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Marchand looked like Darren McCarty on that 3rd Florida goal. 4-1 with 11 minutes to go.

I'm more worried about the Astros than the Twins. The Yankees are 2 back of the Tigers, Houston is 5 back of the Tigers, the Twins are 9 back of the Tigers. Being the 3rd best division-winner would be practically meaningless, it's just a glorified wild card spot. Best record in the AL would be ideal, but 2nd best record would be acceptable.

I'm in Canada. It will get here in another few years.

One of those days.

Grand slam busts this one open. 6-1 Reds.

This week’s ESPN Power Rankings write-up uses the word “scuffling” multiple times. I’ve started to see that word pop up. Is it just a new way of saying “struggling”? https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45480429/mlb-2025-power-rankings-week-11-tigers-mets-rays-blue-jays-braves

https://x.com/wrhiv_72/status/1933868839579619506?s=61&t=don8lQTnTq5FKXq14p2GMw “The only exception really, is the leadoff guy, Gleyber Torres, who does get on base, but does not hit for a lot of power” -John Sadak, of Reds TV

Yankees and Mets both have lost so the Tigers have the best record in the AL by 2.5 games and the best record in MLB by 0.5 game.

This weekend is the 40th anniversary of my high school graduation. The Tigers were the defending World Series champions when I finished high school. To a high school senior graduating in this year's class of 2025, the year 1985 is as far back in the history books as 1945/the end of WWII was to my class when we graduated. That has nothing to do with tonight's game, but just wow, I think I need a moment.

I can’t recall a better Stanley Cup Final.

I had given up Edmonton for dead, at least for this game. Now it is 3-3 late in the 2nd. Game on.

I was at the next urinal to Wayne Gretzky when I was 14 and he wasn’t too much bigger (taller) than me.

Methodically winning series after series. 2 of 3, 2 of 3. That gets it done.

Your concern may have been well-founded.

I’m dumb. NOW he is. But 82 pitches so yeah, no Maddux tonight. One more inning.

Skubal with an outside attack a Maddux. With a shutout through 6 on 66 pitches. But I think that even with 2 more scoreless innings, he’d be pulled after the 8th at around 95 pitches.

Twins got blown out so the lead is 7 1/2 games. But the Mets also won so they have the best record in baseball by a game over the Tigers. For viewers in Detroit, this game is also being aired on regular tv on WJBK Fox 2.

RIP Brian Wilson. Saw him in concert, solo, around 5 years ago. Health wasn’t great but he sang some, told good stories and had someone come on (his son IIRC?) for the high notes.

Is Yzerman trying to replicate Hinch's pitching chaos of last September with its bullpen days? Let's have a 1st period goalie, a 2nd period goalie, a 3rd period goalie, a penalty kills goalie.

Torkelson is 4th (16) in AL in home runs, 4th in HRs (17) and T-11th in OPS (.853).

Tork bomb!

Hurter was so close to giving the Tigers 3 shutout innings. 1-1.

Here is one of the funniest clips on the Internet. It’s real, but a joke outtake “special” episode of Manager’s Corner with Weaver and host that obviously never made it to the air.

Boog Powell. Bobby Grich. Brooks Robinson. Al Bumbry. Paul Blair. Rick Dempsey. Eddie Murray. Mark Belanger. Jim Palmer. Mike Flanagan. There, I just wanted to see how many '77 Orioles I could name off the top of my head, from when I was 10 years old playing the All Star Baseball spinner game. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1977.shtml Not as good as I expected. Paul Blair was gone from the Orioles after 1976, Powell after 1974. Yes Robinson was still on the team but the starter at 3B was Doug Decinces. Bobby Grich left after 1976 - who the hell was Billy Smith? Did get Bumbry, Dempsey, Murray and Belanger. But forgot about Ken Singleton and Lee May. Got Palmer and Flanagan but missed SPs Rudy May and Ross Grimsley. Didn't even take a stab at relief pitchers. Oh well, still may be more than I could name from this year's Orioles without first sneaking a peek at tonight's starting lineup.