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To paraphrase an old Danny Murtaugh quote on fans and players and apply it to GMs

First of all, I reject the premise often repeated by some fans that Scott Harris is merely sitting on his hands and doing nothing, implication being that he as a major league PBO does not care about the losing as long as the calendar continues to turn on whatever his plan is. That doesn't pass any reasonable smell test. But mainly, I have to believe that there is only so much Harris can do anyway, especially in the middle of a season. He can't just go out and pick up an average major league starter, let alone a team-changing All-Star, off the free agent pile or waiver wire whenever he wants. And he can't simply acquire one in trade in which he is giving up nothing of any value to us. To believe as much is just magical thinking. Scott Harris fielded this particular iterational team reasonably expecting that there would be offensive improvement in those guys with ceilings, and hoping that most of the remainder would hold some of their gains from last year. What he didn't do was to stockpile an entire major-league-starting-level replacement team in reserve if/when his first team players start populating the injured list like rabbits, and he didn't do that because practically nobody does that, because that takes resources almost no team has. So I believe he can hardly be fairly criticized for that. It's hard (or perhaps more like inconvenient) to remember now, but before guys started going down to injury, our offense was doing a pretty good job, as Jay Jaffe pointed out on FanGraphs: And this is with the team fielded this year by Scott Harris. I get that this may be an unwelcome reminder to those fans who demand dramatic (or drastic) action NOW. But that kind of action may not even be necessary even with this 40-man roster, especially as guys start coming back off the list to help out. But maybe all we have to do at this point is wait for the guys to come back and get our roster a lot closer to what it was always supposed to be this year. And also, imagine if Scott Harris takes the action those fans want, starts replacing players and field management willy nilly, and fails because the new players, coaches, and manager are all worse. Are those fans going to be understanding of that and conclude, well, we're still losing, but at least he tried, so I'm back on board with him?

You can’t do solar in space. Haven’t you seen pictures? It’s dark.

Won't someone think of the space birds?

3 wins until Mitch Marner brings the Cup to Toronto! Go Knights Go!

Sparky Anderson once said that it's too soon to judge a team until after their first 10 games following a 4-21 stretch.

Trump is on my TV rambling about how the Reflecting Pool is "bigger than skyscrapers". He even has a chart to prove it.

No need to extend a starting pitcher beyond the first 6 years. They all get hurt.

Make no mistake, there is a decent bloc of Tiger "fans" who enjoyed what they saw in May because for some reason they have a hatred of Scott Harris... I see it as a combination of his youth and intelligence. Many are not cut out to be baseball fans because it's every day and requires some balance. You can't over react to every play and every game but talk radio and podcasters and twitter folks need something to talk about.

KC loses, the Tigers out of last place in the AL Central!

Reading the negativity spewed about today's lineup right now is fun.

I'd rather have neither. I want a GM that is reasonble to deal with but has boundaries. If a GM makes unreasonable demands and has no flexibility then he will have limited opportunity to make deals because other teams don't want to work with him. I don't know if that applies to Harris, but if multiple teams are complaining about him, I don't necessarily view it as a positive.

Hard for anyone to compete with this “Dombrowski on line one…”

just be careful you don't tick off of these guys' mom.

Middle America is so confident in the economy they are spending themselves into bankruptcy to prove it! "Personal bankruptcy filings in the U.S. reached 565,890 for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2026, marking an 11.9% increase from the previous year" - google search

I can’t imagine having to defend this. Republicans are not normal.

I do appreciate that this administration seems to be celebrating pride month, with their love of muscles.

I like the direction this team is heading.

I like June.

All the way to Bert!

we have Bert

Think again: Trump administration will never support a power source that doesn't use fossil fuels. Those panels probably kill space birds.

“Just before they gave me a lollipop they told me it’s very rare for someone to be able to tell a ducky from a horsey right off the bat like I did. I’m the smartest person in the world.”

CF was not the major source of their problem- if anything IF D was as bad or worse, it was poor run production and poor pitching = mostly relief. They gave up 19 more runs in may than april, but scored 37 less.(one game difference in total games I'm ignoring) The increase in runs against is both pitching and defense - say you split xs runs allowed 50/50 between fielding and pitching then ~46 of the 56 run differential was still in hitting or pitching, mostly hitting.

I suspect the reason Max is not in Detroit is that he's simply not ready. There might be more to it than just his AAA wRC+ which trumps our short-tern need to lift us out of contention for last place right now whatever the cost. Even if our primary and secondary CFs are out, the backup backup CF options we are putting out there are probably considered to be still better options at the big league level than Max is today, June 3, 2026.

The Heinz museum in Pittsburgh has a great section on the Seven Years War. I never paid much attention to it, just one of those things you gloss over in HS history class. But it was fascinating to read about it there and it was quite complex.

they had to fire him; he completely humiliated the guy, but even worse he told 2 truths: you are not qualified to head the most successful (and profitable $$$) news show in TV history Bari Weiss was brought in the destroy CBS news and specifically 60 Minutes

I remember an interview with Billy Beane going into an A's vs Tigers playoff series. He was asked what will be the most telling sign in the series. He said that the team that hits the most home runs will likely take the series. The Brewers show the world that's not always true. But then again, they've never won a world series

only if the ball's not hit at him.

Shutout win!

I'm glad it's not May anymore.

Imagine getting shut out by Flaherty and De Jesus. Tampa fans should conclude that their season is over.

Who ARE these guys and what have they done with the Detroit Tigers?

Three years of Turner at 28M or 5 years of Duren at 40M? I'm doing that trade just to save the franchise from the contract. "Good" or not, Turner shot 38% from three last year and that means he has an actual NBA skill. He can split time with Reed/Stew when you need more mobility in there and you don't have to promise him 30+ mpg like Duren. Getting the #10 pick in a good draft is just icing on the cake that could turn this into a much bigger win whether you keep it, package it with #21 to move up, or package it for a player trade.

Give me a B E R T! What's that spell? Six runs!

hashtag Bert

Hinch is an idiot. NOW he has them score runs? where was that in May?

What’s with the “4” patch? Did Bobby Higginson die?

Mayor Mamdani signs order to ban bedtimes for kids during the Knicks playoffs run. 😂

The parent team is doing poorly and honestly the prospects aren't doing too hot either, quite a few top ones are injured and the ones that aren't well most of them aren't living up to the biliing but there are some bright spots I want to focus on. Thayron Liranzo - The statline looks not great at first and he was injured to start the year but he has turned it on in May. Sporting a .235/.346/.529 (.875 OPS) line over 19 games, he has 6 HR in that time frame. I think a lot of people were down on him last year due to the performance but I think we have to remember that he is still only 22 and is playing in a league where he is 2 years younger than the average. Ben Jacobs - Last years 3rd round pick, started in Lakeland now in WM, over 8 games he is sporting a 2.05 ERA with a 0.88 WHIP and a 13.2 SO/9 John Peck - Considered the best defensive SS in the system he has turned on the bat a bit. .276/.313/.521 shows a player flexing some power but the lack of walks and the elevated K's are concerning. Jhonan Coba - SSS alert but in the FCL he has a 1.69 ERA with a solid 3 pitch mix. Someone to keep an eye on.

A bittersweet Friday night. CBS Radio News is signing off after 99 years. For many years growing up and into my adult years top of the hour CBS news was a staple in my life...and as I entered adult hood, I had the privilege of working for a station that carried the network. My wife had the privilege of managing news departments of CBS owned stations in Chicago and Detroit (both all newsers) as well as Norfolk, Va. I had an ancillary role as a traffic reporter for Chicago's All News station for several years. The media landscape has changed over the last 50 years, but I will be raising a glass of ginger ale to what was once the gold standard