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Incredible moment here...

They imagine themselves as the strong men in hard times. In reality they're the weak men in good times.

Those guys have 10 years left or so. The replacement would have 40.

Here’s Low’s bottom line:

Not where I originally heard it. Seems very private school/catholic school to me. Maybe even Jesuit? Wait...that is exactly where these people got it from. These are people who worked with Pakistani and Indians a lot.

Bobrob’s 2025 Preseason Prediction #1 – Tarik Daniel Skubal Another season is upon us, another year of bad predictions. As always I love to see your expectations too. The big question with Tarik Skubal entering the 2024 season was if he could replicate his 2023 performance (2.80 ERA, 11.4 K/9, 1.6 BB/9 in 80 1/3 innings) over a full season of work. Not only did he replicate his performance, but he exceeded most everyone’s expectations, with a 2.39 ERA, 228 strikeouts, and 18 wins, winning the American League Triple Crown for the first time since Shane Bieber* in 2020 (Justin Verlander did it over a full 162-game season with the Tigers in 2011). Skubal also won the Cy Young Award (first Tiger to win it since Max Scherzer in 2013). Tark Skubal throws a 4-season fastball (33.2 percent of the time), changeup (27.2 percent), sinker (20.5 percent) and slider (14.9 percent) with a knuckle curve that he uses exclusively against right-handed hitters. According to Baseball Savant, he is in the 99 percentile on fastball run value, 93 percentile in off-speed run value, and 83 percentile in breaking run value, all in the “great” classification. Skubal also excels in most other areas, including a 2.72 xERA (94 percentile), .208 xBA (86 percentile), 31.9 percent whiff% (90 percentile), and a 33.9 percent hard-hit% (84 percentile). It’s amazing how the 28-year old was able to come so close to his 2023 numbers in 2024, despite a bigger workload and showing almost no signs of fatigue in the second half (2.41 ERA, 10.9 K/9, 1.6 BB/9 in the first half and 2.37 ERA, 10.4 K/9, 1.7 BB/9 in the second half). Here are some numbers over the last couple of years, along with his career totals: 2023: 32.9% K% | 4.5% BB% | .198 AVG | 2.00 FIP 2024: 30.3% K% | 4.6% BB% | .200 AVG | 2.49 FIP Career: 28.1% K% | 6.0% BB% | .220 AVG | 3.38 FIP Skubal, still under 30 years old, is right in the prime of his career. The consistency shows that he should easily be able to do it again in 2025, if not become even better and contend for another Cy Young Award. It hasn’t been this exciting to see a good, young, pitching performance for the Tigers since Velander and Scherzer about 10 years ago. The only disappointing this about all of this is that the Tigers failed to sign Skubal to a long-term deal during the off-season, increasing his likelihood of leaving as a free agent after the 2026 season. But we should enjoy watching him while he’s here in Detroit. Experts’ Predictions/Projections: FGDC – 198 IP | 14-9 W/L | 2.83 ERA | 1.02 WHIP | 229 K | 42 BB Steamer – 196 IP | 13-9 W/L | 2.92 ERA | 1.05 WHIP | 228 K | 45 BB ZiPS DC – 198 IP | 15-8 W/L | 2.74 ERA | 1.00 WHIP | 227 K | 39 BB ATC – 184 IP | 14-7 W/L | 2.88 ERA | 1.00 WHIP | 213K | 39 BB THE BAT – 184 IP | 13-8 W/L | 2.91 ERA | 1.00 WHIP | 215 K | 41 BB OOPSY – 200 IP | 16-8 W/L | 2.74 ERA | 1.02 WHIP | 230 K | 46 BB RotoChamp – 189 IP | 14-8 W/L | 2.86 ERA | 1.01 WHIP | 219 K | 41 BB CBS Sports – 179 IP | 14-5 W/ L | 2.92 ERA | 1.05 WHIP | 203 K | 41 BB ESPN – 194 IP | 16 W | 2.92 ERA | 1.00 WHIP | 231 K | 43 BB My Prediction: 2024 Prediction – 163 1/3 IP | 13-6 W/L | 2.92 ERA | 0.986 WHIP | 179 K | 38 BB 2024 Actual – 192 IP | 18-4 W/L | 2.39 ERA | 0.922 WHIP | 228 K | 25 BB 2025 Prediction – 198 2/3 IP | 17-6 W/L | 2.54 ERA | 0.921 WHIP | 244 K | 35 BB

Does doing the Needful involve going into incognito mode and signing the opm email up for websites? Unfortunately, somebody beat me to the punch (Onlyfans) or they involve downloading an app (Grindr), or in the case of Nude Africa, sending money. My only hope is the person squatting on the Onlyfans is registering the account with alllllllll the trans accounts.

Tim Kaine now knows my mind.

what does jobe's gf look like

Mark Warner now knows my mind.

How many of these are run by the old mainstream institutions (read: "non-evangelical"). So they wouldn't count with the MAGA.

And so it begins! I love that I can use FElon's own platform to announce it here.

They're eating the gold, they're eating the silver. I mean stealing...

Right here: I'm alright! Just been busy lately and usually don't visit this site during the off-season.

DEI hire

Are you going to pull a reverse-Elaine?

The previous maga line in Ukraine had been against sending billions of dollars to them instead of spending it here. America First. It was never about being with Russia. This is an unequivocal statement to support the Putin regime. There is no spin. Yet, I’m sure magaholic will find a way to defend it.

Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director 😂😂😂😂

Need to start these games later in the year or atleast play in more southern cities like Miami.

I didn't watch. But I would absolutely put Thompson on him from the jump. Stop babying people and test them. This is a great teaching moment and should be used. If it was a playoff game then OK, I get it.

Good win but one gripe of mine is putting Ausar on Trae early and getting him in foul trouble. They struggled defensively without him, I would have played Ausar on somebody else to start the game then switch him on to Trae in the 4th.

If Javy Baez went to the White House, Trump would send him to Gitmo even though he's Puerto Rican and I don't think fans would be upset. It seems like the Tigers have an unusually high number of white players. They aren't woke and making DEI hires.

I recommend anyone who feels like this should visit a National Park and soak in public good.

I was saying I know Flaherty, Holton, and Brebbia off the top of my head would probably not visit this White House.

It's the fact that they know better that bothers me....

I don't know what is in his heart and mind, whether it's purely trolling or not, but regardless of whether it is or isn't, one takeaway is that the material consequences of these actions do no matter. It's gladiator games, bread and circuses, Tigers v. Guardians. If material consequences *did* matter to someone, they wouldn't be cheering on what DOGE is doing right now. Because the actions and approach will materially harm all of us to varying degrees over the coming months.

Showtime saves the day! All’s well that ends well.

We just cannot have Ausar in foul trouble. Maybe we don't score as many points with him but we lose a lot more on defense without him than anything we might gain on offense with an extra shooter on the court.

In the 90's, Naziholic harvested his own kidney and performed the operation on himself.

Philip Low is making Musk sound like Trump. It makes a lot of sense. Musk is supposed to some kind of super genius, but I have not seen it, so I am not surprised that others are doing all the thinking behind the scenes.

4-1, with a 3 for 3 powerplay.

Of course it’s early spring. It doesn’t mean a lot, but a couple good innings from Casey Mize, and some hitting by Keith, Jung, and Dingler is certainly good to see.

Very revealing thread about the man taking a bulldozer to the country

You made a good pitch, but…. … it got crushed over the wall.

There is "shrinking" government then there's willy nilly cutting things you don't like. The decisions should not be done by one person, who has not been vetted and does not answer to the branch that actually controls the purse strings. Our friend from Indiana has no clue how government works or anything at all about the constitution. Neither do most of the clowns currently in charge of the executive branch

That Duren lob is only missing a helpless Brandon Knight trying to block it and it would look just like that famous DeAndre Jordan dunk. Maybe not quite the same elevation though.

I'll tell ya what, the Pistons are a great story. Top 4 is not out of the question here. Home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. This has been a fantastic turnaround. It seems like they are maybe one really good player away from elite status the way they are going now. J.B. Bickerstaff should be a finalist for Coach Of The Year. He won't win it because there are two teams at 45-10, but he's done a great job. Cunningham is a superstar, and you don't hear about anything other than basketball with him. Duren is turning into a well-rounded player (he still has plenty of detractors, but keep in mind that he just turned old enough to drink 3 months ago. Malik's a fun player that brings energy, a fan-favorite type of guy and I think that Thompson is starting to click. This is fun. Too bad they have no more games against Indiana. Pretty silly scheduling, to go the last 35 games without playing a division rival. But that may be good since the Pacers seem to have their number. It's nice to care about them again. I don't like what the NBA has turned into, it's hard to root for many players anymore. I liked the NBA a lot more when it was actually about basketball.

Agree. I’m not sure when I have felt so excited and nervous for the possibilities of spring training and the season. This is becoming the organization I’ve been hoping decades for them to be.

Completely pathetic Putin puppets

The fact that Maeda and Mize both looked good the first time out is encouraging. Manning struggling as he did was disappointing because I know he’s aware of the expectations and has to be frustrated. As of now it looks as though tomorrow’s game may well get washed out. If the forecast is even close to being accurate, I don’t see them playing.