Motor City Metrics: A Detroit Tigers podcast

With the show taking a week off, a mysterious piece of audio randomly showed up in the Tigers SRD email. So sit back and enjoy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The show kicks off with discussion of the minor league season ending,new episode of Marchant Orders, and indie ball starting in Traverse City. (1:00-9:00) Chris's trip to Kellogg's and how it involved the Jackson 5. (9:50-11:10) Players opting-out, the Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising...

The staff at Motor City Bengals jump on to discuss the return of baseball and what questions MLB must answer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan Hasty, the voice of the West Michigan Whitecaps, joins Chris and Roger to discuss the Tigers draft, the start of the season and what the future may look like in 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Trevor Hooth, who writes for Bless You Boys, Pitcher List Viva El Birdos, Prospects 365, and Prospects Live (on Twitter @HoothTrevor) is our special guest this week as he talks about his approach to film study Fridays, baseball is back but at what cost an Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chris and Roger sit down with Chelsea Ladd of Dugout Dish.com to talk about the draft, her start in baseball and her plans when baseball starts back up Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chris and Roger discuss the Tigers' draft, answer Twitter questions and who else they liked in the MLB Draft. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded during the 2nd round of the MLB Draft on Thursday, June 10th. Roger Hosts The MCB Roundtable as Jacob Boes, Jon Welter and Jon Erkkila discuss the MLB Draft and the lack of baseball Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Detroit Tigers prospect Zack Hess joins Roger and Chris to start the podcast to talk about his journey to the majors and on the live show aired on June 9th, Harris Frommer joins the guys to talk about the 2020 MLB Draft. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brian Sakowski of Perfect Game joins Chris and Roger to talk Midwest prospects for the MLB Draft & the rebuild of the 1989 Oakland A's. (Warning: a few swear words here and there from Brian) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The ongoing talks between MLBPA and the owners continue and cause a ruckus on social media The show is "live" for a limited run as we countdown to the draft. Listen live on crbradio.com in studio 2 next Wednesday from 7 to 9pm Kicking off our underrated Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisin...

Chris and Roger recap the bad math by baseball in profit loss, downtime stories, the build of the 1998 San Diego Padres & a behind the scenes look of Chris's Mega Draft for all five rounds of the draft. To check out all five rounds for each team, click th Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertis...

Bonus episode this week as Roger is joined by Jay Markle of Motor City Bengals to talk to West Michigan Whitecaps manager Brayan Pena as he discusses his manager strategy, what players he likes in the organization and what he has been doing to keep busy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

-The show starts off paying tribute to Roger's father, who passed away last week. -The latest proposal for MLB to start the 2020 season and how realistic that is. -If the MLB draft is five rounds, this could screw over the Tigers long term -The team build Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chris and Roger discuss the latest update between MLB & MiLB as the leagues continue to discuss where to go once the season starts. (1:00-17:30) Rob Manfred hands out "punishment" for the Boston Red Sox (17:52-21:36) Past Tigers drafts discussion (21:36 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advert...

Our thanks to lead baseball writer Craig Calcaterra of NBCSports.com for joining Roger and Chris this week to discuss an unique approach to his recent blog. You can find links to the articles we referred to in the podcast. https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2020/0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

-The show intro (0:00-3:45) pays tribute to Al Kaline -Chris and Roger kick off the show discussing Jeff Passan's story about a possibility of MLB starting the season in May. (3:45-22:50) -Remember Al Kaline and the guys breakdown the build of the 1968 De Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Roger and Chris recap the recent roster moves, have high school flashbacks and review the 2016 movie  "Everybody Wants Some!!" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

-Starting the show discussing injuries and where baseball is during this crisis -The MLB draft strategy for the Tigers, when it happens. -Brandon Day of Bless You Boys.com & Jules Posner of ForbesSports.com stop by to talk about swing mechanics  -How much Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

-the music tracks used this week were Thees Handz, Murs, The Grouch - Be Nice & Gasoline-A Journey Into Abstract Hip-Hop and the track "The Hardest" -Chris and Roger kick off the show discussing what has been going on including folks losing their minds ov Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adve...

-This weeks's song is The Specials "Ghost town" -Roger discusses strikeouts do matter and Chris breaks down ERA in "Inside the Numbers" -No baseball for a while so what's next? -Chris is a game inventor -Thanks to our Twitter followers who participated in Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal d...

-Isaac Paredes clears up how to say his name -Jordy Mercer may win the third base job -Daniel Shoptaw (on Twitter @C70) joins to talk Cardinals baseball -Chris goes to college and Roger references heat in "Inside the Numbers" -How many doctors does it tak Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertis...

-The show starts talking about winter driving scares (1:58) -The first Inside the Numbers of 2020 as Chris talks Victor Reyes's soft hit balls and Roger talks catchers (26:57) -The Good Bad and Ugly goes oversees and the Tigers make another list. (40:32) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

-Our thanks to Donovan and Roy for stopping by to talk all things San Diego Padres as we go heavy into prospect talk and a Kevin Brown flashback -A tip of the cap to Grandpa -The Tigers did have a good off-season, right? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

-How's the Royals farm system coming along? Clint Scoles @ClintScoles on Twitter joins us -the new MLB playoff proposal is insane and Chris is all in for it -Roger is starting to like Trevor Bauer, a sentence he thought he would never say. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.