Motor City Sonics

He just wanted to get into the clubhouse and get some ice on his balls.

Andy Dirks pulls out the ol' "quote, end quote, inner thigh"

Oh, that poor bastard. Oh my. Yeah, "Inner thigh", Jason. Sure

They won't go away.

If he'd have worked harder, he could have absolutely been a star. They sent him home during the 2015 season because he was pissing everyone off by not being engaged. He didn't get the message. They should have never brought him back. Does my memory serve me right here. One of his last games as a Tiger he threw at somebody and the team did not really back him up much. Like his teammates were saying "What the f are you doing?".

I mounted a desk fan on the wall just before the Seattle series. This is all my fault. I'll take it down today and we'll see what happens. Hey, just a note. With the recent bullpen woes, I just realized, and looked it up to confirm, that Bruce Rondon is only 34 years old. He's not that old. I know he's got an 5.06 ERA in the Venezuelan league this year, but those ballparks and that humidity - they're a hitters' paradise. You adjust for better MLB hitters and reasonable humidity and he's easily in the low 6's range here. I don't know, just spitballin' Second Chances make for great stories !

Chuck has one of the strangest revivals - thanks to King Of The Hill. He hadn't recorded anything for the new season, but they will find a way to honor him.

Oh, and Jake Rogers, Daz Cameron and Franklin Perez to the Giants for Justin Verlander too

Max Anderson, Colt Keith, Troy Melton and Joe Montalvo to the Pirates for David Bednar and Andrew Heaney Cris Rodriguez to the Diamondbacks for Eugenio Suarez Thayron Liranzo and another prospect to the Braves for Dylan Lee

Were the Tigers showcasing Melton to the Pirates yesterday?

I called that the day after the show. Knew this was coming. That just really felt like a real farewell. Probably took absolutely everything out of him just to do that. Good for him. Went out rockin' . Not even really a fan of his, but that's how you exit a stage.

Well, not happy about it, but I was kind of right. Looked like he was giving all he had left that night and I guess he did. Good for him.

Bad as that losing streak was - The Tigers still have the best record in baseball - In the last 20 games the Twins gained 1 game - In the last 20 games the Guardians lost 2 games - In the last 20 games they were even with the Royals on the down side - The Astros gained one game in the last 20 - The Blue Jays gained SIX on the Tigers

Tonight the Detroit Tigers became the first team in MLB History to win 60 games in 2025 !

What's the latest on Kerry Carpenter?

Wow, he felt like a bust and now it's confirmed. They should have cut him anyway.

This is the 6/7 game losing streak I have been expecting since April. Tigers are good but we know they've been charmed too. Still leading the division by 11 games and tied for the most wins in baseball. Houston is also on a 3 game losing streak and sorry if I just don't believe the Blue Jays will keep this up. And regarding Sweeney. I agree. They just don't seem to have another option. McKinstry could play SS, but he's not that good. Plus there is always that fear in the back of our minds that McKinstry and Baez will turn back into McKinstry and Baez. And if Meadows and Vierling don't get going soon, maybe a trip to Toledo is in order.

Clarence Beeks.

Instead of ghost runner - Maybe - starting in the 10th inning, the defensive team has to take one player off the field and then for every inning until the 12th they have to take another off the field. Then if it's still tied - a tug of war.

What I do think could happen in the future is the ability to bring back a player into a game after they've been replaced, but you can only do it once and it costs you an out. If you do it on offense you lose an out. If you do it on defense the other team gets an extra out. The way managers (like AJ) use their bench so frequently they will make measures to make sure teams don't have to put a pitcher into the field where they'll break like china dolls, I guess.

We're going to have a swing off in regular season games We're going to have the Magic At Bat - or whatever it's called, Golden At-Bat We'll probably have a game where fans get to make the moves for the managers, at least in an exhibition game. I don't mind changes, but some of them are ugly to me. But I'm Old Guy Yelling At Cloud

Listening to the new Sublime track and I am floored at how much Jakob Nowell sounds like his father Brad, the original lead singer. Wow.

Its frustrating. I used to love college football. Now I hardly care, it's gotten so out of hand. Michigan won a championship and I watched parts of 4 or 5 games and that was it. I wasn't against players getting paid, but not in the millions. And these conferences. The Big 10 means nothing to me now. USC? Oregon? Come on.......

TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON................TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON ! (Is there an ECHO font?)