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News from Charlie Campbell who has nailed some Lions info in the past (most notably correctly predicting Gibbs and Jack Campbell to the Lions). Linking us to Keldric Faulk out of Auburn.

as someone who has wanted Harris to do (a lot) more, IMO this is wrong. They are what they are: Baez, McKinstry, Jones are not going to outperform 2025 numbers; same for Dingler Low ceiling, not much more there: Meadows, Wenceel, Rogers, Sweeney but With a little health luck, could see big improvements: Torres, Carp, Vierling Still have another gear, which they may or may not find: Tork, Greene, Keith Future Allstars: McGonigle, Clark Lots of other young bats: Valencia, Lee, Anderson, Cruz, Briceno, Liranzo

Baserunning an F? After all the stories written all year about their historic baserunning achievements and then ending up with the high percentage of extra bases taken by a wide margin? It’s obvious he didn’t watch the team. That’s the only data point I need to dismiss the guy. If he gets something that basic and well-known wrong, how can you trust anything else he says?

She knows how to play him.

and Trump had no part in it. Both can can be true and are. This isn't that complex. When covid hit everyone thought the world was coming to an end and both the Federal gov and the Federal Reserve (but mostly the Federal Reserve) dumped a ton of dollars into the economy to tty to keep it afloat - and they overshot. That pig had to pass through the Python. By the time Trump was elected it was largely already through. Read some Milton Freedman. Inflation is at least 90% a monetary policy phenomenon. Presidents have very little to do with it. The national debt fuels it to some degree (and Trump has made that way worse) but that is still small potatoes to what the Fed reserve does. The real influence a Pres has is who he nominates for the Fed board. That's the funny part. Trump put Powell on the FR, then consistently hated what he did even though Powell has largely saved his ass.

and part of this is that we are in what John LeCarre would have called a 'silly season'. There used to be some level of separation between the office and then person or the politics. Like the line from Band of Brothers - "you salute the rank, not the man". But the problem is that is a two way street. When Presidents refrained from using the ceremonial aspects of the office for personal political ends, then they could expect people to respect the office irrespective of the occupant. But when the occupant doesn't respect the office or the institutions represented, then that level of respect from the public is likely to be withheld. But a lot of people are still sort of lost in transition - they may know full well Trump is jerk (even if they do vote GOP for tax purposes) but still think it's too rude to refuse the President - and of course a range of views on both sides around that. Trump is obviously a much more uniformly negative figure for young independent women, so the difference in the response of the men's and women's team is not surprising.

I wouldn't take the opinion of any writer seriously for something like this.

Pistons fans erupt with joy when LeVert picks up his third.

You can never have enough pitching.

you know that Target moved people out this bldg to remote work during the pandemic right? And that Target world Hdqtrs is still in DT Minneapolis in a bldg about a block from this one?

People actually bet on spring training games. See, to me that is an absolute indication that you have a gambling addiction. Betting on games where the teams don't even care if they win or lose.

Someday in late Fall, we will have a good laugh about our spring training record. I say get the losses out of our system right now.

A working truck is the worst application for current EV tech though (and I think a mistake by FoMoCo to put so many eggs in that particular basket). The value is in commuter/short trip cars. but no problem. You have one for around town with bumper sticker that says "my other car is a truck".

The combination of Botox needing to be retouched, and the lack of makeup could definitely explain how she looks-though I also wouldn't be surprised if it was 'touched up' or taken in a light so as to make her look older and/or more tired. A lot of women are unrecognizable without their makeup. It's a bit frightening TBH. As for the effects of long term use of Botox, or any other cosmetic procedure to take care of wrinkles? Let's just say I think that growing old gracefully should make a comeback-based on how they look to me, since I don't know of any studies.

Big Let’s Go Tigers cheer right after the triple

The seam shift is not waking.

I’ve noticed this on cactus league broadcasts too unless you’re listening to the money bags Dodgers. Even the camera work is bush league.

Adult aged juveniles running and ruining this country'

Exactly (agree with everything except the little bro swipe, lol). The Damien Cox column in the Toronto Star about Matthews was one of the lamest things I’ve ever read. Look, the loss stung, and in a bout of self-flagellation I’ve watched a lot of the partying and the WH stuff, more as a fuel to get pumped for the 2030 rematch. Losing big games is supposed to suck, that’s what makes winning big games so fun. The over the top reactions by some of my countrymen, especially in the media, has been downright embarrassing. https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/auston-matthews-made-his-choice-seemingly-putting-trump-ahead-of-the-leafs/article_5f28fc48-2724-4545-9e3e-d5c122ab7584.html

Mother ****er

Found the error in Roster Resource CBT numbers. They were off by 10M due to Flaherty's Valley charge, and should have the Tigers under the CBT once they fix it...

do the two GOP members of the minnesota congressional delegation not have medicaid recipients in their districts?

He's wrong with the F for baserunning. The "move" was to simply allow the core youngsters get another year closer to what should be their peak years. Patience is often rewarded.

Detroit had several players out eatlier in the year, we still won most of the games. Sometimes it's not who you play but when you play them.

Gretch needs to keep the F-35 for Selfridge. Jesus. Please keep the F-35 for Selfridge.

Look at Fauci when he tried to guide Trump on how to fight a novel pandemic...Maga turned on him when Trump told them to. Look at Pence, who did his best to save democracy...Maga turned on him when Dinald told them to. The bottom line is Trump has zero loyalty to people in his orbit who try to help him or our country. Either lie for Trump or you're dead to him.

That plus the slide into authoritarianism.

The only reason this country even had inflation in the first place was because of that idiot mishandling of a virus that he turned into a pandemic. Obama left him a book on how to stop any virus in its tracks and the idiot ignored it. Biden was bringing the country back but now Trump has us on the edge of catastrophe.

I'm not even sure they "have" opinions like we do. They probably give it very little thought and just go about how believing how they were raised but it's very surface level. Especially those in team sports where they play a lot of games. They're not thinking about this stuff. Unless one of the team USA players comes out explicitly in support of the president and the policies I'm going to assume they are just along for the ride of enjoying olympic gold until they have to go back to their teams this week.

It wasn't just the change in swing, he was a lot more aggressive last year. His swing% went up 8.3%. His in zone swing% went 7.3%, his chase rate went up 8.1%, his 1st pitch swing% went up 10.9%, and his meatball swing% went up 10.8%. After 2024 I thought the next step for Riley would be to be more aggressive in the zone. If he can find a way to maintain his in zone aggressiveness while returning back to his old chase rate he could make a big jump.

I have long believed that professional sports is filled with narcissistic "alpha males" and that I wouldn't enjoying hanging out with most of them on a regular basis. They are not my friends though, so it doesn't matter. They are great entertainers.

He's also, in his infinite wisdom, continued to wrap himself in a wildly unpopular policy (ie. tariffs) that Americans associate with higher prices on goods. And he continues to double, triple, quadruple down on it... even as SCOTUS seemingly gave him an off-ramp to readjust. He bears a lot of responsibility for how people view his Presidency, even if the reality of inflation and the economy comes with some nuance that isn't necessarily reflected in public opinion. That's just the job

Me, I’m glad I never turned it on in the first place. I feel sorry for people who have to cover this guy for a living. It must be mentally, emotionally, and psychically exhausting.

Well, if anyone wants to abandon the Red Wings because of the fruit of Dylan Larkin’s tree, then go ahead. That’s what I’m saying. If he offends them, they should stop following him. But they shouldn’t be surprised if the team they end up following instead has a bunch of Dylan Larkins there, too, and they’d have to make the choice all over again. American professional sports are lousy with red hats.

Hey, he was just working at this biergarten in Stuttgart…

You don't park your humanity at the door when you become an elected official either. It doesn't serve anyone's citizens to take joy in the discomfiture or others. The de-humanization is simply the precondition to excuse acting in ways that would otherwise be morally unacceptable - own it for what it is.

We're probably talking about Bobi Klintman's spot here, so it's not like it's a high bar.

unfortunately this.

But that will never happen. He’s not here to have a debate. He’s not here to own up or apologize for anything. He’s here to get you riled up. The only way it stops is if we all ignore it.

They literally take an oath to the constitution and not to american citizens but go off mayor of wrongsville

It’s the “Christian” thing to do to mock and dehumanize them. The can wear their crosses and praise Jesus after winning a sporting event and pretend all is good and that makes them morally superior. It doesn’t. It’s hypocritical bull**** . All while “Bench pressing” 315 pounds allegedly. Trump supporters today are pathetic excuses for human beings. Phony Christians.

Sadly if Kyper is the source of a rumor it probably means it is completely made up

His goal is not to court independents, never mind liberals. His goal is to mobilize red hats.

Why bother? He'd just be replaced by another red hat athlete. Most professional athletes, especially the white American ones, are ardent red hats. If you want to be a fan of big-time sports, you can't allow yourself to set a bar of no MAGA ever for your teams because you can't ever have that. Either disassociate the player from his ideology, or give up following big-time sports. Simple as that. You're rooting for the player, not the person. Difference.

Larkin went from being the beloved Captain to fans demanding he be traded.