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Maybe it's a talent issue and not a philosophy or coaching issue. We're still working with a lot of Avila's signs, some of whom (a) are not inherently good talent fits for the eventual Harris peak team we will evolve to, and (b) were drafted and initially developed a under completely different hitting philosophy and structure than Harris has brought to bear in his time with the organization. I think once this team becomes primarily a Harris team, we will see his philosophy of controlling the plate really come into view. Example: Of the 20 hitters who logged plate appearances this year, 66% of the plate appearances were by Avila signs and 34% were by Harris signs. In aggregate, the Avila signs drew walks in 7.4% of their plate trips; Harris signs drew walks in 10.5% of theirs. That's the difference between a team of Avila signs ranking 28th in the majors in walk rate versus a team of Harris signs ranking 1st. Same thing with strikeouts: The Avila team strikes out at a 25.5% clip, which would rank them 28th, versus the Harris team at 20.5%, which would rank them 6th. That tells me that the philosophy is working—we just have to get the right players on board to execute it.

Wow, you got me. This is exactly what a sane person would start rambling about when honoring a guy that got shot and killed. You win, so much winning for you.

The following can all be true. Tarik Skubal has been the best pitcher in baseball 2024-2025. That does not mean Tarik Skubal will be the best pitcher in baseball, or even a good pitcher 2027-2037. The Tigers cannot unilaterally make Tarik Skubal accept a contract after 2026; therefore him not signing an extension or re-signing as a free agent doesn't fully fall on them. The Tigers should not pay a premium to keep Tarik Skubal. That involves the loss aversion fallacy. Tarik Skubal should not take a discount to stay with the Tigers.

This is a true statement. So I'm not on the PANIC-side of this... which it seems a few of us are. And quite a few are not in panic mode. To me, it's quite simple: A) Sign him to an extension this offseason. B) No extension? See what the offers are. A Godfather offer? I say yes to that. C) NO extension and NO Godfather offer...? Keep him. Play out 2026 with Skubal at the top of the rotation and take the comp pick. Screw a trade deadline trade... I'm not even considering that. It's as easy, and as simple, as A-B-C. To me.

If the Tigers traded Melton for Suarez and acquired Helsley instead of Finnegan, they would have missed the playoffs.

Long before Sunday nights officiating debacle and the Lions getting a TD called back and 6 points taken off the board, the NFL has had a problem with its rules and officiating. From convoluted rules that make no sense to anyone on Planet Earth to rules that aren't correctly enforced to referees using poor judgement, the NFL has had a problem with the consistency of its rulebook and with the referees on the field meant to judge enforce those rules and call the game. Far too often, our Detroit Lions have been the victim of NFL officiating, convoluted rules, and bad calls being made by the officiating crew. Sunday night's call of illegal motion against Jared Goff occurred a full 1:07 after the TD signaled on the field and after the officials had already huddled once, determined there was no penalty, and then spotted the ball for the PAT. Only after they were buzzed down from upstairs/New York, which to my knowledge I didn't think an illegal motion call could be reviewed from upstairs or called in from New York, was a flag thrown. This officiating blunder and errant rule enforcement was one in along line of bad judgement by the referees, questionable calls, and enforcement of rules you have never heard of before that specifically went against our Lions. So with that, I wanted to make a thread about the NFL rulebook and NFL officiating. I am hoping to kickstart more conversation about the rules, the officiating, what needs to change, how things need to be reformed, etc. I'm going to start. I think the NFL needs a ref clock, much like a play clock the players have to abide by. The referees need to have a certain amount of time to make a call and throw a flag if they miss it in real time. The refs have 30 seconds, from the time the play was blown dead, to make a decision to throw a flag. For there to be over a full minute of time gone by before they decided to throw the flag is absolutely ridiculous and should not have happened.

Is he still drunk?

This was amazing, especially from the two minute mark onwards. They don’t win Cups any more, but no one does hockey ceremonies better than the Habs and their fans. Dryden and Lafleur were my two favorite players of the ‘70s.

and Kirk's fans on the forum didn't like what they thought was dis-repect to his memory here, in a place were not more than few people saw it? Jeez Louise.

I hate that there is such disparity in revenues that it allows them to do that. I wish at the minimum, all $ in deferred contracts were accounted for (i.e. that which wasn't applied to the CBT during the term of the deal gets applied in the later years after the deal) and that signing bonuses were treated in the same way as deferrals - present value. The way it is, they can defer a large amount, but pay a $50 mil signing bonus and they get the best of both worlds, the value of the contract is reduced due to the deferrals. Also, if a 7 year contract with deferrals gets a present value correction for CBT, why does a 14 year contract without deferrals (like Soto's) not get a present value correction as $50 mil 14 years from now is definitely worth less than $50 mil now? At least take away some of those options.

Holy ****. I had no idea he actually said this. And it gets completely glossed over by the cult.

Nuclear power is a good base load match for renewables. The question is whether US society can still produce the kind of competence and discipline required to be a safe nuclear operator. At one end, the US Navy does very well - at the other end we saw the outcome of a sloppy and poorly disciplined society running Nuke plants in Chernobyl. I've have no qualms about the science and engineering of nuclear power. But accountability is such foreign word in US business management today that I do worry about nuclear power in the hands of quarterly profit driven/unaccountable management US business.

These mini nuke plants are the future of energy.

Cautionary tale. There was a time that the Dodgers had a #1 prospect young outfielder everyone was salivating over. Boston finally pried him loose in return for Mokie Betts. Since the trade, Betts has put up another 32 WAR, Alex Verdugo has produced 8.6 and doesn't seem to have much left at only 29 (Jeter Downs didn't produce any). It's *really* hard to match any young player(s) to a superstar. You just never know ⚠️

I'm not sure this shows what you are trying to show at least to me. Suarez was not good in Seattle. Montero was better then Helsey and arguably Finnegan was at least equal to Bednar. Kelly was better then Morton and yet was still negative WAR for his new team. I would say this argument should state how good of decisions Harris did make by not giving up anything.

Man, I'd hate to be a banged-up Bucs team coming into Ford Field to face a pissed-off Lions team the week following a bitter Lions loss that featured several controversial calls and no-calls that ALL went against Detroit, sparking copious national media attention and outrage. This has "refs make-up game" written all over it.

Doesn't matter what was legal or not. IT WAS NOT A REVIEWABLE PLAY AND IT WAS NOT NEW YORK'S CALL TO MAKE IN THAT SITUATION. Not the reason they lost, but it feeds that narrative that the league favors that team. 2 years ago their left tackle false started at least 7 or 8 times and it never got called. it never does with them. penalty-free game, my arse.

We have a major potential problem developing. The Twins are interviewing Nick Punto for their managerial opening. If he gets it, we are doomed to lose every game vs Minnesota by ridiculous BABIP and other assorted small-ball related shenanigans.

go home 84, youre drunk.

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Why is Argentina so expensive? Musk bought an election for $277 million.

If I lived in Virginia I wouldn't vote for Jay Jones personally. I'd avoid voting straight ticket Democrat as I would leave the AG's spot on my ballot blank or vote for an independent or Green Party candidate for that one. I also think he should have been dropped by the Virginia State Democratic Party from their list of endorsed candidates. It's too late to replace him on the ballot legally I'm guessing, but the party could have unendorsed him. I find threatening to kill someone or threatening bodily harm against a person disqualifying for an individual who intends to be the state's "top cop" or "top attorney" so to speak.

which he probably fabricated anyway.

You know you’re confirming what we are talking about, right? Bragging about dodging bullets when you are at a ceremony for someone who was shot and killed is pretty tasteless, but I’m not surprised you’d find a way to defend it.

I expect to see the outrage by our two MAGAs here at any moment /s

Some things never change... He's their leading scorer too lol. Doesn't play defense, apparently a bit of a douche

Day to day is encouraging

Didn't appeals used to take a lot longer? Honestly when I heard Branch was appealing I 100% thought it was a stalling tactic to make sure he could play against the Bucs with Arnold and Kerby both being questionable and that they'd then drop the appeal after the game.

You see Trump when he posthumously awareded Kirk the Medal of Freedom? I think the best part is when our sane, completely with it president started bragging about how he was better at getting out of the way of bullets than Kirk.

“Item 3. T-Formation Quarterback. It is legal for a T-Formation Quarterback to go in motion, whether he has placed his hands under center, on his knees, or on the body of the center. However, it is a false start if the action is quick and abrupt. If the player fails to come to a complete stop for at least one full second prior to the ball being snapped, it is illegal motion.” This rule is confusing and poorly written. Boomer Esiason was confused about it. He made the point that Goff did not put his hands under center, which is one of the three criteria listed above for establishing that you are a T-formation QB. Goff did not do any of those three things. He did remain behind center for a second but never established himself as a T-formation QB as stated above. Was he required to?

Whatever the Chinese are working on is the future.

He's literally the only player Harris could possibly have been talking about. There's no reading between the lines -- he was clearly talking about Melton.

Snell went 8 innings giving up 1 hit. Yamamoto pitched a complete game, 3 hits, 1 run. When they are healthy, it would take luck to beat them. They are so good. And they still have a top shelf farm. Crazy. Frustrating.

A lil heart warming diddy about nazi punks

the difference is still much smaller than the range they already pitch through. Any pitcher than can throw a pitch a few inches higher in the zone can throw the pitch for a strike a few inches further away. Even a 'slow' major league pitch ~80mph, is moving horizontally a lot faster than it is moving vertically. Besides, even if is harder - which i'm not conceding, isn't that the whole idea? To make it a little harder for the pitchers?

You don’t think moving back a 18” would change where a pitch ends up? A sinking FB, or a curve/slider? I think it would have a significant effect. This isn’t a SS throwing to 1st, it’s a pitcher hitting a specific spot which they’ve trained all their life for. Could it be done? Sure, but it would be a significant change.

Baseball has always tinkered with the mechanics of the game to equalize pitching and hitting so one doesn't over-dominate the other. I don't think they'll do anything as radical as move the mound back—I can't imagine the chaos of them suddenly having to completely overhaul their mechanics during the course of a winter and successfully compete at the highest level in mere months—but I do think they need to consider changes to the ball. One idea I thought of many years ago that might help hitting is to make the ball heavier. My idea was to reduce ball movement on the way to the plate to make it cross the plate on a truer trajectory and hitters could square it up more often. And bonus, the ball won't get hit as far, which would reduce homers, keep more balls in the ballpark, and create more fielding and baserunning action which is more fun for fans. Turns out there's a recent study that indicates that a heavier ball (i.e., six ounces vs five) might also reduce UCL injury in pitchers, because elbow varus torque would be reduced naturally, putting less pressure on the ligament and thus reducing exposure to rupture risk. Whatever the answer is, I think it's better for the integrity of the game if it comes from changes in equipment over changes in dimensions.

For me the lack of investment is actually part of the appeal. I can enjoy the various ups and downs and twists and turns without worrying about the result. I can never entirely enjoy a playoff game involving the Tigers until it’s over, and only then if/when they’ve won it. Objectively speaking, Game 5 at Seattle, Game 162 in ‘09, etc. were all-time classics; I doubt l will ever watch either again, because all I’ll see is disappointment at what could have been.

I'm all in on the Thompson/Stew/Holland lineup. I don't care they will probably only score about 15 points a quarter. The other team will probably only score 12.

I still want to trade for a key cornerback. It doesn't even have to be a guy worth a 1st rounder or two. Just someone who is effective in the Lions scheme... Oh, and healthy. I'd rather our season not slide into a downward spiral because we have no secondary left. Just my 2 cents.

Excellent! The offseason when they had signed Carlton Davis, I was onboard with signing Fuller. He had a better, more productive year than Davis did. Unfortunately, he ended up in the abyss that is the Miami Dolphins franchise and his career went south like a lot of guys do playing for Stephen Ross' franchise. Is Fuller the same player he was? Clearly not. Is he an upgrade over bringing a guy like Vildor back for the 300th time or your average practice squad guy? I think so.

Yes. After going through Victor and Miggy I'm done with full time DH's. Especially ones who can't score from 2nd on a double. 🙂

Suarez just turned 34 years old? Wow, it seems like he should be older. Trading for him would have been one thing. But I'm not sure I'd chase in him free agency. He's another strikeout prone hitter with poor defensive acumen. He'll probably command a large salary, but I'd like the Tigers to go elsewhere with the funds. Additionally, they're a bit dug into Keith as a longer term player given the contract. Its not a bad contract per se, but they did offer the extension. That extension by itself should mean something as far as longer term plans. I think for all involved, its probably best to let him focus on coming into camp as a 3B. He was placed out of position in his rookie season. He kind of got moved around a bit this past season. There seem to be more internal options for 2B than there are for 3B (not that there aren't other means of filling that position).

Fines like this leave USC no choice but to vote yes on accepting private equity money.

He’s still a ****ing nazi and his supporters are endorsing fascism and thus appear to like Nazis. Israel doesn’t get to define it. So if that’s your thing….

Nixon going to China didn't last that long in the grand scheme. He was still a crook.

The corruption has been really out in the open since Trump got his get out of jail free card. Imagine what is going on behind the scenes. Did Trump make peace? No. Qatar made peace by making peace more valuable than war. How? By bribing Trump into selling out Americans. It's never about peace and war with the far right. It's always about money and power.