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Pretty cool tidbit even if minor league team record isn't always the best indicator of system strength.

Random team stat - in their final 44 games of 2024 the Tigers went 31-13. Following the Dodgers sweep to start the season, the Tigers are 31-13.

It is nothing but a brazen exercise to cash in at the veteran’s expense. Capitalize on their sacrifices-the American way. Two years ago the Durham Bulls, like every other opportunistic entity, were sending me emails (ticket holders) about their Armed Forces Hat grift offer. They were pushing these hats front and center on their website. I emailed the team’s GM and inquired as to what percent of the hat sale proceeds would go toward veteran’s causes. *crickets* It’s all 🐂 💩!

BA just did a statcast article and compared Lee to Marcelo Mayer and said it's much closer than people think. Showed Lee is hitting the ball harder, than Mayer, but Mayer is getting better launch angle. Lee has also been unlucky on BABIP (except for the past week). Mayer's defensive versatility gives him the overall edge as a prospect, but BA thinks they are very close. Similarly, they compared Rainer and Konnor Griffin. Rainer is hitting the ball harder and has better swing decisions, and his power is a notch better, where Griffin makes better contact when he chases. They said they would pick Rainer now as a hitter and compared him to Jackson Holliday as a prospect.

happy leafs elimination day to all who celebrate.

texas law hawk is all you need

Is this sniveling little bitch actually as stupid as his dad? does he not realize that Jill isn’t a medical doctor? Or is this just the absolute expected classless remark from a member of the Trump clan. All of the above, I suppose.

I love when the probable pitchers are listed, and Sonny Gray RHP out of the corner of my eye looks like Sonny Gray RIP

When they had the Cardinals broadcasters and Todd Jones on together, I’d have to say that I would definitely prefer having Alexa Datt on our broadcast team instead of Todd. She brings a vitality to the game that Todd lacks.

They're due for a letdown. We already had ours against Texas.

Colonel Sanders is on pregame.

Oh, that is so sweet. It warms the cockles of my cinder of a heart. Now I understand better the malevolence.

From my Facebook feed today. I am shocked that the weekend celebration of our Armed Forces could be so easily reduced to a transparent cash grab to sell more caps. I hope that FanDuel provides some betting odds today on how profitable this will be this week.

Another win got the people (for now)

My baseball app seems to think I live in the Lake Erie area of Pennsylvania. I think its confused.

What makes it interesting is that if you read novels from around the time when Scandinavians were among the most recent immigrants to MN, they're definitely portrayed as being inferior to the WASPs that were in the area first. How quickly people forget....

I’m thinking the same thing. Three games against a tough team that’s been on a roll where they are thoroughly dominant at home. I’m going to check my tendency to fret and whine at the door when I enter these game threads for the next three games. I also carry virulent resentments concerning 2006 and that whiny ass bastard Tim McCarver. I am not a placid, objective observer of games with this team.

The Bad - His Grifter tour in the middle east has now become so common that unfortunately it's just another daily headline you pass by. There is an argument it should have been the winner of the week of 5/12/25. But.... I'm going with his Trump and his admins attacks on Comey and other critics of his presidency, such as Gabbard calling for jail. The 8647 stuff is wild, at least IMO. I worked in a kitchen in high school so it's a term I was used to. Trump over the weekend called for investigations into celebrities that have been critical of him. I thought it was liberals that got butt hurt and were snowflakes. I even remember Palin or maybe it was her PAC putting out democrat candidates pictures in crosshairs and I do remember the left and media getting upset, but I don't remember anyone calling for jail, just that they felt it was distasteful. TJ Rollercoaster made a point that Trump/GOP see this as an opportunity to get the media focuses on this rather than what they are trying to do with policy, and in part I agree with him, but rather he's doing it just to get focus off of him or not, he is still attacking the 1st amendment.

That's what I said: Baddoo. 😉😁

Both him and Campos have prospect fatigue, I am holding out hope that this is more than a hot streak but I am not holding my breath.

Badoo?

Hard to believe that Pacheco is still only 22, feels like he has been around forever.

Speaking of podcasts. From my morning funnies

Your wish is the Leafs' command.

LOLEAFS!!!!

Concur on the last line.

He's upholding journalistic objectivity standards. Doesn't want to appear biased against death.

Jake is ready for Diabetes Awareness Day.

He's the stupid version of his father. His father is good at marketing and self promotion. Jr can't even do that.

He knows Dr Jill is not a medical doctor and there is no such thing as stage five cancer. He’s purposefully marginalizing Biden and his illness with a classless joke. Millions of red hats are cackling at it.

You can make your own story in America.

All the above for sure. He’s dumb as a rock as well as a ghoul.

Matt Manning's BA against was 300 after his last start. In his 5 relief appearances in May since moving to strictly relief, it has been 189. Hope Matt has found his niche.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thenorthwestern/name/howard-koplitz-obituary?id=24353295 Howard Koplitz Obituary Howard D. "Howie" Koplitz, died at Eden Meadows on Monday, January 2, 2012. Born to Eldor and Esther (Diestler) Koplitz on May 4, 1938. Howard was an Oshkosh High School Indian and proud of it. On July 7, 1962 he married Karen Kimball, they have enjoyed 49 years together. A big fan of State and local sports teams, Howard enjoyed anything that required a ball or a puck. He played professional baseball for 10 years with the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators. In 1961 he was Minor League Player of the Year. Howard retired after working 38 years as a United State Postal Service clerk in Oshkosh. He was a former director of the Snitz Club, the American Legion Baseball Organization, and the Postal Employees Credit Union. He coached baseball at Lourdes High School and will be remembered by many as a bird lover and coin collector. His personal "crafty" cards will be cherished.

There is the old truism about the rain falling both on the just and the unjust, but the truth of the truism isn't very satisfying sometimes.

Let's not forget Baddoo making two ridiculous catches in the first to keep the Jays off the board early.

MLB put together a Javy Baez 2025 highlight reel on YouTube.

WOW, who would have predicted nearly 50 year on this flight...

I would love me some Bill Freehan, but I don’t think it’ll happen.

Max tonight.

You can wager $10 @ +400 that at least 17 members will agree with you

I’ve battled weight my whole life, lots of yo-yoing. It was psychological hell in the latter part of 2024, where I was stuck in this vicious mental cycle where I wanted so badly to lose weight but couldn’t get past the mental block of thinking it was just too much and I was incapable. Finally, October 18, 2024, I started calorie counting. I can’t tell you why that date, I just took the step. I didn’t tell anyone, not even my girlfriend of two years, for a month. I joined a local CrossFit gym in December, and it absolutely Kicked. My. Ass. But I kept going back. I was 312.4 on 10/18. As of this morning I’m 260.6. Down 51.8 pounds. I’m not sure my end goal, but I do think saying I lost 100 pounds would be cool. I’ve told a few people. Thought I would share here. 🙂

Leafs need to hire Shoresy.

Bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Olson to the IL with a finger injury chase lee called up, bullpen game on Wednesday. Flaherty pushed to Thursday, Mize on track to return on Saturday.

I have a 4.5 hour commute back and forth every week from Chicago to Detroit, so podcasts are a welcome distraction.