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Out of reactions at the moment, but this is a +1 for me. Talking to seniors is THE main reason I love volunteering as a delivery driver for a local pantry. I have a regular clientele of maybe 50 or so people, mostly seniors, I deliver to at least every two weeks. Most of the know me by “first name” (they are always “miss first name” and “mister last name” to me, and they appreciate the respectful address), and we know each other well enough to ask questions about certain topline personal things like family and health issues. One of them, Mr Davenport, has even told me I’m his best friend, and I suspect he really means it. I get where he’s coming from—he’s in his 80s, health issues, living alone in rough circumstances in a low-income high-rise building in the big city, feels isolated from everything around him, and he has said as much. I sense it wouldn’t be right to disabuse him of the notion, so I try to be as gracious as I can about it. He’s an extreme example, but point is, me showing up with their food from the pantry is a big highlight for most of my clients, and not just for the food itself. I’m so blessed to be in a position to provide them both sustenance and social contact. Doing this has been literally the best choice I have ever made, and by that I’m talking what it means for myself, not necessarily for them.

I was driving on the highway pumping my fist and honking my horn. Yes I looked like an insane person. I didn’t care.

Snowy gets catnip and she will be on my lap for tomorrow's game.

A classic song about old age & loneliness from a legendary songwriter.

I followed the last inning on my iPhone with the audio feeding through my hearing aids, and when the Tigers won, I turned over the only vehicle nearby I could get my hands on.

I pointed Phil coke style from nyc to help em out

Yeah, I’m watching it on ESPN on YouTube TV.

I was wondering when the 'if guns are outlawed then only outlaws will own guns' argument was going to come up. I only have one or two left on my card before I get bingo.

Ah, that was a breeze. These games have no intensity at all. Yawn.

RandySmith I hope your experience of the shared laughter of his ineptitude with all of us here brought you some joy!

Primary Skubal objective with Kwan: Don’t let him torpedo your pitch count.

I live in the middle of Indian country about 2 hrs from Cleveland's stadium. 3:30 is my usual daily trip to see the other retired guys and have an adult beverage. Not tomorrow - no way, no how. Game will be on, place will be full - all Indian fans who are insufferable. Skubal has had extra days off. I expect him to struggle early. Arm is too live. Fastball will be good, but the other stuff won't do what he wants it to do. Especially that kick ass change. The pitch which sets up the others. Don't walk people. Hope he can settle down and get in a groove after a few innings. What to do with Ramirez? The Tigers have to put the ball in play. Hit the damn ball.

You guys know the Northern Militias were also very important in putting down those goobers who rebelled? There is a reason Poland is implementing shooting education across their country, they are threatened by Russia. Regulate. Have red flag laws. And for damn sure educate.

I think a lot of Goff's being undervalued is due to the modern media age of Red Zone, TikTok, and even just SportsCenter Top 10. Mahomes, Allen, and Lamar are apt to make the flashy play, the play you see a million times from Monday to Thursday. Goff is apt to make the adjustment pre-play that gives him a wide open ASB to put a game on ice, or masterfully work through his progressions and hit his third option in stride. He's so good at what he does, but what he does is not flashy. Those who know ball know just how elite Goff is. But the average NFL consumer does not know ball as well as they think they know ball.

By the way, if you’re not blacked out from viewing either the Tigers or the Guardians by mlb.tv the game is now available on MLB TV

And that was against a powerful A's team. Back then, there wasn't nearly as many hitters striking out. That was the series Campy Campaneris threw his bat at Lerrin LaGrow. I remember it clearly. Kinda...and I still say Campy shoulda been immediately suspended for a few games.

For postseason you need a TV provider. Not for the regular season, of course

Ohio's refurbishing their rest stops. The last 3 going south on 75 are closed. So it's Findlay then bust for me in a few weeks. And the one just north of Cincy was nice. It looked new. It wouldn't be so bad if 75 wasn't always a cluster in Cincy trying to cross the bridge.

Now Cleveland fans can hate the contact play as much as we do.

Personally I never had a doubt I don’t know what you all were all worked up about. 😅

We now have the unique opportunity to blow both the biggest division lead and wild card series lead in the same season. Let’s not ****ing go!!!

And they can lose a game because a star does something stupid too

Swift didn’t want to injure himself.

But with one of the lower WAR on the team. There are times that if he just made contact in certain situations he could drive in runs, but this whole golf swing all or nothing home run thing gets old.

150 pitches for Skubal. Earn the $400,000,000 extension. 😅

Don’t you dare move. You stay right there.

The military must be apolitical. Has to be. Trump is a dictator, who views the military as HIS weapon to exact revenge. And Hegseth should be dealt with. His newest demands are ridiculous. Somebody with balls needs to tell him.

I like 2, anything to avoid the turnpike. We also try to avoid Columbus on our way south, depending on the destination. As I've said for 20 plus years now, the Michigan to SW or even our current location in Virginia wouldn't be so bad if Ohio wasn't in the way.

Williams has a pretty high walk rate...they need to take walks and actually cash in during leverage.

Yeah, but he had like 300 defensive runs saved this year against us 🤪

Speaking of ice cream, that’s really how this playoff appearance feels to me. A lot of people are mad at how the Tigers make the playoffs, which I have trouble truly understanding, since we are one of only 12 teams even in it no matter how we got there. (My buddy the diehard Mets fan knows what I mean.) But I will say that the way we got there has made me realize how precious it is to even have a chance in the dance. It almost completely slipped away from us, but by the grace of 1,000 gods, here we are. It’s another thing to appreciate just being able to have. Win or lose, I’m thrilled we’re playing today.

Might as well...

Seems like a good day to win.

****. You inspired me. Got one just inside the 20 row 7.

Ticket secured! Only $259 for lower corner row 5... The modern Detroit Lions mind cannot comprehend.

yes, they do. I did everything I could to keep my parents at home and away from rest homes. It was a big effort but well worth it to keep my parents human and reasonably happy into their 90s. My father had a group he would meet at McDonalds every day for years. He out lived all of them and got a little lonely at the end.

Good for you. You know they appreciate that stuff. They know there are only so many more days left, and each one precious. Any little thing like that is a blessing. Me and a couple of buddies took a trip to the Amish country in SE Ohio one time. Old people do that. We were coming out of a restaurant and I was holding the door open for a guy who looked to be in his 80s. The other two I was with were trying to figure out where we parked. I looked at this guy and said; We already lost the car and we ain't even started drinking yet. He got the biggest kick out of that. Probably made his day. It is really no fun getting old. Rest homes really really suck.

Working from home for over 5 years I felt some isolation. I’d walk up to the gas station just to get a coffee or iced tea and see a human outside of family. . I quickly learned to not get impatient at the old guy buying his lottery tickets. That might be their only interaction all day with someone. My uncle is in mid mid 60s. He was laid off in his 40s from a job delivering magazines. He hooked up with our church which also had a school to be their operations guy. Basically a janitor/fix it/arrange for any work guy. Had an “office” in their garage. It was perfect for him at that stage in their life. They had everything paid off. Before work every day he’d meet up with the old timers at McDonald for coffee. I’d laugh. “Uncle Joe and the old guys”. Now hes the old guy. Now at family functions we drink together and play the “well I’ll have another if you do…”. Then my wife and his wife ask if we are ready to go then we blame the other. It’s my wife’s uncle and godfather so it works out with good laughs. We found out their senior apartment complex is next to a cemetery where Eddie Cicotte (of the 1919 black sox) is buried so we have it on our agenda this fall to find his grave. Beer will be involved. Anyway… the point is be nice to older people. They deserve it. And they know more.

Only a six hour drive? Might go get me a single ticket to Cincy.

A daily trip at 3 for a drink with retirees is a definite life goal of mine. Whenever I burn a personal or vacation day this time of year with no real plans I always try to have lunch at a place where I can have a beer. They taste so much better that way.

The Mariners are the only current MLB team to have never played in the WS. 47 years and counting. So if it can't be the Tigers let it be the Mariners. Plus, it would be fun to see this town really obsess about baseball.

Sheed: "OK Jalen. We are going to work on defending inbound plays. I brought Robert Horry out to help me with this."

He makes me nauseous.

**** rolls downhill. We are an embarrassment. Sad as all hell.

Cade said he has talked to Melo a bit about working out with him. They scheduled a few, but it ended up not working out but he looks forward to doing that. Career over.

I always think of him during one of the red wings playoff runs when the org had to come up with a slogan. One year it was “get up!” So during the pregame promo lane yells out “let’s get it up!”