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I was dead set against bringing Cisnero back. I’ll gladly wear that scarlet letter if he gets traded for a useful return.

They can always go after Rodriguez in free agency this offseason.

Swept the Giants twice this season if you look at it the right way.

Trade him for some more fairer outfield dimensions.

The history of it is lost forever when MotownSports morphed over to MotownForums. It could be explained to you, but you really had to be present for it to get the full effect.

Seems like it'd have been tough to overturn whichever call was made.

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Maybe. I think they're also trying to get available pitchers up to Detroit. I think Faedo up & then back down kind of suggests this.

This guy knows things.

Uecker discussing high A ball with his radio partner: "I was high in A ball a couple of times."

Cool story.

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Hm,….. might need to get a listen to Uecker today.

Ball game!

I wanted them to go after him, too. I don’t recall hearing one way or another if the Tigers had offered.

This noon start has me thinking its later than it is.

Kim and Cronenworth can handle 3B & 2B. Kim is signed through next season, but arbitration eligible after that for a few more seasons. Cronenworth is signed longer term, but maxes out at under $13M per season. This would allow Keith another season in Toledo to work on his game, no need to rush him, get a leadoff hitter into the Detroit lineup, and also extend it deeper down a player. Both are at or better than league average BB% & SO%, so hitters than can control the strike zone per Harris' mantra. I have no idea what San Diego would want in return. They might like to move Cronenworth's contract because it is longer term and they have quite a few of those on the books already.

At the very least, it will allow Faedo an opportunity to go a few more than 2 innings.

Exactly.

Oh look, a line of precipitation headed towards Detroit.

I’d be fine with leaving Kim and Cronenworth (who I think is due for a rebound before the season is up). That’d help take care of some of the IF woes.

I prefer that they play the game on the field.

That mentality works for football where there’s 10% of the games to play and one game going one way or another has much more magnitude than in baseball. Of course one game can make a difference in baseball, that’s entirely possible. But simple math says 1/162 isn’t as important as 1/17. And given the circumstances of this team this season, one game ain’t diddly pooh.

That’s a fair criticism. I think they were stuck in a bad situation and Englert is one of the few available to go multiple innings. Trying to squeeze a 3rd inning out of him was probably too much to hope for. Add: Trying to get through this lineup more than once for someone that doesn’t have it is too much to ask for. Which leads me to who was available last night and is the composition of the bullpen in terms of long and short relievers what it should be?