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I don't know. Haase had two pretty decent offensive seasons heading into this one. Rogers played all of 0 games in 2022 due to Tommy John. I think there was justification early on for Haase to be the primary catcher and for Rogers to be brought back into live game play slowly. Sure, there was spring training to do that, but its probably a different animal than regular season games. Going forward, Rogers should be the primary catcher. I don't think there's any question about that. The question is do they bring Haase back for another season? Does Sands or someone else replace Haase as the back up?

I'd say keep him there for the rest of the season. There will be the random Greene off day and Vierling will be in CF for that, and that's fine. But leave him at 3B. Let's see what happens.

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Many.

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I don't think this is for the older "traditional" NBA fan. I think its for a younger crowd and/or a soccer crowd. I say soccer because this experiment is a rip off of soccer, is it not? As far as I am concerned, these are regular season games on the schedule. I just wonder which of the 6 different kit sets they'll wear that day.

Oh, I'm not suggesting that's the reasoning at hand, nor that I agree with it. I'm just throwing pooh against the wall trying to understand the decision that was made. I agree with you, give Lipcius his MLB debut.

Sure. We should also encourage more Joe West & Angel Hernandez elements, too.

I got a few that need converted. I grilled one. Sliced it up, a little olive oil, cumin, minced garlic, seasoned salt,.... A little too much salt, but otherwise not bad.

Yes. He's not pitched well enough to not be optioned.

Alright, so hear me out on this a bit. Baez goes on bereavement. Replace an IF with an IF. They are experimenting with Vierling at 3B, which is fine (although part of the risk reared its ugly head in this game). They have McKinstry, Short, Maton available for SS, that trio plus Ibanez for 2B, and that quartet available for 3B (along with Vierling). That gives them 4 bodies for up the middle, which seems fine for a week. 2 on the bench if Vierling is at 3B, but he's going to get some OF time, too. So 1 on the bench as a minimum. Not ideal if someone comes down with a day-to-day issue, but it ain't like they'd have to shuffle Cabrera out to 3B. OK, so bring up an IF for an IF for coverage. They could bring up Nevin, wouldn't that be dandy? No, bat stinks and can only play the corners. Even if only for a week, look for other options. They've also got Perez, Lipcius, Leonard, and Kreidler on the 40. Kreidler is working back from injury, so, OK, reluctant to bring him up. They're probably holding out on the first 3 because they simply don't feel they are ready and/or they want to keep rookie status (which..., whatever). But Lipcius is 25 already and has over 550 PAs at AAA (.277/.364/.408 with a 67 BB to 100 SO split). Seems like he could have been a reasonable call up, although he recently missed time due to injury also. Why pick up Diaz? He was readily available, wanted a warm body that plays up the middle, and he can be simply released after a week without affecting the 40 going forward and preserving rookie status? I can see that angle. But again, on the outside looking in, why not give Lipcius the big league locker?

Neither does Diaz.

I've seen this on occasion from other 1Bdudes as well. My guess is its a combination of the runner still being a ways from the base and backing up on the bounced throw is a better hop angle to catch. If the former isn't available, the 1Bdude is forced onto the inside of the bag to make a tougher catch. It looks similar to how an IF waits back on a bounce as opposed to coming in on it.

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It might be a good time for Baddoo to go on a hot streak.

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Too many "if"s.

Well, its going to be tough to keep fans from doing what they do on Saturdays in the fall. And gambling is a hook to keep the interest going for those without a specific team.

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What’s wrong with that? Did we think his no hitter would be comparable to anything he did as a Tiger?

So if/when more conferences are eliminated, conference championships also go away. It’s just a regular season followed by playoffs. In the case of Wisconsin-Nebraska, do you go to Indianapolis knowing that there’s another game to play, or do you go to a warmer bowl game? Now move those fan bases to playoffs. Do they travel early, wait for later? Does it depend upon their seeding and/or who the competition is?

Some of those guys can be bench players and/or in a platoon role. But too much of the lineup this season has been populated by platoon and bench players. Ibanez can go in the off-season. Get 3B plugged and they’re in a better position next season. Keep playing Vierling there. Small sample size, but Carpenter is at .766 vs LHPs. Keep playing him vs LHPs. If the Tigers can hit on those two, the off-season becomes easier.

Yes. There has been much criticism about the Big Ten West the past few seasons. Why keep it going forward? Adding USC and Oregon to the west does strengthen that subset of teams, but why risk cutting out an obvious #2 seed from the championship game because of geography?