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Just asking because the conversation right up to your post was about Mike Trout, and he did have a potential claim to that at one time.

Umpire had to drop a deuce?

Wemby is also at the bare minimum for games played. I expect that to be the norm for him.

Jason calls his Pear-ez...I say Perez.

We have a run, but a few more would be nice.

Tork RBI double!

Something tells me that chart is only telling a small part of the story.

As of now... Bear in mind anytime anybody on a split contract goes up and down from the minors, their number changes.

While I am no longer Catholic, the events of the past couple of weeks have reminded me of some of the things I liked about it. I wonder if this will cause lapsed Catholics to take another look?

McGonigle makes that play.

Why is Jones hitting 3rd? Why is Jones even on the team? Are there any RH hitters in Toledo that can actually hit?

Jones grounds into a DP.

The OBP monster machine Torres with a leadoff walk. And KM correctly challenges a strike that is a ball. Then the Royals catcher which is not Perez today challenges a ball that was a strike. Humble Pie day for the home plate umpire.

16 pitch 1st inning for Montero, 2 strikeouts.

Three up three down 2K’s for Montero in the first

From games.

And Witt doesn't usually look so bad while striking out.

I wonder if the Wings philosophy isn't just wrong. Yzerman looks at his own career and probably thinks he should have been the 200 ft player he eventually became from the beginning and everyone else should be too. But maybe it just doesn't work that way - maybe you just have to let young players play and take the speed, energy and skill they bring on their terms (at least a little) along with the mistakes because if you try to beat them into fully 'responsible' players before you ever let them play, they end up stillborn. Just a thought, whatever it is they seem to be doing something wrong. The hits thing - it has to be one or the other. I don't care you hit anyone if you score and forecheck, but if not you do at least need to be hard to play against. No question the Wings have too many players doing neither. And to me this also goes back to why you can't utilize Seider and Edvinsson more. They can't risk spending much time deep in the offensive zone if there is nobody who can/will backcheck hard.

A fan gets a souvenir. I have lots of balls.

Game started at 2:16 PM EDT. And Kevin‘s first touch of the ball leads to probably a highlight reel.

McGonigle kicks ass.

From the Bultman article. I agree 100% that this roster doesn’t have nearly enough players who are hard to play against. Todd seems to agree. He doesn’t control the roster, so it will be interesting to see whether he can persuade Yzerman to bring in a few more players to serve as irritants on the ice and in the locker room This year, the only forwards who registered 100 hits for the Red Wings were Kasper and Finnie. The division-rival Ottawa Senators had seven such forwards. The Boston Bruins had five. Those were the teams that earned the Eastern Conference’s wild-card bids. It’s a problem in the bottom six, where there was no consistent identity throughout the year. J.T. Compher entered Wednesday’s game with 22 hits all season while also putting up only 28 points. Michael Rasmussen went from the 120-140-hit range in the past four seasons to just half that this year (64) — while also at the lowest per-game point production rate of his career (0.22). Free-agent signing Mason Appleton had 89 hits, more than he had a season ago with the Winnipeg Jets, but considering he had 3 points in his final 34 games, there wasn’t enough overall to move the needle. This is not to say the Red Wings should fill their bottom six with nothing but fighters or mindless body-bangers next season. But they have too many lineup spots being filled by players who aren’t finding enough ways to contribute, and there is value in adding at least one of that bruising style of player — even just as a deterrent to the liberties opposing teams take with Detroit’s stars.

This season truly might be my joker moment

Wow, the rain delay chat is more insipid than usual. I’m actually glad Daniella isn’t being subjected to this.

That lady is literally married to voldemort. Prolly best for her to sit this one out