn games.

Pollock showing his age/inexperience in RF there...

How soon before we have to start worrying about the Hendriks contract...? Let's see where he is a month from now. Just can't believe they didn't give Haase at least one off speed pitch to throw off his timing. Never spend $15 million on any closer not named Mariano Rivera or Trevor Hoffmann.

Blanco/Lew Ford/Denny Hocking

Need a rain delay now to add to the torture.

Jesus. Now what? Thankfully can't be charged with two blown saves.

Up to 98. Haase can be dangerous.

Battle of the cursers...

Liam with yet another shot at this one...

Sheets to Charlotte!

Madrigal looks like Craig Biggio comparatively.

Well at least not a walk off. Yet. We might get the dreaded double blown save though.