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Bo has put on a few. Ain’t no way he’s crawling in and out of a car window or sliding across the hood.

You know, with the trade deadline and the Tigers having RPs to offer and the SPs bing in shambles, it is kind of difficult to maneuver through this weekend without risking injury to trade chips.

The Tigers have done a good job today getting runners on base with less than two outs. Dare I say they ain’t out of it yet? Yes, I dare say so.

Well, they were going to be facing the top of the Toronto order twice yet. I agree, though, it’s best to get outs now and worry about later on later on.

He did feature a nice mix of crap and meatball.

Did Fetter run out of magic pixy dust today?

With all due respect (which would be zero), you suck, sir.

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Law has not brought order in this appearance.

Tigers are showcasing him for trade maybe?

This bottom half of the 6th kind’of sucks so far.

Tigers take the lead and Clutchison shuts Toronto down 1-2-3 in the next half inning. Alright, let’s pray for rain now.

Chapman got something out of nothing there. It was a fortunate ricochet and he took advantage.

Reyes slashes a single to LF and defeats the shift. Baez gets bat on ball and singles to LF. 1st & 2nd with none out. Cabera grounds into the 6-4-3. Tigers threaten but do not score. Drink.

This franchise doesn’t need to keep Fetters to make its fans drink.

PAC10 commish wasn’t shy about talking down to the Big 12 at the PAC10 junket. I don’t think there will be any kind of deal in place between the two to help each other’s survival. One will take some from the other and that will be it. I’m just not sure which way it will go, but most assuredly it will come down to which entity TV dollars prefer.

Grossman starting and Baddoo sitting vs RHP Stripling. OK, sure.

Detroit Tigers (41-60) at Toronto Blue Jays (55-45)

Just kind of eyeballing his age vs AAA and AA competition, Paredes is around 4-6 years younger. I would say if Avila acquired this resume off of the scrap heap, we would be pretty happy with it. I can understand the desire to keep a plyare like this. But I think you rewind to when the trade was made, and thinking about having a pair of rookies playing everyday, Cabrera's bat in decline, questionable offense at best behind the plate, streaky bats up the middle infield,.... I understand why Avila was looking for another bat for the lineup. I can understand why he thought Paredes was expendable. Its baseball. Sometimes things don't work out as expected. Avila is at fault for many things. I don't think that this is one of those.

That's true, it is too early. But, again, I think he has a bit of a AAA/AA resume to suggest he can be a pretty good bat. Who knows, he could be another Candelario in the macro, a steady enough 3B that he can be plugged in as an everyday bat, but not necessarily a cornerstone type of a player. A type of player you can build a team with before free agency hits but not someone to build a team around.

I think going into this season, there was a sense that Candelario was a solid enough 3B. Certainly not an all star, but definitely he should have been better than what we've seen in 2022. I think there was an avenue for a modest extension beyond next season, but that opportunity should be gone now. Paredes was a man without a position in that case. His weight has been suspect to many, and this is at a young age. I do question whether or not he was undervalued because of that. But at the same time, the Tigers did try him out for a few games up the middle last season. Maybe that was out of desperation because of the alternative options, but they gave him a look (same in Toledo). I do think people would be surprised if they looked at his minor league stats. He was a pretty effective hitter given his age vs competition. And you mention his strike zone judgement, so a review of his BB/SO and OBP lends to that. It should be a deal that both sides win for different reasons. Tampa got an undervalued player and a pick. Detroit got a lefty bat to stick in the middle of the order. But here we are now, Paredes is struggling a bit and Meadows has had a fluke set of injuries/ailments to date. Its probably worked out better for Tampa so far, but I don't think what has happened to Meadows could have been reasonably assumed.

Considering the way that the defense can kick itself in the nuts, it might not matter if the Tigers have a pitching advantage. Its incredibly frustrating to watch poor defense, particularly on some of the more routine plays. And its not just the plays that result in errors, its stupid plays like the lack of communication between CastroW and Reyes late in the game last night. The catch was made, but essentially it was good fortune that Reyes' mitt was higher than CastroW. Had the gloves been equal height, we're probably scribbling down a two base error rather than a 3rd out in our scorebooks.

Detroit Tigers (40-60) at Toronto Blue Jays (55-44)

Ugh…. Ball game.

Why does Willi have a white belt on?