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II wouldn't joke about something like that. 😃 I would not have had a problem if Cabrera led off especially since those Tigers teams had some pretty good power hitters to go with him. I always thought he should have batted secod. I also have no problem with Greene leading off. The Tigers have so few good hitters that I don't want them losing hits and baserunners by subtracting at bats from their best hitter. Another reason Greene might be leading off instead of batting second which is statistically optimal is that he has not really been a big home run hitter until recently. He just now appears to emerging into a home run hitter where he was more of an OBP guy previously. If that trend continues, I can see him being moved to the second spot, so they can optimize run scoring and RBI opportunities even though they'd be losing some of his at bats. The days where a team's best hitter bats third are fading away and I am glad the Tigers have a modern manager who recognizes that.

I'd wait at least .... 5min

I don’t really want syphilis but it would be better than lung cancer I guess

Hi I've just awakened from a coma, the guy who should bat second is a white second baseman with an Eastern European surname and a low OBP, he can take a strike while the leadoff hitter steals 100 bases, he can handle the bat and hit behind the runner, and he can drop down a bunt. He has moxie, and intangibles up to here, and he has the dirtiest uniform.

You don't have to root for the Leafs, just root for the Bruins to lose.

Munson vs Torkelson PAs comparison is not exactly apples to apples. Munson hit 3 HRs through his age 24 season. Tork had 39 though his age 23 season. I still think there is something there, but Tork probably does need a reset. Or it could just be a horrific slump. There are a boatload of guys throughout MLB with great tracks who are struggling mightily right now. A few examples: Jrod has one HR and only very recently lifted his OPS above .600. Corbin Carroll has one HR and a .534 OPS. Gleybar Torres one HR and .571 OPS. Randy Aronzarena with a .507 OPS.

Tigers and Yankees both have good pitching and run prevention. They just have more hitters who can do damage and work counts. That was the difference this weekend.

I miss Jim Campbell.

Tork finally with a couple doubles, and Riley decides to go full Tork

I often get the impression that the Tigers simple don't give the other team enough credit for being able to respond what they are obviously trying to do.

Well, he tried to hit into a double play but he didn't hit it hard enough, and now we are tied! 😜

I welcome a rain out. This game stinks and I have errands to run shortly.

Ausmus was not smart enough to figure that out.

Greedy much? At least we have two

Whelp, that called strike one that was easily an outside ball on Vierling already got me pining for #robotumps only two hitters in

Anyone else get this with the Bally’s app? I can already tell this app is hot garbage.

I also used the handy search tool and found the word “rad” has been used a total of 13 times in site history. Every occurrence was by you @pfife . I’m still a fan of GenX slang but rad is a bit dated and my kid would call it out as cringe. Maybe take a chill pill on rad and try to mix in a bitchin, gnarly, tubular, or even a bodacious. All are phat options. Never a bad idea to keep things fresh as you never know when some moron is going to go back into the search feature and call you out for some bs from years ago. Peace Out!

The Book: "Your three best hitters should bat somewhere in the #1, #2, and #4 slots. Your fourth- and fifth-best hitters should occupy the #3 and #5 slots. The #1 and #2 slots will have players with more walks than those in the #4 and #5 slots. From slot #6 through #9, put the players in descending order of quality."

i love watching marner stand there while pastrnak glides right past him for the winning goal. leaf nation in an uproar!

i dont really want brandon ingram on this team, but it would be better than zach lavine, i guess.

The Cowboys are a better comp for Leafs than the Yankees.

At least a few more.

I felt a twinge of empathy going into OT but knew full well I would regret showing any compassion if the Leafs ended up scoring.

what the **** is wrong with you? lol.

happy maple leafs elimination day to all who celebrate!

They're my Yankees. I don't think I can feel bad for them. Leafs, Yankees, and Cowboys. No empathy.

I only care about RAS scores when it benefits my storyline 😆

This feels like Wings-Blues 1996 game 7, doesn't it? I was working in Albuquerque. I was on the air at night at KTEG, The Edge. We had no TV at the station. We had no internet at the station (not in the studio anyway) and I told my friend's sister (family owns Kenilworth Pub in Dearborn) to call me every time there was a goal. No call. I called she says YES, WE'LL CALL YOU I called again and she said to stop worrying. Finally after that long night of not knowing the hotline flashes and I picked up the phone and I could not hear what she said, I just heard cheering and screaming and I knew they'd won. I saw the goal on ESPN when I got home. That was before Skip Bayless and Stephen A Smith ruined it. I know you all hate the Leafs, but when I was a kid and the Red Wings were more concerned with players haircuts than they were with winning (traded guys who refused to get military-style haircuts, and I am not joking), I turned to the Leafs for exciting hockey. One of the first games I remember is Darryl Sittler scoring 10 points. So I became a bit of a Leafs fan. Borje Salming, Lanny McDonald, Mike Palmateer, Tiger Williams.,............Then they traded Lanny McDonald......just to piss off Sittler (not kidding, that was the reason) and Sittler went into the owners office and cut the C off of his jersey. There were mass protests in Toronto - people swarmed Maple Leaf Garden in anger and I realized that the Leafs were even more ****ed up than the Wings. I would love to see the Leafs win tonight. I'll admit it. I'm not afraid to and honestly, if they finish this comeback, they might actually go all the way, because a giant weight would be off of their shoulders.

Not to be ignored is that they guaranteed the UDFA WR from Illinois Isaiah Williams $100k. They clearly see something in him and he'll have a chance at the roster.

We keep talking about who could be good if given the chance. We just don't know. What we DO know is that Spencer Torkelson, when you take offense and defense into the equation, may be the worst starting player in the majors right now and it doesn't seem to be getting better. Sending him down to Toledo may not be a punishment, it might be the thing that saves his career. I feel like AJ hinch is looking at the crumpled hood of the car and saying "my dad's a TV repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools.......I can fix it". See, the team is 18-15 now and they are in the thick of it in their division and continuing this course with Tork/Meadows/Keith sends a message that it's okay to fail on a massive level and that's terrible. This 18-15 should probably be 22-11 based on the number of fantastic pitching performances that have gone for nothing. Skubal a Cy Young candidate, Olson is pitching great with 0 wins, Flaherty just struck out 14 and they lost, Kenta has turned the corner and looks how we hoped he would and maybe the weakest in the rotation is Casey Mize, who has pitched really well, actually. This is his return from almost 2 years off, he's not even really fully back yet, but what we've seen so far is extremely encouraging. This is being wasted for 3 young players who seem to have been deemed "untouchable". That's ridiculous. I don't care what McKinstry hits, he's the swiss army knife. I don't care what Rogers and Kelly hit, Rogers is a big reason for our pitching. The righty/lefty matchup thing is getting old. Ibanez, Perez, Vierling all need to be in the lineup every single day because they are actually earning it. Take 'em out when they cool off. This need to prove a point is costing them games and we only need to look back at last year to know that if you can just get in the playoffs, you can do some damage, especially with pitching like ours. LETS NOT ****ING SQUANDER THIS! We haven't had a meaningful post-May game in years, lets not fall off a cliff over 3 guys who haven't earned it. I've never been convinced Meadows will hit, but I have seen Tork show power and I do think Keith will be a serviceable major leaguer, but maybe Keith's just not ready yet. Maybe Meadows needs to tweak things that can't really be fixed against big league pitching and maybe Tork will start to do some good things at a lower level to at least remember what that feels like. Tork can't hit a fastball right now and that's so freaking bad. Is it a vision problem? Is it mental? The Eric Munson comparison is so good. Almost exactly the same stats. How did that end? Baddoo and Malloy deserve shots at this point, but they shouldn't be blocked by 3 players who aren't doing much of anything. I know it's an evaluation year, but winning now should matter too. Canha and Ibanez can play first and both are probably better at it than Torkelson. The glove/range and lack of any other real option are the things keeping Baez here, but based on performance he shouldn't be here anymore. We'll just have to live with that like a drug side effect. Maybe the Tigers are just thinking "Well, half our fanbase can't even watch right now, lets sneak these guys in". (that's just a joke). Let's not spoil this Summer early please. Stay in this until September.

This. Tell him his only objective is to not make outs - nothing more. Everything that can follow will follow if he starts doing that. Start at the beginning. He can't be a power hitter until he's a hitter.

I know what he has done in the minors. He has no major league track record. Again I am hopeful. I am just not one to hyperventilate over prospects with less than two weeks in the majors.

I don't know. If he's not hitting home runs, he's useless. He's not out there for his defense or base running. He has one job, hit Tork bombs. If he doesn't hit, replace him. I don't care where he was drafted.

Sorry the peaceful resolution of anti-semitism happened to you.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators reach agreement with UC Riverside’s administration https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sbsun.com/2024/05/03/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-reach-agreement-with-uc-riversides-administration/amp/ Another peacefully negotiated end.

Boy, does this nail what current Commercial Pop Country sounds like to me.

Funny you mention this. Just accepted a marketing role with a company named Cyberdyne Systems. They are doing some interesting stuff.

I see Marner getting his rightful blame but man Samsonov parking his ass on the goalline and watching the puck squirt into the slot with Rielly looking on too....a lot of blame to go around on that goal woof. What a thing for him to say, even if you're thinking it keep it to yourself because uh.... isn't that on you? I can't believe some team is going to probably hire this fool right away.