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those are patriots... hell, some of them may have served in the military and as we hear from folks here, that's a free pass to support insurrection and fascism. Some may even call themselves Christian.

Walter is that you?!

I predict today will be forever known as the Parker Meadows game. Jack White will be sitting next to Geddy Lee on Sunday while Mike McCready watches them on TV.

I don’t get the dislike for Tork that I read and hear so often. To me on the eye test defensively he’s be good for us. Seems to be pretty good and picking the ball and has good footwork around the bag. Good enough arm and makes good decisions defensively. Offensively he’s always going to be a lower average guy imo but he works the count and although I think he could stand to be more aggressive I think he will benefit the most from being able to challenge pitches. Power numbers are good and he hits a lot of doubles. Also seems to be a good clubhouse guy that’s well liked. Sure he isn’t going to be the #1 pick we all had hoped for but I also think he’s one of the least of our worries on this team.

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The problem with spending 20 million on the bullpen is you don't know which relievers are going to good from year to year.

Defending high expectation first basemen who hit for power, draw walks and strikeout a lot is my job on this forum.

Did I miss where this narrative of Mize being unhappy started? Or are we basing this out of him being pulled early and seemingly unhappy about it visually? if it’s because of last start I wouldn’t read to much into that. I assumed before the game even started he’d only go 3 or 4 innings and I'm sure he was told that too. However the competitor in him I’m sure wanted to stay in and then when it didn’t work out well I’m sure he was mad. That doesn’t mean he’s unhappy with the Organization or Hinch long term.

Miller’s the President. The orange genius is a puppet. keep up.

No ****, grifters see an opp to grift

That’s oddly sad. But I agree overall.

I don't think that Torkelson will ever be an impact player, but he hits left handers which is something they already need. Losing him and Torres is going to make them even more vulnerable vs LHP.

There was a discussion on "Banana ball" in one of the threads. They announced they are coming to Comerica Park next year. Reading some things I learned that there's a lineage between that format and the Negro Leagues. Those guys would barnstorm the country and were very entertaining in their play. I hadn't put that together. The founder of the league said he took inspiration from that. It sort of puts it in a new light for me.

See, when I hear 5th/3rd, and especially when I see it written like that, I always think of it as a fraction: And of course that simplifies to 0.2/0.33333.... which equals 0.6. So a Fifth-Third is actually only 60% effort.

I feel for the pitcher. What a terrible thing to have on your shoulders.

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Nice area.

I have family and friends in Portland and you are right, none of this is true. Anybody saying is flat out lying and anyone who believes it is a sap.

Why isn't there one ****ing reporter who will just tell him to his face that he's full of **** on this? Or that he's delusional? Like, nothing he says about Portland is actually happening, or Chicago for that matter, and they let him off the hook. Every single time

It's my birthday just win

I would offer the QO to Torres and Flaherty. The pick the Tigers get (if they are still getting revenue sharing money) if they decline would be pretty high with four of the final six picks in the draft being known the CBT penalty box and their picks being moved back 8 spots. That would like be a 26th and 27th pick or something in that range.

I bought some of this a few weeks ago. One bottle tonight. the Derek they refer to is Derek Trucks. It’s his whiskey.

3,000 years of beautiful tradition

Chaz Kirk wanted women to stay in the kitchen

and who controls it again?

The turnaround from mourning to grifting kirk's wife pulled off should honestly be studied.

Biden’s presidency is in the past but Trump is president today. Keep up.

That’s one way to avoid the question lol

I'm off the grid from sundown Friday till after Shabbos so I'll be the last to know the results. See you all then!

supporting fascists and pedos that are so warped that even far RW loonies are going after them now... wild time to be alive.

I'm pretty confident through five games that the Lions will be judged not by October but by January. They need to play it smart with these injuries, and with Decker's longevity. We need to be entering the New Year at or near 100%, and we need to be ready to hit an on-ramp in wildcard weekend, whether we are playing or waiting. Whether we enter at 11-6 or 16-1, those 3-4 games in January to hopefully February will define this season.

I think it's more likely Keith is at 3B next year as he seemed to handle it well this year and there are more 2B options internally (if Torres isn't back). Anderson/Lee would both be better 2B options than 3rd.

Why do you keep pining for child perverts who walk in on teenage girls changing in the dressing room at a beauty pageant?

I think it's simply muscle memory. They are conditioned to throw a certain way for a living. Having to deviate from that, especially so quickly, is hard for anyone. I think if anybody had to reptitively perform an action that required skill over and over then suddenly had to switch up the form on that, on the fly, without much warning, would screw up on a regular basis. Not an excuse but just an explanation. It's why so many pitchers will toss the ball to 1B underhand if they have time. Looking at that play again... did the runner touch the plate? If he had made a good throw it could have been a hell of an ending the other way because he beat the ball no doubt, but if he missed the plate and they went to review....

It's too bad, because as corporate stadium sponsorships go, "Comerica Park" was about as good as it gets.

This year is a reminder you need 8 starting pitchers. Flaherty has an interesting decision to make. Don’t think you could get anything better for a 1 year contract so I prefer him coming back. skubal, Olsen, Mize, Melton, Flaherty (or replacement FA) with Urquidy, Jobe, SGL, Montero as depth seems perfectly fine to me. Verlander would actually be a great fit as a reliable arm and maybe helps you limit innings for Melton and/or Jobe if necessary. Bigger issue is the offense. McKinstry, Baez, and Wenceel are best as bench pieces. There is going to have to be a trade with Max Anderson, Jung, Lee, plus Ibanez and Vierling all competing for bench spots.

Philly has issues on both sides of the ball.

That was the first thing that popped into my mind after the error

what is it with DD teams whose pitchers can't field in the playoffs? 🙄

Oof, what a horrible way for the Phils to lose.

It is a hard game, very humbling too. A good hitter fails 70% of the time. You have to wonder in games like this how much the pressure does to these guys?

Did you see the way those “warriors”backed the **** up when one of them moved? That must be the ethos the drunk guy was talking about.

Sixth Run Park

Skubal pitched very well in his last start against the M's. The M's haven't done anything to 'solve' Skubal. The Tigers just need to score, which they would need to do in any game. The Skubal vs the Ms narrative is a nothing burger. EDIT: ditto to LordS

https://youtube.com/shorts/O-pN7Zc-N5Q?si=WQWvNW-tDlXiPut2

It’s electronic. The catcher has an electronic pad with different pitches assigned to buttons. He pushes a button and the pitcher hears the pitch in an earpiece.

All I needed to read was Joe Morgan. He was stubborn and stupid. Great ball player though.

worth repeating what others have pointed out. Skubal did not get the job done in Game 5 last year; this is his 2nd chance to get the Tigers to the ALDS. His performance here will not effect his FA contract either way, but now is the chance to show everyone that he is a $400M pitcher.

I get emotional about that game every time I see it. Maybe it was because of my age at the time, but it was the most unforgettable game I have ever seen - better than the Ordonez homer, better than the Gibson homer, better than any of the no hitters,...