1984Echoes

I don't see a Luke Taggert ANYWHERE. I see a Cameron Taggert?

Oh hell no!

2026 Miscalco for Rocco Maniscalco.

100% accurate.

Putin will ACTUALLY come to the table... When America says: "We are establishing a No-Fly Zone west of the river Dnieper."

Hilariously idiotic. And... Most likely... TRUE!!!

Doesn't count though, per chas. Avila gets credit for nothing... Absolutely nothing. Even if it takes pretzel logic to do the discrediting... "NOTHING I tell you! You get NOTHING!!!"

Right... Just rumors fluttering in the air... Like a mirage.

Hardly. But yeah, haha, I get the joke...

I'd like to hear from credible sources that the Phillies, Mets and Dodgers have gotten into a bidding war over Skubal.

And is more related to Hinch and Fetter than anything else. IMO. Oh... WAIT!!! WHO hired Hinch? Avila? OK, that also doesn't count for Avila's credit. Because...

Nothing counts until the actual ink is dry.

I could also see this. Marlins want a 1B'man. Tork plus a minors IF'er for Edward Cabrera. I would be FOR that trade...

We could easily send them Rogers (a vet for them, one year commitment, a mentor for young Will Smith). Rushing is a LH'ed bat that has played both Catcher and 1B. He'll get some playing time even if Dingler catches 120-140 games. If there's two more pieces, I want their high-end LH'ed pitching prospect Jackson Ferris. And...? 5th guy can be sort of a "anything goes" guy to me. Oh... and I still want $4.4 mill in 2027 International Signing Bonus Pool money...

Since Glasnow's name has been bandied about... Now I want him. As our closer. I think Sheehan is on the verge of becoming a beast starter. So I will counter with Emmett Sheehan, Tyler Glasnow, Dalton Rushing, Zyhir Hope, Jackson Ferris and $4.4 Mill International Signing Bonus Pool money for: Skubal and Eduardo Valencia.

PS: One more thing I want from the Dodgers if they do indeed trade for Skubal: Their International signing bonus pool. I believe our cap that we can trade for is 60% of our own existing pool. I believe we have a pool of $7.357 mill, so $4.4 mill from the Dodgers. I want that included.

That's why he's only a throw-in and nothing more. I attach little to no value to him. However... If he is a toss-in.. I wanna try him as a LH'ed shut down reliever. Which is useful in our division. Maybe 1-inning stints will keep him off the disabled lists...?

a KTLA-TV sports announcer... I guess.

May or may not be real... Some smoke from L.A. .... ATF may, or may not get, his big Dodgers trade (PS: if Glasnow is included he better be a throw-in because I attach very little future value... or maybe turn him into a closer. I think THAT might maximize his value as a strike-em-out shut-them-down reliever that we don't currently have...): Dodgers 'in talks' to trade for Tarik Skubal: Report According to KTLA-TV in Los Angeles’ David Pingalore, the Dodgers are “in talks on a potential mega trade for (Detroit Tigers) ace Tarik Skubal.” I don't know if Pingalore is just another talking head or if he does get some insider info from the Dodgers team... Just posting those rumors as they come down the pipeline. I would really like Sheehan. I think he could be dominate. And would be a worthy replacement for Skubal (after Fetter gets his mitts on him...).

The only thing I would say about Gibson's game yesterday is that... I hope he goes on a nice long streak for the next 4 months with games just like it. Not all shutouts of course. But give this team a chance in each game...

You mean "off the rails"? Yeah, I'm not looking for, or desire that either. I just wanted to call out two diametrically opposed viewpoints that are proliferating on the forum as to the Tigers future playoff chances... with, or without, Skubal.

??? Please explain to me how "These are your posts. These are your words." is some sort of personal attack?

Which is funny, because... wasn't it Harris who said: "calculated risks"?

I believe that started here with Brad Ausmus? A "college boy" who wasn't a winner and therefore let's pejorative?

He's hoping for a Lorenzen/ Eduardo Rodriguez/ Flaherty (circa 2024) run.