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Hey let's do Ben Johnson stuff! If Lions can do it, so can we!

"Meh..."? Come on, man. The fact that he's playing at all in this game is respectable.

I’m getting bored of waiting for something to happen. I watched the dreamy and inventive slap stick animated B/W 2022 silent film ‘Hundreds of Beavers’ on Prime yesterday and it was not boring. It was independently financed for $150,000 and everybody’s wearing beaver, raccoon and bunny suits and the graphics are like in silent films. It’s 1hr 42min long and it never drags. It even contains Rube Goldberg chain-reaction machines. And yes, there’s buzz saws and snow.

The well is deep. On both sides of the ball. I feel good about tomorrow.

vs. Setting: 01/05/2025 8:20pm EST on NBC Site: Ford Field in Detroit, MI Weather: Climate Controlled Opening Spread: Lions -2.5 All-Time Series Record: Vikings lead, 80-44-2 Last Meeting: 10/20/2024, Lions won 31-29 Minnesota Vikings (14-2) Head Coach: Kevin O'Connell (3rd Season: 34-16) Projected Starting QB: Sam Darnold (7th Season: 35-37) Last Week: 27-25 W v. Green Bay Packers (11-5) Playoff Implications: Clinches NFC North and #1 seed in NFC with victory. Otherwise, #5 seed. Your Detroit Lions (14-2) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (4th Season: 38-28-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (9th Season: 80-52-1) Last Week: 40-34 W @ San Francisco 49ers (6-10) Playoff Implications: Clinches NFC North and #1 seed in NFC with victory. Otherwise, #5 seed. Elsewhere in the NFL Saturday: Browns @ Ravens (4:30pm), Bengals @ Steelers (8:00pm) 1:00pm: Panthers @ Falcons, Commanders @ Cowboys, Bears @ Packers, Jaguars @ Colts, Bills @ Patriots, Giants @ Eagles, Saints @ Buccaneers, Texans @ Titans 4:25pm: 49ers @ Cardinals, Chiefs @ Broncos, Seahawks @ Rams, Chargers @ Raiders, Dolphins @ Jets

We have this Tushy (Single temp). We had something different that was the entire seat, but we felt the seat wasn't very comfortable. So we went back to the attachment type that sits under your seat. https://hellotushy.com/products/classic-affordable-bidet?variant=32135870939178

Falcons should consider replacing their Head Coach. Retreads are Retreads and Raheem proved it the last few weeks.

6th seed. NFC North runner up gets 5th. The slo-mo at the 13s mark is super

My grandfather did that for years in the Detroit area. He's been gone for almost 30 years now, otherwise I'd ask if that was the case.

DC's infrastructure is actually pretty good. All the roads are "brined" right now. The issue is really that when we get snow events they are the slobbernocker nor'easters that cycle a lot of moisture in from the ocean or this weird storm that appears to unusually wet for coming across from the West. Winter is like a month here though. We will be outdoors practicing softball by mid Feb.

The clock was at 0:00.1. I’ll take that entertainment of the non counting dunk over a likely failed tip in at that point. Also, I’m glad Thompson didn’t hit his chin on the rim. Good grief. I think I’m signing up for some ballet (if you watched the game, you’ll know the story).

That looks cool......but the end of The Shining ruined animal suits for me https://youtu.be/7aLNa1RfkIY?si=9JSNs10o9ZshDzwR

Oh, I don’t know about that. What if Torkleson gets his act together and Keith is deserving of playing time? Torres has a kicker in his deal if he gets traded, but so what. Pay it, move him, and play the guys with a future in Detroit. Ideally I think that’s what we should be hoping for as a best case scenario. All 3 prove/reprove themselves as major league hitters, another team needs a guy like Torres, and the Tigers get Torres’ production through that point and can get a prospect of some nature for him before losing him to free agency.

This is real? I didn't see this because of the peyote salsa?

I was suspicious of VDOT when it didn't mention toilet paper: a real luxury during the crazed times of a powerful nor'easter.

Basically, as you drive the highways the last two days the road signs were telling you to: stock up on ammunition, hydro and gold and to cannibalize your neighbors and to speculate on baby formula so as to achieve dominance over the weak.

How can you not believe a guy in a country beard wearing a snapback truckers cap backwards?

yup - Livelsberger sounds very much like CTE. Memory fog, then personality deconstruction and paranoia. The Army doesn't like to hear about it any more than the NFL or NHL.

Sure it makes sense. The more connected we are in one way (digitally), the less connected we seem in others (IRL). I am lucky in that a few of the people I’ve met over the past few years, I’ve stayed connected with IRL. I’m seeing a buddy I played softball with for years in the 15-20-year-ago range for lunch on Thursday. There’s another guy who was the captain of a hardball team I was on, we get together once a quarter for dinner and a play, and we double date with our wives occasionally. But it has been since college since I’ve had a group of people I’d hang around with most every day. Of course, at my age, a lot of people don’t even want to see their spouse every day, so … 😏

every time Elon says the word "algorithm" it just increases my certainty about having no desire to go back.

That was the draw of Twitter back in the day. Especially when there was breaking news. As a guy who grew up in broadcasting way back in the 70s, it was almost like having your own personal news wire machine.

Ant had the points but should be All Star Cade had the much better overall game. This team is fun to watch, now lets go beat that other Minnesota team tomorrow night.

Honestly do believe that if the Adam Schefters and Jeff Passans of the world moved over, Twitter would lose a ton of it's utility. People who are on these platforms for mostly political reasons underestimate how much casual sports and other non-political interest prop them up (or keep them from growing)

BlueSky is cleaner and less creepy than Twitter, but it is not good for baseball news because people with accounts on both sites usually post on Twitter. Then again, Twitter has 20 garbage baseball posts for every relevant one.

With career earnings over $2MM and having been tackled by next to no massive NFL defenders for it, I’d say he’s making out alright.

Uhh, it's permanent for some of us. Enjoy that cesspool boss 👌

Ausar with 5 steals in just 10 minutes of action tonight.

Joking aside. The lineup they have out right now might be my favorite. Cade Beasley Holland Thompson Stewart Ugly offense, excellent defense, and a ton of hustle.

You know your coach is secure with his job when he plays Holland and Thompson together.

See, the Lions weren't putting any of their defensive schemes on film last week against SF. Just so the Vikings couldn't gameplan for whats coming for them on Sunday night. Everything the Lions do will be a surprise. Glenn and Dan have sandbagged the Vikings and have them thinking they can score at will against our defense. The result? Lions 34 Vikings 17.

Duren would have got it if Thompson wasn't there. Love it when they run. Pretty much everyone on their team is above average at running for their position. We need to utilize it more, especially with how they struggle on offense.

I guess I don't see the point. The VA is a hospital system paid for by the gov. Medicare is a hospital system paid for by the gov. Both systems are large enough there is probably minimal economy of scale savings to combine them, and each is tailored to the constituency it serves. So what do you get by throwing the vets into the general public pool? If you close all the VA hospitals you are pushing an already limited national hospital capacity. If you convert them into the private system that has a lot of administrative transition cost associated. So just where is the beef here? This reminds me of the horror story I posted not too long ago about venture capitalists who bought a hospital system just to bleed it dry and take the profits on the real estate - IOW someone behind this push is looking at an ulterior profit motive they hope to cash in on and damn the public interest.

Even setting aside the politics of privatizing the VA, as the Speaker vote demonstrated yesterday, the margins for the GOP are *tight*.... zero room for error. I'm sure the strategy will be to carry a massive bill with every single Trump priority through reconciliation, and I'm sure he'll use all his political capital to get it across, but as a standalone item, a privatization of the VA wouldn't stand a chance in the House (and would probably have significant issues in the Senate tbh). The same probably holds for most of the things that "DOGE" wishes to cut. When you have a 220-215 majority in the House, just on math, you don't have a "mandate"

Americans need to embrace the bidet. We bought one during COVID and it's over of the best purchases we ever made.

Still confused on the Holland substitution pattern. He played 6 minutes in the first half and played well. He scored 9 points 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Then he proceeds to only play 4 minutes in the 2nd half.

Neither do 28 other team.

very kewl.

Prediction - Bregman signs with Tigers 6 years, 184 million with a player opt out after 2 years. I don't thin he's worth 30 mil a year and that could cause problems when it's time to re-sign some of the young guys, but I also don't think the Tigers are going to keep Riley Greene for the long haul. Especially if Max Clark develops like they hope he will. If Riley wants to stay long term he needs to avoid the injury list the next two years.

I have a couple of online groups where there are people online all the time if I need moral support... but since they're scattered across the country they can't drop on by in the case of an emergency. I do have a brother and my boyfriend in the area, and a lot of acquaintances that I'm friendly with-sometimes I wish I had somebody who would enjoy the concerts and shows I enjoy. I'd also like a bowling league or something like that, but that's another story. Another issue that I've noticed is that I have trouble sitting around and doing nothing. So I end up on a phone or a tablet rereading the same posts or repeating the same searches even though I know there's nothing new. And when I'm with people we're also all looking at screens. It's harder to focus on things for longer than a minute or two, or to even stay away from screens when watching tv. Some of it might be age, I guess. Still, I wonder if the more connected we are, the less connected we are, if that makes sense.

With another year in the books, here's a look at the people associated with the Tigers who passed away in 2024. Jim Hannan pitched for the Tigers in 1971, going 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA in 7 games, all in relief. Acquired in the offseason as part of a blockbuster, 8-player trade with the Washington Senators that netted the team Aurelio Rodriguez and Ed Brinkman, Hannan was again traded six weeks into the ‘71 season, this time to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for John Gelnar and Jose Herrera, neither of whom ever played in a game for the Tigers. Hannan also appeared in the majors with the Senators and Brewers. He died February 8 at the age of 85. Chuck Seelbach pitched for the Tigers from 1971-1974, compiling a record of 10-8 with a 3.38 ERA and 14 saves in 75 total games, with the vast majority coming in 1972. He debuted as a September call-up in 1971, was a heavily used bullpen arm in 1972, and then spent most of the 1973 & 1974 seasons injured. Becoming a history teacher at an all-boys school in Ohio after retiring, Seelbach did not appear in the majors with any other team. He died March 27 at the age of 76. Ed Ott was the Tigers’ bullpen coach from 2001-2002, serving under manager Phil Garner before being fired along with Garner and three other coaches by Dave Dombrowski after the Tigers started the 2002 season 0-6. As a player, Ott appeared in the majors with the Pirates and Angels, and also coached in the majors with the Astros. He died March 3 at the age of 72. Whitey Herzog played for the Tigers in 1963, batting .151 with 7 RBI in 52 games as a backup utility player, used mainly as a pinch hitter. Acquired from Baltimore in a 3-player deal after the 1962 season, he spent the entire season on the major league roster before retiring as a player to concentrate on scouting, coaching, and managing. Elected to the Hall of Fame as a manager in 2010, Herzog also appeared in the majors with the Senators, KC Athletics, and Orioles, and managed the Rangers, Angels, Royals, and Cardinals. He died April 15 at the age of 92. Hank Foiles played for the Tigers in 1960, batting .250 with 3 RBI in 26 games as a catcher, one of three teams Foiles played for in 1960 alone. Acquired from the Indians on July 26, he spent the remainder of the season with the Tigers as the team's backup catcher before being drafted by the Orioles after the season. Usually a part-time player, he was only a starter for two years with the Pirates, but made the most of it, being named to the 1957 NL All-Star team. Foiles also appeared in the majors with the Reds, Indians, Pirates, KC Athletics, Orioles, and Angels. He died May 21 at the age of 94. Mike Brumley played for the Tigers in 1989, batting .198 with 1 home run and 11 RBI in 92 games as a utility player, spending time at second base, shortstop, third base, and all three outfield positions. Acquired in a trade with the San Diego Padres in spring training, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in the 1989 off-season in exchange for outfielder Larry Sheets. Brumley also appeared in the majors with the Cubs, Mariners, Red Sox, Astros, and Athletics. He died in a car accident June 15 at the age of 62. Jimmy Hurst played for the Tigers in 1997, appearing in 13 games as a September call-up and batting .176 with 1 home run, his bomb coming off of David Wells in a 6-1 loss to the Yankees. Hurst did not appear in the majors with any other team. He died July 6 at the age of 52. Jerry Walker served as the Tigers general manager in 1993. Among his achievements were signing Kirk Gibson and David Wells as free agents and acquiring outfielder Erid Davis in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Walker pitched in the majors with the Orioles, Athletics, and Indians, was a pitching coach for the Yankees and Astros, and also worked in the front offices of the Cardinals and Reds. He died July 14 at the age of 85. Doug Creek pitched for the Tigers in 2005, appearing in 20 games, all in relief. He compiled a record of 0-0, with 0 saves, 18 strikeouts, and a 6.85 ERA in 22 ⅓ innings pitched, receiving his release on July 22. Creek also appeared in the majors with the Cardinals, Giants, Cubs, Devil Rays, Mariners, and Blue Jays. He died July 28 at the age of 55. Billy Bean played for the Tigers from 1987-1989, batting .216 with 4 RBI in 45 total games, many of them as a defensive replacement at various positions. He spent much of his time in the Tigers organization with AAA Toledo, coming up to the major league club as an injury replacement or September call-up. Following his playing career, he became the second MLB player to publicly come out as gay, after which he worked as an inclusivity ambassador for MLB. Bean also appeared in the majors with the Dodgers and Padres. He died August 6 at the age of 60. Jim Brady pitched in 6 games for the 1956 Tigers, surrendering 20 earned runs in 6 1/3 innings pitched for an ERA of 28.42. His contract status as a “bonus baby” meant that he had to spend the entire season on the major league roster, though he was used only 6 times. Following his brief baseball career, he became a college professor of economics and was eventually named president of Jacksonville University. Brady did not appear in the majors with any other team. He died August 18 at the age of 88. Don Wert played for the Tigers from 1963-1970, batting .244 with 77 home runs and 363 RBI in 1,090 games as an infielder, mainly a third baseman. An American League All-Star in 1968, he batted just .118 in the World Series against the Cardinals that year but played in 6 of the 7 games as the team’s starting third baseman. Also in 1968, Wert was hit in the head with a pitch from Cleveland’s Hal Kurtz, shattering Wert’s helmet and knocking him unconscious. He was carried off the field on a stretcher, spending two full days in the hospital recovering, and batted .200 after his return. Traded to Washington after the 1970 season in the Denny McLain-Ed Brinkman deal, Wert also appeared in the majors with the Senators. He died August 25 at the age of 86. John Baumgartner played in 7 games for the 1953 Tigers, batting .185 with 2 RBI in 27 plate appearances as a third baseman before being sent back to the minors for good. Of his 7 major league games, 6 of them were losses. Replaced by Ray Boone at third, Baumgartner did not appear in the majors with any other team. He died September 25 at the age of 93. Ozzie Virgil played for the Tigers in 1958 and from 1960-1961, batting .228 with 7 home runs and 33 RBI in 131 games as an infielder. The first African-American player in Tigers history, he was also the first player born in the Dominican Republic to play in the majors when he debuted with the Giants. After splitting the 1958 season between Detroit and the minor leagues, he played all of 1959 in the minors before again shuttling between the major and minor leagues in 1960, finally being traded to the Kansas City Athletics midway through the 1961 season. Virgil also appeared in the majors with the New York Giants, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Francisco Giants. He died September 29 at the age of 92. Ray Semproch pitched for the Tigers in 1960, going 3-0 with a 4.00 ERA in 17 games, all of them in relief. Acquired from the Phillies in the off-season, he was traded to the Dodgers on June 21 in exchange for fellow reliever Clem Labine and was assigned to LA’s AAA team in Spokane. Semproch also appeared in the majors with the Phillies and Angels. He died October 27 at the age of 93. Merv Rettenmund was the Tigers’ hitting coach in 2002, one of the only coaches to survive the housecleaning after the team’s 0-6 start. He was dismissed following the season as new manager Alan Trammell brought in his own coaching squad. As a player, Rettenmund appeared in the majors with the Orioles, Reds, Padres, and Angels, and he also coached in the majors with the Rangers, Athletics, Padres, and Braves. He died December 7 at the age of 81. Rocky Colavito played for the Tigers from 1960-1963, batting .271 with 139 home runs and 430 RBI in 629 games as an outfielder, mainly in left field. He was acquired from the Cleveland Indians in a blockbuster trade just before the 1960 season in exchange for outfielder Harvey Kuenn, with Colavito, the 1959 home run champion swapped for Kuenn, the 1959 batting champion. Colavito responded by hitting 45 home runs with 140 RBI in 1960, easily leading the team in both categories. A five-time All-Star (twice with the Tigers), Colavito also appeared in the majors with the Indians, KC Athletics, White Sox, Dodgers, and Yankees. He died December 10 at the age of 91. Gary Sutherland played for the Tigers from 1974-1976, batting .251 with 11 home runs and 94 RBI in 320 games as an infielder, mainly at second base. Known for his prowess at turning double plays, he was acquired from Houston in a 3-player deal after the 1973 season and became the starting second baseman for the 1974 squad. After struggling defensively in 1975, he was diagnosed with diabetes after complaining of headaches and dizziness and adopted a custom diet in which he ate peanut butter, saltines, and raisins three times daily. Traded to Milwaukee in exchange for infielder Pedro Garcia midway through the 1976 season, Sutherland also appeared in the majors with the Phillies, Expos, Astros, Brewers, Padres, and Cardinals. He died December 16 at the age of 80. Charlie Maxwell played for the Tigers from 1955-1962, batting .268 with 133 home runs and 455 RBI in 853 games as an outfielder. An excellent defensive outfielder, he led the American League in fielding percentage as an outfielder in four of his seven full seasons with Detroit and was twice an All-Star, in 1956 and 1957. In 1959, Maxwell hit home runs in four consecutive at bats during a Sunday doubleheader, and hit 12 of his 31 home runs overall on Sundays, leading to the nickname “Sunday Charlie” - to go along with his nickname of “Paw Paw” Maxwell, derived from his hometown of Paw Paw, Michigan. Following his playing career, Maxwell returned to Paw Paw and opened a successful auto parts business. Maxwell also appeared in the majors with the Red Sox, Orioles, and White Sox. He died December 27 at the age of 97.

I think it's really easy to just forget (1) how far this defense has come under Glenn, and (2) how good this defense was when the best 11, even the best 10, 9, or 8 players were out there this year. 2021, their defense was led by guys like 31-year-old Michael Brockers, the Okwaras, and Will Harris. It was bad... 2022, it really wasn't much better, but they gained traction with some of the young guys. 2023, they finally starting getting real contributions from the young guys, as well as with additions like Sutton and CJGJ (to a lesser extent). This year was the year where finally the young guys were well developed, you had the veteran additions like CDIII and Davenport, and all the pieces were in place for Glenn to make this a top tier defense in the league. And it was. This year, even after Hutch - who seemed poised to run away with DPOY - got knocked out, they went 12 quarters of football without allowing a touchdown. It has taken body blow after body blow to turn this into a defense that more resembles the 2022 squad, and yet even despite that, they've done enough to win 15/16 games so far this season (they did enough to win the Bucs game and the offense let them down). I don't want to lose either Glenn or Johnson, but I sincerely think losing Glenn would require the larger adjustment next season. He's the mastermind of what made this defense so good to start this year, and this defense is shaped in his vision. I worry that if we have to replace him with a guy with different vision and different scheme, there will be some guys who have been molded by Glenn into hard nosed physical square pegs being shoved into round holes. Whereas with Johnson, I think this offense is as much Campbell's identity as it is Johnson's.

I don’t understand how you can find fault in him. If anything, he should be praised for holding it together with a bunch of guys who were on practice squads a few weeks back.

Speaking of lunatics: which got more press? Matthew Livelsberger political views Connor Stalions Michigan Manifesto

Because its always the lefts responsibility to clean up after the right. Song remains the same.

You brag about voting for the guy promising to pardon j6ers and is also a convicted felon. In addition to voting for Biden whose pardoning now hurts your feefees Nice being wrong both ways