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Yes. People saying the Tigers got fleeced did not understand the situation. If Smoltz has stayed with the Detroit organization they would have probably brought up up too early - to pitch for a team that was in decline. 1987 they made the playoffs by 1 game, on the last day, they needed every bit of that Doyle trade. It was their last real hurrah. The Tigers fell short in the AL East by a game in 1988 - and then in 1989 it all crashed and burned. That's the team that Smoltz would have been coming to and they would have ruined him. Smoltz was put in a perfect situation for a young pitcher. (Edit:Update) I just looked at the stats for the 1988 team and it's a miracle they won 88 games. Must have been one hell of a job by Sparky Anderson. Talk about a close race.

I was in the CF Bleachers. We could not see the LF Corner. We only reacted when we saw others react.

I didn't know that was Bob, but I sure never would have guess Zach. I thought it was Merlin Olsen.

Suh was too busy stomping on........er, I mean, trying to avoid stepping on O-Lineman to bat down a ball

The one I remember living through, that benefitted us, obviously, was the 1987 Blue Jays. They pretty much had to lose all 7 of their last games for us to have a chance - and then they did. Great slide, Bill Madlock ! I remember that last weekend vs. the Blue Jays. Tigers had to sweep. Friday night Scott Lusader hit a HR and made an incredible diving catch Saturday Jim Walewander scored the game winning run from 2nd on a base hit in extras Sunday - Larry Herndon's solo HR was the only run of the game The Tigers and Blue Jays played 7 times in the last two weekends. Jays won the first 3 in Toronto, Tigers won the last game in TO and then swept them at home. All were 1-run games. That was incredible. It's Division-Or-Bust this time. Tigers can't get swept here. They just can't.

That's exactly what they are doing.

I watch Ordinary People every couple of years - it's such a great movie. How Donald Sutherland never got an Oscar Nomination for that movie is baffling. He's brilliant in it. Everyone was.

Hope it was just as peaceful for Robert Redford. R.I.P. Great Actor/Director.

Everyone alright now?

Okay. I was unable to watch last Sunday I forgot that Gibbs is #0 and Jameson is #1. It's throwing me off, man.

They can beat the Yankees in a series but not the Marlins or White Sox. WTAF is going on, man. They are making this way too close now.

I've been better, but I also will get better. It's more of a frustration right now. Don't miss your yearly checkups. Glad I didn't miss mine.

Maybe just have him skip it or delay his turn a few games then. What's he got to prove at this point?

I've been in my treatment/post treatment haze since yesterday afternoon. How serious is the Tark Skubal injury?

I was a fan, but he turned out to be pretty awful. Woman-beater. Twice, at least. Go hit a wall, dude, don't hit a woman or another person.

I can't stop laughing.

When my flight to NYC got cancelled the last year of Yankee Stadium and I had to switch the tickets from my name to my friend from South Carolina's name at Will Call, the Yankees ticket guy called me to confirm and I told the story of my flight cancellation (Spirit Airlines had planes repossessed that week) and he felt bad about it. He switched the name for the tickets to my friend's and a week later I got a box filled with programs, t-shirts, magnets, and other Yankee Stadium trinkets along with an invitation that if I was going to be in NYC before the end of the year - to call him on his mobile phone and he'd get me in (except for the last two weeks of the season). Couldn't believe how incredibly nice the Yankees ticket people were. But I still hate the Yankees. (I couldn't book another flight same-day because it would have been $1200 round trip and I couldn't do it, but you couldn't actually PAY me to fly on Spirit now - then and their stupid urine-yellow planes).

I still can't believe that Tim HIll is only 35.

And the most astounding fact about that whole inning is that Hill is only 35. Dude looks like he's 65.

At my funeral instead of a montage of pictures on a screen set to some sad music, I just want a loop of tonight's 7th inning to play

Yesterday was ugly as hell. The O-Line has to get. The new Coordinators have to sort it out. There's a ton of talent on the team and they don't need to give up on anything. Might be a bit of a down year, but this team is built for a 3-year run right now. And never give up on a game. The Bills proved that last night. Never give up.

Well, the status of baseball after 2026 is going to make this a weird offseason. A work stoppage/lockout/strike is all but guaranteed after 2026 and this one is going to be much nastier than 1981 or 1994. There's so much uncertainty with television contracts and streaming and salary cap/floor and two teams that really haven't solved anything yet. I mean, have the actually started really building something in Vegas yet, or are they still moving dirt around. Last I saw it looks like they are building something that could be converted into a parking garage or hotel. Nothing looks like close to a baseball stadium yet. And the Rays situation is a mess. I mean, any mention of the words salary cap ends negotiations with the players, so I don't know where this is all going. I'm pretty sure it means we won't get April or May baseball in 2027, at the least.