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The list of 2024 Tiger hitters with an OBP above .320 that also played on the IF is as follows: Mark Canha, Bligh Madris, and Jace Jung. That’s it, that’s the list. So if you want to look at just that aspect of his game, it’s an improvement over last season before factoring in the defense. I think he’s a good buy low candidate that is a solid hitter that can extend a lineup, and his base running/stealing is something that the Tigers could also use. He’s not Bregman or Adames as an overall talent. That’s fine. And I understand he may not be 100% to start the season. That’s fine. Give him a 2 year prove it deal which shouldn’t break the bank and it would allow to use capital for other needs. If he can put up his floor in 2025 and his ceiling in 2026, that buys a little time for Jung to get his stuff together in Toledo. He also becomes a viable RHH SS candidate if/when the Tigers cut bait on Baez.

Indeed. Make it happen.

I fully expect Alabama to be included in the playoffs and that they will bitch and moan about not getting a home game.

I’m not sure neon white is an actual color decipherable by human eyes, but I don’t know how else to describe Rex Ryan’s teeth.

Everybody talking Alabama or SMU for the final spot and I’m over here looking at PAC12 champion Washington State as the real invitee.

Somewhat loosely combing these two, it wasn’t all that long ago that things such as getting the shelf elf out at Thanksgiving and making sure she moved around every night after the kids went bed was somewhat stressful. This was especially the case when the task was forgotten at night and suddenly realized the next morning when I heard them rustling around as the woke up. But mandatory holiday show viewing has gone away here. No Charlie Brown Halloween or Thanksgiving specials the past couple of years and no mention of upcoming Christmas cartoons.

The only thing I would add to the lineup discussion is keeping 2 of Cunningham/Ivey/Beasley on the court at all competitive times.

My uneducated opinion is that Cunningham has definitely stepped it up this season. Yes, the turnovers are still an issue. But the overall improvement seems t9 be there.

Will it be an open casket viewing and ceremony? How many clothing changes and suit/shirt/tie combinations do you think he has spelled out in his will?

ASU coach Dillignham (sp?) brought his brass sack with him today. 4th and inches at their own 35 and he dials up a deep pass (with some YAC afterwards) to get deep into the red zone.

Maybe, maybe not. I don’t think we’ve seen enough of Harris to say he’s an exact anti-Dombrowski. We’ve seen them both come into dumpster fire situations and they have tried to clean up in different ways, I think that’s a fair assessment. But once they get to a level of success, how will they try to sustain? Is this off-season for Harris akin to Dombrowski’s 2006-2007 off-season? I think this past season had more expectations than 2006, but at the same time, they are both coming off of postseasons and I’m not sure there’s a consensus on what this team is to do this off-season. One thing to add is both teams have a top flight manager at the helm. Maybe this supporting staff is a bit better than the former collection? Certainly the public personas of the field captains are different from one another.

I have many ideas. Most of them are probably garbage. But I have ideas.

Or how about the Golden Batter has to take the at bat in the team’s mascot costume?

Aluminum bat…… hey, wait a second. Make it a wiffle ball at bat. Half of the fielders come off of the field. Opposite side of the field is out. Use lawn chairs for bases. Return the batted ball to pitcher on the mound for an out if the runners are still off base.

I'd be fine with a player opt out after a few years with a regressing salary going into the player's decline seasons.

No, Mounds has the dark chocolate. Almond Joy has milk chocolate (I had one yesterday).

Oh Lord... Both situations suck. That's where I'm planting my flag.

On another hand, the election of a felon and this particular pardon can both be bad situations.

Almond Joy’s got nuts. Mounds don’t.

So this golden at batter, I got to thinking….. Let’s get Savannah Bananas with this. That batter has to run the bases in reverse order. Home to 3rd to 2nd to 1st and back to home. And, if he scores, it’s a run deleted from the opposition rather than adding a run for his team.

So, riddle me this, if I stopped watching at halftime, is there any reason to pick up the 2nd half? Are they going to be 3-1 in this gimmicky tourney with a negative point differential?

Almonds > walnuts. That’s all I got.

OK, hear me out. Suppose you take the all star game and tie World Series home field advantage to the outcome of the all star game? The league that wins the all star game gets 4 of the 7 games at home? How’s about that?

Go up front with the majority of the moneys? $32, $30, $28,,….? Lower salary in the declining seasons and it leaves a bit more in the kettle for Skubal and Greene extensions.

Maybe I inherently blocked all of that BS out because BS.