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1984Echoes

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  1. Yeah... I HIGHLY doubt that this rebuild will be "ruined" by any one Free Agent signing. Bust or not. Hyberbolic.
  2. Cade looks good. Still some misses. But I don't see an issue with his shooting aside from being a rookie coming off very little time played over the past several weeks... But I was more annoyed when he got past everyone twice with a clear shot at the basket from within 5 feet or so... and kicked it out 20 feet to the perimeter. He's got to take those shots...
  3. But is that enough to wager 5 years and $100-120 Mill? I've got him on my want list... but quite a bit lower than others on my list because I don't want to go that long on an SP contract nor does he have a lengthy trustworthy history and as you pointed out... a suspect go-forward arsenal that indicates longevity/ effectiveness (potential) issues... I'd rather avoid the lengthy contract to be honest. 1st choice Verlander or Syndergaard, fallback Wood or McHugh.
  4. There was no disagreement with that. By anyone. Ever. (Wait.. except for the Chinese Administration which did everything they could to deflect... but they don't count.)
  5. Sure, take a shot... We've got absolutely nothing to lose at this point...
  6. That's called setting the record straight.
  7. You SPECIFICALLY stated that Trump calling it the China Virus was mocked because everyone wanted him to be wrong. Look at you post just up above. BS. Let's set the record straight... (I GAVE you the EXACT reasons why your statement is BS) It was criticized specifically because it was xenophobic (leading to multiple Asian-Americans getting beaten) and he did that to try to HIDE his idiotic response to the pandemic (no such thing, it will just go away, pretty soon, like a miracle, there will be zero cases, just use bleach, or shine a light up your ass, or use some BS home remedy, but DON'T WEAR A MASK)...
  8. We all know exactly where this started. China is going to stonewall and there's nothing we can do about it. So if China needs to be criticized, don't criticize them for having started the virus... Criticize them for not being open and honest and for stonewalling (I should have included that earlier... if this is your point, I agree with it. Just not the "China is to BLAME" criticism... we've started a few of our own pandemics so I don't like this part of the blame game...) But I am on-board for criticizing their lack of openness/ honesty/ ethics, etc... Although that also... only goes so far in effectiveness. I'd rather move on to more substantial measures...
  9. Of course this is reasonable. It's what any responsible nation would want to do.. and there are a lot of responsible nations on this planet. But what I am saying is that China is not a responsible/ ethical nation and therefore we've been stonewalled by them in ascertaining cause and possible preventive methods (unable to do so unless the root cause can be studied) so... What exactly can we do about it? Nothing. Or... go to war? Obsess over it? I mean seriously... How about we do what we CAN do... Ostracize China (can only go so far). Criticize them (this should be harsh and, not unending, but never let the world forget...). Create a NATO-like grouping of like-Democracy/ Responsible/ Ethical nations/ countries that side with the U.S. economically, politically, and militarily. You know... like the TPP that Trump trashed and then a year later BEGGED to get back into...
  10. Trump was saying it because he's a bigoted MF'ing scumbag and he wanted to LAY BLAME on someone else, hiding his completely IDIOTIC RESPONSE to the pandemic. THAT's why he kept saying "China Virus". Everyone KNEW it came from Wuhan China... just had the DECENCY to not be so XENOPHOBIC about it. And NOONE was trying to prove otherwise (that it didn't come from Wuhan) just as a spite to Trump. That's complete and total BS. And oh yeah, his constant referral to it as the "China virus" caused MULTIPLE Asian-Americans to be BEATEN because of his assholery. Just setting the record straight here...
  11. Wait... Are you saying the UNITED STATES started a pandemic that caused MILLIONS (80 million was it?) lost lives?!?! Archie thinks we should NUKE OURSELVES!!! THAT will teach us!
  12. And again... this is Communist China. They are going to hide the truth. Xi will be too embarrassed to accept the truth. Too protective of his Communist Party to admit the truth. Will create "rumors" that it was actually started in a U.S. military lab (thoroughly debunked...), etc. So my question(s) are: What are your REALISTIC expectations for a resolution to this? Are you willing to die on this hill, or protest across America that we "need to do something" until you are blue in the face? Or do you want to, like Archie Bunker does, go to nuclear war with China because... because... (hell, I have no idea why that would even be any kind of sane option put on the table...) because... reasons?
  13. Completely idiotic. Or do you actually believe that BS?
  14. Here, I'll give you a "Pandemic" that started in the UNITED STATES: The 2008 Financial meltdown. We started it. We caused a worldwide recession because of our own stupidity. We caused worldwide losses of Trillions of dollars, in countless countries (I don't even know how many... 30? 40? 50? More?). Here's an idea: How about we repay all those countries for the $Trillions in losses that we caused them? Everybody is on board with that... right?
  15. Who gives a shit? Even if it's their fault, forget playing this blame game. I'm sick of this F'ing blame game. Look in the mirror first, at how ignorant a significant portion of America is acting... and fix our own damn selves before throwing blame around. If it started in Canada, or England, or the U.S., or Japan, or Israel, or any other country... MUST we scream and cry and shout out "THEY are to blame"? Asinine. Just deal with pandemics as they come along, responsibly, and make them go away.
  16. BS. They love Russian Fascism. Because... Trump. They're stupid and they'll love whatever their "Dear Leader" tells them to love. If it's Xi Jinping or Kim Jong Un... they'll fall in love as directed.
  17. And are the Dems trumpeting these? Because they should be... Or are the Republicans drowning out these news items with their BULLSHITE again? I'll give three guesses...
  18. That's gotta change. Excellent idea!
  19. If he carves out a career as a decent back up that's already a plus for us... anything more than that would be gravy...
  20. Terrible. And yet cool at the same time! (Unless they are really creepy... he had quite a few of those as well...).
  21. I think that's not fair to Avila. He did draft and develop Turnbull, did draft and develop Matt Manning, he did put in analytics prior to Hinch arriving, he did trade for Candelario/ Rogers/ Cameron/ Wentz, etc., he did find guys out of nowhere like Baddoo/ Cisnero/ Haase, etc... Now I believe Hinch is a huge linchpin that makes everything work. He gets credit for that. And for making the Tigers an (almost .500) winning team, because he can apply concepts at the MLB-level team and, hopefully, that filters downward. But I have maintained this all along, and especially saw it early this season: I think this board is hugely unfair to Al Avila. He built this team, and the current organization/ philosophy/ etc. Including hiring Hinch. And Hinch? He makes it all work. So yes, he is invaluable... and potentially in the future, more valuable than AA (if not already). But Avila deserves credit.
  22. Draft and Develop. We'll see over the next few years how good he is at that. And if the Org is doing that proficiently. And for several years after that whether what he built is sustainable, and sustains the Tigers as a winning team, over the next 10 years. It's what I expected from Dombrowski (history of that with the 80's White Sox, early 90's Expos, and late 90's Marlins) but we never got. As outlined by you, above. Also, it still looks like Hinch is a major linchpin in the future success of our Draft & Develop strategy. From the MLB level, and down.
  23. Usually its a "lack of legs" after not playing for quite awhile that causes lots of jump shot misses... So give him a few games to "get his legs back"?
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