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He needs to go 1 inning and that's it. If he can crank it up like he did... and that's all he's good for, is the one inning... Then just limit him to that. IMO.

Or raise the mound two inches.

This. They have 22 of the 51 critical minerals/ metals (simple like graphite or lithium, but also complex rare earth metals with a bunch of names I won't even attempt to pronounce... Oh, ALSO gas and oil fields newly developed... so HIGHLY lucrative...) required for current specialized manufacturing (military, solar, satellite, EV battery, modern electronics, etc...). In order to be a manufacturing country now, and into the future, these minerals are required. Ukraine has lots of them. Trump will find SOME way to benefit himself from this... So... Yes. It's why he wants Greenland and Canada so badly as well. Rare Earth metals. And other resources. He wants them. Any way he can get them. It's not wrong from a National Security POV. His methods, however...

I think Miggy was on the Chipper Jones/ Adrian Beltre path. Not hitting or defensive ability... just career total WAR. Trout was on the Alex Rodriguez/ Honus Wagner path. Until injuries. For both of them. Just my 2 cents.

Well in the US, he wants to corrupt everything and reap all the money into his own pockets as a lifetime dictator. Like Putin. There's no "supposed to", only "he wants". That's it. In other words, he's doing what he's "supposed to" in order to try and achieve those ends. Primarily benefitting himself. He's not going to do what he's "supposed to" according to any of our definitions. Only according to... "he wants to benefit himself." In Ukraine, he wants minerals. This also isn't about "supposed to". If he wants those minerals, and he does... then he knows what he NEEDS to do... Stand up to Putin. I'm not certain if he will or won't do that. But I'm not going to look at it with only cynicism. In fact, nothing at all. He either does what's required, or doesn't. I don't need to agonize over cynicism... it's simply wait and see what happens. I know what he needs to do.

Holmes said he tried several times to move up in the draft for a DE but it never worked out. This sounds like one of those times... I also saw somewhere where he tried to trade up for Shemar Stewart. But it takes two to tango...

If he wants the minerals... Then he knows what he has to do.

With the mineral deal signed (excellent negotiating on Ukraine's part to get a fair deal instead of Trump's "ream them up the ass" deal he first proposed...); Trump needs to take a hard line with Russia. I know he doesn't want to... but he now needs to declare a "No-Fly Zone" west of the Dnieper and put American troops and Air Defenses in the western part of Ukraine in order to shoot down Russian missiles... and their launch capabilities if necessary.

You're using the wrong metric. The metric is not the Regular Season, in which you are pretty much correct. Not worth an insane cost for one pitcher. The correct metric is the Playoffs and the World Series. In the playoffs... and hopefully a few World Series... do you want above average Mize plus above average Jobe plus average Joe Blow starting 3 games? That tells me "lose in the first round". Or do you want Mize/ Jobe and Insane Ace Skubal in those 3 games? I'm talking about 2027-2030... I'll pay the money to have Aces in the Playoffs instead of just Jacks. I'm with Chas: 4 years, $160 Mill+. It's not the AAV, it's the excess years that get ya'.

He did last year to some extent... But the higher levels (AA/ AAA) remain to be seen...

You win playoffs and World Series by having pitchers give up less runs than the other team does. Skubal and our BP gives us the best chance of doing that.

I got that when I first-time went to White Castle for burgers with my Dad. And then we went fishing on Lake St. Clair with my uncle and my cousin David. Rough waves. I think they came right back out relatively quickly...

They need to do that for each "instance". Wasn't there at least one other prospect affected? Mason Graham? More than those two?

Last year March/ April Keith hit .154 with a .387 OPS. Before today, this season wasn't much different for him with a .171/ .518 OPS. The balance of 2024 Keith hit .282/ .756 OPS. I guess Keith decided to turn on the light bulb a day early this year (or at least I hope that's the case...).

Not if he becomes a legit #2 QB for his next two years. When everyone who is All-Pro (we have a few of them) comes up for extensions. And not if he ends up as a cheap extension because he has little to no starting experience. As long as he hits the mark that Holmes and Campbell believe he can hit... #2 QB... No, it's not a terrible use. It's a big gamble... but I think Holmes believes in his scouting assessments of players. I do.

Trump IS, WAS, and ALWAYS WILL BE full of ****. What a MORON. What a ****ING IMBECILE. Which says EVERYTHING not just about him but about MAGA.

The catcher does NOT sound like a Harris pick. The guy mocked at #26 to the Phillies, OF'er Brendan Summerhill out of UCLA and AZU... DOES sound like a Harris pick: "a strong, athletic outfielder with a smooth left-handed swing who is just scratching the surface of his power potential. He is hitting .417/.513/.698 with 15 extra-base hits and more walks (18) than strikeouts (13) in 24 games this spring..."

This is even better, and probably more accurate.

I don't think they'll let LaPorta go. Jamo, yes. I hope he has a great year in order to maximize Holmes choices (sign/ trade/ etc...). I think he'll be traded after next season's end. I don't know what an older O-Lineman would return... I would think nothing because you can just wait for lots of veterans to be waived by the end of training camp. I would think someone more like Sorsdal in that a team might believe he has enough talent and doesn't want to chance getting him going through the waiver process. Maybe a 6th or 7th for Sorsdal? Just guessing...

PS: If Hooker can't improve... I'll bet they draft a mid-round QB in next year's draft. For the same reasons as I outlined above.

I always felt the reason for drafting Hooker was different: 1) The team, including Holmes and Campbell, said right from the very start that they were fully behind Goff and believed that he was THE Lions QB. 2) That's never changed, and based on that, and knowing where starting QB AAV's were headed: 3) How much do you want to spend on a backup QB? $5 mill per year? $10 mill? More? Two of them, if needed? 4) THAT is a huge reason to take a chance on drafting a QB: not as a threat to Goff, but because of... money. 5) ALSO: they believed they were heading towards Super Bowl contention on an annual basis which means, IMO... the team had BETTER have a quality #2 QB to salvage a season or playoffs if Goff got nicked up for a few games. While Hooker was injured or on his learning curve that meant Teddy Bridgewater. My Summary: The team WANTS Hooker to step into the #2. They WANT him to show himself fully capable as a Bridgewater or a Goff-lite (IIRC, his draft comp was Goff...?). They WANT him on a cheap rookie contract. Or even a cheap second contract, as long as he proves himself worthy. Holmes took a risk with Hooker that he could get this. He didn't care if Hooker was older, injured, or a career backup to Goff. There was the possibility that Hooker could turn into a Bridgewater or Goff-lite... enough to be a dependable #2 QB on a Super Bowl level team. He may never get there. He might. they are PUSHING him hard to improve and get to that level. But THAT's the risky reasons Holmes made that pick. It had NOTHING to do with Goffs' "perceived" questionable status on this team. They NEVER waivered (Holmes & Campbell) in their support of Goff. IMO.

Animal Farm

Or a 1962:

That would most likely be a 1963 Post Cereal card.

The BEST Depression EVER!!!