casimir

Its surprising to me that only one number, 73, is currently unused.

LHP Drew Sommers to Detroit. No corresponding 26 or 40 move yet. Let the speculation begin.

5 games vs each of 24 teams in other divisions = 120 games. 6 games vs each of 7 other teams within same division = 42 games. Total of 162 games for the 8 teams in 4 division alignment. The math works well to keep the current game inventory. You're all welcome. Keep the 12 playoff teams, rank them according to overall record, and go with the bracket as is. All star game can be done however. Take 2 divisions and assign them as American, and the other 2 divisions as National. Or just pick a pool of all stars and assign teams however. It could be alphabetical according to height for all I care about that.

He's a better pitcher than he showed in Baltimore. I think that playoff veteran presence will be helpful.

I'd take those bubbles and double them up. 8 per division, 1 league. It'd be easier to start west and move eastward. If Salt Lake gets a team, just combine those two. If its Nashville and a more eastern team, say San Antonio or Charlotte as an example, then Colorado shifts over. There's a way to realign that geographically that makes sense. Traditional AL and NL alignments might go out the window, but I'm fine with that. Maybe its a Central, Northeast and Southeast to go with the West. Or maybe its North, South, East, and West. Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox together. White Sox and Cubs and by extension Cardinals and Royals together. All of the western teams together to alleviate some of Seattle's traveling disadvantage. Pirates and Guardians and Reds together.

Give 'em the chair!

You put the White Sox in north side and the Cubs on the south side? Fail.

I used to doubt they would reduce the length of the regular season schedule. Now I'm not as convinced. They won't lose revenue, they'll find a way to make the $hrinkflation model work for them.

Nice area.

Good day to kick some Asstro.

I don't know what the magic number is. I was looking at records sometime before the Twins' series. If Detroit plays .500 ball, Cleveland would have to be better than .667. Not impossible, but I wouldn't put your paycheck on it.

I wouldn't worry much about opinions since it is actual Ws & Ls that matter. If someone wants to discredit the Tigers because of the division, so be it. The brackets are seeded by Ws & Ls, so an opinion isn't going to knock them down to 6. Which reminds me, someone around these parts (I know it wasn't you) was complaining about an ESPN poll ranking the Brewers ahead of the Tigers a few weeks ago. That didn't age very well.

Is there an opener scenario coming up? I know he had a start several games ago, but I think that was kind of a 6th starter in the middle of a no days off in a two week schedule type of thing.

I would recommend skipping the middle game, but you do what you want to.

What, 2 pitches from Horn there? He and Montero to finish things out. That’s fine. Sounds like Houston might be hitting town with a bit of a worm out bullpen. That’s too bad.

This guy gets it.

I’m fine with Paddock still being in there to go as long as he can. Again, save the arm barn for the Houston series. I don’t know who is and isn’t available today. I’d rather save Melton for possibly a pair of save situations against Houston. Looks like Horn is up. Throw him, sure. Throw Kahnle. Throw Montero. Hanifee if needed.

Falcons v Browns preseason?

This might not be a popular thought, but down 7-1 going into the 4th, they’ve won the series, they’ve got a 5-2 road trip in hand at worst. Houston is the next series. There could be tie breaking scenarios related to it. If the Tigers crawl back into this game, so be it. But I’m okay with cashing this one out, saving the decent bullpen arms for the next three games.

I agree with RM Doggy.

Mize Doggy?

I know we wandered on that corner, but I'm not sure we ever went into the Tropicana. Hold on. Shouldn't the Tampa Bay Rays relocate from Tropicana Field to the Corner Formally Known as Tropicana? Then shove the Athletics into Nashville, and we're all set with teams and stadiums.

Because we gotta have New York vs New York, and Chicago vs Chicago, and Los Angeles vs Los Angeles, and Tampa vs Miami. All natural long standing bitter rivalries that just have to happen. Which is why once I become emperor of the world, my first order of business, well.... maybe second, is geographical realignment of MLB.

CoPilot has Jose Urena type of control there.