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And before this play gets forgotten, I tip my hat to Verdugo. He placed that bunt perfectly against a defense that was ignoring it. He read that situation perfectly and dropped the ball in a pretty good spot to take advantage of it.

Did he concede defeat at that point and decide to conserve pitch counts for another day? No manager would admit to it. I'm sure at that point most of us would have wondered how they escaped allowing only one run to get into extra innings. What was run expectancy at that point? Maybe that's what went into the decision to not set up a force everywhere. Here is the problem. None out, runners at 2nd and 3rd, bottom of the 9th, tie game. If you're pitching to the Tigers, you can probably figure out a way to get out of that inning and on to the next. But it was the Tigers pitching to a team with a legitimate offense.

Has the SOP changed given how much more the strikeout plays in the current era? I'd have loaded them up and set up the force at home. But I'm a hack sitting on a recliner not privy to the data and feel of the dugout. Plus I was watching on delay, so even if I would have called in my suggestion, it'd have been too late.

My only retort here is that Harris may have some influence on keeping Torkelson in Detroit. I've been waffling on sending him down, but its gotten more one sided lately. And the Tigers are probably getting to that point, too. They could move Canha to 1B and recall Baddoo. Or they could time it with Urshela's return, with Canha to 1B and Vierling playing more OF. I kind of wonder if they might be looking at this road trip as a bit of a marker in the sand. These are some high stakes games in order to keep up in the playoff chase. Its a tough ask to get through the Yankee lineup unscathed. Its obvious that the offense needs something right now.

Not sure that’s the right dimensions for a clarinet. Looks different than my kid’s, anyway.

He didn’t refer to him as “old friend”. I hope Nevin goes on to have success. But, in the event that this little streak doesn’t last long, maybe repost the tweet for giggles?

Indeed, the use of “dongs” by an adult is amazing.

Do well on your spelling test.

“Cancun on 3” is pretty harmless. I think given the lack of response from the Buck bench, they hold also have some sort of punishment, but I’m not sure what they can do. Monsignor Popovich and Father Kerr will no doubt be dismayed about how players are held to such high regard as to not throw the basketball with malice at fans. Twice.

That’s just a lunchbox. Bologna sandwich. Ecto cooler flavored Kool Aid box. Bag of Doritos, probably cool ranch. Apple.

Is AI dropping the city connects jerseys there?

Nah, they can win both.

What?!

I don't think he'll be on the 40 until he has to be.

You'll get Miles Bridges, Tobias Harris, and Patrick Beverly and you'll like it!

We probably do know what Baddoo is. I only bring him up in the event the Tigers do think Torkelson needs a refresher at Toledo and roster fallout that ensues. I doubt they send him to Toledo. I expect he pulls out of this slump at some point. But who knows where things will be at around Memorial Day. Heck, the Astros optioned Jose Abreau. Who predicted that to happen?

Might as well win this game.

There's at least two dozen players, coaches, trainers, team staff in that area. What, one teammate kind of briefly pushes him back after the fact?

Why not Baddoo? Removing Canha from the OF opens up an OF spot. I know there were a few comments about trying Carpenter at 1B. That's probably something that might be nice to try in spring training, but given how this team is so dependent upon pitching and defense, I'm not sure its a regular season experiment. I have no desire to bring up Hiura. He's not on the 40, he's a hack at 1B, his offense has been OK like you said. I guess the priority would be to get Torkelson back on the right path for the long term and short term pain would be acceptable. Its just to tough right now without the backup 1B. Given how Canha is a key cog in the offense right now, he's not going to sit much. I think I'd take my chances with Ibanez as the backup 1B right now.

This probably makes the most sense right now.

At some point there's just going to need to be barricades around the court. That is not to place the blame solely on players nor solely on fans. Heck, owners sometimes can't control themselves courtside. Unrelated tangent: Anyone notice how much more the Bally's TV team was broadcasting from the stands rather than the floor this season?

Awesome. Torkelson has been 2nd in the lineup more times than that this season. Neither is suited to be that high in the lineup right now, and maybe won't be ever.

What the heck kind of hugs you got going on there?

I wouldn’t equate the two players, but that’s just me.

He batted leadoff 5 times last season. All of those games were in the last week of the season.