CaliforniaDreaming

Must finish this sweep of the evil empire

Must defeat the evil empire again!

Must defeat the evil empire!

Must Win

@casimir mentioned weeks ago how Kahnle falls off a cliff after a certain number of innings. I wonder if they purposely gave him "a month off" (which is basically what has happened), to try to reset his stamina and to hopefully get him back pitching well for the very end of the season and the playoffs. If so, I could be convinced that @casimir caught Scott Harris' attention at a game a while ago and was able to convince him of this plan.

I wish there was a bit more of the "chaos" still being used. I'm a big fan of the opener strategy, especially now that there is an extra arm in the bullpen. I wish most of our struggling starters (like anyone not named Skubal) had an opener pitch before them.

Must Must Win...

Must beat the lesser of the two Evil Empires

Win this Series!

Or...start Flaherty/Mize/Morton/Paddack (take your pick) but have an EXTREMELY quick hook. Have Melton (and others) ready to go already in the first inning if need be. If you see that you've got the "Bad Jack" (or any of the others), don't be afraid to start the chaos right away. But if you happen to get the good version of any of them, you can let them keep going.

Might as well win the series

Really must win this game

I don't get all of the angst about Harris' deadline moves. He did EXACTLY what has has said all along he was going to do. Since he arrived he has broadcast that his goal is to build a team that is successful long-term through draft and development and that he would not trade that long-term goal away for short-term success. His moves at the deadline were exactly what we should expect. If we had any other expectations then either we have not been listening over the past three years or we were being delusional. And, since Harris (et all) has our team in first place, I'm inclined to trust him and enjoy the ride. Watching winning baseball and the praying we win the crap-shoot called the playoffs is a pretty good life.

Must Win

Enjoy your time in France! Believe it or not, I still haven't gotten to France. I'm going to have to correct that soon.

Donny Kelley will know how to use him!

Excited for some west coast night games. I might be able to catch the end of the game when I wake up in the morning!

Might as well get the good Jack two games in a row and sweep this series

Pure guess without looking it up...Nick Castellanos? (With StrangeBird's hint)

Might as well win the series

I'm excited for the start of the Drew Sommers' era in Detroit!

Mize might as well pitch great as start this series with a win

It has to be far backward-looking otherwise #42 would be the worst since nobody gets to wear it now.

I would agree. Torres has been a wonderful addition this year, but we won't be signing him to another contract. It would be wise to let him walk and get paid by another team. Hopefully his successful season here in Detroit will encourage others to consider coming here on one year contracts to try to rebuild their value.

Hard to believe there is nobody better wearing #34.