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THAT'S IT!!! CMRivdogs wins the weekend. You get the whole podium to yourself. The rest of us morans are playing for participation ribbons.

I realize Mitchell was out, but I can appreciate the Pistons keeping this competitive throughout the game. Its not like the difference was only a couple of baskets one way or the other. Both teams had a run here and a run there. But Detroit didn't give up that unanswered 20-3 type of several minutes that keeps a deficit in double digits for the duration. Improvement from the kids, some cohesive basketball, and pile up the Ls to get another cornerstone to build upon. That should be the priority this season.

I grew up in a Polish ethnic neighborhood, survived 13 years of Catholic school beatdown, most of which was attached to a Catholic church originally built around the turn of the 20th century specifically for the Polish speaking community, and still offering for quite a long time a weekly Polish speaking mass, which I sometimes had to altar serve at. I had in my possession at the time of Bless You Boys a larger sized lapel button. And I have no idea how I acquired it, I don't think it was something that I wore (although there was a time those things would be worn on a coat). But the picture on it was Pope John Paul II (he from Poland, which of course was notable given my environment) wearing a Tiger hat (the home one) atop his head and in a papal type pose, with his hand extended and hand open as if offering a blessing. And the old English script on the button read "Bless You Boys". I wish I still had that, but its long gone.

/s. But, come on, it wasn't that long ago that there was a bloc around these parts that were quite coo coo ca choo for Kreidler's future.

Has Jeter officially been canonized for sainthood yet?

Oh, they sign a SS and now Kreidler is chopped liver?

Every morning it opens by default on the work computer. And one of the first things that I do is close that window.

This game starts at 9pm EST. I was either looking at the Atlantic time zone, or I’m just an idiot. Probably more of the latter than the former.

For tonight at Jazz? Good catch.

Zoom call? That's so 2020....

How do we know they ain't textin'?

The Pistons' season to date. Rollin' on a 6-5 bender right now.

Detroit Pistons (11-33) vs Utah Jazz (29-16)

That's kind of how I see it, too. I think negotiations get serious between the football conference championships and Super Bowl, sometime around there, and a deal is made shortly after the Super Bowl. There'll be a quick finish for a bunch of FAs, maybe a slight delay to spring training, but otherwise a normal regular season. That's my guess anyway.

Oh, I know. I'm still looking for it, but the market isn't there yet. Maybe tomorrow.

I can relate.

Detroit Pistons (10-33) vs Sacramento Kings (18-28)

That's awesome.

This is Stanley Jackson we're talking about. He went off. Like a mutha.

Detroit Pistons (10-32) vs Golden State Warriors (31-12)

They're pretty much twins separated only by a couple of decades and different family trees.

These kinds of puzzles are fun, ain't they? Bbref is such a great resource.

Hmmm...... Which one would Neifi Perez be forced upon in such a scenario?

I couldn't find a family friendly picture for that.

Does a DH have to be old, fat, slow, and boring? (Why do I feel like Lee is picking on me?) If I had my druthers on roster construction, I'd use the DH spot in the lineup to give every day players a half day off by keeping them off of the field on defense but keep their bat in the lineup. I'd try to stay away from signing a permanent DH.