casimir

It’s high school band marching season in Ohio starting tonight (and they let the football team play at some of their performances, too). My oldest is a starting clarinetist. Can’t wait to see them entering the football field tonight.

There was a group of 12 people at work yesterday and one was chest puffy about Cleveland beating Detroit on Wednesday. I turned and looked at him and said, “Look around, if we can get 100 pitches thrown around the plate tonight, we could beat the Tigers.”

Yeah, but if his Achilles continue to have long haul vertigo….

If only there were some teal horse heads on those….

Personally, I wouldn't rule it out that Hinch becomes the new GM and forgoes his on field responsibilities.

He might fall up to 3rd by season's end.

Just make sure Ernie knows where you're from. That way if you catch a foul fly ball, he can let folks know where you're from.

I was thinking of this a bit the other day. Last season's team (.475 winning percentage) overachieved. This season's team (.375) has underachieved. Split the difference, call it a .425 team (around a 68-94 season record) over the past two seasons. Fair enough?

Los Angeles Angels (51-67) at Detroit Tigers (45-75)

Buck Reyes cementing his 2023 roster spot.

Possibly. It does seem a bit silly with Detroit vs Indiana, though.

For whatever reason, my mind's voice reads this in a Dan Dickerson voice.

Sure. Dombrowski, Leyland, Anderson,.... all retreads.

They have back to back home games vs Atlanta early in the season and back to back home games vs Indiana later in the season. A back to back home/road with Philadelphia in the middle of the season. We’ve seen the home/roads before. I’m not sure I remember the back to backs against the same opponent in the same city.

With CastroW’s 5th home run of the year, Cabrera is now 8th on the team in home runs with 4.

WILLI!

Not a quality start for Norris. An effectively wild start. Where is the EW column on baseball reference?

Another pitcher injury?!

Podcasts.

I happened across a person wearing a red Expos hat today. Sacre rouge! Allez les Expos de l’equipe de baseball de Montreal!

Now that you mention it, I remember seeing a "zipper merge" sign somewheres this year, also. New York state? Pennsylvania?

3B Wilmer Flores was mentioned before (sorry, cannot recall who). Originally I thought, yeah, OK, whatever. But you look at his production, and he would be a triple crown winner for the Tigers. Defensively, he might be no better/worse than Candelario. And maybe Flores is best used as a not quite every day but 4 or 5 days out of a week type of player. But he could be a handy player at 3B/1B if acquired inexpensively. They could go with Clemens/Flores at 3B and focus heavily on another OF and middle IF to try to resurrect the offense for next season. Clemens/Flores would also allow a season at Toledo for Kreidler/Colt/Perez if they are considered reasonable bets for beyond 2023.

After he wins 2022 AL ROY, Carpenter will mention you at the presser and thank you for your bulletin board material.

38-5 would put them on the edge of the wildcard. Sort of. Maybe. If we squint.

The Mendoza Tigers.