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Well, if Keith continues looking so lost and Malloy continues what he's doing..........maybe a swap would be in order.

But if that were me and Duke was in the championship game - the casino would probably offer you a very nice sum of money to walk away, like 80 grand. I'd just take that and say Thank You. And then take some of that money and bet on Duke to win and then you can make a little more. Yes, you could say I could have won 168K but you still won 80K.

I saw Herb Alpert (and the current version of the Tijuana Brass) last Tuesday at Masonic Temple in Detroit. He's gonna be 90 tomorrow and he put on a great show. It was great. You never know when you might not get the chance to see legends like that. But I don't think he's done. He can still blow the trumpet pretty strong and he moves well and he's sharp as a tack mentally. . His trick to maybe avoid getting winded is after 2 or 3 songs he opens things up for questions from the audience, and it's really cool. Not only does he have his own music history, but he owned a major record label, so he's got a million stories. At one point his wife, Lani Hall came out and sang a medley of Brasil '66 songs, which was awesome too. I got to hear Mas Que Nada live with the original singer !!!! I am sure my teenage self would have never thought I'd like Herb Alpert music and be excited to see him in concert, but my teenage self had underdeveloped taste, like most of us.

Meanwhile, down on the farm - Matt Matting is completely broken.

The league really hurt the Tigers with this scheduling. Why aren't the Dodgers playing a rival or divisional foe to start the real season. Then we have to go to Seattle where we always struggle. Might be starting out 0-6 while playing halfway decent baseball. It doesn't help that our pitchers have to throw it right down the middle to get a strike and theirs don't. I know the pitch-framing catchers (and Rogers is one of the best) would lose a lot of value, but they can't implement the ABS. Tigers were getting squeezed the whole series and then that play at the plate. I thought you needed CLEAR evidence to overturn a call? This league wants the Dodgers to set a record. They want that 117 for their big star (who illegally gambled).

and it starts already. Ugh. Who are we going to get to replace him to stand at the plate and watch pitches outside the strike zone get called strikes tonight?

Did I miss something. Is Torres hurt? Hitting .429 and he's being rested today? 2 games in with an off day tomorrow and he's being rested? That is odd.

I remember Transvision Vamp? What is her name, Wendy James, or something like that?

Is that the play in Chicago? Oh my god, cue the Benny Hill yakety sax music. I thought Dave Collins was a terrible outfielder and then I saw Delmon Young play.

It's strange, though. I almost feels like they did get generational talent in Cade THIS year. The combination of bad teams, injuries and coaches stifling his development meant we didn't get to see the real Cade until this year. And man, he erased any doubts about being a 1/1. Another thing to remember is that Jaden Ivey was having a very good year and they lost him and now they've won 3 in a row without Cade and without Tobias last night, who's been a veteran stabilizer. The Dennis Schroder add has been quietly great. They are absolutely a story and right now, if things lock in like they are, it's Pistons vs. Pacers. Two teams that hate each other. This might be the best Grudge playoff series we've had since the Wings heyday. I know they didn't beat the Pacers this year, but the team now is not the same team from earlier in the year. Plus, the kind of excitement that's building with the team and around Cade might mean they attract some decent talent in the offseason. They have plenty of space to sign their guys and add more. Cade is now a guy that other players want to come play alongside. I mean, they are resting him, over a bruise, and they are still winning. What a story this year. I don't know how they do in a 7 game series against the big 3 (Boston, Cleveland and New York), but they have beaten all 3 this year. Can any other team claim that? (I'm not doing a deep dive like that, but with Cleveland and Boston having so few losses, I have doubts)

There shouldn't even be an argument, J.B. Bickerkstaff is Coach Of The Year. Sorry, OKC

Does anyone here have an electric car? What are your thoughts? How long does it take to charge your car? When do you charge it? Overnight? (I hear it costs less to charge it overnight). On a longer road trip when you have to find a charging station, how long does that take? On a road trip, how much would it cost for a full charge? How many miles do you get on a full charge? How much does it cost you per month to charge at home? Is it more, less or as expensive as your last combustion engine car? Do you like the way it rides? Does it have giddy up? Are you glad you got it? Just interested. Not looking to get a new car soon, but I think I am going electric with the next one. The city of Ann Arbor has some Bolts and they are not super expensive. Let me explain something about what I am looking for. I don't care if someone has a nicer car than I do. Most people have a nicer car than I do. Some folks I know say "Don't you want something newer, something better?". No. I don't. My car is 10 years old with a few little scars (but not that bad for it's age). It's a Chrysler 200. Cars are not an ego thing with me. I want something reliable and affordable with heat/ac and a working radio/mp3 player. I won't buy a Tesla - for obvious reasons. If I was rich and money was new option, I wouldn't get a sports car, I'd get an electric VW Micro Bus. I'd live in it while I traveled to every ballpark in the country on an epic journey But for now, I drive from Dearborn to Ann Arbor and back 5 days a week and run some errands. Maybe 350 - 400 miles per week. Thanks, I appreciate your input.

Dear Tarik, Don't injure your arm or shoulder throwing your glove in the dugout.

That might be #1 on the play of the day.

What a play and the announcer has no idea what's going on .

Okay, RK. Earn this.

Well, they only have so many right-handed hitters. But he should be challenged. Are you a real Major Leaguer or not?

Skubs works fast. I love that. Hao Yu Lee would have had that

MLB will just give them a "Do-Over"

I do not believe they said the words Torres or Greene in that half inning, but they talked about shoes, sawing tuna and whatever.

I thought you didn't like Sushi Oh, by the way, 2 outs What Sushi did you eat? This is brutally bad.

We have to hear about Teoscar's shoes? This is compelling stuff, man.

If TP Fan was a Tigers fan, he'd be calling for Chris Fetter to be fired and questioning why Tarik Skubal is our Opening Day starter.

Josh Groban? Oh, that's gross.

I tried to be $10 on a rainout. They haven't had one since April 2000, the odds had to be a big payout. I couldn't find a way to bet that.