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    Fanduel app for smart tv

    in Detroit Tigers

    Posted

    15 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

    Yeah, that's it. Lol...obviously I don't have one, yet.

    I use a Firestick, and it sucks. At least once per game it just completely drops out of the app, if not restarts the Firestick completely. I use the Firestick for all my viewing, and it's the only app that has a problem.

    Trumps Presidency 2025

    in Politics

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

    And yet this boat that was blown out of the water happened outside of America. 

    Look, GG is straight up telling you that he does not care about non-Americans, including if they live or die. And if they do die, he doesn't care if they were murdered by American soldiers. Further, his assertion is that the majority of Trump voters feel the same.

    I for one believe him about all of it.

     

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    8/22/25 7:10PM Royals @ Tigers

    in Game Threads

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    3 hours ago, oblong said:

    Dammit... now I gotta hear from my boomer MIL and sister about "how stupid" it is that the game is on Apple TV and "why do the Tigers do that?"

     

    Well you can share the "good news" that Apple will be out of the baseball business next season. I actually like their broadcasts though.

    8/22/25 7:10PM Royals @ Tigers

    in Game Threads

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    11 minutes ago, oblong said:

    For some reason the Apple shows are a black hole for us, other than Severance.  Everybody I know and who's opinions I trust tell me great things about all of them, especially For All Mankind, the alternate space history where the Russians win the moon race.  

    But yeah.. Severance is good.  After about 45 minutes into the first episode I almost gave up thinking it was a Kubrick knock off but then I got the point.  I would have dreams about the show.

    For All Mankind WAS great, for the first couple of seasons. Then it went completely off-the-rails into soap opera land. I think I'm two seasons behind now, and don't care to catch up.

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    Random Randomness.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 8/11/2025 at 12:03 PM, oblong said:

    Yuengling is coming to MI bars today, a few near me will have it.  I like it.  But I also equate it with being on vacation as i've only had it in Florida and TN.  So will it have the same effect?  

     

    No. Before it came to Ohio, I always got excited when I had a chance to import some (or have it on vacation). Now I rarely buy it.

    2025 MLB Trading Deadline

    in Detroit Tigers

    Posted

    Just now, monkeytargets39 said:

    I say go for Keller since he’s under control for several years, and with Jobe/Olson out for the year and Flaherty being hit or miss—I’d like the ML experience depth there.  Hopefully Melton can build off that last start and Paddack can be consistent, but we need a #3 guy right now.  There’s no more help coming in the system and going into the playoffs with Skub/Mize/Flaherty/Paddack isn’t super ideal.

    I disagree. You can absolutely navigate the playoffs rotation wise as currently constructed. Three solid starters is more than enough. Of the priorities, I consider a starter well behind elite BP and impact bat.

    2025 MLB Trading Deadline

    in Detroit Tigers

    Posted

    Just now, monkeytargets39 said:

    Give me Bednar and Keller for Liranzo, Anderson and Hamm.

    Dont trade any of Clark/McGonigle/Rainer/Briceno under any circumstances.

    I’m not super interested in acquiring another bat among those who are on supposedly on the block.

    The impact bats certainly don't seem to be there (outside of Suarez, but that ship has sailed), which is unfortunate. We certainly could use one. That and an elite BP arm is what we needed IMO. I'm not all that thrilled about the third/fourth starters that are available (which is what I consider Alcantara at this point), or these donkey relievers we keep signing/trading for.

    TV Series

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 7/22/2025 at 12:41 PM, Hongbit said:

    Bear season 4 has been much better.  I’m 6 episodes in so there’s still time for a swan dive.  I’m about 50/50 on whether it happens or not.  

    IMHO, it doesn't. Enjoyed it immensely. I did finally have to read an "explainer" about who is actually related to who on that show. It blew my mind that "Uncle" Jimmy is not actually related to any of the other regular characters.

    7/24/25 6:40PM Blue Jays @ Tigers

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, casimir said:

    The bullpen need is obvious.  I don't think there's a debate there.

    I suspect the offense will pull out of it eventually.  But I do wonder, the alternate universe 1st halves from Baez and McKinstry, how do the 2nd halves get forecasted there?  That's a bit tricky, but maybe a bat acquisition pushes that pair into a SS platoon to minimize a market change to one defensive position rather than two.  And let's also remember Dingler is in his first full MLB season, so there's that bit of concern as well.

    Carpenter's return should be considered a boost to the offense.  But we've seen the injuries, we understand he's a LHB vs RHP only per this organization, and teams will exploit that as best they can rather than other areas in the Tiger lineup.

    There's chatter about Suarez for 3B.  I suppose Nailor's trade to Seattle just further reveals Arizona's hand there.  Nailor wouldn't have fit in Detroit with 1B/DH taken up.  Suarez, if you're alright with his defense, could have a spot on the Tiger roster.  But given he is perceived to be the best bat on the market and that he does come with a weak arrow in his quiver, I'm not sure he's a likely target.

    Or, let's consider this.  Perhaps the Tigers still think Meadows and Vierling are due to perk up at the plate and that solves a few of the issues with the offense?  Is that too far out of the realm of possibility?

    I've become less enamored with the mix-and-match daily routine of the team. We have a lot more mix and notsomuch match. Trey Sweeney has no business being here right now. Unfortunately, the same can be said for Parker Meadows and Matt Vierling.  I still like Zach as a complimentary piece, but the OF outside of Riley is an offensive blackhole. Carpenter coming back will certainly help, but for how long before he is hurt again?

    Kwan from Cleveland would be fantastic. Suarez obviously as well. Certainly bullpen is a high priority, but I'm also not confident in this offense getting it done in the playoffs.

    2025 MLB Trading Deadline

    in Detroit Tigers

    Posted

    4 hours ago, RatkoVarda said:

    Vest, Kahnle, Holton are only guys you would want in to see in a close playoff game.

     

    You are a brave man for keeping Kahnle on this list, while at the same time extolling the virtue of swing and miss ability.

    TV Series

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I am three episodes in on season two of The Rehearsal on HBO/Max. Such a weird show, but I love it. Episode three especially was beyond bizarre (in a great way).

    5/26/25 1:10PM Giants @ Tigers

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    15 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

    I started watching this game in the fifth inning and Tampa is a FanDuel team. and I tune out all the betting stuff when I watch Tigers games so I can’t compare with accuracy, but I didn’t see any betting scrolling stuff on the bottom of the screen the whole time I watched this game. If we get more betting BS than Tampa I’m PO’d. 

    The only legal online betting in Florida is Hard Rock, so FanDuel Florida is probably not eager to drive business to them by displaying odds constantly.

    5/7/25 8:40PM Tigers @ Rockies

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, chasfh said:

    They will wait out the rain as long as it takes the get three games in by end of day Thursday, because the logistics of making up a rainout in Denver later in the season is so difficult. If they still can’t manage to do so, they might make up the game on July 17, the last day of the All-Star break, when the Tigers are on their way to Texas for a series starting the next day, and the Rockies are preparing to start a home series. They’d have to coordinate with the All-Star managers to not play them, at least much, during that game. It would probably be a late afternoon game, like a 4pm start, to maximize TV exposure for Tigers fans.

    Watching that Yankees/Padres game last night where they tried playing through the rain was painful, and not just because I was watching the Yankees...

    It looked so miserable. Pivetta was asking for a new ball after every pitch, and he still couldn't keep it from slipping out of his hand. All of that to say, I hope the Tigers don't have to do that.

    Your Mount Rushmore Of.................Comedy Movies

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    After I watched Billy Madison with my children for the first time, they both said "now we know where you get 90% of your vocabulary from". LOL!

    It's hard to have Billy Madison on the list, but not Happy Gilmore, but I also don't want two Sandler movies on the list...

    I also rewatched Superbad recently, and laughed just as hard as before (although I identify more with the cops than I used to).

    Spaceballs is another that I have seen countless times, though I'm waffling on including it on my list. I might have to go with Dumb and Dumber and Big Lebowski.

     

    4/16/25 1:10PM Tigers @ Brewers

    in Game Threads

    Posted

    1 hour ago, HeyAbbott said:

    This is kinda off topic, but, has their been any information on Vierling's return to the lineup?

    I believe he started a throwing program about a week ago. I don't know that there have been any updates since.

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