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  1. You can even say Go Expos! The Quebec government just approved the use of "Go", although not without fierce debate. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/oqlf-go-habs-go-ok-1.7576171 Using 'go' to cheer on sports teams is now OK, says Quebec language watchdog Quebec's language watchdog has changed its tune on whether it's acceptable to use the word "go" to cheer on sports teams. In a new guideline posted in its online dictionary, the Office québécois de la langue française says that while "allez" is the preferred term, it's now "partially legitimized" to use the English word to show encouragement. The flip-flop comes after the office took a hard line with Montreal's transit agency, pressing it for months in 2024 to scrub the word "go" from the electronic signs on more than 1,000 city buses. The reversal followed a public outcry on the eve of the Montreal Canadiens' first playoff home game in April, when the Montreal Gazette reported how the transit agency had replaced "Go! Canadiens Go!" with "Allez! Canadiens Allez!" to stay on the watchdog's good side. The reversal followed a public outcry on the eve of the Montreal Canadiens' first playoff home game in April, when the Montreal Gazette reported how the transit agency had replaced "Go! Canadiens Go!" with "Allez! Canadiens Allez!" to stay on the watchdog's good side. A similar complaint in 2021 targeted the hashtag GoHabsGo that appears in oversized letters outside the Bell Centre in Montreal, the home arena of the Canadiens. The person who filed the complaint suggested that to comply with Quebec's language rules, the expression "Allez les Habitants allez" should appear alongside the English slogan, in larger letters. "And yes, I'm serious, if the law applies, then apply it!:)" the person wrote.
  2. Problem with both Montreal and Vancouver is the lack of a ballpark and the C$ exchange rate. I think the latter could be overcome. Of the two, Montreal is a better baseball city and more likely to get a team again someday.
  3. Houston beats the Dodgers again to pull to within 1.5 games of the Tigers for best record in the AL. But the good news in that is that, 90 games into the season, the Tigers are now back in a tie with the Dodgers for the best record in MLB.
  4. Yep, my scoreboard watching priority is Houston (2.0 games back of the Tigers) and Toronto (4.5 games back of the Tigers). Every other AL team is more than 7 games behind the Tigers. The division race is over.
  5. Guardians plunge to 14.5 games behind the Tigers!
  6. Tork had a chance to kill off the game. DP.
  7. Suddenly the Blue Jays have a 3 game lead in the AL East, as they eke out another extra inning win while the Rays and Yankees both lose. The Jays are 4 games behind the Tigers and have the White Sox and Athletics coming up this week.
  8. Here's the game by game schedule. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/2025-schedule-scores.shtml Here is the Tigers' record in 10-game blocks. Of course there can be 10-game windows overlapping those blocks that are more extreme, but nothing really pops out. Losing 5 of 7 between June 14th-June 21st seems to be the weakest stretch. Games 1-10: 6-4 Games 11-20: 6-4 Games 21-30: 6-4 Games 31-40: 8-2 Games 41-50: 7-3 Games 51-60: 6-4 Games 61-70: 6-4 Games 71-80: 5-5 Games 81-90: 5-4 with 1 game to play Here is the Tigers' record by month: March: 1-3 April: 18-9 May: 19-9 June: 15-11 July: 2-2 Division lead at month ends: March 31: 1 game behind April 30: 1.5 game lead May 31: 6.0 game lead June 30: 11.5 game lead Other highlights include: Largest divisional lead: 12.5 games (current) Longest winning streak: 5 (3 times) Longest losing streak: 3 (3 times) Also, while no chance at "wire to wire" for the season starting March 27, the Tigers have been at least tied for 1st in the Central since April 1 and have held the Central lead outright since April 5 (Game 8).
  9. And going back even farther, the Yankees have lost 15 of 21. They were 42-25 on June 12th, now they're 48-40.
  10. Tigers win! Wenceels’ s put out & home run the difference.
  11. Vest was one strike away but now the tying run is on 2nd after a double.
  12. Wish the Tigers had a more comfortable lead heading to the bottom of the 9th, but here we go. Bottom of the order coming up.
  13. I thought Kahnle was looking better tonight, but he leaves with runners on the corners and 2 outs, Tigers clinging to 2-1 lead.
  14. I hope that applies even for people living in the colonies that stayed loyal.
  15. Christian Fischer, UFA, retires. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/christian-fischer-retires-from-nhl-at-28-after-nine-seasons-1.2331496
  16. Man, we can't lose a series to the Nationals. Still more 7 innings though ...
  17. Achtung! Tigers trail 5-3
  18. Great at-bat by Torkelson.
  19. Astros lose to Colorado. The Tigers' American League lead is back up to 2.0 games.
  20. 6 x $8.5mm. Decent contract for Carolina. He wanted to go to a southern market.
  21. Since I've drifted away from watching the All Star Game but will want to watch this year, can someone tell me whether they'll be wearing their Tigers uniforms or American League uniforms?
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