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Nobody can build a team to win a World Series cause there is no blueprint for that all you can do is build a team to give you a chance at one and the Rays have done an excellent job of doing that. I get that it's all a matter of preference but as a fan all I want is for my team to be in the hunt year in and year out, sure I want a championship but I'd rather have 10 years of the playoffs with no championships than 1 championship and 8 or 9 non competitive seasons.

Clark triples to center for his 1st hit...

I felt better about this regime after the draft. That was how I always hoped Detroit would draft.

This is on Harris at this point. Needs to DFA Haase or else AJ will keep using him in the absolute worst spots

Oh Haase is up... Ok, well see you tomorrow night, guys.

I might dispute that. Very knowlegable, but not sure about the patient part. 😀

Olson and Brieske both have major league stuff but you need be consistently on the corners to be an effective major league pitcher. Leave enough pitches over the center of the plate and it’s only a matter of time until you get shelled.

He's such an idiot.

Maton strikes out with runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. The sound instantly got turned off when Craig started gushing how much he LOVED Matons approach. Just leave him in Florida please. Unwatchable.

Oh don't get me wrong the Rays have done well for themselves. But everything cruizer posts its about how great the Rays are and all their success and their model. When, at the end of the day, they've won exactly as many titles as us since 1984.

In Malloy's case I can accept the argument that he would not be able to play everyday in the Tiger line-up and you want him to keep getting the max AB. OTOH, I have trouble with the argument that his D is somehow going to get better faster chasing fly balls at Toledo than it would in Det. Grab a coach or teammate and go out early. Take a field at BP and run down everything you can. It's basically the same level of opportunity whether it's at 5th/3rd or Copa - the where doesn't change the physics. The series are longer in the minors so there is less day to day re-location, but OTOH, you travel 1st class by air in the majors so the fatigue factor is less - that can't be much more or less than a wash. But that's JHM, Meadows could play virtually everyday, and his defense is purportedly excellent. If you are still a fan of Baddoo's, at this point getting his head straight at Toledo is probaby better for him than continuing to flail at Det. His BA in 70PA since June 1 is 097! You can't even effectively work on stuff in AB's when your failure rate is that high.

You can extend that to AAA and that would probably be true at this point.

I like Malloy but imo he isn't the type of prospect that should prevent you from signing or going after proven veterans. Do I want them to overpay for an old past his prime player? No but if they could sign/trade for a proven player I'm not going to prevent guys like Malloy from stopping me.

Ha - I think the legitimacy of the Freep has been on one long slow slide since Joe Stroud retired

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The perception by people of inflation is directly related to the media they consume.

good. about time.

if goff has a good season and the lions do well, his extension probably starts at 3/150.

Carpenter's OPS vs lefthanders is .617. Haase's is .395. These are advanced stats that clearly aren't available to the Tigers' brain trust.

Haase needs to find a new profession

now it is.

Anybody can have a podcast. It’s the modern ham radio broadcast. Just need equipment.

So, it was less to do with him being a jerk. More to do with him just being incredibly obtuse and using stupid arguments. He was making me dumber.

Tork is ironic. I think he generally has more trouble not being aggressive enough than the opposite and when the team preaches ‘look for your pitch’ Tork can get too picky/greedy looking to guess on a pitch for a blast instead of using his ability to just see ball hit ball.

Marlins must play in a rough neighborhood. The whole team is protected by ADT.

Jung hit a homer in Erie

Who is going to tell him 'judical review' of Congressional acts is not in the Constitution either.

wtf, the Marlins gave Miggy a bottle of rum? seems a little insensitive.

Notice this all comes from Austin, not a locally elected Houston official. And what shade of student do you suppose those 28 schools feature? Sounds like a typical definition of institutional racism.

I blocked that troll, but if anybody wants to ask him when the trade deadline was moved to July 27 at the risk of being driven into a goalpost moving nonsensical debate, feel free.

This is one of the worst decisions that a board of “education” could ever make. Just reading this sickens me.

That White Sox rebuild sure crashed and burned in a hurry.

Yeah, I've somewhat enjoyed this season, for all the reasons Budda cited. Contention was a silly dream. Having said that, yesterday was downer. C'est la vie. On to Miami.

The problem is if you don't make a trade, you still don't have Lorenzen and Rodriguez on next year's roster. And you definitely don't have a draft pick to fall back on for Rodriguez, and likely don't for Lorenzen.

Even though it's against the Tigers, what a great day for a fan to attend if they wanted to witness Ohtani's greatness in all its glory.

Well that was an extremely efficient way of saying what I just said... Kudos for brevity!

I need clarity on CJ's status before I lock in my Lions record prediction for the season. I've been flip flopping between 14-3 one day and 7-10 the next.

RIP Randy Meisner of The Eagles.

Scott Harris should definitely consider filing A.J. Hinch. This team has tuned him out.

the dailybeast.com (can’t seem to link the story. Sorry.. if someone else can , I’d appreciate it)