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JV got started late due to already existing family commitments and he is old, but I’m not ready to pull the plug on him yet. But yeah, it’s a concern.

I'm glad I didn't walk around in my 20's with a video camera in my pocket.

Woof. This team has quit.

Carp down to the 7-spot in the batting order.

Right... But sometimes, a team just can NOT defeat the referees... So I always have it in my mind to win the game DESPITE what the ref's are doing or calling... That's hard to do when the refs are favoring one guy over everyone else (sort of like the LeBron calls of old or the Kobe calls or the...); but I want a tough-minded team that can overcome obstacles like this. NO one is going to change how the ref's bias their calls except for the league making them do so... or they take it upon themselves to change the way they are calling the game. Good luck with that one...! And the Pistons nearly DID so! They nearly beat the Refs/ SGA/ Thunder DESPITE the favor-one-guy-only calls... If they'd have only hit a few more of their FT's. IMO.

If we are going to make it through the season without a losing record, then this game is.. MUST WIN

It isn't just that JV got knocked around in a single game. Just about every advanced stat shows that he was done last year. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/justin-verlander-434378?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb

Paul Skenes wasn't bad at all in his debut. You didn't watch the game. He gave up a bloop single, a swinging bunt single and two hits that were routine flyballs/popups that the center fielder misplayed like a little leaguer. To compare the Skenes outing with the trash that Verlander put out there is a crime against humanity.

If Ivey scored 17PPG, shot 40% from three, and played a little defense, he would still be employed.

Oh for the love of all that's Holy. JV was terrible. Paul Skenes was worse. Anyone giving up on Skenesy? No JV is 43. He's going to look it at times. He might need a longer ramp. The team's fortune are not riding on starer #4 or 5. The fortunes are riding on the hope that the rookie isn't your best hitter (by a mile) 14 Ks yesterday. Inexcusable. To call JV a flop based on one start is beyond ridiculous. I'm hungry, let's get a taco.

They've got to get Carpenter out of the leadoff spot. To open every game with a strikeout is ridiculous.

Since Kerry Carpenter isn't creating any stress in the 19th at-bat, I think it's about time to retire the his-leading-off strategy for the time being.

it's what he does, break stuff then leave it for someone else to clean up.

Just because the likely performance tonight will not be anywhere as good as this. Does anyone recall that when Verlander single handedly got us past the Oakland As in the playoffs to the point of dominance that someone changed the wikipedia page to show that the owner of the A's was Justin Verlander?

Might as well get Justin Verlander closer to 300 career wins.

I had completely forgotten about the Pasquach thing. We attended a game last Summer on ourv roadtrip. With the exception of the nasty thunderstorm early in the game, it was a fun experience

I love that comment honestly. Like “hell no I’m not calling him right now that’d be bull**** politicking, but when the time is right I’ll give him a call.” That’s a way better way to handle beef than crying to the media, even though it gives us as fans a glimpse behind the curtain.

The Pasquatch thing is simple and funny. Whoever came up with that idea certainly got a side eye at first, and then a few beers later, yeah, sure, let’s try it. Kudos to the Royals for the pregame show and treating that KCPD to her last full day on duty.

Probably what the massive bunker under the ballroom is for

I don't think Trump ever distinguishes between right and wrong. What is right to him is whatever helps himself personally. Sometimes those things might also be good for some of us, but what's good for us is not how he sees right or wrong.

If Mauigoa is there, you turn in the card before they're back from commercial and piss off Goodell again. It's looking like he'll be the first or second tackle off the board though. But you never know, it just takes two or three teams to project him as a guard and he slips a little bit. That said, I'm starting to think the Lions won't leave without drafting one of Monroe Freeling or Max Iheanachor. Both of them are very strong candidates to be solid future OTs. Freeling has played more LT and Iheanachor has played more RT. Both are athletic freaks, with the two highest RAS scores for offensive linemen this cycle. Freeling was 2nd all time at the position and Iheanachor was 23rd. Both are also a little flawed and need coaching (obviously, or they'd be sure-fire top ten picks). Freeling is a bit better in space, on runs to the outside and screen passes, which makes sense given his athletic profile. He's also a little better handling speed rushers on the outside (e.g., Micah Parsons?). But he lacks power at the point of attack (i.e., goal line situations). Iheanachor OTOH is a nasty run blocker, but still very raw in pass protection. He started in JUCO and has only played football for five years, and has struggled against elite speed rushers on the outside. But his rapid improvement at ASU has caught the eye of scouts and it's not crazy to think that with his trajectory his ceiling is the highest of any OT prospect in this draft. The tea leaves have them both there at #17, but neither there at #50. Ideally you could trade with a team like the Texans, drop from #17 to #28, pick up #69, and take one of them. It takes two to tango though and Holmes has shown a willingness to take his guy, even if it's a little early. Alternatively you take Faulk at #17, wait until one of them goes (probably Freeling), then try to move up in the 2nd round by dangling next year's 3rd. Faulk & Iheanachor would be a really good two-day haul and probably worth sacrificing a pick in 2027 for.

Deuce Bigalow, Male Jiggalow can sign up to fight any time he likes. So can his kids.

I mentioned this in the first game thread, but I am beyond thrilled with the change in graphics on the screen for Tigers telecasts. First off all, that terrible 24/7 crawl is gone, finally. Secondly, the gambling touts have, so far, been completely absent, not only from the graphics, but as drop-ins by panel, booth, and field talent as well. I was afraid that when the team signed the deal with Bet666, or whatever it's called, all the gambling angles would work their way into the broadcasts in the way they don't during other MLB-produced broadcasts. But so far, the only indication that gambling company is involved is the persistent screen bug (logo) in the upper right portion of the screen, and it's an opaque white logo that's easy to overlook or even lose in behind-the-plate crowd shots. It's even smaller than the MLB logo that runs on other ex-Main Street telecasts, which I'm totally good with, and thankfully not a full color screen bug the way they have on the new BravesVision broadcast, which sucks for their fans. The betting company partnership does make me concerned that it will survive the break with MLB maybe as soon as next year, if the team creates their own TigersVision thing brought to you by [Gambling Company], with all the touting and graphic detritus we saw with FanDuel the past few seasons. But that's for 2027 me to whine about. Twenty-twenty-six me is happy with the new state of the telecast as it stands today.

there is no more forgiveness or mercy. only rage anf the seeking of righteous vengeance.