Shades of Deivi Cruz

29 minutes ago, casimir said:

Elmn or Dmitiri?

Da Meat Hook

4 hours ago, chasfh said:

Never mind that what about this!!! 

 

That’s not a real photo

56 minutes ago, pfife said:

Hearing on npr the dude that got fired sucked.   The replacement is crazy

NPR is way behind. The presidential election was a long time ago.

What do we think the photos are that Jahmai Jones has of Hinch, and would Harris please cut him anyway?

6 minutes ago, tiger2022 said:

It wouldn't be the first time the offense faced one of the worst starting pitchers and looked like trash.

 

Exactly.

I put the odds the Tigers make Paddack look like a Cy Young candidate at 80/20. 

7 hours ago, SoCalTiger said:

I'm not sure but he doesn't hit well with RISP so maybe the pressure is just not his thing. In 2006 Leyland did well putting power bat in the 8th spot so maybe keep him down there. 

Tork is anti-clutch.

.207 with runners in scoring position

.172 career average with runner on second

6-62 with bases loaded or on 2nd & 3rd

1 hour ago, monkeytargets39 said:

I can live with a degree of platooning, but can we stop taking the bat out of the hands of guys who are swinging well (Keith/Carp) and start doing it more with Javy/Rogers/Tork?  When there’s a righty in we aren’t jumping at the opportunity to pull those guys out, but God forbid a lefty comes in.

"This is the spot Hinch game-planned for Jones, and so Jones has been preparing all game to face this guy in this spot."

Jones strikes out.

"So anyway..."

On 3/30/2026 at 11:13 AM, Biff Mayhem said:

Started watching “Jury Duty: Company Retreat”. The actors aren’t as engaging as the first season and some of the pranks are telegraphed but the guy who is the “target” is all in and I love his enthusiasm. 
 

I am enjoying it but I’m watching it through Jury Duty glasses so I’m a bit jaded. 

I feel the same way. Jury Duty landed perfectly for me. Company Retreat is fine, but it's not great. And it's not the "target's" fault. He's great, as you said. Of course, Jury Duty had the added benefit of being able to utilize James Marsden, which obviously is not possible here.

3 hours ago, oblong said:

There's no escape from the gambling....

Thanks for that. I was looking for clarity on DirecTV, since that's what my parents use.

47 minutes ago, guy incognito said:

My wife and I just started rewatching The West Wing on Hulu. Episode three (A Proportional Response) is about this very idea of the US using it's full might on a "lesser opponent". You might guess that it came to a different conclusion than Pete did.

I have very little confidence in Parker Meadows as a contributor on offense. (I almost used Offensive Contributor, but that could be interpreted either way... LOL)  I hope I'm wrong about that, but I just haven't seen it from him on a consistent basis. You can blame injuries if you want, but it still remains that he has been largely a disappointment at the plate when he's been out there. He's certainly still young enough to get back to the stretch where he was a fantastic looking leadoff hitter, but for me that leash is getting pretty short.

2 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Ever see the movie "The Bank Job" (Statham movie)?   Part of the plot is that a gangster has pictures of Princess Margaret doing naughty things.  Things we knew about from all kinds of sources.  Well (and I'm grossly simplifying the plot), despite an attempt by the cops to cover all that up, there is one actual honest cop who refuses to play along.  

We need that guy.  Who is that guy?  

How is it possible to over simplify the plot of a Jason Statham movie?

54 minutes ago, chasfh said:

casimir is clearly an idiot. I'm not sugar-coating it. Good on me, too? 😁

Cas right now...

14 hours ago, casimir said:

 

That’s it?  Well, clearly I’m an idiot.

13 hours ago, oblong said:

Yep.

Good on Oblong for not sugar coating it for Casimir.

5 minutes ago, buddha said:

dont they need to be, you know, students?

Sure. As much as they need to be in year one, they would still need to be in year nine (or whatever). There are always more basket weaving classes.

On 2/9/2026 at 5:52 PM, Hongbit said:

9th year!  

I've decided that I am mostly fine with this. I know if I could have continued to extend my college experience, I certainly would have. Add in the fact that they are now getting paid (though these guys likely not a lot) and they aren't prospects at the next level, so I have no problem with them hanging on as long as possible. Is it a little bizarre? Of course. But there are plenty of other things wrong with college athletics that are worse than this.

I say let them play as long as they want.

19 hours ago, casimir said:

Sacramento State, newest football member of the MAC?  Sure, why not.

The best part is that they are joining the Mid American Conference because Northern Illinois is leaving for the Mountain West. 🤣

7 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

And fast tracked by Trump.

That was probably a staffer.

52 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

But JV and Framber are not standing together.   They must have hated each other in Houston.  This is a problem.  Fractured locker room.  Fist fights, dirty looks.    Man, and I was so excited yesterday. 

And Casey not in any Tigers gear. Trade confirmed.

On 1/6/2025 at 11:16 PM, Tiger337 said:

Predictions for Trump Presidency:

Trump will stay stupid **** every day and everyone will act surpised.  

The rich will get richer

The rest of us will fight class wars

One year in and you are 3/3

24 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

The protest in Minny started long before anyone protester was killed by law enforcement. Yes, they were wrong to kill both protesters. Back to Big Shoulders, why is Mayor Johnson in the streets protesting ICE but not doing anything including protesting to protect american citizens in his own streets being gunned down? We all know the answer.

Because protesting gangs is not a super effective strategy, while protesting government overreach is an effective strategy. 

38 minutes ago, RedRamage said:

If I can stick my nose in where it maybe doesn't belong...

So if the station is making $X on .1 and $Y on .2... where should they put the Tigers? It seems reasonable to saying that they'll get more viewers, and therefore make more money if the Tigers are on .1 -- There's still people won't understand or won't be able to figure out what .2 is all about and so won't see the games. So it's reasonable to say that $A > $B. Now it's just a question of how much more?

If the station pre-empts normal programing on .1 with the Tigers, the expected change in revenue will be $A-$X.
If the station pre-empts normal programing on .2 with the Tigers, the expected change is obviously $B-$Y.

Let's throw some numbers in: X=10, Y=3, A=15, B=12.
In this case they'll get a $5 boost putting it on .1, but a $9 boost by putting it on .2. It makes financial sense to use .2 here.

However, if: X=10, Y=6, A=16, B=11... in this case putting it on .1 is a $6 boost while putting it on .2 is only a $5 boost.

I think @chasfh is arguing that the Tigers will way out perform normal .1 programing and so it's a no-brainer that they should be there. Meanwhile I think @CMRivdogs is arguing that yeah... they will way out perform normal program, but it still might make more financial sense to put them on .2, even if that means slightly lower revenue directly from the games.

10 minutes ago, 4hzglory said:

I don't think it's going to be chaos.  I think it's going to be Keith's to lose.  

I can get behind that, if his defense can hold up and if his offense is adequate and if 2024 Tork doesn't come back...