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4 of the 6 worst records in the AL belong to AL Central teams now. Only the Athletics and Orioles are in that mix.

I more meant that the whole league should stay away from him at that rumoured price, not that the Wings would give him a second glance.

Ex-Wing Pius Suter is unsigned so far, by the way. He was a bargain last year with 25G 21A on a $1.6mm cap hit but need to stay away from him if gets a rumoured $20mm contract.

He was my grandpa's favourite player. I remember him saying Delvecchio always seemed to conduct himself with class. My grandpa liked Howe too but thought he was a bit dirty.

There's a write-up from the Defense Department about how Sawyer Gipson-Long has had 7 family members in the military and the Press Secretary "went on to express thanks from the Defense Department for the Tigers' 'unwavering support for service members and veterans,' noting visits by the team to military installations to boost troop morale, as well as the various charitable initiatives the Tigers organization engages in". So I suspect it's just part of the MLB-military relationship. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4230809/detroit-tigers-players-family-members-staff-visit-pentagon/

This is nuts.

Pentagon heard about Tork-bombs, wanted to learn more, so summoned Spencer and some Tigers

Alex was a bit before my time. Didn’t realize he put up 71 pts in 73 games in 1973 at the age of 42. That was his last full season, he played 11 games in 1974

Orioles were the defending AL champs. Didn’t Morris or Gibby wear a Buck Faltimore t-shirt to spring training? Update: found this write-up about the ‘84 Orioles https://www.vintagedetroit.com/wasnt-always-easy-1984-detroit-tigers/?srsltid=AfmBOop1pPLVXa19G5ZIZ8QObaYLR3PfTgxwc7M4_hKc48EPQsc2Kdm1 And he did. Morris completed his gem and pitched the first no-hitter by a Tiger since 1958. The performance propelled Morris to a fast start, just like his team. By the end of May, the ace was 10-1 with a 1.88 ERA and eight complete games in 12 starts. It looked like he might win 25, or maybe even 30 games. But not everyone was impressed. In Baltimore, the defending World Champions were still confident. Their catcher was a scrappy veteran named Rick Dempsey. While everyone in baseball was ready to declare the pennant race over, Dempsey wasn’t so sure. “We’re not ready to crown them,” Dempsey said. “We beat them last year, and we can do it again.” That didn’t sit well with a few of the Tigers, namely Morris, who made his feelings known to a few reporters as the team prepared for a weekend series in Detroit against Baltimore, the first meeting of the teams in 1984. Manager Sparky Anderson fanned the flames. With the Orioles 10 1/2 games back of his club, the white-haired sage was feeling cocky. “They’re done, we got ’em this time,” he told a group of writers in his office under Tiger Stadium. “This ain’t last year.” In 1983, Detroit had won 92 games, but still finished six games behind Baltimore in the AL East. There was a playoff atmosphere for the first game of the Orioles series. More than 47,000 fans were packed into Tiger Stadium for the Friday night contest that pitted Dan Petry against Scot McGregor, a crafty lefthander. With the trash talking and bad blood between the two teams, everyone was prepared for a battle. But it didn’t work out that way. In the second frame the Tigers erupted for six runs off McGregor and they eventually built a 13-0 lead by the end of the fifth to cruise to a 14-2 win. The battle had turned into a slaughter. The next day the Orioles beat Morris and they squeaked out a one-run win on Sunday, but notice had been served — the Tigers were the better team. A week later in Baltimore, the Tigers took three of four, including a sweep of a Sunday doubleheader. The O’s were 11 games back and never challenged that summer. A new champion would be crowned.

NHL radio on Sirius was wondering whether the Jets take another shot at Ehlers tonight. Like Boeser seemed to have said goodbye to the Canucks but came back.

This is not a bad signing day for Yzerman. A bad day would have been signing bad contracts to fill cap space for the heck of it. It isn’t a great day, because no upgrade yet, but it’s not a bad day.

Well, if that means Corey Perry and the Kings will lose in the SCF, probably worth it.

The rich get richer 🙂

If we are going to be your 51st state, at least wine and dine and firework us on our big day.

Surely the Canucks need to move Lankinen now. Just a few months ago they signed him to 5 x $4.5. That is a lot of money for one position

Hope that doesn’t cancel their Canada Day fireworks.

I wonder if it was from trying to catch Skubal’s only hit.

Leafs get Nic Roy who has 2 years left at $3mm.

Yeah, length doesn’t make sense. But I suspect their capoligist factored in a future buyout to make the math work, win now, take the cap hit into the future when their window has finally closed.

I'd take Boeser for sure, but no idea if the Wings are in on him.

Yeah, Leafs fans are crowing this is a steal but is it really? Sure, 58 pts last season which is damn good for a 22 year old late 2nd rounder. But one season like that playing with Marner and now we are certain he is going to be a star? https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/new-matthew-knies-contract-another-early-win-for-maple-leafs-negotiating/

For the month of June, the Tigers won 5 series (all by a 2-1 margin), lost 2 series (all by a 2-1 margin) and split 1 series (4-gamer vs Chicago White Sox). Also on the 1st day of June beat KC in the tiebreaker of a 3-game series, which I didn't count. 15-11 record (0.577, 93 win pace) for the month. At 53-32, through 85 games the 2025 Tigers are 4 games behind the '06 Tigers, 4 games behind the '84 Tigers and 3 games behind the '68 Tigers.

Tigers win. Excellent showcase for the national audience.

7 strikeouts in a row! Skubal is untouchable.

If I was to get injured and be forced off the job, I might gain 25 pounds from eating chips and beer.