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If Colt Keith's throwing arm does not get injured again, and the Tigers can stop playing musical chairs with his fielding position, I think Colt will be fine at third base. He is an above average athlete - his base running value on baseball savant is in the 89 percentile. He is not a Castellanos, Malloy, or Jung. Colt has played the majority of his innings as a professional at third base. Colt is already an above average MLB hitter (107 OPS+) and getting better. Contrary to what media talking heads are saying, the Tigers have every reason to provide opportunities for Colt to improve over the next 7 years on a team friendly contract - as opposed to paying Bregman $200 million and watch the 30 something decline over the next 7 years.

After all the work that's been done on her, maybe they consider her as being 'made in America?'

Please stop. The Tigers made the playoffs because of both Avila and Harris. Can we move on?

It’s logically and morally impossible for anyone to defend this admin and it’s people in a serious way. That’s why the forum lost all of its right leaners or they don’t post. They know they would get destroyed with reason and fact. The intellectual wing left the Republican Party. All that’s left are kooks, trolls, and grifters.

It's a deliberate action to avoid going there. They are literally right next to each other. If the shoe fits... in other words there is no middle ground when it comes to fascism. It's not my problem to reconcile. TDS is a myth used to deflect accountability for principals, logic, and decency. Its easier throwing that term around than thinking.

Had an MRI on my head. Ain't nothing in there. No clots, no tumors. Funny that they asked what kind of music I wanted on the headphones and I picked Bossa Nova (neither tech ever heard of it) because it chills me out the most and I can still hear in the right ear. About 20 minutes into the scan a song came on and the rhythm of the machine and the song were in PERFECT UNISON and I started to laugh and they must have a camera on my face because they thought I was having a panic attack, but I told them it was just laughing. I thought I'd have to start over. I am a bit claustrophobic, but that wasn't the problem, it was so painful on my neck in that position. So - No perforations in the ear canal or ear drum In fact, the doc says my eardrum looks great, perfect color, no swelling. No blockages, almost NO earwax, there was actually more on the right side, the good ear, and the sucked it out (and it kinda hurt). So the theory is - at this point - that I have a virus that is causing major inflammation right on the nerve, behind the eardrum. That's not likely to show up on an MRI. So they've given me a high dose oral steroid, I took the first dose Tuesday afternoon and the last two mornings. Tuesday, rubbing my finger around the ear, I could not hear a thing. Yesterday, the finger test - I could faintly hear something deep in my head if I blocked the right ear, Today I can hear slight rustling in the left ear when I rub my ear without blocking my right ear. So maybe this is actually getting better. I think I'll know if this is the answer by Saturday. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to go see Stranger Things in a theatre today because it's VERY loud, but I got Vertigo about 4 times at the AMC Livonia. The carpet has these swirly patterns and when I looked down I got Vertigo. Then I went to look at the menu, but I tried to read it using reading glasses which made me really really dizzy. Driving was fine, however. I am hoping to be able to hear actual sound by Saturday. This is so scary. Music is like the absolutely #1 joy in my life and I miss hearing it the way I am supposed to. Regarding the steroids, I am waking up in the morning with absolutely NO PAIN. That's kind of nice.

My grandson’s jr high QuizBowl team just qualified for Nationals. We may be spending Mother’s Day weekend in Chicago

Calibri has “lib” right there in its name! HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE IT!!!

As someone who works in academia, I encounter a lot of anti-AI sentiment. It is admittedly a serious problem with student papers. Prior to ChatGPT, it was time consuming enough to prove traditional plagiarism, but in many cases, I could eventually find hard, indisputable evidence of academic dishonesty. Now, I receive quite a few papers that are suspicious but there’s no hard proof that the student didn’t write it themselves and merely copied from AI. You can meet with students one-on-one and ask them about their writing, but that’s very time-consuming when you have ninety students. Re-designing writing assignments to address the AI problem is an ongoing challenge. Many professors are abandoning at-home writing assignments altogether, but I think there’s something very valuable about sitting by yourself and slowly thinking through and writing a paper over many hours, days, or weeks. That being said, I have found ChatGPT incredibly useful in my own research and writing, whether for brainstorming ideas, improving writing, or researching information. (It can make mistakes, so information needs to be verified.) I see it as an extension / enhancement of or supplement to human intelligence. It’s like being able to have an immediate conversation with a very intelligent (but fallible) person about virtually anything I want to know more about. I recently used AI to help think through the fairness of new grading scheme I am considering, and how I might want to frame it and word it to students. Or I can use it, for example, to compare Ancient Greek approaches to moral virtue with those found Asian religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Confucianism. I allow my students to use AI for some of these purposes, so long as they document it. Fundamentally, I see no sharp difference between using AI to assist in some aspects of research and writing, and relying on another person such as a writing tutor or a professor. Unfortunately, I do think many students will be even less motivated to read actual books. It’s depressing when I see recent news articles reporting that many high school students finish high school without ever having a read an entire book.

People realize Candelario bottomed out the last two years, right? The Reds cut him after 1.5 years of very negative WAR production. Granted, the year of control he was non-tendered was pretty productive for the Nats and Cubs. I just want to make sure it is known just how bad he got on his contract with the Reds. Also, not signing Framber isn't some cheapness, do the minimum deal. You've built a team with some kind of special sauce for makeup and team-before-self attitude that should increase the likelihood (By the way, for all we know, this could have been why Candelario was non-tendered). You don't blow that up by overspending on a pitcher who... checks notes.. intentionally crossed up and injured his catcher this year without some extensive assurances that was anomylous.

Incredible. But here we are

that's what jesus always says

Was surprised to come here and find out that this outcome was Dan Campbell’s fault.

By the way, the very last episode of the first season of Pluribus on Apple TV air at 9 PM EST on Tuesday, December 23 so as not to air on Christmas which was also the case with an earlier episode that would’ve aired on Thanksgiving

I don't think it's that.... I think they're just being assholes in general. "They" did something different so we have to change it back because whatever reason they had for doing it was "woke". They would cut their own dicks off if it "owned the libs". That's how stupid and deranged these people are now.

The reality is that the push by the administration to open up further drilling and to disincentivize the use of green energy doesn't change the fundamental economics. And it will not stop the long term growth of green sources of energy domestically relative to fossil fuels. The only thing additional I would say is that, in a time when this administration is pushing the development of AI (and all the energy it will require), it's insane to disincentivize *any* source of energy development. But these are not serious people... And we will all have to pay the price for it in our power bills

What a way to celebrate our nations 250th birthday. Doing that which we fought against.

I am encouraged by the Tigers direction. The Tigers recent actions seem in line with the 2000 to 2022 Cardinals. Always competitive, did not worry about windows, winning season 22 out of 23 years, in the playoffs 16 out of 23 years, and almost never signed a free agent for more than 4 years. Good things can happen if a team is consistently competitive. The 2006 Cardinals were 83-78 and beat the Tigers in the World Series. I think most free agents are over hyped, over valued. Long term contracts are high risks that can set the franchise back years. In the history of baseball most players decline substantially in their mid/late 30s (barring pharmaceutical assistance). Maybe the one free agent exception is a 6 WAR player who could go into the HOF with an English D on his hat. The current Tigers roster offers realistic 1.5 to 2.0 WAR potential at every position and throughout the starting rotation (counting on addition by subtraction at SS - sorry Trey Sweeney). Does a long term, high risk free agent with a ~3.5 WAR ceiling make sense if the team can consistently develop talent internally?

I'm not in love with him and he's neither a close friend nor family member, so I have no personal stake in Scott Harris. The idea I'm pushing back on is the conclusion people have already appeared to have drawn that because Harris has not signed or traded for the biggest names in the game by now, that he's never going to do so for whatever reason. And we're not the only ones who say or imply this. Stavenhagen says this, too. Have you heard the annoyed tone he has whenever he mentions Scott Harris's name on his podcast? That strikes me as wholly unprofessional, but only because i am applying the standards of journalists to him. I also aw something along these lines from at least one of the writers at MLBTR as well. They have a professional interest at hand, though, so that may be part of their frustration with him. Harris came in on Day One and laid out a long term vision to fix the franchise he was inheriting. He was never going to be done by now. The rot was so deep, it was always going to take more than three years. We are not at the end of the process. We are more like smack of the middle of it. We haven't even gotten the top prospects onto the team yet and people look like they are already giving up on the playoffs this year, and even more gobsmackingly, are clamoring for the trade of our generational talent for whatever we can get back in return. Not everybody here. Other posters have been very careful to articulate they like him more than not, but to a person, they express also impatience at the lack of big headline moves as of this date. But it's January 1, for crying out loud. We have no idea what this team is going to look like in mid-February, let alone March 26. I can understand grousing on March 26 if we do nothing between now and then. But he has also guided us to two playoff appearances in his first three years which, if anyone would have predicted this in August 2022, they'd have been laughed off the forum. I regard that as proof of concept and has earned him continued leeway to spool out the plan. That's what I'm going to do. But I can also see why you think I look incredibly thin-skinned with my responses as well. I appreciate the feedback.

Assuming no one else expires in the next 11 hours, here are the Tigers players who died in 2025. Rick Peters played for the Tigers from 1979-1981, batting .280 with 2 home runs and 59 RBI in 208 games, mainly as an outfielder. The team's starting center fielder in 1980 after debuting as a September call-up in 1979, he was moved to a utility and backup role in 1981 with the acquisition of Al Cowens and the emergence of Kirk Gibson. He was released after spending the entire 1982 season injured, ending his Tigers tenure. Peters also appeared in the majors with the Athletics. He died March 9 at the age of 69. Octavio Dotel pitched for the Tigers from 2012-2013, going 5-3 with a 4.31 ERA and 1 save in 63 games, all in relief. Signed as a free agent after the 2011 season, he set a record with his first pitch by making the Tigers the 13th major league team for whom he played (a record that has since been broken by former Tiger Edwin Jackson). After being a solid bullpen arm in 2012, he struggled in five 2013 appearances before being placed on the disabled list with elbow inflammation, an injury that would eventually end his career. Dotel also appeared in the majors with the Mets, Astros, Athletics, Yankees, Royals, Braves, White Sox, Pirates, Dodgers, Rockies, Blue Jays, and Cardinals. He died April 8 at the age of 51. Chet Lemon played for the Tigers from 1982-1990, batting .263 with 142 home runs and 536 RBI in 1203 games as an outfielder, playing center field almost exclusively until shifting to right field in the 1988 season. The AL’s starting center fielder in the 1984 All-Star game, he was a specialist at reaching base via the hit by pitch, twice leading the AL in that category with the Tigers. Nicknamed “The Jet”, he was known for his diving catches in Tiger Stadium's vast center field. Retiring following the 1990 season, Lemon also appeared in the majors with the Chicago White Sox. He died following an extended illness May 8 at the age of 70. Bill Denehy pitched for the Tigers in 1971, going 0-3 with a 4.22 ERA and 1 save in 31 games, all but one of them in relief. Acquired in a trade at the end of spring training in 1971, he had the distinction of being traded for a manager earlier in his career. Following the 1967 season, the Mets sent Denehy to the Washington Senators in exchange for Gil Hodges (who had originally been traded to the Senators in 1962 to become their manager), at the time the manager of the Senators. Denehy also appeared in the majors with the Mets and Senators. He died June 27 at the age of 79. Joe Coleman pitched for the Tigers from 1971-1976, going 88-73 with a 3.82 ERA in 203 games, all but 2 of them starts. Acquired from the Washington Senators as part of a package that sent troubled pitcher Denny McLain to DC, Coleman was a two-time 20 game winner with the Tigers and appeared in the 1972 All-Star game. He threw 11 complete game shutouts with the Tigers in the regular season, adding another in the 1972 ALCS against the Oakland Athletics. He was sold to the Chicago Cubs after a slow start to the 1976 season, ending his Tigers tenure. His father, also named Joe Coleman, pitched for the Tigers in 1955. Coleman also appeared in the majors with the Senators, Cubs, Athletics, Blue Jays, Giants, and Pirates. He died July 9 at the age of 78. Phil Meeler pitched in 7 games for the 1972 Tigers, going 0-1 with a 4.32 ERA in 8 1/3 innings of relief. Pitching 8 seasons in the Tigers’ minor league system, 1972 was his only MLB action. Meeler did not appear in the majors with any other team. He died August 19 at the age of 77. Daryl Patterson pitched for the Tigers from 1968-1971, going 9-7 with a 3.55 ERA and 9 saves in 111 games, all but 1 in relief. Used both in short stints and as a long reliever, he earned a World Series ring in 1968 with 3 scoreless innings pitched in the post-season. Originally drafted by the Tigers in 1964, he was traded to Oakland in exchange for infielder John Donaldson (who never appeared in the majors with the Tigers) in 1971, ending his Tigers tenure. Later in his career, while pitching for Pittsburgh, he received a tetanus shot after a game in which the Pirates brawled with the Reds and Patterson was bitten on the arm by Reds pitcher Pedro Borbon. Patterson also appeared in the majors with the Athletics, Cardinals, and Pirates. He died August 28 at the age of 81. Tom Timmermann pitched for the Tigers from 1969-1973, going 26-27 with a 3.39 ERA and 33 saves in 195 games, 29 of them starts. After being used by manager Mayo Smith as a mainstay of Tigers bullpens, he was converted to a starter by new manager Billy Martin in 1972 and went 8-10 with 2 complete game shutouts for the AL East champion Tigers. He was traded to Cleveland in 1973 in exchange for pitcher Ed Farmer, ending his Tigers tenure. Timmermann also appeared in the majors with the Indians. He died November 14 at the age of 85.

McGonigle on the roster as the starting shortstop on opening day is already priced into my expectations!

Just cancelled my Paramount+ 👋

They have lodges in Mt Clemens and St Claire Shores....

I've gotten to the point with Trump where I hope he lives long enough to see his name taken off every single thing he has polluted with it, and that will happen.

So you're saying he needs just one more to tie Davenport.

If Trump doesn't make you deranged, that says something more about the person not deranged.

This is AI. No way would he be spotted in a walker that wasn’t made of gold.

I suspect any real trade “haul” will ultimately underwhelm compared to what is being speculated by podcasters and ex-general managers.

I really don't see much evidence that the team performance of the last two years is all because of Harris. I expect to see more evidence at the MLB level of Harrises influence soon, but I have not seen it yet.

I haven’t watched any interviews, but when I read where Harris said “no one is untouchable“ and that he’s willing to “listen” this means the organization is not desperate, that they’re not panicking, and they will not be easy prey and it’s going to take quite a bit to pry anything loose of substance from the club. It’s his way of dealing from strength instead of weakness regardless of optics. Of course I’m an inveterate optimist and I like reading the most positive intent into things.

They’re going to Old Yeller Noem.

I can't wait for the power vacuum in Venezuela now. The drug lords will be the new ISIS, essentially running and terrorizing the country even more so than they already may do. George Bush Sr. was 100% correct. When you invade a country and topple it's leadership, you better have a good plan to govern effectively afterwards and have a clear, well mapped out exit strategy.

So, is Congress going to reassert it’s constitutional authority anytime soon? This has the feel of those smash & grab robberies you see on security cameras at an mall. Except it’s on a national level. With our military. Stealing a country’s oil that doesn’t on any level belong to us. And the whole world is watching us throw the rule of law out the mf-ing window. (listen, not a Maduro fan. Doesn’t matter.)

I already said that I think Harris is a solid GM and that I have no interest in seeing him replaced. He's not perfect though and I'd like to see him be a little more aggressive/creative. I think several other postets share that view.

his performance in bringing in and developing young talent has been really good. it's great to see the team's minor league system being lauded. otoh, he got played by eduardo rodriguez. he totally blew the offseason by failing to sign bregman. and he single handedly knee capped the team with his trade deadline acquisitions. and he's done nothing of substance this offseason. it seems he's developed a reputation as a mark around the league. i'm starting to edge out of the harris camp, but i'm still "harris curious." let's see if mcgonigle, clark, and maybe briceno pan out into impact players. my overall mood is that they are wasting skubal's best years because they have a "philosophy" and refuse to deviate even a little bit even if the circumstances change. but we'll see. i generally agree with the philosophy, but a little bit of bending this time might have benefitted them.

Sigh.... I'm just trying for a little light hearted and terrible humor. I'm not here to learn nothing. But while we're at it, I hate the application of the tree. I hate dropping the money on it. I hate decorating it, I hate undecorating it, I hate taking it out afterwards, I hate cleaning up all of the damn needles afterwards. I kind of like the lights. But essentially since the woman to whom I'm related by marriage wants a live tree, I'm forking over $100 to be annoyed. And think about it from the tree's perspective. If they're getting chopped down, you know damn good and well they would prefer to sacrifice themselves to become a baseball bat over anything else.

This is some silly ass **** oil man says alternative to oil is bad for national security because nonsense

Nobody on this forum has TDS.

Avila had seven years. Let's see if Harris makes it to seven. It will be easier to compare then. So far, it's zero post seasons for Avila and two for Harris.

The Atlantic has become one of the few must reads for me

I’ve had an emotional week, so nice to be able to veg annd watch Wings @ Flames on Sportsnet tonight. 2-0 Wings 5 minutes in.

I continue to be knocked out by the idea that so many Tiger fans will be disappointed to see Tarik Skubal suit up in a Tigers uniform on March 26.

best comment from there:

I think it does. The idiots on twitter who listen to too much radio make dismissive comments beyond his performance. “Scotty boy”. “Haircut”. Stuff like that. They thjnk he’s weak and timid. Most of them are overweight pretend jocks who think they are teasing the nerd in high school.

slipping in a little DD speak!

Major league deal means he gets a 40 man spot and if he is out of options (I haven't confirmed yet), he would have to clear waivers to go to Toledo. Also, he would have the right to declare free agency if he is outrighted. Some of these deals, like Margot, last year have an automatic consent deal in it where they don't exercise that right. I haven't seen the terms, but "split contract" means he gets a lower salary in the minors, so if we see that it may signal that is the plan.

I've always been partial to short broads