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So, the Tigers won't be playing on my birthday tomorrow, but they are still alive on my birthday. That is my marker for a great season. I'll celebrate on Friday.

I think Skubal will be open to a return. And I believe the Tigers will make a reasonable effort to retain him. However, I think what he’ll command and get will be unreasonable and he’ll ultimately be overpaid by someone else. It won’t be because the Tigers are cheap (always a lazy, false narrative) or because Skubal was greedy. Just business.

I can't believe some people wanted Harris to be more aggressive at the trade deadline or callup Kevin McGonigle with a lineup like this. Who wanted that to happen?

I hope they're still around for my birthday on Saturday.

I LOVE this team!!!

RILEY GREENE YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!!!!!!

3-3 game now, no way are we going to come back from this. Might as well be 6-6.

I don’t understand the no confidence in Mize. He’s considerably more consistent and effective than Flaherty and most of the bullpen.

I expect AJ to panic and go to Holton early even though Mize is pitching fine. Then Holton will get no more than 2 innings and we will have to rely on Montero/Kahnle/Finnegan to get us through the next 3 innings—which won’t go well.

How can it not be? When you are out there pitching your ass off and you give up 2-3 runs at most and that is a hole your lineup can't dig itself out of, I don't see how that isn't demoralizing. You basically have to try and pitch flawless baseball every time because the lineup behind you is filled with the likes of Kimera Bartee, Melvin Nieves, and Paul Bako.

I hear Motzart's Requiem playing faintly in the distance........

It’s deflating to hear he might have been alone.

alone or with his friend?

Btw, I think I saw SlickNickShady. There was a guy walking around the concourse in a red Tigers hat with blue and green logos on it

I feel like the effing White Sox would be putting up a better fight than this.

I told my wife that if we hadn't won i would have sat in my darkened room clicking a light bulb on and off for the rest of the night.

MTG knows that her constituents even in FoxNews drenched reddest of red Georgia exurbs are not going to sit still for doubling of their premiums.

I was mentally prepared for the season to end. Now I am enjoying a stogie and awaiting Friday

Outliers like Judge pump up the average. I would bet the median is closer to 0.

I believe we got McGonigle for one

If Melton is dealing, he’d better stay in until we need Vest. No one else left in this pen needs to see the field.

3-0 Mariners. No way we come back from this now. Might as will be down 6-0.

I blame Scott Mitchell.

I wonder if they will trade Mize in the off season? Hinch hates him and Baez for whatever reason. Lessons on how to be an ineffective leader

I think he's been a good manager for the most part.

Hinch deserves way more responsibility for the state of this team than he is being given.

I don't like to be critical of Hinch, but that was a really quick hook. Mize was doing fine and it's not like they have a great bullpen which is going to shut them down for six innings.

Who says the Holton innings wont be bad?

Are you kidding me??

Win or lose, I hope the fans give the Tigers a nice send-off. It was a fun season this year and we all should appreciate the effort and the joy of having a relevant team. We could all play the "What could have been" game but not a single fan had any control of which direction the team goes. It...is what it is. 😆

I agree. It not only won't be because the Tigers are cheap but also won't be because he thinks the Tigers aren't competitive or trying to win. The Tigers have made the LDS two straight years. Most years the AL Central will be among the weakest of divisions. The Tigers' 2025 season might end on the same day as that of the Cubs and Yankees, while the Mets among others are already done. The Tigers should have their share of playoff appearances over the 5-7 next years where Skubal could further make a name for himself if he stayed. But he will leave as a business decision, fine.

I don't see it either. He's the team's union rep is he not? And he's a Boras client. That's just not the profile of a guy that isn't looking beyond his rookie team. And why shouldn't he? That's the system - he didn't write the CBA or the baseball media set-up and he's not responsible for the fact that the system it creates mean guys that can move on to the big markets to get paid.

I get the argument about not beating anybody good but I also think in the NFL "style points" should mean something. The Lions don't just squeak by they dominate these teams, I don't care the who the team is in the NFL that simply doesn't happen on a regular basis unless you are an elite team unlike in college fb. I remember the 07 Pats used to do that and they are the last team that comes to mind that had as many lopsided affairs as we have on a regular basis. Also its not like this team has no track record, have the best record in football the past 2+ yrs with most of the same pieces so that should carry some weight.

Casey will hold them scoreless for 3 and Hinch will pull him for Kanhle.

Thank you @Biff Mayhem

I hope Toronto sweeps Seattle.

This has to be the most boring, least suspenseful playoff baseball game I’ve ever watched in full.

It is what it is…

Enjoy

KC got some assistance from the refs to even be in that game. Gift wrapped the ball at the 5 at one end thanks to what seemed to be a pretty obvious DPI. Picked up a flag for what looked like pretty obvious OPI on the other end. KC is beatable.

That's something I've always wondered, too. I was always taught to pray in private, but that's a whole different story.

Why don’t they point to the sky and cross themselves when they strike out? Didn’t God bless the pitcher? Share the wealth.

Does God approve of a federal govt coverup of pedophilia?

This plus I don’t need to hear Carpenter give a sermon every time he’s interviewed. Seeing Skubal in an American flag skullcap or whatever it’s called. We know he’s MAGA. Hunch is an overrated manager who had success with a loaded Astros team that cheated. I do give him some credit because I don’t think this Tigers team is as talented as their record. Greene has hit some HR but I’m tired of seeing him constantly just take big hacks at every pitch. I also don’t like Benetti. Maybe don’t like us too strong, but I could do without his Lewis 2.0 routine. I also hate the Illitch family as they are nothing but slumlords. At least Mike spent on the Tigers.