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Exactly. First of all people act like the Tigers didn't even try to sign any one of the big ones, but maybe they did and they were met with a hard NO or the demand was way too steep. I am very glad they didn't pay Sonny Gray the contract he got at his age. He'll help the Cardinals for a year or two but I wouldn't want that deal here. Cody Bellinger? Why? We need our young OFers to play and get ABs. Matt Chapman? Maybe they tried and were just told no. I'll keep saying that it reminds me of everyone going crazy over Rich Aurillia back in the day. Not only did we avoid that horrible deal, but it got us Carlos Guillen who was one of the key players in their comeback. Aaron Nola was off the board immediately. There was never any shot at Ohtani or Yamamoto. Not sure on Snell. I doubt he'd come here without a ridiculous price. I think they actually got two pretty good starters for a good price. Not expecting Cy Young awards, but both pitchers are solid and Flaherty has something to prove - I think. They both seem motivated. I'm fine with their offseason.

Hiring a coach who has been a Head Coach somewhere is a good start.

Next numbers to be retired #6 (acknowledge it already) #91. Come on, stop being childish about this. You're lookin stupid here #16 You might as well, it's kind of retired now anyway #30 deserves strong consideration I know eventually #13 and #40 will be up there too. Yep, it should be #1 Sawchuk #4, Kelly #5 Lidstrom #6 Aurie #7 Lindsay #9 Howe #10 Delvecchio #12 Abel #13 Datsyuk #16 Konstantinov #19 Yzerman #30 Osgood #40 Zetterberg #91 Fedorov That's a lot of numbers, but it's a storied franchise. The way things are trending #71 may join them one day

As a Red Wings fan I am sure that you are aware that nobody in our lifetime has worn the #6, except one player, Cummy Burton (what a name), we'll get back to that later. . Are you aware that the Red Wings #6 is actually retired? Yes, it's true. It's retired in the name of a scrappy right winger named Larry Aurie. Aurie was the first Red Wings captain and lead them to their first every Stanley cup Aurie, who was 5 foot 6 and 145 pounds was willing to fight anybody, regardless of size. One former teammate said "He'd fight a Tiger and win if it meant winning a game" Red Wing owner James Norris was so impressed of Aurie that he retired his number in 1938 when Aurie's broken ankle ended his career. Cummy Burton was allowed to wear it because he was Aurie's nephew and Aurie's widow gave her blessing. The last time Burton wore that number was 1959. Aurie died from a stroke at the age of 47 in 1952. I'm sure all the helmetless years in hockey played a role in that, and that's another reason to honor him. His number was up in the rafters at Olympia until Mike Illitch moved the team to Joe Louis Arena where it was ordered removed. Nobody knows why and the Illitch family will not acknowledge this in any way. So today, still, nobody wears #6, but it sits in some sort of limbo. It's ridiculous. It's like Mike Illitch didn't know who he was and then when others pointed it out he stubbornly refused to be corrected. My friend Bernie Czarnecki worked as a page editor for the Free Press and wrote a great article about this. His press credentials were then cancelled. I stood outside in the cold one night outside on the sidewalk of Hockeytown Cafe handing out flyers with Bernie to tell fans the story. The cops threatened to arrest us. When we asked for what he said "I'll think of something". Big dang ol' buncha bull****, if you ask me. And you might as well retire #16 if you're never going to issue it. If the accident wouldn't have happened, Vladdy would have wound up earning that anyway. And get over your petty anger at Sergei and put #91 up there too.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Central 3 - Minnesota 84-78 Detroit 82-80 Not yet, my friends, one more year Cleveland 78-84 Kansas City 63-99 Chicago 58-104 East 1 - Baltimore 98-64 4- Toronto 96-66 5- New York 93-69 Tampa Bay 89-73 Boston 77-85 West 2- Seattle 92-70 6 - Texas 90-72 Houston 89-73 - America's long national nightmare is over Los Angeles 64-9 Oakland 48-114. (6) Texas over (3) Minnesota 2-1 (4) Toronto over (5) New York 2-0 (1) Baltimore over (6) Texas 3-2 (4) Toronto over (2) Seattle 3-1 (4) Toronto over (1) Baltimore 4-2 MVP - Jason Benetti, Detroit CY YOUNG - Corbin Burnes, Bal'mor, Hun ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Evan Carter, Texas ----------------------------------------- NATIONAL LEAGUE Central 3- Chicago 87-75 6 - St. Louis 86-76 Milwaukee 81-81 Cincinnati 77-85 Pittsburgh 74-88 East 1- Atlanta 105-57 4 -Philadelphia 91-71 Miami 77-85 NY Mets 75-87 Washington 73-89 West 2 - Los Angeles 99-63 5 - San Francisco 88-74 San Diego 83-79 Arizona 75-87| Colorado 58-104 6 - St. Louis over 3- Chicago 2-0 4- Philadelphia over 5- San Diego 2-0 1 - Atlanta over 6 - St. Louis 3-1 4 - Philadelphia over 2- Los Angeles 3-2 1 - Atlanta over 4 - Philadelphia 4-1 MVP - Ronald Acuna, Atlanta CY Young - Spencer Strider, Atlanta Rookie Of The Year - Jung Hoo Lee, San Francisco WORLD SERIES ATLANTA OVER TORONTO 4-0

I used to be forgiving of him, but then when he admitted it he A - did it on the day of the HOF announcement, stealing headlines from Fergie Jenkins, the first Canadian inducted, but then he B - Did it to promote a book and then C - Signed the book the next day at a Casino. Once he asked for forgiveness and then turned around and signed at a Casino, I was done with him. Degenerate. Don't care how MLB is cool with gambling now, Rose is scum.

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Reading about how Sutton has been having blackouts for years, even DURING games, going back to college. Starting to think he might be dead now. I am starting to think that pretty much all non-Kicker/Punter players have some degree of CTE

This pre season has been a total disaster. 19-9 record? Teams always do the opposite when the season starts. That means another 9-20 start. Season's over before May 24th. So sick of this.

I think it's Faedo and Wentz that make it. Wentz because he's left-handed and breathing.

What's left to decide, 1 or 2 bullpen spots, or is that sewn up? We know the 13 position players. We know the rotation.

We're not used to having our pro football team draft really well for consecutive years. When that happens you end up having to pay those guys to keep them. That starts this year and that's why you don't go for contracts like Sneed's This team is better. Got within 3 points of an NFC title with a very young team and a kicker the coach had no confidence in. They'll improve simply from experience and getting a better kicker. The pieces they added will make them better and they still have the draft in a month. Signing another veteran CB would help because even if they draft one in the first round, it gives that player a little time to learn. That's probably the toughest position to learn (outside of QB) in football - another veteran gives the rookies a little time. I think they'll draft 2. CB - Edge - Guard - CB - WR - K ? Could they take a step back this year? Sure. But they are building this team to last a long time and if Brad keeps drafting this well, we'll want heads to roll after a 9-8 season.

Maybe the answer to my question about having another SS is Gio.

Aren't Dawel Lugo, Jose King or Sergio Alcantara ready yet? (worst Tiger trade in my lifetime)

Well you remember when that rich guy Leo Farnsworth bought the Rams and then wanted to make himself QB. He was in his 40s. He would have made the team if he had have disappeared. What was season that was for the Rams. First their QB, Joe Pendleton gets hit by a truck on his bike and killed and then their owner vanishes and they still win the Super Bowl.

Whomever they send down (I think it'll be Red Cheeks), I think that person will likely be in the rotation by April 15th. It's been a parade of injuries for starting pitchers and the Tigers fans are the ones walking behind with giant shovels to pick up the poop.

Plus, keep in mind, he's not Scott Harris' signing. Chris would have to okay a release. Maybe he gets an injury and solves everyone's problem. But they still need an everyday shortstop other than Baez to be able to come in. I sure hope that doesn't mean bringing Zack Short back. Can we aim higher?

I don't know if Javy's sticking around. They certainly wouldn't cut him now, but if we're 50 games in and he's anything like this, they might just cut their losses. I think the end of Spring Training tells a lot. The end of Spring Training is when guys suddenly become available. If they go and get a real Shortstop, even one that can hit .240 and be average on defense (that they can park in Toledo), it might be a sign that they're willing to part with him. It's been pretty close to an epic disaster so far, but there were some salvageable things in the first year (home runs), but not last year. The defense, he's good but is he? Really? 45 errors in two years, a .958 fielding pct. Doesn't sound good to me. If he's going to be this putrid at the plate, I think he's got to be better than that defensively, especially with ground ball pitchers and an iffy 2nd baseman. The disaster didn't matter the last two years because they had no expectations, but this year they should have at least the expectation that they'll be within striking distance into September. Especially in this division. I don't think I'm the only one that believes you can win this division at .500. If he's not bringing anything at all, then why keep going? Sometimes it's best to just admit you made a mistake. It ain't MY money. I really really hope he makes all this speculation useless by doing something. There has to be shortstops out there somewhere. Is career average (.256/.298/.744 with 20-25 HR) too much to ask? If you're hoping Chris puts money forth to sign a big name free agent in the future, this might be the reason why he doesn't. But honestly, building from within is the way to go, anyway. Tigers bad free agent signings All-Time. 1. Jordan Zimmermann 2. Javier Baez (as of now) Who would be #3?

Jim Price, Is that YOU?

Very difficult decisions will have to be made soon. Is it safer to stay here and wait for rescue or should I go out and pursue rescue? Who knows how far I'll have to go to find any evidence of life. We have enough supplies to last until mid-April, but if recuse doesn't happen by then some very drastic decision might have to be made, like, do I actually eat that $1 frozen Michelina pasta primavera that has been in my freezer since 2018? I will do my best to keep you posted on our plight. My dog Lucy is staying as upbeat as she can. She's playing it off like she doesn't care. Her bravery knows no bounds (except when there's thunder). I need to save my strength for the desperate, dangerous days ahead. Until then, be careful and please let me know if the Tigers release Javy Baez.

Tonight's game may have saved the whole season, but based on tonight.................I know this won't happen because everyone is so stat-obsessed, but I think Dylan Larking should be on a short list for Hart Trophy finalists. Supposed to be for MVP, right? Most Valuable doesn't have to mean Best Stats. They have another award for that. He really is extremely valuable to this team. Tonight showed it. Tonight the team played at a different level.

Just used to being disappointed by the Tigers by May 1st. Hope they break the streak this year.

Not since Biggie Bagel's heart attack. Let the poor bagel recover.

The bit where they send Venus and Johnny to the Transmitter site because of a bomb threat.............Hilarious, and that actually happened to me when I worked at WDRQ in Detroit, probably 2002/2003. (WJR gets bomb threats more than anyone would care to believe, but something about this one was very specific that it scared them a bit). The transmitter room was part of a Hebrew school near 10 mile Rd & the Lodge. You know where all those towers are. There is NOTHING to do there, the students were hanging out watching me do radio. They thought it was more glamorous. The fact that Johnny believed there were Phone Cops who were out to get him for smashing a phone was priceless. I've known radio people that were on the paranoid side. Maybe have been chemically-related.