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I would literally vote for a dead person before I would ever vote for fat Hitler.

It's a message board where we express our opinions. I don't need to be lectured by you and neither does anyone else here. You're welcome to sign up and volunteer with the MDP to knock doors as I have professor. https://michigandems.com/volunteer/ But since your now in charge of filtering and regulating opinions around here please let me know what to type next.

And it dates back years.... this isn't new. This is the same editorial board that excoriated Joe Biden when interviewing him during the 2020 primary and whose elevator operator went viral with Biden going down after the interview. I stand behind my earlier comments about this and that I have concerns about Biden's candidacy going forward, but I'm just not going to pretend that the Times, or the Post, or many other journalists are completely straight when they cover Joe Biden. They weren't during the last primary season, and IMO, it's explained in part because he's not an Ivy Leaguer and came from a different class than many of them did. And it mirrors their inability to really capture the median American in their coverage IMO

I was easy on you kids and you behaved pretty well.

Yeah, let’s have a debate where the moderators also do the work for Biden as it’s clear he no longer has that option. Or, just hear me out, you put someone up against Trump that can do that job, as they should, as Biden once could.

I think it is to the point where people are so wrapped up in the horse race, they haven't taken a step back to contextualize the magnitude of a poor debate performance against the magnitude of the boiled frog's numerous sins.

People are still telling me 'it can't happen here.' Time to read Sinclair Lewis again.

I like compare him to Mussolini. Il Douche

Hey NYT, should Trump serve his country by dropping out for being found guilty of 34 felony counts?

You forgot “inexplicably”.

Lee back in the Seawolves lineup tonight.

I unfollowed him a while ago, because he posts frequently and nothing he posts has any value.

You can't moderate Trump. He's just going to do what he wants anyway. It was Biden's job to do that. The old Biden would have grilled him.

Who suggested otherwise. But when one debater is lying a lot more than the other then the snowflakes interpret that as bullying.

From The Hockey News: https://thehockeynews.com/whl/players/2024-nhl-draft-profile-ondrej-becher After being passed over in the last two drafts, Becher is projected to finally hear his name called by an NHL team. The Czechian winger had a season to remember, recording 96 points in 58 games while also representing his country at the 2024 World Juniors. A player who has an impact on the game at both ends of the ice, he has developed into an intriguing prospect this season. Before discussing his offensive ability, Becher's defensive game needs to be recognized. He is excellent at blocking shots and creates turnovers at a high rate. As for his positioning, Becher understands where he needs to be at all times, making it a frustrating task for the opposition to try and generate chances when he is on the ice. As for the offensive zone, Becher thrives with the puck on his stick. While he can score, he is a high-end playmaker who can set up teammates in scoring positions. Becher is also a master in the transition game, as he knows whether the best option is to pass the puck off to a teammate or carry it into the offensive zone himself. The biggest knock against Becher is his age. While most players are just turning 18, Becher is already 20 and is only now bursting onto the scene. He arguably should be ranked higher, but the fact that this is Becher's third draft may see him fall further than he should. If Becher continues to develop, he has the potential to be a middle-six forward at the NHL level who can help out on special teams. As for the draft, he is projected to be selected after the third round and, most likely, before the fifth. One of the most well-rounded players available, he has the potential to light up the WHL once again if he returns for the 2024-25 campaign.

Better yet, if Tigeraholic can bring this season to a close sooner by advancing the dates, I’m good with that.

He did ask my grandpa if he liked baseball, but he told him no cause it's too boring. So Scott explained the pitch clock to him and how it's really sped up the game. Apparently my grandpa also had a story about when he was working for Dominos he shared a hotel room with Tom Monaghan and Tom used his toothpaste.

That's what happens when a guy comes right back to the big show without those games in rehab....

Yup - the thing with Tork is that you do get the impression that enough of his problem is approach that if the right voice could get in his ear, he might finally wise up. But for me this is also hitting on a more fundamental issue with the Tigers. This regime came in pushing the idea of cutting down on OOZ swing - and that's fine as far as it goes. But Hinch gave away the dirty secret the other day in the post game - the Tigers real hitting problem is getting beat *in the strike zone*. Overcoming that problem is a completely different animal than just preaching plate discipline - it's finding a way to help guys cover/defend more of the K zone. The question is what do they have in their bag of tricks for their hitters in that regard?

Don’t think Trouba is that good but he fits the need for a vet blue liner. Also brings some much needed toughness. I’m on board if NYR treat this as a salary dump and pick up contract money and don’t ask for much in return. I hope they are still in on Roy too.

And that’s when you make lemonade, or in this case, beat that horse every chance you get. Do it, do it now. 😎

Guy obsessed with posting antisemitic videos on this site, as evidenced by all of the antisemitic videos he posted on this site, advising others on time management.

What he's free to say anywhere doesn't have a damn thing to do with you.

I would generalize this to not only (but esp) the NYTimes but frankly most columnists. One of the accountability-free "professions" there is. I used to be super interested in NYtimes columns that crushed W or something like that back in the day but it doesn't take very long to figure out that it totally doesn't matter. Thomas Friedman is the absolute worst.

Al Avila was BAD, full stop. And even I do NOT admire Avila. That's the wrong word. THIS is where I'm at. It's not admiration. It's frustration that I can't mention any of these guys, or any other under Avila, before a few people scream at me how atrocious Avila was. I can't mention "Avila", in ANY context, where chas won't post that stupid picture of Avila laughing, which is annoying to no end. And/or other posters spew torrents of hatred and whatever else at Avila. It's NOT reasonable, IMO. Yes, I get that Avila was BAD, full stop. But... "It's possible for someone to be terrible at the job, but still do some good things." Full stop.

I don't think anyone here with the possible exception of Echoes admires Avila. I think Avila was a poor GM. It's just that any time someone points out a positive acquisition by Avila - such as Skubal, Greene, Carpenter or Olson - it gets shot down. It seems that Avila is hated so much that people won't give him credit for the few good players he produced. It's possible for someone to be terrible at the job, but still do some good things.

I think it is generous to Avila to say he had a plan. He really seemed to violate Mike Ehrmentraut's rule about no half measures. He paid lip service to analytics, but empowered Dave Littlefield to run player dev for six years.

That itself tells you quite a bit.

It's the same thing as players. Everything was different a long time ago. You can compare Avila to his contemporaries and Smith to his contemporaries and decide which one was worse. What I see was that Avila and his team had a plan, but were bad at executing it. Smith didn't even seem to have a plan. Regardless, the Tigers did very poorly under both of them. I hope they do better under Harris. They couldn't do much worse.

Avila vs. Smith is apples and oranges. The job is so different now than it was 25 years ago. The growth of front offices means you have gone from sole decision maker to manager of people.

This is not a Biden campaign site. It's a place where where we dicuss politics and this thread in particular is where we talk about the election. That includes analyzing the chances of favorite and not so favorite candidates.

For some time now Tork has given me the Chris Shelton vibes.

The game within the game …

We're getting close to DFA Maeda time.

The only thing that Trump needs to serve is his time.

i didnt want eiserman. zadina 2.0.

Most orgs have enough guys that start at 3B and don't have the arm or as MIF and simply outgrow their quickness that they don't have trouble finding guys to move to 1st in the natural course of things. That said, with the National league adopting the DH, more than ever there is always a place for a great bat

So much worse. Burks was at least playable in the playoffs.

This just means you're due!

Some here laughed at me on the old board years ago when I suggested this kind of power grab on behalf of a Trump would happen.

Let’s not go nuts.

Welcome back Tigeraholic1

I like Kurtz—almost 1.5 walks to strikeouts and is LH bat. Unless they are named Pujols or Miggy, I want my 1B to be left-handed. It’s just American.

A few of us here have still been in touch with Walt via computer sim baseball. The league is still in a great deal of shock. I think its safe to say it was completely out of the blue. I had intended to pass along an obit when it was available. I know it'd been a while since he was around here, but I figured some of you might remember him. Somehow Yooper found out about it and informed he rest of us on Sunday. I think we still had some blind hope that he'd recover and then blast us for getting all sappy about him. Unfortunately that wasn't to be. It's especially heartbreaking to think of how he was found. Bless his daughter for trying to save him. I hope she gets all of the help she needs to deal with that trauma.

Likely every other team in baseball would have taken Tork 1-1 also, and if he was hitting and fielding like he appeared capable, you’d be fine with it.

"What the **** is wrong with you? Is this the first time you've ever played ball?"