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I have pie chart to prove they suck.

You're welcome to walk on my lawn anytime.

Nope. They suck. Nope, they suck, too.

I don't know. Might want to keep an eye on waiver claims this season.

So they looked better in the two games with a short bench and no time for the new guys that did play to get acclimated to the Pistons?

RIP to a legend. Man credited with inventing the Pop Tart dies at 96

Did he sign as a 3B/analyst/reporter?

I don’t know if I’ve heard Peña call a game. I liked him as a studio analyst on MLBN. He seemed bright and was good with getting his points across from what I can remember. So I like that he’s on board, hadn’t heard that he was a possibility. I think Monroe got better after he started way back when, but regressed at some point. Maybe this will be a better partnership for him? I like Petry. 10 games seems like a demotion, but I guess if he’s taking on more studio work, it obviously cuts into the games.

Maybe true. But he’s also without a team right now, so he might not have a whole lot of other options. And Comerica plays more neutral than pitcher friendly, so there’s that, too.

I gotta be honest. I like the Southside jerseys that the White Sox have. The color, the pinstripes, and the font work well together.

Hinch likes to platoon them.

Yup, that's something to watch, too. Bonus, he's played 1B and OF (although not much recently) in his career.

They may have quantity of internal candidates for 2024, but do they have a quality candidate for (more than just part of) 2024?

Soler off of the board to Giants. The Giants were supposedly considered a leading team for Chapman. Does this signing affect their interest in Chapman? Can the Tigers effectively persuade Chapman into a one year with a vesting option or two year with a player opt out? I know a lot of folks are interested in Jung being brought up at some point this season, but I'm not sure that is something to count on. Chapman at 3B is a defensive upgrade over the current situation. The offense is a question mark, but so is the current situation. I think at this point, salary wouldn't be too big of a deal for the Tigers. Its not like they would be bidding at $40M for this season or something ridiculous like that. But if its a short term deal, offer a way out for Chapman to potentially capitalize on a bounce back season.... why not?

Have you ever considered writing a book?

Are there too many of those schools that fear being left out? Is Minnesota or Arkansas or Virginia Tech just content with the status quo for now just to get to the next step in this odyssey?

I think he (the partner) tries to talk too fast and that is where he gets himself crossed up. If he would slow his cadence down a bit, I think he'd be a better listen.

It’s ok, they probably couldn’t hear you talking.

Oh, sure. It’s just unusual see that occur for this long. Absolutely. Maybe practicing, bonding, finding out where Drunk Uncle Tom lives and tee peeing his mansion. It is probably fortunate scheduling with all of the recent turnover. That means the NBA will drop the Pistons like a rock in the lottery, just so we don’t get the impression of preferential treatment.

I usually listen to that one on the way to work. It’s good for picking up on Tiger news, recapping previous day/night games, previewing the next series.

He brought a lot of joy to us that couldn’t make it to camp. He spoiled us. Gosh, it wasn’t even game action or even practice field stuff. Photos of guys walking to/from the clubhouse were sufficient enough to remind us that baseball and warmer weather were on their way up north.

I think we have our candidate:

Pretty sure I saw somewheres on the interwebs that Baez is already in camp and he’s working with the batting coach that worked with Aaron Judge and Kerry Carpenter. Sounds good to me.

I was thinking over the weekend about pitchers and catchers reporting this week, and then starting thinking about HueyTaxi's photos of the goings on in camp.

The Saturday matinee at the Clippers followed by a Tuesday night game at the Lakers. That's a long time to be on the road in one city.