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And water is wet.

Rodriguez vs Matz, 2021: Rodriguez vs Matz, career: At first thought, I liked the Rodriguez deal over Matz. On second thought, I'm not so sure. Rodriguez is the younger guy, so the Tigers have a better chance at prime performance. Matz is locked in for 4 seasons, while Rodriguez could be out after 2 (although the Tigers have an inside track at keeping him after 2). Maybe 4/$44M isn't as bad for Matz as I originally thought, but Rodriguez (5/$77M) is still the better pitcher. Maybe the contracts are pretty comparable to one another when taking into consideration the actual performance behind those pitchers?

Its just a poor shooting team altogether. Can't shoot, can't rebound, and can't hold onto the ball. I'm an idiot, but I think that's a pretty bad combo. Look at these numbers. I have not watched every game, but it seems like they've done a decent job of moving the ball around this season on offense (for the most part). Maybe its just a matter of the defense giving them the outside and not allowing drives, I don't know. Grant had his streak of 3s vs the Lakers. Jackson/Bey can get hot (maybe mild is the better term) at times. That's it from the perimeter.

So, it looks like there is a doubleheader in Los Angeles on Thanksgiving Friday. Tickets to both are still available: If you didn't know anything about basketball and stumbled upon this, you might think there is a decimal out of place on one of those.

Detroit Pistons (4-14) vs Los Angeles Clippers (10-8)

I'd pass on Jimenez.

I'm surprised to see Cincinnati in the top 4. I didn't think it would happen until the last poll.

Detroit Pistons (4-13) vs Milwaukee Bucks (10-8)

Is it close to ultimate drunken sailor territory?

Where was he trying to go? To give Hooper a hug?

Touche.

Miami Heat (11-6) vs Detroit Pistons (4-11)

Its upcoming. Next Sunday in LA? I'd imagine Stewart will be suspended for it. James will talk tough. Media will genuflect to the king. About how one would imagine it.

I’d love a chance to beat Our Lady.

I think it’s in the neighborhood there. Whether it’s under or over, it’s well above coupon cutting territory.

How many bad gloves do you want to tolerate in a 3 man OF?

Pretty intense game. Never piss off Isaiah Stewart.

Did I call it or did I call it?

Its interesting to me that he actually has a better career batting line vs RHPs than LHPs. His defense appears suspect at best. I'd like to avoid that.

I think Correa gets at least 10 years and over $300M. I don't know what Baez will get, but it shouldn't be $250M. I think that's way too much for him. I definitely wouldn't want the Tigers to go more than 4 years for him. I saw an estimate of 5/$100M for him. I think that's probably reasonable.

I would agree with you there. I would also like to know how much tailgating you have done already today if you are seriously thinking Baez is going to get $250M this offseason. Please do not operate any heavy machinery for a while.

Better resource allocation. And they still need another SP.

OSU -19 vs MSU? Seems an insult. If Walker & MSU can control the ball, they're in the game. OSU's defense is still suspect.

Frank Jackson was possessed in this game. He was a fun watch. It seemed like he blended in some more driving to the basket than in the past, but maybe its just my perception. Diamond in the rough? Maybe not a diamond per se, but a quality shooter off of the bench.

One of the positives about Baez is that he is one of the afterthoughts of the SS market and won't command the years or salary of the primary targets. It could be that a contract is constructed such that there are options built in the protect against the aging of his skills.