Shades of Deivi Cruz

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...

31 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I don't see how this is any worse than government agents executing people in their car, anyway.

My preference would be 0% senseless violence. Seeing as that is incredibly unrealistic, I will settle for 0% senseless violence from "law enforcement" individuals.

8 minutes ago, tiger2022 said:

I was told that the Tigers have 8 amazing options at 3rd this season earlier in this thread.

Not by me! I don't think "3B Chaos" is a particularly great path for a contending team.

SS/3B/CF is still a problem offensively. I want to believe in Parker Meadows, but it's getting harder and harder to do so. IMO, we are relying on too many players to meet/exceed last season, when last season was already ahead of what was expected of them. This includes Javy, Zach, Jones and even Tork. I suppose it's possible to absorb regression from them, if there is improvement in the Sweeney/Vierling/Meadows/Keith group, but it's tough to count on that.

33 minutes ago, Screwball said:

To the bold - beware. That will be one of the most frustrating and irritating thing you will ever go through. I canceled last year. I was one of the most awful experiences I ever had with a company. They don't want you to leave, so the BS starts, and seemingly never ends. When you are finally done, you will get mailings for months trying to get you back. And phone calls. 

I did not have that experience at all. I was a customer for something like 20 years, mostly due to Sunday Ticket. When I cut with them last year, I found it quite easy.  Strangely, I had way more trouble trying to get my parents setup with them. LOL!

56 minutes ago, romad1 said:

He went on the Bongino pod and said he was going to take over elections nationwide.  So, yeah...

If only it weren't for that pesky constitution that some people keep blathering about.

9 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

I am not putting an antenna back up on my house. OTOH, I'll be thrilled to dump DirectTV if I can get the Tigers somewhere else.

I actually just set my parents up with DirecTV at the end of last season, because Buckeye cable they had been using had dropped Fanduel Detroit. I shudder at the thought of trying to move them to another service, since they are finally comfortable using it.

40 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

OMG...lmao. An....office chair??

 

You do know that's fake, right? Hilarious, but not real.

On 1/28/2026 at 10:04 AM, CMRivdogs said:

That's most of us here from Richmond east. Not much snow but the Ice Storm Monday shut things down for a couple of days. My wife pulled the car across the street to try to gets some solar thawing. Back yard is frozen solid and the dog can't find anyplace to go in the sub 30 degreev temperatures. 

I literally haven't left the house in a week. LOL!  And I'm not going anywhere today either. Tomorrow we do have plans though, so the hibernation ends.

On 1/21/2026 at 4:44 PM, Hongbit said:

 

I started rewatching Flight of the Concords on HBO last week. Still hilarious.

It is INSANE that the President of the United States regularly posting demonstrably false information on social media has become completely normalized. 

4 minutes ago, RedTeamGo! said:

I think you are having a reading comp issue. I am absolutely not MAGA, sheesh. I am saying the numbers from the website are BS, which, unless I read the initial meme wrong - is attacking Obama, Biden, and Clinton and supporting Trump. I have expressed how appalled I am at the murder of Pretti on other platforms, didn't think I needed to on every one? Either way, we are on the same side, I think. 

If he's mad at you about this, I can't imagine how upset he is with me for loading up the "Cleanup in Aisle Lunatic" thread with Curt Cignetti memes.  🤣