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Oh, good, someone else saw that, too. I was afraid that I was hallucinating there.

Aw, heck, no need to pray now.

Ok, so do we pray for rain now, or do we have to wait a little bit?

I thought this, too. Looking at national games, MLBN has St. Louis at Atlanta (7:20 EDT, last game of series) and Arizona at Chicago (7:40 EDT, first game of series). St. Louis (travels to Cincinnati next) at Atlanta (stays home for the next series) might have seemed like a compelling matchup at the beginning of the season. I don't know if/how MLBN can alter its broadcasting schedule along the way given other contracts to handle and whatnot. Seems doubtful Detroit at New York would have been scheduled as a night game to possibly pivot to. The other thing to consider for a national broadcast is that tonight is the kickoff to the NFL season. So, I don't know how much that factors in, but I would think that gets more casual sport fan eyes rather than a baseball game tonight.

It sounds like the Tigers have some prospect position players vying for similar roles but are questionable defensively. Do we see trades this offseason to alleviate that logjam and address other issues? Or maybe target pitching or other prospects that might not have the same batting acumen but are more well rounded baseball players?

JC gettin' deep today.

Just not at 3B, please.

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Drat.

It was Manning’s foot.

Failed starter, failed geography.

We also heard the rumor of Leyland playing a guy or two more than he should have to prove a point to Dombrowski. So, I’m not sure how much I buy into the current situation. Or maybe it’s a slick move by salty managers.

Well, it’s baseball, so yes.

Stanton has a few seasons where his extra base hits are about the same number as his singles.

Same here.

It seems there are a lot of position players to sort through, but its still debatable what the lineup could be heading out of Lakeland. Further maturation of the Carpenter/Greene/Torkelson bats would be helpful. I'm just not sure that's enough stability in house to be competitive enough. Baez is just so questionable anymore. Everyone else returning just doesn't have the floor/ceiling and/or are too young to count on giving the offense enough of a boost. Pitching is going to need some help. The rotation, in particular, doesn't seem to have the adequate 40 man depth heading into next season. Personally I wouldn't count on Turnbull or Rodriguez returning. Mize is still in recovery/rehab mode, so what are the reasonable expectations out of him next season? Skubal, Manning, Olson, and Mize seems rather thin to start with. They're going to need help here.

Part of the risk for anyone trading for him was the lack of innings pitched/season heading into this season. The Tigers traded him at 105 2/3 IP. He hasn't pitched over 100 at the MLB level since 2015. Stamina for August/September was going to be questionable even if he does keep himself in good shape.

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I felt confident you weren’t steering me wrong way there.

I like that the date and address of the invite use Roman numerals. It’s a nice touch.

It’s possible. It’s also possible that this is their low point of the season and they rebound and find themselves in their respective conference championships. We just don’t for certainty who’s who and what’s what for this season. This is especially true for a team like Colorado that turned over so much of its roster.

I originally agreed with this, but I've changed my mind. I think there's ample room for at least one of Malloy/Keith in Detroit right now. With Greene on the IL, that's going to impact Vierling's time at 3B as he'll be needed more for the OF. Nevin & Ibanez have no future in Detroit and Harris had mentioned before about earmarking playing time for younger players.

I'll add this: Way back when, Harris mentioned earmarking playing time for younger players. Yet, there are lockers for Nevin & Ibanez in Detroit while Malloy & Keith are still in Toledo.

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