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Riley Greene 0 strikeouts the last 2 games.

I don’t mind bringing him back to see if last season was a fluke. His work so far suggests he’s done. Foley might have been a logical replacement if he hadn’t tweaked his shoulder. I’d say keep Montero on a SP workload in case he’s needed in that capacity. There are other RP options on the 40 to call up. Maybe they’re biding time for one of Guenther/Chafin to be an extra LHRP?

You’re the blue dot? That’s an awfully big property you have there.

May 26, 2008 was the last time the Pistons won a playoff game. We were all so young and stupid back then. Now we’re no longer quite as young.

Would you like an orange slice?

You know, if it weren't for Tyler Alexander's handful of innings, the Tiger offense was basically a no show this series.

I don’t care who wins coach of the year. It’s just nice to have the Pistons in that kind of a conversation.

Take a bow.

Nah, I don’t think so. It seems more likely to win a game giving up 5 than it is scoring only 1. I understand the intent of bringing someone up to start today’s game given the current climate of pitching. I don’t like the current climate of pitching, but it is what it is.

Catfish Hunter said something along the lines of "the sun doesn't shine on the same dog's ass everyday".

3 outta 4 ain't bad. And considering the longer term, its the right 3.

If you remove their series vs the Tigers,... The Dodgers have scored 52 runs and given up 58, with record of 8-5. The White Sox have scored 43 runs and given up 40 runs, with a record of 4-7.

Wins are losses are what drives the standings. But I like to look at series during the regular season and how a team maneuvers through that chapter. Taking the first two games of a series is just absolutely empowering to me. It means that series is likely won considering most series three games. Or it could mean its been at least tied in terms of a four game series, or even lesser so, swept for the rare two game series. Teams don't want to give up a game going into it, and at the same time, they have to pick and choose spots to play the rest vs rust game with the roster. The Tigers have played five series so far, counting this one in Minnesota. We know they were swept in Dodger Stadium, but I still contend that the 0-3 wasn't as bad as it would seem on the surface. They held their own in the series and could have just as easily left with a 1-2 or 2-1 record if a couple of close plays go the other way. That asterisk aside, the Tigers have started each of the next four series by winning the first two games in each. It probably isn't measurable, and I don't know how to prove it as a theory. But I think there's something to taking command early on in a series that can sometimes just crush the souls in the other dugout.

Baseball is funny sometimes. The OF has been very patchwork, which was known. Then Torres goes to the IL. But those issues are offset by unexpected boosts from McKinstry, Torkelson, and Dingler, the Tiger position players with the higher bbrf WARs on the club. By the way, remember a week or two ago when people were fretting about the 2025 Dodgers surpassing the 35-5 of the 1984 Tigers? Yes you do, stop lying.

.666 OPS vs RHP, .894 vs LHP. Ok, ok, small sample size and all, but it’s kind of amusing.

Day game after night game, so should they have gone Dingler, Nido, Dingler or Nido, Dingler, Dingler? Nido might actually be the right call if it’s looked at from a catching experience standpoint to pair with Jobe.

Third grade was so long ago. I’m certain my teacher is no longer amongst us. Didn’t need corporal punishment. She could drop you with age appropriate commentary. She didn’t dress like a nun, but I’m certain the plain clothes was just to throw the scent off.

Postgame steaks for them. Bologna for the rest of the lineup.

I gotta be honest. I started mathing with 120 minutes for 2 hours to figure it out. 2 hours and 80 minutes for a 9 inning game? So weird.

It's alright, It's OK, We beat the Yanks, The first 2 days.

BAZINGA!

Absolutely. The pitching chaos was out of necessity. But then it was wildly successful beyond what could have been hoped for, so it was fun to see in action. Short sample size, all of the buttons were pushed right, all credit in the world to the Tigers. But I’d hate to see it employed intentionally.

Yeah, well, once the effects of the tariffs kick in, that dollar will be gonzo.

How about one game they can have the Magnum PI gathering there. And another game they could have the Beth Bernstein lookalike party there. Maybe a nudist colony gathering for another game.

It’s kind of ironic how earlier in the game the TV booth was talking about Carpenter getting a chance to face LHP and they brought also brought up Ibanez facing RHP as a parallel. He had to in the 9th because only Rogers was left on the bench. And look at that, Ibanez came through in the clutch. Alright, maybe he did have one bad hack at a low slider, but the result of the plate appearance was the result of the plate appearance.