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What A.J. Hinch is saying about Detroit Tigers' struggles: 'It's important to be steady'
The Detroit Tigers have lost 11 of their last 12 games. They've won just once in the past 17 days. The Tigers (60-45) had a 59-34 record in their first 93 games, followed by a 1-11 record in their last 12 games. The lead in the American League Central has dropped from 14 games to 7½ games, with 57 games remaining. Since July 9, the offense ranks 30th among the 30 MLB teams with a .598 OPS, while the pitching also ranks 30th with a 6.90 ERA. As the losses pile up, here's everything Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Friday, July 25 — both before and after a 6-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Comerica Park: [ MUST LISTEN: Make "Days of Roar" your go-to Detroit Tigers podcast, available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] How do you manage the team through a stretch like this? "I think it's important to be steady. I've never been on a team that hasn't gone through a little bit of something at some point. There is no easy 162-game schedule. If you look at the American League right now, the teams that have gotten to or eclipsed 60 wins, as an example, have all gotten there in different ways, and they've run through the questioning from, what's going on with their team to, oh my gosh, this is the best team in the league, to anywhere in between. A steady approach works. It's not always easy. It's not always the most popular because you want this massive reaction one way or the other. We've got to play the game that's in front of us today. There's nothing we can do about the previous X-amount of games. If you want to go back one series, two series, three series, four series — eventually, you're going to get back to a time where we were dominating series. The steadiness is what these guys are looking for. As a leader, the first thing they're going to look at is my mood that day and the edge that I bring. I've got to separate the edge of what's happened with the edge of the competition. I always have an edge because of the competition, but it's not because we won or lost yesterday. I've tried to establish that as part of our identity for these exact moments. I've managed 100-plus win teams that have gone through six- and seven- and eight-game losing streaks, or lost 12 of 13. You don't think of that because we forget over time. There's going to be a time that we all forget about this. It's just not right now when you're going through it. You feel like you're getting suffocated day by day where the first thing that goes wrong brings back the thoughts of previous games. Welcome to sports. It's an emotional ride. Those that stay steady will survive." MORE ABOUT HIM: Tigers' A.J. Hinch: His peers consider him 'one of the best managers in the game' Do you think the players are thinking about the trade deadline? "I don't know if it gets into the players' heads. I know they're looking forward to getting Carp (Kerry Carpenter) back. Everyone is curious what Sawyer (Gipson-Long) is doing. We just talked about Alex Cobb. There are going to be changes throughout, no matter what. The deadline is the deadline. It's the most popular topic nowadays than ever before. There are times where it was a hush, hush topic and nobody talked about it, and now, it's on everybody's feed. It's the first thing your family, your friends, people around the game, (media). Baseball has done a good job of making it a huge, huge day, even if it's controversial amongst fanbases. I try to keep that noise out of the clubhouse, but we're going to carry around these iPhones, and they have the ability to check every 30 seconds, if they want. I can pretend like the topic doesn't exist, but it doesn't help us beat Toronto. I'm trying to get these guys focused on that. If it affects them, then we'll try to navigate it the best we can. Hopefully, it doesn't." Does being buyers instead of sellers at the trade deadline change the mindset in the clubhouse? "I think what's more interesting about this team is we're in a completely different situation this year than we were last year. It's been a rough week. We're still being chased. We still have a lot to pump our chest out about with how we've gotten to this point and what we've done. But as I've said before, it doesn't matter until we get to the end of the schedule — what we've done or haven't done. We've got to play the whole schedule. When Ernie Clement homers, everybody collectively was like, 'Oh man.' That doesn't mean the game is over. That doesn't mean the series is over. I've got to try to get everybody to believe that and do the little things that it's going to take to beat the Blue Jays and be the team that we've been over the large majority of the season. That's the fun part. You got to love it in the bad times too. You're not just allowed to love sports when you're going well and hate sports when you're going poorly. That's not how it works." JULY 31: Big splash coming? Tigers expected to take conservative approach at trade deadline Do you feel like the players are pressing right now? "Of course. I think it's natural to want it more today based on how the last couple weeks have gone. This is a young group that's trying hard. We can all be naive. I can lie to you and say, 'No, they're fine.' Of course, we're pressing. That's what you do when things don't go well. Anybody that doesn't press a little bit harder, dig a little bit deeper or be a little bit more concerned is probably faking it. Sports matter. It matters every day. I think it's a healthy thing to go through and have to push and persevere and maybe focus a little bit more because there's going to be another one of these in these guys' careers, if they stick around long enough. The ebbs and flows of the season are real, and we've got to own it and continue to play to win." What's the difference between a healthy urgency and pressing too much? "You don't want it to suffocate you. You don't want it to overwhelm you to the point of being a shadow of yourself or not being able to function. I certainly don't see that. But I know how badly guys want to be the guy. I'm concerned more about the process. When you're chasing the result, you're going to get distracted along the way. The process is what gets you there — swinging at good pitches, being in a good position, being mentally aware of how many outs there are, all the little things that teams do. If I describe Toronto right now, they're doing all the little things really well. George Springer works the ball up the middle to move a guy to third base as a middle of the order bat. It's a little thing, and they got themselves in a better position to do well. Those are things that lead to wins. If we chase winning: I want to win. I want to win. I want to win. What does it take to get there to wins? It's a lot of little things that make it difficult on your opponent. And it sounds like the team that we had for 100 games. Do we not have that team anymore? Of course, we do. But we got to go into the competition, and we got to go prove it, and we have to prove it the next night and the next night — for 60 more games. Try not to ride the roller coaster too much but respect the fact that, right now, we're not in a great place doing the things that have led to so many of our wins." IN PITTSBURGH: Struggling Tigers need to 'get our swagger back' amid rough stretch, mental lapses How is managing during a rough stretch different from when things are going well? "It's hard enough to press the reset button after a good time, where you win a series. We've lost a little bit of our identity of getting out of the gate hot in the game. We haven't been able to do that. The morale is good, but it's tough on these guys. This has been a rough, tough couple of weeks, and we're getting tested at the highest mark. I think they're both equally hard to manage through, when you're talking about 162 games, but the lows are definitely harder. The highs are always great. You're just trying to get to the next game and carry a little bit of your mojo into the next game. This one, we're trying to keep our chins up, keep our chest out and realize we're still a first place team. We're one good win away from potentially taking off again." Is there a specific reason for this stretch beyond the ups and downs of a long season? "If we could explain it, we would snap our fingers and fix it. I think that's what is hard about sports: Everybody wants to know why. We've got to go get ready for a game. We're trying to address some of the things that are bleeding into our style of play — uncharacteristic mistakes, two-strike middle-middle (pitches), which are getting beat. You can write a laundry list of things when teams aren't going well about what's going wrong. Baseball is going to push back a little bit and make you play the next day and the next day and the next day. The Blue Jays or any other team that we play aren't going to feel sorry for us. We've got to play better." How can you tell morale is still good even when the results are bad? "We're not pouting and sulking. There's a ton of frustration. There's a ton of togetherness. There's a ton of guys trying to find solutions. It's not a matter of effort, trying, working, drills or staying together. Right now, execution is hard to find for nine innings. It feels pretty good for a minute, but it's going to take 27 outs to get to the finish line." Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@ or follow him @EvanPetzold. Listen to our weekly Tigers show "Days of Roar" every Monday afternoon on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at Order your copy of 'Roar of 125: The Epic History of the Tigers!' by the Free Press at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: A.J. Hinch breaks down Detroit Tigers' struggles
CTV News
5 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Ottawa golf course celebrates golfers who hit back-to-back holes-in-one
A hole-in-one is a special occasion for any golfer, but seeing it happen back-to-back is an even rarer event. Greensmere Golf and Country Club in Carp announced Thursday that two golfers on its links each hit a hole-in-one on the same hole. 'Greensmere Members Lyle Alexander and Jim Read had back to back (same group-consecutive shots) hole-in ones on #12 Premiere today,' a Facebook post says. 'If hole-in-ones are very rare, this is something else all together! Well done gentlemen!!!' Alexander and Read joined Newstalk 580 CFRA's Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal on Friday to discuss their achievements. 'I got the hole-in-one first and then Jim copied me,' said Alexander, adding this is his seventh lifetime hole-in-one. 'I was looking forward to my free beer until Jim teed off.' Read said his hole-in-one was his first. 'It was very, very impressive. There was four of us playing and Lyle had the honours and he hit a beautiful shot. It landed on the green and the ball disappeared into the hole,' he said. 'It's now my turn, and I said, 'Well, this is a tough act to follow.' So, I pulled out my trusty wedge and landed it and all of a sudden my ball disappeared and it landed on top of Lyle's. We were still celebrating Lyle's when mine went in.' Read said since Alexander had the first hole-in-one, he had the honour of buying the beer. 'I think everybody was in shock. We tried to calculate the odds of that happening and they were so large we realized it was a feat that might not ever be repeated again,' said Alexander. 'We're gonna try,' Read said. According to Hole in One International, the odds of making a hole in one on a par 3 are roughly 1 in 12,500 for amateurs and 1 in 2,500 for professionals. 'But what about the odds of two people making it on the same hole? Or better yet, back-to-back hole in ones?' Hole in One International's website asks. 'Those are even more astounding: 32,000 to 1 and 156,250,000 to 1, respectively.' Read says Alexander finished with a score of 68 strokes on Thursday. 'Lyle is very polite. He's been a club champion at Greensmere. He's been a club champion at Outaouais, Mississippi, and Carleton. He knows his way around a golf course,' he said. Alexander says they're talking with management at the Greensmere Golf and Country Club about some kind of commemoration of the moment.
CTV News
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Kin Vineyards: Exploring Carp's unique winery & local partnerships
Ottawa Watch We explore Kin Vineyards, a unique winery in Carp, Ont., and discover what makes them special.
CTV News
19-07-2025
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Ottawa farmers markets busy as report finds increase in grocery prices
Produce on display at the Carp Farmers' Market on Saturday, July 19, 2025 (Josh Marano/CTV News Ottawa) Colleen Russel, a resident of Constance Bay in Ottawa, is bagging her groceries by the bushel at the Carp Farmers' Market on Saturday. Russell says the market has become a go-to spot for her groceries needs, as prices at the grocery store continue to rise. 'I'd much rather spend money locally than buy it at a grocery store,' Russell said. 'It's so expensive there now, there's not a deal to be had.' Canadian grocery giant Loblaw recently released its July Food Inflation Report, reporting food prices increased 2.8 per cent in June compared to last year. Beef (14.5%), soybean oil (17.4%) and coffee (19.2%) saw the biggest increases with tariffs being blamed for price hikes. Carp Farmers' Market Kathy Jones (left) and Colleen Russell (right) at the Carp Farmers' Market say they would rather spend money locally than at a grocery store. Saturday, July 19, 2025 (Josh Marano/ CTV News Ottawa) Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, says the report is consistent with what consumers are seeing in the market. 'Counter tariffs are impacting some verticals like tea, coffee, alcohol, citrus… all of these products are being impacted by tariffs,' Charlebois said. 'The dollar is less of a factor to be honest. In December, we were expecting food inflation to be anywhere between three to five per cent. As we are now into July, we are expecting food inflation to end this year at around three per cent.' Charlebois adds the average Canadian spends roughly $311 a month on groceries, about the same amount as last year. 'People are very frugal, very careful, we were noticing that Canadians are actually visiting more stores over a month,' Charlebois said. 'Before COVID, the average Canadian was actually visiting a grocery store about 5.5 times a month. That number is up to 7.5 times a month now, which means that people are actually visiting other kinds of stores, even dollar stores, to save money.' While prices are up, Loblaw says fresh vegetable prices fell by 3.1 per cent and helped ease the cost pressure on grocery bills. Charlebois says cucumbers and onions saw the biggest price decrease.
New York Times
18-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
A 594-foot homer in Japan? Not so fast. Plus: Baseball Card of the Week returns
The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic's MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Fact-checking is important, no matter how fun the lie would be. Plus: Notes from Ken on the Dodgers and Luis Robert, we spotlight a couple stories on lesser-known subjects, and it's the grand return of the Baseball Card of the Week! I'm Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal — welcome to The Windup! I am sorry to do this, but I'm about to wreck your fun. With no MLB games happening over the last few days, I think we collectively got a little antsy. So when the posts began circulating Wednesday night claiming that former Rockies corner infielder Elehuris Montero had hit a 594-foot home run off Trevor Bauer in Japan, it really took off. The claim and video were reposted and shared widely across social media. Take a look. 【6回裏】＼＼＼欲しかった一発／／／#モンテロ がレフトへ特大ホームラン💥久々の打線爆発で気持ちいい✨ #carp #カープ –✅7/17(木) 『カープ県LIVE』開催！–#緒方孝市 元監督とカープファン限定スペースで生中継観戦🎏詳しくは — 【公式】カープ県@7/28(月)21時〜生配信 (@sptvcarp) July 16, 2025 And hey, I get it: I think we're all a little on edge these days, wondering when karma is going to catch up. It really increases the temptation to believe things that feed our sense of schadenfreude — and nobody invites schadenfreude quite like a former big-leaguer with Bauer's history telling the world that there are only 'like 20 hitters on the planet that are true competition' for him — then being sent to the minor leagues in Japan while he goes 4-7 with a 4.06 ERA. Advertisement But … come on. 594 feet?! Surely not, right? That would be — and some of the posts explicitly made this claim — the longest recorded home run in history, edging out a 582-foot blast hit by Joey Meyer as a minor leaguer in 1987. That record-holder happened in the altitude of Denver, Colo. (Side note: Denver is also where Montero hit the longest home run of his big-league career — it went 449 feet.) This stadium in Hiroshima is basically at sea level. This story was quickly falling apart. One problem: There's no publicly listed home run distance tracker for NPB games. So I did the next-best thing: I e-mailed Montero's team, the Hiroshima Carp! Here's their response: 'As far as we have checked the local news paper company's information, recent Montero's homer again(st) Bauer says 120 meters (that is about 393 feet). We believe the information you found on online posts are wrong.' People were mad at me for posting this (I think they were joking. Probably.) So if — as one reply suggested — 'it still went 594 feet in our hearts,' you're certainly free to feel however you like. But in Hiroshima, it only went about 393 feet. From my latest notes column: Dodgers seeking pitching: So much for the Los Angeles Dodgers building enough depth to make their team deadline-proof. After investing a combined $107 million in free-agent relievers Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen and Kirby Yates, the Dodgers are expected to pursue bullpen help, according to sources briefed on the team's plans. Part of the Dodgers' motivation stems from Scott's struggles — he has allowed eight homers with a 4.09 ERA, compared to three homers with a 1.75 ERA last season for Miami and San Diego. Part of it also stems from injuries. While some of the Dodgers' injured relievers are projected to return, the production they will provide is not certain. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman hates overpaying at the deadline, and constructed his 2025 roster with the express purpose of avoiding such a fate. Looks like he'll be shopping again, anyway. What will be with the LVP: In his recent midseason awards column, The Athletic's Jayson Stark named Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert his Least Valuable Player. Advertisement 'He has one job — to get himself traded,' Stark quoted a friend as saying. 'And he's failing!' The problem for the White Sox is they might face little choice but to move Robert anyway. There seems virtually no chance of the team exercising Robert's $20 million option for 2026. A trade would be the only way for the team to get something back, however meager. Robert's .190 batting average is the second lowest among qualifiers after Michael Conforto's .184. He has struck out nearly twice as many times (93) as he has hits (51). His offense is so bad, his bWAR is at replacement level and his fWAR is just slightly above, even though he has stolen 22 bases in 28 attempts and rates above-average in center. Perhaps a team such as the San Diego Padres would take Robert if the White Sox included a portion of his remaining salary, something the team has indicated a willingness to do. But even then, the White Sox could not count on getting much of a return. Robert's value keeps sinking, and time is running out. Some of my favorite sports stories are ones that go extremely in-depth on a subject I don't know much about. We have two of them for you today: In his last full MLB season — 2016, with the Brewers, Carter led the NL in home runs, with 41. That offseason, he was non-tendered. Blum spoke to Carter about that, and much more, as the real-life 'Crash Davis' passed the milestone. Both stories are worth your time even if — no, particularly if — you're unfamiliar with Carter or Kemp. Can I admit something? I meant to start doing this every Friday when the regular season began, and I just … forgot. Didn't even think about it. But one of our editors dropped me a message this week and said people miss it. Oh, right! I was going to do that. So we're bringing it back for the second half. This week's card features a callback to our first story today: Before this week's viral moment, Elehuris Montero's biggest claim to fame was probably being part of the trade from the Cardinals to the Rockies for this guy. So why this card, instead of any of my other Arenado cards? Eh, I just think it's cool he's blowing a bubble in the middle of a play. It has been a while since I put my hand over my mouth while reading a story. Today's from Larry Holder — about an FBI bust of a memorabilia counterfeiter, and how Fanatics aided the investigation — did the job. It feels fated at this point, but Richard Deitsch asks the question: How much longer until the World Series is exclusively broadcast via streaming? Advertisement Dan Brown got the backstory on the viral photo of Henry Aaron's widow watching the All-Star Game tribute to the home run king. Here's a wild question: How much longer does Aaron Judge need to stay healthy and productive to become the greatest Yankee of all time? What a year of ups and downs for Diamondbacks infielder Ketel Marte. The latest: His home was burglarized while he was playing in the All-Star Game. Dr. David Altchek, Mets medical director and one of the game's pre-eminent elbow surgeons, died yesterday at 68 years old. Jim Bowden suggests the trade deadline should be moved back to Aug. 15. I gotta admit: He makes some compelling points. Our bold predictions for the second half include two different teams reuniting with Eugenio Suárez. Meanwhile, we have an All-30 with one defining stat for each team. Keith Law's division-by-division draft class review wraps today with the AL Central and AL East. On the pods: On 'Rates & Barrels,' Stephen Nesbitt joined DVR to preview second-half bounce-back candidates and the highs and lows of the All-Star break. Most-clicked in our last newsletter: Nesbitt's story that asked if MLB should expand the All-Star Game swing-off to the regular season. 📫 Love The Windup? Check out The Athletic's other newsletters. (Photo of Bauer in 2019: Kareem Elgazzar / The Enquirer / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
